I have specific doubt regarding Shiya and sunni
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I have
specific doubt regarding Shiya and sunni. I have a freind of shiya and he said
about imams who are authentic lik
Al-Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlullah
· Al-Sayyid Muhammad Saeed al-Hakeem
· Al-Sayyid Ali Khamenei
· Al-Shaykh Waheed Khurasani
· Al-Shaykh Fazel Lankarani
· Al-Shaykh Makarem Shirazi
· Al-Sayyid Ali Sistani
· Al-Shaykh Ja´far Subhani
· Al-Sayyid Mirza Jawad Tabrizi
I want
to know which translation of Arabic language to English is authentic , so
clarify on that and single arabic word has lot of meaning and how to know the
exact meaning of the word. because every individual has his own way of
understanding and belief so how to convience on that.
Also I
want to know whether inovvation in religion is nothing but the different sects
which are formed now in islam. So which one we can identify is better sect
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Answer:
What is innovation
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: I have
specific doubt regarding Shiya and sunni. I have a freind of shiya and he said
about imams who are authentic like…..
Dear and beloved brother in Islam, know and believe with
absolute conviction that the only people who are absolutely authentic ‘imaams’ are
the chosen and appointed Prophets of the Lord Most High, whom the Lord Creator
Himself chooses and appoints as His Messengers to mankind.
All the other ‘imaams’ other than the Noble Prophets of
Allah are chosen and appointed by man….and as is the very nature of man, he is
obviously at times prone to good and to error.
The only people in creation who can come to mankind and declare that
they have been chosen and appointed as ‘imaams’ are the Noble Prophets of Allah.
Our duty as muslims is to unconditionally obey only Allah
and His Messengers. Thus if any man-appointed and chosen ‘imaam’ will only be
obeyed and followed if he obeys Allah and His Messenger.
Your Question: I
want to know which translation of Arabic language to English is authentic
Although there are several good translations of the
Glorious Quran available in the English language, in our humble opinion the
best amongst them are two:
- The Holy Quran by Abdullah
Yusuf Ali
- The Meaning of the Quran by
Syed Abul Aala Maududi.
Your Question: single
arabic word has lot of meaning and how to know the exact meaning of the word.
because every individual has his own way of understanding and belief so how to
convience on that.
Dear and beloved brother in Islam, it is only natural that
each language has its own characteristics, fluency, meanings, and
adaptations….and when a phrase or sentence or even a word in one language when
translated into another language might not be able to capture its complete or
full meanings and fluency of the original language…but if the translation has
been done honoring the context, one can easily depict the true meaning of what
is being related.
For example: If one were to say in the English language “I
will drop you to the airport”….the same phrase literally translated into Urdu
or Hindi language would be: ‘Main aapko airport me ‘phek’ dunga!’. But any person who has even a basic knowledge
of the English language would know and realize that the word ‘drop’ when used
in the context of the sentence does not mean ‘to drop’ or ‘to throw’ but rather
it means ‘to leave’….
Similarly, the Arabic language of the Glorious Quran too
has its own nuances, but if translated by one who sincerely fears Allah, its
basic message and meanings can be easily transferred to another language so
that its message may be comprehended by those who do not understand the Arabic
language.
Your Question: Also
I want to know whether inovvation in religion is nothing but the different
sects which are formed now in islam.
A bida or innovation is something which
is invented, innovated, and added to the deen of Islam after the deen was
completed on Prophet Mohamed (saws). It especially concerns the rites and
rituals of worship, or any deed which
was not performed or endorsed by the Messenger of Allah (saws), but was added as a part of the deen after his
(saws’s) death. It also concerns any
innovated deed which one does and believes that by doing this innovated deed, he
is eligible to earn more reward from Allah Subhanah.
Your Question: So
which one we can identify is better sect
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
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
Wister