Why Did They Become Muslims

adds a lot more to these dangers. A naval officer has to be always
very careful. The British navy holds a book that contains the
Queen’s Directions and the Directions put by the Admiralty. The
book embodies not only records such as the duties of a naval
officer and the procedures to be followed at times of danger, but
also a list of awards, citations and rewards that are to be bestowed
in recognition of good behaviour and distinguished services,
salaries and pays, and even when an officer will retire. In addition,
it contains the penalties imposed for offences and acts of
disobedience. If this book is observed with due diligence, life on
the sea will be easy and orderly, danger will be minimized, and
naval officers will lead a peaceful and happy life.
May Allâhu ta’âlâ forgive me my fault and sin! Never oblivious
to the great difference and always observant of the due respect, I
have compared the Qur’ân al-kerîm to that book. Allâhu ta’âlâ is
the authority who has laid down these principles in the Qur’ân alkerîm.
He teaches in extremely explicit and exquisite expressions
and in a language intelligible to everybody how all men, women
and children over the world should act, from what directions
danger will be coming and what should be done against it, and how
the good and bad behaviours will be rewarded. For the recent
eleven years, since I retired, that is, I have been growing flowers in
my garden. It is in this period when I have seen once again the
greatness of Allâhu ta’âlâ. Plants and flowers grow only with the
command of Allâhu ta’âlâ. Nothing you plant will grow without
His command. However hard you may try, and whatsoever you
may do, your endeavour will yield results only with His support.
Without this support all your effort will come to naught. It is in no
one else’s capacity to predetermine the weather conditions
required for the growing of plants. With one command of Allâhu
ta’âlâ, bad weather will set in and ruin everything you have
planted. Men have devised various systems in order to preestimate
the weather conditions. Weather conditions are forecast
today. It makes me smile to myself. For only one per cent of these
forecasts turn out to be correct. The only determinant in this
matter is the decree of Allâhu ta’âlâ. Beautiful flowers do not grow
in the gardens belonging to those who do not obey the
commandments of Allâhu ta’âlâ. This is only a retribution which
Allâhu ta’âlâ visits on them.
I believe with all my heart that the Qur’ân al-kerîm is the
Word of Allâhu ta’âlâ and that Allâhu ta’âlâ chose Muhammad
‘sall-Allâhu ta’âlâ ’alaihi wa sallam’ as His Messenger to
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