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“Leave It . . “
Many years ago, before I became Muslim, I worked at a busy flea market in North Texas. My friend Mohamed and I shared a table. We sold small bottles, little items, and cheap goods. On busy days, customers lined up, and we worked fast, taking money and handing out items.
One afternoon, in the middle of a rush, Mohamed suddenly said something under his breath and ran away from the table. He did not go to the restroom. He ran toward the parking lot.
About twenty minutes later he came back wearing a cap. I thought he had gone to buy it.
Later, when business slowed down, as it always does when the sun starts going down at a flea market, I asked him about the cap. He told me the Texas sun was beating down hard and he almost felt like he was going to pass out. So he bought the cap on the way back.
But this did not explain why he ran off so suddenly.
So I asked him,
“Why did you run to the parking lot?”
He said, as if it was obvious,
“You remember the lady who bought all the Christmas items? She left a quarter and some pennies on the table. I ran after her to give it back.”
I asked,
“Did you find her?”
He said yes.
But when he gave her the money, she stared at him and said,
“You ran all this way, in this hot Texas sun, just to give me a few cents? Why didn’t you just keep it?”
Later I asked Mohamed,
“How much did that cap cost you?”
He said,
“One dollar.”
So I said,
“You risked your health running after someone to return a few pennies, then you spent a dollar on a cap. I’ll ask you the same thing she asked you — why didn’t you just keep it?”
Mohamed looked at me and said words I will never forget.
He said,
“Islam says if something is not yours, and you know who owns it, you must return it. If you do not know who owns it, and it is just lying there, leave it there.”
That was thirty-five years ago.
And I still remember it today.
Allah created Adam ﷺ with His own Hands — shaping him from the clay of the earth, forming him perfectly, and breathing into him of His Spirit.
Angels were commanded to bow down to Adam, not as worship, but in respect to the one whom Allah had honored. All bowed — except Iblis, who was proud and refused.
Allah placed Adam and his wife Hawwa (Eve) in Paradise, where they lived in peace, surrounded by blessings beyond imagination. Allah told them clearly:
“O Adam! Dwell, you and your wife, in the Garden, and eat freely from wherever you will — but do not approach this tree, or you will be among the wrongdoers.”
(ReciteQuran.com/2:35)
Notice — Allah didn’t just forbid eating from it, He said “do not approach it.” That shows the wisdom of staying far from what may lead to disobedience.
Then Iblis whispered to them both, saying,
“Your Lord only forbade you this tree so that you would not become angels or live forever.”
(ReciteQuran.com/7:20)
Tempted by the deception, they tasted from it. As soon as they did, their innocence was uncovered — their inner peace shaken. They covered themselves with leaves, ashamed of what they had done.
But here lies the beauty of Adam’s story — he immediately turned back. He didn't blame Eve (Hawwa). He made a mistake. Then both Adam ﷺ & Hawwa cried out to Allah:
رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَا أَنفُسَنَا وَإِن لَّمْ تَغْفِرْ لَنَا وَتَرْحَمْنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ
“Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves. If You do not forgive us and have mercy upon us, we will surely be among the losers.”
(ReciteQuran.com/7:23)
And Allah, The Most Merciful, accepted their repentance.
He sent them down to earth — not as punishment, but as part of His divine plan. He told them and their descendants:
“From it (the earth) you will live, and on it you will die, and from it you will be brought forth once again.”
(ReciteQuran.com/7:25)
Adam ﷺ learned from his mistake and became the first Prophet, teaching his children the words of guidance and repentance.
The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said:
“All the children of Adam make mistakes, and the best of those who make mistakes are those who repent.”
[Say, "Astagfir Allah" (I repent to Allah)]
(Tirmidhi)
= End =
“And let there be from you a nation inviting to good, enjoining the right way and forbidding the wrong way, and those will be the successful.”
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Question: "Why are Muslims always violent, or the victims of violent acts?"
"I would never be a Muslim. I don't want to hurt anyone - and I don't want to be hurt."
Answer: Your question is really the answer to "The Purpose of Life".
As a matter of fact, Islam teaches the whole purpose of this life is a test.
Muslims say, "All success is coming from Allah".
The trials and tests that we receive from Allah are enumerated in His Book, the Holy Quran.
The important thing to keep in mind is that Allah does not force us to come to Him or to submit to what He has ordained.
This means that we always have a choice. And one of the important things about that choice is that Allah never makes it so obvious that there would no longer be a choice.
So, all through the human's life there is the opportunity to turn away from evil and choose to worship Allah on His Terms. At the same time, there is of course the equal opportunity to turn away from guidance and then become of the losers,
I ask Allah to save us from that, Ameen.
If anyone ever had seen Allah - how could they then be in a fair test? Also, in Islam we know that if Allah "reveals" Himself to a mountain it would crumble out of the tremendous experience. And the prophet's wife, Ayesha told us that if anyone says that the Prophet (Peace and blessings be upon him) saw Allah, maybe the person is a liar.
The biggest goal for the Muslims in the Next Life is not, as they so wrongly portray it on TV and the newspapers, to have virgins running around and wine to drink, not at all.
The biggest and highest honor of the Next Life is to have a chance to actually stand in front of the "Presence of Allah." And this is described in authentic Hadiths (teachings of Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him).
Although we are all definitely looking forward to the Paradise and all that it contains, we look to this as being the highest and greatest of all honors and favors of Allah - the opportunity to just be "close to Allah" from time to time in the Paradise. I get all excited just thinking about it
These are some reasons why we don't "see" Allah in this life.
However, there is another very important reason that you should be very aware of when answering a question of this kind. That is, Allah cannot be seen in the life of this world, nor can He be heard, smelled, felt, imagined, or any other sense that we have.
As I have already outlined, that would violate the principle of Him not interfering with our choices. Additionally, Allah is never to be compared to His creation in any way, shape or form.
This means that He does not enter His creation, nor does He grant any of His creation any of His attributes or power for that matter. All power, might and strength are with Allah and there is none who can challenge Him, ever.
We do not put Allah in the creation. We say what Allah says about Himself in His Book, that He created the Heavens and the earth in six days and then He rose above His Throne (in a manner befiting His Majesty).
We don't say He sits or lays on His throne because He did not say that about Himself. Muslims are to take care never to say anything about Allah that they do not have the authority to say. This is blasphemy and it is Kufr (out of Islam).
Allah says that He does not compare in any way to any part of His creation. He tells us that He is "All Hearing, All Seeing, All Compassionate, All Loving, All Mighty, etc." But He never says that He is "all present" in His creation.
Also, we know that He does not give people powers like superman. People have claimed to have powers with Allah, but they are liars (even if they claim to be Muslims). There are no partners with Allah and He is far above what ever they would try to compare to Him in anyway.
The statement in Arabic is "La Hawla Wa La Quwata illa Billah." (There is no might or power anywhere at anytime, except the Might and the Power of Allah."
I hope this has helped you in preparing your answer for the people who are asking you about Islam and may Allah forgive me for my poor translations, and weakness in replying to you, Ameen.
Thanks again for your question. All good is from Allah & mistakes were from myself.
May Allah guide us in Truth, Ameen.
~ Yusuf Estes
Why don't we see Allah in this world?
"Maybe we can't see God because it's easy for us to see somebody and believe he or she is real.
God might want us to be strong and not seeing, but still believe and for us to have faith in him."
https://www.justaskislam.com/4/why-can-t-we-see-god-in-this-world/
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