Iron was something “sent down” and not from this earth, an idea not foreign to 20th century science.

Iron is one of the elements highlighted in the Quran. In the chapter known Al-Hadeed, meaning Iron, we are informed:

“And We also sent down iron in which there lies great force and which has many uses for mankind…” (Quran 57:25)

The word “anzalna,” translated as "sent down" and used for iron in the verse, could be thought of having a metaphorical meaning to explain that iron has been given to benefit people. But, when we take into consideration the literal meaning of the word, which is, "being physically sent down from the sky, as this word usage had not been employed in the Quran except literally, like the descending of the rain or revelation, we realize that this verse implies a very significant scientific miracle. Because, modern astronomical findings have disclosed that the iron found in our world has come from giant stars in outer space.[1]

Not only the iron on earth, but also the iron in the entire Solar System, comes from outer space, since the temperature in the Sun is inadequate for the formation of iron. The sun has a surface temperature of 6,000 degrees Celsius, and a core temperature of approximately 20 million degrees. Iron can only be produced in much larger stars than the Sun, where the temperature reaches a few hundred million degrees. When the amount of iron exceeds a certain level in a star, the star can no longer accommodate it, and it eventually explodes in what is called a "nova" or a "supernova." These explosions make it possible for iron to be given off into space.[2]

One scientific source provides the following information on this subject:

“There is also evidence for older supernova events: Enhanced levels of iron-60 in deep-sea sediments have been interpreted as indications that a supernova explosion occurred within 90 light-years of the sun about 5 million years ago. Iron-60 is a radioactive isotope of iron, formed in supernova explosions, which decays with a half life of 1.5 million years. An enhanced presence of this isotope in a geologic layer indicates the recent nucleosynthesis of elements nearby in space and their subsequent transport to the earth (perhaps as part of dust grains).”[3]

All this shows that iron did not form on the Earth, but was carried from Supernovas, and was "sent down," as stated in the verse. It is clear that this fact could not have been known in the 7th century, when the Quran was revealed. Nevertheless, this fact is related in the Quran, the Word of God, Who encompasses all things in His infinite knowledge.

The fact that the verse specifically mentions iron is quite astounding, considering that these discoveries were made at the end of the 20th century. In his book Nature’s Destiny, the well-known microbiologist Michael Denton emphasizes the importance of iron:

“Of all the metals there is none more essential to life than iron. It is the accumulation of iron in the center of a star which triggers a supernova explosion and the subsequent scattering of the vital atoms of life throughout the cosmos. It was the drawing by gravity of iron atoms to the center of the primeval earth that generated the heat which caused the initial chemical differentiation of the earth, the outgassing of the early atmosphere, and ultimately the formation of the hydrosphere. It is molten iron in the center of the earth which, acting like a gigantic dynamo, generates the earth’s magnetic field, which in turn creates the Van Allen radiation belts that shield the earth’s surface from destructive high-energy-penetrating cosmic radiation and preserve the crucial ozone layer from cosmic ray destruction…

“Without the iron atom, there would be no carbon-based life in the cosmos; no supernovae, no heating of the primitive earth, no atmosphere or hydrosphere. There would be no protective magnetic field, no Van Allen radiation belts, no ozone layer, no metal to make hemoglobin [in human blood], no metal to tame the reactivity of oxygen, and no oxidative metabolism.

“The intriguing and intimate relationship between life and iron, between the red color of blood and the dying of some distant star, not only indicates the relevance of metals to biology but also the biocentricity of the cosmos…”[4]

This account clearly indicates the importance of the iron atom. The fact that particular attention is drawn to iron in the Quran also emphasizes the importance of the element.

Moreover, iron oxide particles were used in a cancer treatment in recent months and positive developments were observed. A team led by Dr. Andreas Jordan, at the world famous Charité Hospital in Germany, succeeded in destroying cancer cells with this new technique developed for the treatment of cancer—magnetic fluid hyperthermia (high temperature magnetic liquid). As a result of this technique, first performed on the 26-year-old Nikolaus H., no new cancer cells were observed in the patient in the following three months.

This method of treatment can be summarized as follows:

1. A liquid containing iron oxide particles is injected into the tumour by means of a special syringe. These particles spread throughout the tumour cells. This liquid consists of thousands of millions of particles, 1,000 times smaller than the red blood corpuscles, of iron oxide in 1 cm3 that can easily flow through all blood vessels. [5]

2. The patient is then placed in a machine with a powerful magnetic field.

3. This magnetic field, applied externally, begins to set the iron particles in the tumour in motion. During this time the temperature in the tumour containing the iron oxide particles rises by up to 45 degrees.

4. In a few minutes the cancer cells, unable to protect themselves from the heat, are either weakened or destroyed. The tumour may then be completely eradicated with subsequent chemotherapy.[6]

In this treatment it is only the cancer cells that are affected by the magnetic field, since only they contain the iron oxide particles. The spread of this technique is a major development in the treatment of this potentially lethal disease. Iron has also been found to be a cure for people suffering from anemia. In the treatment of such a widespread diseases, the use of the expression “iron in which there lies great force and which has many uses for mankind” (Quran, 57:25) in the Quran is particularly noteworthy. Indeed, in that verse, the Quran may be indicating the benefits of iron even for human health. (God knows best.)

How complex systems prove the existence of God and refute the theory of Darwin.

Breathing, eating, walking, etc, are very natural human functions.  But most people do not think about how these basic actions take place.  For example, when you eat a fruit, you do not contemplate on how it will be made useful to your body.  The only thing on your mind is eating a satisfying meal; at the same time, your body is involved in extremely detailed processes unimaginable to you in order to make this meal a health-giving thing.

The digestive system where these detailed processes take place starts to function as soon as a piece of food is taken into the mouth.  Being involved in the system right at the outset, the saliva wets the food and helps it to be ground by the teeth and to slide down the esophagus.

The esophagus transports the food to the stomach where a perfect balance is at work.  Here, the hydrochloric acid present in the stomach digests the food.  This acid is so strong that it has the capacity to dissolve not only the food but also the stomach walls.  Of course, such a flaw is not permitted in this perfect system.  A secretion called mucus, which is secreted during digestion, covers all the walls of the stomach and provides a perfect protection against the destructive effect of the hydrochloric acid.  Thus the stomach is prevented from consuming itself.

The point that deserves attention here is that evolution can by no means explain the system briefly summarized above.  Evolution maintains that today’s complex organisms have evolved from primitive cellular forms by the gradual accumulation of small structural changes.  However, as stated clearly, the system in the stomach could in no way have been formed step by step.  The absence of even one factor would bring about the death of the organism.

When food is received into the stomach, the ability of the gastric juices to break down food is effectuated as a result of a series of chemical changes.  Now, imagine a living being in the so-called evolutionary process in whose body such a planned chemical transformation is not complete.  This living being, unable to develop this ability autonomously, would not be able to digest the food it ate and would starve to death with an undigested mass of food in its stomach.

In addition, during the secretion of this dissolving acid, the stomach walls simultaneously have to produce the secretion called mucus.  Otherwise, the acid in the stomach would destroy the stomach.  Therefore, in order for life to continue, the stomach must secrete both fluids (acid and mucus) at the same time.  This shows it was not a step-by-step coincidental evolution that must, in effect, have been at work, but rather a conscious creation with all its systems intact.

What all this shows is that the human body resembles a huge factory made up of many small machines that work together in perfect harmony.  Just as all factories have a designer, an engineer and

7 Satan Excess Compared To Human Beings

1. Unyielding
Satan will never surrender as long as his desire to educe human beings has not been reached. While many human beings who easily give up and instead often complain.

2. Always Trying
Satan will seek any way to tease human beings and for the goal is reached, always creative and full of ideas. While human beings just want to enjoy, many are lazy.

3. Consistent
Satan from the start created remained consistent in his work, never complain and despair. While many human beings always complain about their work, whereas many others who are still unemployed.

4. In solidarity with
Neighbor Satan never hurt each other, always working together to tempt even human. While humans, let alone care for others, mostly even kill and hurt each other.

5. Genius
Satan was the most intelligent looking for ways to tempted human beings. While many human are not creative, even many who became imitators and plagiarism.

6. Unconditional
Satan was working 24 hours without expecting any compensation. While human beings, whatever be paid.

7. Gregarious
Satan is a creature who always wanted to be friends, for many of his friends in hell someday. While many human  who prefer self-importance and self-centered.

Think, O my Muslim brothers and sisters

Islam Is a Way Of Life

Islam is a religion which guides its followers in every aspect of their lives. It is a way of life.

Islam is the modern or latest version of the message sent by God through Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses and Jesus. Islam was sent to mankind through Prophet Muhammad SAW. Islam is "modern" in the sense that it has come to complement the teachings which were introduced through Moses and Jesus.

Islam is a religion which seeks to give a meaningful purpose to our life on this earth. It seeks to guide us in fulfilling that purpose by creating harmony between ourselves, our Creator and fellow human beings.

Some basic features of Islam.

The One and Only God
Islam is a monotheistic religion. It teaches that there is only one God who is the origin and creator of the universe. This is the foundation of Islam, and is reflected in the famous sentence which says that, "There is no god but Allah." (Allah is the Arabic name of God.)

The belief in God relates us to our origin and guides us throughout our life. The belief in one God shows that man should not worship any material thing or person in this universe.

By teaching that there is only One God for all humans, Islam promotes the sense of brotherhood and equality in human society--all are equally related to God in the same way. The Qur'an, the holy book of Islam, says:

He (God) is One, God is Eternal;

He has neither begotten,

nor has He been begotten;

and there is no one equal to Him.

(chapter 112)

The Purpose of Life

Our life on this earth has a specific purpose; it is not the result of nature's accident, nor is it a punishment for eating the fruit of the forbidden tree. We are here according to God's plan: the wordly life is a test; it is a chance to prove ourselves as deserving of the eternal blissful life in the hereafter. God did not create us just for few years of this life. To be created just for this world's life would amount to a joke played by the Creator with the human species. Muhammad, the Prophet of Islam, said," You have not been created to perish; on the contrary, you have been created for eternal life."

According to Islam, the final destination of mankind is the life hereafter. At the end of time, all human beings will be resurrected and will be held accountable for their wordly life. The life in hereafter will be an eternal life. However, whether it will be blissful or full of sorrow depends on how we spend our present life.

It was to help mankind in achieving this objective that God sent various prophets and messengers to guide them. Muhammad is the last prophet, and Islam is the final and complete version of God's message.

Status of Human Beings in Islam

1) Prime Creation: Human being is the prime creation of God. He says, "We have indeed honored the children of Adam; spread them in the land and the sea, provided them with good things; and preferred them in esteem over many things that We have created." (Qur'an: chp. 17, verse 70)

2) Born Sinless: Islam teaches that every human being is born sinless; no child carries the burden of his or her ancestors' sins. God says, "No carrier shall carry the burden of others." (Qur'an; chp. 35, verse 18). Each human being is born with a pure conscience which can absorb and accept the true message of God. It is only the social and familial influences which take a person away from God's message.

3) Accountability: Islam also emphasizes on the issue of responsibility and accountability of human beings--each person is responsible for his or her own actions. Although Islam teaches that God has predetermined the span of our life and the time of our death, it does not mean that even our actions are predetermined by Him. We surely are free in our actions and are, therefore, accountable for them. God only provides guidance for us to know what is good and what is bad. He says, "We created man of a water-drop...Surely We guided him to the right way--now whether he (follows it and) be grateful or (goes astray and) be ungrateful is up to him." (Qur'an: chp. 76, verse 3).

4) Race: Islam very categorically rejects racial discrimination. It promotes the feeling of brotherhood and equality among its followers. God clearly says, "O Mankind! We have created you from one male and one female, and then We made you into different races and tribes so that you may know (and easily recognize) each other." Therefore, no one can claim any superiority over others based on racial or tribal differences. A person is to be judged by his character, not by his color or race. God continues, "Surely the most honorable of you in God's sight is the person who is most upright in character among you." (Qur'an; chp. 49, verse 13).

5) Gender: Even gender does not count as a criterion of superiority. In Islam, women are as human as men. They are not evaluated on basis of their gender, but on basis of their faith and character. Fourteen hundred years ago, the Qur'an recorded God's clear statements on this issue. Out of the four verses, I will just quote one: "Whoever, be it a male or a female, does good deeds and he or she is a believer, then they will enter the Paradise." (Qur'an: chp. 4, verse 124). So there is no difference in the degree or level of woman's humanity or honor in Islam.

The only difference there exists is concerning the role which Islam has envisioned for man and woman. This has nothing to do with superiority or inferiority. In Islam, man and woman are equalm in rights; but equality is not synonymous to similarity. Islam believes that man and woman are equal but dissimilar. Islam looks at their different roles in society not as superior or inferior but as complementary to each other.

Islam The Religion of Peace

Islam is a religion of peace. This is evident even from the name "Islam" itself. ("Islam" is an Arabic word.) The word "Islam" and the Arabic word for peace, "salam" both come from the same root, "salima".

Muslims are taught to greet each other by saying "assalamu'alaykum--peace be upon you." The daily prayers also end with the same sentence. In Islam, one of the names by which God is known is "Salam" which means peace.

However, one must realize that peace can never be achieved in vacuum. It is intertwined with justice. One can have peace only on basis of justice. "Justice" means putting everything in its rightful place. If one starts putting things in the wrong places, then he disrupts the social harmony and disturbs peace.

Islam seeks to promote peace on two levels:

1. Peace within One's Self:

A person can achieve inner peace by creating harmony and balance between his main emotions (desire and anger) and his spiritual self. In other words, between his emotions and his conscience.

Human's spiritual power or conscience is not a static phenomenon: it has the ability of growth as well as decadence. God swears by the soul of human being and says, "He inspired to it to understand what is good and what is evil. Prosperous in the person who purifies it, and failed is he who seduces it." (Qur'an; chp. 91, verse 10).

2. Peace With Others:

Islam very strongly emphasizes on the rights which people have over each other. It seeks to perserve peace in society by training and urging its followers to fulfill the rights of each other. In Islam, salvation is not possible by just fulfilling the rights of God; one has to fulfill the rights of other human beings also.

Unfortnately, because of the Middle Eastern events of the last three decades, Islam has been branded by the media as a religion of violence. In recent years, the word "Islamic" has become one of the adjectives of "terrorism." In this backdrop, firstly, one must realize that the events in the Middle East can be fairly and fully understood only in the light of the post-WWI history of that region, in particular the promises given by the British to the Arabs. Secondly, no fair-minded person would allow himself to blame the religion of Islam for the wrong-doings of those who call themselves as Muslims. It is just like saying that the Catholic Church promotes violence and terrorism because of the Irish Republican Army's activites!

Taken from An Introduction to Islam

Tugas dan Peranan Manusia

Kaum Muslimin Rahimakumullah! Manusia dgn makhluk Allah yang lain sangat berbeza apatah lagi manusia memiliki kelebihan-kelebihan yg tidak dimiliki oleh makhluk yg lain. Salah satunya manusia diciptakan dgn sebaik-baik kejadian namun kemuliaan manusia bukan terletak pada penciptaannya yg baik tetapi bergantung kepada, apakah dia boleh menjalankan tugas dan peranan yg telah digariskan Allah atau tidak. 


Sekiranya tidak maka dia akan dimasukkan ke dalam neraka dgn segala sengsaranya. Allah SWT berfirman yg bermaksud "Sesungguhnya Kami telah menciptakan manusia dalam bentuk yg sebaik-baiknya. Kemudian Kami kembalikan dia ke tempat yg serendah-rendahnya kecuali orang-orang yang beriman dan mengerjakan amal soleh, maka bagi mereka pahala yg tiada putus-putusnya. " .


Paling kurang ada tiga tugas dan peranan yg harus dimainkan oleh manusia dan sebagai seorang muslim kita bukan hanya perlu mengetahuinya tetapi menjalankannya supaya  kehidupan umat manusia boleh berjalan dgn sebaiknya. 


Beribadah kepada Allah SWT
Beribadah kepada Allah SWT merupakan tugas pokok bahkan satu-satunya tugas dalam kehidupan manusia sehingga walau apa pun yg dilakukan oleh manusia hendaklah dalam rangka ibadah kepada Allah SWT sebagaimana firman-Nya yg bermaksud "Dan Aku tidak menciptakan manusia melainkan supaya mereka menyembah-Ku. " . Agar segala yg kita lakukan boleh dikategorikan ke dalam ibadah kepada Allah SWT paling tidak ada tiga kriteria yang harus kita penuhi. 


a)Pertama lakukan segala sesuatu dgn niat yg ikhlas kerana Allah SWT. Keikhlasan merupakan salah satu kunci bagi diterimanya suatu amal oleh Allah SWT dan ini akan nampak sangat positif bagi manusia yg melaksanakan suatu amal krn walaupun apa yg harus dilaksanakannya itu berat ia tidak merasakannya sebagai sesuatu yg berat. Sebaliknya tanpa keikhlasan amal yg ringan sekalipun akan terasa menjadi berat apalagi amal yg jelas-jelas berat utk dilaksanakan tentu akan menjadi amal yg terasa sangat berat utk mengamalkannya. 


b)Kedua lakukan segala sesuatu dgn cara yg benar bukan membenarkan segala cara sebagaimana yg telah digariskan oleh Allah SWT dan dicontohkan oleh Rasul-Nya. Manakala seorang muslim yang telah menjalankan segala sesuatu sesuai dgn ketentuan Allah SWT maka ini yg membuat perjalanan hidup manusia menjadi sesuatu yg menyenangkan. 


c)Ketiga  lakukan segala sesuatu dgn tujuan mengharap redha Allah SWT dan ini akan membuat manusia hanya mempunyai satu kepentingan yakni redha-Nya. Bila ini terjadi maka segala usaha menegakkan kebaikan dan kebenaran tidak akan menghadapi kesukaran terutama dari dalam diri para penegaknya. Ini  adalah krn halangan-halangan selalunya  terjadi krn manusia mempunyai kepentingan-kepentingan lain yg bertentangan dgn redha Allah SWT.


Menegakkan Segala Perintah Allah SWT
Sebagai Khalifah Allah, segala perintah Allah SWT harus ditegakkan dalam kehidupan di dunia ini. Untuk menegakkannya manusia dilantik oleh Allah SWT sebagai khalifah di muka bumi ini. Allah SWT berfirman yg bermaksud "Sesungguhnya Aku hendak menjadikan seorang khalifah di muka bumi." . Untuk menjalankan fungsi khalifah, manusia harus menegakkan nilai-nilai paling asas iaitu kebenaran, keadilan dan  kebaikan. 


Tanpa kebenaran, keadilan dan kebaikan tidak mungkin  kehidupan umat manusia boleh diwujudkan kerananya semua ini  merupakan keperluan utama bagi diri manusia utk menjalankan fungsi khalifah. . Allah SWT berfirman yg bermaksud "Wahai Daud sesungguhnya Kami menjadikan kamu khalifah di muka bumi, maka berilah keputusan di antara manusia dgn adil dan janganlah kamu mengikuti hawa nafsu kerana ia akan menyesatkan kamu dari jalan Allah. Sesungguhnya orang-orang yg sesat dari jalan Allah akan mendapat azab yg berat kerana mereka melupakan hari perhitungan. " . 


Untuk  mendapatkan kehidupan yg baik di dunia ini salah satu tungak  utamanya adl menegakkan  hukum secara adil sehingga siapa pun yg bersalah akan dikenakan hukuman sesuai dgn tahap kesalahannya kerana perkara  ini merupakan perkara  yg sangat ditekankan oleh Allah SWT kepada manusia sebagaimana firmannya "Sesungguhnya Allah menyuruh kamu menyampaikan amanat kepada yg berhak menerimanya dan apabila menetapkan hukum di antara manusia supaya menetapkannya dgn adil. Sesungguhnya Allah memberi pengajaran yg sebaik-baiknya kepada kamu. Sesungguhnya Allah Maha Mendengar, lagi Maha Melihat. " . 


Memandangkan keadilan begitu penting bagi  mewujudkan kehidupan yg baik, berlaku adil tetap ditegakkan walaupun kepada orang yg kita benci sehingga jangan sampai krn kebencian kita kepadanya, keadilan yg layak dinikmati tidak mereka perolehi. Jika keadilan boleh ditegakkan maka matlamat untuk mewujudkan masyarakat yg bertakwa kepada Allah SWT, cepat atau lambat pasti akan tercapai. 
AllahSWT  berfirman yg bermaksud "Wahai orang-orang yang beriman hendaklah kamu jadi orang yg selalu menegakkan, krn Allah menjadi saksi dgn adil. Dan janganlah sekali-kali kebencianmu terhadap suatu kaum mendorong kamu utk berlaku tidak adil. Berlaku adillah kerana adil itu lebih dekat kepada takwa. Dan bertakwalah kepada Allah. Sesungguhnya Allah Maha Mengetahui apa yg kamu kerjakan. " . 


Membangunkan Peradaban Kehidupan
Peradaban kehidupan dan martabat manusia sangat berbeza dgn binatang. Binatang tidak mempunyai tamadun sehingga begitu rendah martabat binatang itu. Adapun manusia dicipta oleh Allah SWT utk membangun dan menegakkan tamadun yg mulia kerana Allah SWT menetapkan manusia sebagai Pemakmur bumi ini. Allah berfirman yg bermaksud "Dia telah menciptakan kamu dari bumi dan menjadikan pemakmurnya." .


Untuk  membangunkan peradaban kehidupan  ada lima asas masyarakat yg harus dipatuhi iaitu 


1) menggunakan nilai-nilai agama Islam yg datang dari Allah SWT 
2) menggunakan akal yg mampu utk berfikir dan merenungkan segala sesuatu. 
3) mencari  harta secara halal dan bukan menghalalkan segala cara
4) menjaga kehormatan manusia dan  berakhlak mulia
5) menjaga keturunan atau nasab misalnya hubungan seksual tidak akan dipandang sebagai perkara 
    remeh.


Sesunggunya  manusia yang tidak mampu membangunkan peradaban  sebagaimana yg telah digariskan oleh Allah SWT maka martabatnya akan menjadi lbh rendah dari binatang krn manusia bukan saja mempunyai fizikal yg sempurna berbanding binatang tetapi manusia juga boleh berfikir dan mendapat bimbingan wahyu dari Allah SWT yg diturunkan melalui para Nabi. 


Kemungkinan manusia menjadi lbh rendah atau lbh sesat dari binatang bahkan binatang ternakan dinyatakan  oleh Allah SWT dalam firman-Nya "Dan sesungguhnya Kami jadikan utk isi neraka jahannam kebanyakan dari jin dan manusia yang mempunyai hati tetapi tidak dipergunakannya utk memahami dan mereka mempunyai mata tidak dipergunakannya utk melihat dan mereka mempunyai telinga tidak dipergunakannya utk mendengar. Mereka itu seperti binatang ternak bahkan mereka lbh sesat lagi. Mereka itulah orang-orang yg lalai. " .


Kaum muslimin, dari keterangan di atas jelas bahawa kemuliaan manusia sangat bergantung pada apakah dia boleh menjalankan tugas dan peranannya dgn baik atau tidak. Jika tidak maka kemuliaannya sebagai manusia akan jatuh ke darjat yg serendah-rendah dan dia akan kembali kepada Allah dgn kehinaan yg amat sangat dan di akhirat dia menjadi hamba Allah yg teramat rugi. Wallahualam