I believe that what ever Islam teaches is always beneficial for human beings. Sometimes we dont understand the purpose of Islamic orders, but with the passage of time experience teaches us the logic behind following orders of Allah and sunnah, not only spiritually but also physically.e.g. using of maswaak and physical exercise du to nimaz.A lot of books have been written on scientific and philosophical aspects of practicing Islam. I wud like to share ur views, knowledge and practical experience in this regard.

A lot of research has been done on the scientific and philosophic aspects of Islam. Here I wud also like to discuss the spiritual aspect of practicing Islam.
Since childhood, this question has been bothering me that if (Allah forbid) i was born non muslim, i wud have only followed my parents. So, how wud i have come to known that Islam is the only true religon to follow.I asked this question from one of the scholars who told me about the "ehed-e-alast" (the promise which was taken from all the spirits before they were sent to this world". Allah says in the Holy Quran that all the spirits (ruh) were gathered in one place and Allah asked them. "Am I not ur Creator" they all agreed and said" yes U r". then Allah said."dont forget it in the world".

It is evident from numerous hadiths that a human being has got something we called "zameer". which always reminds him of the right and wrong paths. but people who follow "nafs" ignore the voice of zameer and are lost in worldly desires.

In this ramadan i saw a person in the mosque whom i never met before. the only thing which attracted me towards him was his way of praying, he was so involved in nimaz that it seemed that he is completely unaware of wat is happening around him.I abserved him and was impressed how calmly he was performing nimaz unlike people like me , who try to finish it as quickly as possible.I used to see him in the front row in all the five prayers and tarawih.
I once asked him," are u new here" he said "no, i have recently accepted Islam". i thought there might be some scientific or philosophic reason which wud have convinced him. i asked him regarding that. he smiled and said,"no, its not like that." then he told me about him self that previously he was a christian and had been workin in a factory as a worker. He used to go to the church with his parents but couldnt get the spiritual satisfaction he was lookin for, he even tried to practice other bad activites to satidfy his thirst of spiritual satisfaction . this reminded me of the saying of Allah in the holy Quran " ila bizikrillahe tatmainul qulub" (the satisfaction of heart lies only in remembering Allah).

He said " i have been working in the factory for the last 5-6 years.I was honestly searching for truth. whenever i used to hear the "Azaan" my heart beat used to change and my inner voice insisted that this is wat u r looking for, this is the truth." he took a long breath and continued " i used to convince my self that i m a christian and my parents are christian , how is it posible that i leave my religon. i have been trying to convince my self for the last 5 years, everytime i used to hear azaan".

Then he told me about the reaction of his family after he accepted Isalm. His parents asked him to leave the house. His wife, his one year old son and 2 year old daughter were taken away from him by his wife's family.his younger sister and brother also accepted Islam due to which they were also asked to leave the house.

He looked very calm till the time he mentioned his children, i could see the colour of his face changing. He said that I pray that they grow up as muslims.
I asked him," Did u ever repent for this action u have taken in worst conditions". He smiled and said" i have spent nights and days with empty stomach, but i still am thankful to Allah for blessing me with somthin which is more precious than everythin else, that is "Imaan".He then told me that he is going to have an operation in the hospital for sunnat, for which he will be admitted for 15 days in hospital

My relatives and parents agreed in contributing with me in helping him.
That night when i started my prayers, i couldnt control my tears when i thought of how easy Allah made it for me to follow Islam.


This post has been edited by Mr_Musalman: Jan 30 2005