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SALAM ON HE WHO EXPLAINED THE MYSTERIES OF LIFE Borrowing Mahir’s words, let us pay obeisance to the noble soul whom Iqbal describes as “the knower of thoroughfares (of success), the last of messengers and the master of all”: ﺴﻼﻡ ﺍﺱ ﭘﺭ ﻜہ ﺠﺱ ﻨﮯ ﺯﻧﺩﮔﻰ ﻛﺎ ﺭﺍﺯ ﺴﻤﺟﻬﺎﻳﺎ Salam on him who explained the mysteries of life. It is a fact that no one has explained to us our life from cradle to grave - or in other Visit scribd.com/musarhad for words, our life from mother’s lap to that more articles on Islam. beneath the ground - in the manner the Holy Prophet ( )ﺻﻠﱠﻰ ﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭ ﺳﻠﱠﻢhas done for us. If a person is able to comprehend the Holy Prophet’s noble guidelines regarding our life, then you may be sure his life is set to bloom and boom. There are different states, spheres and aspects of human life. Keeping them in view, we need to proceed and see – briefly but comprehensively – how the mysteries of life are explained and made clear. First of all look at the baby who has just stepped out of his mother’s womb into the outside world. The explainer of the mysteries of life, Prophet Muhammad ( )ﺻﻠﱠﻰ ﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭ ﺳﻠﱠﻢtells us that there is no need to colour him in any hue (like the Christians who have a custom of bathing the infant in coloured water of a particular hue on the seventh day after the child’s birth. They believe that this rite turns the child into a Christian. This ritual is called “baptism”.). Instead, colour the child in Allah’s hue by bringing the reality of Faith inside him. Its external manifestation comes up in the rite of saying Azaan in the baby’s right ear and Iqama in his left ear. Then give him some name having good meaning. A name that denotes Allah’s servantship (like Abdullah and Abdur Rahman for boys, Amatullah and Amatur Rahman for girls) is highly preferable. Perform Aqeeqa also as it will protect the baby from normal evils and calamities. For boys do not miss Khatna too, as several benefits and advantages lay hidden in it. When the baby begins to speak something, then first of all teach him Allah’s name and the kalima of La Ilaha Illa Allah Muhammadur Rasoolullah (There is no god but Allah and Muhammad (( ))ﺻﻠﱠﻰ ﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭ ﺳﻠﱠﻢis Allah’s last prophet.). Then memorize him the second verse of Sura Al Furqan which beautifully sums up the complete creed of Tauheed (Monotheism).
ِ ض وﻟَﻢ ﻳـﺘ ِ ﻳﻚ ﻓِﻲ اﻟْﻤﻠ ِ ْﻚ َو َﺧﻠَ َﻖ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ َﺷ ْﻲ ٍء ٌ ﱠﺨ ْﺬ َوﻟَ ًﺪا َوﻟَ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜﻦ ﻟﱠﻪُ َﺷ ِﺮ ُ اﻟﱠ ِﺬي ﻟَﻪُ ُﻣﻠ َ ْ َ ِ ْﻚ اﻟ ﱠﺴ َﻤ َﺎوات َو ْاﻷ َْر ُ ِ ﻓَـ َﻘﺪ ○ﻳﺮا َ ً ﱠرﻩُ ﺗَـ ْﻘﺪ
(Blessed is he) to whom belongs the dominion of the heaven and the earth. No son has He begotten, nor has He a partner in His dominion. It is He who created all things, and ordered them in due proportions. (Quran, 25:2)