Never before has a book like 'WHY ONLY ISLAM; the Summation & Culmination' been so poignant and logical disposition of thought provoking. It elucidates the strengths and weaknesses of human beings, societies, and nations of the world. In the process, Author SYED H. JAFFAR shares his passion for a winning ATTITUDE to eradicate ILLITERACY by facilitating proper EDUCATION. COEXIST with tolerance and understanding in stopping human suffering that, he says, blows him hither and thither to the verge of mental pain and hopelessness. With his own enticing thoughts combined with Dr. PAYAM AZMI's classic work on 'ISLAMIC FACTS as distinct religion's true rights with instructional doors of knowledge', JAFFAR affirms, people can change their life. The AZMI-JAFFAR book, a guide for all the just people, is written with an eye toward today's new generation and that of a hundred years from now, when there will be all new people. JAFFAR's passionate and earnest desire is to entreat Muslims for outsmarting the enemies of PEACE (ISLAM). Through science, technology, and religious wisdom, we can control the world, ourself, and our soul; the coalition of teams of dedicated people worldwide, JAFFAR concludes, can achieve PEACE (ISLAM) ON EARTH; it's up to us!
Why Only Islam
The Summation & CulminationBy SYED H. JAFFARTrafford Publishing
Copyright © 2010 Syed H. Jaffar
All right reserved.ISBN: 978-1-4269-4701-8Contents
— PREFACE....................................................................................................17— ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS...........................................................................................27— ILLUSTRATIONS..............................................................................................35— An EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.......................................................................................53-Peace (Islam) on Earth; It's up to us -Exec-E X H I B I T S.......................................................79— A Detailed INTRODUCTION....................................................................................89-Why Only Islam, the Summation & Culmination -Intro-E X H I B I T S................................................153The English Translation............................................................................................173— YA ALLAH...................................................................................................1751. Our Own Talk....................................................................................................1772. Foreword........................................................................................................1793. Preface.........................................................................................................1814. Intellect (Aql).................................................................................................1875. God's Providence................................................................................................1916. Wisdom..........................................................................................................1957. Knowledge and Intention.........................................................................................1998. Scales and Quantity.............................................................................................2079. Life............................................................................................................21110. Creation.......................................................................................................21511. Refusal Not Possible...........................................................................................21912. In the Master's Audience.......................................................................................22313 The Need for Guidance...........................................................................................22714 Which Way Do I Go...............................................................................................23115 The Rule of Life................................................................................................23516 The Search......................................................................................................23917 The Letter of Guidelines........................................................................................24318 In the Light of the Qur'an......................................................................................24919 In the Audience of the Qur'an...................................................................................25520 The Qur'an-e-Mubeen (The Manifest)..............................................................................26721 In the Audience of the Apostle (Risaalat).......................................................................27522 It's a Favour Not Tyranny.......................................................................................28323 Death and Resurrection..........................................................................................289• So Close, Yet So Far Apart; Stopping the Abuse of Others By Syed H. Jaffar.................................298• Relation of Man with Nature; Domestic Setup & Women's Rights By Ayatollah M. Mutahhari.....................373
Chapter One
Why Only Islam The Summation & Culmination
Italic Words within ( ) are in Roman Urdu
An INTRODUCTION By: SYED H. JAFFAR
BACKGROUND
While the central theme in this Introduction and the (Urdu to English) translation effort of the entire book is about Islam (Peace), our Creator (Allah / God), and the Great Creator's most eminent of created beings, Human Beings —as the followers of any religious sect, group (firqa), or simply the just people of the world—, it focuses on the truth about Muslims (the Sunni and Shi'a brothers and sisters) as an endeavour to fill a major lacuna (khalaa, gap) on the subject of "political, juridical, and spiritual" legitimacy of Islam's position around the world.
In addition, there is a convincing attempt in the book to discuss this life and the life hereafter as well as humanity (insaniyat) on Allah's precious little Earth within His unimaginably infinite and expanding Universe.
My hope is that the issues discussed here will create a new opening and beginning for all, particularly our beloved Muslim new generation living in the Western world.
As a caution, I must preface with clear warning that some of the readers are not going to like my constructive criticisms here that may be very hard to stomach. Some details here, if not taken as constructive criticism for a positive outcome, may seem somewhat provocative. At the outset, however, let me point out that the humble effort here is an honest attempt to throw light upon the strengths and weaknesses of human beings —people—, their communities, nations, societies, religions, and cultures. It should, therefore, get attention if the reader would follow what Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib (a) had stated 1400 hundred years ago: "Consider not who said [it], rather, look at what he said."
Lastly, the Introduction here by 'Yours truly' SHJaffar is somewhat detailed for those who may prefer it that way, anyway.
As I have written in one of my successful books in the past and it's worth repeating here in this chapter, humankind —people— and their civilizations on our Earth have come a long way from the Dark Ages, Arabic Numerals, Great Architectural and the Agricultural as well as Railroad Eras. To continue, the nineteenth century's Telephone Invention and Industrial Revolution as well as twentieth century's Automobile and Airplane beginnings together with the Space Exploration to the current Age of Information Technology jungle or Digital E-Commerce Epoch/Era of the twenty-first century.
While we appreciate all these inventions, contrivances, and improvements associated with the human skills and wisdom, some people seem to be having difficulty in accepting a much greater wisdom (Hikmat), our Creator's oneness and purity with truly the immense and infinite skills.
Our Creator's infinite skills that have not only created the whole universe but have also brought into existence His most eminent created beings —human beings with human skills, knowledge, and wisdom. Even our Great Creator, Allah, as the holy and divine books have pointed out, was "pleased and proud" to have...
