"O People, lend me an attentive ear, for I know not whether after
this year, I shall ever be amongst you again. Therefore listen to what I am
saying to you very carefully and TAKE THESE WORDS TO THOSE WHO COULD NOT BE
PRESENT HERE TODAY.
“O People, just as
you regard this month, this day, this city as Sacred, so regard the life and
property of every Muslim as a sacred trust. Return the goods entrusted to you
to their rightful owners. Hurt no one so that no one may hurt you. Remember
that you will indeed meet your Lord, and that He will indeed reckon your deeds.
ALLAH has forbidden you to take usury (interest), therefore all interest
obligation shall henceforth be waived. Your capital, however, is yours to keep.
You will neither inflict nor suffer any inequity. Allah has judged that there
shall be no interest and that all the interest due to Abbas ibn 'Abd'al
Muttalib (Prophet's uncle) shall henceforth be waived.
“Beware of Satan, for the safety of your religion. He has lost all hope
that he will ever be able to lead you astray in big things, so beware of
following him in small things.
“O People, it is true that you have certain rights with regard to your
women, but they also have rights over you. Remember that you have taken them as
your wives only under Allah's trust and with His permission. If they abide by
your right then to them belongs the right to be fed and clothed in kindness. Do
treat your women well and be kind to them for they are your partners and
committed helpers. And it is your right that they do not make friends with any
one of whom you do not approve, as well as never to be unchaste.
“O People, listen to me in earnest, worship Allah, say your five daily
prayers, fast during the month of Ramadan, and give your wealth in zakat.
Perform hajj if you can afford to.
“All mankind is from Adam and Eve, an Arab has no superiority over a
non-Arab nor a non-Arab has any superiority over an Arab; also a white has no
superiority over black nor a black has any superiority over white except by
piety and good action. Learn that every Muslim is a brother to every Muslim and
that the Muslims constitute one brotherhood. Nothing shall be legitimate to a
Muslim which belongs to a fellow Muslim unless it was given freely and
willingly. Do not, therefore, do injustice to yourselves.
“Remember, one day you will appear before Allah and answer your deeds.
So beware, do not stray from the path of righteousness after I am gone.
“O People, no prophet or apostle will come after me and no new faith
will be born. Reason well, therefore, O People,and understand words which I
convey to you. I leave behind me two things, the Qur’an and my example, the
sunnah and if you follow these you will never go astray.
“All those who listen to me shall pass on my words to others and those
to others again; and may the last ones understand my words better than those
who listen to me directly. Be my witness, O Allah, that I have conveyed your
message to your people".
Now consider this
and what has been written thus far, and what the extremists and fundamentalists
are willing to do to others and to their own Islamic brothers and sisters to
further their own version of such words....
“All mankind is
from Adam and Eve” as quoted above indicates that both Christianity and Islam have the same beliefs of creation
In science we know
that certain species can change their
gender, that certain species are capable of
Sequential hermaphroditism. This occurs occurs when the individual
changes sex at some point in its life. They can change from a male to female
(protandry), or from female to male (protogyny)[1] or from female to
hermaphrodite (protogynous hermaphroditism), or from male to hermaphrodite
(protandrous hermaphroditism).
A culture thousands
of years ago would probably not have had the scientific understandings that we
do today and would / did try to explain our existance in the only possible,
religion.
Considering the
scientific fact of gender reassignment, it is more probable that the very first
“human ancestor” was simply one organism that had a sex change and a grand
desire to be “human”? Adam and Eve were both male or female at one point in
creation.