147. System of the
World. Part Five
We were discussing the ways by which God
intervenes in human affairs.
b) Major way. When He
interferes with human development and history. Take the example of prophet
Muhammadpbuh. I have chosen prophet Muhammadpbuh because
his first encounter with a disembodied entity was very dramatic, and he told it
to so many people and it is mentioned in Koran also. And the event did not take
place in remote past but in 7th century, in a cave in Saudi Arabia.
The historical evidence is fairly authentic. But, I could have chosen Jesus or
Moses, except that there is no account of Jesus accosted by God or His
deputies, and encounter of Moses with, allegedly God, was close to 3500 to 4000
years ago____ a long time ago, we may have received a distorted
account.
“One day suddenly
the Truth descended upon him while he was in the cave of Hira. The angel came
to him and asked him to read. The Prophet (pbuh) replied, “I do not know how to read.” The Prophet (pbuh) added, “The angel caught me
(forcefully) and pressed me so hard that I could not bear it any more. He then
released me and again asked me to read and I replied, “I do not know how to
read.” Thereupon he caught me again and pressed me a second time until I could
not bear it any more. He then released me and again asked me to read but again
I replied, “I do not know how to read (or what shall I read)?” Thereupon he
caught me for the third time and pressed me, and then released me
and said, “Read in the name of your Lord, who has created (all that exists), has created man from a clot. Read! And your Lord is the Most Generous.'“(96):1-3.
Then Allah's Apostle (pbuh) returned with the Inspiration and with his heart beating severely. He went to his wife, Khadijah and said, “Cover me!” she covered him until his fear was over. After that he told her everything that had happened and said, “I fear that something may happen to me.” Khadijah replied, “Never! By Allah, Allah will never disgrace you. You keep good relations with your kith and kin, help the poor and the destitute, serve your guests generously and assist the deserving people afflicted with calamities.”
Khadijah then accompanied him to her cousin Waraqah Ibn Nawfal, who, during the pre-Islamic period became a Christian. Khadijah said to Waraqah, “Listen to the story of your nephew, O my cousin!”
Waraqah asked, “O my nephew! What have you seen?” Allah's Apostle described that which he had seen. Waraqah said, “This is the one who keeps the secrets (angel Gabriel) whom Allah had sent to Moses. I wish I were young and could live until the time when your people will turn you out.” Allah's Apostle asked, “Will they drive me out?” Waraqah replied in the affirmative. After a few days Waraqah died and the Divine Inspiration also paused for a while.”
and said, “Read in the name of your Lord, who has created (all that exists), has created man from a clot. Read! And your Lord is the Most Generous.'“(96):1-3.
Then Allah's Apostle (pbuh) returned with the Inspiration and with his heart beating severely. He went to his wife, Khadijah and said, “Cover me!” she covered him until his fear was over. After that he told her everything that had happened and said, “I fear that something may happen to me.” Khadijah replied, “Never! By Allah, Allah will never disgrace you. You keep good relations with your kith and kin, help the poor and the destitute, serve your guests generously and assist the deserving people afflicted with calamities.”
Khadijah then accompanied him to her cousin Waraqah Ibn Nawfal, who, during the pre-Islamic period became a Christian. Khadijah said to Waraqah, “Listen to the story of your nephew, O my cousin!”
Waraqah asked, “O my nephew! What have you seen?” Allah's Apostle described that which he had seen. Waraqah said, “This is the one who keeps the secrets (angel Gabriel) whom Allah had sent to Moses. I wish I were young and could live until the time when your people will turn you out.” Allah's Apostle asked, “Will they drive me out?” Waraqah replied in the affirmative. After a few days Waraqah died and the Divine Inspiration also paused for a while.”
This mote thinks that God, through His deputy, intervened
in a major way in human history that day, and also in the case of Moses,
because his account of the first encounter is similar to that of prophet Muhammadpbuh; confusion,
fear and chills.
God might have intervened at critical junctures in the
case of origin of life on planet earth. Early snowfall in the winter of 1941,
did contribute to German defeat in Second World War. Imagine the world history
for the next thousand years if Nazi Germany had won. Many biologists think that
life could not have erupted on earth without a Designer, and DNA molecule is too
complex to have originated just at random, as if the first watch was made by a
blind watchmaker.
To be continued
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