ARE WE PREPARED TO MAKE THE WORLD SAFER, BETTER?

ARE WE PREPARED TO MAKE

THE WORLD SAFER, BETTER?

BY JAVED ZAHEER, FREE EXPRESSION AWARD WINNER

TORONTO:  Interesting. Yes, really very, very interesting. We know very well and have been told umpteen times by the God Himself through holy books, scrolls, scriptures and holy beings yet we keep thinking and asking ourselves and others as to who is & where is God?  

Though most of us think about themselves as very clever, smart and genius yet there is no stoppage in such childishness, foolishness and madness. This makes some go astray and enemy of God and people.

Divine messages through holy books or beings act like a GPS (Global Positioning System). Read and feed them in your mind. They help the mind to understand and follow the right direction to reach the proper destination---safe and sound.

Understand and follow them just like we understand and follow the tips, rules and regulations of proper living and learning to become a good, responsible and respectable citizen and protect ourselves and others from bad and harm. Control and guide the mind to help self and others. This is how we can learn to respect each other and promote love, care and respect. This is how we can make the world a safer and better place.     

Instead of senselessly arguing and fighting with each other on our created religious, principle and worldly issues, values and traditions, we must focus our attention on what The Almighty is saying about Himself.

You don’t need to go to east, west, north or south, climb mountain peaks or reach floor of the deepest oceans to get the address of God. There you can go in search of truth and fact-findings related and connected to the divine messages, signs and holy beings. These are all for you to know and understand The Creator and creations. Through them we can know, understand and find ourselves closest to The God, Who is never far from us at any time. It is again we who are lost, thanks to the devil who controls and corrupts the minds.        

 THE AUTHOR: God is the author of divine messages in all the original holy books, scrolls and scriptures. He is very clear and not controversial. It is we who have created confusions and controversies. I respect all believers of God, His holy books and people. In Surah Al-Kafiroon (109---Ayats 1-6), God tells us how to deal with non-believers and avoid them politely. No need for arguments or fighting. When the limit and red line is crossed and humanity is threatened and harmed then only the believers come into action to protect the people. Not before. Yes, not at all. They are committed to fight against terrorists and all kinds of terrorism.

Let’s see what God says about Himself to His creations in one of His holy books---The holy Quran. Being a Muslim, I try to read and understand the divine messages in the holy Quran. Undoubtedly, it is the best source of awareness, understanding and guidance. All we need to do is to keep our mind open and alert and read and feed the divine messages in the best possible manner and with the help and support of right people. Wrong people will always try to disturb, distract and destroy you and the world is full of such creeps, creatures and human beasts.

God (The Almighty) says about Himself in the holy Quran:

Surah Al-Ikhlas (112---Ayats1-4): Say: He is Allah, the One! (1) Allah, the eternally Besought of all! (2) He begetteth not nor was begotten. (3) And there is none comparable unto Him. (4).

Surah Al-Fatiha (1---Ayats 1-7): Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful (1) Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds, (2) The Beneficent, the Merciful. (3) Owner of the Day of Judgment, (4) Thee (alone) we worship; Thee (alone) we ask for help. (5) Show us the straight path, (6) The path of those whom Thou hast favoured. Not (the path) of those who earn Thine anger nor of those who go astray. (7)   

Surah Ar-Rahman (55---Ayats 1-78): The Beneficent (1) Hath made known the Qur'an. (2) He hath created man. (3) He hath taught him utterance. (4) The sun and the moon are made punctual. (5) The stars and the trees adore. (6) And the sky He hath uplifted; and He hath set the measure, (7) That ye exceed not the measure, (8) But observe the measure strictly, nor fall short thereof. (9) And the earth hath He appointed for (His) creatures, (10) Wherein are fruit and sheathed palm-trees, (11) Husked grain and scented herb. (12) Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny? (13) He created man of clay like the potter's, (14) And the jinn did He create of smokeless fire. (15) Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny? (16) Lord of the two Easts, and Lord of the two Wests! (17) Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny? (18) He hath loosed the two seas. They meet. (19) There is a barrier between them. They encroach not (one upon the other). (20) Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny? (21) There cometh forth from both of them the pearl and coral-stone. (22) Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny? (23) His are the ships displayed upon the sea, like banners. (24) Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny? (25) Everyone that is thereon will pass away; (26) There remaineth but the Countenance of thy Lord of Might and Glory. (27) Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny? (28) All that are in the heavens and the earth entreat Him. Every day He exerciseth (universal) power. (29) Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny? (30) We shall dispose of you, O ye two dependents (man and jinn). (31) Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny? (32) O company of jinn and men, if ye have power to penetrate (all) regions of the heavens and the earth, then penetrate (them)! Ye will never penetrate them save with (Our) sanction. (33) Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny? (34) There will be sent, against you both, heat of fire and flash of brass, and ye will not escape. (35) Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny? (36) And when the heaven splitteth asunder and becometh rosy like red hide - (37) Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny? - (38) On that day neither man nor jinni will be questioned of his sin. (39) Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny? (40) The guilty will be known by their marks, and will be taken by the forelocks and the feet. (41) Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny? (42) This is Hell which the guilty deny. (43) They go circling round between it and fierce, boiling water. (44) Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny? (45) But for him who feareth the standing before his Lord there are two gardens. (46) Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny? (47) Of spreading branches. (48) Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny? (49) Wherein are two fountains flowing. (50) Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny? (51) Wherein is every kind of fruit in pairs. (52) Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny? (53) Reclining upon couches lined with silk brocade, the fruit of both the gardens near to hand. (54) Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny? (55) Therein are those of modest gaze, whom neither man nor jinni will have touched before them. (56) Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny? (57) (In beauty) like the jacynth and the coral-stone. (58) Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny? (59) Is the reward of goodness aught save goodness? (60) Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny? (61) And beside them are two other gardens, (62) Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny? (63) Dark green with foliage. (64) Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny? (65) Wherein are two abundant springs. (66) Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny? (67) Wherein is fruit, the date-palm and pomegranate. (68) Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny? (69) Wherein (are found) the good and beautiful - (70) Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny? - (71) Fair ones, close-guarded in pavilions - (72) Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny? - (73) Whom neither man nor jinni will have touched before them - (74) Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny? (75) Reclining on green cushions and fair carpets. (76) Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny? (77) Blessed be the name of thy Lord, Mighty and glorious! (78).

GET PREPARED: So the truth and facts are before us. The whole book is full of signs and guidance. Are we prepared to know and understand this fact? This is what we need to ask ourselves. We are lost only because we have not installed the divine GPS in our mind to know and follow the right direction.

Instead, the devil has cunningly installed his evil GPS in our mind and taking us in the direction he wants to, which is making us sinners, criminals and astray, our lives miserable and the world a HELL.

Let’s all join hands, heads and hearts to know and understand the divine GPS and make the world a really safer and better place. The task is extremely difficult but definitely not IMPOSSIBLE. We can do it.

---Javed Zaheer, Free Expression Award Winner, Desi Idol Recognition Award Winner, Member/Honorary Director of NEPMCC, Veteran Active Member (VAM) of Toronto Press Club, Ex-Member of The National Club and The Ontario Club, Honorary Editor of English Weekly `Pakistan Abroad’, ex-Chief Editor (Honorary) of English Weekly `The Ambassador’, ex-Senior Sub-Editor of English Daily DAWN, Pakistan, Chairman, CANOPI, and Director, Canpak Camber of Commerce, is contributing purely on Voluntary and Honorary Basis in order to serve all people and communities. Contact: (416)696-0981/jazamedia@hotmail.com, jazamedia@mail.com. To read more JZ’s exclusive articles, please visit: www. nepmcc.ca and nationalethnicpress.com (Editorial Sections. Scan years from 2004 to 2011. Visit www.javedzaheernews.blogspot.com and www.jazamedia.wordpress.com