17th Day of Ramadhaan

I've just reached home from my Terawih prayers. Today is a special day and I can feel it. It's the day the Quran was revealed to the Messenger of Allah, Muhammad S.A.W through the angel Jibril A.S.

I prayed with the residents of Simei at the void deck of block 117.

To mark this special day, the organiser had invited AlHafiz Sheikh Saad Ramadhaan to be the imam of the Terawih prayer. It was an honour felt to be a ma'mum to this imam who frequents Masjid Ba'alwi at Bukit Timah.

The imam is from Cairo, Al-Azhar and has lead prayers in Masjidil Haraam. We did the minimum 8 rakaats for the Terawih followed by the 3 Witr prayers. Subhanallah, the atmosphere was splendid. It was calming and soothing to hear the imam recite the Quran in the prayer. I believe that everyone would rather he recited the longer surahs instead of from the Juzu' Amma and they will not mind at all. How I wish I can be like him. Ameen. Insya' Allah.

Next came the sermon. The invited speaker was Ustaz Ghouse Khan Surattee, the imam of Masjid Al-Firdaus. I've been to his many sermons especially those about Sufism or Tareeqah in Masjid Khadijah. I like him. His speech always opens up my mind and today's topic was about the Miracles of the Quran in conjunction with the day of the revelation of the Quran.

Ustaz Ghouse talked about how the Orientalists like to calculate exact dates of when an event took place. They had even known when the Veda, the Hindu scripture was written i.e. 5000BC.

But when it comes to the Quran, they were dumbfounded. Why? It is because the Quran talks about events that took place during Muhammad's time (The Present).

The Quran relates stories before The Prophet's time. It talked about events of the Past. It talks about events before the Creation of the Universe.

Not only about past events but the Quran talks about events of the Future. It talks about what happens when you die. It talks about the Hereafter (Akhirat).

So how are they going to date when the Quran was written? Impossible!

Had they known about Lauh Mahfuz (The Guarded Board) where the Quran was kept prior to being revealed to the Prophet Muahammad S.A.W. they would have known that their effort would be fruitless. Allahu a'lam!

There are many who tried to prove that the Quran is not perfect. They did not succeed. The Quran is the word of Allah and whatever that is said in the Quran is the truth. When the truth is said, nothing can change it! The Quran is the same as always.

Ustaz Ghouse pointed out that of all the enemies of Islam, there were only 2 persons that had the opportunity to proof the Quran wrong. They were Abu Lahab and his wife.

The Quran spoke of both husband and wife and how they will burn in Hell via surah Al-Masad.

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

[1] Perish the hands of the Father of Flame! perish he!

[2] No profit to him from all his wealth, and all his gains!

[3] Burnt soon will he be in a Fire of blazing Flame!

[4] His wife shall carry the (crackling) wood; As fuel!

[5] A twisted rope of palm-leaf fibre round her (own) neck!

This surah was revealed when both Abu Lahab and his wife were alive! They heard repeated recitations of this surah by their own ears. They can proof that the Quran is not right about them. How? By converting to Islam!

Yes, if they had converted to Islam, they would not have to burn in Hell and by doing so prove the Quran as erroneous. They have a choice of to be a Muslim or burn in Hell as a non-believer of Islam. Their minds and hearts were fixed. The Quran states the truth because Allah's knowledge is unlimited. Allah knew that their minds and hearts will not change, hence relates the story of Abu Lahab and his wife in surah Al-Masad. Allahu Akbar!

The event ended with Sheikh Saad Ramadhaan seated in front performing his solo Qasidah.

Subhanallah! What a performance.

That's all I can blog at the moment. I had a terrible day earlier but the Terawih rewarded me with a better spirit.

Alhamdulillahi Rabbil Aalamiin.

Wassallam.