THE MOTHER OF ALL BOOKS

THE MOTHER OF ALL BOOKS

Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala, has guaranteed to preserve this Qur’an, and He says: in Surah Baqara “Verily, it is We Who have sent down the Dhikr and surely, We will guard it.”  Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala says in Surah al-e Imram,  “Surely this is a Glorious Qur'an, inscribed on a Preserved Tablet(Al-Lawh al- Mahfuz)”. And in surah Al-Waqi’ah, Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala says: “This is indeed a Glorious Qur'an, in a well-guarded Book.”  And in Surah Zukhruf, Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala, says: "And verily it is in the Mother of the Book in Our Presence high, full of wisdom". From this we understand that the Qur’an is with Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala, in the Lawh Al-Mahfuz and was revealed to Muhammad (Peace be upon him), in two stages. At first stage is when, Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala,  sent the Qur’an down as a whole from the Lawh Al-Mahfuz (Preserved Tablet)  to the Baytul-Izzah (House of Might), which is in the lower heaven of this  world. The second stage constitutes how Malaikah Gabriel brought down the separate parts thereof to the Messenger of Allah (PBUH), based upon the incidents that occurred over a period of twenty two years. The Prophet (PBUH) received the first revelation in 610CE, while he was in the Cave of Hira, in the Mountain of Light (Jabal-e-Noor), on the outskirts of the city of Makkah. This happened on Laila-tul-qadr (Night of Decree) in the holy month of Ramadan, brought through Malaikah Gabriel. The Qur'an was subsequently revealed in stages over a period of 22 years, and not as a complete book as seperate and single acts of revelation. Initially was sent to strengthen the heart of the Prophet (PBUH) by addressing him continuously and whenever the need for guidance arose. Followed by Ayaat to gradually implement the laws of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala. And  to make understanding, the application of the laws and memorization of the revelation easier for the believers.
During the 22 years of the revelation, Prophet (PBUH) resided in Makkah for the first 13 years, he then migrated to Madina in the year 622CE, where revelation continued for ten more years. Approximately two-third of the Qur’an was revealed while the prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) lived in Makkah, and the remaining Surahs and Ayaat were revealed in Madina, with some Surahs revealed during the period of migration from Makkah to Madina. The following list are the names of  Surahs of Qur'an. 

The Arabic language is without a doubt the most eloquent, expressive and descriptive language on the face of the earth. It is the only ancient language that is still in current use and the mother tongue of over 470 million Arabs as well as the liturgical language of the 2.4 billion Muslims globally.  The internal evidence of the Qur'an says: "We have revealed this Qur'an in the Arabic Language so that you may understand". The Qur'an speaks to us in the most eloquent of speech, having the deepest and most expressive meanings, giving guidance with absolute clarity and therefore considered to be the most honorable of Books. If fact it is The Mother of all Books. The Qur'an is the verbatim word of the Lord of the Worlds Book confirming scripture (Torah / Injeel) sent before it, revealed to the most honorable of the Prophets (Muhammad -Peace be upon him), delivered to him by the most honorable of all angels (Gabriel), at the most honorable place on the face of the earth (Makkah). Its revelation commenced in the most honorable month of the Islamic year (Ramadan) on the most honourable day of the week (Friday). Sent as a guidance to mankind and as a light to deliver him from darkness. As such the Qur'an is the only complete and authentic heavenly book in existence and claims itself to be the final revelation from God Almighty.

The central theme of the  the Qur’an is the Oneness of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala, as Lord of the Universe and that belief in Him is the right way and the only way. It encourages believers to call to the truth and the forbid the bad. That death is a reality, that resurrection is a surety and that every being will return to Him for reckoning. That the righteous will be successful and the sinful will be in torment forever. It further declares that this same exact reality was revealed to Adam (PBUH), and each and every prophet after him, and that they all submitted their will to Him. All of whom aimed to illuminate Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala’s true guidance, which was often lost either through man's negligence and heedlessness or purposely distorted by the wicked and perverse among them. The Qur’an primarily address two groups of people viz, the People of the Book and the Arabs. The Arabs were from the progeny of Prophet Ismail (PBUH), the son of Prophet Ibraheem (Peace be upon him) who were never has  sent a  any Prophet prior to Muhammad (Peace be upon him). The Qur’an further discusses and addresses the previous submitters viz, the Jews and the Christians. Both of whom were given previous scriptures before the advent of Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him). The Qur'an emphasis that it was revealed as a guidance and addresses all of the Mankind, and not to a particular group or a nation. It speaks to innumerable peoples, of the past with a style and clarity of description that seem to specifically apply 

and the reader.

1 Surah Al-Fatiha - سورة الفاتحة

2 Surah Al-Baqara -  سورة البقرة
3 Surah Aal-e-Imran - سورة آل عمران
4 Surah An-Nisa -  سورة النساء
5 Surah Al-Maeda - سورة المائدة
6 Surah Al-Anaam -  سورة الأنعام
7 Surah Al-Araf -  سورة الأعراف
8 Surah Al-Anfal -  سورة الأنفال
9 Surah At-Taubah -  سورة التوبة
10 Surah Yunus -  سورة يونس
11 Surah Hud - سورة هود
12 Surah Yusuf  - سورة يوسف
13 Surah Ar-Rad - سورة الرعد
14 Surah Ibraheem - سورة إبراهيم
15 Surah Al-Hijr -سورة الحجر
16 Surah An-Nahl - سورة النحل
17 Surah Al-Isra - سورة الإسراء
18 Surah Al-Kahf -  سورة الكهف
19 Surah Maryam -  سورة مريم
20 Surah Taha -  سورة طه
21 Surah Al-Anbiya  - سورة الأنبياء
22 Surah Al-Hajj -  سورة الحج
23 Surah Al-Mumenoon - سورة المؤمنون
24 Surah An-Noor - سورة النور
25 Surah Al-Furqan - سورة الفرقان
26 Surah Ash-Shuara -  سورة الشعراء
27 Surah An-Naml  - سورة النمل
28 Surah Al-Qasas  - سورة القصص
29 Surah Al-Ankaboot  - سورة العنكبوت
30 Surah Ar-Room  - سورة الروم
31 Surah Luqman -  سورة لقمان
32 Surah As-Sajda - سورة السجدة
33 Surah Al-Ahzab - سورة الأحزاب
34 Surah Saba - سورة سبأ
35 Surah Fatir  - سورة فاطر
36 Surah YaSin - سورة يس
37 Surah As-Saaffat -  سورة الصافات
38 Surah Sad - سورة ص
39 Surah Az-Zumar - سورة الزمر
40 Surah Ghafir  - سورة غافر
41 Surah Fussilat - سورة فصلت
42 Surah Ash-Shura - سورة الشورى
43 Surah Az-Zukhruf  - سورة الزخرف
44 Surah Ad-Dukhan - سورة الدخان
45 Surah Al-Jathiya - سورة الجاثية
46 Surah Al-Ahqaf  - سورة الأحقاف
47 Surah Muhammad  - سورة محمد
48 Surah Al-Fath - سورة الفتح
49 Surah Al-Hujraat - سورة الحجرات
50 Surah Qaf  - سورة ق
51 Surah Adh-Dhariyat  - سورة الذاريات
52 Surah At-tur  - سورة الطور
53 Surah An-Najm - سورة النجم
54 Surah Al-Qamar - سورة القمر
55 Surah Al-Rahman - سورة الرحمن
56 Surah Al-Waqia - سورة الواقعة
57 Surah Al-Hadid - سورة الحديد
58 Surah Al-Mujadila - سورة المجادلة
59 Surah Al-Hashr - سورة الحشر
60 Surah Al-Mumtahina - سورة الممتحنة
61 Surah As-Saff - سورة الصف
62 Surah Al-Jumua - سورة الجمعة
63 Surah Al-Munafiqoon - سورة المنافقون
64 Surah At-Taghabun - سورة التغابن
65 Surah At-Talaq - سورة الطلاق
66 Surah At-Tahrim - سورة التحريم
67 Surah Al-Mulk - سورة الملك
68 Surah Al-Qalam - سورة القلم
69 Surah Al-Haaqqa - سورة الحاقة
70 Surah Al-Maarij - سورة المعارج
71 Surah Nooh - سورة نوح
72 Surah Al-Jinn - سورة الجن
73 Surah Al-Muzzammil - سورة المزمل
74 Surah Al-Muddathir - سورة المدثر
75 Surah Al-Qiyama  - سورة القيامة
76 Surah Al-Insan  - سورة الإنسان
77 Surah Al-Mursalat - سورة المرسلات
78 Surah An-Naba - سورة النبأ
79 Surah An-Naziat  - سورة النازعات
80 Surah Abasa - سورة عبس
81 Surah At-Takwir - سورة التكوير
82 Surah AL-Infitar  - سورة الإنفطار
83 Surah Al-Mutaffifin - سورة المطففين
84 Surah Al-Inshiqaq  - سورة الانشقاق
85 Surah Al-Burooj  - سورة البروج
86 Surah At-Tariq - سورة الطارق
87 Surah Al-Ala  - سورة الأعلى
88 Surah Al-Ghashiya - سورة الغاشية
89 Surah Al-Fajr  - سورة الفجر
90 Surah Al-Balad  - سورة البلد
91 Surah Ash-Shams - سورة الشمس
92 Surah Al-Lail - سورة الليل
93 Surah Ad-Dhuha - سورة الضحى
94 Surah Al-Inshirah - سورة الشرح
95 Surah At-Tin - سورة التين
96 Surah Al-Alaq - سورة العلق
97 Surah Al-Qadr - سورة القدر
98 Surah Al-Bayyina - سورة البينة
99 Surah Al-Zalzala  - سورة الزلزلة
100 Surah Al-Adiyat - سورة العاديات
101 Surah Al-Qaria  - سورة القارعة
102 Surah At-Takathur  - سورة التكاثر
103 Surah Al-Asr  - سورة العصر
104 Surah Al-Humaza  - سورة الهمزة
105 Surah Al-fil  - سورة الفيل
106 Surah Quraish - سورة قريش
107 Surah Al-Maun  - سورة الماعون
108 Surah Al-Kauther  - سورة الكوثر
109 Surah Al-Kafiroon - سورة الكافرون
110 Surah An-Nasr  - سورة النصر
111 Surah Al-Masadd  - سورة المسد
112 Surah Al-Ikhlas  - سورة الإخلاص
113 Surah Al-Falaq  - سورة الفلق
114 Surah An-Nas  - سورة الناس

EID-UL-ADHAR AND HAJJ

Eid-ul-Adhar and Hajj

Today is Eid ul Adhar, I've been up since before Fajr. Performed my Namaaz though not in Jamaat as I would have liked to, but did it at home only because I still had so many things to do before I could leave home to attend the Eid Salaah and Khutba. After I had a shower and got dressed,  filled the kettle to make coffee and ironed my white Thowb while waiting for the kettle to boil. I put some bread in the toaster while I was making coffee and laid the table. My wife and I had a light breakfast of toasted cheese and spiced beef sandwiches and coffee.  It was exactly 6:36 when I closed the front door behind me as I left. I had 11 minutes to get to my destination on foot. As I walked in the direction of the mosque, I could  hear the cries in the distance "Allahu Akbar! Allahu Akbar! Allahu Akbar! Laailaha ill lallah! Wallahu Akbar! Allahu Akbar! Wa lillahil hamd! "   "Allahu Akbar! Allahu Akbar! Allahu Akbar! Laailaha ill lallah! Wallahu Akbar! Allahu Akbar! Wa lillahil hamd! " "Allahu Akbar! Allahu Akbar! Allahu Akbar! Laailaha ill lallah! Wallahu Akbar! Allahu Akbar! Wa lillahil hamd! " As I drew nearer the Eidgah, the chanting becoming progressively louder as I walk briskly with my Musalla under my arm. The vibrations in the air coming from 10 thousand voices making Takbier sent shivers down my spine as I drew even closer. The Eidgah was being held on the sports field where the rafia runners were laid out to form as a square of approximately 400 meters x 400 meters and I happen to find a place in the second Saff. I laid down my Musalla, sat upon it and joined in with the Takbier.

Shortly thereafter everyone present stood shoulder to shoulder to perform Salaatul Eid with its 7 additional Takbieraat in the first Raka'aat and with 5 additional Takbrieraat in the second Raka'aat. Followed by a very powerful and long Duah, for Jannah, forgiveness, mercy, guidance, prosperity, Rizk, health and well being for all Muslims and assistance to the Mujahideen, Fee Kulli Makan. 

Thereafter the Imaam started the Eid Khutbah and expounded on the sacrifices of the Hujjaj, who amassed on the plains Arafat the previous day. All chanting "Labaik Allahuma Labaik! Labaik la sharika laka Labaik! Innal Hamda wann'imata laka wal mulk, la sharika lak!"  He drew comparisons between individuals who are not on hajj and the Hujjaj who are. And the sacrifices we need to make in unison with the Hujjaj, like fasting on the day of arafaat and not cutting your nails during the first 10 days of  Thul-Hijjah. He continued about how the Muslims are falling into the same habits that caused the Bani Israel to loose favour with Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala,  Quoting several Qur'anic verses to substantiate his very powerful words. How divided they were that Nabie Moosa had to strike the rock with his staff from which 12 fountains of water gushed forth. Twelve because of their disunity. Ending off with the Qur'anic epic of Nabie Ibraheem eradicating the idols of his people and preferece of belief in the One True God Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala, The sacrifice of Nabie Ismail and the running of Sayedati Hajira between Safa and Marwa. 

He further enlightened that Eid al-Adhar is also known as Youmul Nahr, the day of sacrifice in which Muslims slaughter sheep, and cattle for distribution of its meat to family and the needy and keep a portion for personal consumption. Highlighting that it is not the meat nor the blood that reaches Allah but our individual piety. After the sermon my wife and I attended a Qurbaan where 12 sheep and to bulls were slaughtered which took up the better part of the morning. I was there to assist in the chanting of the Takbier, witnessing the blood flow and skinning of the sheep. Since we were invited for lunch elsewhere, we were on our way soon thereafter.
Eidul-Adhar is the celebration commemorating the completion of Hajj in Makkah which has been annually attended by millions of Hujjaj uninterrupted for more than 1436 years. Eidul Adhar is celebrated on the 11 day of  Thul-Hijjah, the last month in the Islamic year and within 20 days it will be the 1st of Muharram 1437 A.H

QUR'AN IL KAREEM

Navigating the Qura'an

The Qur'an is the scared scripture of Islam and testified to by more than one third of the world's population. Restated; that's approximately 2.4 Billion Muslims out a global population of  7 billion people. 

The remaining 4.7 billion can be further divided into hundreds of lesser groups, sharing beliefs in one of at least a dozen  conflicting belief systems. Among these are Catholicism, Protestantism, Mormonism, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism, Confucianism,  Pasiism,  Shintoism, Toaism, Rastafarianism, Manichaeism, Unitarianism, Zoroastrianism and Shamanism, etc.. but not in any particular order. 

Then there is also ideologies like Atheism and Agnosticsm, Communism, Paganism, Gnosticism and Mysticism which collectively cater for the   spiritual needs of non-Muslims. As can be seen, Islam is a the pre-eminent monotheistic faith of the three monotheistic faiths, surpassing Judaism by far, and close behind 

Christianity with its 600 year lead and its dozens of denominations. Among which are  Roman Catholics, Greek Orthodox, Amish, Armenian, Apostolic,Anglican, Methodist, Pentecostal, Baptist, Calvin, Puritans, Presbyterian, Quakers, Universalists, Coptic, Lutheran, Seventh-Day Adventist, Latter-day Saints, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Dominican, Trappists and Revivalists, etc... and the list goes on.

The world Muslim is an Arabic term which means "the who submits" or  "submitter" if you like. So anyone obedient to the laws of Islam, is in fact a Muslim, who willingly submits his will to that of God Almighty-Allah. Islam is said to be the world's "youngest religion" but this is not strictly true, because the Qur'an emphatically tells us that Adam submitted his will to Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala,  and so did Noah, and Abraham and Jacob, Joseph and Moses and Jesus and Muhammad (peace be upon them all), as well as all the other prophets not specifically mentioned. 

As Muslims, we make no distinction between them as they were all mighty prophets of God Almighty - Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala. This re-enforces the idea that Islam as a religion existed since time immemorial but was perverted by its followers hence the need for prophets and scriptures to guide mankind back to true belief. Abraham as well as Moses was given the Scrolls (Suhuf), David was given the Psalms (Zaboer), Moses was given the Old Testament (Torah), Jesus was given the Evangel (Injeel) and Muhammad (peace be upon them all) was given the Qur'an il Kareem.

As Muslims, we firmly believe the Qur'an is God Almighty's final revelation to all of mankind, besides it provides internal evidence to this effect. Additional internal evidence tells us that the Qur'an was revealed to prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) as a guidance to believers and that there is no doubt in it, and that the Qur'an echos that which were given to both Abraham and Moses.  

The Qur'an further reassures us that if its originator was any other than God Almighty himself, it would nave been riddled with errors and inconsistencies. The Qur'an also rectifies a perverted concept of God that existed for centuries and still does, calling mankind to worship their creator and not the created.  

Below is a short extract from Surah Baqara (Qur'an Chapter 2) that you should read with comprehension and see the magnificence for yourself. Bear in mind the Qur'an is originally an Arabic document with nuances that the English language would never be able to translate. There is end rhyme in paragraphs discussing a certain topic, and when the topic changes, the end rhyme changes, yet there is perfect clarity of verse and transfer of thought, and guidance to righteousness, admonishment to the perverted, using very few words, which are very explicit and exact. 

Its just one of its hidden miracles of the Qur'an, yet so many haters oblivious of the fact that Prophet Muhammad was un-lettered, claim that he wrote this masterpiece, all 114 chapters of it. Maintaining a constant theme using about 80 000 words, approximately 2000 of which are reused over and over. The beauty of the Qur'an is that it can be committed to memory in its entirety in a time of two years or less. This has been achieved by millions of Hufaaz over and over by during a period spanning almost 1500 years.

V21. O mankind, worship your Lord, who created you and those before you, that you may become righteous –

V22. [It is He] who made for you the earth a bed [spread out] and the sky a ceiling and sent down from the sky, rain and brought forth thereby fruits as provision for you. So do not attribute to Allah equals while you know [that there is nothing similar to Him].

V23. And if you are in doubt about what We have sent down [Qur'an] upon Our Servant [Muhammad], then produce a surah the like thereof and call upon your witnesses other than Allah, if you should be truthful.

V24. But if you do not – and you will never be able to – then fear the Fire, whose fuel is men

and stones, prepared for the disbelievers.

V25. And give good tidings to those who believe and do righteous deeds that they will have gardens [in Paradise] beneath which rivers flow. Whenever they are provided with a provision of fruit therefrom, they will say, "This is what we were provided with before." And it is given to them in likeness. And they will have therein purified spouses, and they will abide therein eternally.

V26. Indeed, Allah is not timid to present an example – that of a mosquito or what is smaller than it. And those who have believed know that it is the truth from their Lord. But as for those who disbelieve, they say, "What did Allah intend by this as an

example? "He misleads many thereby and guides many thereby. And He misleads not except the defiantly disobedient,

V27. Who break the covenant of Allah after contracting it and sever that which All h has ordered to be joined and cause corruption on earth. It is those who are the losers.

V28. How can you disbelieve in Allah when you were lifeless and He brought you to life; then He will cause you to die, then He will bring you [back] to life, and then to Him you will be returned.

V29. It is He who created for you all of that which is on the earth. Then He directed Himself to the heaven, [His being above all creation], and made them seven heavens, and He is Knowing of all things.

NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION

NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION FOR THE ISLAMIC YEAR

In the Name of Allah the Beneficent the Merciful. I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala), and I bear witness that Muhammad (peace be upon him) is truly His servant and Messenger. All praise and thanks are due to  Allah, the Lord of the Worlds. We seek refuge with Him from the evil of our souls, and from our sinful deeds. Whomsoever Allah guides will never be led astray and whomsoever he leads astray will never find guidance. Peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) his kith and kin, his companions and all those who follow in their  footsteps until he Day of Judgement.

Bismillahir Rahmaanir Raheem - In the Name of Allah The Beneficent The Merciful

I just returned from Salaatul Jumu'ah. It was the last Jumu'ah of the Islamic year 1435 AH which coincides with  24th October 2014. Tomorrow  will be the last day of the Islamic year and Sunday will be the first day of new Islamic year, known as 1st day of Muharram  1436 AH, calculated according to the Lunar calendar. However, this  last 24 hours prior to the start of the new Islamic year is a true time of  reflection. A time to take stock of our lives with its daily reminders that we are yet another year closer to its  conclusion. It's a time to assess how much of the past year was spent contemplating and remembering Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala), how much  time was spent obeying His laws and His commandments, how much time was spent emulating our beloved prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and how much time was wasted in frivolousness time-usurping matters.

Time is of the essence, and each and every one of us only have our allotted time left which obviously varies from person  to person.  Father-Time as some would say, perpetually poses comparable rhetorical questions, among which are,  "What guarantee do you have, that when you woke-up this morning you will live to see dusk today?"  What guarantee do you  have, that when you retire to bed tonight, you will witness the light of tomorrow? "What guarantee do you even have  that you will live through this very hour?" It goes without saying that no one can boast of such a guarantee. Our only  guarantee is the death certificate that was given us the day we were born, implying "Every soul shall taste death".  Daily, we are bombarded with stark reminders of it, by funerals of family and friends, acquaintances and neighbours, and in ourselves, the emerging facial wrinkles, the emergence of a beard, the occasional grey hair, the speed at which out children grow up and the slowness of our movement as we get older.

Having said that, it is imperative that we make good use of every minute we have left and allocate a large part of it  to our well being in the afterlife. To quote Albert Camus  " I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to find out there isn't, than live my life as if there isn't and die to find out there is." Having the assurance of God and the afterlife is a bug bear for many, especially those who have been mesmerized by Darwinism, because it blinds them to recognize God through his creations. This is mainly because their concept of God is completely and utterly warped. Many of them see God as Jesus incarnate and as such a divine man, yet still a man. A man with manly needs, behaviours, needs and wants. So their terms of reference to God is that of limited man with short comings, imperfect man, deficient man, finite man  and therefore find difficulty in accepting that He created everything, that no man can see him and live, that it is unbecoming and beneath God to impersonate man, that He is  Omnipresent and ubiquitous. So much for the non-Islamic concept of God.

A synopsis of the concept of God in Islam

In Islam, Allah is God, there is no God except Him. He is One, indivisible without any partner, the Alive, the Eternal  absolute. He is the First and He is the Last. He is Hearer and Knower of the invisible and the visible. Allah is the  Seer of what ye do. He is the Sovereign Lord the Holy One, the Peace, the Keeper of Faith, the Guardian, the Majestic, the Compeller, the Superb and to Him belong the most Beautiful Names. He begets not nor was he begotten and there is  nothing and no one comparable to Him.  Neither slumber nor sleep overtakes Him. His throne includes the heavens and  the earth, and He is never weary of preserving them. To Him belong the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth and  everything between it, which He created in six days. It is He causes the night to pass into the day, and He causes the  day to pass into the night and He gives life and He gives death and unto Him is your ultimate return. He knows what  is in their hearts and minds and that which they hide, while they encompass nothing of His knowledge except what He  allows. He is the Sublime, the Tremendous. It is He who provides for you from the sky and the earth. He is Able to  do things.

Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala) created everything. The word create must not be confused with the word manufacture, because God creates from nothing but man  manufactures from whatever God created for man.  Man manufactures cars and computers, builds houses, makes clothes and  multiply in numbers etc. But if we just look at the statement "It is He who provides for you from the sky and the  earth". Rain water comes from the sky, sunlight comes from the sky. Just where would man be without these two  provision? If you said thirsty and cold, I understand your need to make jest of this, but man would be none existent.  The rain nourishes the earth producing fruit, vegetables and cotton, that grows through photosynthesis, and we eat the  flesh of animals that feeds from the earth, both sources of cotton and wool are respectively used to make cloths, not  to mention the leather from the beasts for our shoes.

We build homes from clay bricks and make cement from lime clinkers both come from the earth. The wood for our roofing  comes from the trees which grow from the earth. All sorts of steel is mined from the earth, used for roof sheeting and  motor vehicle bodies and engines, etc. The petroleum and oil which propels our motor vehicles originates from crude  oil that's mined on both land and sea, which is also the main ingredient for all things plastic and the final by product  bitchumen (tar) used to build roads.  Silicon chips for our computers are made from sand and materials, like arsenic,  selenium, boron, tungsten, gold, lead, silver, aluminium, tin, copper and other mineral  all of which comes from the earth. Man eats and drinks  and his body produce enzymes and bodily fluids to procreate.  Essentially whatever is on earth originally comes from the skies (heavens), even our forbears Adam and Gowa originates from the heavens. This is just a glimpse  of how God feeds us  from the earth and sky, joining the rest of the dots is up to you.

Can anyone imagine complete cars, aeroplanes, computers and houses falling from the heavens,  alternatively  complete cars, aeroplanes and house and clothes coming out of the earth? God endowed human intelligence is all part of  God Almighty's divine plan and some are endowed greater than others, throughout scores of millennia, He elected men from among mankind as messengers to represent Him on earth and to teach mankind  whatever else they now  know so that with their intelligence they may find God through His creations. So make a resolution today to take a step closer to Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala).