The all time greatest philosopher the world had or will ever see - Part 2

In my last post "The all time greatest philosopher the world had or will ever see - Part 1", we discussed the ground on the basis of which we will try to judge the greatness of a philosopher.

Now we will see various aspects of Muhammad(pbuh)'s philosophy in the light of these points. Firstly, though Muhammad (pbuh)'s philosophy i.e. Islam (wiki) in terms of number of subscribers (Actual Followers + Name sake followers) stands second after Christianity. In terms of number of people following his philosophy,(while saying that following the philosophy I mean actually practicing it as a way of life and not just believing in a set of beliefs but also applying and practicing it in various aspects of their daily lives) Islam stands at the very top with maximum number of practicing men and women.
Along with having maximum number of practicing followers, the strength of the philosophy of Islam can also be understood from the fact that inspite of all the maligning, defaming and presenting Islam as a religion of terrorists, fanatics, barbarians, fundamentalists and backward irrationals by the main stream media, Islam is still the fastest growing religion [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] on the face of this earth. And the real point of attention and surprise is that it is the fastest growing religion in the western world including U.S., U.K., Canada, Europe and Australia.

Secondly, as we are well aware of the christian missionaries, their mission and the vast amount of organizations which work for the mission. The missionary organizations are very well organized, branched and penetrated among the masses. They do various kinds of social services and hence have a very close relationship with the people of all faiths. Unlike that of the Christianity, in Islam the number of Islamic propagators spreading the message of Islam can be counted on your very finger tips. Along with that there was no international Islamic channel which can provide the true picture of Islam and can actually put an alternate view of image of Islam which is portrayed by the main stream media before Peace TV and Islam Channel started one year back. That's the main reason for the ignorance of the world with the message of Islam and since the people of other faith are unaware of the message of Islam media can easily present Islam the way it likes. And since there is no previous knowledge of Islam in the minds of the non-muslims, they perceive what the main stream media says as the truth. But the real criteria for judging anything is to hear both parties and both side's arguments and only after hearing both sides you have the right to make any judgement regarding the case. Just hearing one side and making a judgement about any person, group of persons or any religion is simply naive, irrational and ignorance. So to judge Islam you must read its source which is The Holy Quran (wiki). And in spite of the fact that Islam's propagation mechanism is not very strong but the criticism provided by the main stream media has made some curious people to look into Islam with a thought on their mind - "what kind of barbaric religion is this Islam?". This mere curiosity brings them to Quran and when they read it they find a completely different picture compared to that which is presented in the media. Along with it they find peace of mind and they clearly understand the motive of this life. If you want to know what brought these people to Islam, there are hundreds of thousands of videos posted by these converts on youtube and other video sharing sites. For those who are interested in finding the truth about Islam, I would suggest them to read Quran to know by themselves what it is. For those who feel satisfied and at peace after hearing what the media speaks about Islam, I would say they are in ignorance. As Bible says : "Seek the truth, for the truth shall set you free"

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Thirdly, The philosophy should be strong, just and stable enough to satisfy the
needs of an individual, a community as well as large groups of people
all at the same time. For this point to prove to you, you have to read the Quran atleast once and then you will understand how can I make such high claim. Give it a try.

I hope I have tried my best to justify the title of the post in my simple and limited words. Few more posts over this topic will make the statement as well as the personality of Prophet Muhammad(pbuh) more clear. Make sure you don't miss any further posts so subscribe to my blog's RSS feed.

The all time greatest philosopher that the world had or will ever see - Part 1

Today was my birthday and I really wanted to do something special even though my head is heavy like anything. But I cannot stay back to write this post as I wanted to write this post since many months but unfortunately couldn't find enough time and courage. This post is about a man, about whom some among us are familiar of (Group I), some of us just know him by name (Group II) and some of us haven't yet know his name (Group III).

A man who for centuries was not liked (or I should say disliked or even hated) by most of the world, his philosophy wasn't discussed or mentioned by the people who disliked him and when mentioned it was not presented as it was, his personality was defamed and humiliated. But now when the world is rising out of those days of orthodox conservatism, illogical reasoning, superstitious beliefs and religious intolerance this philosopher is getting attention and people among his critics are giving their testimonies that he was the greatest philosopher of all times along with his greatness in many other aspects of his personality.

I wanted to write this post especially for those people who fall in the II & III group. Now without any further introductions I would like to tell his name, his name is Muhammad (pbuh)¹. Many amongst you will be shocked: some due to ignorance of his work and some by mere mention of his name. But I want to ensure you that I will prove it to you to the best of my abilities to convince you with this claim and it will be worthy of your time.

The degree of greatness of any philosopher can be measured by:

1. The number of followers who are really following his philosophy and leading their lives based on his philosophy i.e. his philosophy should be strong enough to convince his followers to avoid all of their own desires and own philosophy to lead their lives.

2. The method of transfer of his philosophy should be direct in form of a book or any primary media without any third party interference and in this primary source alone and by itself should be so much strong to change and replace any person's present & previous thoughts over various issues of life and provide him enough emotional support and courage to actually follow, apply & practice his philosophy in various aspects of his life.

3. The philosophy should be strong, just and stable enough to satisfy the needs of an individual, a community as well as large groups of people all at the same time.

On these grounds the level of greatness of a philosopher can be justified. These are some major points which are to be considered for this purpose.

I don't want to make this post so long that it make you and me both get bored with it. So I will write the rest of the post in the next part to make us understand Muhammad(pbuh)¹ and his philosophy better.

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1. pbuh - peace be upon him

Vandana Shiva - The future of food and seed : Justice, Sustainability and Peace in the 21st century

This is the whole video coverage of a lecture given by Dr. Vandana Shiva of Navdanya foundation She is an author, activist and ecologist working for the preservation of various varieties of seeds which have developed under natural process over thousands of years. She has actively worked against the big multinationals like Monsanto which are playing a key role in patenting seeds of natural varieties of crops and other biological entities.

Below is a video of one of her talks which she gave at Organicology Conference in Portland, Oregon on Feb. 28, 2009. The topic of her talk was The future of food and seed : Justice, Sustainability and Peace in the 21st century. So watch it and enjoy .

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Vandana Shiva - The future of food and seed

Miracles of the Quran : A documentary highliting scientific facts in Quran

I recently watched this documentary entitled "Miracles of the Quran" based on the book by Harun Yahya having the same title. For those who are not aware of Quran, it is the Holy Book of muslims revealed to Muhammad(the last messanger of GOD) 1400 years ago. It is a complete guiance for human beings. But along with its guidance for human beings as to how one should live his life, the superior wisdom it represents is definite proof that it is the word of GOD.

Additionally, the Quran has many miraculous aspects which prove that it is sent by Allah. One of them is that some scientific facts, which we have only been able to discover by the technology of the 20th century, were stated in the Quran 1400 years ago. These facts which could not have been known at the time of the Quran’s revelation once again show to the man of today that the Quran is the word of GOD.

Irrespective of the religion one follows or believes in, one must continue his search for the truth of this life and should also listen to the sayings of other religions as every religion has some divinity and wisdom in it. It is very much true as GOD revealed the divine knowledge not in one lot. It was sent step by step as the human civilization keeps on developing in terms of its mental capabilities and knowledge. Muhammad(pbuh) said there has not been a single tribe or community where GOD hasnot sent his messanger. Hence it is also the belief system of muslims to respect and believe all the messangers before Muhammad(pbuh) including Jesus, Moses, Noah, Abraham, Adam....(pbu all of them) and all those whom Quran and Muhammad(pbuh) mentioned.

This was the small description of Islam and muslims. The documentary film attached in this post sheds some light over the scientific facts which were contained in Quran 1400 years ago and we the humans were able to find out those facts only in past century with the latest developments in the field of science and technology.

Hope this documentary will be able to convince you with what the makers of the documentary intended to. Enjoy watching. Download it !!

Dreams are from GOD : Intuition, Orthodoxy or Truth ?

Dreams are as old as Adam and eve, and only god knows if they already existed before them. Yeah I mean who knows if animals can dream or not. I am not sure about dreams in animals' mind. But I am sure that dreams are existing since the first man set his foot on this planet. Now considering it to be one of the oldest things that humans possessed, it is still one of the most misunderstood or I must say less understood, complex and incompletely explained behavior of human mind.

Though scientists believe and think that "what we see in our dreams is just a reflection and manipulation of things which we do, see, feel, hear, say and touch when we are awake or when our conscious mind is more active than our subconscious mind". But still sometimes I (and I believe most of you) dream about things that I have never seen before; events so weird that a conscious mind couldn't even imagine them; and sometimes meeting people in dreams you have never seen them before and places which don't even exist on earth or in your conscious mind.

How can we dream things which don't even existed neither in your conscious nor in the universe. What I always thought and believed, even after dreaming so much weird things, is the scientific explanation written above is correct about dreams. But today morning when I wake up from a dream which was weird and unexpected, it striked me with a thought that what if these dreams want to convey something. Why do these dreams still be fresh in my mind even after I am completely awake having a nice sleep and dreams ?


What if these thoughts are from GOD and what if he wants to guide you or show you something by using the only way or connection which cannot be tracked, seen, felt, heared or even imagined by any other human but you. It may be the direct connection between GOD and the individual himself but still testing his belief in him(GOD) and following his dream. Or may be GOD wants to aware him or guide about some event in the future again leaving it to him either follow his dream or to just pass it by as a dream.

I know some people will say this is crazy but just think what if it is true. I mean its the only way he can transfer information he wants to convey to a person; he is not going to show up before him nor he is going to call him.

I could definitely end up the talk with a conclusion but it would be just my view or belief but I want to know what do you think of your dreams. Has my view of dreams made an impact on your views about dreams ? Just attend the pole below and let me know what do you think of your dreams ? Also make a comment and let me know of your thoughts about dreams.