Every people a guide
Mu' meneen Brothers and Sisters,
As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. (May Allah's
Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon all of you)
One of our brothers/sisters has asked this question:
Salam
I am writing to you in the strictest of confidence and I hope that
from all the knowledge you have of Islam you may be able to help me.
Firstly I would like to congratulate you on your wonderful and
informative website. It`s very refreshing to read your articles especially in a
society where there are not may people who are willing to take time out of
their busy lives to study the Qu`ran.
The reason why I am writing to you is that after reading your
biography I became very intersted to know how you felt before you read the
Qu`ran yourself. I ask you this question because I am hoping to marry a boy
whom my parents approve of and he is an Ismaili muslim. I am not an Ismaili and
I prefer to class myself as a "Muslim" however people who do like to
create segregation would call me a "Sunni"
As you are already aware of the implications of believeing in the
Aga Khan and Shirk etc I was wondering if you could give me any advice on what
I can say to my `friend` that may help him to see what is right i.e. the Qu`ran
and not the `farmans` of the current Aga Khan.
Is there anything I could ask him or show him...anything at all
that may make him realise that the Aga Khan is not going to forgive his sins or
show him `the light` ????
I have tried talking to him however all he says is that in the
Qu`ran it says
"There will always be a guide"
And Ismails believe that the guide is the Aga Khan.
Please help me as I am in a very awkward situation.
I pray that Allah rewards you for your good work in this life and
after
Kind regards
Hello
I asked you a question earlier and I wouild like to ask you if
possible, could you not put my question on the internet because my
future-husband -to-be has parents who hate me and they are always on the
internet and if they see this question (which they probably will) then it will
just cause more problems for me.
Thank you for understanding
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Answer:
Every
people a guide
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 no one (no idol, no
person, no grave, no prophet, no imam,
no dai, nobody!) worthy of
worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His
slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
Your
Question: As you are already aware of
the implications of believeing in the Aga Khan and Shirk etc I was wondering if
you could give me any advice on what I can say to my `friend` that may help him
to see what is right i.e. the Qu`ran and not the `farmans` of the current Aga
Khan.
Is there
anything I could ask him or show him...anything at all that may make him
realise that the Aga Khan is not going to forgive his sins or show him `the
light` ????
Allah says in Chapter 2, Surah Baqarah aayat 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
There is
indeed a huge difference in the basic ‘aqeedah’ of an Ismaili and a true
believer; thus the absolute best thing to give the brother to see the ‘light’
is a copy of the Divine Book (The Al-Quran) which differentiates between the
Truth and the falsehood. If the brother is
truly seeking guidance from Allah Subhanah, and is willing to read the Message
without any prejudice or pre-condition; it is expected that Allah Subhanah
would have Mercy upon him and guide him to the Straight Path.
If the
person accepts and follows the clear commandments of the Quran, he will receive
guidance from the Lord Most Merciful; but if the person tries to make the Quran
follow his beliefs, he will never be able to see the ‘light’!
Your
Statement: I have tried talking to him however all he says is that in the
Qu`ran it says
"There
will always be a guide"
And
Ismails believe that the guide is the Aga Khan.
Like we
said sister, if the person tries to make the Quran follow his beliefs, he will
never be able to see the ‘light’ or recognize the Truth. It is only those who wish to unconditionally
accept and follow the guidance of the Divine Message that have been promised
the Mercy and Guidance from the Lord Most Merciful.
Dear and
Beloved sister in Islam, the normal style of the people who really do not wish
to unconditionally accept and follow the Guidance of the Quran is always to
take a word or a phrase from the middle of a verse and present it completely
out of context in their futile effort to prove that the Quran confirms their
‘false’ beliefs! The phrase that the
brother has quoted is from the below verse of Surah Raad:
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 13 Surah Raad verses 6-7:
6 They (the disbelievers) ask thee (O Mohamed (saws)) to hasten on the
evil in preference to the good: yet have come to pass before them (many)
exemplary punishments! But verily, thy
Lord is full of forgiveness for mankind for their wrongdoing: and verily, thy
Lord is (also) strict in punishment.
7 And the Unbelievers say! "Why is not a Sign sent down to him
(Prophet Mohamed (saws)) from his Lord?"
But thou (O Mohamed (saws)) art truly a warner, and to every
people a guide.
The above
phrase of the Quran, if taken in its right context, is simply confirming the
fact that Allah Subhanah has sent His Prophets to every nation on this earth in
the times gone by; and now the Guide or ‘Haad’ for mankind until the end of
time is the Last and Final Messenger of Allah, Mohamed ar Rasool Allah
(saws). If one chooses for himself any
other Guide after the appointment of Prophet Mohamed (saws) as Allah’s Last and
Final Messenger, then that person would indeed be included amongst the
disbelievers in the sight of Allah Subhanah.
Thus it
becomes evident how the people who wish to make the Quran follow their ‘false’
beliefs take one phrase from the middle of a Verse, present it out of context
and even change its clear meanings to present their case!
The
phrase ‘Wale kulle qawmin Haad’ can only be translated as ‘and to every people
a Guide’ and to translate it as your friend or the Ismaili leadership has
presented it as: ‘there will always be a Guide’ is absolutely false and
misleading! And then to name the Aga
Khan or any other being, other than the Prophet of Allah, as a ‘guide’ without
any evidence or authority from the Quran is not only propagating misguidance,
but a heinous sin in the sight of Allah Subhanah!
Besides,
my dear and beloved sister in Islam, the term ‘Haad’ means a Guide or one who
gives guidance to the Straight Path of Allah Subhanah; not one who promises to
forgive the sins of his followers, or who claims to have some ‘influence’ or
‘power’ in the Majestic Presence of Allah Subhanah to make sure that all his
followers get into Paradise for a price that their self-appointed ‘imam’
collects on this earth!
Your
Question: Please help me as I am in a very awkward situation.
Dear and
Beloved Sister in Islam, we can only imagine and sympathize with your awkward
situation that you find yourself in regarding your pending marriage with a
person who is a ‘legal’ muslim, but in reality his ‘aqeedah’ and belief is more
inclined towards ‘shirk’!
Our
humble advice as your brothers and your sincere well-wishers in Islam is that
if you really wish to have peace in this life and especially the Hereafter,
make sure that the brother unconditionally accepts and follows the Guidance of
the Quran before committing your life in marriage to him. If you knowingly marry a person whose beliefs
are more inclined towards ‘shirk’ than towards the Oneness of Allah Subhanah,
we fear that you might put yourself in a severe trial regarding your
faith.
We pray
that Allah Subhanah make your trial easy for you, have mercy upon you, help
you, and give you the wisdom and the courage to make a decision which is not
only good for you in this world, but best for you in the everlasting and
eternal life of the Hereafter.
If one
trusts, obeys, and follows the guidance and commands of
Allah and His Messenger (saws), he 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),
he 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. Allah
Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.
Your Brother in Islam,
Burhan
Wister