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029.025 He
said: Ye have chosen only idols instead of Allah. The love between you is only in
the life of the world. Then on the Day of Resurrection ye will deny each other and
curse each other, and your abode will be the Fire, and ye will have no helpers.
This verse proves
that they will be raised, if they are not then how will they curse one another?
Question
A question may
arise as to why will Allah raise the idols on the Day of Resurrection?
Answer
The reason Allah
will raise the idols will be to embarrass them and those who worshipped them, making
them aware that they can neither help one another or themselves and that they will
be cast into hell, being the fuel of the fire as Allah most Gracious says:
002.024 And
if ye do it not - and ye can never do it - then guard yourselves against the Fire
prepared for disbelievers,
whose fuel
is of men and stones.
You are continuously
stating that the deceased pious have been worshipped. However, I don?t think you
are aware that there were no such pious people who were worshipped, even in the
previous nations. There is no history of any men or women who were ever worshipped
due to their being pious.
Previous nations worshipped Idols
The following
versese that I shall recite concern the nation of Ibrahim (peace be upon him) and
how they were polytheists: they worshipped idols besides Allah. Note that nowhere
does Allah say that they worshipped the deceased pious!
The Nation of Ibrahim,
(peace be
upon him)
021.052 When
he said unto his father and his folk: What are these images unto which ye pay devotion
021.057 And,
by Allah, I shall circumvent your idols after ye have gone away and turned your
backs.
021.058 Then he reduced them to fragments, all save the chief of them, that haply
they might have recourse to it.
037.083 And
lo! of his persuasion verily was Abraham
037.084 When he came unto his Lord with a whole heart;
037.085 When he said unto his father and his folk: What is it that ye worship ?
037.086 Is it a falsehood - gods beside Allah - that ye desire ?
037.087 What then is your opinion of the Lord of the Worlds ?
037.088 And he glanced a glance at the stars
037.089 Then said: Lo! I feel sick!
037.090 And they turned their backs and went away from him.
037.091 Then turned he to their gods and said: Will ye not eat ?
037.092 What aileth you that ye speak not ?
037.093 Then he attacked them, striking with his right hand.
037.094 And (his people) came toward him, hastening.
037.095 He said: Worship ye that which ye yourselves do carve
037.096 When Allah hath created you and what ye make ?
These verses
clearly informs us that idols were being worshipped by the nation of Ibrahim (peace
be upon him). They are described as ?images? and ?idols?. Ibrahim (peace be upon
him) informs his people that he will avoid that which they worshipped after they
had gone to their festival and he (peace be upon him) would never say he would avoid
the pious! Ibrahim (peace be upon him) further describes that which they worship
as a ?falsehood? emphasizing the deceitfulness of these idols; however the pious
cannot be described as false as they are those who speak the truth and guide on
the correct path. Moreover, Ibrahim (peace be upon him) questions that why do they
not speak or eat? Again, the pious can eat and speak, and so, these questions were
directed to the lifeless idols. Finally, Ibrahim (peace be upon him) tells his people
that they worship that which they carve themselves, which again, is an explicit
reference to the idols that they would carve themselves!
Question
Why was the
story of Ibrahim (peace be upon him) revealed to Muhammad (may Allah bless him and
grant him peace)?
Answer
The reason was
that the polytheists of Makkah were worshipping exactly what the nation of Ibrahim
(peace be upon him): idols. As a result, Allah revealed the story to Muhammad (may
Allah bless him and grant him peace). If there was no similarity between the nations
there was no reason for Allah to reveal this story to Muhammad (may Allah bless
him and grant him peace).
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The Nation of Musa (peace be upon
him)
All other previous
nations worshipped idols. Nowhere in the Qur?an is there a nation mentioned that
worshipped the deceased pious. Even the nation of Musa (peace be upon him) worshipped
idols, as Allah Almighty states in the Qur?an:
007.138 And
We brought the Children of
Israel
across the sea, and they came unto a people who were given up to idols which
they had. They said: O Moses! Make for us a god even as they have gods. He
said: Lo! ye are a folk who know not.
What the commentators of the Qur?an
have said about the following verses
016.020 Those
unto whom they cry beside Allah created naught, but are themselves created.
016.021 (They are) dead, not living. And they know not when they will be raised.
016.022 Your God is One God. But as for those who believe not in the Hereafter
their hearts refuse to know, for they are proud.
The commentators
of the Qur?an have said that where the words ?besides Allah? have been mentioned
it refers to the idols that had been worshipped. They have also said the word ?dead?
here means that Allah is alive [and never dies] whereas the idols are dead. Further
they have said that when Allah says ?they do not know when they will be risen? this
means the idols do not know when those who worship them (the polytheists) will be
raised. Another opinion is that on the Day of Resurrection, Allah will create a
soul in them and the idols will be brought to life. They will be raised and will
speak saying they do not know why they were worshipped.
Martyrs are Alive in their
graves
The following
verses talk about how those who have been martyred in Allah?s way are not dead but
are Alive. As Allah Almighty says in the Qur?an:
002.154 And
call not those who are slain in the way of Allah "dead." Nay, they are
living, only ye perceive not.
003.169 Think
not of those, who are slain in the way of Allah, as dead. Nay, they are living.
With their Lord they have provision
These verses
prove not only are those who are martyred in Allah?s way are alive, but that they
are also receiving provisions from their Lord. In these verses that I have just
recited to you, Allah is telling us not to call the martyrs dead, even though they
are not in this world anymore, they are still alive.
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The Pious are Alive in their
graves
A question may
arise as to why the martyrs are still alive even after they have left this world.
The answer to this is that Allah regards the death of a martyr to be of such greatness,
because they have died for Allah. The following verse is talking of the attributes
of a pious person:
006.162 Say:
Lo! my worship and my sacrifice and my living and my dying are for Allah,
Lord of the Worlds.
This verse proves
that pious people live and die for the sake of Allah, and as we have learnt from
the previous verse, those who die for Allah are regarded as alive even after they
have died.
Ali: I am now
going to present a
fourth verse to prove to you the deceased pious were worshipped by
the polytheists of Makkah. Listen to this verse very carefully.
046.005 And who is in greater error than he who
calls besides Allah upon those that will not answer him till the day of resurrection
and they are heedless of their call?
046.006 And when men are gathered together they
shall be their enemies, and shall be deniers of their worshipping (them).
Qadhi: The verses
you have just recited prove the following things:
·
That
which the people prayed to instead of Allah, cannot hear them.
·
They
are unconscious of their prayer
·
On
the day of Resurrection, that which they worship will be enemies of their worshippers
These three
characteristics belong to idols, as pious Muslims will intercede for the Muslims.
They will be friends of the Muslims not enemies. Also, the deceased pious can hear
in the graves and can answer. Listen to the following verses:
1.
019.087
They will have no power of intercession, save him who hath made a covenant with
his Lord.
This informs
us that the idols will have no power of intercession though those who have a covenant
with their Lord (the pious) will have the power to intercede.
2.
043.067
Friends on that day will be foes one to another, save those who kept their duty
(to Allah).
This second
verse proves that the pious will not be enemies of their friends and followers
3.
033.056
Lo! Allah and His angels shower blessings on the Prophet. O ye who believe! Ask
blessings on him and salute him with a worthy salutation.
This verse proves
that when we send salutations upon our blessed Prophet Muhammad (may Allah bless
him and grant him peace) the salutations reach him. If this is not true, then why
does the Muslim world send salutations upon him during prayer (salat)
every day? Also, millions of people send salutations of peace (salam)
to Muhammad (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) Sayyidina Abu Bakr and Sayyidina
Umar (may Allah be well pleased with them both) when they go to make Umrah or Hajj.
This practice has been continuing since they were buried there and still continues
today. If they cannot hear, does this mean this practice is against the Qur?an?
The idols however will not even be aware that they were worshipped until the Day
of Judgment but the pious are aware and can hear when people send salutations upon
them.
4.
036.024
Then truly I should be in error manifest.
036.025 Lo! I have believed in your Lord, so hear me!
036.026 It was said (unto him): Enter paradise. He said: Would that my people knew
036.027 With what (munificence) my Lord hath pardoned me and made me of the honoured
ones!
The mufassirin
(interpreters of the Qur?an), explain that these verses allude to a man called
?Habib Najjaar.? Knowing this, we then
can understand the following:
·
Habib Najjjaar was alive in his grave
·
He
desired the best for his nation
·
He
was aware his nation still disbelieved in the
tawhid of Allah
5.
066.011
And Allah citeth an example for those who believe: the wife of Pharaoh when she
said: My Lord! Build for me a home with thee in the Garden, and deliver me from
Pharaoh and his work, and deliver me from evil-doing folk;
This verse is
talking of the pharaoh?s wife, Sayyida Asiya, and how she prayed to Allah for paradise
and leaving her life with the pharaoh. Her paradise is her grave, in which she is
still alive.
6.
O you who believe! do not enter the houses
of the Prophet unless permission is given to you for a meal, not waiting for its
cooking being finished-- but when you are invited, enter, and when you have taken
the food, then disperse-- not seeking to listen to talk; surely this gives the Prophet
trouble, but he forbears from you, and Allah does not forbear from the truth And
when you ask of them any goods, ask of them from behind a curtain; this is purer
for your hearts and (for) their hearts; and
it does not behove you that you should give trouble to the Messenger of Allah, nor
that you should marry his wives after him ever; surely this is grievous in the sight
of Allah.
This verse is
talking of all the things which trouble Allah?s blessed prophet during his life
and after his death. Allah is telling the companions not to marry the widows of
the blessed prohet after his death; as this would trouble him. It is clear from
this that the prophet is alive in his grave; as if he was not alive, he would not
feel troubled, yet the Qur?an is telling us that he will be troubled. This proves
that the the blessed Prophet is alive in his grave.
Even the disbelievers are
not lifeless in their graves
The verses that
I have just recited prove that pious Muslims are alive in their graves and are living
a comfortable and easy life; enjoying provision from Allah Most Gracious. The disbelievers
are also alive in their graves though they are tormented with punishment and are
living an uneasy life as Allah most High says in the Qur?an:
1.
071.025
Because of their sins they were drowned, then made to enter a Fire. And they found
they had no helpers in place of Allah.
This verse talks
at how the nation of Sayyidina Nuh (peace be upon him) was cast into a fire. This
fire is the fire of the grave which proves even the deceased disbelievers are alive
in their graves, receiving punishment.
2.
040.045
So Allah warded off from him the evils which they plotted, while a dreadful doom
encompassed Pharaoh's folk,
040.046 The Fire; they are exposed to it morning and evening; and on the day when
the Hour upriseth (it is said): Cause Pharaoh's folk to enter the most awful doom.
From this verse
we can understand that the Pharaoh and his people are alive in their graves and
they are exposed to the fire morning and night.
3.
066.010
Allah citeth an example for those who disbelieve: the wife of Noah and the wife
of Lot, who were under two of Our righteous slaves yet betrayed them so that they
(the husbands) availed them naught against Allah and it was said (unto them): Enter
the Fire along with those who enter.
This verse tells
us of how these two disbelieving women were ordered to enter the fire. This was
the fire of the grave which again proves that they will be alive in their graves
as they will be receiving their punishment.
4.
009.101
And among those around you of the wandering Arabs there are hypocrites, and among
the townspeople of Al-Madinah (there are some who) persist in hypocrisy whom thou
(O Muhammad) knowest not. We, We know them, and We shall chastise them twice; then
they will be relegated to a painful doom
Allah has told
us that He will punish the disbeliever and hypocrites twice; the first occurs in
their graves and the second occurs after the Day of Resurrection. This proves they
will be alive in their graves since they will be bearing punishment.
5.
102.001
Rivalry in worldly increase distracteth you
102.002 Until ye come to the graves.
This verse tells
us that the disbelievers will realize the error of their ways vis-a-vis the punishment
in their graves. If you think that the deceased are lifeless in their graves then
why is Allah telling them that the rivalry of this world is distracting them until
the grave?
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The deceased can hear
Question:
Some may argue
that the deceased cannot hear and are lifeless as clearly stated in the Qur?an:
035.022 Nor
are the living equal with the dead. Lo! Allah maketh whom He will to hear. Thou
canst not reach those who are in the graves.
035.023 Thou art but a warner.
030.052 For
verily thou (Muhammad) canst not make the dead to hear, nor canst thou make the
deaf to hear the call when they have turned to flee.
This last verse
does not prove that the pious cannot hear, it does however prove that Allah will
make whosoever He chooses to hear. Allah can make the deceased hear, which is not
in the power of the one who is sending salam, nor do the deceased have the power
to make themselves hear. Only Allah has the power to allow the deceased hear, as
He, Azawajal clearly says in the Qur?an:
035.022 Lo! Allah maketh whom He will to hear.
1.
043.045
And ask those of Our messengers whom We sent before thee: Did We ever appoint gods
to be worshipped beside the Beneficent ?
If the deceased
pious cannot hear or answer, then why is Allah commanding His blessed Prophet in
the verse that I have just recited, to ask the previous Prophets if Allah appointed
gods to be worshipped besides Him?
2.
002.260
And when Abraham said (unto his Lord): My Lord! Show me how Thou givest life to
the dead, He said: Dost thou not believe ? Abraham said: Yea, but (I ask) in order
that my heart may be at ease. (His Lord) said: Take four of the birds and cause
them to incline unto thee, then place a part of them on each hill, then call them,
they will come to thee in haste, and know that Allah is Mighty, Wise.
This verse explains
how Sayyidina Ibrahim (peace be upon him) called the dead birds and they responded
to his call. If birds can hear when they are dead then surely pious people can.
3.
007.078
So the earthquake seized them, and morning found them prostrate in their dwelling-place.
007.079 And (SAlih) turned from them and said: O my people! I delivered my Lord's
message unto you and gave you good advice, but ye love not good advisers.
Hafidh Ibn Kathir
writes that when Sayyidina Salih (peace be upon him) spoke to his nation after the
earthquake, his nation listened to him.
4.
007.091
So the earthquake seized them and morning found them prostrate in their dwelling-place.
007.092 Those who denied Shu'eyb became as though they had not dwelt there. Those
who denied Shu'eyb, they were the losers.
007.093 So he turned from them and said: O my people! I delivered my Lord's messages
unto you and gave you good advice; then how can I sorrow for a people that rejected
(truth) ?
In this verse,
Sayyidnia Shu?eyb (peace be upon him)is talking to his nation,
after they were destroyed by the earthquake. If the deceased cannot hear
then why was Sayyidina Shu?eyb (peace be upon him) talking to his nation?
Ali: You have
played around with the meaning of the verse which I presented before. However this
is a habit of yours. I will now present to you a
fifth verse proving the
deceased pious have been worshipped!
035.013 He
maketh the night to pass into the day and He maketh the day to pass into the night.
He hath subdued the sun and moon to service. Each runneth unto an appointed term.
Such is Allah, your Lord; His is the Sovereignty; and those unto whom ye pray instead
of Him own not so much as the white spot on a date-stone.
035.014 If ye pray unto them they hear not your prayer, and if they heard
they could not grant it you. On the Day of Resurrection they will disown association
with you. None can inform you like Him Who is Aware.
Qadhi: The verses
you have just presented are also talking of idols not humans! The last verse states:
·
They
own nothing
·
If
you pray to them they cannot hear
·
On
the Day of Resurrection they will disown association with you
The first point
is that Muslim?s do not worship any pious
person. Second, the traits of those worshipped are mentioned in the verses that
you have recited. These traits belong to idols not humans. The first feature, that
they do not own anything, must apply to idols as all humans own something or another,
e.g., clothes or property. The second characteristic, that when you pray to them
they cannot hear also applies to idols as idols cannot hear whereas humans can;
and the last mentioned feature, that they will disown their worshippers, is also
for idols as they will reject that their polytheists worshipped them.
Allah has
granted the idols with nothing and his pious servants with power jus as he has granted
the angels with power as stated in the below verses:
032.011 Say:
The angel of death, who hath charge concerning you, will gather you, and afterward
unto your Lord ye will be returned.
079.005 And
those who govern the event, (ANGELS)
051.004 And
those who distribute (blessings) by command, (ANGELS)
These verses
inform us that the angels hold power as Allah has given them control and ability
since they are His pious servants.
Sayidna Musa (peace be upon him)
In the following
verses that I shall recite, Sayyidina Musa (peace be upon him) is telling Allah
Almighty that he has control over himself and his brother:
005.025 He
said: My Lord! I have control of none but myself and my brother, so distinguish
between us and the wrong-doing folk.
023.006 Save
from their wives or the (slaves) that their right hands possess, for then they are
not blameworthy,
This proves
that Allah Azawajul grants possess his
beloved pious with powers.
Those who disbelieve also own something
028.076 Now
Korah was of Moses' folk, but he oppressed them; and We gave him so much treasure
that the stores thereof would verily have been a burden for a troop of mighty men.
When his own folk said unto him: Exult not; lo! Allah loveth not the exultant;
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Even the disbelievers
possess something or another which proves that where Allah has said that ?they possess
nothing,? it refers to idols and not humans. Allah Almighty is merely humiliating
the people by telling them that the idols do not even possess anything!
Ali: Do you
think that there are only a few verses explaining that the deceased pious were worshipped
by the polytheists of Makkah? There are many. I am now going to present you a sixth verse! Allah Almighty will ask
the polytheists on the Final Day about where their pious are now:
007.037 Who
doeth greater wrong than he who inventeth a lie concerning Allah or denieth Our
tokens. (For such) their appointed portion of the Book (of destiny) reacheth them
till, when Our messengers come to gather them, they say: Where (now) is that to
which ye cried beside Allah? They say: They have departed from us. And they testify
against themselves that they were disbelievers.
Qadhi: Brother,
you have again misinterpreted the verse; this verse is talking of idols. The angels
will question the polytheists and ask them where is that which they worshipped,
and the polytheists will reply by saying they have no knowledge of where they have
gone? This clearly proves that what they are talking of cannot be the deceased pious
as the deceased pious had already departed in this world.. This means what was worshipped
has to be something which was present with them in this world and departed when
the polytheists die, this can only be idols.
Ali: In the
seventh verse I am about to present,
Allah tells us that what they worshipped were the deceased pious ?as they are slaves
like you? as Allah Azawajal says in the
Qur?an:
007.194 Lo!
those on whom ye call beside Allah are slaves like unto you. Call on them now, and
let them answer you, if ye are truthful!
Qadhi: The verse
you presented is not talking of the deceased pious but like the many verses you
have recited to me, are all referring to idols.
Brother Ali, you did not read the verses after the verse which you presented
which explains who is being discussed in these verses. One verse talks of how what
they worship have feet, hands, eyes and ears but they cannot walk, hold, see or
hear. This cannot be applicable to the deceased pious as the deceased pious are
not visible (since they are in their graves!) so why would Allah be describing their
appearance. If Allah Azawajal was talking
of the deceased pious He would first discuss their existence then their appearance,
but according to your belief they are lifeless anyway, so why would Allah be describing
their walking or hearing etc?
007.195 Have
they feet wherewith they walk, or have they hands wherewith they hold, or have they
eyes wherewith they see, or have they ears wherewith they hear ? Say: Call upon
your (so-called) partners (of Allah), and then contrive against me, spare me not!
The next verse
explains how they will not be able to help themselves, which further clarifies that
these verses are not for the deceased pious. Why would the deceased pious need to
help themselves anyway? On the other hand, idols cannot actually help themselves
as Allah Almighty says in the Qur?an:
007.197 They
on whom ye call beside Him have no power to help you, nor can they help you, nor
can they help themselves.
The third verse
informs us that what they worship is looking towards them but they see nothing.
This cannot be the deceased pious, as the deceased pious are in their graves, whereas
the idols have eyes with which they look but do not see.
007.198 And if ye (Muslims) call them to the guidance they hear not; and thou (Muhammad)
seest them looking toward thee, but they see not.
Question
In the following
verse Allah has called the idols; slaves-?Abd but idols are not human, so
why is Allah calling them ?Abd?
007.194 Lo!
those on whom ye call beside Allah are slaves like unto you. Call on them now, and
let them answer you, if ye are truthful!
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?ABD? has been used to refer
to Non- humans
Just as we belong
to Allah, so do idols. Both humans and idols are possessions of Allah, so how is
it possible that one of them can be god (the idols) as Allah Almighty says in the
Qur?an:
019.093 There
is none in the heavens and the earth but cometh unto the Beneficent as a slave.
This verse proves
that everything is an ?Abd; everything is the slave of Allah, living or non
living. Allah Most High has informed us of how the angels praise Him and they are
also His slaves:
021.020 They
glorify (Him) night and day; they flag not.
021.026 And
they say: The Beneficent hath taken unto Himself a son. Be He Glorified! Nay, but
(those whom they call sons) are honoured slaves;
We can understand
from these verses that angels are also slaves of Allah. Furthermore, the Jinn are
also slaves of Allah. All of creation in the heavens and earth are also slaves of
Allah; they worship Him just as we do.
Ali: My seventh verse is another explicit
verse that proves that the deceased pious were worshipped. Please take your time
to understand it properly:
022.073 O
mankind! A similitude is coined, so pay ye heed to it: Lo! those on whom ye call
beside Allah will never create a fly though they combine together for the purpose.
And if the fly took something from them, they could not rescue it from it. So weak
are (both) the seeker and the sought!
Qadhi: SubhanAllah brother! This verse is also
for idols!! You must remember that Allah has told us they are so powerless that
if a fly were to take something from them they would not able to rescue it. Let
us now examine this. If you think that this verse is talking of the deceased pious,
then first ask yourself how could a fly enter the grave? Secondly, what would a
fly want from the deceased pious? The only possibility is food. Allah informs us
of how the pious Muslims will enjoy food from their Lord in their graves:
003.169 Think
not of those, who are slain in the way of Allah, as dead. Nay, they are living.
With their Lord they have provision.
However how
will a fly be aware of this, how will a fly know the deceased pious are enjoying
provision?! This is simply impossible. Moreover the verse says ?whom ye call beside
Allah will never create? this further clarifies that what they worshipped
was not deceased pious people as the pious can create as Allah Almighty informs
us in the Qur?an of how Sayyidina Isa (peace be upon him) created:
003.049 And
will make him a messenger unto the Children of
Israel
, (saying): Lo! I come unto you with a sign from your Lord. Lo! I fashion for you
out of clay the likeness of a bird, and I breathe into it and it is a bird, by Allah's
leave. I heal him who was born blind, and the leper, and I raise the dead, by Allah's
leave. And I announce unto you what ye eat and what ye store up in your houses.
Lo! herein verily is a portent for you, if ye are to be believers.
What does this verse then mean?
022.073 O
mankind! A similitude is coined, so pay ye heed to it: Lo! those on whom ye call
beside Allah will never create a fly though they combine together for the purpose.
And if the fly took something from them, they could not rescue it from it. So weak
are (both) the seeker and the sought!
Answer
This verse is
actually talking of the polytheists of Makkah. The polytheists used to feed their
idols. The food would normally sit in the ?mouths? of the idols and the flies would
then come and eat the food. Obviously, the idols could not take back the food from
the flies and this is what is being discussed by this verse.
Ali: I do not
understand your problem! Why do you not understand the words of the Qur?an? It is
clear and simple yet you are confusing them with other verses. Here now is an eighth verse telling us that the deceased
pious have been worshipped!
034.022 Say (O Muhammad): Call upon those whom
ye set up beside Allah! They possess not an atom's weight either in the heavens
or in the earth, nor have they any share in either, nor hath He an auxiliary among
them.
Qadhi: It is
true that everything in the heavens and the earth belongs to Allah
Azawajal. We do believe that no one initially owns something as everything
belongs to Allah. However, Allah has also granted all human?s including the pious
with possessions. Whereas Allah has not given any sort of possession to idols, as
Allah Almighty says clearly in the Qur?an:
035.040 Say:
Have ye seen your partner-gods to whom ye pray beside Allah ? Show me what they
created of the earth! Or have they any portion in the heavens ? Or have We given
them a scripture so they act on clear proof therefrom ? Nay, the evil-doers promise
one another only to deceive.
In this verse
we learn that what was worshipped did not only possess nothing but were not given
a scripture and we are aware that the idols were never given scriptures, therefore
both these verses are talking of idols.
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Proof of Possession
1.
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Or are they jealous of mankind because of that which Allah of His bounty hath bestowed
upon them? For We bestowed upon the house of Abraham (of old) the Scripture and
wisdom, and We bestowed on them a mighty kingdom.
From this verse
we understand that Allah has granted the pious with many bounties. Allah Most High
informs us in this verse that the disbelievers are jealous of His pious people as
Allah has granted them with a scripture, wisdom and a mighty Kingdom.
2.
038.035
He said: My Lord! Forgive me and bestow on me sovereignty such as shall not belong
to any after me. Lo! Thou art the Bestower.
038.036 So We made the wind subservient unto him, setting fair by his command whithersoever
he intended.
038.037 And the unruly, every builder and diver (made We subservient),
038.038 And others linked together in chains,
038.039 (Saying): This is Our gift, so bestow thou, or withhold, without reckoning.
038.040 And lo! he hath favour with Us, and a happy journey's end.
In these verses,
Allah tells us of how He made the wind and Jinn come under the control of Sayyidina
Sulaiman (peace be upon him). Furthermpre, He granted him a unique Kingdom.
3.
027.023
Lo! I found a woman ruling over them, and she hath been given (abundance) of all
things, and hers is a mighty throne.
Even the Queen
of Sheba, before she embraced Islam, was given abundance of all things. This proves
that humans can possess many things, if Allah wills.
Power
Allah Most Gracious
has further granted His pious servants with power as He says in the Qur?an:
018.095 Dhu'l-Qarneyn said: That wherein my Lord hath established me
is better (than your tribute). Do but help me with strength (of men), I will set
between you and them a bank.
This proves
that Allah has not only granted His pious people with worldly possessions but also
power.
Ali:
I am now going to present you with a ninth
verse, which clearly tells us that the deceased pious were worshipped and why they
were worshipped as Allah Azawajal says
in the Qur?an:
010.018 They worship beside Allah that which neither hurteth them nor profiteth
them, and they say: These are our intercessors with Allah. Say: Would ye inform
Allah of (something) that He knoweth not in the heavens or in the earth ? Praised
be He and High Exalted above all that ye associate (with Him)!
In this verse
we learn that the polytheists would worship the deceased pious as they thought that
they would intercede for them. However Allah tells them in the verse that I have
just receited that they will not intercede
for them or profit them in anyway. A further verse informing us that the polytheists
thought that the deceased pious will intercede for them is as follows. However,
again Allah tells them that they are wrong and that which they worship besides Him
have power over nothing as the Qur?an states:
039.043 Or
choose they intercessors other than Allah ? Say: What! Even though they have power
over nothing and have no intelligence ?
039.044 Say: Unto Allah belongeth all intercession. His is the Sovereignty of the
heavens and the earth. And afterward unto Him ye will be brought back.
039.045 And when Allah alone is mentioned, the hearts of those who believe not in
the Hereafter are repelled, and when those (whom they worship) beside Him are mentioned,
behold! they are glad.
Qadhi: The verses
you presented are surprisingly not for the deceased pious but in fact for the idols!
The attributes of that which was worshipped in these verses are attributes clearly
belonging to idols. As you are aware brother, no Muslim on this earth worships other
than Allah. The attributes of that which was worshipped, mentioned in the verses
are:
·
they
worship besides Allah that which will neither hurteth them nor profiteth them.
The
pious can hurt and profit people, as previous Prophets made du?a do destroy those
who were against them and profited people by calling them to Islam
·
Would ye inform Allah of (something) that He knoweth
not in the heavens or in the earth ?
This tells us that what they worshipped besides Allah will never be given the power
to intercede
·
have
no intelligence.
The Pious have intelligence!
·
And
when Allah alone is mentioned, the hearts of those who believe not in the Hereafter
are repelled, and when those (whom they worship) beside Him are mentioned, behold!
they are glad.
This verse tells us that those who worshipped besides Allah were glad when Allah?s
name was mentioned along with another. Do you think they would be glad if Allah?s
name was mentioned with a pious person?s or that of their idol?s?
The Polytheist?s concept of Intercession
The polytheists
had a completely different idea of intercession to that which we have, as they did
not believe in the Hereafter as Allah Almighty says in the Qur?an:
036.078 And he hath coined for Us a similitude, and hath forgotten the fact
of his creation, saying: Who will revive these bones when they have rotted away
?
036.079 Say: He will revive them Who produced them at the first, for He is Knower
of every creation,
The polytheists
believed that their idols would intercede for them in worldly matters. They believed
that with the intercession of their idols they would defeat and destroy Islam. Allah
refuted their idea by explaining how in actual fact the pious will intercede for
the Muslims on the Day of Judgment.
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The Pious will intercede
on the day of Judgment
019.087 They
will have no power of intercession, save him who hath made a covenant with his Lord.
021.028 He
knoweth what is before them and what is behind them, and they cannot intercede except
for him whom He accepteth, and they quake for awe of Him.
020.109 On
that day no intercession availeth save (that of) him unto whom the Beneficent hath
given leave and whose word He accepteth.
034.023 No
intercession availeth with Him save for him whom He permitteth. Yet, when fear is
banished from their hearts, they say: What was it that your Lord said ? They say:
The Truth. And He is the Sublime, the Great.
These verses
inform us that the pious have been granted with the power to intercede on the Day
of Judgment, which proves that the verses that you recited are discussing idols
as the Qur?an does not contradict itself!
Intercession will not be
available
for disbelievers
026.100 Now
we have no intercessors
There will be
no intercession available for the disbelievers on the Final Day. The disbelievers
will regret their belief and life and will desire a means of intercession, though
they will not receive it. However the Muslims will receive intercession. Bother
Ali, I know that you reject hadith, however intercession has been proven from the
Qur?an so I am sure there is no harm presenting further proof from hadith,
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "Allah will gather the believers on the Day of Resurrection
in the same way (as they are gathered in this life), and they will say, 'Let us
ask someone to intercede for us with our Lord that He may relieve us from this place
of ours.' Then they will go to Adam and say, 'O Adam! Don't you see the people (people's
condition)? Allah created you with His Own Hands and ordered His angels to prostrate
before you, and taught you the names of all the things. Please intercede for us
with our Lord so that He may relieve us from this place of ours.' Adam will say,
'I am not fit for this undertaking' and mention to them the mistakes he had committed,
and add, "But you d better go to Noah as he was the first Apostle sent by Allah
to the people of the Earth.' They will go to Noah who will reply, 'I am not fit
for this undertaking,' and mention the mistake which he made, and add, 'But you'd
better go to Abraham, Khalil Ar-Rahman.'
They will go to Abraham who will reply, 'I am not fit for this undertaking,' and
mention to them the mistakes he made, and add, 'But you'd better go to Moses, a
slave whom Allah gave the Torah and to whom He spoke directly' They will go to Moses
who will reply, 'I am not fit for this undertaking,' and mention to them the mistakes
he made, and add, 'You'd better go to Jesus, Allah's slave and His Apostle and His
Word (Be: And it was) and a soul created by Him.' They will go to Jesus who will
say, 'I am not fit for this undertaking, but you'd better go to Muhammad whose sins
of the past and the future had been forgiven (by Allah).' So they will come to me
and I will ask the permission of my Lord, and I will be permitted (to present myself)
before Him. When I see my Lord, I will fall down in (prostration) before Him and
He will leave me (in prostration) as long as He wishes, and then it will be said
to me, 'O Muhammad! Raise your head and speak, for you will be listened to; and
ask, for you will be granted (your request); and intercede, for your intercession
will be accepted.' I will then raise my head and praise my Lord with certain praises
which He has taught me, and then I will intercede. Allah will allow me to intercede
(for a certain kind of people) and will fix a limit whom I will admit into
Paradise
.
I will come back again, and when I see my Lord (again), I will fall down in prostration
before Him, and He will leave me (in prostration) as long as He wishes, and then
He will say, 'O Muhammad! Raise your head and speak, for you will be listened to;
and ask, for you will be granted (your request); and intercede, for your intercession
will be accepted.' I will then praise my Lord with certain praises which He has
taught me, and then I will intercede. Allah will allow me to intercede (for a certain
kind of people) and will fix a limit to whom I will admit into Paradise, I will
return again, and when I see my Lord, I will fall down (in prostration) and He will
leave me (in prostration) as long as He wishes, and then He will say, 'O Muhammad!
Raise your head and speak, for you will be listened to, and ask, for you will be
granted (your request); and intercede, for your intercession will be accepted.'
I will then praise my Lord with certain praises which He has taught me, and then
I will intercede. Allah will allow me to intercede (for a certain kind of people)
and will fix a limit to whom I will admit into
Paradise
. I will come back and say, 'O my Lord! None remains in Hell (Fire) but those whom
Qur'an has imprisoned therein and for whom eternity in Hell (Fire) has become inevitable.'
"
The Prophet added, "There will come out of Hell (Fire) everyone who says: 'La
ilaha illal-lah,' and has in his heart good equal to the weight of a barley grain.
Then there will come out of Hell (Fire) everyone who says: ' La ilaha illal-lah,'
and has in his heart good equal to the weight of a wheat grain. Then there will
come out of Hell (Fire) everyone who says: 'La ilaha illal-lah,' and has in his
heart good equal to the weight of an atom (or a smallest ant)."
Question
Some may object to this hadith by saying that in the Qur?an it says that once someone
is put into hell they cannot come out of hell; yet the above hadith is saying that
Muslims can come out of hell because of the intercession of the Prophets. This hadith
is contradicting the Qur?an and therefore should not be accepted.
Answer
It is wrong to say that this hadith contradicts the Qur?an because even though it
is true that the Qur?an says that certain people will be stay in hell forever; one
should also note it also says that those who have declared that Allah is one, and
that Muhammad (Upon Him Be Peace) is the final messenger of Allah will be taken
out of hell through intercession and granted heaven.
011.107 Abiding therein
so long as the heavens and the earth endure,
except as your Lord please; surely your Lord is the mighty doer of what He intends.
The above verse proves that some people will be taken
out of hell; and surely it is the Muslims who will be taken out form hell, otherwise
there is no other meaning for this verse.
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