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Dearest honorable elders, sisters, and
cheerful fellows! Indeed it puts an onus to address the reader's favorite
magazine 'Monthly Qalandar Shaoor', followed
by yet another responsibility of publishing it. Hitherto, addressing four hundred and fifty six topics
vide acquaintance is merely none other than explicit generosity of Allah-the Rab-ul-Alameen (Cosmic Caretaker) and
Prophet (PBUH)-the Rehmatul-lil-Alameen (cosmic blesser).
To draw a line between Aa'dmi (man), Insa'n (human)
and animal; that is where human excel in creation as compared to the animals.
Where does life start? and where it ends or
whether it really ends!! shall be explored in this 'Message of the Day'.
There are two types of animals, one bipod
and other quadpod. Those who are able to fly or swim belong to quadpod family
of animals, because unlike bipods, they use feathers instead. Man is bipod.
As long as being an 'animal' is taken in
consideration, man and animal appear similar in characteristics. Both exhibit
mobility, nurturing children, fulfill their starvation and thirst, get asleep
and awake, feel the cold and hot climate, and acquaintance of each others.
If we characterize both man and animal,
we observe all animals get thirsty
and do starve, feel cold and hot climate. Animals do become parents, fed their
infants like man does. Animals asleep like men, they get ill like men, get
angry as men do, show mercy like men, render love like men. If you show affection to a
cat, she will remain laid in your lap. Apparently, we don't see any difference
between a man and an animal. Man is known to be an animal which can speak. On
the contrary, animal also reflect intellect, cognition, passionate to grow and
feed their children. Just like mother feed their baby, we see premastication in sparrows for their infants.
If one argues the ability of a
man intellect or cognition, same would be true animals. They build home; travel
over a long distance and returned back to their homes. They can even navigate
one. Perhaps, the counter arguments for animal's deficiency over a man cannot
be argued in designated pages of 'Message of the Day'.
The physiological structure of animals
restrained them to perform activities similar to men. E.g., the structure of
goat does not conform to drive a car as a man does, to move or accelerate a
car.
Chimpanzees are also witnessed driving cars
or gearing heavy machines. Perhaps apparently animal's wisdom lacks behind men,
but on the contrary, we observe animals reflect quite an intellect as compared
to a man. Many quadpods perceive a lot earlier the imminent disaster; such as
cats and dogs perceive earthquakes sooner than man. A man can hear a sound
ranging from twenty to twenty thousand cycles per second, while dogs, cats, and
foxes can interpret sixty thousand cycles per second. In the same vein, mouse,
bats, whales and dolphins can clearly perceive vibrations upto one hundred thousand cycles per
second. A falcon can view an object as large as eight times as a man views.
Fishes can hear lowest spectrum of sound, while honey bees can view ultra
violet rays.
As single specie or an individual, all animals or insects are
cognoscente, E.g., baby ducks swims right away from the moment they born,
similarly endowed flying habit push baby falcon to fly. As Baya weaver
elaborate nest are not an outcome of specialized learnt skills, the knowledge
of making honey and picking right flowers are not inculcated externally to the
honey bees. This very ability of honey bee is explicitly narrated in Quran
Kareem.
Hoopoe arranged the wedding of Prophet Solomon (PBUH)-indicates
the animal intellect. Neither one can claim animals' inability to communicate
or nurturing babies nor void of starvation, climatic effects or sexual lust.
The cogent point laid in the fact, 'What
makes a man superior over animal?' Though we find intellect in men, but same
genre is also not void of retarded individuals.
What differentiate among man, human and animal? Indeed it is
structural capacities. A goat lacks the structural ability to manufacture a gun
as a cow cannot prepare bread. Contemplating profoundly how differ? unveils the
fact that structural abilities cause this very disparity. Sura Al Baqar, Sura Al
Naml, Sura al Ankaboot, Sura Al Feel elaborate it in Quran Kareem.
Human is a separate entity than a man. As
long as a man stick to manly attributes, he mimics as an individual of animal
genre. Intellectual people differentiate men from animals due to their 'ability
to speak.' Whereas one can witness sparrows
are not dumb,
they do communicate, they do remorse or reJ01ce.
Allah said,
"Birds worship Me" (Quran, 41:24)
An animal is labeled
as 'a man', or 'an ox', or
'a bird', or 'a spider'.
There was a spider
who knitted web at the entrance of Ghar-e-Soor
(Cave of Thawr).
There was a flock of tiny Ababeels (Sijjeels) birds, who fight against
the army of elephants and mutilated them.
In my opinion, glancing through the 'Message
of the Day' does not suffice one to reach to conclusion, whether a man is a
unit of animal, and satisfy his animalism اولی الالباب or
profound contemplators distinguish an Insa'n
(human) as compared to an Aa'dmi (man),
that is another fold of being man. An Insa'n
(human) is the best creation. He has authority over Seven Heavens, Earth
and everything in between them.
We intend to elaborate that Aa'dmi (man) and Insa 'n (human) are two aspects of one
unit, Allah said,
"We presented this solemn declaration (amma 'na) before Heavens, Earth and
Mountains; they refuse to hold it, as (if they did) they will collapse. But
human hold it, indeed he is brutal and ignorant." ( Quran, 72:33)
Despite being Aa'dmi (man) and Insa'n (human) a
similar appearance, they are two distinct units. Former belongs to animal
genre, that is their emotions and concerns are similar to one in a cows or goats.
Later, an Insa'n (human) is dignified
iff when he demonstrates distinct than animal genre that is enthroned فی الارض خلیفۃ or be Patron-in-chief.
Whole universe depicts a well proportionated
Allah's program. Despite their uniformity in composition, their proportions
varies, E.g., either Homo sapiens or animalia, both fulfill their thirst and
hunger. Both drink water to quench their thirst, days and nights are similar to
both genre. Both dreams when they sleep. Males and females are distinct gender
among them. Irrespective of low or high, both reflect wisdom and conscious. If
Homo sapiens are compared with camels, both have similar senses. Like a Insa 'n man, a hen also soaks or
cleanses her chickens. This cogent point enlightens the understanding for similarity
in creation process of Homo sapiens and animalia.
Allah said in Quran
Kareem:
"Insa 'n (human) is our best
creation; but dwell in Asfala Sajileen (precarious
nemesis)"
Question arises what
contrasted an lnsa 'n (human) with anAa 'dmi (man).
Ladies and gentlemen are requested to
contemplate and write us whether or not?
If they do, contrast
an Insa 'n (human) with an Aa 'dmi (man).
Allah Hafiz
AUG 2016
KHWAJA SHAMS-UD-DIN AZEEMI
Articles of 'MESSAGE OF THE DAY' from Qalandar Shaoor Monthly
