Dear,
Hope you are already aware that the chief of ladies wing of Qur’anic Arabic Learning Classes, Mrs. Shaheena Khatib recently visited the USA on the invitation of the Department of Education, United States, under the program ‘Religious Education in the US’. She was there in the United States from May 14th to June 4th 2005. During her stay she visited five main cities namely Washington DC, Salt Lake City, Portland Oregon, Syracuse and New York, where she participated in many meets and addressed many gatherings. Along with this she also presented the papers on various subjects based on her research on The Original Revelation of The Final Testament, Holy Qur’an. The research papers are here for your further persuasions.

She attended the meets at all levels of the educational institutions of the US, from the ministry of education to the different religious educational centers of Muslims, Christians, Jews and Hindus. She actively participated in the dialogue with the heads of Christians, Jews and other faiths. She made fruitful discussions with various human right activists as well.

The central theme of all her activities was to enhance, promote and to convey, as to what the Holy Qur’an says on various topics discussed there. It is her firm belief that for all problems a person, a group, a society or a nation faces, no doubt-there are directives in the Final Testament. One should lift himself above wishful commentaries and study the Revelation in its original heavenly language. We are very humbly hopeful with The Almighty that HE will accept all her efforts and reward her in her worldly life as well as the eternal.

Here we are providing her research papers and her introduction for further studies. Thanks.

INTRODUCTION

I am Shaheena Khatib from Nagpur in Central India. Professionally I am a lecturer in Physics in a reputed college. Taking off time from my teaching activities, I manage Ladies Wing of the Qur’anic Arabic Learning Classes that has a well-organized network in India covering almost all the sections of the Indian society.

My colleagues and I firmly believe that all the heavenly revelations carry the same call to Monotheism based on Prophet Abraham’s doctrine as stated in the Final Testament, The Holy Qur’an chapter 16/123, and 6/91. We also strongly feel that heavenly revelations should be studied directly and independently without the wishful commentaries and explanations based on politics, history, traditions and customs of any ethnic group or community.

According to Verses 5/69 and 46/9, the Holy Qur’an and the teachings of Prophet Muhammad do not offer a new message. Nor do they propound any new religion at all. It is only the revival of the original and common message, all the Prophets and Messengers of the Almighty God ever taught and practiced.

The humanity traces its origin to one man, Adam, who was created by One and Only One GOD. The human life follows a common natural law of birth and death. It will all come to an end on a Final Day called the Dooms Day. Logically all heavenly revelations must carry one fundamental message. I believe, it is still there if the revelations are studied in its original form with an unbiased mind. It is very much stressed in Verses 2/62, 5/69 and at other places.

All the heavenly revelations always carried similar messages preaching human values, freedom, equality, human dignity and morality. To inculcate these golden traits in the coming generation and to impart them to the masses, we teach Qur’anic Arabic, so that a person may himself or herself know what the realities are! For common people, we have a 200 hours course where as for school and college students, we have prepared syllabi keeping in mind the diversified needs of the different societies in our vast country.

I am of the opinion that one should adopt a secular approach while imparting knowledge. There are many religions in the world which are further divided into numerous faiths having rigorous infighting among them. So the educational pattern should focus on moral upliftment of the society and human values without highlighting divergent traits of different faiths. Religion is a personal matter of an individual. Religious education for students should be a concern for the family. School education should aim of teaching, not preaching.

Besides Qur’anic Arabic Classes, we try to convey the heavenly messages by periodical discourses, audios and videos and by our website. Currently we are planning Online Classes to teach Qur’anic Arabic. A long journey is ahead of us. I am here to study the educational pattern, style and approach in the US and seek your co-operation in this endeavor. Attached is the sheet of above referred verses of the Holy Qur’an and its English translation on the following page.

“And lastly, WE have inspired you O Muhammad: ‘Follow the doctrine of Abraham, who turned away from all that is false, and was not of those who ascribe divinity to aught beside ALLAH;”

(From Holy Qur'an 16/123)

“These are all the Prophets whom ALLAH has guided. Follow, then O Mohammed, their guidance, and declare: ‘No reward do I ask of you for this Qur’an, behold, it is but an admonition unto all mankind!’”

(From Holy Qur'an 6/90-91)

“Those who are Muslims, who are Jews, the Sabeans, the Christians – all who worship One and Only God, and are conscious of accountability, and conduct themselves righteously; on them shall be no fear nor shall they grieve.”

(From Holy Qur'an 5/69)

“O Mohammed, proclaim: ‘I am not a new one among the messengers of ALLAH, nor do I know what will be done with me or with you. I only follow that which is revealed to me, and I am but a plain warner.”’

(From Holy Qur'an 46/9)