CELEBRATING HALLOWEEN-THE JUDEO-CHRISTIAN-ISLAMIC VERDICT

HALLOWEEN

Halloween a day celebrated around the world when people dress up in costumes, collect candy from neighbors and have parties, but do you ever take time to think about the origins of Halloween? Most people don’t think twice about participating in it saying “It’s all in fun” or “It’s not evil to me”, but is this so called hallow evening really so innocent? Are there ties to paganism and Satanism? Shall we as Jews, Christians and Muslims celebrate Halloween or should we have an alternative name for it like Harvest Festival? Before we get into those questions let’s take a closer look at the history of this night and how it all started.

THE CITY WHICH WAS TURNED UPSIDE DOWN

The people of Lut rejected (his) warning. We sent against them a violent Tornado with showers of stones, (which destroyed them), except Lut’s household: them We delivered by early Dawn,- As a Grace from Us: thus do We reward those who give thanks. And (Lut) did warn them of Our Punishment, but they disputed about the Warning. (Surat al-Qamar: 33-36)

Prophet Lut lived at the same time as Ibrahim. Lut was sent as a messenger to one of Ibrahim’s neighbouring communities.

A MIRACLE OF THE QUR’AN: MOTHER’S MILK

Fourteen centuries ago, God sent down the Qur’an to mankind as a book of guidance. He called upon people to be guided to the truth by adhering to this book. God refers to the Qur’an in one of His verses in this way: “Mankind! Admonition has come to you from your Lord and also healing for what is in the breasts and guidance and mercy for the believers.” (Qur’an, 10: 57). From the day of its revelation to the day of judgement, this last divine book will remain the sole guide for humanity.

The Qur’an has a clear language easily understandable by people of all ages who lived from the day of its revelation. God refers to this attribute of the Qur’an in the verse, ‘We have made the

EXTRA ORDINARY DESIGN IN THE EYE

When you look around you out in open air and in a broad field, you can readily see all objects farthest and closest to you in all their colors, shape, and size. This view, which you have obtained without making any effort, is produced as a result of numerous complex reactions and interactions in your body. Now let us look at these complicated operations closer.

The human eye has a fully automatic mechanism that works perfectly. It is made up of the combination of 40 different basic parts and all these parts have critical functions in the process of seeing. Any defect or disability in even one of these parts would make seeing impossible.

THE MIRACLE OF DESIGN IN THE CELL

In every part of our body there reigns a tiny yet complex life. An examination under the microscope into the depths of any human organ brings us face to face with an astounding miracle of creation: millions of tiny living things that have come together to make up that organ are engaged in arduous activity. These tiny beings are cells, the basic units of life. Not only man but also all other living things are composed of these microscopic living beings.

There are about 100 trillion cells in the human body. Some of these cells are so tiny that even 1 million of them together hardly cover a space as large as the pointed end of a pin. Despite this, however, the cell is by far the most complex structure mankind has ever

BIRDS: FLAWLESS FLYING MACHINES

Design, in brief, means a harmonious assembling of various parts in an orderly form designed for a common goal. All creatures in nature, including us, are of a design. This, in turn, shows the existence of a Creator, Who designs all creatures at will, sustains the entire creation and holds absolute power and wisdom. This Creator is Allah (swt), Who is the Lord of the heavens and the earth:

He is Allah—the Creator, the Maker, the Giver of Form. To Him belong the Most Beautiful Names. Everything in the heavens and earth glorifies Him. He is the Almighty, the All-Wise. (Surat al-Hashr: 24)

In a hadith, The Prophet Muhammed (saas) also draws attention to the unique creative power of Allah (swt) and how He mentions this in His book, the Qur’an:

ARCHITECTS IN NATURE

Animals in nature attract our attention with the structure of their bodies in particular. The cheetah possesses a perfect skeleton and muscles systems for it to run. The eagle possesses the world’s best aerodynamic design. The dolphin has a specially created skin and body so it can swim in the water.

These flawless designs in animals’ bodies are each proof to remind us that every species of living thing was created by God.

But possessing a perfect body is not enough. The animal also has to know how to use that body. A bird’s wings are only of any use when it succeeds in taking flight, soaring and landing with them.

When we look at the living world through these eyes, we see a most interesting truth. Each animal behaves in the most appropriate manner