The Quran always directs us to use our intellect, to use our brains.
When you look at ourselves and we can see with our design,
that's why when you look at your own creation and look at the universe,
the alteration of day and night, that indicates there must have a Creator.
Imagine, you're walking down the road. There's nothing there.
And you see, nice designed, beautiful phone.
You're not going to stop thinking;
Maybe it can randomly, automatically straightaway
You know, someone made it.
That is called natural inclination,
or another word called knowledge of necessity or common sense,
which you know, by necessity must have someone that created it and designed it.
That's just a simple phone. what about our eyes? What about our own selves?
You see what I'm saying? That's why we believe that
knowing the Creator exists is something which is well rooted within us.
And that was proven by study that was done by Oxford University,
Oxford University,
where they did, they took children from different part of the world.
So when you look at this universe,
don't you think there must have a creator?
Like your own yourself, the way you have been created...
Don't you think about it?
I haven't really got any strong views about it...
yeah... i mean there's a chance.. there could be a Creator.
The Quran always direct us to use our intellect, to use our brains.
Why? Because we look at ourselves and
we can see How we are designed like you have eyebrows above your eyes.
Why? Because, sweat... sweat contains salt.
It keeps going to you eyes, it will blind your eyes.
You see, you have a joint on your elbows.
You have a nose next to your mouth before you eat, smell food
that cannot come randomly or come from a blind matter.
Understand? Then there must have a Creator.
That's why when you look at your own creation and look at the universe,
the alteration of day and night, that indicates must have a Creator.
Imagine you're walking down the road,
There's nothing there.
And you see nice designed, beautiful phone...
You're not going to stop thinking
Maybe can randomly, automatically straightaway
You know, someone made it.
That is called natural inclination.
or another word call knowledge of necessity or common sense.
Which you know by necessity must have someone that created it and designed it.
That's just a simple phone.What about our own eyes or our own selves?
You see what I'm saying?
That's why we believe that knowing
the Creator exists is something which is well rooted within us.
And that was proven by a study that was
done Oxford University. in Oxford University...
You can check it out online, on Oxford University where they did...
They took children from different parts of the world..
and they spent 1.9 millions on this project and it took them three years.
They come to conclusion; Children:
If you leave them alone without teaching them,
they will grow up in believing there is a Creator.
Of course, not believing creator's name is Allah or you have to.. no.
They believe there's a creator and
there's a purpose in this life without external influence.
And Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) mentioned that 1400 years ago...
Prophet Mohammed (pbuh) said
every newborn is born with a natural inclination;
in arabic-- al-fitra
which means something that God created people with to recognize.
However, his family make him a Jew or a Christian or a fire worshiper.
So Fitra or the natural incliation.. means you born naturally..
To submit your Creator.
However, you need a guideline to show you
how to worship your creator because we know this life is a test.
I mean, one day we're going to leave this life.
We have to ask the questions.
The big questions: Why we're here,
why we have to die.
what is my purpose in this life?
You know these questions.
We don't ask it anymore because we are too busy with this material life.
But you know what, is a fact and what is guaranteed that we're going to die.
And you know, imagine.
Have you been to Algeria, Morocco?
No.
Imagine, you want to travel from Morocco to Algeria;
as human being with a sound reasoning,
What do you do first?
You do research; which currency they use, is it a safe country?
Is it hot country?
You will not say when I get there I come to know.
No, you do your homework beforehand.
Likewise, we're going to travel from this life and we're going to die.
We should step back.
Think, every part of my body has a purpose.
What about me as a whole?
Am I here just to drink and eat like animals
or I'm here for a greater purpose?
That's why this question when we ask I believe, of course, when I say I believe means
I know based upon a clear proof in the Quran
and the logical proofs; those questions:
The answers are in the Quran before that Jesus came with it.
Before that Moses, Abraham, Noah;
Now the last Prophet is Mohammed (peace be upon them).
You know he came with that teaching to tell us yes, we are here for a purpose
and our purpose is to worship the Creator. That's one purpose.
The other purpose. This life is a test.
The other purpose for the Creator to implement His names and attributes,
His mercy, His forgiveness, His love, His anger and so on.
Likewise, to recognize one another, we have to learn that you know, that's why..
look a person must say...
Before that, does it make sense so far?
It's clear so far?
Okay, I'm going to make it more stronger. Okay.
Prophet Mohammed (pbuh) who lived 1400 years ago,
in the middle of nowhere in the desert..
He claims to be a Prophet of the most High.
Alright, now to claim to be prophet of the most High;
That is a big claim... you can't come to someone say you know what?
I'm a messenger of the most High; The Creator.
Where is your proof?
No, just believe in me.
No one will take you serious. If you say to me you are Ambassador of the Queen,
You have to prove to me that. Imagine, someone claiming to be the messenger
of the most High, the creator of this tremendous creation.
Therefore, they have to have a solid proof. I can give you.
Prophet Mohammad (pbuh)'s prophecies.
Prophet Mohammed (pbuh) said he saw a group of people getting punished.
He said one of them would make up a lie in the morning.
In the same morning his lies reached far east, far west.
That was 1400 years ago.
Back in those days in order to travel
from London to Cardiff will take you three days.
Let alone for your lie to spread the same day..
Far east, far west.
How man that lived 1400 years ago knew
about something that we can observe right now?
How? Make up a lie, put you on Instagram, Facebook,
Snapchat will go everywhere.
How a man that lived in the middle of nowhere came with that?
I'll give you another prophecy.
Prophet Mohammed (pbuh) said; sorry for taking your time.
Thank you very much for giving me your time.
Prophet Mohammed (pbuh) said, it will come a time, interest;
usury: interest will become widespread amongst people
even if you are not directly involved will affect you as well.
And now if you want to have your own business,
let's say interest, you want to go to University, interest, everywhere interest.
How a man that lived 1400 years ago,
prophesied about something that we could observe right now
because that man claimed to be the prophet and the messenger of the most High.
That's why we know the true prophets by by prophecies.
Likewise, the Quran; Islamic book, the Holy book,
In the Quran, it gives us another prophecy.
The prophecy the Allah mentioned,
that Islam will become widespread even if Islam haters dislike it.
And we know now, even though there's many barriers stopping Islam to spread
some of them from the Islam haters,
some of them from the Muslim's action like ISS and so on.
Islam is free from them.
Yeah, but even there as many barriers stopping islam spreads,
But we know the fastest growing religion on the faith of the Earth is Islam.
Where in the Western world, where every single day there's either article
on newspaper or in the media saying Islam oppresses women or Islam is this or that.
But yet there's many British and French,
German, Americans, accepted Islam. Allah mentioned in the Quran 1400 years ago.
And we know the Muslims are weak, to show you that
this religion belongs to the creator of the heavens and the earth,
the the most High and no one can defeat Him.
I'll give you another prophecy, prophet Muhammed (pbuh) mentioned about the Arabs.
He said there will come a time when the barefoot Arab men,
They will start competing in building tall buildings and that was 1400 ago.
Let me ask you, where is the tallest building in the world?
It is in Dubai.
Dubai, 50 years ago was a pure desert, let alone 1400 years ago.
Now who's competing with them? is Saudi.
How a man, again lived 1400 years ago,
prophesizing about something that we can observe.
You know, let me give you this example.
If I give you £2 million as a gift, I say, you know, I'm a billionaire.
I have lots of money.
You're very nice guys.
I'm going to give you 2 million pounds. What would you say?
Thank you. Would you remember me all the time?
Would you remember me all the time? You would, okay..
I will give you 2 million pounds on the condition,
Give me your two eyes.
Would you do that?
We will give you one each..
No, give me your two eyes.
No, go, why? Because your eyes is more valuable than 2 million pounds.
So Why aren't we grateful and thankful
and remember the One that gave us eyes for free?
you see [I like that]
See the blessing that, but would not pay attention to that.
Take it for granted.
That's why there was a man came to a Muslim scholar and he was complaining to him.
He said I'm very poor.
He said no problem.
I will give you 2 million pounds. Give me your eyes.
He said no, I will give you 5 million pounds.
Give me your kidneys . He said no.
I'll give you 10 million pounds. Give me your legs.
He said no.
He said you are rich but you don't know. see the health and the body...
That's what Allah, in the Quran, always
reminds us with His blessing upon us, His favors and we should be grateful to Him.
Person might say why we have to worship God
not because he's in need of our worship because He deserves our worship.
Example of that,
Imagine you are in a house and you are surrounded with a fire.
You tried your best ot save yourself.
You gave up. And I came and I saved your life
Without any doubt you're going to be very grateful to me
even though I would say don't thank me.
You would said no, Shamsi, you deserve it.
I will see around there...
I will see after..
Happy new year..
Okay,
Islamic one is just gone...
Take care and have a nice evening.
You surprise, Muslim and Jewish here..
You always see us in the war.
So the point is He (Creator) deserves.
So that's why Islam is a simple religion.
Go in line with our sound reasoning, natural inclination,
that worship God the way He wants to worship Him.
For example, if you want to buy a gift for your mother, would you give that you
Would you buy a gift that you love or your mother loves?
your mother loves
Likewise, if you want to worship the Creator,
we should worship Him the way He loves, not the way we love
because the way He loves is objective, the way we love is subjective.
That's why the Creator sent us prophets and messengers
to teach us about our purpose in this life.
And what makes Islam very special;
Islam comes with five things if we observe them,
our society would be a good society.
Okay, what are these?
Islam is against alcohol, why? Is alcohol bad for us or good for us? It is bad for us.
So Allah said do not drink,
not because Allah hates us or Allah wants to oppress us
Because Allah wants good for us.
Allah wants you to take care of your body, you know,
but because people authority in power, they want to make money out of us.
So they say no, drink.
Even they publicize it, they promoted it. but it's bad for you.
Likewise. Interest.
Why interest is bad? Interest makes the richer richer and the poorer poorer.
Interest in Islam is forbidden.
Likewise,
in Islam, anyone that goes around to kill innocent people,
there is a capital punishment because this person doesn't deserve to be alive
because he doesn't care about people's life.
That's why Islam... when you look the teaching of Islam came to save five necessities,
Alcohol is forbidden.
Interest is forbidden.
Likewise, fornication, why is fornication forbidden?
Because fornication Firstly, cut off people's lineage.
That's why in Islam marriage is very important.
When we have a family and now there was a study done.
They said the reason there are a lot of young boys and girls commit crimes,
majority.. generally speaking, because they come from that has broken houses
and Islam pay big attention to family unity.
Islam says get married.
Take care of your wife.
Prophet Mohammed (pbuh) said the best of you the one who takes care of his wife.
Prophet Mohammed (pbuh) said anyone that claims to love his girlfriend , woman,
then marry her..
Because when you marry her you know, she has rights over you.
So Islam did not come to oppress people.
Islam can to save people from destruction.
But those who are very hostile to islam,
Those who are making money from our miseries and our sufferings.
Generally speaking, what do you think what I said?
It makes sense?
Is it clear to you? You should do research about Islam... study...
I'm here ... I spoke to him for many times.
That's why I try to avoid him.
You know.. it is not allowed in Islam.
Okay, Normally I bring leafless.
I don't have a leafless, but I would invite you become Muslim, no doubt.
But it's up to you.
If you want to do research, study.. it is up to you.
Thank you very much., look after yourself.
Okay... all right
Just let me make clear to you.... have to shake up because Islamically speaking..
Yeah, I'm not allowed. I will tell you why.. Okay?
Because I don't want to just go and think,... okay...
In Islam, I'm not allowed to shake woman's hand even she is a Muslim.
only my wife and my sisters and my daughters and my Aunties.
But women that I can marry or chance to marry her..
then I'm allowed to do that.
Is that clear?
All right. That's fine.
Thank you very much, man.
Thank you very much for giving me your time.
You, have a nice day. All right.. take care..
Thanks.