Javaid Nama: Dialogue with the Martian

Return to God the property of God
so that you may loose the knot of your involvement;	2010
for why is there poverty and want under heaven’s arch?
Because you say what is the Lord’s belongs to you. Today we worked through the passage Murghideen. The juxtaposition of the arguments is brilliant.  A world was trusted to the martians when Barkhiya did not get tempted by the evil sorcerer Farzmarz into believing that there is world better than Jannah and which is free of rules and regulations. Murghideen is perfect. It is a world worth living. Yet when i read it I did not find it as appealing as one might have thought. It lacked the luster of mercy and repentance. And that is the true essence of the creation of this world, isn't it? Allah subhanawatala told the angels when they asked that what is the purpose of the Creation that will spread corruption in the land and spill blood, that I know what you don't know. This is it. To create the world as we see today was the Mashia of Allah subhanwatala. Yes there are injustices, vices, and evil, but through this only  light of goodness shines bright and outstandingly. One brother pointed a quote from a movie "when there is no suffering, how will there be compassion" (sorry for misquoting..I can't find the comment again" The comments are all MashaAllah very thoughtful and thought provoking  and inshaAllah through this project  I will Get closer to and with Allah. Allama has alwayas inspired me. His poetry never failed  to open my heart and motivate me, Alhamdulillah. When I posted my first comment, I was a bit unsure how much reference to Islam could I put into my comments, but I have figured out Alhamdulillah, I cannot write anything without alluding to back to Islam. I believe that to think and ponder, research and invent anything without connecting it back to Islam is wrong and futile. Similar mistake happened during enlightenment period and look what it lead the western civilization into...into today where atheism is the deen of learned ones (or ignorants). When Islam was at its heights, or rather Muslim civilization was basking in hegemony and popularity, deen was not put aside. I've always heard that Andulus was the place where religion was given as much importance as anything or priority ( Why did Muslims get conquered then? FFT). Again the my aim in taking this course is getting closer to and with Allah, for Prophet salahuelehi wassalam said that people who seek knowledge to argue, or to boast before laymen, or for people to praise them, will be in hell. The only reason for which learning can be justified is self-improvement, and as self is nothing but the creation of Allah and made to worship Him, knowledge should increase self's consciousness of Allah as it works to improves , inshAllah. Verily, Allah has all the beautiful names. I have to go pack things with mama, now. I want to read and write more, but what good is this knowledge if it does not help me put the words into actions and strive rather than just talk the talk.  so for now FiamanAllah aasalamoalikum warahmatullahi wabarakatu