Themoslemsunrise1931-32 Iss 3

7/29/2019 Themoslemsunrise1931-32 Iss 3

1/52

I E F " 9 "~" ", ~ J r . , ~ ,i, I ~ l ~ ~ ' ,,

. : T H E :

H O S L E H S U N I5 U F , M E . R . B F N G A L E E ' .

. , - . 9 J ~ / ^

C T K a n s a s C i t y CHICAGO " . y ~ 'H I L A D E L P I " I I A ~ , ~

U N I T E D~GELEs

O .

( ,O i. - ! 0:> ,

0P ~

MEX,CO

S T A T E S

A 3 :

V

> y

V o l . I V A p r i l - J u l y , 1 9 3 2 N o . 3(Publ ished in August)

A Quart erly Magazin e

Annual Subscription, Sl.O0Englai~d 5 /-India Rs. 3/- ) Single Copy 25cFounded by DR. M. M. SADIO. Published by SUFI M. R. BENGALEE

56 E. Congress St., Suite 1307. Chicago, 111., U. S. Amer.

L I


2/52

T h e A h m a d i y y a M o v e m e n t "[

Ti le Ah m ad i yya M ovem en t was f o unded by Haz r a t Ahm ad , t hePromised Mess iah and Maladi and the expec ted M essenger o f a l lnat ions . In t he spi r i t f ind pow er of a l l the ear lier prophets , he cameto Serve and re- in terpre t the f inal and e ternal teacl i ing la id d ow n b},G od in the H01y Quran . Th e M ovem ent the re fo re r epresent s t h eT ru e and R eal I s lam and seeks to up l i f t hu m ani ty and to es tabl ish peacethro 'Ughout the woi 'ld . H azrat Ah m ad died in 1908, an d the prese ntH ead of th e M ovem ent is h is secohd successor, H az ra t Mirz :t Ba sh i ru d-Din M ahm ud A hm ad; t r ader w ho se d ir ec tion~ the M ovem ent has_es-

tabl ished M issions in m an y parts o/f ti le world,., the fo l lo w in g being theaddresses o f som e of them :

( 1 ) T H E L O N D O N (5) T H E A H M A D I Y YAM O S Q U E , . - " M O S L E M - M I S S I O N ,

6 3 / ~ e l r o s e R o a d , " B r o t h er T. A h m a d ,So uthf ields, / ,; . . . . 354 W . 16th St. ,

Lo ndo n, S . W . 18, Indianapol is , Ind . ,

E ng l and

(2 ) T H E A H M A D D ~ r 'A .M O V E M E N T I N I S L A M ,

Sufi M. R, Bengalee,M ; A , ,56 E. Congress St . , '

Sui te !307,Chicago~ Ill inois,

U. S., America.

(6 ) T H E A H M A D I Y YAM O V E M E N T,

Gold Coast , West Afr ica ,-Comm ercial Ro ad ,

Sal t Pond.

( 7 ) T H E A H M A D I Y YAU. S ., Am er ica. M OV E M E N T,

Rose Hi l l .' M auritius.: "

(3) T H E A H M A D i Y YA . . . . . . "M O S L E ~ M I S S IO N ; " ( 8 ) T H E A H M A D I Y YA

D r. M . Y. K h a n , M O V E M E N T,2 2 2 2 W e b s t e r Av e.,

P i t t s h u rg h / P a . ;U. S ., A m er ica ."

(4) T H E A H M A D I Y Y AM O S L E M M I SS I O N , ,M r. N . A . Ma l ik ,

928 W . 7th St. , ,C inc inna t i , O . ,

U. S., America.

/ Bo x N o. 305, G. P. O: , .Per th , W. Aust ra l ia .

( 9 ) M A U L A N A A B U L - ATAJ U L L U N D A R I , "

Shari-ul-Burj,Haifa, Pa.lestine.

( 10 ) ~V[AuLVI RA H M A TA L l ,

Ca rd o f Deved K am po eng ,Djawa; Padang , S. W . C.


3/52

. . .. % i : .

1 , ~ t . ~ D ~ vp , s : :

- : . . . , . : . " .

: : o s l e m S u n _ r , s e . .ir!~;~1H~t~'~ '~J~H~H~~1~ [~[F~:l~.H~T ~`~]~:~

s t E. C O N G R E S S S T., S U I T E 1 3 07 C H I C A G O , IL L ., U . S . A .

Vo l . I V . A P R I L - J U LY , 1 9 3 2 " N o . 3. . . . ( P u b l i s h e d i n A u g u s t )

C o n t e n t s . : "

l : ,. ; u r v e r s e s E r o m t h e H o ! y Q u r a n ..... _.~ [. ........... ' " : " "

r h e S a y i n g s o f t h e M a s t e r P r o p h e t M u h a m m a d - 4T h e E X i s t e n c e o f G o d " . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..-.:- ..... ! ......................... - -

" t31" H a z r a t M i r z a G b u / a m A b r o a d ( T h e P r o m Z ~ e d M e S~ 'i , t b ) ' } i .

I s l : i m a n d t h e L i q u o r Q u e s t i o n ..... .~.:.... : .. .. .. : . . . . . . . . . . . .}![..i:.~.i}i_:~'.:~,:i:!..Z;~ .:_:~[::i~-

B y S o f t M . R . B e n g a l e e\ \ ' h v I B e c a m e a M o s l e m . :.: .: , ..... ._..:...:i ............. L._ i ....

B r H a z e H a r d ( A b d u lS , , n e P r e s s N o t i c e s - : . . : . . . . Z ....... ...... ... :. .. .... i ...... ....."I ' . O u r R e a d e r s -

T h e C o n q t , e s t o f . F e a r A S h o r t A d d r e s s h

l . i g h t o f I s l a m ._ .

S i ;i n b , , f I s l a m ' s C o n t r

M y - l m p r e s s i o n s o f Q a . .

B y A b d u l l a h R . S c o t t . _ - 7::: : :.. ~: i " .( . ~ ( m m e n t s a n d A p p r e c i a t i o n s .._ ... ~.:. ::.. ...... "...................................., .


4/52

T h e P e ar l M o sq u e. I n T h e

R o y a l P a l a c e I n D e lh i , i In d ia )i ..

- . ~

T h e P ~ ,a rl A l os qu b iH t h e Ro l ' ,t l P, d , t ce . bu i l t b ) ' t h e E ip lpS h ,d , .l ebaH. be t u ' e e l t 16 .38 , ti ed 1 64 8 . ,u ) exc eed i l l g l y cha r m i J l

ex qu i s i t e p i ece o f , tr c ] J il e c tu r e . .

"'AS in the a rch i t ec tu ra l n lonu m en t s o f eve ry peo p le can be r ead thchronic les of t l ?e i r re l ig ion~ i ts gov ern m en t , and i ts m ann ers , so th e :ex-i s t i ng bu i ld ings o f t he Mos lems cons t i t u t e an inva luab le reco rd o f t hcan ons o f thef t- fa i tl ) , the custo m s Of the ir socia l an d in te l le ctu al l i fe , thg r o w t h a n d c o n s o li d a ti o n o f t h e i r w o n d e r f u l e m p i r e ." ( S c o t t)

" 'M oslem arch i tec ture is m os t ly ~he resu l t o f insp i ra tion f ro m rel ig ious ide a ls , I s lam is s te rn an d s i m p le . So is tl ie t r u e I s lamic li feT h e r e a r e m a n y. e x t a n t b u i ld i n g s t e s t i f y i n g ' t o t hi s m a r v e l o u s s t r e n g than d fo rce . " (P ro fe s so r.K he i r i ) ....

"N o peop le e ve r a t t a ined to g rea t e r ' d i s t inc t ion in th.eg r a c e f u l o u t-l i nes , t he exqu i s i te beau ty, t he e l abora t ed decora t ion o f t he i red i f i ce s. '


5/52

M O : S :L E M S U N R I : S : E. ' - .

l - . ~ t t u ' g t l . !

F o u r Ve r s e s F r o m t h e H o l y ,. Q u r a n

( T r a n s l i t e r a t i o n ) .

i . S a b b a h a i i l la h i m a f i s s a m a w a t i w a l - a r d i w a l i u w a l A z e e z u l " H a k e e m . ( L V I I v . 1 ) . . . . . . . . . .

2 . k a h u m u l k u s s a m a w a t i - w a l - a r d i : u l i y e e w h y m n e e t , - w a h u w a a lak u ll i q h a i - i n A l e e m ( L V t I ~ - V -9. . . . . . . _ - -0 i "

_ :, . H u w a l : A w w a l o w a l -A k h i r o w a z - Z a h i r o w a l - B a t i n o ; w a h u a. . . - .

b ik u ll i S h a i -i n A l e e m : ( L . V I I - - z V . 3 ) . . .

4 . Q u l i ! l a l i u m m a , M a l ik a l . m u l k i t u ti l m u l k a m a n - t a s h a - u "

w a t an z i- u l m u l k a m i m m a n t a sh a w a t u iz z u m a n - t a s h a - u w a t u z - i l l u m a n

ta sh a . B i - v ad i k a l K h a l r . I n n a k a a t a k u l l i. - S h a i - i n Q a d e e r . ( I I I - - V . . . ]

2 6 ) ' " . . . : . . . . . .

T t ' a n d a t i o t t . " " - " .

" . - A l l t h a t ils i n t h ~ h e a v e n s a n d a l l t h a t is i n fl:ie e a r t h d e c l a r e t h t h e san i2 titv., o f - A l l a h . , a n d H e i s t h e M i g h t y , t h e \ V i s e . . . . . . . . .

2 : H i s i s tlae K i n g d o m o f th e . h e a v e n S a n d t li e e a r t h ; H e g iv e fla

l if e - a n d H e g i v e t h d e a t h ;~ a n d : H e h a t h p o w e r o v e r a l l th i n g s .

3 . H e is t h e F i r s t a n d t h e L a s t , t h e M a n i f e s t a n d t h e H i d d e n . H ek n o w s a ll t h i n g s . "

4 . S a y . O A l l a h . w h o p o s s es s es t t h e k i n g d 0 m ; . T h o u _ g i v e s t t il e ] .

k in tz do m .u ,a to W l m m T h o u w i l t . a n d T h o u t a k e s t a w a y t h e k i n g d o m . . .

. f i* ~m W h o m T h o u w i l t ; T h o u e x a l~ e s t w h o m T h o i a w i l t a n d h u m b l e s t

w h , ,m :h ,-,u w i l t : in W h y h a n d .iS g 0 0 d ~ T h o u a r t o v e r a l l t h i n g s p o w e r -fu l . . . . . . . . : . .


6/52

4 T H E M O S L E M S U N R I S E

Sayings of the Master ProphetM u h a m m a d

Ab u S afw an re l a tes tha t t li e Ho l.~ P roph e t sa id , " 'Ti le b es t , nah el wh o ' t' iv e s a l o n g l i fe an d p r act is e s v i r tu e . " ( T i r m u d h e e )

Ja r ee r r e l a t e s t h a t t h e . H o l y P r o p h e t s a id , " 'Go d d o es n ,)t shm e r cy u n t o ti le m a n W h o d o e s n o t s h o w m e r cy u n to o t l l e r s . " ( Bh a r e e ) _

-Ibni O m ar r e l a tes tha t t he H o ly P rop l !e t- sa id , "M os le m s : t re b re rs u n t o o n e a n o t h e r ; s o o ~ e s h o u l d n o t o p p r e s s t h e o t h e r, n o r s hon e l eav~ the o th er in the ]{ ' an ds o f f il e opp resso r. God" sa tisfies:n eed s Of f ll e m an W h o S a ti\f ie s h i s . b r o t h e r 's n e e d s . O nthe day Ofth eresu r rec tiyn , G~od .wi ll . r e~ ,~ , e f l ! e d i s t r e ss es 0 f the rnan wl~0 remh is l Sr otl ~r 's d i s t r ~ e s s e s . ~ n t h e d a y o f t h e re s u rr e ct io n , G o d . w i l l hthe de fec t s o f t il e m an x~1~o w i l l h i d e t h e d e f ec ts o f h i s b r o t h e r. " - ( B ukh a r e e ) ' " - " "

I t is r e l a t ed on the au th o r i ty o f A bu -H ura i ra tha t f il e H 0!y P ropsa i d , "O p eo p l e ,guard ag ain st jealous)',dor" jea lou sy eats U P vi r tu e l ikf i r eb u r n s t li e f u e l . " ( A b u D au d ) . _ . - - . . . .

a b u Dajana re la tes tha t t i l e H01y Propl~t sa id , " 'To l ive . ; . s impl , fe is includedin y o u r f a it h [" ( B U l ~ a r ee ) " . " '

: : A b u H u r a i r a r e p o r t s t h a t t h e Ho~0.~rProher said, :XVeakh d,,es no}co n s is t i n p o s se s s i n g a l a rg ea m b u n t o } m o n ey, t h e r ea l Wea l th i s w e a l t h q f t h e h e a r t. " ( B u k h a r e e ) :

. I t i s re la ted On the au tho r i ty o f A bu M usa th 'a tl t i le Hc~lv. Propsaid , "~Vis it the s ick . feed the h tm gry , -an d f ree t ll epr is i~ne ,' s. '" (Bha ree ) - - "

I t is r e la t ed o n t h e au t h o r i t y o f, Ab u M u sa t h a t t il e H0 1 y P r o p h

s aid , " Ti l e m a n w h o r e m e m b e r s a n d p r ay s t o G o d is l ik e a I M n g mf li e m an w h o d o es n o t r emem b er G o d an d p r ay to H i m i s li ke : a dm a n . ' " ( B u k h a r e e )

A b u M a s o o d r el ate s t h a t t h e H o l y P r o p h e t s a i d. v l t i s n :?t a l l o wt o en v y an y o n e ; b u t t wo p e rso ns, m ay b e en v i ed ; O n e W h o h as weand spends it fo r t li e w e l fa re o f h f iman i ty, an d th e o the," w ho hk n o w l e d g e a n d s er ve s h u r n a n it v w i t h it ." ( B u k h a r e e a n d M u s l ir n )


7/52

T H E M O S L E M S U N R I S E 5

T h e E x i s t e n c e o f G o dB y.

H A Z R A T M I R Z A G H U L A M A H M A D

T H E P R O M I S E D M E S SI A H A N D b I A H D I! 8 3 6 - 1 9 0 8 -

O f t il e in n a.te f ee l i n g s o f m an , wh ich we s ee imp lan t ed i n h i s v e ry ~aature. is a se; trch af t e r an Almigh_ty B ein g to w laom he is d ra w n b y ah id d en mag n e t i c p o w er ac t in g . u p o n h is - so u l. I ts f i rs t m an i f es t a t i o nt ak es p l ace wi th - th e b i r th o f t h e ch i ld . As so o n a s th e d i i l d i s b o rn i t.is led b y an i n st in c t iv e d es i r e t o i n c li n e t o i ts m o t h e r, a n d , co r r esp o n d in g

= ro t h e rh a t ern a l i n s ti n c t o f l ov e , i t s h o ws a n i n st in c t iv e im p u l s e0 f a t-raclmaen t to - i t s mo ther. ~ / i t h i ts -g rowt!a and de ve lop m en t o f i ts f acu l -ties: th is ins t inct is d isp lay ed m o r e i~r0m inenHy. , i t f inds no r es t 'b u t inth e. l ap :0 f . i t smo th er an d n o p eace b u t i n h e r t en d er ca r es s es . S ep ara-ti on f ro m h er: emb i tt e r s a l l J t s p l easu re an d n o b l es sin g , h o w ev e r g r ea t ,can a to n e fo r t h e p a in cau sed - to i t b y .h e r l o s s . I t h as ' n o co n sc io u sn es sbut. is im pel led by ins t inc t tO lov e it s m o th e r and f inds no qu ie t and re~}~ose bu t in her b0so ,n a l tm e. T h e attraction" /wla ich thus d r a w s t h ech i ld t o w ard s i ts p a r en t p o in t s t o ' t h e s ec re t m ag n e t i sm im p lan t ed b yn a tu r e in t h e s o u lo f m an wh ich d r aw s h im to h is Crea to r, t h e t r u e o b - !ect Of adorat ion . - I t ; is r ia ls sam e at t rac t ion ag ain which , exci tes the a f

" f ect io n s o f m en t o t en d t o w ard s , an d t h e i r r e s t i n , so m e ex t e rn a l o b jec t.Th u s we f in d t h e p r i n c ip l e :o f a t tr ac t io n t o w ard s G o d . d is ti n ct ly im- } ilanted w i th in us an d ins t inc t ive ly imp ressed upo n ou r hear t s . Th e em o-ri0 ns o f 1 0re , h o w ev er d i f f e r en td ae o b j ec t s w h ich ca ll t h em fo r th , - a r e a l lto b e t r a c e d t o t h e in s ti nc t o f " q o v e f o r t h e . C r e a t o r. " I n f ix in g h is a f -f ect io n s .u po n o th e ro b j e c t s m an s eems o n ly t o b e s ea r c ll in g fo r t h e r ea lobject. He. has , as i t were , 10 s t so m eth ing o f (,~ ,h ich he h as n ow for- "g o t t en t h e n am e an d s eems t.o b e s eek in g fo r : i t u n d er ev e ry o th e r o b j ec t t li at co m esb efo re i h im. T h e a t tr ac t io n s o f wea l t h , t h e ch a rm s o f b eau ty an d t h e f a scih a ti 0 n o f sw ee t an d en c h an t in g ?vo ices a r e o n ly so m an yin d ica ti o n s o f so m e .g r ea t e r, n o b l e r an d r eal o b j e c t o f l o v e an d Of so m e

:g rea te r p o w er u n d er ly in g a l l: t h ese W h ich :d r aws MI h e a r t s to w ard s it.Bu t a s imp e r f ec t h u m an r easo n can n o t co m p reh en d n o~" t h e m a te r i a l ey e

" d iscover dais m yster iou s B eing wh o, h idd en , l ike heat , in ever y Soul, i si nv is ib le t o a l l, a t r u e k n o w led g e o f H i s ex i s ten ce h as b een a t t en d e d


8/52


9/52

T H E M O S L E b l S U N R I S E

, u n o n g t h e p ro b ab i l i ti e s . T i l e c r ea ti o n o f t h e su n , t h e m o o n an d t il es tar s , the o rder and des ign wi tnessed in those o rbs which cons t i tu te theh o s t o f h eav en , t h e ~ :on summ ate l aw s o f Ord er t h a t r eg u l a t e t h e u n i -

v erse, th e f o r m a t i o n o f m a n ' s b o d y a n d m i n d , t h e m a r v e ll o u s p o w e ran d wi sd o m d i s ce rn ib l e in t h e g o v ern m en t o f th is u n iv e rs e , n o . d o u b t "l ead a l l to the conclus ion o f the p roba b i l ity o f the-ex i s tence Of a Cre- .a tor, bu t pro bab i l i ty doe s no t prov e actu al eXistence: T his i s ,- n fact , av e ry l o w i d e a a n d a n i m p e r f e c t k n o w l e d g e o f t h e e x i s te n c e o f G o d , a n dd, er e i s a vas t d i ffer enc e between. a probabil ity, an d a cer tain ty : U nle ssthere is a f i rm p ersuas ion ~n.n a s t ro ng conv ic t ion th a t G od ac tua l ly ex -

ists, t h e d a rk n es s Of d ou b~ can n o t b e d i sp e ll ed a n d t r u e l i g h t c an n ev er en t e r t h e h ea r t . T h e r a t i o n a l p e r su as io n fo l l o win g f ro m an o b se rv a t io no f a p l an i n t h e u n iv e r s e c a n n ev er am o u n t . t o .a ce r ta in ty an d l ead t op eace an d c o n t en tm en t o f m in d . I t is n o t th e w h o leso m e cu p o f e l i x irwh ich can wash o ff ev e ry d o u b t an d q u en ch t h e t h ir s t wh ich t i le so u l.o f m a n n a tu ra ll) ;, f e el s f o r a t ru e a n d p e r f e c t k n o w l e d g e o f G o d . T h e -d e f e c ti v e k n o w l e d ge , W h ich i s t h e r e su lt o f a s t u d y o f n a tu r e , is f r au g h t

witli d an g er , fo r there is in i t m ore o f t a lk th an subs tan t i a l r ea l ity.

I n s h o rt , u n le s s A l m ! g h t y G o d r e v ea ls H i m s e l f )by H i s w o r d s p o G "e n t o H i s s er v an ts , as H e r e v ea ls H i m s e l f b y H i s w o r k a s w i t n e s s e d i nn a tu re , a r a ti o n a l p e r su as io n o f Hi s ex i s ten ce , .wh ich : is t h e o u t co m e o f ;m observat ion o f H is w orks , is ne ve r sa t i s fac to ry. I f , fo r ins tance , thed o o r s o f a r o O m a r e a l l l at ch e d f r o m t h e in s id e , t h e n a t u r a l i n f e r e n c e i s -

t h a t t h e r e is s o m e o n e ir t t h e r o o m w h o h a s b 0 l t e d . t h e d o o rs . B u t i f } ,ears pass awa y an d no sou nd i s l~eard f rom wi th in , no vo ice in responseto the re pea ted Cries o f the ou t s iders f o r y ea r s a f t e r y ea r s , we sh a l l h a v eto c h a n g e o u r o p i n i o n a s t o th e p r e s en c e o f s o m e o n e W i t h i n a n d a s cr ib eth e ev en t t 0 ~o me in co mp reh en s ib le c i rcu ms tan ce . S u ch is t h e v i ew o f

G o d f o ll o w i n g f r o m a s tu d y o f n a tu r e a n d t h e w h o l e / e n q u i r y b r in g s 'u s b u r r o t li e ex t r em ely d i s ap p o in t i n g r esu lt t h a t ch an ces a r e i n f av o u r

o f t h e eXi s t en ceo f a Go d w h o c r ea t ed I~he u n ive r se . T h e f ac t is t h a t ane nc lh iry r e la t in g i 0 t h e e x is te n c e o f G o d c a n n e v e r b e c o m p l e t e s o lo n gas we Co n side r o n ly o n e s id e o f t h e -q u es t io n , tla~ w o rk o f Go d . T h e : . e f fo r t i s . s imp ly.m i sd i r ec f e d wh icla s e ts b e f o r e i t se l f t h e o b j ec t o f d i s -

c o v e ri n g t h C r e a t o r s im p l y f r o m u n d e r t h e h e a p s o f m a t t e r. I t is ab l a sp h e m y a g a i n st t h e g l o ri o u s a n d - l i v i n g G o d t h at , i n t h e m i d s t o f a ll

_ ~


10/52


H is c re, inon . H e shou ld be l ike ne d to the dead bod y wh ich can on lydiscovered.by, d ig gin g i t Out fro m under, heap s o f dust . T h at G o d .wa ll H is in f in i te W isdom. and a lmigh ty pow er shou ld dep end upo n hu m

effo r ts in o rder tO be revea led to the w o r l d i s a shock ing idea : G ov iewed in th is l igh t , can n ev er b e the cen t re o f a ll o u r hopes and . o

:supp or ter in a ll. ou r in fi rmi t ies . D oe s G od H im se l f reveal H is faceH is c rea tu res o r a re they to seek a c lue to . H is ex i st ence fo r th em se lvD oe s H e. shox~; us His p resence o r are we to search fo r H im ? T he Ett la l an d I n v is ib l e G 0 d h a s e t er n a ll y m ad e H i m se l f k n o w n b y H i s o wclear an d blessed., voice~ " t am ," and has thus invi ted H is frai l cre

tu res tow; lrd H im se l f tha t - they may seek the ir sup po r t in H im . I ttoo p resumptuous to -asse r t tha t the De i ty l i e s under an ob l iga t !on -man because he t a kes the t roub le to d i s co ve rH im -and tha t . bu t .fm an ' s exejrti0ns~ H e, th eE te rn al and . Im m orta l K ing .o f .the un iversh o u l d n ev e r h a v e b een k n o w n t o H i s c rea ti on . T o o b j ec t t o t h e . p aab le an dc on c lu s iv e p roo f o f the rea l ex is tence o f Go d as fu rn i shed H is vo ice on the g roun d tha t H e m us t needs have a tongu e then~ an id

incons i st en t w i th the ex i st ence o f . a sp i rl t S u c h a s G o d is; is g round leand audac ious . " H as H e no t c reated the ea r th and the coun t l ess .hos t heaven wi th ou t any mate r ia l h and s? D oes H e , the a ll -seeing ; nt~ t sthe ~whole ~vorld w i tho u t any m at er ia l eyes ?. D oe s H e no t hear tvo ice o f H is servan ts and y et H e has n o t ears l ike ours ? I s i t n o t necesary, then ; tha t he shou ld speak -as H e makes , sees and hear s ? T o 0 bjec t to o ne ~w hi leadm it t ing o thers i s qu i te absurd :

I f it be sa id tha t a l though G od spok e to the genera tions o fm e n int h e p as t a n d m a d e H i m s e l f k n o w n t o t he m b y H i s o w n d e a r v oic e, yH e does no t speak now , I say the assert ion , is Whol ly g roun dless . Th

U n c h a n g e a b l e G o d w h o s p o k e in t he p a st s p ea k s e v en n o w a n d b l e s sWith H is H o ly W o rd su i:h o f H is se rvan ts a s seek Him w i th a ll thehear t and a l l the i r sou l. Th e chosen ones o f Go d even now d r ink deep

the fou n ta in o f 'H is : insp ira tion and no o ne ever ~et a sea l upon the l io f G o d [ H i s g r ace ev en n o w f lo w s in ab u n d an ce an d is b e s t o w ed u p om en as i t w as be s to w ed of o ld . I t is t rue tha t the revela t ion o f a per feL aw and necessary ru les fo r the gu id anc e o f mankin 'd has pUt : in .ent o t h e n eed o f ~ a f re sh L a w t o b e r ev ea l ed f r o m t h eA l m i g l a ty , anapost lesh ip an d p rop hecy h ave a t ta ined the ir, per fec t !on in the Hol

j - .


11/52


P e rs on o f o u r L o r d a n d M a s te r , t h e P r o p h e t M u h a m m a d , m a y p e a ce.ro d :th e b l e s si n g s o f G o d b e u p o n h i m , b u t s t il l a n a c c e s s t o t h e s a c re d

f o u n t a in o f i n s p i r a t i o n is n o t [ h e r e b y b a rr e d . T h a t t h e D i v i n e L i g h t, h o u l d h a v e s h o w n f r o m A r a b i a l a s t o f a l l : h a d a l s o b e e n p r e - a r r a n g e dI)y D i v i n e w i s d o m a n d w e c a n e a s ily d is c o v e r a p u r p o s e i n i t. T h e A r a b sa re d e s c en d e d f ro m I sh m a e l w h o m D i v in e w i s d o m h a d c a st f o r th i n t od i e w i l d e r n e ss o f P a r a n ~ n d t h u s G o d c u t o f f a ll c o n n e c t io n s o f t h is r a c eW ith t h e s e e d o f I s ra e l. P a r a n ( A r a b i c F a r a n ) m e a n s t h e " 't w o f u g i -tives.'" I t w a s d e s t i n e d t h e r e f o r e t h a t t h o s e w h o m A b r a h a m h a d c a s t

~,ff f r o m h i m s e l f s h o u l d h a v e h a d n o s h a r e i n t h e L a y,, o f I s ra e l , a s i th a d b e e n s aid t h a t Is h m a e l " s h a l l n o t b e h e i r " w i th Isaac~ T h e I sh -m a e l it e s h a d , th e r e f o r e , b e e n i so l a te d f r o m t h o s e w h o w e r e t h e i r n e x t,~f k i n - a n d - t h e y h a d n o r e l a t i o n s w i t h a n y o t h e r p e o p l e : I t is f u r t h e ra p p a r e n t t h a t i n a l l O th e r c o u n t r ie s - w e m e e f . w i t h t r ac e s o f t h e l a w s a n dd o c t ri n e s p r e a c li e d b y t h e P r o p h e t s , a f a c t C l ea rly i n d i c a t i n g t h a t t h o s en a t i o n s h a d a t o n e tim .e o r o t h e r r e c ei v ed t h e i r t e a c h i n g s f r o m G o d , b u t

A r a b i a w a s q u i t e i g n o r a n t o f th e s e . S o f a t a s t h e i n f lu e n c e o f .t heP r o p h e t s w a s C o n ce rn e d t h e I s h m a e l i te s w e r e t h e m o s t b a c k w a r d p e o p le .N o w t hi s a c t o f a w i s e P r o v i d e n c e c o u l d n o t " b e p -u rp oseless~~- W h yw e re t h e IS hm a eli te s k e p t a l o o f f r o m t h e w h o le w o r l d a n d c u t o f f f r o mt.he p ro ph ecy o f I s r ae l ? T h e con c lus ion i s i rr e s is t ib l e . -Arab ia l.was des-tin e d t o b e t h e f i n a l s c en e o f p r o p h e t i c l a w - g i y i n g a n d t h e m i ss i o n o f i tsP r o p h e t w a s d e s t i n e d t o b e un iv e rs .a l. H e c a m e . l a s t o f a ll a n d , t h er e -

f o re , h e c a m e f o r a l l , s o th a t. h e m i g h t b le s s a l l t h e n a t i o n s o f t h e e a r t ha n d d e n o u n c e t he e rr o rs o f e v er y p e o p le . T h e t r a n s c e n d e n t k n o w l e d g ew h i c h h e g a v e t o t h e w o r l d i s p e r f e c t o n a ll s id eS . : T h e h e a v e n l y l a ww h ic h h e b r o u g h t d o w n u n d e r t o o k t h e h e a v y t a s k o f t h e c o m p l e t e re -f o r m a t i o n o f m e n w i t h o u t a n y d i s t in c t i o n o f. c r e e d o r ' c o l o r. I ts in j u n c -t io n s We re b y n o m e a n s m e a n t f o r a s i n g l e c o m m u n i t y li k e th o s e o f t h ee a rl ie r b o o k s b u t i t f u l ly d e a l t w i t h a l l : th e S t ag es o f r e f 0 r m a t i o n S u i te d

f or a n y . p e o p l e . I t g a v e a u n iv e rs a l c o d e to t h e w o r ld w h i c h f u r n i s h e dt h e n e c e s sa r y g u i d i n g ru l e s f o r t h e c i v i li z a ti o n o f a ll m e n . T o r o o t o u t,f f e w v i c e s f ro m a m o n g a p a r t i c u la r c o m m u n i t y h a d b e e n t h e 0 b je ~ t o ff u r n i s h i n g a t r u e : r e m e d y f o r t h e e x t e r m i n a t io n o f a ll s o r ts o f e v i l a n dd i re c t io n s f o r t h e g u i d a n c e o f a l l m e n . M o r e o v e r i t h a s d e s c ri b e d a l l t h es te p s n e c es sa ry f o r t h e s o c ia l, m o r a l , a n d s p ir it u a l d e v e l o p m e n t o f m e n .I t h a d f i r s t t o c o n t e n d w i t h s a v a g e n e s s a n d r a i s e m e n t o t h e d i g n i t y o f

' l


12/52

1o T H E M O S L E M S U N R I S E

s o c ia l b e i n g s / b y i n c u l c a t in g t h e r u l e s o f so c ie ty. T h e n e x t s t e p fw a s t o p r e ac h t h e h i g h e r ' m o r a l d o c t ri n e s.

T h e c r e d i t o f p o i n t i n g o u t t h e t ru e d i s ti n c ti o n b e t w e e n n a t u r ac l in a t io n s a n d . m 0 r a l q u a l it ie s is a l s o d u e t 0 t h e H o l y Q u r a n : Bd i d n o t s t o p w i t h t h e t e a c h i n g o f e x c e l l e n t m o r a l s ; i t h a d y e t to rm e n a s t e p h i g h e r ; i t h a d t o r a i s e t h e m t o t h e p e r f e c t io n - 0 f h u m a nI t n o t o n l y o p e n e d t h e d o 6 r t o a h o l y k n o w l e d g e o f G o d , t o a c e rt ar eg a rd ing H i s ex i s tenqe , bu t a / ctua ily r a i se d the m to sp i r i tua l exce l l eI t e n l ig h t e n e d h u n d r e d s o f , t h o u s a n d s o f . m e n r e g a r d in g t h e t ru e k n

e d g e o f G o d a n d e s ta b l is h e d t h e m u p o n a f ir m b a sis w i th r es p e ct toc e r t a in t y o f H i s e x i st e n c e . I t g a ~ e a d m i r a b l e d i r e c t io n s r e g a r d i n gt ~ r e e - f o ld 'a d v a n c e m e n t o f m a n ~xh i c h I h a v e d i sc u s se d a b o v e . A S t h eH 0 1 y Q u r a n is a c o m p r e h e n s i v e c o d e o f : te a c h i n g s r e g a r d i n g t h e p e rt io n o f m a n , i t h a s , t h e r e f o r e , a s s e rt e d i ts e x c e l le n c e a n d c o m p r e h e n sness . T h u s i t s ays :

"'This day hat.e I "per/ect 'ed yo ur religion fo r yo u and ha rb c

ple ted m y fa l'ozcrs and b less ings upo n yo u, and I hat,e been p leasem aking Is lam rOUt re l ig ion"( V: 5 ) .

N o w t h i s v e r s e l ay s d o w n i n c le a r a n d e m p h a t i c t e r m sthat r e l ig ion a t -t a in s i ts pe r f e c t ion in I s l am, i. e . , up on r each ing a s t age in w h ichs i g n i f ie d b y t h e w o r d I S la m , a p e r s o n c o m p l e t e l y r e s ig n s h i m s e l f t owi l l / o f God and seeks Sa lva t ion by the sac r i f i ce o f h i s own se l f ( i=h i s i n t e r e s t s a n d d e s i r e s , . ) a n d n o t b y a n y o t h e r m e t h o d , a n d d o e s a l lo w t h is sa crific e t o r e m a i n a m e r e m a t t e r o f t h e o r y b u t s h o w s i t i ndee ds and p rac t ice . I t is t o t h i s t ha t t he wo rd " ' I s l am " ca l lsat tent iona n d a l l e x c e ll e n c es c u l m i n a t e i n t h is p o i n t . -

' The . ph i lo sop he r s , ' w ho t rus t ed to tlaeir im pe r fec t r ea sc o u l d n o t d i s c o v e r t h e t r u e G o d : A t r u e k n ox ~ le d ge o f H i s e x i st ew a s g i ve n b y t he H o l y Q u r an ,. th e i n sp ir ed w o r d o f G o d . . T h e h o

W o r d s u g g e s ts t w o m e t h o d s 0 f a t ta ! n i n g t o t h i s. k n o w l e d g e . F i r st lyt ea c h e s t h e c o u r s e b y a d o p t i n g w h i c h h u m a n r e a so n is s tr e n g t h e n e d ~ s ha rp e ne d i n d e d u c i n g t h e r e a s o n s o f G o d ' s e x i s te n c e f r o m t h e l a wn a t u r e a ri d i s p r o t e c t e d f r o m f a l l i n g i n t o e rr o r. S e c o n d l y, i t p o i n t s t h e s p i ri t u a l m e t h o d w h i c ll w e s h a ll d i sc u s s h e r e a f t e r in a n s w e r t o th i rd ques t ion . :

S -

U n d e r t h e f ir st h e a d i n g i t h a s a d d u c e d C le a r a n dcog ent arguments


13/52

T H E M O S L E M S U N R I S E - >--- . . . 11

a p p e a l in g to h u m a n r e a so n i n s u p p o r t o f t h e e x i st e n ce Q f G o d . T h u s-it say s:

" O u r L o r d is - H e w h o h a d g i v e n t o e v e r y t h in g a c re a ti o n su i t a b let o i ts n a t u re a n d t h e n d i r e c t e d i t tO a t t a i n i t s d e s i r ed p e r f e c t i o n "( x x : 5 2) . !N o w , i f w e lo o k to th e n a t u r e o f a l l c r ea tu r e s f r o m m a n d o w n w a r da n d c o n s i d e r t h e i r d o n s ti tu t io n s a n d m o u l d s , w e s h a l l f i n d t h e c r e a ti o n o f a ll t h in g s s u r p , s m g l y a d a p te d t o t h e i r n a tu r es . T o e n t e r i n to a n yd e t a i l s. u p o n t h is p o in t w o u ld b e ti'y in g t h e p a t i en ce o f t h e au d i en ce t o o

mu ch . Bu t ev e ry o n e can t h in k v o lu m es fo r h im seI f Up o n t h is S ub jec t.A n o t h e r a r g u m e n t f o r t h e ex is te n ce o f t h e D i v i n e B e in g is d e d u ce d

b v t l~ e H o l y Q u r a n - f r o m H i s b e in g th e c a u s e o f c a us es o r t h e F ir st " cause . T hu s i t says:

" 'A n d th e w h o l e s y s t ~ / - e a u s e - u n d . e ~ e c t e / ld s w i th th y L o r d " ( L I I I : 4 3 ) . " ._. ........ ' -

T h i s a rg u m e n t i s b a s e d u p o n t h e n a t u r a l O r d e r o c a u s e a n d e ff e ctwh ich p e rv ad es t h e. u n iv e r~ ' eT ~h e :~ g ro ~h Of so m an y S cien ces is t h e r e su l t o f t h e u n iv e r s a l ~do min io nl q f t h is o r -~ _ o _ ce r ev e r y p a r t o f t h e

: wo r ld an d im p o r t an t l aws an d p r in c . ip i es -h ~ ;e b een d ev e lo p ed o u~ o f i t.Every cau se , wh ich i s . n o t i t s e l f p r imary,, m ay b e t r aced t o so m e o th e rc au se a n d t h is t o a n ~ e r a n d s o o n . - B u t a s t h e s er ie s o f c au s e a n d e f-

. , ) . . .

fect, tak in g i ts r !se: in th is f in i te w o r ld o f O urs , c a n n o t be inf in ite , it,n u st t e r m i n a t e a t s o m e p oi nt . T h e f in a l c a u s e ! s , th e r e f o r e , t h e A u t h o ro f t h e Un iverse. I t ~s to th is f inal -or f i r st cause th at the ve rse~q u o t e dab o v e cal ls a t t en t i o n ;

. " . _

A n o t h e r a rg u m e n t f o r t h e e x i st e n c e o f t h e D i v i n e B e i n g is t h u s d e sc rib e d b y t h e H o l y Q u r a n : . . . . . . ;

" T h e s u n c a n n t o v e r ta k e t h e m o o n . n o r ' c a n t h e n i g h t ( u 'h i c h isr u le d b y t h e m o o ) D o u t st ri p t h e d a y ( w h i c h i s r u l e d b y t h e s u n ) : a n d,d l t h e h , n in a ,. ie s n io v e i n t h e i r o w n o rb i t s "( X X X V I : 4 0 ) .

H a d a ll t h e s e h e a v e n l y s y st em s n o d e s i g n e r th e y w o u l d s o o n h a v e b e e nd i so rg an i zed an d ru in ed . T h e v as t mas ses o f m a t t e r r o l li n g in sp aceW i th o u t -d i s tu rb in g each o th e r ' s m o t io n d em o n s t r a t e co n t r iv an ce an dd e sig n b y t h e r e g u l a r i t y O f t h e ir m o e o n s a n d h e n c e t h e d e s ig n e r , i S i tn o t su rp r i si n g t h a t t h ese in n u m erab l e sp h eres t h u s ro l l i n g On f ro m t imeimm em or ia l do ne i th er co l l ide , n or a l t e r their cou /.ses in the s l igh tes t


14/52

12 T H E b l O S L E M . S U N R I S E

d e g re e , no r s ho w a n y w a s t e o r d ec a y f r o m t he ir c o n s ta n t m o t io n ? H o wc o u l d s uc h a g r a n d m a c h i n e ry w o r k o n w i t h o u t a n y d is o r d e r f o r n u m

ber less years un less i t were in accordance wi th the in ten t ion and cont rivance o f a Sup rem e con t r ive r? A l lud in g to thi s consu m m ate D iv inW i s d o m , A l m i g h t y .G o d .s ay s e l se w h e r e in t h e H o l y Q u r a n : "

"A ll th ing s pass at t'a) ,; a~ ld u 'ha t a bid eth fo r ever i~- the faZ 'etby Sttpporter, the Lo rd o f M ajesty. aJ~d.GIo,'9'II (LV:27.)'.

N o w i f w e s u p p o s e t h e e a r th r e d u ce d t o n o t h i n g a n d- t h e t ae a v en lbod ie s a l l b ro ug h t to des t ruc tion an d the w ho le ma te r i a l un ive r se ma dnon-exit ;tent, s t il l reaso n .and conscience req uire t h a t Som ething sho ulrem ain, a f te r eve rythin g has th us :been red/aced to no thing, w hida shot i ln~ver d i e ou t n o rb e eve r sub jec t to chang e o r decay. Suc.h a B e ing iG od w ho b rou gh t eve ry th ing into ex i s tence f rom no th ing~

I n a n o t h e r p la c e , t h e H o l y Q u r a n a d d u c e s t h e f o l l o w i n e a rg u m e n tin S u p p o rt o f t h e e x i s te n c e o f G o d : "

" IV het l the Lo rd G od sa id to the so lds : 'A m .I mJt ):o tlr. LorThe), sa id: 'Y ea : u:e do beat" u 'i tl tes.d "(V II : 17:1) . :

In th is ve r se A lmigh ty G o d re l a te s in th e fo rm o f a d~a !ogue a cha racte ri s tic o f the sou l w hich H e h as im plan te d in it s na ture , tha t . i t is noin the na tu re o f sou l to deny the ex is tence o f G od . T he A the i s t. r e jec tthe ex is t ence o f the D iv in e B e ing , no t bec ause hi s na tu re r evo l ts aga insi t b u t b e c a u s e h e th i n ks t h a t h e h a s n o p r o o f o f H i s e x is te n ce . N o t -W iths tand ing th i s den ia l, h e w ou ld adm i t th a t every e ffec t has a correspon d ing cause . N o sane pe r son in the w or ld ho ld s t h a t a ce r ta in disease fo r ins tance- is no t a t t r ibu tab le to an y, cause . A den ia l Of the system of cause and e ffec t ov er th ro w s a ll p r inc ip les and a l l sc iences .. A lsor ts o f ca lcu la t ions x~,hich-determ ine the t imes o f ecl ipses , s tormsear thquak es , e tc ., and a l l o the r i 'n ferences wo uld be co m e imp oss ib le i fevery e ffec t w ere no t du e to a par t icu la r cause . A ph i losop laer there-f o re , t h o u g h d e n y i n g th e p e r s o n a li ty o f G o d , c a n n o t d i s p u t e t h e e x -i i s t ence o f the f i r s t c ause a s he canno t r e j ec t t hew ho le sys t em o f -causean d e ffec t2 T h i s is v i r tua l ly an adm iss ion o f the ex is tence o f G od . B es ides th is , i f a den ie r o f the ex i st ence o f G od be m ade senseles s so tha th e m a y b e u t te r ly u n c o ns c io u s o f t h e l o w d e sire s a n d m o t iv e s o f t h i sw or ld and so le ly unde r the d i r ec tion and gu idance o f a h ighe r B e ing ,he w i l l i n th i s S ta t e admi t the ex i s t ence o f G od a s expe r i ence has so


15/52

T H E b l O S L E ' bl S U N R I S E 13

o f t e n p i o v e d . T h e v e r s e a b 6 ~ e q u o t e d t h u s te ll s u s t h a t a d e n i a l o f t h e -ex i s ten ce O f G o d i sp e r s i s t ed i n o n l y so l o n g a s t h e l o w er d e s i r e s o f m a r lh a v e t hee u p p e r ii a n d a n d t h a t p u r e n a t u r e is s t r o n g l y i m p r e s s e d w i t hthe fac t o f the e .~ i st ence o f a D iv in e B e i ng . ,,,,

Islam and the L iquor Q uestionB y S U F I M . R . B E N G A L E E

T h e w e s t e r n w o r l d is g r o a n i n g u n d e r t h e c u r s e o f i n to x i c a t in gdrink:~ ~ T ]~e ch i ld re n o f theS o-c a l l ed l ig h t an d c iv i l iza t ion fu l ly r ecog -,a ize the-b-a~n~-fUl effec ts o f d r in k in g an d ap pa l l in g co nd i t ion s t f ia t p re-vail in ' th e occ iden ta l w or ld . A s a r esu lt , t hey rea l i ze tha tTin tox ica t ingd r i n k is o n e o f t h e f a c to r s th a t a r e e x p e d i t i n g t h e d o w n f a l l o f t h e w e s t -e n l c i vi li z at io n a n d s o u n d i n g its d e a t h - k n e ll . G l a d s t o n e , t h e P r i m eM in is te r o f E n g l a n d , s a i d , " T h e c o m b i h e d h a r m o f t h e t h re e s c o u r g e s - -

w a r. f am i n e an d p e s t il en ce is n o t a s t e r ri b l e a s th a t o f w i n e - d r in k i n g . '"

A b o u t t w e l v e Years a g o , t h e U n i t e d S t at es o f A m e r i c a p a s s e d t h eP r o h i b i t i o n L aw i n o r d e r t o r e scu e t h e c6 u n t r y f r o m t h e C l u tch es o f : t h i sd e v a s t a t in g c u rs e . T h e y h a v e h a d a b i t te r e x p e r i e n c e . T o th e i r u t t e rc o n f o u n d m e n t ( . t h e y h a v e d i s c o v e re d t h a t t h e P r o h i b i ti o n L a w h a s to -t~ dly f a il ed in ex e r t i n g an y w h o l e s o m e i n f lu en ce i n ch eck i n g t h e c r i m es

o f d r i n k i n g . . O n t h e c on tra ry,, d u r i n g t h e p e r io d t h e P r o h i b i t i o n L a whas bee n in fo rce , c r ime s ha ve eno rm ou s ly inc reased .. So , a l a rge po r-t i o n o f t h e p o p u l a t i o n o f t h i s g r e a t r e p u b l i c a n c o u n t r y a r e t r y i n g t h e i rb e st to e f f e ct t h e a n n u l m e n t o [ t h is l aw.

T h e f o l l o w i n g e d it o ri a l r e m a r k s o f t h e C h i c a g o H e r a l d a n d E x a m -in e r tl~row a s t r o n g l ig h t o n th e su b jec t: . . . . ,

" ' T h e q u e s t i o n , " D o es p r o h i b i t i o n p r o h i b i t ? " is an sw er ed i m -p r e s s iv e l y in t h e : n eg a t iv e i n a r ep o rj u s tis su e d by t h e C o l u m b i aU n i v e r s i t y p r es s . I t em b o d i e s t h e r e su lt s o f sy s t em a t i c i n v es ti g a -t io n s o v e r a l o n g p e r io d b y D r. C l a r k W a r b u r t o n . H e f i n d s t h a tw h i le t h e p e r c a p it a c o n s u m p t i o n o f b e e r h a s d i m i n i s h e d s in c e pr o-h i b i ti o n w e n t i n t o e ff ec t, t h e p e r c a p i t a c o n s u m p t i o n o f w i n e in -c r e a s e d o v e r 7 0 p e r ' c e n t i n t h e y ea r s 19 27 t o 1 93 0, c o m p a r e d w i t h


16/52


17/52


W h y l B e c a m e - a M oslemBy

:H A Z E H U R D (A B D U L H AM E E D )

I was bo rn on Janu a ry 30, 1876 ; .and was r a i sed by Ch r i s t i an pa r-ents. I beca m e in te res ted in th e subjec t o f Re l ig ion a t the ag e of f i f-

t e e n . M y f a t h e r a d v is e d m e t o r e a d t h e B ib le , w h i c h I d i d a n d f o u n dit a g re a t s tudy. I beg an to seek a f te r h i s tory and o th er ~ ooks and i t

d id n o t t ake m e long to f ind oUt t ll a t ou r B ib le t augh t: on ~ th ing andour peop le t a u g h ta n d p rac ti s ed anothe r.. I bega n to m ake inves tiga~tio ns o f o t h e r 8 e n o m i n a t io n s o f C h r is ti a ni ty t o s e e ' i f t h e y w e r e a n ynea re r the t rue t each ing o f o u r B ib le t han m y Own which was Bap ti st.i wen t on un t i l I had examined a l l o f ou r popu la r f a i t l ! s . i n t he Chr i s -t i an wor ld , and t i l e more I S tud ied the more confus ion I found unt i lI cam e to t il e conc lus ion tha t i f a l l o r an y o f ou r Ch r i s t ian fa i ths rep-

r e se n te d G o d , t h e n it w o u l d b e b e t t e r f o r m e n o t t o a t ta c h m y s e l f t oany o f t hem fo r t hey a l l we re in a ho r r ib l e mess o f confus ion . I Cou ldno t Under s tand the doc t r ine o f the TrM i ty (Fa the r, son and H o lyG h o s t ) , a n d I c o u td n o t f in d a n y o n e th a t W a s. ab le t o e x p l a in i t to m e ,T h e Bib le ta u g h t o n e G o d , t h e C r e a t o r . 0 f a l l . I b e g a n to st ud y m a n yt~ille r w r i te rs o n the subjec t 0 f re lig ior i and I b eca m e m o r e fi rm in m y,~wn conv ict ion t l la t ther e wa s a G od W ho:crea ted a l l . th ingsl but i t has

b e e n s o l o n g ~ in ce w e h e a r d f r o m H i m t h a t w e h a v e s t ra y e d a w a y f r o mH is t each ings and . f e l l i n to a mess o f confus ion . :

In 1906, som e miss ionar ies of t il e Ch urch of Je sus Chr i s t o f La t te rDa y Sa in ts cam e th rou gh ou r Coun try p reach ing tha t G od ha d r evea ledH ims e l f anew to Jo sep h Sm i th a nd had COmmissioned h im to be aP r o p h e t to t he p e op le in l a s t d ay s, s o m y h e a r t w a s l i f t e d o u t o f t h elmre , an d m y hopes were b r igh t. T he n I s tud ied the i r books and f oun dthe ir G od to be an_ exa l t ed m an , - a nd tha t Joseph Smi th _wou ld be co m ea G o d t o t h e ir g e n e r a ti o n . I g a v e u p t h e s t u d y q f t h e f o l lo w e r s o fJoseph Sm ith.

I b e c a m e c on v in c ed t h a t m y o w n c o n ce p ti on o f G o d w a s a s g o o das any o the i: man ' s. O n Ju ly 4, 1 91 2 , I b egan to p reach w ha t I be l ieved

- f r o m m y o w n s tu d ie s o f th e B i b l e , A l l w e n t w e l l f o r a t i m e u n ti l I w a s


18/52

1 6 ! " I -H E b l O S L E M S U N R I S E

o r d a i n e d to p r ea c h . T h e n I w a s c o n f r o n t e d w i th t h e j o b t h a t I in o t p r e a c h c e r t a i n t h i n g s I h a d f o u n d i n t h e B i b le . F i n al ly, I qp r e a c h i n g a n d s e t t le d d o w n t o w ;/it. A m a n , b[r." W i l i ia r n L o c k r ii n v it e d m e to a M o s l e m m e e t i n g . I w e n t a n d m e t S u f i M . R . B e n g aM . A . , t h e M o s l e m M i s s io n a r y t o A m e r ic a . I h e a r d h is l ec tu r e. s p ir it u al t r u t h s - t h a t h e p r o p o u n d e d i n h is e n g a g i n g w a y h i g h l y p r e ss e d m e a n d w e n t s t r a ig h t to nay h e a r t. I b e c a m e : p r 0 f o u n d l y. i ne s te d in I s l a m . . I i n v it ed tlie m i ss io n a r y t o m y h o u s e . H e a g r e e dc o m e t o m y h o u s e d u r i n g I lls ll ex t v i s i t, to o u r c ity ( I h d i a n a p o l i s ) .b eg an to s tucly an d p re p ar e fola---a~,ta lkwitli h im." U p o n h is n e x t wh ic li~kvas on D ece m be r 12, 1931 , Su f i M . R . -B en g ; i l e e cam e toh o u s e w i t h a f e w f r ie n d s . W e d i s c u s se d re l i g io n f o i f o u r f u l l h oa n d I w a s c o n v i n c e d o f t h e T r u t h O f I s la m . I t .w as. a g r e a t r e v e l a tt o . m e t h a t t h e M o s l e m s , i n st e ad o f re j ec t in g t h e f o u n d e r s .o f o tf ai th s , r e sp e c t a n d b e li ev e - in a ll o f t h e m . T h e y d o b e l i e v e in j ea ls o , o n l y in th e r ig h t Wa y t h a t h e w a s a m a n a n d a g re a t p r o p h e tG o d . I f o u n d t h a t I sl am i s t h e e m b o d i m e n t o f a l l r el i gio n s , p u rifo f a ll t h e c o r r u p t i o n s t h a t. h a v e g a t h e i ' e d i n t o t h e m .

- . . . .

I w e n t t o t h e m t ss xo n o n D e c e m b e r .1 3 , 1 9 31 , a n d e m b r a c e d f a i t h o f Is l a m : I f o u n d i t t o b e th e R e l i g i o n o f P e a c e a n d I a c c e p tt he P r o p h e t s o f G o d , a n d I b e li ev e M u h a m m a d tO b e t he M a s te r Pp h e t : a n d t h e P ro m i s ed M e s s ia h , th e f o u n d e r o f t h e A h m a d i y y a M om e n t to b e h i s r ig h t f u l s u c c es so r , t h e t ru e P r o p h e t o f G o d a t t h e p r

e n t t im e . I a m p r o u d t h a t I h a v e f o u n d a n d e m b r a c e d I s la m . I t is hea r f s , de s i r e t o : con t r ibu te m y se rv ic .e s i n an y w ay poss ib l e t o fu r tt h e C a u s e 0 f t h e H o l y F a i t h .

I i h av e w r it te .n th is i n m y ow n-w ay a nd )sF il! b r in g i t to a c lose wt h e p r ay e r , ." M a y G 6 d b le s s o u r P r o p h e t a n d t h e r e l ig i o n 0 f - I s la m ; mG o d s e n d - i t f o r t h u n t il a ll m e n c o m e i n t o t h e l i g h t o f I s la m a n d tp e a c e o f G o d s h i n e f o r t h f r o m e v e r y h e a r t o n e a r th , a n d u n t i l t h e a n g

d e c la r e p e a c e o n - e a rt h a n d g o o d .w i ll t o m e n . "

W e a c k n o w l e d g e b u t o n e m o t i v e - - to f o ll o w t h e t ru th a s w e k n oit, , w h i th e r s o e v e r i t m a y l e a d u s ; b u t in o u r h e a r t o f h e a r t s w e a r e wa s s u re d t h a t t h e t r u t h w h i c h h a s m a d e u s- f re e , w i ll i n t h e e n d m a k e g l a d a ls o . A d l e r. .


19/52


20/52


Seek in g tt~ spr ea td th e g o sp e l o f I s lam Dr. Ben g a lee co n ten d s ih a t co m m erce coDr . Su f i M . 'R . Ben g a lee . M , A . .~ miss ion- be successfu l ly car r ied on in accordancea t3 ' f r o m In d ia. a r r iv ed in Sp r in g f ie ld y es - w i th th i s t h i rd ch a ra c t e r i s t i c a s t h e Mte rd ay, h i s f i rs t v i s i t t o . th i s c i ty. Th e m is - l em s b e fo r e th e in d u s t i ' i a l r ev o lu t io n ca r

s i o na r v i s l e a d e r o f th e A h m a d i) ,y a m o v e - . . ~ o n m o s t o f ' t h e c o m m e r c e . -m ent "for the U ni te d Sta tes an d t ins beef i ~ ' - l s l;un , sa id D r . Bengalee~ i s the re l ig.p r each ing in. v a r io u s p a r t s o f t h e co un tt3 " .w h ic h i s wr o n g fu l ly ca l l ed M o h am m edfo r th r ee y ea r s, o rg an iz in g ch ap te r s in v a - " i sm . Th e w o rd i t se l f m ean s p eace - .r i n u s o t ze s an d to w n s . - r e s ig n a t io n . A f ew o f th e sp eci f ic p ecu l i a

B e n g a le e . a g r a d u a t e t f f P u n j a b U o i - " i ti e s o f I s la m a re : . L i b e r at i on o f w o m e n v e r si ty in I n d ia , was se l ec t ed sev e ra l y e .a r s e s t ab l i sh in g th e eq u a l i ty Of b o t h sexag o . a s m iss io n a ry to th e Un i t ed S ta t e s, b y saf~egu a~ 'd in g th e i r r i g h t s an d l i b e r t i e s l e ad e r s o f t h a t m o v em en t in I n d i a . . H e i s - r a i s in g th e i r s t; i tu s : ab so lu te v e to o n a ll

. e d i t o r o f "th e M o s l e m m a g a z i n e , " ' T h e M o s - t o x i c a n t s ; s o l u ti o n o f e c o n o m i c p r o b l el em Su n r i~ . ' " " t h e fu r n i sh in g o f h um anit3 " w i th th e n o b

T h e A h m a di , y a m , , v e m e n t w a s f o u n d e d l e s t p r ac ti ca l, e t h i c s : t h e p r o m o t i o n o f sh y A h m a d . a M o h a m m e d a n . o t I n d i a w h o e n c e a n d e d u c at io n . O b l i g a to r y d u t ie s i s r eg a rd ed b y h i s f o l lo w er s n o t o n ly a s a I s l am a r e" d a ily p r ay e r s , f a s t in g in tr e i n t e r p r e te r a n d r es ;i ve r o f M o h a m m e d a n m o n t h ~ f R a m a d a n . f i xe d a l m s g i v i n g ae th ica l t e ach in g in i t s p u r i ty h u t a s t h e ch ~r ity, " an d a p i lg r im ag e o n ce in . o n e ' s l i

p r o m i s e d M e s s i a h a n d M a h d i a n d - e x p e c t - - t i m e ~ i p r n v i d e d c i r c u m s t a n c e s a l l o w.e d m e s s e n g e r o f a ll n a t i o n s . " T h e m o v e -m er i t i s o p en to a l l p eo p le , an d wh i l e th i s C L E V E L A N DP L A I N D E A L E R

c i ty h a s a p p r o x i m a t e l y 7 5 : M o s l e m s . a c- C l e v e l a n d , O h i oc o r d i n g t o u s ua l p r o c e d ur e o t il e r g r o u p s J u n e 2 5 , 1 9 32

h av e sh o w ed co n s id e r ab le in t e re s t2 S E E K S C O N V E R T ST O I S LA M H E R EB r i e fl y e x p l a i n i n g h i s w o r k , D r . B e n g a - . M h a m / n e d a n _ M i s s io n a zT A l s o Wi s h e s

l ee sa id l a s t n ig h t , " 'Fo l lo we r s b e l i ev e in Co r r ec t .W ro n g Id e: ts o n Re l ig io n .o n l y o n e G o d a n d t h in k H e s e n t - p r o p h e t s -. A r m e d w i t h . n o t h i n g m o r e t ha n a b r im al l l a n d s a n d a t d i f f e r e n t a g e s. W e b e - c a . s e " f u l l. o f n e w s p a p e r c l i p p i n g s a n d p a ml i e v e . th a t A h m a d i s t h e p r o p h e t o f t h e ' a g e p h l e t s o n r e l ig i o n . S u fi M , R . . B e n g a l ean d th a t h e h as b rcm g h t . I s l am b ac l~ to i t s y e s t e rd ay ex p la in ed h i s lm iss io n o f 'co n ~ ,. eo r ig i n al p u ri ty. " H e a d d e d t h a t M o s l e m sb e l i e v e i n J e s u s C h r i s t a n d p r o p h e t s s u c has q~10ses, A bra ham , Bu ddh a ., and Co nfu c iusbu t di d ni~t d&if}, tl{em.

Dr. Ben g a lee w i l l b e in Sp r in g f i e ld fo ra b o u t a w e e k . an d i s e x p e c t e d t o ' a d d r e s ssey e ra l m e e t in g s o f h i s f o I l0 w!e r~ H e i s o fs l i g h t " b u i ld . d r e s s e s a c c o r d i n g t o t h e c u s-tom of h is nat i,~:e coun t ry, speaks fau l t lessEn g l i sh , an d i s q u ie t an d r e se rv ed . "

T h e b u s i n e ss d e p re s s i o n c o u l d h a v e b e e na w, ! d e d . i f t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s w a s u n d e r t h eeco n o m ic sy s t em Of Is l am sa id D r. "B en g a -l e e. H e p o i n t e d o u t t h a t th e i e a r e th r e ec h a r ac t er i st ic s o f t h e M o h a m m e d a n e co -n o m ic sy s tem , th e l as s. , o f i n h e r i t an ce , ' t h e

2 t~ p e r cen t t ax o n su rp lu s m o ne}~ o f t h ep eo p le b}~ th e G o v e rn m en t an d th e p ro h i -h l t i o n , i f i n t e r e s t ch a rg es tm l , an ed m o n ey.

i n g A m e r i c a f i s t o I s l a m ." 'I n r ea l i t y h i s m iss io n i s i 'wo fo ld . ' " sa id

Suf i Ben g a lee . I t i s tO co n v e r t , b u i i t i sa l s o - - t o c o r r e c t m a n y w r o n g i m p r e s s i o n s o fh i s r e l i g i o n t h a t h a v e g~ined c u r r e n t ,t h r o u g h c e n t u r i e s o f r e p e t i t i o n . : .

T h e b e l i e f t h a t h i s r e l ig i o n c o n v e r ts, t h ~0 u g h . t h e swo rd , f o r i n s t an ce , i s t h em o s t c~m lm o n m iscu n cep t io n , h e sa id . An -o t h e r .is t h a t M o h a m m e d a n i s m i s th e n a m eof . h is . r e l ig ion .

" ' I s lam," says Suf i Bengalee , " ' i s the t ruen a m e o f . m y r e li g io n , a n d I s la m m e a n sp e a c e a n d r e s i g n a t i o n . "

" ' M o h a m m e d d i d r e s o r t to t h e s w o r d , b u t . ~o n l y w h e n d r i v e n t Oit in se l f -d e f en se a f t e ryear~ o f persecu t ion .

" ' O n e o f t h e t e a c h in g s o f t h e Q u r a n( K o r a n ) i s t h a t " th e re m u s t n o t b e a n y


21/52


~ m d ' o f i o r c i n g i n r e ! i g i o u s m a t t e r s . "

" T h e s i g n i f i c a n c e o f t h e n a m e I s l a m i s- -h e a t t a i n m e n t o f a l i f e o f p e r f e c t p e a c e a n d; : ' e r n a l h a p p i n e s s t h r o u g h c o m p t e t e r e s i g n a -: , , n t o t he wi l l o f God .

" ' I s l am requ i res -be l i e f i n a l l t he p r t~ -.~ he ts a n d s p i r it u a l , g u i d e s i n c l u d i n g A b r a -~Jam. Mos t - s. J e sus . Kr i sh na . B u ddh a and( / o n fa c i u s . I s la m r e p r e s e n t s c o m p l e t i o n o f~he mi s s i , , n * ,f a ll t he p ro ph e t s f ro m the-a rlie st daw n o f h i s t o q , ; t eaches t ha t a l l: h e p r o p h e t s c a m e w i t h o n e a n d . th e s a m e:n is -s ion . . Thus I / Jam e . s tab l i shes peace l~e-

:xveen re l i g ions . " ~ -S ufi B enga l ee : w h o t ook p a r t i n t he F el=

l . , w s l i i p o f F a i t h m e e t i n g a t Tr i n i t y C a -d l e d r a l ' l a s t We d n e s d a y e v e n i n g , m a k e s h i sh e a d q u a r t e r s i n C h i c a g o . H e h a s "b ee n i n:h i s co t !urn" th~ 'ee years . I s lam has m is -S ions i n 22 l a rge Amer i can c i t i e s , he s a id .

S u nd ~ y a t 1 0 : 4 5 a . ' m . h e w i l l ' t a i k o.nT h e F a i t h o f I s l a m " "a t th e U n i v e r s a l

Te m p l e ! i n t h e R e c i ta l H a l l o f . C a r n e g i eHall . 1220 H uro n R oad S . E .

o t h e r h y " t h e j o y o u s g r e e t i n g . P e a c e , P e a ce .Peace .

0 L o r d , le t P e a c e r e i g n th r o u g h o u t t h ew o r l d . " L e t t h e n a t i o n s o f t h e e a r t h c e a s e t o

f i g h t w i t h o n e a n o t h e r a n d l i v e i n p e a c e ,u n i t y, h a r m o n y ~ n d b r o t h e r h o o d . L e t a l lna t i on s and races, W i thou t any d i s i :r im ina-t i on o f : cas t e. c reed ; co lo r o r coun t ry fo rmo n e b r o t h er h o o d . L e t T h y k i n g d o m o fP e a c e , u n i t y a n d b r o t h e r h o o d c o m e t o t h ee a r t h f o r e v e r a n d e v 'e r. A m e n !

T H E M O R N I N G C A L L

. A l l e n t o w n , P e n n s y l v a n i aF e b r u a r y 2 8 , 1 9 3 2

I N D I A N A T I V E L E C T U R ES H E R E '

L a r g e A u d i e n c e H e a r s U n i v e r s i ty G r a d u a t ein La l~o r Temple .

T h e A h m a d / y y a m o v e m e n t i n I sl am Wase x p l a i n e d l a s tnightt o a t a rge a s s e m b l a g et h a t f il le d t h e L a b o r Te m p l e a t S i x t h a n dC h e s t n u t S t re e ts t o h e a r a l e c tu r e o n t h e

s u b j e c t a s p r e s e n t e d b y D r. S u f l M . R .B e n g a l e e . M . A . ; a n a t i v e o f I n d ia a n d

" ' I )H A R M A " ( J o u r n a l O f A l l - W o r l d g r ad u a te o f P u n ja b U n i v e r s i ~ t he re . A f t e r e x p l a io i n g t h e m o v e m e n t . D r .

G a n d h i F e l l o w s h i p ) _ B e n g a le e s p o k e o n t h e e c o n o m ic s it u a ti o n "N e w Yo r k C i ty , N e w - Y o r k a nd d e s cr ib e d h o w , t h ro u g h t h e d o ct ri ne s

J a n u a r y - J u n e , 1 9 3 2 / ' " o f I sl am , s u ch d e p r e s s i o n s a~ t h e e x i s t a n tF E L L O W S H I P O F P R AY E R r o n e c o u l d b e p r ev e n te d .

A p r a y e r m e e t i n g f o r t h e s u c ce s s o f t h e " D i s a ? m a m e n t C o n f e r e n c e w a s o r g a n i z e d . b y~ he F e l l o w s h i p 0 f F a i t h s a t t h e i r h e a d q u a r-t e r s , 1 0 5 E a s t . 2 2 n d S t r e e t , N e w Yo r k C i t y.

",,n F e b r u a r y 1 . 1 9 3 2 . P r a y e r s w e r e o f f e r e d A h m a d W h o is a c c l a im e d a s t h e e x p e c t e dh y B a h a 'i . B u d d h i st , C h r i s ti a n , H i n d u , J e w m e s s e n g e r " o f a l l - n a t i o n s . T h e m o v e m e n ta n d M o s l e m . i n P e r s i a n , Ja p a n e s e , E n g l i s h , r e p r e s e n t s t h e t r u e a n d r e al I s l a m a n d s e e k sS a n s k ri t. H e b r e w a n d . A r a b ic . W e g i v e - , t o u p l i f t h u m a n ! t y a n d t o e s t ab l is h p e a c eb e l n w a n e x t r a c t f r o m t h e i ns p i~ 'i n g p r a )' e rs , t h r o u g h o u t t h e W o r l d . H a z r a t M i r z a B a s h -w i th t h e n -a m e o f t h e w o r s h i p p e r, i r u d d i n M a b m u d A h m ~/d , u n d e r w h o s e d i -

B y S u fi M . R . B e n g a le e ; t h e M o s l e m M i s - r e c ti o n t h e m o v e m e n t h a s e s t a b l i sh e d m i s -

s io n ar y i n - A m e r i c a : s l o n s i n m a n ), p a r t s o f t h e w o r l d ., . - . .Oh . "Allah. l.rwd o f t he un ive r se , t he M et - D r. B eng a l ee has been eng aged . a s a m i s -

c i fu l , t h e B c n e f i c i e n t , t h e l ~ [ a s t e r' o f t h e d a ysiunary n t h i s c o u n t r y f o r t h e p a s tthree, , f_ jud gm dn t . -Thou ar t Peace . a l l Pe ace era-. m a te s f r o m T h e e ! T h e r e i s n o ' P e a e e sa v ei n T h e e . T h e P a t h x;,,h ic h l e a d s t o T h e e i s< :d ie d P e a c e ( ' I s l a m ) . T h y k i n g d o m h a sb e e n d e s c r i b e d in T h y H o l y B o o k a s ap l.~ ce w h e r e t h e i n m a t e s w i l l g r e e t ' o n e a n -

D r. B e n g a le e d e s c r i b e d I sl am a s o f t en

b e i n g w r o n g l y c a ll e d M o h a m m e d a n i s m a n dd e sc r ib e d t h e A h m a d i ~ a m o v e m e n t a s h a v-~ n ~ :b e en f o u n d e d b y H a z r a t M i rz a G h u l a m

a n d a h a l f y e a rs a n d " d u ri n g t h a t t i m e h a so p e n e d m ~ y ff~ is sio ns a n d o rg a n l z e d m a n y

. - c h a p t e r s - n f t h e f a i t h i n v a r i o u s s t a te s o ft h e u n i o n . H i s v i s i t t o t h i s c i t y y e s t e r d a yw a s h i s f ir s t v i s i t t o t h i s s e c t io n . H e e x -p e c t s t o r e m a i n h e r e f o r s e v e r a l d a y s w i t h

--.


22/52

2O

the expec t a t i on o f o rg am zm g a c l~ap te r o ft h e m o v e m e n t h e r e . -

/

T H E I N D E P E N D E N T S P I R IT U A L IS TA S S O C I AT I O N C H U R C H

B U L L E T I NG r a n d R a p i d s , M i d h i g a n

b | a y, 1 9 3 2S uf i B enga l ee o f Ind i a . a m i s s ionary fo r

t h e r e l i g i o n o f I s l a m . g a v e t w o a d d r e s s e s a tt h e C h u r c h - o f T r u t h , i n G r a n d R a p id s .M i c h ig a n . T h e w o r d s o f w i s d om , s p o k e n -wi th rd ig i tms fe rvo r and s i nce r i t y, r each~2da ll a n d i m p r e s s e d a ll w h o l i st e n e d c h a t ' h e

w a s a t r u e d i s c i p l e a n d o n e c a l le d b y G o dt o p re a c h . H i s t o p i c w a s Y T h e r e I s O n l yO n e G o d . " F o u r h u n d r e d l is t e n ed a n dwere benef i t ed .

- . . . . . . 7 - -

T H E D E T R O IT N E W S/ D e t r o i t , M i c h i g a n

June 15 , 1932R A C E S. C O L O R S A N D C R E E D S J Q I N

I N F A I T H F E L L O W S H I P

I s l a m a n d I s r a e l , C h r i s t i a n a n d H i n d u .are one in the conv~ct ion that i t i s on ly"t h ro u g h f a it h i n G o d an d t h r o u g h . t h e

b r o t h e r h o o d o f h u m an k in ~ l t h a t m a n m a~ '.c o n q u e r f e a r ;

T H E M O S L E M S U N R I S E

and regu l a r, cons t an t p rayer, cou p l ed w i tht ~ c se r v ic e o f h u m a n i t y w i t h o u t d i s t i n c t io no~ r a c e o r c r e e d o r. c a s t e o r c o l 0 r , . o r c o u n .t~ , i s t he s ec re t o f t he c onq ues t o f ' f ea r~

T H E C L E V E L A N D P L A I N D E A L E RC l e v e l a n d . O h i oJ u n e 2 3 , 1 9 3 2

F A I T H F E L L O W S H I PE i g h t e e n h u n d r e d a t t e n d e d Tr i n i t y E p i s -

c o p M C a t h e d r a l . la s t n i g h t , p r a y e d t h ep r a y e r s o f m a n y r e l ig i o n s , a n d h e a r d s i xspeak er s o f d i f f e ren t f~ ii th s , a s C l eve l andhe ld i t s f i r s t F e l l owsh ip o f F a i t h s .

T h e s e n i o r c h o ir o f f if ty f r o m S t- J a m e s 'A . M . E . O m f c h o p e n e d t h e s e rv ic e s w i t ha g r o u p o f N e g r o s p i r i tu a l s . S u fi M u t i u rR ah ma n B enga l ee , M . A . , ed i to l : o f t heM os l em S unri se , i n h i s d res s o f~g reen t u r-ban and l o ng , g ra y ' r ob t , ha l f , c l i an t ed , "ha lf -

" s u n g t h e - M o h a m m e d a n c a ll t o p r a y e r, f ir st- i n Arab i c and t hen i n Eng l i sh~

T h e o n ly m e a n s " of w i n n i h g f r e ed o m

from fear i s to make a complete res i~znat iono f y o u r s e l f t o t h e w i l l o f G o d . t h e r e b y o h~ra in ing s a lva t i on . B enga l ee s a id .

" Yo u m u s t d e v o t e a ll yo ug f a cu l ti e s t othe wi l l o f God~ t ,~ ' the serv ice- of GOd and

To t h is t h e y t e st if ie d Tu e s d a y n i g h t - a t t h e s e r v i c e o f m a n . " h e s a id . " ' T h e f a it h ot h e f i rs t m a s s m e e t i n g s p o n s o re d - b y D e - " Is la m , w h i c h y o u m i s t a k e n l y ca ll M o h a mt r o it 's n e w l y o r g a n i ze d F e l l o w s h i p o f m e d a n i s m ; h a s a h v a ys t a u g h t t h e d e n / n o r aF a i t h s , a m ove m en t geek ing t o ach i eve o f a l l co lo r s and a l l cas te s .' "n e i g h b o rl in e s s a n d u n d e r s t a n d i n g b e t w e e n

c r ee d s a n d f a it h s a n d ra ~:es a n d n a t io n s . - " T H E C i ~ E V E L A N D P R E S ST h e m e e t i n g w a s h e l d i n S t. J o h n ' s E p is - : C l e v e l a n d , O h i o

c o p a l C h u r c h , w h i c h - w a s t o o s m a l l f o r t h e . J u n e 2 3 . 1 93 2c r o w d s . . P a r t o f t h e o v e rf lo w w a s c a r e d , 2 00 0 M E E T AT T R I N 1 T Y . . .A G R E Ef o r in t h e c h ap e l o n Ve r n o r h ig h w a y, a n d F A I T H I S A L LY .e a c h o f t h e s p e a k e r s i n t u r n a d d r e s s e d t h i sg r o u p . M a n y o t h e r s h a d t o b e tu r n e d a w a y.

T h r e e o f t h e s p ea k er s- i e pr e S en t ed d i v i :s i o n s o f C h r i s t i a n i t y - - P r o t e s t a n t , C a t h o l i c ,

a n d N e g r o . T h r e e o t h e r s s p o k e f o rMo2

h a m m e d a n i s m , f o r" . Ju d a is m a n d f o r t h ef a i th o f G a n d h i . . T h e e s s en c e o f ea ch brie f"t a lk w a s t h a t o n l y w h e n a s e n s e o f b r o t h e r-h o o d , g r o w i n g o u t o f a c o n v ic t io n o f t h eF a t h e r h o o d o f G o d . h a s b e e n a c h i ev e d w i llf e a r b e d r iv e n o u t o f t h e h e a r ts o f m e n . -

S u f i M u t i u r R a h m a n B e n g a le e ; M . A . , aM o h a m m e d a n , s a id t h a t t h e s er v i ce o f G o d ,m e a n i n g o b e d i en c e t o H i s c o m m a n d m e n t s

T h e M o s l e m C a l l to : p r a y e r e c h o e dt h ro u g h t h e v a s t c a t h e d r a l a s S u fi M u t i u rR a h m a n B e n g a l e e a s c e n d e d t h e p u l p i t ." 'O b e d i e n c e t o c o m m a n d m e n t s a n d s i n c e r e

p r a y i n g g i v e t h e M o s l e m s h e a l t h , c o u r a g e a n d c o n f i d e n c e w i t h w h i c h t o "c ~m batf e a r, " h e s a i d . "" " T h e h o l y K o r a n , M o s l e m s c r i p i u re , s a ys

" he w h o m a k e s c o m p l e t e r e si g n at io n i n G o di s r e w a r d e d b y G o d a n d k n o w s n d f e a r ' , "he s a id . " 'Equa l i t y 0 f m an i s t he doc t r i n e o f/~foham m ed. K in g and -sla~,'e . r i ch ~ andl~nor, s tand s ide by s id e , shouldei" tos h o u l d e r. "


23/52


T o O u r .-R ead ers

T h e u n u s u a l l a ck ot~ f u n d s c o m p e l s u s a g a i n t o p u b l i s h t w o i s su e s- ,~f t h e M o s l e m S u n r is e ? u n d e r o n e c o v er. W e w i [ l h a v e t o c o n t i n u e t h i s

. ." , p o ! ic T- u n ti l c o n d it io n s b e c o m e b et te r." A . l i t t l e a t t e n t i o n a n d s i n c er e

e ff or t, o n t h e p a r t o f t ile w e l l -w i s h e rs O f t h i s b e l o v e d H a r b i n g e r o f T r u t h

in i n c r ea s in g i t s c i rc u l a ti o n , w o u l d g r e a t l y h e l p u s t o m a k e t h e j o u r n a l

a r e g u l a r p u b l i c a t io n . T h e e d i t o r s i n c e re l y t r u s ts t h a t a l l ' l o v e r s o f T r u t h

w i ll d o t h e i r b es t i n t h a t . re g a rd s o t h a t t h e l i g h t a n d l u s t r e - o f I s l a m -m a y b e s h e d t h r o u g l a t hi s m a g a z i n e a l l o ver: t h e w o r l d , a n d t h r o u g h d u t

th e l e n g t h a n d b r e a d t h o f t h is c o u n t r y p a rt ic u l a r ly.

W e p u b l is h b e lo w t h e n a m e s o f t l le d o n o r s f o r t h e M o s l e mSunr i se .

\ V e a r e d e e p l y a n d s i n c e re l y g r a t e f u l t o t h e m . :i I t is o u r e a r n e s t a n d

c im s t a nt p r a y er t h a t A l l a h m a y g r a n t t h e m t h e b e st r e w a r d s ~ h e r e a n d

he re af te r : " " - - ' "1. S a y y e d A b d u r R a h m a n , De t ro i t , M ic h ig a n . ................................1 0 . 0 0

2 . M r. Faz lu r R a h m an , D e t ro i t , M ic h ig an ................L..~ ....... .~ .. .. .. . 5 .0 0

4 3 B r o th e ? A b d u r R a s h e e d ( D o c k R o b i n s o n , , D e t r o it , M i c h l .L 3 . 0 0

4. M r. Z a m i r K a h n , D e t r o i t ; M i c h ig a n L .. .L. . . . . . . . . . ~ . : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ! _ ! . . . . . . . . . i : . . . . 2 . 0 0. . . . . . . . .

5 . Mr. "O m a r C le v e la n d i C h ic a g o , Il li n o is ..~: ........ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .5 . 0 0

6 . S i s te r Sa e e d a (M rs . M a m e y H o l l i d a y ) , C h i C a g o , I i l i n o i s . ..... -5 .0 07. Sister Sa ld a a , C h ic a g o , Il li n o is _ / ......... ..:_-.....~-I.L........... _.: ........ .L 1 0 . 0 0

8 . B r o t h e r O m a r K h a n (T ~ B lu n t) , C h i c a g o , I ll in o i s .... . .. . . .. . i 0 . 0 0

9. M rs . A b d u l K h a le q u e , C h ic ag o ,. Il li n o i s ....-..L~.-.L..:.:..:...:................. 5.00

10. Mrs.- W il l i a m s- (S is te r A z e e m a ) , C hica go , I l l in oi s ...... ..... ....:~, 2 .0 0

11. B ro t h e r Sh a re e f A h m a d , C h i c a g o , I l l in o i s ..........:~ ......................L.: 5.00

12 . . M r: Ca rsW el l (B ro th e r A b d u l l a h ) , C hic ag o; Illinois......L ..:.~ .!~ .. 5 .0013 . M r . B . A . M al ik , C h i ca g0 , Illinois.~ ....:.-._5........ Y! ............................ ! 3 .0 0

1 4 . . M r s . E~ T h o m a s (S i s t e r K a re e m a ) , C h i c a g o , Illin 0is....:L ...-L _: i 2 0 0 "

15~ .-M rs. A u g u st a. A tk in so n , C o u lte rv il l e , C a li fo rn ia .~ ..... ~_~.i . .. .. .. 5.0 0

16. M r . A ld u l K a ie q u e , C h ic a g o , .Il lin o is ....................... . .. .. ..~_...:~.,L 3.001 7 . . M r . S u l a i m a n K a z e m , D o w a g i a c , M ! c h i g a n :.:..;L.............~__...:...:_-.5.00


24/52

2 2 T H E /~ ,1 0 S L E ]~I S U N R I S E

The Conques t o f Fea r' ( A S h o r t A d d r e s s )

. B y " "

~ '--S U FI M . R . B E N G A L E E " ~

~ F r o m th e e a r ii ~ std a w n o f -h is to ry, f e ar h a s b e e n t h e h e ri fa g e om a n . ~ M a n ' h a s b e e n t h e Vi ctim o f f e a r i n a l l a g e s a n d i n a l l c o u n t rI t i s l i k e a c h r o n i c , i n s i d io u s d is e as e . W e a lw a y s c a r ry o n o u r m i n dh e a v y l o a d o f a p p r e h e n s i o n , a n x i et y a n d t h e f e a r o f l o s h lg s o m e t h i

I s l a m r e c o g n iz e s t h is im p o r t a n t a s p ec t o f h u m a n n a t u r e a n d ' f u r n isu s w i t h w e a p o n s Wi th w h i c h t o i n a k e t h e c o n q u e s t O f f e a r.

T h e H o l y Q u r a n sa ys:"H e w ho m akes a con;plete resignation o f him self to the u,ill o

G od attains sah'ation. H e is rewarded by G od and there sha l l come nofea r up'on, hint, nor sha l!/he be grieved." ( II : i 0 6 ) . "

"Tho se u 'ho hat,e t rue, fai th in G o d a n d are s teadfast ~n their

fa ith , th e An gels o f G od descend upon them a n d say . "Fear ye not~either 'be ye grieved, bu t .rejoice that fo r you r the K ingd om o f G ou'hich has been prom ised th you ' ."( X L I : 3 0 ) .

A c c o r d i n g t o t h e se v e rs es , f i r m f a i t h a n d i m p l i c it t ru s t in G o d , a n dl if e o f r e s i g n a t io n t o , o r in ~ :o n fo r m it y w i t h t h e w i ll o f G o d a r e to n l y m e a n s o f w i n n i n g f r e e d o m f r o m fe ar. B y s u c h a l if e ! m e a n ta pe r son d evo te s a l l h i s f a cu l t i e s : phys i ca l , i .n t e li ectua l, an d sp i r it uto w o r k ' o u t th is D i v in e P la n . H i s h a n d s a n d f e e t. h is m i n d a n d b rah is h o n o r , w e a l t h a n d c o m f o r t, a ll t h a t is i n h i m , f r o m h e a d t o f o o t ;m u c h s o , t h a t ~ v e n h i s i n t e n ti o n s , h i s t h o u g h t s a n d p a s si o n s f o l l o w w i l l o f G o d : H i s l im b s b e c o m e t h e l im b s o f G o d . T h e s a m e t ru t h hb e e n e x p re s se d in t h e H o l y Q u r a n i n t h e se w o r d s:

"V erily m y prayers an d m y sacrifices m y life an d m y dea th are .[othe sake o] m anifestatio n Of (he glory o f G od ."( V I : 1 6 3 ) .

G o d s a y s a d d re s si ng t h e H o l y P r o p h e t M u h a m m a d , 7!OM u h a m -m ad, u,hatever tho u castest, not tho u but G od has cast."(VI I I : 17 ' ).

- T h i s l i f e o f t h e D i v i n e . Wi l l m a y , b e a t ia i n e d f ir st, b y t h e s e r v io f G o d a n d s e c0 n d , b y t h e s e rv i ce o f M a n ; t w o s id e s t o t h e s a m e sh i eB y ' th e s erv ic e 0 f G o d I m e a n o b e d i e n ce t o H i s C o m m a n d m e n t s ap r a y e r s a n d c o n t e m p l a t io n o f G o d . : "


25/52

T H E M O S L E b l S U N R I S E 23

T h e M a s te r P r o p h e t M u h a m m a d c o n q u e re d h is f e a r t h r o u g h p r a y-ers. H e sec luded h im se l f in a m oun ta in cavern and d evo ted h i s t ime

in p r ay e rs a n d s u p p li ca ti o n t o G o d , a n d i n c o n t e m p l a t i o n o f t h e A l -m i g h ty. A t t h e ag e o f f o r t y w h en h e w as ca ll ed . u p o n t o d o hi s d u t y insoc ie ty fo r .the se rv ice o f hu m an i ty h e cou ld n o t spend m os t o f h i s t ime

-in p rayers like h e fo rm er ly d id . Bu t yet , ev e r y d ay he Spen t a t l eas t one-t h i r d o f h is t i m e in o ff e ri n g p r ay er s. H e m ad e i t an o b l i g a t o r y d u t y f o rh is fo l low ers to obse rve p rayers f i4e ' t im es every day fo r the conques to f f ea r. So a go od and p ious .Mos lem, in add i t ion to h i s five da i ly

prayers , ge ts up f ro m h is s leep an d o ffers p rayers , tO G od 'a t th e dea do f n i g h t w h en t h e w h o l e w o r l d is i n t h e l ap o f S leep ..

Reg u la r, cons tan t and s ince re p rayers g ive u s S tw ng th , ' cou rage ,h e ro i sm , w i l l p o w er, an d s e l f co n f id en ce . P r ay e r s g i v e u s t h a t r o ck :l ik e t r u s t an d f a i t h i n G o d . a fa i th w h i ch can n o t b e sh ak en b y t h ew inds o f ca lami t ie s and th e s to rm s .0 f d i sas te r s. - -

A s r e g a rd s t h e se rv ic e o f h u m a n i ty, G o d c o m m a n d s u s in t h e H o l y

Q u r an ( C h . X C I ) : t h a t w e m u s t t ak e l e s so n s f r o m t h e su n a rid it sb r ig h tn e ss , f r o m t h e m o o n w h i c h f o l lo w s it, f r o m t h e d ay w h en i tshows its sp lendo r, f rom the n ig h t w h en i t is da rk , i ?r0 in the he aven an d

-from t h e e a r t h . I n o t h e r w o rd s , ju s t a s t h e s u n , m o o n a n d a ll h e a v e n l yp l an e ts o f t h e w h o l e u n i v e r s e a re . s e r v in g .h u m an i t y - w i t h o u t m ak i n g any.d i s t inc t ion o f cas te ; co lo r, o r co un t ry ; so al s0 , m us t w e se rve the

- C au seo f h um an i ty w i th ou t any t inc tu re o f se lf ishness , w i th the un l imi ted

10ve o f a .m o th er fo r he r ch i ld ren . . :

T h er e i s no th ing in the w or ld , rea l ly benef ic ia l, tha t . does n o t l iew i t h in t h e r each o f an i n f o r m ed u n d e r s t an d i n g an d a w e l l- d i rec t ed p u r-suit. T h e r e is n o t h i n g t h a t G o d h a s j u d g ed g o o d f o r us t h a t H e h a sno t g iven Us the m eans to accompl i sh , bo th in the na tu ra l and the m ora lw o r l d . - - B u r k e .

Le t u s bew are 0 /: lo s ing ou r en thus iasm. Le t u s ever g lo ry inso m e t h i n g , an d s t ri v e to r e t ai n o u r ad m i r a ti o n f o r a l l ' t h a t w o u l d en -nob le, .and ou r in te res t in -a l l tha t W ou ld en r ich and beau t i fy ou r life~ -- P h i l l i p s Brooks. . .-~i

T h i n k h oW m any. t im es t h ~ u - h as t b e en m i s t ak en i n t h y o w n j u d g -m e n t a n d l ea r n b y t h a t ' e x p e ri en c e n o t t o b e p o s i t i v e a n d o b s t i n a t e . Ful ler. :


26/52


Ligh t o f I s l amB y

O M A R C L E V E L AN D . . . . - - . : . .

T h i r t e e n h u n d r e d a n d f if ty y e a r s a g o , i s l a m x~iasp r o c l a i m e d t o t h eWo r ld b y M u h a m n i a d ' u n d e r t h e m o s t t r y in g c o n d it io n s . T h e K ,0rld i s"bigger and" be tter, an d m igh tily ad ):ance d spirTtUally:by -the part: h epla ye d in its g lor io us his tory. . H61inspired tho sewho fo l low tO nob le rm an lio0d a n d h. igher ide ',flS.

T he nam e , M ul la m m ad , is the mig la fi es t on ea r th , n l igh ti e s t in thecau se o f civi l l ibe r ty - 7 m ight ie r st il l in m ora l re form at ion . T o l lim,t h e H o l y Q u r a n - t h e W o r d o f A l la h w a s r e v e a le d a n d i t h a sc o m e d o w n to u s t h r o u g h t h e c e n t u r ie s u n b l e m i s h e d a n d u n d e f i le d ; am on um en t and a gu id e to a l l/ r iga ( i s h ighes t and nob le s t in the -hea r t so f m e n .

Som e C hr is tians hav e s t r iven to be l ie i t s d iv ine o r ig in , bu t : l ike th ean ts burr0xs~ing ben ea th the py ram ids in the i r ~ i ttempt to ov er tu rn them ,flaey w i l l f ind f ll emse lves b u r i e d benea th the fo l ly o f the i r m adness .T ha t a t t i t ude has pe r l! aps g rea t ly bene f i tt ed the M os lems , fo r they l~aveb e e n b r o u g h t t o o n e m i n d a n d p u r p os e . A n e w v ig o r 0 f c o m m o n co u n -se l and c om m on ac t ion has bee n re ,~ ,ealed to them. A n ew l igh t sh ines

a b o u t th e m . T h e g r e a t d u ti es ~ )f a n e w d a y a w a k e n a n e w a n d g r e a te rsp i r i t i n them. In I sl am they f ee l a n a s su rance o f a n end le s s andshadow less e t e rn i ty in / i t s un d y in g t ru th , beau ty and s imp l ic ity. I t iss t ric t ra t iona l i sm and a re l ig ion of na ture : I s lam recognizes no pr ies t-hood , bu t pe rmi~each sou l to r i s e to i t s c r ea to r w i thou t the in t e rmed i -a t ion Of p reacher o r p r ies t .

I t show s beyon d dou bt tha t i t is the ispirit in p ra yers and th e abso-

lu te submiss ion to th e wi ll o f A l lah th a t count .. Bes ides th is , to le ranc eand dem ocracy s t and un r iva ll ed . I s lam has neve r em ployed a p rose ly -t ing fo rc e p ro tec ted /by the nav y o r. m ar ines , no r has i t ev e r he ld aninquisi tion or lynch ing to re ta in i ts m em be rs o r conver ts .

- ~ a e p r o s e ly t in g p o w e r o f i s l a m is e x t ra o r d i n a ry, a n d i t s . h o l dup on tts vo ta r ies is even m ore rema rkab le . T hr ou gh ou t h is to ry there


27/52

T H E M O S L E b l S U N R I S E 25

h a s b e e n n o s i n g le i n s ta n c e w h e r e a p e o p l e , ; on c e b e c o m e M o s l e m , h a se v e r a b a n d o n e d t h e f a it h . . . . . . E v ery M o s le m i s a b o r n m i ss io n a r ya n d i n st in c t iv e l y p r o p a g a t e s h i s f a it h a m o n g h is n o n :l v lo s le m n e ig h b o r s .T h e q u a l i t y o f t hi s m i s si o n a ry t e m p e r h a s b e e n w e l l : an a ly z e d b y M e r e -d i t h T o w n se n d . 'A l l t h e em o t i o n ~ . w h ich i m p e l a C h r i s ti an t o p r o se l y-tiz e,' h e w r ite s, " a r e i n a M u s s u l m a n s t r e n g t h e n e d by all t h e m o t iv e sw h ich im pe l a po l i t ica l l ead er an d a ll the fiaotives w h ich sw ay a r e-c i 'u i ti n g s e rg ean t , u n t il p r o se l y t i sm h as b eco m e a p a s s io n , w h i ch , w h en -ev e r su cce ss s eem s p r ac t ic ab l e , an d e sp ec ia l ly su cce ss o n a l a rg e s c a l e ,

d e v e l o p s in t l l e q u i e te s t M u s s u l m a n a f u r y o f a r d o r w h i c h i n d uc e s h imr i~ b r e a k d o w n e v e r y o b st ac le , h i s o w n s t r o n g e s t p r e ju d i c es i n c l u d e d ,

r a t h e r t h a n s t a n d f o r a n i n s t a n t in th e n e o p h y t e 's w a y. ' "" ( T h e R i s i n gT i d e o f C o l o r b y L o t h r o p S t od d a rd T- -P g . 6 5 ) .

W h i l e w e ; r e n d e r t h an k s f o r t h e se f ir in g s, le t u s p r ay t o A l l ah , i na ll h u m b l e n e s s o f s pi ri t, .th at w e m a y a l w a y s l o o k t o H i m f o r g u i d a n c e ;t h a t w e m ay b e k ep t co n s t an t i n t h e sp i r it an d p 'u r p o se o f s e rv ice , t h a t

bY H i s g r a c e o u r m i n d s m a y b e d i re c te d ,: a n d o u r h a n d s s t r e n g t h e n e din b r i n g i n g i n to b e i n g a w o r l d r u l e d b y f r ie n d s h i p a n d g o o d - w i l l.

. . . - _

S o m e . o f I s l a m ' s C o n t r i b u t i o n s t o

" " W e s t e r n u . . . . i v i l i a f i r m

By M I SS N I N ASTAUFFERT h e a n n a l s o f M s t o r y a r e filled w i th g l o w i n g a e e o u n ts o f t h e

G r e a t C h r i s t i a n C r u s a d e s , w h i c h w e r e m a d e t o t h e H o l y L a n d d u r -i r i g t h e M i d d le A ges~ N O h i s t 0 r y o f n o r t h e r n a n d w e s t e r n E u r o p ew o u l d b e c o m p l e te w i t h o u t t h e c o lo r fu l n a r r a t i v e s o f t h a t e ra :

T h e g a l l a n t k n i g h t s a n d t h e i r d e e d s h a v e lo n g b e e n u s e d i ns o n g, S to ry a n d d r a m a . E v e r y p e r i o d o f l i te r a t u r e s i n c e t h o s eu n i q u e e x p e d i t i o n s w e r e m a d e h a s b r o u g h t f o r t h s o m e p h a s e s o ft h e e x p l o i t s 0 f t h e r o y a l o r d e r s o f th e .K n i g h t s o f S t . J o h n o fJ e r u s a l e m , K n i g h t s Te m p l a r s , H o s p i t a l !e r s, a n d : o t h e rs ( l u r in gt h e i r s o j o u r n i n t h e H o l y L a n d :

T h e d r a r n a ti c i n c id e n t s o f t h a t a g e h a v e b e en p o r t r a y e d s oo f t e n a n d s o d e l i g h t f u l l y f o r t h e f a n c i f u l i m a g i n a t i o n s o f th e p e o p lein g e n e r a l, t h a t t h e w o r l d h a s l os t s i g h t o f t h e m a n y c o n t r i b u t io n st o w e s t e r n c i v il iz a t io n w h i c h t h o s e h i s t o r ic a l c r u s a d e s i n tr o f lu c e d .


28/52

26 T H E M O S L E / ~ I S U N R I S E

Befo re the first Crusade which was organized in the yearl[~J6, some shreds of Arabian learninghad penetrated the dark-ne~ss of West er n Eur ope . A few zealous sch ola rs, who had mad e

thei r way fr om Cordova, the seat of lea rn in g in Si)ain dur ing thereign of the Moors, brought with them scraps of knowledge ofscience, commerce, lit er atu re and art'i but this ligh of lear ningwas so meagre that it merely made a flicker in darkened Europe.

As early as the 3"ear 9.75 the pre sen t arit hmeti cal notation wasintroduced into Europe by the Sar ac en s; bu ti t remained for theCrusaders to throw, open the doors of learning and to promulgatethe Islamic culture-into an almost barbarian world.

As late as 1095 when Peter the Hermit began preachingagainst the Turks , the Gothic architecture, the pr ide of WesternEurop e's civilizati on ha d not yet made-its appearance. No r did itapp ear until four years af ter the First Crusade had begun: so itis natur al to believe tha t the jo urn eys through, the By za nt in e Em-pire and on into Jerusalem, had some influence on its origin.

So gre at wa s the effect of Islamic l earning on these expedi-t ions , that less than a century af ter the Firs t-Crusade. AbuBekribn Tophail, an Arabian philosopher, became , known in

Europe, along with the poet Hariri also Avcrroes another Arabianphilosoph er had int rod uced the. log ic of Aris totl e into Euro:i~e. Itwas also about this t ime' th at hi s t or ia ns and chroniclers becameknown in Europe, and a revival o f t h e stud y of Civil Law wasmade. "

It was probably after Richard, Coeur de Lion of England, hadmade the I ruc e with Saladin, the gr eat . Moslem genei'al, whi

Documents

Themoslemsunrise1931-32 Iss 3