Name: Prof. Shams ur Rehman Gohar

Village: Dhodial

Teh & District: Mansehra, Hazara, KP

I joined Education Department as a ‘teacher’ in F.G. Public School, Abbottabad Cantt. After a few years I was appointed as a lecturer in Islamic History in Government Post Graduate College, Abbottabad. After a few years, I was transferred to government Degree College Balakot. Here, I was inspired by the natural beauty of Balakot. I wanted to do some important work there. I started writing the Islamic History from the period of the Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (May peace be upon him) to Abbasside period and the Muslim rule in Spain. The Peshawar Text Book Board had announced a competition at Pakistan level for text book writing of Islamic History from Omayyad period for the students of First and for the period of Abbasside and the Muslims in Spain for the students of second year for Intermediate Classes. I participated in the competition and submitted my books to the Peshawar text Book Board, where, by the sheer grace of Almighty Allah, my books both for the students of first and the second year got FIRST position and were recommended by the National Committee of HODs History Department, All Pakistan Universities, for all the colleges in Pakistan and abroad as ‘text books’. These books were later translated into Sidhi language by the Government of Sindh. These books of mine are taught as text books of Pakistan Studies for Degree Classes, and to the students of professional colleges. These are also taught as part of Civics courses to the students of first and the second year at intermediate levels.

(3)In this book, I want to give the vision of Islam. Islam means peace. It is the religion of peace. Generally, the word religion is used for some types of worships only. Islam is not called a religion. It is called ‘Deen’. Because it does not give some worships only. It gives complete code of life from birth to death. Islam is entirely against terrorism. Single word of terrorism cannot be found in the teachings of Islam. The terrorists have no religion. They fought for money only. Our Holy Quran gives guidance to human beings. We should love the teachings of the Holy Quran and lead our live accordingly. Our holy Prophet fought all defensive wars. No aggression can be found in these wars. (page4) At the time of the conquest of Makka, our Holy Prophet repeated the same words of Hazrat Yousaf (MPBUH) and forgave all those people who had tortured him to this extent that he had to leave his homeland. Our Holy Prophet did not believe in revenge, so all the bitter enemies were forgiven. Our Holy Prophet is the last of the Prophets.

In the foreign countries, people say we are unable to understand Islam as it is in the sub- continent, as they call their opponents ‘kafirs’ which means unbelievers. In this way we can’t find the Muslims there. I cleared that this is sort of misunderstanding. It is very simple. There are two basic principles in Islam. (1) The oneness of Almighty Allah (2) the prophethood of the Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad ( May peace be upon him). Any person who believes in these two basic doctrines is a true Muslim.(5)

In Sura Aal e Imran, Ayat No. 103, God says, ‘ and hold fast all of you to the cable of Allah and don’t separate.’ In these golden words , the great concept of ’Unity’ has been given for the guidance and strength of the Muslims. ‘ United we stand , and divided we fall.’ We should fell the walls of hatred and build the beautiful huts of impressive flowers for each other. In this way we can provide Sala ud Din Ayubi , Babar and Tipu Sultan. According to an English poet, who mentioned in his famous poem,’ The Saladin, gift’. In Crusade wars, when the (6)war was at its peak, the horse of the English King, ‘the Lion Hearted’ fell down on the ground, Sultan Saladin Ayubi ordered to stop the war at once. He ordered his General to bring the best horse from his royal stable. Palestine was conquered the second time by Sultan Ayubi. It was conquered by Hazarat Umar for the first time and at that time when he entered the city, he was on foot and his guide was on the horseback.

In Ayat No 12 of Sura Yaseen, Quran says ………’And all things we have kept in a clear Register.’

The title of my book is, ‘Islam and the Modern Science’. About fifteen hundred years before Islam presented that all the activities of the human beings are recorded in a clear register. People did not believe that it could be possible. It was for the first time that the idea of Computer Science was given by Islam.

In this age, the computer records all types of activities of human beings in this world. It is a fact that all scientific developments and progress depend on computer. Full life activities of human beings are also fully recorded in all respects by the computer. Again, in sura Yaseen Ayat no. 38, it is said: ‘And the Sun runneth on unto a resting- place for him. That is the measuring of the Mighty and the Wise.’

(8) Scientists of the modern age discovered that the sun also rotates round on its own axis, and this rotation of the sun is completed in 24 hours.

In our Holy Quran, the creator of the Universe, Almighty Allah mentioned it hundreds of years before. The scientists worked hard day and night throughout their lives by performing different types of experiments and finally reached to this reality.

Some people said that the Holy Quran is the creation of the Holy Prophet. These scientific realities proved that the Holy Quran is not the creation of human mind. It is a proven fact now that these are the Holy words of Almighty Allah. Now there is not any type of doubt about this. (Kindly review and update as you wish now)……………..