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I would like to ask that why Sunni Jamath sent salawat to only Prophet Mohammad (S.A.W.S.) and why Shi'as they sent salawat to Prophet and as well as His Aal (Progeny)?

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I would like to ask that why Sunni Jamath sent salawat  to only Prophet Mohammad (S.A.W.S.) and why Shi'as they sent salawat to Prophet and as well as His Aal (Progeny)?

 

And plz give me tafseer of some verses from holy Qur'an, plz find below :

 

(It is Allah's wish to remove all blemish from you, O Ahlul-Bayt, and purify you with a perfect purification. (33:33)

 

(O you believe, obey Allah and obey His Messenger and those amongst you who are give supreme authority (by Allah). (4:59)

 

None touches (the depth of meaning of Quran) save the purified ones. (56:79)

 

No one knows its interpretation except Allah and those who are firmly ground in knowledge. (3:7)

 

Ask the people of Reminder if you do not know. (21:7, 16:43)

 

Allah Hafeedh,

 

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Olil amr, ahle bayt, taweel, ahe dhikr, shia

In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.

 

Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 22 Surah Hajj verse 77-78:

O you who have believed, do ‘rukooh’ (bow down) and do ‘sajdah’ (prostration), and worship your Lord Allah Alone, and do righteous deeds: it may be that you attain true success! Exert your utmost for the cause of Allah, as one should. He has chosen you for His service, and has not laid on you any hardship in your religion. Therefore, be steadfast in the religion of your father Abraham. Allah had named you ‘muslims’ before this, and has named you (muslims) in this Quran also, so that the Messenger may be a witness in regard to you, and you may be witnesses in regard to the rest of mankind.

 

Allah says in Chapter 30 Surah Rum aayat 31-32

This (Islam) is the right and true faith, but most people do not know. (Be steadfast on this) turning wholly and sincerely towards Allah Alone, and fear Him, and establish the Salat, and do not be like the ‘mushriks’, who have set up their separate creeds and divided themselves into sects, each sect rejoicing in what it has.

 

Allahs says in Chapter 42 Surah Ash-Shura aayat 13

He (Allah) has appointed for you the same Way of Life, which He had ordained for Noah, and which (O Mohamed (saws)) We have now revealed to you, and which We had already enjoined on Abraham and Moses and Jesus, stressing this: "Establish this Way and be not divided in it".

 

Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 171 Narrated by Abdullah ibn Amr

That Allah's Messenger (saws) said: “There will befall my Ummah exactly all those evils which befell the people of Israel (Jews and Christians), so much so that if there was one amongst them who openly committed fornication with his mother, there will be amongst my Ummah one, who will do the same. And if the people of Israel were fragmented into seventy-two sects, my Ummah will be fragmented into seventy-three sects. All of them will be in Hell Fire except one sect.” The noble Companions asked: “O Allah's Messenger (saws), which one is that?” Whereupon he (saws) said: “It is one to which I and my companions belong.”

 

Dear and beloved sister in Islam, Shias, Sunnis, Ismailis, Salafees, Ahle-Sunnah, Ahle-Hadeeth, etc. are all sect names which man has named and chosen for himself; ……the name which Allah Subhanah has Himself chosen for the believers is ‘muslims’!

 

It does not behove and befit a true believer who sincerely believes in Allah and the Last Day, to belong to any self-invented and man-made sect; but rather he should be proud to be recognized with the name his Lord Most Gracious has chosen for His believing slaves: ie. ‘muslims’.

 

I would like to ask that why Sunni Jamath sent salawat  to only Prophet Mohammad (S.A.W.S.) and why Shi'as they sent salawat to Prophet and as well as His Aal (Progeny)?

Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 33 Surah Ahzaab verse 56:

56 Allah and His Angels send blessings on the Prophet: O ye that believe! Send ye blessings on him, and salute him with all respect.

 

When Allah Subhanah commanded the believers to send the ‘salawat’ or pray the salutation on Prophet Mohamed (saws), the companions of the Messenger of Allah (saws) came to him and asked him how should they obey the Command of Allah Subhanah. And the Messenger of Allah (saws) taught them the ‘salawat’, which is recited by the believers till today, and until the end of time; Insha Allah.

 

Al-Muwatta Hadith 9.70

Yahya related from Malik from Nuaym ibn Abdullah al-Mujmirthat, Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn Zayd told him that Abu Masud al Ansari said, "The Messenger of Allah (saws) came to us at the gathering of Sad ibn Ubada. Bashir ibn Sad said to him, 'Allah has ordered us to ask for blessings on you, O Messenger of Allah (saws). How should we do it?' The Messenger of Allah (saws), remained silent until we wished we had not asked him. Then he (saws) told us to say, 'O Allah, bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad as You blessed Ibrahim and the family of Ibrahim, and give baraka to Muhammad and the family of Muhammad as You gave baraka to Ibrahim and the family of Ibrahim. In all the worlds You are worthy of Praise and Glorious,'"

(Allahumma salli ala Muhammad wa ala aale Muhammad kama sallaita ala Ibrahim wa ala aale Ibrahim, wa barak ala Muhammad wa aale Muhammad kama barakta ala Ibrahim wa aale Ibrahim. Fi'l alamin, innaka Hamidu'm - Majid.)

 

Your Questions: And plz give me tafseer of some verses from holy Qur'an, plz find below :

My dear and respected brother in Islam, if Allah Subhanah Wills and Helps us, we will strive to the best of our humble ability to depict the ‘tafseer’ of all the five ‘phrases’ quoted by you from the Glorious Quran.

 

Respected brother, if one truly wishes to understand and seek guidance from the Glorious Quran, it is absolutely imperative that one study and understand the ‘phrases’ of the Glorious Quran in context with the full Aayah and the Aayahs preceding and proceeding it….then and only then would one be able to gain the correct ‘tafseer’ and the true understanding of the Glorious Book of Guidance.

 

If one merely ‘chooses’ and ‘picks’ a phrase from the middle of the Aayah and tries to interpret it ‘out of context’ with the subject matter of the preceding and/or proceeding ‘Aayahs’…..it is obvious that one would neither get the true picture nor the true understanding of the Glorious Quran.

 

All of the five ‘phrases’ or ‘part-Aayahs’ quoted by you when read in isolation may give one picture…but if read in the context of the full Aayah, the true Message and the true Picture of the Guidance of the Glorious Quran can easily and accurately be understood, Insha Allah.

 

Ref-1: (It is Allah's wish to remove all blemish from you, O Ahlul-Bayt, and purify you with a perfect purification. (33:33)

Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 33 Surah Ahzaab verses 28-34:

28 O Prophet (saws)! Say to thy wives: "If it be that ye desire the life of this world and its glitter, then come! I will provide for your enjoyment and set you free in a handsome manner."

29 But if ye (O wives of the Prophet (saws)) seek Allah and His Messenger (saws) and the Home of the Hereafter, verily Allah has prepared for the well-doers amongst you a great reward.

30 O wives of the Prophet (saws)! if any of you were guilty of evident unseemly conduct, the punishment would be doubled to her and that is easy for Allah.

31 But any of you (amongst the wives of the Prophet (saws)) that is devout in the service of Allah and His Messenger, and works righteousness, to her shall We grant her reward twice: and We have prepared for her a generous sustenance.

32 O wives of the Prophet (saws)! You are not like any of the (other) women: if ye do fear (Allah), be not too complaisant of speech lest one in whose heart is a disease should be moved with desire: but speak ye a speech (that is) just.

33 And (o ye wives of the Prophet (saws)) stay quietly in your houses and make not a dazzling display like that of the former ‘times of ignorance’; and establish regular prayer and give regular charity; and obey Allah and His Messenger. And Allah only wishes to remove all abomination from you ‘O Ahlil Bayt’ (members of the (Prophet’s (saws)) household) and to make you pure and spotless.

34 And recite what is rehearsed to you in your homes of the Signs of Allah and His Wisdom: for Allah understands the finest mysteries and is well-acquainted (with them).

 

In the above quoted verses of Surah Ahzaab, the Lord Most Majestic Most Supreme has specifically directed this Discourse towards the ladies and specifically the noble and chaste wives of the Prophet (saws), given them collective guidance on the importance of their special rank and position as the wives of the Last and Final Messenger (saws) and what behavior is acceptable from them and what is unacceptable. The statement of the Lord in the latter part of the Verse 33: ‘….And Allah only wishes to remove all abomination from you ‘O Ahlil Bayt’ (members of the (Prophet’s (saws)) household) and to make you pure and spotless’ is the declared mission and conclusion of the Lord in giving this noble discourse and guidance to the ladies and specially the wives of the Prophet (saws)…..to remove all abomination from the members of the Prophet’s (saws) household and make them absolutely pure and worthy of the station of being the wives of the Last and Final Messenger of Allah (saws).

 

Some misguided people and sects, who have their own political and religious agenda, have tried to quote this part-Aayah and phrase of Verse 33 from the Surah Al-Ahzaab in their futile efforts to prove their erroneous beliefs regarding the superiority of their ‘listed’ and ‘nominated’ members of the ‘Ahlal-Bayt’, which obviously do not include the noble and chaste wives of the Prophet (saws)!

 

Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 17 Surah Bani Israel verse 81:

And declare, “The Truth has come and falsehood has vanished. And falsehood is a thing, that must by its very nature, vanish!”

 

Ref-2: (O you believe, obey Allah and obey His Messenger and those amongst you who are give supreme authority (by Allah). (4:59)

Again brother, this is only part of the whole Aayah! The whole Aayah is as follows:

 

Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 4 Surah Nisaa verse 59:

O you who believe, obey Allah, and obey the Messenger, and those entrusted with authority amongst you. Then if there arises any dispute about anything, refer the dispute to Allah and the Messenger, if you truly believe in Allah and the Last Day. That would be the best way and most suitable for final determination.

 

The Arabic word ‘ati’ means obey.. In the above aayah, Allah commands the believers to obey Allah, and obey the Messenger, and those entrusted with authority (olil-amr) amongst you. The above verse is extremely clear whereby Allah says:

  • ‘Ati-Allah’ meaning ‘obey Allah’
  • ‘wa ati-ar Rasool’ meaning ‘obey the Messenger’
  • ‘wa olil-amr minkum’ meaning ‘and those entrusted with authority amongst you.’

 

Allah does not say ‘….wa ati olil amr minkum’. The command ‘ati’ (obey) is not placed independently before the ‘olil-amr’. And anyone who knows even basic Arabic grammar will confirm that because the word ‘ati’ (obey) is not placed before ‘olil-amr’ (those entrusted with authority), then it becomes a ‘mashroot’ (condition), that the believers have to obey those entrusted with authority amongst them, ONLY IF THEY OBEY ALLAH AND His MESSENGER (saws)!

 

Thus in essence, total, categorical, unreserved and unconditional obedience is due only to Allah and His Messenger (saws); everyone other than Allah and His Messenger (saws) will only be obeyed if, and only if, what they command is endorsed by Allah and His Messenger (saws)!

 

Then Allah continues in the same Aayah: ‘……if there arises a dispute about anything, refer the dispute back to Allah (the Quran) and the Messenger (His Sunnah)…. If you truly believe in Allah and the Last Day’.

 

The commandment is extremely clear … Obey Allah, obey His Messenger (saws), and those entrustedm with authority amongst you, (only if they obey Allah and His Messenger (saws).) But if there arises any disputes, then refer the dispute back to Allah(The Quran) and the Messenger(His Sunnah).

 

In the above Aayah, Allah Subhanah has Commanded the believers to obey the people who have authority amongst them, as long as they obey Allah and His Messenger (saws). But if for any reason, these people who have authority amongst them go against anything from the Quran and Sunnah, the believers are not to obey them in that command of theirs. Unconditional obedience in Islam is due to Allah and His Messenger (saws) alone; the obedience of everyone and anyone else will be under the condition that their command is in accordance with the Guidance of Allah and His Messenger (saws).

 

Some misguided people and sects, who have their own political and religious agenda, have tried to quote this part-Aayah and phrase of Verse 59 from Surah An-Nisa in their futile efforts to prove their erroneous belief that just as unconditional obedience is due to Allah and His Messenger (saws), unconditional obedience is similarly due to their ‘listed’ and ‘nominated’ members of the progeny and descendants of the Prophet (saws)…..Allah is our witness brother, the term ‘olil-amr’ (those entrusted with authority) used in the verse is general and not specific to any particular family or person/s, nor does the Command of the Lord in any way imply or suggest that unconditional obedience is due to anyone other than Allah and His Messenger (saws)!

 

Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 17 Surah Bani Israel verse 81:

And declare, “The Truth has come and falsehood has vanished. And falsehood is a thing, that must by its very nature, vanish!”

 

Ref-3: None touches (the depth of meaning of Quran) save the purified ones. (56:79)

One of the most blasphemous accusations of the disbelieving Quraish of Makkah was that the Glorious Quran was not Revealed by Allah Subhanah, but rather was the work of the evil jinns, or some evil men, or the Shaytaan, etc. They absolutely and categorically refused to believe that this Noble Quran brought to them through the Noble Prophet Mohamed (saws) was the Divine Revelations of the Lord Himself Who Created!

 

Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 81 Surah Takwir verses 19-28:

19 Verily this (Al-Quran) is the Word of a most honorable messenger (Hadrat Jibrael (a.s.)

20 Endued with power, with rank, before the Lord of the Throne

21 With authority there; (and) faithful of his trust.

22 And (O people!) your companion (Prophet Mohamed (saws)) is not one possessed;

23 And without doubt he (the Prophet (saws)) saw him (Hadrat Jibrael (a.s.)) in the clear horizon.

24 Neither doth he withhold grudgingly a knowledge of the unseen.

25 Nor is it (the Quran) the word of the ‘Shaytaan’, the accursed.

26 Then whither go ye?

27 Verily this is no less than a Message to (all) the Worlds:

28 To whoever among you who wills to go straight.

 

Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 89 Surah Haaqah verses 40-49:

40 That this (Al-Quran) is verily the word of an honored messenger;

41 It is not the word of a poet: little it is ye believe!

42 Nor is it the word of a soothsayer: little admonition it is ye receive.

43 (This is) a Message sent down from the Lord of the Worlds.

44 And if the Prophet (saws) were to invent any sayings in Our Name

45 We should certainly seize him by his right hand

46 And We should certainly then cut off the artery of his heart!

47 Nor could any of you withhold him (from Our wrath).

48 But verily this is a Message for those who fear Allah,

49 And We certainly know that there are amongst you those that reject (it)!

 

Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 17 Surah Israa verses 88-89:

88 Say (O Prophet (saws)): "If the whole of mankind and the Jinns were to gather together to produce the like of this Qur'an, they could not produce the like thereof; even if they backed up each other with help and support.

89 And We have explained to man in this Qur'an every kind of similitude: yet the grater part of men refuse (to receive it) except with ingratitude!

 

In was in context and in response of these blasphemous accusation of the disbelievers amongst the Quraish of Makkah regarding the authenticity of the Glorious Quran when these Aayahs of Surah Al-Waqiah were revealed……basically exemplifying the fact and the absolute truth that leave alone the evil and impious and impure amongst men, jinns, poets, soothsayers, the Shaytaan, etc., in the ‘World of the Unseen’, this Glorious and Honorable Book is touched only by those whose purity and trustworthiness is absolutely guaranteed by Allah Subhanah; ie. The Angels!

 

Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 56 Surah Waqiah verses 75-82:

75 Furthermore I (Allah Subhanah) call to witness the setting of the stars

76 And that is indeed a mighty adjuration if ye but knew!

77 That this is indeed a Qur'an, Most Honorable

78 In a Book, well-guarded;

79 Which none touch, but those who are (absolutely) pure (the Angels).

80 A Revelation from the Lord of the Worlds.

81 Is it such a Message that ye would hold in light esteem?

82 And have ye made it your livelihood that ye should declare it false?

 

Some misguided people and sects, who have their own political and religious agenda, have tried to quote this Verse 59 from Surah Al-Waqiah in their futile efforts to prove their erroneous belief that none can touch ‘the depth of meaning of the Quran’ except those people whom these unscrupulous sects nominate! They use this verse absolutely out of context in their blasphemous efforts to prove that the Meaning and the Message of the Glorious Quran is absolutely difficult and nigh impossible to interpret and understand unless it is taught by the people these sects nominate!

 

I truly wonder what these unscrupulous people and sects who claim that the Meaning and the Clear Message of the Glorious Quran is difficult or impossible to understand by the common man have to say about these ‘Declarations’ of the Lord Most High, Most Majestic, Most Supreme:

 

Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 2 Surah Baqarah verse 185:

Ramadan is the month in which the Quran was sent down: this Book is a Perfect Guidance for mankind and consists of clear Teachings which show the Right Way, and are a Criterion of the Truth and falsehood.

 

Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 44 Surah Dukhan verse 58:

We have made this Book easy in your own tongue so that they may ponder and take good counsel.

 

Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 12 Surah Yusuf verse 1-2:

These are the verses of the Book that makes its object perfectly clear. We have sent it down as a Quran in Arabic, so that you may understand it well.

 

Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 16 Surah Nahl verse 89:

We have sent down to you this Book, which makes everything plain, and is a guidance, blessing and good news to those who have surrendered themselves entirely.

 

Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 19 Surah Maryam verse 97:

We have made this Quran easy, and sent it down in your tongue so that you should give good news to the pious and warn the stubborn people.

 

Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 18 Surah Kahf verse 1-3:

All praise is for Allah Alone, Who has sent down this Book to His Servant (Mohamed (saws), and assigned nothing crooked to it. This Book says everything directly, so that he may warn the people of the severe chastisement of Allah and give good news to the believers, who do righteous deeds, that they will have an excellent reward.

 

If only these people and these sects could fear Allah and align their beliefs to the clear guidance of the Quran rather than self-forming their false beliefs and then searching for words or phrases out of context from the Quran, in their futile efforts to verify their false beliefs! True Guidance is to align one’s belief with the clear Guidance of Glorious Quran; not make the Glorious Quran follow one’s self-formed beliefs….for that then would be to make an absolute and complete mockery of the Glorious Book of Allah Subhanah!

 

Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 27 Surah Naml verses 1-6:

Taa Seen. These are the verses of the Quran and the lucid (clear and open) Book; a guidance and good news for those believers who establish the Salaat, and pay the Zakaat; and they are the ones who fully believe in the Hereafter. The fact is that We have made the misdeeds of those who deny the Hereafter seem fair to them; therefore, they stray about blindly. They are the ones for whom there is an evil chastisement, and in the Hereafter they shall be the worst losers. And (O Mohamed), you are most surely receiving this Quran from the One, Who is the All Wise, All Knowing.

 

Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 30 Surah Rum verses 58-60:

We have set forth in this Quran every sort of argument to make the people understand; but whatever ‘aayah’ you may bring, the disbelievers will certainly say, “You are following falsehood”. Thus does Allah seal up the hearts of those who understand not. So, patiently persevere; for surely the promise of Allah is True. And let not those who have no certainty of faith, shake your firmness.

 

Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 34 Surah Saba verse 5:

As for those who strive hard to discredit Our Revelations, for them is a painful torment, most humiliating.

 

Ref-4: No one knows its interpretation except Allah and those who are firmly ground in

knowledge. (3:7)

Again brother, another example of taking a phrase or quoting a part of the Aayah of the Glorious Quran absolutely and totally out of context!

 

Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 3 Surah Ale-Imran verses 1-9:

1 Alif. Laam. Meem.

2 Allah! there is no god but He, The Living, The Self-Subsisting Eternal.

3 It is He Who sent down to thee (step by step) in Truth the Book confirming what went before it; and He sent down Law (to Moses) and the Gospel (to Jesus) before this as a guide to mankind; and He sent down the ‘Furqaan’ (The Quran as a criterion between right and wrong).

4 Then those who reject faith in the Signs of Allah will suffer the severest penalty, and Allah is Exalted in Might, Lord of Retribution.

5 From Allah verily nothing is hidden on earth or in the heavens.

6 He it is Who shapes you in the wombs as He pleases. There is no god but He, The Exalted in Might, The Wise.

7 He it is Who has sent down to thee the Book: in it are verses basic or fundamental (of established meaning); they are the foundation of the Book: others are allegorical. But those in whose hearts is perversity follow the part thereof that is allegorical seeking ‘fitnah’ (discord) and searching for its ‘taweel’ (hidden meanings); but no one knows its ‘taaweel’ (hidden meanings) except Allah; and those who are firmly grounded in knowledge say: "We believe in the Book; the whole of it is from our Lord"; and none will grasp the Message except men of understanding.

8 "O Our Lord!" (the people grounded in Knowledge pray) "let not our hearts deviate now after Thou hast guided us, but grant us Mercy from Thine own Presence; for Thou art the Grantor of bounties without measure.

9 "O Our Lord! Thou art He that will gather mankind together against a Day about which there is no doubt: for Allah never fails in His promise."

 

Dear and Beloved Brother in Islam, the above quoted verse of Surah Ale Imraan literally breaks the back of all those unscrupulous clergy and holy men who have invented their sects on the basis of what they claim is their understanding of the ‘taweel’ knowledge!

 

Allah Subhanah Himself Declares that He has revealed two kinds of verses in His Glorious Quran:

  1. ‘Muhkamaat’ verses, or those which are basic, fundamental, and verses whose meanings and commands are absolutely clear and understood by all.
  2. ‘Mutashabehaat’ verses, or those verses which are allegorical and ambiguous, and whose meanings cannot be accurately determined with certainty.

 

Allah Subhanah Himself Declares that the ‘Muhkamaat’ verses are the ‘Umm-al-Kitaab’ or the ‘foundation of the Book’. The absolute majority of this Glorious Book Guidance consists of ‘muhkamaat’ verses, the meanings and commands of which are made absolutely clear by Allah and His Messenger (saws), and any believer who wishes to understand, obey, follow and implement these commands in his life would have absolutely no trouble in determining its meanings.

 

Then there are some verses in the Glorious Quran which are ‘Mutashabehaat’ or ambiguous. For example, verses like ‘Alif. Laam. Meem.’, ‘Yaa-Seen’, etc.; the meanings of which are not absolutely clear.

 

Now the first question which should arise that why would Allah Subhanah Who revealed this Glorious Book of Guidance reveal verses which are allegorical and ambiguous?

 

Because Allah has involved mankind to a test in this short and transitory life, He wishes to determine who amongst those who claim to follow the Quran are sincere in their obedience, and who amongst them have the disease of perversity, hypocrisy and disbelief in their hearts! And the Lord All-Wise Himself reveals the criteria of determining these two categories in the very next phrases:

 

‘But those in whose hearts is perversity follow the part thereof that is allegorical seeking ‘fitnah’ (discord) and searching for its ‘taweel’ (hidden meanings); but no one knows its ‘taaweel’ (hidden meanings) except Allah’

 

The very first sign of those who have a disease of perversity in their hearts is that these evil-doers ALWAYS focus their attention and energies on the verses which are allegorical and ambiguous to justify the evil they do in the name of Allah’s religion! These evil people are the absolute foremost in claiming that they (alone!) possess and have the ‘taweel’ (hidden) knowledge of the Quran, and in their transgression they try to convert the whole Quran into ‘mutashabehaat’ or ambiguous verses….thus making it very convenient for them to bend and stretch even the clear verses to suit their far-fetched and self-invented meanings and beliefs!

 

They are the ones who are foremost in breaking this Ummah of Islam into sects and sub-sects based on their ‘taweel’, ‘baatin’, and ‘haqeeqat’ knowledge which they claim to monopolize!

 

They are the ones who claim superiority over the other believers for themselves and their families!

 

They are the ones who declare that those alone who subjugate and follow them alone will receive salvation; and all those who do not follow their created sect are fools, losers, and misguided!

 

They are the ones who are foremost in making sure none of their followers ever try to understand the Glorious Quran, warning them that this clear Book of Guidance will misguide them from the Right Path!

Allah Subhanah has absolutely exposed these evil self-declared ‘clergy and holy men’ in His verses, and even declares what is their real intention in trying to ALWAYS focus their energies on the ambiguous and allegorical verses seeking its ‘taaweel’:

 

‘….But those in whose hearts is perversity follow the part thereof that is allegorical seeking ‘fitnah’ (discord) and searching for its ‘taweel’ (hidden meanings);’

 

Their one and only intention is seeking and sowing ‘fitnah’ (discord) in the United Ummah of Islam; for their evil ‘shops’ which they have opened in the name of religion would only succeed in an environment of confusion!

 

But The All-Wise, All-Knowing, All-Supreme Lord of the Worlds in the very next phrase takes away their one tool which they use to create their ‘fitnah’ by Unilaterally Declaring that none knows the ‘taaweel’ of the Quran except Allah Subhanah Alone!

 

‘… but no one knows its ‘taaweel’ (hidden meanings) except Allah!’

 

Thus my beloved brother, if anyone in creation dares to claim that they possess the ‘taaweel’ knowledge of the Quran, know with absolute conviction that these people are nothing but confirmed and manifest liars; for none except our Lord Most Gracious Alone has Perfect and Absolute Knowledge of the ‘taweel’!

 

In the following phrases of the Verse, Allah Subhanah differentiates the true believers from these evil-doers and hypocrites who have bartered the Words of Allah for paltry worldly gains and benefits.

 

‘….and those who are firmly grounded in knowledge say: "We believe in the Book; the whole of it is from our Lord";’

 

The true believers are those who sincerely believe in the Book revealed by their Lord, for the whole of it, the ‘muhkamaat’ (clear) and the ‘mutashabehat’ (ambiguous) both are all from their Lord; and they are foremost in obeying, following, and submitting themselves to the clear commands from their Lord. They are the ones who constantly seek the refuge of their Lord from the diseases of hypocrisy, perversity, and disbelief which might enter their hearts! In all humility and fear, they are constant in beseeching and imploring their Lord to bestow upon them His Mercy, and they sincerely fear a Day when their Lord will gather all mankind together to take a full accounting of their deeds. In the Sight of Allah Subhanah, these humble people are the true believers!

8 "O Our Lord!" (the people grounded in Knowledge pray) "let not our hearts deviate now after Thou hast guided us, but grant us Mercy from Thine own Presence; for Thou art the Grantor of bounties without measure.

9 "O Our Lord! Thou art He that will gather mankind together against a Day about which there is no doubt: for Allah never fails in His promise."

 

Ref-5: Ask the people of Reminder if you do not know. (21:7, 16:43)

Once again! A phrase or part-Aayah taken absolutely out of context!

 

Although the literal meaning of the Arabic and Quranic term ‘Dhikr’ is a Remembrance, just as Allah Subhanah has used synonyms like ‘Al-Kitaab’ (The Book) or ‘Al-Furqaan’ (The Criterion), the term ‘Ad-Dhikr’ is also used as a synonym for all His Divine Scriptures, the Torah, the Gospel, and the Quran.

Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 21 Surah Anbiyaa verses 105-106:

105 Before this We wrote in the ‘Zuboor’ (Psalms) after the ‘Dhikr’ (the Torah revealed to Prophet Musa (a.s.)): ‘My servants the righteous shall inherit the earth."

106 Verily in the (Qur'an) is a Message for people who would (truly) worship Allah.

 

Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 15 Surah Hijr verse 9:

9 We have without doubt Revealed the ‘Dhikr’ (Al-Quran); and We will assuredly guard it (from corruption)

 

Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 38 Surah Saad verse 8:

8 "What! Has the ‘Dhikr’ (Al-Quran) been Revealed to him (Prophet Mohamed (saws) of all persons) amongst us?" But they are in doubt concerning My ‘Dhikr’ (Al-Quran)! Nay! They have not yet tasted My Punishment!

 

Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 41 Surah Haa-Meem verses 40-42:

40 Those who pervert the Truth in Our Revelations are not hidden from Us. Which is better? He that is cast into the Fire or he that comes safe through on the Day of Judgement? Do what ye will: Verily He Sees (clearly) all that ye do.

41 Those who reject the ‘Dhikr’ (Al-Quran) when it comes to them (are not hidden from Us); and indeed it (the Quran) is a Book of exalted power.

42 No falsehood can approach it (the Quran) from before or behind it: it is sent down by One, Full of Wisdom, Worthy of all Praise.

 

The pagan Arabs of Makkah were obviously unfamiliar with the concept of the sending of the Prophets and the Revelations of the Divine Scriptures of Allah like the Jews and the Christians, for the ‘People of the Book’ had the good fortune of having been sent Prophet after Prophet and Divine Scripture after Divine Scripture, almost uninterrupted since the appointment of Prophet Musa (a.s.) till the time of Prophet Isa (a.s.).

 

Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 21 Surah Anbiyaa verses 1-10:

1 Closer and closer to mankind comes their Reckoning: yet they heed not and they turn away.

2 Never comes (aught) to them of a renewed Message from their Lord but they listen to it as in jest.

3 Their hearts toying as with trifles. The wrongdoers conceal their private counsels (saying) "Is this (Prophet Mohamed (saws)) more than a man like yourselves? Will ye go to witchcraft with your eyes open?"

4 Say (O Prophet (saws)): "My Lord Knows (every) word (spoken) in the heavens and the earth: He is the One that Hears and Knows (all things).”

5 "Nay" they say "(these are) medleys of dreams! Nay! He (saws) has forged it!—Nay! He (saws) is (but) a poet! Let him then bring us a Sign like the ones that were sent to (the Prophets) of old!"

6 (As to those Prophets who came) before them not one of the populations which We destroyed believed: will these then believe?

7 Before thee (O Mohamed (saws)) also the Messengers we sent were but men to whom We granted inspiration: if ye (O disbelievers) realize this not, ask the ‘ahle-Dhikr’.

8 Nor did We give them (the past Prophets) bodies that ate no food, nor were they exempt from death.

9 In the end We fulfilled to them Our promise and We saved them and those whom We pleased, but We destroyed those who transgressed beyond bounds.

10 We have revealed for you (O men!) a Book in which is a Message for you: will ye not then understand?

 

Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 16 Surah Nahl verses 43-44:

43 And before thee (O Mohamed (saws)) also the Messengers We sent were but men, to whom We granted inspiration: if ye (O disbelievers) realize this not, ask the ‘ahle-Dhikr’.

44 (We sent the past Prophets) with Clear Signs and Books of dark prophecies; and We have sent down unto thee (also) the Message (Al-Quran); that thou may explain clearly to men what is sent for them, and that they may give thought!

 

Because the pagan Arabs who were unfamiliar with the sending of the Prophets and the Divine Scriptures like the ‘People of the Book’ (the Jews and the Christians)….and because they were to averse to believe that a normal human being who sat, ate, and walked amongst them could be appointed to the high station of Prophethood and receive Revelations from the Lord Creator….Allah Subhanah guides these disbelievers to ask the ‘Ahle-Kitaab’ or the ‘Ahle-Dhikr’ or the ‘People of the Book’ who would confirm with them that even the Prophets who came to them were normal human beings who received Revelations and Divine Scriptures from their Lord Creator!

 

Thus brother, if one reads the phrase in context with the full Aayah and the preceding and proceeding Aayahs, it should be absolutely clear that the ‘Ahle-Dhikr’ referred to in these phrases is none other than the ‘Ahle-Kitaab’ or the Jews and the Christians. If the pagan Arabs were refusing to believe in the Message only because Prophet Mohamed (saws) was a normal human being like them but received Divine Revelations from the Lord Creator, maybe they should ask the Jews and the Christians who would be able to confirm with them that even the Prophets who came to them were normal human beings who ate, sat, and walked amongst them!

 

Some misguided people and sects, who have their own political and religious agenda, have tried to quote this part-Aayah and phrase of Verse 7 from Surah Anbiya and Verse 43 from Surah Nahl in their futile efforts to prove their erroneous belief that ‘if one does not know’, they should ‘ask’ the ‘Ahle-Dhikr’ or ‘People of Reminder’ amongst their specifically ‘nominated’ and ‘listed’ self-appointed ‘clergy’ and ‘holy men’….when Allah is our witness brother, that is neither the directive nor the guidance of the Glorious Quran!

 

Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 17 Surah Bani Israel verse 81:

And declare, “The Truth has come and falsehood has vanished. And falsehood is a thing, that must by its very nature, vanish!”

 

If one trusts, obeys, and follows the guidance and commands of Allah and His Messenger (saws), one can be assured of never ever being misled; but if one believes, obeys and follows any other guidance, other than that of Allah and His Messenger (saws), one can be assured of being led astray.

 

Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.

 

Your brother and well wisher in Islam,

 

 

Burhan

 


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