THE
TRUE CONCEPT
by
Sheikh Abu-Muhammad Abdul-Haadi
Al-Qaadiri Radawi
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FOREWORD
Since
time immemorial there existed two groups amongst the Muslims. One group
comprised of the sincere believers and other group were the hypocrites. The
former group refrained from uttering falsehoods and the latter were steeped in
deception and falsehood. The hypocrites placed great emphasis on Tauheed,
Shirk and Bid’ah, but their hidden agenda was to keep the hearts
and thoughts of the Muslims away from the Beloved Rasool r.
Today,
the hypocrites still exist in our society. Under the guise of the “righteous
people” who themselves only understand the true concepts of Tauheed and
who are the true propagators of Tauheed, they have confused the innocent
minds on the very issues of Tauheed, Emaan, etc. Unsuspecting Muslims
have fallen prey to such aspersions with the result that they themselves doubt
their own beliefs.
But,
Alhamdulillah, the author of this book, Maulana Abdul Haadi al-Qaadiri,
has done a great service to the cause of the Ahle Sunnah Wa Jamaah by
carefully expounding on the true meanings of all the four Islamic
technical terms (Elah, Rasool, Nabi and Emaan). He has logically and
rationally explained these concepts so as to facilitate their understanding with
much clarity to enable the readers to make a distinction between them. These
concepts and their meanings have been carefully researched from the Quran
and the Hadith and their authenticity should, therefore, not be doubted.
The
contents of this book will safeguard the unsuspecting Muslims from
falling prey to these hypocrites and Kuffaar. The information contained
in this book is, in my humble opinion, most beneficial to the Muslims.
May Allah
the Almighty make it easy to all Muslims to read, understand and
appreciate the knowledge contained in this book. Aameen.
بسم
الله الرحمن
الرحيم
INTRODUCTION
There were always two groups amongst
the Muslims. This is a
historic fact. One group was known
as the Mukhliseen[1]
and the other the Munafiqeen (the hypocrites). The
former was regarded as the true religious Believers, and the latter was regarded
as mere namesake Believers. There were numerous distinctions between these two
groups. One of the important and distinguishing factors of the sincere Muslims
was faithfulness in their every action and words which emanated from the depths
of their hearts. Every word uttered from their lips was calculated and never
contributed to deception or falsehood. It
was for this clarity and truth that Islam honoured their every word.
On the contrary, the Hypocrites spoke
sweet words but had a deceptive hidden agenda.
Therefore, the Holy Quran refuted their words in very strong terms
though they seemed externally very sincere. The Holy Quran says that on one occasion the
Hypocrites came to the Beloved Habeeb r and
declared:
نشهد انك
لرسول الله *
We
testify that you are the Rasool of Allah
r!
If
one looks at this declaration, it will seem very noble and sincere, but Almighty
ALLAH refutes this saying:
والله
يشهدان
المنافقون
لكاذبون*
And
ALLAH is the witness that these hypocrites are liars!
In
another place the Holy Quran says:
وان
تصبهم حسنت
يقولوا هذه من
عند الله*
And
when they receive any good, the hypocrites say that this
good
is from ALLAH.
How true and noble are these words! But the Holy Quran has condemned their words as Kufr because their intentions were corrupt. They intended to mislead with sweet talk. The first declaration made by the Hypocrites that they testify that Sayyiduna Muhammad r is the Rasool of Allah(Peace Be Upon Him), that is, all good comes from ALLAH and the Rasool(Peace Be Upon Him) cannot do any good for anyone. In this declaration, the Hypocrites praised ALLAH with the intention of insulting the Rasool(Peace Be Upon Him). Therefore, ALLAH condemned their Hamd (praise) as blatant Kufr (infidelity).
Such is the condition of today’s Munafiqeen. They place great importance on Tauheed, worship, Shirk and Bid’ah. But their real intention is to keep the hearts of the Muslim masses away from the Beloved Rasool of Allah(Peace Be Upon Him). They harp on the Tauheed of ALLAH and insult the integrity of the beloved servants of ALLAH. They misinterpret the technical terms of Elah, Rasool, Nabi, and Emaan.
Their corrupt presentation of these terms confuses the masses, and because of their outward garb of piety and devotion, they easily convince and influence the layman. The soft and sweetness of their words melt the unwary public who look at them as “angels” that descended on earth as beacons of guidance. But when the Holy Quran examines this outward piety and sweetness, it turns out to be nothing but hypocrisy and deception.
We have seen many Muslims of good, sound Islamic backgrounds and possessing pristine beliefs become victims of this calculated hypocrisy. This has further led to disunity in the once united brotherhood of the Muslim Ummah. It is amazing that the promoters of this hypocrisy quote Ayahs of the Holy Quran and Ahadith to substantiate and acknowledge their Kufr to try and convince the unwary Muslims.
I felt the hammer of Truth bash my consciousness to do something about this onslaught against Islam and the Beloved Servants of Allah(Peace Be Upon Him). Haqq penetrated my heart and forced me to take action swiftly and save the unwary souls from being enslaved by Hypocrisy and Kufr. Hence, I invoked the Glorious and Compassionate Lord of Mercy(Peace Be Upon Him) through the Waseela of His Beloved Habeeb(Peace Be Upon Him) to grant me courage and Toufeeq to guide this beloved Ummah on the pristine beliefs of the Ahle-Sunnah wa Jama’ah.
For this reason, I very humbly present this manual of Haqq to this beloved Ummah for their benefit and reading pleasure. I have sort assistance from many sources to compile the book, especially from the works of Ala’Hadrat Mujaddid Imam Ahmad Rida al-Qaadiri(Radi ALLAH Anho), Hakeemul-Ummat Hadrat Allama Mufti Ahmad Yaar Khan Na’eemi(Radi ALLAH Anho) and many other Ulama. May the Merciful Allah(Peace Be Upon Him) sanctify their souls. In this book are unbiased and correct explanations of the four fundamental Islamic technical terms of ELAH, RASOOL, NABI and EMAAN.
I pray that Almighty ALLAH protect the Emaan of every Muslim and bless their hearts and souls with love, honour, and Adab for His Beloved Habeeb Sayyiduna Muhammadur-Rasoolullah(Peace Be Upon Him) and the Awliya and Swaliheen. AMEEN.
Sheikh Abu-Muhammad Abdul-Haadi
Al-Qaadiri Radawi
Khadim of Ilm-Shareef
30 Jamadiul-Awwal 1422
20 August 2001
This
book is dedicated to all those
who
are searching for
TRUTH
for
the sake of
TRUTH
THE CONCEPT OF ELAH
This
era is regarded as the modern age and everything is being planned to suit the
current times. The modernists have also modified the Religion of Islam,
accordingly. They have begun presenting Tauheed, Risaalah, Nubuwwah, and Emaan
in scientifically designed models, which has resulted in people destroying their
Emaan. This modernist
approach to Islam is having a serious and adverse effect on the beliefs
of Muslims. The ill-informed leaders and so-called intellectuals have
placed their trust on limited knowledge, whims and fancies to interpret the
Divine Laws. They in turn propagate this to the unwary masses resulting in the Emaan
of the people to be destroyed or corrupted.
Due to a lack of knowledge and spiritual insight, the general public has
lost their sense of judgment and understanding.
The following state of affairs has prevailed:
§
People who speak fluent Arabic
or Urdu are regarded as great Ulama.
One who is eloquent in lecturing is regarded as a great Aalim.
§
One who wears colorful
clothes and dances to music is regarded as a great Sufi.
§
One who writes Taweez
or attends to the sick and oppressed is a Wali.
One who quotes Ayahs of the Quran and Ahadith Shareef
at every opportunity is regarded as a dynamic leader worthy of being followed.
§
One who is always seen
calling people to the Masaajid and going door-to-door, city-to-city, and
country-to-country on Tableegh missions is a pious and true servant of Islam.
One
will be terribly mistaken if one uses these as a criteria or yardstick to judge
excellence. One has to judge everything on the scale of the Sharee’ah,
that is, the Holy Quran
and the Sunnah.
The
Holy Quran
tells us about two groups who are never compatible.
ALLAH states:
ماكان
الله ليذر
المؤمنين على
ما انتم عليه
حتى يميز
الخبيث من
الطيب *
ALLAHs not to leave the Muslims in the present state of affairs in which you are,
until He separates impure
from
the pure.
(Al- Imraan 3:179)
Who
are those people whom ALLAH addresses as Tayyib (pure) and who are those people who are referred to
as the Khabees (impure) by ALLAH?
Are the Tayyib, those who just had a bath and put on clean clothes, and
the Khabees, those who have unclean bodies with filthy clothes, the same?
Let us ask the Quran who these two groups are. Concerning the
sincere and Tayyib servants, ALLAH states:-
لتجد
قوماً يؤمنون
بالله و اليوم
الاخر يوآدون
من حآد الله و
رسوله و لو
كانوا ابآئهم
او ابنائهم او
اخوانهم او
عشيرتهم ط
اولآءك كتب في
قلوبهم
الايمان و
ايدهم بروح
منه *
You will not find a people who believe in ALLAH and the Last Day taking as their friends those who
oppose ALLAH
and His
Rasool, even though they be their fathers or their sons
or
their brethren or kinsmen.
The
above Ayah gives the characteristic of the pure and sincere Muslim
who do not compromise with the misled and corrupt sects. Since their faith in ALLAH and His Rasool
is pure, therefore they do not associate with the Khabees and impure.
ALLAH informs the world about the filth and
impurities of the Khabees and evil ones in clear terms as follows:-
يحلفون
بالله ما
قالوا ط و
لقد قالوا
كلمة الكفر و
كفروا بعد
اسلامهم *
They swear by ALLAH that they did not insult the integrity of the Nabi,
and no doubt they uttered the words of Kufr and have
become Kaafirs after accepting Islam.
Imam
Ibne Jareer(Radi ALLAH Anho), Imam Tabraani(Radi ALLAH Anho),
Abush-Sheikh(Radi ALLAH Anho) and Ibne Mardoya(Radi ALLAH Anho) all
narrate from Sayyiduna Abdullah ibne Abbaas(Radi ALLAH Anho) that
once the Beloved Habeeb was sitting under a tree. He then said that
shortly a person will come and who look at you with evil satanic eyes. Just then
a person with devilish eyes came by. Sayyiduna Rasoolullah called him and
asked, “What is the reason that you and your colleagues utter words of
disrespect for me?” The man left and returned with his colleagues. They all
swore in the name of ALLAH and
said that they did not say a word of disrespect to him. On their words the above
Ayah was revealed in their refutation and condemnation.
True
piety is not to turn ones face towards the east or west in Salaah but real piety
is that one bring total Emaan on ALLAH
and the Day of Judgment and the Angels and the Quran and all the
Prophets.
The above Ayah clearly declares that Emaan does not depend
on merely believing only on the necessities of Deen and disrespecting the
fundamentals.
Now that we have distinguished the pure from the impure, let us proceed
and discuss the true concept of Tauheed in accordance with the
explanation from Holy Quran and Hadith.
I feel that it is important to inform the readers of the correct concept
of Tauheed, a concept which has been unanimously accepted for the past
1422 years.
وانبئكم بما تأ كلون وماتذخرون في بيوتكم *
And
inform you about that which you eat in your homes and that which you stored
away.
If
Divinity is based on control over the elements of the world, namely
air, water, sun and the moon, then by the virtue of the teachings of the
Holy Quran, we are compelled to accept Sayyiduna Sulayman as
“Elah”. With
regards to his authority, the Holy Quran states:
فسخرنا
له الريح تجرى
بامره رخاء
حيث اصاب*
Then
we subjected the wind to him that it moved by his command softly wherever he
desired. (As-Saad 38:36)
It is understood that whether it a gale or a breeze, whether it is a wind that blows easterly, westerly, southerly, or northerly, they are all under the command of Sayyiduna Nabi Sulayman. It is apparent that it is the wind that moves the clouds and clouds in turn bring rain. Rain in turn nourishes the ground, which in turn nurtures vegetation and growth of all creatures on earth. Existence on the earth depends upon water on earth. By the virtue of this cycle, Almighty ALLAH has entrusted this power to His Prophet, Sayyiduna Sulayman u. So, in light of this Divine rule, Sayyiduna Nabi Sulayman is to be regarded as “Elah” too! ALLAH forbid!
In
the Holy Quran, it is stated that Sayyiduna Nabi Yusuf inquired from his brothers about the welfare of his father, Sayyiduna Nabi
Yaqoob.
They informed him that due to excessive crying in remembrance of him he had lost
his eyesight. Sayyiduna Nabi Yusuf
heard this sad news and said to his brothers:
اذهبوا
بقميص هذا
فالقواه على
وجه ابى يأتى
بصيرا*
Take
my shirt and place it on the face of my father and his eyesight will be
restored.
The
Holy Quran also tells us about Sayyiduna Nabi Ayyob:
ارمض
بر جلك هذا
مغتسل
باردّوشراب*
Rub
your feet on the ground that will create water that will supply you water for
both bathing and drinking.
Sayyiduna Nabi Esa once said:
وابر
ء الا برص وا
حى المو تى با
ذن الله*
And
by the command of ALLAH,
I cure the blind and leper and raise the dead (give life to them).
Nabi
Esa u states that he cures the
sick and gives life to the dead. Are these not the qualities of Almighty ALLAH which the Holy Quran explains?
واذامر
ضت فهو يشفيت*
And
ALLAH cures you when you are sick.
The verse ويحي و يميت “And He gives life and death”. It is certainly so!
Nevertheless, by the above Ayah we are given to understand that Almighty ALLAH has blessed His special servants with the power to cure the sick and to raise the dead.
Do not forget the incident of Sayyiduna Ebraheem u mentioned in the Holy Quran wherein we are told about the four birds, which were slaughtered. Their meat were minced and mixed together. Thereafter, the Glorious Prophet u called out to them individually. Each one of the birds became alive as they were before they were slaughtered. The Holy Quran says:
ثم
ادعهن يا تينك
سعيا*
Then
he called on to them and they became alive.
In spite of all these blessed powers a servant remains as a servant and ALLAH remains ALLAH. A servant can never be on par with ALLAH nor can he be associated with ALLAH. His Divine powers will always manifest from the bodies of His beloved servants. From the above incidents, in no way will Sayyiduna Nabi Esa u, Yusuf u, Ayyob u and Sulayman became Elah. They are and will always remain the beloved servants of the Glorious ALLAH.
GRANTING CHILDREN
The Holy Quran tells us that Sayyiduna Jibreel u went to Sayyiduna Maryam u at a time when she was preparing to make Ghusal at a concealed spot. When he appeared in a human form, it shocked her to see a foreign man. The Angel confronted her by saying:
انما
انا رسول ربك
لاهب لك غلا ما
زكيتا*
I
am a messenger of your Lord I have come to give you a pure son.
How was this possible because the Munafiqeen say that only ALLAH can give a son? Is the Angel u committing Shirk or is the Holy Quran contradicting itself? No certainly not! The Munafiqeen are confusing this issue because they quote this Ayah of the Holy Quran:
يهب
لمن يشآء
اناثا وّيهب
لمن يشاء
ذكورا*
He
gives a son to whom He ordains and He gives a daughter to
whom
He ordains.
You be the judge. The Holy Quran
uses the word يهب
(to give) for ALLAH and the same word يهب for the Angel Jibreel u.
The words are the same. The meaning is the same but ALLAH does not become Jibreel
and nor does Jibreel u
become ALLAH.
So if Divinity is based on giving a son then we will be compelled to
accept Jibreel
as “Elah”.
TO LISTEN AND
SEE FROM A DISTANCE
The Holy Quran
speaks about Sayyiduna Sulayman.
Once he approached the home of the ants. An ant said to its fellow ants:
ياايهاالنمل
ادخلوا
مساكنكم
لايحطمنكم
سليما ن
وجنوده وهم لا
يشعرون*
Oh
Ants! Turn your holes or else you will be trampled by
Sulayman
u
and his army who will not be aware of you.
Sayyiduna Sulayman
u
heard these words of the ant and smiled. The Holy Quran testifies to
this:
فتبسّم
ضاحكا من قو
لها*
Nabi
Sulayman u
laughs at the comment of the ant.
The Mufassareen
state that Sayyiduna Sulayman u heard the speech of the ant from three miles away. Imagine how loud the
speech of an ant is when you put it close to your ear. Then too you will not be
able to hear it. But the Prophet of Allah
heard its words from a distance of three miles!
In this scientific period, no instrument could be invented to hear the
sound of an ant. So if the Munafiqeen
base Divinity on the concept of hearing from a distance without any device, then
ALLAH forbid! Nabi Sulayman u
is considered to be “Elah”.
In another
incident, the Holy Quran speaks about Sayyiduna Nabi Yusuf.
Zulaikah took Nabi Yusuf u
into a secret room which was protected by seven doors inter-linking one chamber
to another. She then locked the secret chamber and tried to seduce the
Prophet of Allah u. This incident was taking place in Egypt but his father, Sayyiduna Nabi
Yaqoob u, who
as in Kin’aan (Syria) was fully aware of the situation and immediately came to
his rescue. The Quran testifies to this in these words:
ولقد همت
به وهمّا بها
لو لاان رائ
برهان ربه*
And
no doubt the woman desired him and he would have
also
desired her if he would not have seen the proof
of
his Lord. (Sura Yusuf 12:24)
What was that
proof which Nabi Yusuf u saw and which assisted him in this serious situation? The “proof”
was the presence of his father, Nabi Yaqoob u
who appeared in front of him and led him away from the intentions of Zulaikah.
Pay attention to the word رائ
, which means “to see” and
which refers to Burhaan (proof) that the Nabi u
saw. It does not refer to a Burhaan
that he felt or heard of. “Rah’ya”
means “to see” and hence he saw the Burhaan of ALLAH i.e. the Prophet of Allah Nabi Yaqoob
u who
came to his assistance. So the Quran speaks of the Burhaan he saw.
ALLAH states in another Ayah:
يا
ايهاالناس قد
خا ءكم بر هان
من ربكم*
Oh
people! Verily a proof from ALLAH has come to you.
Everyone
recognizes in this Ayah that ALLAH refers to His Beloved Nabi u
as His Burhaan (proof).
Imagine the powers of Nabi Yaqoob u, who witnessed this incident from a far away country, which was taking
place in a super secret chamber hidden from the vision of everyone. He observed
and intercepted this happening in the darkness of this chamber and instantly
came to assist his son.
The Holy Quran
informs us of another incident concerning Nabi Yaqoob.
ولمّا
فصات العير
قال ابوهم انى
لاجد ريح يوسف*
When
the caravan departed from Egypt (with the shirt of Nabi Yusuf u) their father (Nabi Yaqoob u)
said in Kin’aan “No doubt I find the fragrance of Yusuf.” (Sura Yusuf
12:94)
One should
calculate the distance between Egypt and Syria and fathom the power of
perception of Nabi Yaqoob u, who smelt the fragrance of the shirt of his son in Egypt from a
distance country like Syria. So if
Divinity is based on hearing, seeing and smelling from a distance, then Nabi
Yaqoob u and
Nabi Sulayman u will
also be categorized as “Elah”.
HAAZIR AND
NAAZIR
If Divinity is
based on being present everywhere at the same time, then let alone one or two,
we will be compelled to accept thousands of Elahs. (ALLAH
forbid!)
When Nabi Sulayman
u
was informed of the throne of Bilqees, he ordered for the retrieval of this
throne. Bare in mind that Nabi Sulayman u
was in Palestine and Bilqees’ throne was secured in a security tight chamber
with constant guard in far away Yemen. The Holy Quran explain how this
throne was retrieved in the following words:
قال
انااتيك به
قبل ان
يرتدّاليك
طرفك*
He
said, I would bring the throne of Bilqees to you before the
blink
of your eye.
Allahu Akbar!
Remember that Asif Barkhiyya neither went to nor saw the city of Sabah
in Yemen. He also did he see the palace and throne of Bilqees[2].
Yet, he sat at the same spot in Palestine and before the blink of the eye, he
brought this huge and heavy throne from Sabah to the presence of Nabi Sulayman
u.
This is the power of Haazir and Naazir of a Wali of
Bani Isra’eel.
The Holy Quran
states:
قل يتوفا
كم ملك المو ت
الذىوكل بكم*
The
Angel of Death gives you death that is appointed upon you.
The Holy Quran
further states:
وتو فتهم
رسلنا*
And
our Angels give death to them.
These Angels refer
to the assistants of the Angel of Death. Imagine
how busy are these Angels who remove the souls of millions of creatures around
the world at a specific time. They execute this duty with absolute precision and
never falter. This entire world and every spot in it are always in their vision
as a dot in the center of the palm. They
also recognize creatures on earth and follow them wherever they are to remove
their souls on the designated time.
انه يرى
كم هو وقبيله
من حيث لا ترو
نهم*
That
Iblees along with an entire group observes you from a spot where you cannot see
them.
From this
injunction, we are given to understand that these cursed devils are granted so
much power by ALLAH to mislead that they can see the entire creation at once at any given
time. They are also aware of the intentions in the hearts of the people. It is
for this reason that when a person intends to do any good, the devil immediately
comes to mislead him. This is the power of Haazir and Naazir
granted by ALLAH to the cursed Shaytaan.
Look at the sun,
the moon and the stars in the sky. They
observe the entire world all the time and prepare the gardens and fields,
cleanse the earth and ripen the fruits and grains. If Divinity was based on being Haazir and Naazir
then the exalted Angels, Malakal Maut (Angel of Death) and his assistants will
all be “Elahs.” Similarly,
the cursed Shaytaan with his evil gang, the sun, the moon and the stars in the
heavens will all be “Elahs”.
The idol worshippers have eight to ten “gods” but the Munafiqeen
will end up with more gods than servants.
TO FULFILL
DESIRES AND OFFER ASSISTANCE WHEN CALLED
Divinity also does
not depend on these qualities. Almighty
ALLAH has blessed His beloved servants and their belongings with these qualities. When
Sayyidah Maryam u experienced labour pains for the first time, she was alone in the
jungle. She had no one to comfort
her, as this experience was absolutely foreign to her. She was terrified and
cried out:
يا ليتنى
متّ قبل هذا
وكنت نسيا
منسيّا*
Ah!
How nice if I had died before this and forgotten everything!
Her painful cry
invoked the Mercy of ALLAH and the Merciful Lord responded in these words:
فنادهامن
تحتها ان لا
تحزني قد جعل
ربك تحتك سريا*
A
voice called from below her, “Oh Maryam do not fear.
Your Lord has made for you a fountain under your feet.”
From the word تحتك
it indicates that a fountain sprang up from under her feet. This is similar to
the fountain of Zamzam that sprung up from under the feet of Sayyiduna
Isma’eel u.
The Quran further
states:
وهزى
اليك بجذع
النخلة تسا قط
عليك رطبا
جنيا*
And
shake the dry branches of the date tree towards you, it will
drop
fresh dates (for you).
ALLAH is comforting Sayyidah Maryam u
by instructing her to eat the dates and drink the water which will remove her
fear and discomfort. It is evident that her discomfort, misery and fear were
removed through some dates and water, which were created by her sacred hand and
feet.
Almighty ALLAH informs the people that He has entrusted amazing powers in the hands and feet of
His Awliya. These powers are such that if they touch a dry branch it
transforms instantly into fresh fruit, which removes discomfort, misery and
fear. If this is so, then why can’t the Awliya of Allah
cast a vision on one’s dry and ailing heart and fill it with the sweetness of Emaan
and Marifah? Why can’t the beloved servants of ALLAH assist at times of difficulties and solve the problems of the oppressed?
It is only the Munafiqeen who disagree with the Divinely Blessed powers
entrusted by ALLAH to these beloved servants.
The Holy Quran
relates to us the incident of Fir’oun. When the day of Fir’oun’s
destruction came, Sayyiduna Jibreel u appeared on horseback. Fresh vegetation sprung up from every spot on the
dry desert where the hoofs of the Angel’s horse stepped. Saamri watched
this amazing miracle and gathered some sand from under the hoofs of his horse.
He kept this sand safely and waited for an opportunity time.
Once when Nabi Moosa
went
to Mount Tur to receive the Torah, he was delayed to return. A
golden calf was made and Saamri placed this miraculous sand in the
calf’s mouth. The golden calf came to life and began screaming. The Israelites
saw this and began worshipping the calf. This is how the Holy Quran
records the words of Saamri:
فقبضت
قبضة من اثر
الر سول
فنبذتها
وكذالك سولت
لى نفسى*
I
(Saamri) gathered a handful of sand from the footprint of
Jibreel’s
horse. I put it into the mouth of the calf and this
is
what I desired.
This Ayah
teaches us that the relics (Tabarrukaat) of the beloved servants can give
life to dead things. The sand that gave life to the metal calf did not touch the
body of Jibreel u. It was a reflected touch.
Sayyiduna Jibreel’s u
feet touched the saddle, which touched the horse’s stomach. The radiation them
moved to the legs, which discharged the radiation to the lifeless sand and
ignited it with Hayaat (life). This ignited sand was then transported to
the mouth of the calf, which was activated. This activation caused discord
amongst the Israelite because the gold used to make the calf was the possession
of the Kuffaar. If Saamri used the gold of the Believers then Bani
Isra’eel would have all been blessed with Hidayah. This is similar to
one attending the lectures and sitting in the company of people with corrupt
beliefs, which eventually destroys one’s Emaan. This Ayah also
tells us that there is Shifa in the sand of Madina Munawwara because
those sand particles had kissed the sacred Nalain Shareefain (Sandals) of
Sayyiduna Rasoolullah(Peace Be Upon Him).
CREATOR, OWNER
OR POSSESSOR AND ETERNAL
The Munafiqeen
believe and propagate that Elah is He Who is a Creator, Possessor
and Immortal. There is no doubt that Almighty ALLAH possesses these qualities but Divinity does not depend on these qualities. This
is because before ALLAH created anything, that is, before His quality of خلق
manifested, He was still Elah and after creating creation, He is
still Elah.
Similarly, after
He sends all those whom He blesses to Jannah and all those whom He
sentences to Jahannam and declares that all shall remain therein till
eternity, then too it will not affect the status of Him being Elah
nor will the eternal dwellers of Jannah and Jahannam become on par
with His unique status of Elah. The Holy Quran speaks of the eternal life of the
dweller of Jannah and Jahannam.
اكلها
دائم*
They
will eat forever the fruit of Paradise.
خالدين
فيها ابدا*
The
dwellers of Jannah and Jahannam will live there forever.
So according to
the Munafiqeen the fruits of Jannah, it’s dwellers, Jannah
itself, the fire of Hell, its dwellers and Hell itself are all “Elah”.
(ALLAH
forbid)
INTERESTING
INCIDENT
Once a staunch Tauheedi
Scholar Molvi delivered a lecture in a Muslim function.
In the course of his speech he translated the first two words of the Kalima
Tayyiba (لااله
) as follows:
·
There is no one who can give
you a son.
·
There is no one who can
fulfill your needs and desires.
·
There is no one who can
listen to your call.
·
There is no one who can
assist you in distress.
الاالله
only ALLAH Alone can.
Coincidentally,
the organizer of the function was a Mukhlis Sunni Muslim.
This statement amazed and troubled him. The next morning, the Touheedi
Molvi waited for the host to thank and bid him farewell with a golden
handshake. The host was nowhere to be seen.
Frustration led him to the home of the host. When he confronted him, he
demanded compensation for his travel expenses and payment for his time. The host
replied: “Molvi Sahib! Did you forget last nights inspiring lecture so
quickly? You are entangled so early
in the morning with Shirk! I have learnt a great deal from your enlightening
talks and strongly intend to apply your pristine teachings as long as I live.
Your arguments of Tauheed really impressed me, especially the summary of the
first two words of the Kalima Tayyiba لااله - There is no one who can compensate your travel costs,
and there is no one who can repay you for your effort, there in no one
who can give you any Nazrana (gift) الاالله
but ALLAH. Now what do you want from me? Seek your requirements from ALLAH
alone.”
Whoever regards
these powers as “Elah” and base Divinity (Olowwiyyat)
on such qualities is absolutely misguided.
THE
SHAR’EE MEANING OF ELAH AND DIVINITY
There is no doubt
that it is a fundamental Islamic belief that the Sublime ALLAH is Eternal, The All-Hearing, The All-Seeing, The Granter of Good, The Helper in
Need, The Creator and The Owner of the Universe, The Curer of Sickness and The
Comforter of Pain. But these are neither the primary factors that Divinity is
dependent on nor the differentiating factor between ALLAH and His servants.
There is one
fundamental factor that really differentiates between ALLAH and servants whereby
ALLAH remains ALLAH and the servant remains as the servant. ALLAH or Elah is He Who is غنى Wealthy,
Opulent and Independent عبد,
but a servant is always in need and dependent on someone. His status is that he is always in control of someone else.
Elah
is He Who is totally Independent and Self-sufficient. He is the Wealthiest of
all and carefree of everything. In Sura Ikhlaas, we are firstly informed
of a unique status of ALLAH.
الله
الصمد*
ALLAH
is independent and carefree.
The next Ayah says:
لم يلد
ولم يو لد*
He
is Father to no one nor born of anyone.
This Ayah clearly speaks of His Unique Independence because
servant- ship and Prophethood is based on dependency.
Finally, He I declares:
ولم يكن
له كفوا احد*
And
there is nothing similar to Him.
This is certainly so because everyone and everything is dependant on Him I
and
exists due to Him I and it is He I
who fulfils the needs of everyone. In
other Ayahs ALLAH says:
والله
غنى عن العا
لمين*
And
ALLAH is Carefree and Independent of the Universe.
الله غنى
وانتم
الفقراء*
ALLAH
is Wealthy and Independent and you are poor and dependent.
ولم يتخذ
وليا من الذل*
ALLAH
is not in need of any assistance because of
weakness
and dependency.
ولم يعى
بخلقهنّ*
ALLAH did not create the skies and e