In The Name Of Allah, The Compassionate, the Merciful
I seek refuge in Allah’s guidance from the murmuring of the evil
1.6 Show us the straight path,
1.7 The path of those whom Thou hast favored; Not the (path) of those who earn Thine anger nor of those who go astray.
These are the 2 verses from the very first Chapter in the Holy Quran. For our understanding, this Chapter can be divided into 2 parts. The first is from the 1.1 to 1.5 and the second from 1.6-1.7. In the first part the reader relates everything to Allah while in the second part (s) he prays to Allah to keep him/her on the path of those favored by Allah and humbly asks for His guidance. The first and most important step towards the straight path starts from Allah’s guidance. The guidance comes from the Holy Quran and the practice of our Prophet Mohammed PBUH as laid down in the Hadiths. Even though 1400 years have passed, the Holy Scripture has not changed, just as Allah has promised. On the other hand, over the course of time, the Hadiths of Prophet Mohammed PBUH have been changed and are still changing. In order to avoid these changes, Prophet Mohammed PBUH asked us to match his traditions to the holy book. If the traditions were found in accordance to the Holy Quran, then they are considered valid and should be followed, but if they are not in accordance to the Holy Quran, they should not be considered valid. In this way, guidance is given to follow the guidance.
The authenticity of the practice of the prophets is the Holy Quran, not a book written by a mortal soul who is bound to commit mistakes and then termed them as authentic, acceptable, wrong and so on. From this point of view a tradition that is termed weak in the eye of one scholar can be authentic if its authenticity is proven from the Holy Quran. So for those who say they want follow the book and the tradition of the Prophet PBUH because that is the path chosen by those who were favored by Allah. A question arises here, which tradition will you follow: The one that is termed authentic and cannot be proved by Holy Quran and the practices of Prophet PBUH? Or the one that is termed weak but is proven to be valid by Holy Quran and the practices of the Prophet? Allah has taken up the challenge to keep His Book without changes but He has not assured that He will take care of every book written in this world after the revelation of Holy Quran. As a matter of fact, if you give any such similar importance to any other book than Quran then decide for yourself if you will be called a Muslim or not? If your answer is no other book can be equal to the Holy Quran, then every book in this world has a possibility of error. Do you want to follow the book that has errors? Definitely not! I am not saying everything that has been written is or that will be written is wrong. But every human is bound to commit errors unless guided from Allah as He guided his Prophets, Messengers, and Caliphs. There is no doubt that earlier scholars have done a huge favor on the Muslim community by putting together the traditions and the practices of our prophet. Otherwise, it would have been difficult to perform a simple task in our life, for example: drinking water in three separate gulps while sitting. Can you prove this tradition from Holy Quran? No. Yet you will not be able to find a Muslim who would deny this tradition. This means that there are certain things that won’t affect your belief or turn you into disbeliever. On the other hand, there are certain traditions that HAVE to be followed and denial of these traditions will lead you astray and cause you to be considered a disbeliever, for example: judgment day, coming of Mahdi AS, return of Esa AS, and so on. There have been many scholars in the past who have created a rift in the Muslim world for their own benefit and there will be still more to come. You must choose your belief based on confirmation from the Holy Scripture and not just on the hadith quoted as authentic or weak etc.
53:3 Nor does he speak of (his own) desire.
The above verse is the true guidance to understanding the sayings of our Prophet PBUH which clearly says whatever Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) said was exactly as Allah desired. If the Prophet’s PBUH saying is in conformity with the Holy Quran, then it is an OBLIGATION on every Muslim to follow it because that is what Allah desires and not the desire of the Prophet PBUH.
Say: Obey Allah and the Messenger; but if they turn back, then surely Allah does not love the unbelievers (3:32).
The phrase, “If they turn back” not only means turning ones back from Allah, but also from practices and traditions of the Prophet PBUH. If either of these two conditions is not met, then we are unbelievers in the eyes of Allah. One is a true believer if, and only if, both conditions are met.
Prophet PBUH said his followers will be divided into 73 sects and only one will go in the paradise. That tells us that 72 sects from his followers will not be following the guided path. This implies that they will not follow the guidance given to them from Allah. This makes it even more obligatory to have proof that our beliefs come from the Holy Quran and we are not blindly following those who are astray. A sect that evolved over the past 200 years has taken over the Muslim Ummah. The followers of this sect believe Islam in its true meaning as it was followed by the Prophet PBUH and his followers. They proclaim that they follow authentic hadith and the holy Quran. As a matter of fact, it’s important to note that their belief is based NOT on the Holy Quran but the Hadith that have been termed as authentic, good, golden chain of narrators and so on. They refuse to believe a weak hadith even if it proves itself on the basis of the Holy Quran. Here is one such example of their belief:
And We have sent you (O Muhammad PBUH): not but as a mercy for the 'Alamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists). 21:107
This verse is in praise of Prophet Mohammed PBUH saying he is RAHMATH-UL-ALAMIN.
All the praises and thanks be to Allah, the Lord of the Alamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists). 1:2
There are numerous verses in the Holy Quran where Allah calls Himself as God of creations.
The difference between Rahmath-ul-alamin and Rab-ul-alamin is the preceding words. Rahmath and Rab are different, but the meaning of UL ALAMIN remains the same. Therefore Allah is the RAB of all mankind, jinn, and all that exists and Prophet Mohammed PBUH is the RAHMATH on all mankind, jinn and all that exists. With this notion you can understand that Prophet Mohammed PBUH is not only a Rahmath for the generation that he preached but also for the generations after him and most importantly, he was Rahmath for generations that came before Him. If you deny the fact that he is Rahmath for the generations before him, then you are denying the fact that Allah is the God for all things created, as Allah is RABB UL ALAMIN and Prophet Mohammed PBUH is RAHMATH UL ALAMIN.
Beware of the people who say that Prophet Mohammed PBUH was a human like us and has died and he can’t fulfill any of your prayers (Dua’s). For these kinds of people I have one question: What is the status of your Prophet who lies dead in the grave and can’t answer your prayers (Dua’s)? The status of their Prophet is not even of a martyr (Shaheed) who is alive and supplemented from Allah And say not of those who are slain in the way of Allah. "They are dead." Nay, they are living, though ye perceive (it) not 2:154. If you think you can deny the fact that all those who are slain in the way of Allah are living, then go ahead and deny it. The followers of this popular sect believe Prophet Mohammed PBUH as a human and they will even go to the extent of saying that he is just like you and me except that he is a Chosen one to become a messenger of Allah. If you have this kind of belief, then you have to answer some serious questions. This belief is based on few hadiths which are termed as authentic, good and so on. And to make you believe in their ideology they will also provide you with evidence from the Holy Quran like verses from 18:110, 41:6, 25:20, 39:30, 3:144,
Say (O Muhammed PBUH): "I am only a man like you. It has been revealed to me that your Allah (God) is One Allah (God - i.e. Allah). So whoever hopes for the Meeting with his Lord, let him work righteousness and associate none as a partner in the worship of his Lord." 18:110. (I am quoting only one verse for the purposes of brevity).
From this, and all the other verses, we could understand that Allah is referring Prophet Mohammed PBUH as a human so that Muslims cannot make him their Allah or son of Allah like Esa AS. As a matter of fact, He is actually showing us the status of a human being, which is referred to as the greatest of creations. If you believe Prophet Mohammed PBUH to be the perfect example, which the Holy Quran says in 33:21: Indeed in the Messenger of Allah (Muhammad PBUH) you have a good example to follow for him who hopes for (the Meeting with) Allah and the Last Day, and remembers Allah much, then you should understand the fact that if he was not sent down as a human being it would be unfair for human beings because a perfect example was sent to us from the sky which we are obligated to follow. Above all won’t you expect Allah to set an example for HUMANS by sending Prophet Mohammed PBUH as HUMAN BEING to make us believe in Allah and His Prophet PBUH? Moreover in these verses Prophet Mohammed PBUH is referred as human but these verses never said he is not a Nur (light), in fact there is an example in Jibraeel AS, who is an Angel and took the form of a human being on various occasions. For example, he appeared before Maryam AS informing her of the unborn Esa AS, to the mother of Musa AS informing her about the whereabouts of her son, and he appears in front of Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) to give the teaching of Islam, Iman, and Ahsan. This clearly shows that there is a possibility of a nur that can come in the form of a human. If you want to deny it go ahead and even deny the fact that Allah is the light of all creations.
Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. 24:35
They intend to put out the light of Allah (i.e. the Religion of Islam, this Qur'an, and the Prophet Muhammad PBUH) with their mouths. But Allah will bring His light to perfection even though the disbelievers hate (it). 61:8
The most astonishing statement these people make is that no one can intercede between a human and Allah even Prophet Mohammed PBUH can’t, except, on the day of resurrection. The followers of this popular sect should know that when the pariah of this sect needed an army to fight for his cause, which he says is true religion, he wrote a letter to Rizwan the gate keeper of paradise asking him to let his army into paradise. He gave that letter to each and every person and they carried it with them in battle in case they were killed. If the letter of this mortal human who was not bestowed with Allah’s favor and is not a chosen one can let his army into paradise, then why can’t any other person whom Allah had bestowed His favor intercede between human and Allah?
Who is he that can intercede with Him except with His Permission? 2:255. This is a question Allah is asking everyone and He gives you the answer in His scripture.
Whosoever intercedes for a good cause will have the reward thereof, and whosoever intercedes for an evil cause will have a share in its burden. And Allah is Ever All-Able to do (and also an All-Witness to) everything. 4:85
21:28 He knows what is before them, and what is behind them, and they cannot intercede except for him with whom He is pleased. And they stand in awe for fear of Him. This means it is Allah who can give permission and knowledge to any human he wants to and raise his level to a person who can intercede for another human. This is His guidance and the knowledge of the unseen that Allah has bestowed upon whom He wills. The one who is bestowed with this knowledge of the unseen is obligated to do justice to it by interceding between Human and Allah. If you want to deny this fact then do so for you own self based or some authentic hadiths that cannot be proven from the Holy Quran and the practices of Prophet Mohammed PBUH. If you want to deny this you go ahead and even deny that Allah has authority to give permission to any person to intercede.
The most important question for them is Dedar-e-khuda. They believe that no human eyes can see Allah. This kind of belief is contradictory to the practices of Prophet Mohammed, Musa, and Esa (PBUT) and the teachings of Quran. On one hand you accept that Allah is Omnipresent (present everywhere), if He is Present, it means He is in existence, and further more if He is in existence, then there is a possibility to see Him. If there is no possibility of His Vision as the followers of this sect belief then why did Ibrahim AS have the urge to see Allah and why did Musa AS ask to see Him? What is the reason for them to ask of Allah the thing that cannot happen? There is the event of Meraj where Prophet Mohammed PBUH was called upon to meet Allah. If you go through the whole event of Meraj in chapter 53 from verse 1 to 18, the 18th verse is Indeed he (Muhammad PBUH) did see of the Greatest Signs, of his Lord (Allah). Allah is the greatest and what could be His greatest sign? Did He make Prophet PBUH travel all the way to see the tree and then say you have seen my greatest signs? If you look closely into the event when Adam AS was created, you could see that all the creations were already into existence like the Throne, Pen, Book, Angels, and Jinn’s and even paradise. Allah then termed Human as the greatest of His creations. This means the greatest thing after Allah is the creation of Human beings, i.e. Adam AS. Therefore the greatest sign that Allah is mentioning here is not seeing the Lot tree or the other great signs but the greatest of all i.e. Allah SWT Himself. As said earlier, Prophet Mohammed PBUH was sent as a perfect example for us to follow. Then why are you denying the fact that Prophet Mohammed PBUH gave us an example to follow him and get our own Meraj? By saying that Allah can’t be seen, implies that the Allah you believe in does not exist. This is not what Allah, the Holy Quran, and the traditions of the Prophet PBUH teach us. Since humans are the greatest of creation in the eyes of Allah, the next best thing for them is attainment of Vision of Allah rather than asking for other creations that are lower in status than themselves like paradise.
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