When the second Trumpet is blown people will rise from their graves and proceed to the Divine Court. If they presume that they could not be deprived of their limbs and eyesight, they better see a person driven to old age. Divested of his faculties, neither his eyes work properly nor do his limbs have any strength. Don’t they have enough sense to evaluate this scene and learn a lesson? Dumbfounded logically and left with no argument, they simply assert that what the Holy Prophet^-SW tells them was nothing but poetry, which always influences minds.

 

Poetry Or Poetic Literature

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Although poetry has been discussed earlier, yet here it has been referred to in a different context. In poetry realities are replaced by fantasies and imagination. A poet, who pens an epic, narrates wonders of swordsmanship on the battlefield whereas in real life he may not even know how to hold a sword. He traverses through forests, deserts, rivers and drifts along the clouds, while in real life he may never have stepped out of his door. The infidels referred to this aspect of poetry when they labelled the Holy Prophet^-SW’s teachings as hyperbolic composition. Allah^-SWT said to the Holy Prophet^-SW being the final Prophet^-SW was raised for the entire mankind, to expound the truth. He^-SW could not possibly indulge in any form of poetic exaggerations. He^-SW enjoys a status far too exalted. Poetic fantasies neither befit his^-SW grace, nor has he^-SW any such directions. What has been revealed unto him^-SW is an embodiment of good counsel and a heavenly Book, the Quran. It is a Book that expounds truth through extremely clear proofs. However, what it says can benefit only the living; and not those with defunct hearts and lifeless conscience; who lost the capacity to benefit from it. It will be held as a pretext against them. The truth was duly conveyed but they opted for denial.

 

The Rule Of Ownership

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Here the Quran refers to the dignity of mankind and not the rules of possession or ownership. However, once mentioned it may well be appropriately explained. There are two major economic systems in the world today, the capitalism and communism. The former claims that the basis of ownership is the capital while the latter holds that ownership is based on hard work or the labour put in. Islam has its own and the most realistic philosophy, that is, Allah^-SWT has made man the owner in his capacity as a human being. For the distribution as to who will own what, it lays down a code based on the method of acquisition. When this code is observed, whatever is acquired becomes lawful, otherwise a misappropriation.

 

Allah^-SWT has made cattle financially lucrative for mankind, as well as a source of form of meat and milk. The right course of action was to thank Allah^-SWT forever and avoid indulging in foolish disputations. But the wicked turned away from Him^-SWT and pinned their hopes on others, at times even on these animals. They proclaimed some animals, which cannot help anyone, as their deities. How foolish it is to expect any succour from such ungodly deities who will in fact testify against them on the Day of Reckoning, by appearing as witnesses to this crime.

 

The Holy Prophet^-SW ’s Clemency

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The Holy Prophet^-SW need not be aggrieved by their words. His^-SW clemency does not like even an infidel to go to Hell after his^-SW raising. He^-SW longs to save mankind from it and to guide them unto the straight path. Just imagine how aggrieved will he^-SW be over the ungodly lifestyles of Muslims today? Allah^-SWT comforts him^-SW for He^-SWT knows what they say and what they conceal in their hearts. Outwardly they claim to be on the right path, while within their hearts they know where the Truth lies. They do not like to abandon the enjoyments and pleasures, being entrapped in their vain desires. If only man ponders over his origin, his entire existence is confined in a single drop. His components have been gathered from different parts of the earth and consolidated inside this very drop. Allah^-SWT then fashions and delivers him into this world. Yet he quarrels with Him^-SWT and argues how the putrefied bones, once reduced to ashes, can be quickened. The Holy Prophet^-SW must tell them that the One^-SWT Who had earlier originated the drop and had created man from it can do it. He^-SWT will gather these particles again and give them human form, being Potent over all kinds of creation. To reassemble scattered particles is not difficult as compared to the fire placed inside the foliage of the trees, wherefrom it is obtained by rubbing them together.

 

Fire Inside The Green Trees

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The Arabs used to bring two types of trees from the desert and produce fire by rubbing their branches together. Today the botanists prove that combustion goes on inside every leaf wherefrom all parts of a plant or tree get their nourishment. This is only one of the billions of masterpieces. The Creator of this vast universe and a multitude of creation inhabiting it is indeed Potent over recreating everything not once but for as many times as He^-SWT wants. His^-SWT Omnipotence and His^-SWT Knowledge encompasses all kinds of creativity down to every atom. All He^-SWT has to do to resurrect is to say ‘Be’, and it is. Glorified is He^-SWT , the Absolute, the Exalted, Who^-SWT is Free of any shortcoming. All Sovereignty belongs to Him^-SWT and every atom is subservient to His^-SWT Command; and to His^-SWT Court will everyone eventually return one day.