Sunday, May 31, 2015

Follow the Prophet and Messenger - what does it mean ?

Follow the prophet and messenger - what does it mean ?

(Date written : 01 Jun 2015)

1) The question for this article to answer is what does it mean by FOLLOWING the prophet and messenger, because what we see TODAY, when someone mention SUNNAH of Prophet, a lot have been Assumed about this statement.

2) First and Foremost, in the Quran, there are verses that instruct the Believer to FOLLOW the Book of Revelation :

Al-Baqara : 38

قُلْنَا اهْبِطُوا مِنْهَا جَمِيعًا ۖ فَإِمَّا يَأْتِيَنَّكُم مِّنِّى هُدًى فَمَن تَبِعَ هُدَاىَ فَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ

● We said, "Go down from it, all of you. And when GUIDANCE (HUDA) comes to you from Me, whoever FOLLOWS (TABI') MY GUIDANCE (HUDAA) - there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve. ●

Al-Baqara : 2

ذٰلِكَ الْكِتٰبُ لَا رَيْبَ ۛ فِيهِ ۛ هُدًى لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ

● This is the BOOK (AL-KITAB) about which there is no doubt, a GUIDANCE (HUDA) for those conscious of Allah - ●

Al-A'raaf : 3

اتَّبِعُوا مَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكُم مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا مِن دُونِهِۦٓ أَوْلِيَآءَ ۗ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ

● FOLLOW (ITTABI'U), [O mankind], what has been REVEALED (UNZIL) to you from your Lord and do not follow other than Him any allies. Little do you remember. ●

3) Secondly, there are verses that INSTRUCT the Believer to FOLLOW the prophet and messenger :

Aal-i-Imraan : 31

قُلْ إِن كُنتُمْ تُحِبُّونَ اللَّهَ فَاتَّبِعُونِى يُحْبِبْكُمُ اللَّهُ وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوبَكُمْ ۗ وَاللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

● Say, [O Muhammad], "If you LOVE (TUHIBBU) Allah, then FOLLOW ME (FATTABI'UNI), [so] Allah will love you and forgive you your sins. And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful." ●


4) But, there are verses that explains what does it MEAN - ie to FOLLOW the Quran and to FOLLOW the Prophet :

Aal-i-Imraan : 79

مَا كَانَ لِبَشَرٍ أَن يُؤْتِيَهُ اللَّهُ الْكِتٰبَ وَالْحُكْمَ وَالنُّبُوَّةَ ثُمَّ يَقُولَ لِلنَّاسِ كُونُوا عِبَادًا لِّى مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ وَلٰكِن كُونُوا رَبّٰنِيِّۦنَ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تُعَلِّمُونَ الْكِتٰبَ وَبِمَا كُنتُمْ تَدْرُسُونَ

● It is not for a human [prophet] that Allah  gives him the Scripture (Al-KITAB) and AL-HIKMAH and PROPHETHOOD (NUBUWWAH) and then he would say to the people, "Be servants to me rather than Allah," but [instead, he would say], "Be PEOPLE OF THE LORD (RABBANIYYIN) because of what you have been TAUGHT (TU'ALLIMUN) of the BOOK / SCRIPTURE (AL-KITAB) and because of what you have been STUDYING [it] (TADRUSUN)." ●

The verse above CLEARLY explains that TO FOLLOW the prophet is TO FOLLOW the Book of Revelation (Al-Quran) that WE HAVE BEEN STUDYING and been TAUGHT.

The ONLY way for us to FOLLOW prophet is to STUDY and UNDERSTAND AL-QURAN and FOLLOW the TEACHING of Al-Quran.

That is EXACTLY what it means to FOLLOW the Prophet and Messenger.

This is the TRUTH, because All the Prophets are GUIDED by Allah THROUGH INSPIRATION and All the Prophets are INSTRUCTED to FOLLOW what has been INSPIRED to them :

Al-An'aam : 19

قُلْ أَىُّ شَىْءٍ أَكْبَرُ شَهٰدَةً ۖ قُلِ اللَّهُ ۖ شَهِيدٌۢ بَيْنِى وَبَيْنَكُمْ ۚ وَأُوحِىَ إِلَىَّ هٰذَا الْقُرْءَانُ لِأُنذِرَكُم بِهِۦ وَمَنۢ بَلَغَ ۚ أَئِنَّكُمْ لَتَشْهَدُونَ أَنَّ مَعَ اللَّهِ ءَالِهَةً أُخْرٰى ۚ قُل لَّآ أَشْهَدُ ۚ قُلْ إِنَّمَا هُوَ إِلٰهٌ وٰحِدٌ وَإِنَّنِى بَرِىٓءٌ مِّمَّا تُشْرِكُونَ

● Say, "What thing is greatest in testimony?" Say, "Allah is witness between me and you. And this Qur'an was INSPIRED (UHIYA) to ME that I may warn you thereby and whomever it reaches. .. ●

Al-An'aam : 50

قُل لَّآ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ عِندِى خَزَآئِنُ اللَّهِ وَلَآ أَعْلَمُ الْغَيْبَ وَلَآ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ إِنِّى مَلَكٌ ۖ إِنْ أَتَّبِعُ إِلَّا مَا يُوحٰىٓ إِلَىَّ ۚ قُلْ هَلْ يَسْتَوِى الْأَعْمٰى وَالْبَصِيرُ ۚ أَفَلَا تَتَفَكَّرُونَ

● Say, [O Muhammad], "I do not tell you that I have the depositories [containing the provision] of Allah or that I know the unseen, nor do I tell you that I am an angel. I ONLY FOLLOW (ATTABI'U) WHAT IS INSPIRED (YUHA) TO ME."  Say, "Is the blind equivalent to the seeing? Then will you not give thought?" ●

Al-An'aam : 106

اتَّبِعْ مَآ أُوحِىَ إِلَيْكَ مِن رَّبِّكَ ۖ لَآ إِلٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ وَأَعْرِضْ عَنِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ

● FOLLOW, WHAT HAS BEEN INSPIRED (AUHIYA) TO YOU FROM YOUR LORD - there is no God except Him - and turn away from those who associate others with Allah. ●

We have to FOLLOW the Example or the TEACHING of Prophet because whatever come out from the Prophet who has been INSPIRED, is The BOOK of REVELATION itself!

Meaning - FOLLOWING the Prophet or following his teaching - is FOLLOWING the TEACHING in the Book of REVELATION - Al-Quran.

5) What about the HADITH ?

All sayings and actions by prophet and Messenger Muhammad is GUIDED by Allah and he only CONVEYS what has been INSPIRED to him.

Rejecting prophet as the Messenger of Allah to be our example, to be FOLLOWED is KUFR.

But, ACCEPTING all Hadith as the TRUTH BLINDLY without VERIFICATION with the Words of Allah, is similar like SAYING All Hypothesis of SCIENCE is INFALLIBLE.

Rejecting all the HADITH without verification also is STUPID or Ignorant, because it is like we IGNORE all the EVIDENCES by Sciences, History, Engineering and all other BOOKS written by human being who HAVE KNOWLEDGE. All knowledge has EVIDENCE which satisfy LOGIC. Logic to one person Changes based on the Knowledge that the person has.

We must listen and learn from a lot of people, from a lot of books, from a lot of ULAMA = ULAMA here means People who have Knowledge, but we must FOLLOW the Best :

Az-Zumar : 18

الَّذِينَ يَسْتَمِعُونَ الْقَوْلَ فَيَتَّبِعُونَ أَحْسَنَهُۥٓ ۚ أُولٰٓئِكَ الَّذِينَ هَدٰىهُمُ اللَّهُ ۖ وَأُولٰٓئِكَ هُمْ أُولُوا الْأَلْبٰبِ

● Who LISTEN to speech and FOLLOW (YATTABI'U) the BEST (AHSANA) of it. Those are the ones Allah has GUIDED, and those are people of UNDERSTANDING. ●

The only thing is - Everything MUST be VERIFIED and Authenticated. Every Information that we received must be verified :

Al-Hujuraat : 6

يٰٓأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا إِن جَآءَكُمْ فَاسِقٌۢ بِنَبَإٍ فَتَبَيَّنُوٓا أَن تُصِيبُوا قَوْمًۢا بِجَهٰلَةٍ فَتُصْبِحُوا عَلٰى مَا فَعَلْتُمْ نٰدِمِينَ

● O you who have believed, if there comes to you a disobedient one with INFORMATION / NEWS (NABA`), INVESTIGATE / VERIFY (TABAIYYANU), lest you harm a people out of ignorance and become, over what you have done, regretful. ●

A lot of HADITH are DHAIF meaning they are Weak.

And some HADITH are believed to be SAHIH as in the Book of Sahih Bukhari and Muslim.

And these are not only the HADITH believed to be SAHIH but there are other Books by other so-called Scholars also like Abu Dawud, At-Tarmizi, Ibnu Majah, etc, believed to be SAHIH.

Those books are written by RESPECTED scholars, yes, but it does not mean it has No Contradiction.

We cannot FOLLOW BLINDLY the so-called SAHIH HADITH from the Book written  by Bukhari or Muslim or other so-called Scholars,  simply because they are NOT INFALLIBLE.

JUMHUR (MOST) so-called ULAMA say and believe those HADITH are SAHIH, but not IJMA`(ALL) ULAMA.

There are some well-known Ulama who questions the Authenticity of the SAHIH Bukhari and Muslim (please do your own research), as well as other Ulama who questions the Authenticity of the SAHIH Abu Dawud, Ibnu Majah, At-Tarmizi, etc.

In order to AUTHENTICATE whether a HADITH is SAHIH or not, every Hadith must be verified with the 100% NO CONTRADICTION Book of All time, which is the Book of Revelation, and this time, it is the Al-QURAN.

A Hadith is a Narration by someone from someone from someone else (continue..until) which BELIEVED to be from Prophet and Messenger Muhammad PBUH.

The only way to know whether it is SAHIH is to VERIFY the narration with the narration/sayings in the Quran. If it does not CONTRADICT, then it is correct. If the hadith Contradicts with the Quranic verses, then it is WRONG.

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Follow the prophet means follow the teachings of the Quran.


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The So-Called Scholars say vs what Allah says

The so-called Scholars say vs Allah says

(Date written : 31 May 2015)

1) First and foremost the so-called Scholars always say laymen cannot simply read and understand the Quran. They will be astray because they will follow their opinion. They further said to only listen to the so-called ACCEPTABLE Scholars opinion which nobody knows which one because there are so many SECTS in Islam. This IGNORANT information alone LEADS millions of MUSLIM to not READ Al-Quran to UNDERSTAND its meaning, they ABANDONED AL-QURAN, fearing they would be Astray.

THESE are what Allah says :

Ad-Dukhaan : 58

فَإِنَّمَا يَسَّرْنٰهُ بِلِسَانِكَ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ

● And indeed, We have EASED the Qur'an in your tongue that they might be reminded. ●

Maryam : 97

فَإِنَّمَا يَسَّرْنٰهُ بِلِسَانِكَ لِتُبَشِّرَ بِهِ الْمُتَّقِينَ وَتُنذِرَ بِهِۦ قَوْمًا لُّدًّا

● So, We have only made Qur'an EASY in your language that you may give good tidings thereby to the righteous and warn thereby a hostile people. ●


Al-Qamar : 17

وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ

● And We have certainly made the Qur'an EASY for remembrance / taking heed, so is there any who receive admonition ? ●

Al-Qamar : 22

وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ

And We have certainly made the Qur'an EASY for remembrance / taking heed, so is there any who will receive admonition ? ●

Allah reperitively says (4 verses altogether in surah Al-Qamar) that Al-Quran is EASY to be as REMEMBRANCE meaning it is EASY to UNDERSTAND!

Allah says Al-Quran is EASY to Understand as REMEMBRANCE to take heed, the so-called scholars say it is DIFFICULT, complex, you need so and so criteria, not many people can understand, etc.

Al-Furqaan : 30

وَقَالَ الرَّسُولُ يٰرَبِّ إِنَّ قَوْمِى اتَّخَذُوا هٰذَا الْقُرْءَانَ مَهْجُورًا

● And the Messenger has said, "O my Lord, indeed my people have taken this Qur'an as [a thing] ABANDONED." ●


Fussilat : 41

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِالذِّكْرِ لَمَّا جَآءَهُمْ ۖ وَإِنَّهُۥ لَكِتٰبٌ عَزِيزٌ

● Indeed, those who disbelieve in the message after it has come to them... And indeed, it is a mighty Book. ●

Fussilat : 42

لَّا يَأْتِيهِ الْبٰطِلُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ وَلَا مِنْ خَلْفِهِۦ ۖ تَنزِيلٌ مِّنْ حَكِيمٍ حَمِيدٍ

● Falsehood cannot approach it from before it or from behind it; [it is] a revelation from a [Lord who is] Wise and Praiseworthy. ●

Clearly the so-called scholars are wrong and Allah's WORDS is always THE TRUTH.

And furthermore Allah says if we abandon the Quran we will have SYAITAN as our close friends who will lead us to become ASTRAY :

Az-Zukhruf : 36

وَمَن يَعْشُ عَن ذِكْرِ الرَّحْمٰنِ نُقَيِّضْ لَهُۥ شَيْطٰنًا فَهُوَ لَهُۥ قَرِينٌ

● And whoever is blinded from remembrance of the Most Merciful - We appoint for him a SYAITAN, and he is to him a companion. ●


2) The so-called scholars say, yes, scholars can take payment when teaching or conveying messages of Islam. Especially they said if not how will the scholars survive - pay his expenses.

Allah says in the Quran :

Al-An'aam : 90

أُولٰٓئِكَ الَّذِينَ هَدَى اللَّهُ ۖ فَبِهُدٰىهُمُ اقْتَدِهْ ۗ قُل لَّآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ أَجْرًا ۖ إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٰى لِلْعٰلَمِينَ

● Those are the ones whom Allah has guided, so from their guidance take an example. Say, "I ask of you for this message NO PAYMENT. It is not but a reminder for the worlds." ●

Yunus : 72

فَإِن تَوَلَّيْتُمْ فَمَا سَأَلْتُكُم مِّنْ أَجْرٍ ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلَّا عَلَى اللَّهِ ۖ وَأُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَكُونَ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ

● And if you turn away [from my advice] then NO PAYMENT have I ASKED of you. My reward is only from Allah, and I have been commanded to be of the Muslims." ●

Al-Muminoon : 72

أَمْ تَسْـَٔلُهُمْ خَرْجًا فَخَرَاجُ رَبِّكَ خَيْرٌ ۖ وَهُوَ خَيْرُ الرّٰزِقِينَ

● Or do you, ASK THEM FOR PAYMENT? But the reward of your Lord is best, and He is the best of providers. ●

ALLAH says NO PAYMENT should be asked when conveying Islam or Messages of Allah.

ULAMA means KNOWLEDGEABLE and it is not a PROFESSION to ask for Professional Service. Go find other means to seek the Provision of Allah, not through asking payment for each Teachings of Islam, simply because the Truth cannot be told because the people who pay may not like the truth.

3) The so-called scholars say only some prophets are messengers but all messengers are prophets. Many opinions have been induced for this interpretation.

Allah says in the Quran :

Al-Baqara : 213

كَانَ النَّاسُ أُمَّةً وٰحِدَةً فَبَعَثَ اللَّهُ النَّبِيِّۦنَ مُبَشِّرِينَ وَمُنذِرِينَ وَأَنزَلَ مَعَهُمُ الْكِتٰبَ بِالْحَقِّ لِيَحْكُمَ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ فِيمَا اخْتَلَفُوا فِيهِ ۚ وَمَا اخْتَلَفَ فِيهِ إِلَّا الَّذِينَ أُوتُوهُ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَتْهُمُ الْبَيِّنٰتُ بَغْيًۢا بَيْنَهُمْ ۖ فَهَدَى اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا لِمَا اخْتَلَفُوا فِيهِ مِنَ الْحَقِّ بِإِذْنِهِۦ ۗ وَاللَّهُ يَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُ إِلٰى صِرٰطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ

● Mankind was [of] one religion [before their deviation]; then Allah sent the PROPHETS (NABIY) as BRINGERS / BEARERS of GLAD TIDINGS (MUBASYIRIN) AND WARNERS (MUNZIRIN) and sent down with them the SCRIPTURE / BOOKN(AL-KITAB) in truth to judge between the people concerning that in which they differed. .. ●

Al-Hajj : 75

اللَّهُ يَصْطَفِى مِنَ الْمَلٰٓئِكَةِ رُسُلًا وَمِنَ النَّاسِ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ سَمِيعٌۢ بَصِيرٌ

● Allah chooses from the ANGELS, MESSENGERS  and [also] from the PEOPLE / / HUMAN (AN-NAS). Indeed, Allah is Hearing and Seeing. ●

Al-Ahzaab : 45

يٰٓأَيُّهَا النَّبِىُّ إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنٰكَ شٰهِدًا وَمُبَشِّرًا وَنَذِيرًا

● O Prophet, indeed We HAVE SENT YOU (ARSALNAKA) as a witness and a bringer of good tidings (MUBASYIRAN) and a warner. ●

Allah says All prophets are messengers of Allah because they are Bringers of Glad Tidings and Warner and receive Book of Revelation, that must convey the Messages to the people.

All messengers are not necessarily prophet because some messengers are from Angels. Angels cannot be prophets because prophets must be human and a man.

There are no opinion or INDUCED interpretation based on Guessing should be done because the verse of Allah is CLEAR (BAYYINAT).

4) The so-called scholars say MUSTASYABIHAT means NOT CLEAR or VAGUE.

ALLAH says all HIS VERSES are CLEAR or BAYYINAT while MUTASYABIHAT means RESEMBLING and not Vague :

Al-An'aam : 105

وَكَذٰلِكَ نُصَرِّفُ الْءَايٰتِ وَلِيَقُولُوا دَرَسْتَ وَلِنُبَيِّنَهُۥ لِقَوْمٍ يَعْلَمُونَ

● And thus do We EXPLAIN IN DETAIL (NUS°ARRIFU) the verses so they may say, "You have studied," and so We may make the Qur'an CLEAR (NUBAIYYINAHU) for the people who KNOW. ●

Al-An'aam : 126

وَهٰذَا صِرٰطُ رَبِّكَ مُسْتَقِيمًا ۗ قَدْ فَصَّلْنَا الْءَايٰتِ لِقَوْمٍ يَذَّكَّرُونَ

● And this is the path of your Lord, [leading] straight. We have EXPLAINED in DETAILS (FASS°OLNA) the verses for the people who TAKE HEED. ●

Az-Zumar : 23

اللَّهُ نَزَّلَ أَحْسَنَ الْحَدِيثِ كِتٰبًا مُّتَشٰبِهًا مَّثَانِىَ تَقْشَعِرُّ مِنْهُ جُلُودُ الَّذِينَ يَخْشَوْنَ رَبَّهُمْ ثُمَّ تَلِينُ جُلُودُهُمْ وَقُلُوبُهُمْ إِلٰى ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ ۚ ذٰلِكَ هُدَى اللَّهِ يَهْدِى بِهِۦ مَن يَشَآءُ ۚ وَمَن يُضْلِلِ اللَّهُ فَمَا لَهُۥ مِنْ هَادٍ

● Allah has sent down the best statement: a Book wherein its part is RESEMBLING EACH OTHER (MUTASYAABIHAA) and OFF-REPEATED. The skins shiver therefrom of those who fear their Lord; then their skins and their hearts relax at the remembrance of Allah. That is the GUIDANCE of Allah by which He guides whom He wills. And one whom Allah leaves astray - for him there is no guide. ●

Aal-i-Imraan : 7

هُوَ الَّذِىٓ أَنزَلَ عَلَيْكَ الْكِتٰبَ مِنْهُ ءَايٰتٌ مُّحْكَمٰتٌ هُنَّ أُمُّ الْكِتٰبِ وَأُخَرُ مُتَشٰبِهٰتٌ ۖ فَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ فِى قُلُوبِهِمْ زَيْغٌ فَيَتَّبِعُونَ مَا تَشٰبَهَ مِنْهُ ابْتِغَآءَ الْفِتْنَةِ وَابْتِغَآءَ تَأْوِيلِهِۦ ۗ وَمَا يَعْلَمُ تَأْوِيلَهُۥٓ إِلَّا اللَّهُ ۗ وَالرّٰسِخُونَ فِى الْعِلْمِ يَقُولُونَ ءَامَنَّا بِهِۦ كُلٌّ مِّنْ عِندِ رَبِّنَا ۗ وَمَا يَذَّكَّرُ إِلَّآ أُولُوا الْأَلْبٰبِ

● It is He who has sent down to you, [O Muhammad], the Book; in it are verses [that are] MUHKAMAT - they are the foundation of the Book - and others RESEMBLING EACH OTHER (MUTASYAAABIHAAT). As for those in whose hearts is deviation [from truth], they will follow that of it which is WHAT RESEMBLING from IT[THE BOOK] (MA TASYABHA MINHU), seeking discord and seeking an INTERPRETATION (TAKWIL) [suitable to them]. And no one knows its [true] INTERPRETATION (TAKWIL) except Allah. But those firm in knowledge say, "We believe in it. All [of it] is from our Lord." And no one will be reminded except THOSE OF UNDERSTANDING (ULUL ALBAB). ●


Why would Allah make HIS VERSES to be VAGUE and cause CONFUSION to all the READERS of Al-Quran ? And BECAUSE of that needs INTERPRETOR like the so-called scholars ? Allah is All-Knowing and All-Wisdom and HE IS NOT IGNORANT at all!

How to even FOLLOW the Book of Revelation if it is NOT CLEAR ?

Al-A'raaf : 3

اتَّبِعُوا مَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكُم مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا مِن دُونِهِۦٓ أَوْلِيَآءَ ۗ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ

● FOLLOW (ITTABI'U), [O mankind], what has been REVEALED (UNZIL) to you from your Lord and do not follow other than Him any allies. Little do you remember. ●


Allah says to FOLLOW the Quran as Allah has asked prophet and messenger Muhammad to Follow the Quran itself.

And ALLAH asks to TADABBUR or find the MEANING BEHIND by just DOING DEDUCTION (this is TAFSIR) and NOT INDUCED OPINION into the interpretation (this is TAKWIL).

WHAT actually happened is the so-called scholars do EXACT CONTRADICTION to that = where they do TAKWIL that is INDUCED their OWN OPINION instead of TAFSIR that is DEDUCE the meaning from the MUTASYABIHAAT verses to find the REAL MEANING.

5) The so-called scholars always say that their Sect is the Truth while other Sects are misguided. The most arrogant of all those sects are the sects that always believe that they are on the right path and others are wrong. Even among so called Sunni or Shiah, there are many sub-sets. Arguing till now and no agreement.

Allah says in the Quran :

Al-An'aam : 159

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ فَرَّقُوا دِينَهُمْ وَكَانُوا شِيَعًا لَّسْتَ مِنْهُمْ فِى شَىْءٍ ۚ إِنَّمَآ أَمْرُهُمْ إِلَى اللَّهِ ثُمَّ يُنَبِّئُهُم بِمَا كَانُوا يَفْعَلُونَ

● Indeed, those who have DIVIDED their religion and become SECTS  you, [O Muhammad], are not [associated] with them in anything. Their affair is only [left] to Allah; then He will inform them about what they used to do. ●

Ar-Room : 31

مُنِيبِينَ إِلَيْهِ وَاتَّقُوهُ وَأَقِيمُوا الصَّلٰوةَ وَلَا تَكُونُوا مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ

● [Adhere to it], turning in repentance to Him, and fear Him and establish prayer and do not be of those who ASSOCIATE PARTNER TO ALLAH (MUSYRIKIIN) - ●

Ar-Room : 32

مِنَ الَّذِينَ فَرَّقُوا دِينَهُمْ وَكَانُوا شِيَعًا ۖ كُلُّ حِزْبٍۭ بِمَا لَدَيْهِمْ فَرِحُونَ

● OF THOSE WHO HAVE DIVIDED their religion and become SECTS, every faction rejoicing in what it has. ●

Any SECTS available today in Islamic Community does not exist during prophet and messenger Muhammad PBUH time. They are created later with their founder as Leaders to be obeyed.

Allah says if we become one of the Sect, we are associating partner with Allah. We Muslim only should have One Believe and only OBEY Allah, His Messengers and Ulil Amri (Ulil Amri is not absolute, can argue) and FOLLOW the Book of Revelation = Al-Quran. No mention in any verse of Allah to OBEY or FOLLOW so-called Scholars of any of the Sects.

Asked to Zakir Naik - which one is correct - Sunni or Shiah - he answered with the Sects does not exist during prophet's time, we are just Muslims.

6) The worst of All, the so-called scholars DARE to say that some verses of Allah have been abrogated by certain other verse, and the WORST than that, the verse of Allah is ABROGATED by some Hadith. Hadith cannot be ABOVE than Al-Quran. EVER!

The REASONING people should SEE - how ABSURD and ASTRAY this Is ?

Allah says there is NO CONTRADICTION at all in the Quran :

An-Nisaa : 82

أَفَلَا يَتَدَبَّرُونَ الْقُرْءَانَ ۚ وَلَوْ كَانَ مِنْ عِندِ غَيْرِ اللَّهِ لَوَجَدُوا فِيهِ اخْتِلٰفًا كَثِيرًا

● Then do they not TADABBUR [understand the meaning behind] upon the Qur'an? If it had been from [any] other than Allah, they would have found within it much CONTRADICTION (IKHTILAAF). ●

If No Contradiction then why would HE WANTS to ABROGATE certain verses. Only IGNORANT people have these attributes and not Allah All-Aware!

7) Surely, whosoever OBEY and FOLLOW the so-called scholars BLINDLY without EVIDENCE or DALIL to VERIFY - to separate between ASSUMPTIONS vs Knowledge, the people will be LEAD to ASTRAY :

Al-An'aam : 116

وَإِن تُطِعْ أَكْثَرَ مَن فِى الْأَرْضِ يُضِلُّوكَ عَن سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ ۚ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا الظَّنَّ وَإِنْ هُمْ إِلَّا يَخْرُصُونَ

● And if you OBEY (TUT°I') MOST of those upon the earth, they will MISLEAD (YUD°ILLU) you from the way of Allah. They FOLLOW not except ASSUMPTION (Z°AN), and they are not but GUESSING (YAKHRUSUN). ●

Whatever happened previously for the previous Prophets, happened now, where the sayings of the so-called scholars is being regarded to be ABOVE the words of Allah :

At-Tawba : 31

اتَّخَذُوٓا أَحْبَارَهُمْ وَرُهْبٰنَهُمْ أَرْبَابًا مِّن دُونِ اللَّهِ وَالْمَسِيحَ ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ وَمَآ أُمِرُوٓا إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُوٓا إِلٰهًا وٰحِدًا ۖ لَّآ إِلٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۚ سُبْحٰنَهُۥ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ

● They have taken their SCHOLARS and MONKS as LORDS BESIDES ALLAH, and [also] the Messiah, the son of Mary. And they were not commanded except to worship one God; there is no God except Him. Exalted is He above whatever they associate with Him. ●


READ and Understand this :

Al-Furqaan : 73

وَالَّذِينَ إِذَا ذُكِّرُوا بِـَٔايٰتِ رَبِّهِمْ لَمْ يَخِرُّوا عَلَيْهَا صُمًّا وَعُمْيَانًا

● And those who, when reminded of the verses of their Lord, do not fall upon them deaf and blind. ●


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Many more contradictions actually between so-called scholars vs what Allah says.

The so-called scholars from various sects contradict each other, how come the Quran which proven to be No Contradiction be below than this OTHER GOD = the so-called Scholars ?

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Friday, May 29, 2015

Some Jews and Christians are MUSLIMS

Some Jews and Christians are Muslims

(Date written : 30 May 2015)

1) Many will dispute this article BUT Truth must be conveyed no matter how uneasy it is to be swallowed by the Followers of Assumptions.

2) Firstly Some Jews (HADU) and Christians (NASARA) can be Believers :

Al-Baqara : 62

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا وَالَّذِينَ هَادُوا وَالنَّصٰرٰى وَالصّٰبِـِٔينَ مَنْ ءَامَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْءَاخِرِ وَعَمِلَ صٰلِحًا فَلَهُمْ أَجْرُهُمْ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ وَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ

● Indeed, those who believed and those who were JEWS (HADU) or CHRISTIANS (NASARA) or Sabeans [before Prophet Muhammad] - those [among them] who BELIEVED in Allah and the Last Day and did righteousness - will have their reward with their Lord, and no fear will there be concerning them, nor will they grieve. ●

Al-Maaida : 69

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا وَالَّذِينَ هَادُوا وَالصّٰبِـُٔونَ وَالنَّصٰرٰى مَنْ ءَامَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْءَاخِرِ وَعَمِلَ صٰلِحًا فَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ

● Indeed, those who have believed and those who were JEWS (HADU) or Sabeans or CHRISTIANS (NASARA) - those [among them] who BELIEVED in Allah and the Last Day and did righteousness - no fear will there be concerning them, nor will they grieve. ●


3) Secondly, it is confirmed that some of Jews and Christians (NASARA) are BELIEVERS :

Aal-i-Imraan : 110

كُنتُمْ خَيْرَ أُمَّةٍ أُخْرِجَتْ لِلنَّاسِ تَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَتَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمُنكَرِ وَتُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ ۗ وَلَوْ ءَامَنَ أَهْلُ الْكِتٰبِ لَكَانَ خَيْرًا لَّهُم ۚ مِّنْهُمُ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ وَأَكْثَرُهُمُ الْفٰسِقُونَ

● You are the best nation produced [as an example] for mankind. You enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong and believe in Allah. If only the PEOPLE OF THE BOOK had believed, it would have been better for them. AMONG THEM ARE BELIEVERS, but most of them are defiantly disobedient. ●


4) Thirdly, the only DEEN (RELIGION) that is accepted is ISLAM, regardless from any Book of Revelations or any Prophet and Messengers - all convey the Religion of ISLAM :

Aal-i-Imraan : 19

إِنَّ الدِّينَ عِندَ اللَّهِ الْإِسْلٰمُ ۗ وَمَا اخْتَلَفَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتٰبَ إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَهُمُ الْعِلْمُ بَغْيًۢا بَيْنَهُمْ ۗ وَمَن يَكْفُرْ بِـَٔايٰتِ اللَّهِ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ سَرِيعُ الْحِسَابِ

● Indeed, the RELIGION (DEEN) in the sight of Allah is ISLAM. And those who were given the Scripture did not differ except after knowledge had come to them - out of jealous animosity between themselves. And whoever disbelieves in the verses of Allah, then indeed, Allah is swift in [taking] account. ●

5) Because the only RELIGION is ISLAM, we have been named MUSLIM - even before the people of prophet and messenger Muhammad PBUH :

Al-Hajj : 78

وَجٰهِدُوا فِى اللَّهِ حَقَّ جِهَادِهِۦ ۚ هُوَ اجْتَبٰىكُمْ وَمَا جَعَلَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِى الدِّينِ مِنْ حَرَجٍ ۚ مِّلَّةَ أَبِيكُمْ إِبْرٰهِيمَ ۚ هُوَ سَمّٰىكُمُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ مِن قَبْلُ وَفِى هٰذَا لِيَكُونَ الرَّسُولُ شَهِيدًا عَلَيْكُمْ وَتَكُونُوا شُهَدَآءَ عَلَى النَّاسِ ۚ فَأَقِيمُوا الصَّلٰوةَ وَءَاتُوا الزَّكٰوةَ وَاعْتَصِمُوا بِاللَّهِ هُوَ مَوْلٰىكُمْ ۖ فَنِعْمَ الْمَوْلٰى وَنِعْمَ النَّصِيرُ

● And strive for Allah with the striving due to Him. He has chosen you and has not placed upon you in the RELIGION (DEEN) any difficulty. [It is] the MILLAH of your father, Abraham. Allah named you "MUSLIMS" BEFORE [in former scriptures] and in this [revelation] that the Messenger may be a witness over you and you may be witnesses over the people. So establish prayer and give zakah and hold fast to Allah. He is your protector; and excellent is the protector, and excellent is the helper. ●

Al-Baqara : 132

وَوَصّٰى بِهَآ إِبْرٰهِۦمُ بَنِيهِ وَيَعْقُوبُ يٰبَنِىَّ إِنَّ اللَّهَ اصْطَفٰى لَكُمُ الدِّينَ فَلَا تَمُوتُنَّ إِلَّا وَأَنتُم مُّسْلِمُونَ

● And Abraham instructed his sons [to do the same] and [so did] Jacob, [saying], "O my sons, indeed Allah has chosen for you this religion, so do not die except while you are MUSLIMS." ●

Al-Baqara : 133

أَمْ كُنتُمْ شُهَدَآءَ إِذْ حَضَرَ يَعْقُوبَ الْمَوْتُ إِذْ قَالَ لِبَنِيهِ مَا تَعْبُدُونَ مِنۢ بَعْدِى قَالُوا نَعْبُدُ إِلٰهَكَ وَإِلٰهَ ءَابَآئِكَ إِبْرٰهِۦمَ وَإِسْمٰعِيلَ وَإِسْحٰقَ إِلٰهًا وٰحِدًا وَنَحْنُ لَهُۥ مُسْلِمُونَ

● Or were you witnesses when death approached Jacob, when he said to his sons, "What will you worship after me?" They said, "We will worship your God and the God of your fathers, Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac - one God. And WE ARE MUSLIMS to Him." ●

Al-Baqara : 136

قُولُوٓا ءَامَنَّا بِاللَّهِ وَمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْنَا وَمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلٰىٓ إِبْرٰهِۦمَ وَإِسْمٰعِيلَ وَإِسْحٰقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ وَالْأَسْبَاطِ وَمَآ أُوتِىَ مُوسٰى وَعِيسٰى وَمَآ أُوتِىَ النَّبِيُّونَ مِن رَّبِّهِمْ لَا نُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍ مِّنْهُمْ وَنَحْنُ لَهُۥ مُسْلِمُونَ

● Say, [O believers], "We have believed in Allah and what has been revealed to us and what has been revealed to Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and the Descendants and what was given to MOSES AND JESUS and what was given to the prophets from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them, and WE ARE MUSLIMS to Him." ●

6) Because they are BELIEVERS, for that they must accept the truth of Al-Quran and accept that Muhammad PBUH is the true prophet and Messenger of Allah -  then they are MUSLIM; that is why we can marry them and can eat their food :

Al-Maaida : 5

الْيَوْمَ أُحِلَّ لَكُمُ الطَّيِّبٰتُ ۖ وَطَعَامُ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتٰبَ حِلٌّ لَّكُمْ وَطَعَامُكُمْ حِلٌّ لَّهُمْ ۖ وَالْمُحْصَنٰتُ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنٰتِ وَالْمُحْصَنٰتُ مِنَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتٰبَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ إِذَآ ءَاتَيْتُمُوهُنَّ أُجُورَهُنَّ مُحْصِنِينَ غَيْرَ مُسٰفِحِينَ وَلَا مُتَّخِذِىٓ أَخْدَانٍ ۗ وَمَن يَكْفُرْ بِالْإِيمٰنِ فَقَدْ حَبِطَ عَمَلُهُۥ وَهُوَ فِى الْءَاخِرَةِ مِنَ الْخٰسِرِينَ

● This day [all] good foods have been made lawful, and the FOOD of those who were given the Scripture is LAWFUL FOR YOU and your food is lawful for them. And [LAWFUL in MARRIAGE are] chaste women from among the believers and chaste women from among those who were given the Scripture before you, when you have given them their due compensation, desiring chastity, not unlawful sexual intercourse or taking [secret] lovers. And whoever denies the faith - his work has become worthless, and he, in the Hereafter, will be among the losers. ●

7) If they are MUSLIM and we are MUSLIM, what is the Difference ?

The Difference is in MILLAH :


Al-Baqara : 120

وَلَن تَرْضٰى عَنكَ الْيَهُودُ وَلَا النَّصٰرٰى حَتّٰى تَتَّبِعَ مِلَّتَهُمْ ۗ قُلْ إِنَّ هُدَى اللَّهِ هُوَ الْهُدٰى ۗ وَلَئِنِ اتَّبَعْتَ أَهْوَآءَهُم بَعْدَ الَّذِى جَآءَكَ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ ۙ مَا لَكَ مِنَ اللَّهِ مِن وَلِىٍّ وَلَا نَصِيرٍ

● And never will the Jews or the Christians approve of you until you follow their MILLAH. Say, "Indeed, the guidance of Allah is the [only] guidance." If you were to follow their desires after what has come to you of knowledge, you would have against Allah no protector or helper. ●

Al-Baqara : 135

وَقَالُوا كُونُوا هُودًا أَوْ نَصٰرٰى تَهْتَدُوا ۗ قُلْ بَلْ مِلَّةَ إِبْرٰهِۦمَ حَنِيفًا ۖ وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ

● They say, "Be Jews or Christians [so] you will be guided." Say, "Rather, [we follow] the MILLAH of Abraham, the upright (HANIF), and he was not of the MUSYRIKIIN." ●


Al-Baqara : 130

وَمَن يَرْغَبُ عَن مِّلَّةِ إِبْرٰهِۦمَ إِلَّا مَن سَفِهَ نَفْسَهُۥ ۚ وَلَقَدِ اصْطَفَيْنٰهُ فِى الدُّنْيَا ۖ وَإِنَّهُۥ فِى الْءَاخِرَةِ لَمِنَ الصّٰلِحِينَ

● And who would be averse to the MILLAH of Abraham except one who makes a fool of himself. And We had chosen him in this world, and indeed he, in the Hereafter, will be among the righteous. ●

We, the people of prophet and messenger Muhammad PBUH, have to follow the MILLAH of ABRAHAM (IBRAHIM) :

An-Nahl : 123

ثُمَّ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْكَ أَنِ اتَّبِعْ مِلَّةَ إِبْرٰهِيمَ حَنِيفًا ۖ وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ

● Then We INSPIRED (AUHAINA) to you, [O Muhammad], to FOLLOW (ITTABI') the MILLAH of Abraham, the upright (HANIF);  and he was not of those who associate with Allah (MUSYRIKIIN). ●

Aal-i-Imraan : 95

قُلْ صَدَقَ اللَّهُ ۗ فَاتَّبِعُوا مِلَّةَ إِبْرٰهِيمَ حَنِيفًا وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ

● Say, "Allah has told the truth. So FOLLOW (ITTABI'U) the MILLAH of Abraham, the upright (HANIF); and he was not of the polytheists." ●

An-Nisaa : 125

وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ دِينًا مِّمَّنْ أَسْلَمَ وَجْهَهُۥ لِلَّهِ وَهُوَ مُحْسِنٌ وَاتَّبَعَ مِلَّةَ إِبْرٰهِيمَ حَنِيفًا ۗ وَاتَّخَذَ اللَّهُ إِبْرٰهِيمَ خَلِيلًا

● And who is better in RELIGION (DEEN) than one who submits himself to Allah while being a doer of good and FOLLOWS the MILLAH of Abraham, the upright (HANIF)? And Allah took Abraham as an intimate FRIEND (KHALIL). ●

Al-An'aam : 161

قُلْ إِنَّنِى هَدٰىنِى رَبِّىٓ إِلٰى صِرٰطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ دِينًا قِيَمًا مِّلَّةَ إِبْرٰهِيمَ حَنِيفًا ۚ وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ

● Say, "Indeed, my Lord has guided me to a straight path - a RELIGION (DEEN) - the MILLAH of Abraham, the upright (HANIF). And he was not among those who associated others with Allah." ●

8) What are the examples that OUR MILLAH (prophet IBRAHIM PBUH) is different than the JEWS or NASARA's MILLAH ?

Al-Baqara : 54

وَإِذْ قَالَ مُوسٰى لِقَوْمِهِۦ يٰقَوْمِ إِنَّكُمْ ظَلَمْتُمْ أَنفُسَكُم بِاتِّخَاذِكُمُ الْعِجْلَ فَتُوبُوٓا إِلٰى بَارِئِكُمْ فَاقْتُلُوٓا أَنفُسَكُمْ ذٰلِكُمْ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ عِندَ بَارِئِكُمْ فَتَابَ عَلَيْكُمْ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ

● And [recall] when Moses said to his people, "O my people, indeed you have wronged yourselves by your taking of the calf [for worship]. So repent to your Creator and KILL YOURSELVES. That is best for [all of] you in the sight of your Creator." Then He accepted your repentance; indeed, He is the Accepting of repentance, the Merciful. ●

One of The MILLAH of the JEWS is to PERFORM SUICIDE, in order for Allah to accept their REPENTANCE. Our MILLAH do not have this.

Al-An'aam : 146

وَعَلَى الَّذِينَ هَادُوا حَرَّمْنَا كُلَّ ذِى ظُفُرٍ ۖ وَمِنَ الْبَقَرِ وَالْغَنَمِ حَرَّمْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ شُحُومَهُمَآ إِلَّا مَا حَمَلَتْ ظُهُورُهُمَآ أَوِ الْحَوَايَآ أَوْ مَا اخْتَلَطَ بِعَظْمٍ ۚ ذٰلِكَ جَزَيْنٰهُم بِبَغْيِهِمْ ۖ وَإِنَّا لَصٰدِقُونَ

● And to those who are JEWS, We prohibited every animal with claws; and of the COW  and the SHEEP, We prohibited to them their FAT, except what adheres to their backs or the entrails or what is joined with bone. [By] that We repaid them for their injustice. And indeed, We are truthful. ●

One of the MILLAH of the JEWS is they are prohibited (HARAM) to eat the Fat from the Cow and the Sheep except certain portion explained in the above verse - our MILLAH (Ibrahim PBUH MILLAH) do not have this prohibition.

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The Greatest Bounty

The Greatest Bounty

(Date written : 29 May 2015)

1) There are many verses of Allah that talk about Bounty from HIM.

Let us understand further.

2) The root word is FA D°OD LAM and occurs 104 times in the Quran.

3) We will be among the Losers if we dont get the Bounty of Allah :

Al-Baqara : 64

ثُمَّ تَوَلَّيْتُم مِّنۢ بَعْدِ ذٰلِكَ ۖ فَلَوْلَا فَضْلُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَتُهُۥ لَكُنتُم مِّنَ الْخٰسِرِينَ

● Then you turned away after that. And if not for the BOUNTY of Allah upon you and His RAHMAT, you would have been among the LOSERS (KHOSIRIIN). ●

4) We will be punished if we WITHHOLD the Bounty of Allah :

Aal-i-Imraan : 180

وَلَا يَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ يَبْخَلُونَ بِمَآ ءَاتٰىهُمُ اللَّهُ مِن فَضْلِهِۦ هُوَ خَيْرًا لَّهُم ۖ بَلْ هُوَ شَرٌّ لَّهُمْ ۖ سَيُطَوَّقُونَ مَا بَخِلُوا بِهِۦ يَوْمَ الْقِيٰمَةِ ۗ وَلِلَّهِ مِيرٰثُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۗ وَاللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيرٌ

● And let not those who WITHHOLD what Allah has given them of His BOUNTY (FAD°L) ever think that it is better for them. Rather, it is worse for them. Their NECKS will be ENCIRCLED by what they WITHHELD on the Day of Resurrection. And to Allah belongs the heritage of the heavens and the earth. And Allah, with what you do, is [fully] Acquainted. ●

5) Allah asks us to ask for His Bounty :

An-Nisaa : 32

وَلَا تَتَمَنَّوْا مَا فَضَّلَ اللَّهُ بِهِۦ بَعْضَكُمْ عَلٰى بَعْضٍ ۚ لِّلرِّجَالِ نَصِيبٌ مِّمَّا اكْتَسَبُوا ۖ وَلِلنِّسَآءِ نَصِيبٌ مِّمَّا اكْتَسَبْنَ ۚ وَسْـَٔلُوا اللَّهَ مِن فَضْلِهِۦٓ ۗ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمًا

● And do not wish for that by which Allah has made some of you exceed others. For men is a share of what they have earned, and for women is a share of what they have earned. And ASK ALLAH OF HIS BOUNTY (FAD°L). Indeed Allah is ever, of all things, Knowing. ●

6) Allah Forbide us from CONCEALING or HIDING HIS Bounty that Has Been GIVEN, one meaning of Bounty is His Provision (RIZQ) :

An-Nisaa : 37

الَّذِينَ يَبْخَلُونَ وَيَأْمُرُونَ النَّاسَ بِالْبُخْلِ وَيَكْتُمُونَ مَآ ءَاتٰىهُمُ اللَّهُ مِن فَضْلِهِۦ ۗ وَأَعْتَدْنَا لِلْكٰفِرِينَ عَذَابًا مُّهِينًا

● Who are STINGY and enjoin upon [other] people STINGINESS (BAKHIL) and CONCEAL what Allah HAS GIVEN THEM of His BOUNTY (FAD°L) - and We have prepared for the disbelievers a humiliating punishment - ●

Al-Jaathiya : 12

اللَّهُ الَّذِى سَخَّرَ لَكُمُ الْبَحْرَ لِتَجْرِىَ الْفُلْكُ فِيهِ بِأَمْرِهِۦ وَلِتَبْتَغُوا مِن فَضْلِهِۦ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ

● It is Allah who subjected to you the sea so that ships may sail upon it by His command and that you may SEEK of His BOUNTY (FAD°L) ; and perhaps you will be grateful. ●

Ash-Shura : 26

وَيَسْتَجِيبُ الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ وَيَزِيدُهُم مِّن فَضْلِهِۦ ۚ وَالْكٰفِرُونَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ شَدِيدٌ

● And He answers [the supplication of] those who have believed and done righteous deeds and INCREASES [for] them from His BOUNTY (FAD°L). But the disbelievers will have a severe punishment. ●

Ash-Shura : 27

وَلَوْ بَسَطَ اللَّهُ الرِّزْقَ لِعِبَادِهِۦ لَبَغَوْا فِى الْأَرْضِ وَلٰكِن يُنَزِّلُ بِقَدَرٍ مَّا يَشَآءُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ بِعِبَادِهِۦ خَبِيرٌۢ بَصِيرٌ

● And if Allah had extended [excessively] PROVISION (RIZQ) for His servants, they would have committed tyranny throughout the earth. But He sends [it] down in an amount which He wills. Indeed He is, of His servants, Acquainted and Seeing. ●

RIZQ is one of HIS BOUNTY.

At-Tawba : 75

وَمِنْهُم مَّنْ عٰهَدَ اللَّهَ لَئِنْ ءَاتٰىنَا مِن فَضْلِهِۦ لَنَصَّدَّقَنَّ وَلَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الصّٰلِحِينَ

● And among them are those who made a covenant with Allah, [saying], "If He should give us from His BOUNTY (FAD°L), we will surely spend in CHARITY, and we will surely be among the righteous / continuous improvement (S°OLIHIN)." ●

At-Tawba : 76

فَلَمَّآ ءَاتٰىهُم مِّن فَضْلِهِۦ بَخِلُوا بِهِۦ وَتَوَلَّوا وَّهُم مُّعْرِضُونَ

● But when he gave them from His BOUNTY (FAD°L), they were STINGY with it and turned away while they refused. ●

7) We would have followed SYAITAN if not because the Bounty of Allah :

An-Nisaa : 83

وَإِذَا جَآءَهُمْ أَمْرٌ مِّنَ الْأَمْنِ أَوِ الْخَوْفِ أَذَاعُوا بِهِۦ ۖ وَلَوْ رَدُّوهُ إِلَى الرَّسُولِ وَإِلٰىٓ أُولِى الْأَمْرِ مِنْهُمْ لَعَلِمَهُ الَّذِينَ يَسْتَنۢبِطُونَهُۥ مِنْهُمْ ۗ وَلَوْلَا فَضْلُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَتُهُۥ لَاتَّبَعْتُمُ الشَّيْطٰنَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا

● And when there comes to them information about [public] security or fear, they spread it around. But if they had referred it back to the Messenger or to those of authority among them, then the ones who [can] draw correct conclusions from it would have known about it. And if not for the BOUNTY (FAD°L) of Allah upon you and His RAHMAT, you would have followed Satan, except for a few. ●

8) If Prophet and Messenger Muhammad PBUH does not receive the Bounty of Allah, surely some people are determined to Mislead him :

An-Nisaa : 113

وَلَوْلَا فَضْلُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكَ وَرَحْمَتُهُۥ لَهَمَّت طَّآئِفَةٌ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُضِلُّوكَ وَمَا يُضِلُّونَ إِلَّآ أَنفُسَهُمْ ۖ وَمَا يَضُرُّونَكَ مِن شَىْءٍ ۚ وَأَنزَلَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ الْكِتٰبَ وَالْحِكْمَةَ وَعَلَّمَكَ مَا لَمْ تَكُن تَعْلَمُ ۚ وَكَانَ فَضْلُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكَ عَظِيمًا

● And if it was not for the BOUNTY (FAD°L) of Allah upon you, [O Muhammad], and His RAHMAT, a group of them would have determined to mislead you. But they do not mislead except themselves, and they will not harm you at all. And Allah has revealed to you the BOOK (AL-KITAB) and Al-Hikmah and has taught you that which you did not know. And the BOUNTY (FAD°L) of Allah upon you is great. ●

9) The BOUNTY of Allah is bestowed or given to whomever He wills :

Al-Maaida : 54

يٰٓأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا مَن يَرْتَدَّ مِنكُمْ عَن دِينِهِۦ فَسَوْفَ يَأْتِى اللَّهُ بِقَوْمٍ يُحِبُّهُمْ وَيُحِبُّونَهُۥٓ أَذِلَّةٍ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَعِزَّةٍ عَلَى الْكٰفِرِينَ يُجٰهِدُونَ فِى سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَلَا يَخَافُونَ لَوْمَةَ لَآئِمٍ ۚ ذٰلِكَ فَضْلُ اللَّهِ يُؤْتِيهِ مَن يَشَآءُ ۚ وَاللَّهُ وٰسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ

● O you who have believed, whoever of you should revert from his religion - Allah will bring forth [in place of them] a people He will love and who will love Him [who are] humble toward the believers, stern against the disbelievers; they strive in the cause of Allah and do not fear the blame of a critic. That is the BOUNTY (FAD°L) of Allah; He BESTOWS it upon whom He WILLS. And Allah is all-Encompassing and Knowing. ●


10) One category of BOUNTY of Allah is HIS BOOK :

Yunus : 57

يٰٓأَيُّهَا النَّاسُ قَدْ جَآءَتْكُم مَّوْعِظَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَشِفَآءٌ لِّمَا فِى الصُّدُورِ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةٌ لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

● O mankind, there has to come to you INSTRUCTION (MAU'IZ°AH) from your Lord and HEALING for what is in the breasts / mind (S°UDR) and GUIDANCE and RAHMAT for the believers. ●

Yunus : 58

قُلْ بِفَضْلِ اللَّهِ وَبِرَحْمَتِهِۦ فَبِذٰلِكَ فَلْيَفْرَحُوا هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِّمَّا يَجْمَعُونَ

● Say, "WITH  the BOUNTY (FAD°L) of Allah and in His RAHMAT - in that let them rejoice; it is better than what they accumulate." ●

Al-Jumu'a : 2

هُوَ الَّذِى بَعَثَ فِى الْأُمِّيِّۦنَ رَسُولًا مِّنْهُمْ يَتْلُوا عَلَيْهِمْ ءَايٰتِهِۦ وَيُزَكِّيهِمْ وَيُعَلِّمُهُمُ الْكِتٰبَ وَالْحِكْمَةَ وَإِن كَانُوا مِن قَبْلُ لَفِى ضَلٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ

● It is He who has sent among the UMMIYYIIN a Messenger from themselves reciting to them HIS VERSES (AYAAT) and purifying them and teaching them the BOOK and AL-HIKMAH - although they were before in clear ASTRAY - ●

Al-Jumu'a : 4

ذٰلِكَ فَضْلُ اللَّهِ يُؤْتِيهِ مَن يَشَآءُ ۚ وَاللَّهُ ذُو الْفَضْلِ الْعَظِيمِ

● That is the BOUNTY (FAD°L) of Allah, which He gives to whom He wills, and Allah is the possessor of great bounty. ●


11) AND THE GREATEST BOUNTY of Allah is THE BOOKS of REVELATION - Al-Quran (one of the Books) an those who INHERIT the Quran:

Faatir : 31

وَالَّذِىٓ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْكَ مِنَ الْكِتٰبِ هُوَ الْحَقُّ مُصَدِّقًا لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ ۗ إِنَّ اللَّهَ بِعِبَادِهِۦ لَخَبِيرٌۢ بَصِيرٌ

● And that which We have revealed to you, [O Muhammad], of the BOOK (AL-KITAB) is the TRUTH, confirming what was before it. Indeed, Allah, of His servants, is Acquainted and Seeing. ●

Faatir : 32

ثُمَّ أَوْرَثْنَا الْكِتٰبَ الَّذِينَ اصْطَفَيْنَا مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ۖ فَمِنْهُمْ ظَالِمٌ لِّنَفْسِهِۦ وَمِنْهُم مُّقْتَصِدٌ وَمِنْهُمْ سَابِقٌۢ بِالْخَيْرٰتِ بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ ۚ ذٰلِكَ هُوَ الْفَضْلُ الْكَبِيرُ

● Then we caused to INHERIT the BOOK those We have chosen of Our servants; and among them is he who wrongs himself, and among them is he who is moderate, and among them is he who is foremost in good deeds by permission of Allah. That [inheritance] is what is the GREAT BOUNTY (FAD°LUL KABIIR). ●

It MEANS after prophet and Messenger Muhammad PBUH, there are people that are NAMED by Allah as INHERITORS of The Book (AL-KITAB).

Faatir : 33

جَنّٰتُ عَدْنٍ يَدْخُلُونَهَا يُحَلَّوْنَ فِيهَا مِنْ أَسَاوِرَ مِن ذَهَبٍ وَلُؤْلُؤًا ۖ وَلِبَاسُهُمْ فِيهَا حَرِيرٌ

● [For them are] gardens of perpetual residence which they will enter. They will be adorned therein with bracelets of gold and pearls, and their garments therein will be silk. ●

Faatir : 34

وَقَالُوا الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِىٓ أَذْهَبَ عَنَّا الْحَزَنَ ۖ إِنَّ رَبَّنَا لَغَفُورٌ شَكُورٌ

● And they will say, "Praise to Allah, who has removed from us [all] sorrow. Indeed, our Lord is Forgiving and Appreciative - ●

THESE Inheritors of the Book, are promised Jannah.

12) Iman or Faith is also a BOUNTY:

Al-Hujuraat : 7

وَاعْلَمُوٓا أَنَّ فِيكُمْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ۚ لَوْ يُطِيعُكُمْ فِى كَثِيرٍ مِّنَ الْأَمْرِ لَعَنِتُّمْ وَلٰكِنَّ اللَّهَ حَبَّبَ إِلَيْكُمُ الْإِيمٰنَ وَزَيَّنَهُۥ فِى قُلُوبِكُمْ وَكَرَّهَ إِلَيْكُمُ الْكُفْرَ وَالْفُسُوقَ وَالْعِصْيَانَ ۚ أُولٰٓئِكَ هُمُ الرّٰشِدُونَ

● And know that among you is the Messenger of Allah. If he were to obey you in much of the matter, you would be in difficulty, but Allah has endeared to you THE FAITH (IMAN) and has made it pleasing in your hearts and has made hateful to you disbelief, defiance and disobedience. Those are the [rightly] guided. ●

Al-Hujuraat : 8

فَضْلًا مِّنَ اللَّهِ وَنِعْمَةً ۚ وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ

● [It is] as BOUNTY (FAD°L) from Allah and favor. And Allah is Knowing and Wise. ●


13) Jannah is also a GREAT BOUNTY :

Ash-Shura : 22

تَرَى الظّٰلِمِينَ مُشْفِقِينَ مِمَّا كَسَبُوا وَهُوَ وَاقِعٌۢ بِهِمْ ۗ وَالَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ فِى رَوْضَاتِ الْجَنَّاتِ ۖ لَهُم مَّا يَشَآءُونَ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ ۚ ذٰلِكَ هُوَ الْفَضْلُ الْكَبِيرُ

● You will see the wrongdoers fearful of what they have earned, and it will [certainly] befall them. And those who have believed and done righteous deeds will be in lush regions of the gardens [in Paradise] having whatever they will in the presence of their Lord. That is what is the GREAT BOUNTY (FAD°LUL KABIIR). ●

Al-Hadid : 21

سَابِقُوٓا إِلٰى مَغْفِرَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَجَنَّةٍ عَرْضُهَا كَعَرْضِ السَّمَآءِ وَالْأَرْضِ أُعِدَّتْ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا بِاللَّهِ وَرُسُلِهِۦ ۚ ذٰلِكَ فَضْلُ اللَّهِ يُؤْتِيهِ مَن يَشَآءُ ۚ وَاللَّهُ ذُو الْفَضْلِ الْعَظِيمِ

● Race toward forgiveness from your Lord and a GARDEN (JANNAH) whose width is like the width of the heavens and earth, prepared for those who believed in Allah and His messengers. THAT IS the BOUNTY (FAD°L) of Allah which He gives to whom He wills, and Allah is the possessor of great bounty. ●


14) Conclusion.

Based on deduction only without inducing any opinion, based on the above verses, the Meaning of BOUNTY are :

a) The Privision (RIZQ) and Wealth from Allah - that's why Allah does no want us to be Stingy and must Spend (infaq) to the Needy.

b) The Books of Revelations and the people that Inherit them.

c) The IMAN (Faith).

d) The Jannah.

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WALLAHU ZUL FAD°LIL 'AZ°IIM.

ALLAH is the Possessor of GREAT BOUNTY.

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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Who are the Top Ulama today ?

Who are the Top Ulama today ?

(Date written : 27 May 2015)

1) To answer this question actually is not only almost impossible but it is 100% impossible !

2) First - we dont have STANDARD criteria or measurement criteria in ISLAM to Judge whether a person is CERTIFIED to be Ulama.

A person who graduated from Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Eqypt (or any other Islamic University  in the world) and got the Certificate - Degree, Master or PhD - has always been specialized in different Course, for example Shari'ah, Arabic and Islamic studies, Islamic Theology, etc. There are other so-called Ulama or Scholars that are not graduated from all these Universities but learned in a lot from Madrasah or Mosques from every inch of the worlds and there is no IJAZA or Certificate given; except  probably certain ritual when the Teacher will give IJAZA or Certificate to the student whenever the Teacher or the so called Ulama thinks that his students have learned from him what he knows.

But still, this person cannot be called ULAMA. But, can be called Scholars.

3) Secondly, A Scholar is a person who specializes in certain subject or studies.

An ULAMA however, means The Person Who Have Knowledge.

The definition is very different.

Allah mentions in the Quran the word ULAMA which means the person who has knowledge. It is very general term.

So, when general term is mentioned, how can we come out with the STANDARD MEASUREMENTS to certify whether a person is ULAMA or KNOWLEDGEABLE or not.

4) The belief that the so called ULAMA or scholars need to be OBEYED (AT°I`U) or even FOLLOWED (TABI') is WRONG :- because there is NO SINGLE verse of Al-Quran ask to Obey or Follow any ULAMA; not even in HADITH.

Why ? BECAUSE the ULAMA cannot OBEY himself!

5) Respect them yes, Learned from them yes, BUT it does not MEAN what they said ARE ALL CORRECT, because they made mistakes and WORST is when they induced OPINION about AQIDAH or SHARI'AH (Law of Islam). We must not learned from ONLY one so called ULAMA.

6) The thought or Perception that the old so called ULAMA is better than nowadays IS ALSO WRONG - if the REAL MEANING of ULAMA is known Or UNDERSTOOD. Again - ULAMA is KNOWLEDGEABLE about any KNOWLEDGE including Science, Mathematics, Engineering, etc, especially related to The Book of Revelation.

7) Furthermore, especially in the so called ISLAMIC Teaching, there are too many SECTS. This Ulama from this Sect says something while the other Ulama from other Sect says something else. Sometimes within the Same Sect there are sub-set and still the argument exists and who are the ones who argue A LOT ? Their FOLLOWERS. These are the ones who are The FOLLOWERS OF ASSUMPTIONS. Or The FOLLOWERS of The FOLLOWERS of ASSUMPTIONS.

8) Why are they called Assumptions ? Because TRUTH can never be beaten by ASSUMPTIONS. We should only ARGUE between the TRUTH and the ones who DENY the TRUTH - the KAZIBUN.

But, nowadays, we ARGUE about which ULAMA is better now vs which ULAMA is better then.. a lot of confusion.. lots and lots of confusion...so the ARGUMENT always happened between the NO KNOWLEDGE vs the NO KNOWLEDGE or between one ASSUMPTION to another ASSUMPTION.

Al-Hajj : 8

وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَن يُجٰدِلُ فِى اللَّهِ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ وَلَا هُدًى وَلَا كِتٰبٍ مُّنِيرٍ

● And of the people is he who DISPUTES about Allah WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE or guidance or an enlightening book [from Him], ●

Aal-i-Imraan : 66

هٰٓأَنتُمْ هٰٓؤُلَآءِ حٰجَجْتُمْ فِيمَا لَكُم بِهِۦ عِلْمٌ فَلِمَ تُحَآجُّونَ فِيمَا لَيْسَ لَكُم بِهِۦ عِلْمٌ ۚ وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ وَأَنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ

● Here you are - those who have argued about that of which you have [some] knowledge, but why do you ARGUE about that of which you have NO KNOWLEDGE ? And Allah knows, while you know not. ●

9) YES, it is due to ALLAH'S WILL That all these are happening and it is NOT without REASON :

Al-Baqara : 213

كَانَ النَّاسُ أُمَّةً وٰحِدَةً فَبَعَثَ اللَّهُ النَّبِيِّۦنَ مُبَشِّرِينَ وَمُنذِرِينَ وَأَنزَلَ مَعَهُمُ الْكِتٰبَ بِالْحَقِّ لِيَحْكُمَ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ فِيمَا اخْتَلَفُوا فِيهِ ۚ وَمَا اخْتَلَفَ فِيهِ إِلَّا الَّذِينَ أُوتُوهُ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَتْهُمُ الْبَيِّنٰتُ بَغْيًۢا بَيْنَهُمْ ۖ فَهَدَى اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا لِمَا اخْتَلَفُوا فِيهِ مِنَ الْحَقِّ بِإِذْنِهِۦ ۗ وَاللَّهُ يَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُ إِلٰى صِرٰطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ

● Mankind was [of] one religion [before their deviation]; then Allah sent the prophets as bringers of good tidings and warners and sent down with them the Scripture in truth to judge between the people concerning that in which they DIFFERED. And none differed over the Scripture except those who were given it - after the clear proofs came to them - out of JEALOUS animosity among themselves. And Allah guided those who believed to the truth concerning that over which they had differed, by His permission. And Allah guides whom He wills to a straight path. ●

Aal-i-Imraan : 19

إِنَّ الدِّينَ عِندَ اللَّهِ الْإِسْلٰمُ ۗ وَمَا اخْتَلَفَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتٰبَ إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَهُمُ الْعِلْمُ بَغْيًۢا بَيْنَهُمْ ۗ وَمَن يَكْفُرْ بِـَٔايٰتِ اللَّهِ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ سَرِيعُ الْحِسَابِ

● Indeed, the religion in the sight of Allah is Islam. And those who were given the Scripture did not DIFFER EXCEPT AFTER KNOWLEDGE HAD COME TO THEM - out of JEALOUS animosity between themselves. And whoever disbelieves in the verses of Allah, then indeed, Allah is swift in [taking] account. ●

JEALOUSY creates SECTS in ISLAM.


10) The fact is, we are ORDERED by Allah not to FOLLOW or PURSUE something that we DONT HAVE KNOWLEDGE of - meaning FOLLOW ASSUMPTIONS of the so called Ulama or ourselves :

Al-Israa : 36

وَلَا تَقْفُ مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ بِهِۦ عِلْمٌ ۚ إِنَّ السَّمْعَ وَالْبَصَرَ وَالْفُؤَادَ كُلُّ أُولٰٓئِكَ كَانَ عَنْهُ مَسْـُٔولًا

● And do not PURSUE that of which you have NO KNOWLEDGE. Indeed, the hearing, the sight and the heart - about all those [one] will be questioned. ●

Meaning we must USE REASON, ask for evidence if something to be qualified to be called KNOWLEDGE. Knowledge always has EVIDENCE. We need to REASONS with ourselves before INFORMATION that we read or hear from anyone or any writings
 can be converted into something call Knowledge.

11) I really hope we MUSLIMS must be 'CLEARED' from this OLD PERCEPTION - that ULAMA need to be OBEYED or FOLLOWED.

They are not.

They are to be respected yes, but NOT TO BE DEFENDED if others have MORE EVIDENCES that they have TRUE KNOWLEDGE than the one that we defended. Our Teacher or the so called ULAMA that we learned - must not FEEL JEALOUS among them, as what we see knowadays in every Muslim COMMUNITY, this ULAMA argue with that ULAMA - disputing about almost everything about HALAL (allowable) vs HARAM (prohibited) in Shari'ah and also in AQIDAH. Is there any sign of FEAR ?

12) The definition of ULAMA in another DIMENSION :

Faatir : 28

وَمِنَ النَّاسِ وَالدَّوَآبِّ وَالْأَنْعٰمِ مُخْتَلِفٌ أَلْوٰنُهُۥ كَذٰلِكَ ۗ إِنَّمَا يَخْشَى اللَّهَ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ الْعُلَمٰٓؤُا ۗ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ غَفُورٌ

● And among people and moving creatures and grazing livestock are various colors similarly. Only those fear Allah, from among His servants, [are the ones] who HAVE KNOWLEDGE. Indeed, Allah is Exalted in Might and Forgiving. ●

ONLY ULAMA fears ALLAH.

IF WE ARE NOT ULAMA - WE WILL NEVER ALLAH. THAT is what the verse actually MEANS.


Aal-i-Imraan : 18

شَهِدَ اللَّهُ أَنَّهُۥ لَآ إِلٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ وَالْمَلٰٓئِكَةُ وَأُولُوا الْعِلْمِ قَآئِمًۢا بِالْقِسْطِ ۚ لَآ إِلٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ

● Allah WITNESSES that there is no God except Him, and [so do] the ANGELS and those of KNOWLEDGE ('ILMA) - STANDING CORRECTED / IN JUSTICE (BIL QIST°). There is no God except Him, the Exalted in Might, the Wise. ●

We say everyday in our prayer - ASY HADU ALLA ILAHA ILLALLAH.

I bear WITNESS that there is no God but Allah.

When do we WITNESS ? DO we really WITNESS ? Witness is NOT LOOKING or SEEING or OBSERVARTION.

The ones who can WITNESS 'There is NO GOD except Allah" are:

a) ALLAH HIMSELF.
b) The Angels
c) ULUL 'ILMA or ULAMA.

These are the REAL ULAMA who REALLY WITNESS or SYAHID that there is No God except Allah.


13) The conclusion is :

a) We are neither need to OBEY nor FOLLOW Ulama;

b) Simply BECAUSE we are ORDERED or INSTRUCTED to be ULAMA ourselves;

c) Simply because a lot of verses of Allah or AHSANAL HADITH mention about the FARD or THE MUST that every MUSLIM to learn KNOWLEDGE, and NOT to FOLLOW most people (so called ULAMA) blindly;

d) Simply BECAUSE, if we are not ULAMA or KNOWLEDGEABLE, we will never FEAR ALLAH; if we dont fear Allah, we will NEVER OBEY ALLAH.

e) Simply BECAUSE, if we are not ULAMA, our SYAHADAH is NOT VALID - just a recital that does not MEAN ANYTHING inside us.

Only ULAMA or ULUL 'ILMA - SYAHID or WITNESS that there is No God Except Allah; if we are not ULAMA, we will NEVER WITNESS that there is No God Except Allah.

'WE must be ULAMA or TOP ULAMA ourselves and there is no 2 ways about it'.

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Asyhadu alla ilaha ILLALLAH.

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Tuesday, May 26, 2015

The power of Intention

The power of Intention

(Date written : 27 May 2015)

1) What is Intention ?

Intention is a desire to do something in our mind; shortly.

Intention is also a determination to do something; in the long run , to achieve a target or objective.

So, the strength of our Intention will depend on the strength of our determination, called 'AZM in Arabic.

2) What is DU'A ?

DU'A is a humble request from Someone that we believe can fulfill our Needs and Wants.

In the Quran it is always mentioned as the verb such as YAD'U - an action of CALLING or INVOKING or ASKING from SomeOne to fulfill our needs and wants.

3) Is Intention the same as DU'A ?

No. Intention is a desire to do something with or without determination,  while DU'A is longing or wanting or hoping to achieve something or to be given something beyond our limited power.

Intention with determination comes with BELIEVE that it can be done, while DU'A comes with HOPE that it can be achieved or done.

4) What about Imagination ? What is Imagination ?

Imagination is an image or sequence of images created in our mind of something or some events in the past, or in the future.

5) What is VISION ? How it relates with Imagination ?

Vision is a vivid Target Imagination of something that we want to achieve.

Person who has Vision is always clear Of what he wants to achieve and what he needs to do.

6) What is the difference between Wants and Needs ?

Wants are DESIRE to achieve something.

Needs are tools or methods or ways to achieve something.

7) What is Wishful thinking ?

Wishful thinking is a formation of imagination in our mind that is pleasing to our desire that is full of emotion but most of the time it is believed to be unachievable to realize.

It is called Fantasy.

8) Now this is the most important question to be answered. Allah says that HE RESPONDS to all the prays or DU'A that we ask from HIM - as long as we are HIS Servant :

Al-Baqara : 186

وَإِذَا سَأَلَكَ عِبَادِى عَنِّى فَإِنِّى قَرِيبٌ ۖ أُجِيبُ دَعْوَةَ الدَّاعِ إِذَا دَعَانِ ۖ فَلْيَسْتَجِيبُوا لِى وَلْيُؤْمِنُوا بِى لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْشُدُونَ

● And when My servants ask you, concerning Me - indeed I am NEAR. I RESPOND  (UJIBU) to the SUPPLICANT (AD-DA'I) when he CALLS (DA'AN) upon Me. So let them RESPOND (TAHIBU) to Me [by obedience] and BELIEVE in Me that they may be GUIDED. ●

The verse above has very PROFOUND meaning if we TADABBUR or find the meaning behind the verses of Allah. Here is the deduction :

a) We must be HIS SERVANT before our DU'A to be responded. Meaning, we only CALL or INVOKE Allah, we worship only HIM. We ask ONLY from HIM and not from someone or something else.

b) UJIBU (I RESPOND) is from the root word JIM WAW BA and one of Allah's name is Allah Al-Mujib (The Answerer or Responder). HE always RESPOND when invoked.

c) It does not mean HE GRANTs or GIVES what we asked for. It just means HE RESPONDED Or ANSWERED the Call.

d) In order to achieve What we asked for, Allah says to HIS SERVANT who asks, you must first RESPOND to me when I ASK you or ORDER you to do something, and you must BELIEVE in ME.

e) If we always fulfill what Allah asks us to do and we are a BELIEVER to Allah, then only ALLAH will GUIDE us to ACHIEVE what we want or to the needs to achieve what we want.

f) Allah GUIDES us to achieve what we want or asked for, means there are efforts to be done by following the GUIDANCE given. Meaning Allah will lead us to the ways and methods (needs) that we can do to achieve what we want.

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9) The power of Intention only comes with DETERMINATION to achieve what we want to achieve. We need to put efforts and follow some methods, we need action plans and execute the plan and by asking or invoking (YAD'U) Allah, is ACTUALLY we ask him to show or GUIDE us which action plans are needed in order to achieve our target or what we want.

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Allah Al-Mujib.

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Sunday, May 24, 2015

Is believing in Reincarnation Shirk ?

Is believing in Reincarnation Shirk ?

(Date written : 24 May 2015)

1) SHIRK is associating Partner with Allah.

It means BELIEVING something other than HIS BOOK of Revelation as The Truth, believes someone or something has a little bit of power in giving harm or benefit, believing someone or something is together or has some share with Allah in controlling or creating the universe, etc.

2) The simple question is where does this believe of reincarnation come from ?

It comes from HINDU religion mainly in India.

3) Is there any verse in the Quran that talk about Reincarnation ?

NO. NIL. ZERO.

Does that make people who believes in Reincarnation Shirk ?

If they believe in Allah and Rasul and believe in the Quran and the Day of Resurrection, the answer is :-

No. But they are called ASTRAY.

Why ?

Because they have made ASSUMPTION about something that they don't know.

4) After the HISAB, people will be decided either to enter Hell or Jannah :

Hud : 107

خٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا مَا دَامَتِ السَّمٰوٰتُ وَالْأَرْضُ إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ رَبُّكَ ۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ فَعَّالٌ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ

● [They will be] abiding therein as long as the heavens and the earth endure, EXCEPT WHAT YOUR LORD SHOULD WILL. Indeed, your Lord is an effecter of what He intends. ●

Hud : 108

وَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ سُعِدُوا فَفِى الْجَنَّةِ خٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا مَا دَامَتِ السَّمٰوٰتُ وَالْأَرْضُ إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ رَبُّكَ ۖ عَطَآءً غَيْرَ مَجْذُوذٍ

● And as for those who were [destined to be] prosperous, they will be in Paradise, abiding therein as long as the heavens and the earth endure, EXCEPT WHAT YOUR LORD SHOULD WILL - a bestowal uninterrupted. ●

After in Hell or Jannah, is it possible that we will be Reincarnated ?

The true answer is IF ALLAH SHOULD WILL. Else, Not or Never possible. So, we dont know.

That is ASKING for POSSIBILITY.

BUT? BELIEVING that it is ALREADY TRUE is called GUESSING and that is making ASSUMPTION and that is ASTRAY.

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We need GUIDANCE.

We need GUIDANCE.

(Date written : 25 May 2015)

1) Everybody needs Guidance. Because everybody has a lot of questions in their minds that need to be answered.

2) During children, it is our parents or our brother and sisters that TOUGHT us a lot of things.

3) So, Guidance related with Teaching. Teaching must come from KNOWLEDGE.

4) When we become adult, we realize that they are so many inputs in our head that need to be filtered - which teachings or which news or which sayings or which information are wrong and which are right - about anything. At this point we will be confused as to whom we should follow and we need another GUIDANCE from the IRREFUTABLE source.

5) We always find there are a lot of CONTRADICTIONS between one man sayings vs another man sayings and sometime we find that from the same man sayings also has contradictions.

6) Contradiction is one criteria that the information is unreliable and can be refuted. Throughout times we realize that Contradiction is the result of information presented comes from ASSUMPTION whenever people are just GUESSING. There are just so many Assumptions being done by human beings.

7) Guessing is when someone put their own opinion or induced their own thinking, sometimes based on certain facts that are not conclusive - called Best Guessing, but most of the time, it comes from just hearsay from someone else - without the people fully understand what and why the information are such.

8) What happened when we are confused, do not know or be able to decide, and our LOGIC seems cannot be satisfied because some say like this - make some sense and another says like that - make some sense also but both of them say something that contradict with the knowledge and hence logic that you already have :

Al-An'aam : 116

وَإِن تُطِعْ أَكْثَرَ مَن فِى الْأَرْضِ يُضِلُّوكَ عَن سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ ۚ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا الظَّنَّ وَإِنْ هُمْ إِلَّا يَخْرُصُونَ

● And if you OBEY (TUT°I') MOST of those upon the earth, they will MISLEAD (YUD°ILLU) you from the way of Allah. They FOLLOW not except ASSUMPTION (Z°AN), and they are not but GUESSING (YAKHRUSUN). ●

9) To solve this mess in our head or MIND, we really need GUIDANCE that has NO CONTRADICTION at all!

We need EVIDENCE that the Source that we REFER must PROVE ITSELF that it has NO CONTRADICTION whatsoever from itself and from existing Knowledge or Truth that has Evidence. Every truth that is called Knowledge has Evidence. And that SOURCE of information must not be REFUTABLE at all. It must be 100% correct all the time.

10) Allah mentions in the Quran, from the day our father Adam left the Jannah (Paradise) :

Al-Baqara : 38

قُلْنَا اهْبِطُوا مِنْهَا جَمِيعًا ۖ فَإِمَّا يَأْتِيَنَّكُم مِّنِّى هُدًى فَمَن تَبِعَ هُدَاىَ فَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ

● We said, "Go down from it, all of you. And when GUIDANCE (HUDA) comes to you from Me, whoever FOLLOWS (TABI') MY GUIDANCE (HUDAA) - there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve. ●

It is clear that Allah The Creator of us and all the universe, INSTRUCTED us to FOLLOW HIS GUIDANCE.

11) And where or who is the Source of our GUIDANCE ?

Al-Baqara : 2

ذٰلِكَ الْكِتٰبُ لَا رَيْبَ ۛ فِيهِ ۛ هُدًى لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ

● This is the BOOK (AL-KITAB) about which there is no doubt, a GUIDANCE (HUDA) for those conscious of Allah - ●

12) How do we prove or how DOES the BOOK itself PROVE that IT HAS NO CONTRADICTION ?

This is A JOB by every human beings. Among all the Source of Information that we have, from millions of books or writing, from internet, from sayings of some sheikh or teachers or so called scholars or Ulama - we must authenticate that the source must not be Contradictory with himself and with other source of information from other source that has evidence.

So far, from CAREFUL OBSERVATIONS, researches, findings and Study especially in the field of SCIENCE, whatever we have SEEN, everything PROVIDES EVIDENCE for the INFORMATION that comes from Al-Quran :

An-Nisaa : 82

أَفَلَا يَتَدَبَّرُونَ الْقُرْءَانَ ۚ وَلَوْ كَانَ مِنْ عِندِ غَيْرِ اللَّهِ لَوَجَدُوا فِيهِ اخْتِلٰفًا كَثِيرًا

● Then do they not TADABBUR [understand the meaning behind] upon the Qur'an? If it had been from [any] other than Allah, they would have found within it much CONTRADICTION (IKHTILAAF). ●

13) After The Book of Revelation has confirmed ITSELF then ONLY we can and should FOLLOW whatever it says. It must be IRREFUTABLE because EVIDENCES are clear.

Al-A'raaf : 3

اتَّبِعُوا مَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكُم مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا مِن دُونِهِۦٓ أَوْلِيَآءَ ۗ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ

● FOLLOW (ITTABI'U), [O mankind], what has been REVEALED (UNZIL) to you from your Lord and do not follow other than Him any allies. Little do you remember. ●

Some man-made Book, that claim to be IRREEFUTABLE and claimed to be BOOK of REVELATION that has been Tampered and ADJUSTED such as in Bible or man-made Books from other religions - CANNOT STAND the Contradictory remarks or sayings or information inside them. We must not make those as our Source of INFORMATION. We cannot follow ASSUMPTIONS or follow the FOLLOWER of Assumptions.

14) But, before that, as human beings who has hearing, seeing and concius, we need to know this source of information or book, that is PROVEN AUTHENTIC and IRREFUTABLE - who carries this Book? Who spread this Book ? Who CONVEY this Book to us ?

 It cannot SIMPLY APPEAR out of no where or from some Object that cannot speak or hear? It cannot come from some UGLY (to us) BEINGS that we dont recognize and dont know who that Being is.

The obvious answer is, it must come to the Chosen Human Being that Allah or The God HAS GUIDED them and this person must himself FOLLOW what the MESSSAGES inside the Book :

Al-Baqara : 23

وَإِن كُنتُمْ فِى رَيْبٍ مِّمَّا نَزَّلْنَا عَلٰى عَبْدِنَا فَأْتُوا بِسُورَةٍ مِّن مِّثْلِهِۦ وَادْعُوا شُهَدَآءَكُم مِّن دُونِ اللَّهِ إِن كُنتُمْ صٰدِقِينَ

● And if you are in doubt about what We have REVEALED (NAZZALNA) upon Our Servant [Muhammad], then produce a surah the like thereof and call upon your witnesses other than Allah, if you should be truthful. ●

And the chosen one, which receives the Revelation, himself FOLLOW 100% the Mesagges of the Revelation :

Al-An'aam : 50

قُل لَّآ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ عِندِى خَزَآئِنُ اللَّهِ وَلَآ أَعْلَمُ الْغَيْبَ وَلَآ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ إِنِّى مَلَكٌ ۖ إِنْ أَتَّبِعُ إِلَّا مَا يُوحٰىٓ إِلَىَّ ۚ قُلْ هَلْ يَسْتَوِى الْأَعْمٰى وَالْبَصِيرُ ۚ أَفَلَا تَتَفَكَّرُونَ

● Say, [O Muhammad], "I do not tell you that I have the depositories [containing the provision] of Allah or that I know the unseen, nor do I tell you that I am an angel. I only FOLLOW (ATTABI') what is INSPIRED (YUHA) to me." Say, "Is the blind equivalent to the seeing? Then will you not give thought?" ●

And The Prophet is asked TO FOLLOW what was INSPIRED :

Al-An'aam : 106

اتَّبِعْ مَآ أُوحِىَ إِلَيْكَ مِن رَّبِّكَ ۖ لَآ إِلٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ وَأَعْرِضْ عَنِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ

● FOLLOW, WHAT HAS BEEN INSPIRED (AUHIYA) TO YOU FROM YOUR LORD - there is no God except Him - and turn away from those who associate others with Allah. ●

Please UNDERSTAND now that before it becomes the Book of REVELATION, it must be INSPIRED to the chosen Human Being called Prophet and also a Messenger of Allah.

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End.

LA Roiba Fihi HUDA-LIL MUTTAQIN.

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What do we do when Ignorant people say harshly to us

What do we do when Ignorant people say harshly to us ?

(Date written : 24 May 2015)

Al-Furqaan : 63

وَعِبَادُ الرَّحْمٰنِ الَّذِينَ يَمْشُونَ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ هَوْنًا وَإِذَا خَاطَبَهُمُ الْجٰهِلُونَ قَالُوا سَلٰمًا

● And the servants of the Most Merciful are those who walk upon the earth in humbleness, and when the ignorant address them [harshly], they say [words of] PEACE (SALAM) ●

Saturday, May 23, 2015

Is Tawasul Permissible ?

Is Tawasul Permissible ?

(Date written : 24 May 2015)


1) First let us understand what TAWASUL means. This word does not come from Al-Quran. That is a fact that everyone should understand.

2) The word from Al-Quran is WASILAH.

To understand TAWASUL we must understand WASILAH.

What is WASILAH ?


Al-Maaida : 35

يٰٓأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَابْتَغُوٓا إِلَيْهِ الْوَسِيلَةَ وَجٰهِدُوا فِى سَبِيلِهِۦ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ

● O you who have believed, be Concius of Allah and SEEK (ABTAGHU) the MEANS (AL-WASILAH) to Him and strive in His cause that you may succeed. ●

In FACT, Allah asks us to SEEK (OBTIGHO) the MEANS or WASILAH to HIM.

So, Wasilah is THE MEANS to Allah which ALLAH asks us to SEEK.

There is another verse about WASILAH :

Al-Israa : 57

أُولٰٓئِكَ الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ يَبْتَغُونَ إِلٰى رَبِّهِمُ الْوَسِيلَةَ أَيُّهُمْ أَقْرَبُ وَيَرْجُونَ رَحْمَتَهُۥ وَيَخَافُونَ عَذَابَهُۥٓ ۚ إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّكَ كَانَ مَحْذُورًا

● Those whom they invoke/call (YAD'U), [also] SEEK (YABTAGHUN) to their Lord, THE MEANS (AL-WASILAH) [striving as to] which of them would be NEAREST (AQRAB), and they hope for His RAHMAT and fear His punishment. Indeed, the punishment of your Lord is ever feared. ●

This verse has these meaning (among others) :

1) There are people who invoke or call (YAD'U) other human beings OTHER than Allah to answer their prayer.

2) Those people that being invoked; are ALSO  SEEKING the MEANS to get NEAREST (AQRAB) to Allah.

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3) Those 2 verses above complement each other and below is the deduction :

The keywords are SEEK (IBTIGHO), THE MEANS (AL-WASILAH) and NEARNESS (AQRAB).

Hence, the understanding is - we are asked to SEEK for THE MEANS to achieve the GOAL to NEARNESS to Allah.

NEARNESS to Allah is the Objective or the PURPOSE.

WASILAH is THE MEANS or METHODS to achieve the PURPOSE.

The ORDER to us from Allah is TO SEEK The Means / METHODS of HOW to Achieve the NEARNESS to HIM.

MEANS or METHODS is always related to the HOW type of question.

4) Now let us look for the verses of Allah about HOW to get NEAR to Allah :

a) INFAQ or SPEND to the needy :

At-Tawba : 99

وَمِنَ الْأَعْرَابِ مَن يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْءَاخِرِ وَيَتَّخِذُ مَا يُنفِقُ قُرُبٰتٍ عِندَ اللَّهِ وَصَلَوٰتِ الرَّسُولِ ۚ أَلَآ إِنَّهَا قُرْبَةٌ لَّهُمْ ۚ سَيُدْخِلُهُمُ اللَّهُ فِى رَحْمَتِهِۦٓ ۗ إِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

● But among the bedouins are some who believe in Allah and the Last Day and consider what they SPEND (YUNFIQU) as means of NEARNESS (QURUBATIN) to Allah and of [obtaining] invocations of the Messenger. Unquestionably, it is a means of NEARNESS (QURBATUN) for them. Allah will admit them to His mercy. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful. ●

It is very CRYSTAL CLEAR from the verse of Allah above, that -

SPEND (INFAQ) some of our wealth to the NEEDY is A WASILAH - one of THE MEANS to achieve NEARNESS to Allah.

b) MUNAJAT or CONFIDE to Allah :

Maryam : 52

وَنٰدَيْنٰهُ مِن جَانِبِ الطُّورِ الْأَيْمَنِ وَقَرَّبْنٰهُ نَجِيًّا

● And We called him from the side of the mount at [his] right and brought him NEAR (QARAB), CONFIDING (NAJIYYA). ●

This verse above explains about the story of  Prophet and Messenger MUSA (MOSES) PBUH, but this verse, SOMEHOW, has something that we can relate to achieving NEARNESS to Allah.

It is by us CONFIDING to Allah. Always CONFIDE (speak in SECRET) to Allah, for all our needs , our hopes, our problems. That is one of THE MEANS or WASILAH to get NEAR to Allah.

c) BELIEVE and Do RIGHTEOUS or CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT (S°OLEH) :

Saba : 37

وَمَآ أَمْوٰلُكُمْ وَلَآ أَوْلٰدُكُم بِالَّتِى تُقَرِّبُكُمْ عِندَنَا زُلْفٰىٓ إِلَّا مَنْ ءَامَنَ وَعَمِلَ صٰلِحًا فَأُولٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ جَزَآءُ الضِّعْفِ بِمَا عَمِلُوا وَهُمْ فِى الْغُرُفٰتِ ءَامِنُونَ

● And it is not your wealth or your children that bring you NEARER (TUQARRIB) to Us in position, BUT it is [by being] one who has BELIEVED (AMANA) and done RIGHTEOUSNESS / CONTINUOS IMPROVEMENT (S°OLIHA). For them there will be the double reward for what they did, and they will be in the upper chambers [of Paradise], safe [and secure]. ●

4) Based on the verses of Allah, THE MEANS to Achieve NEARNESS to Allah is by SPENDING (INFAQ) to the Needy, by Always CONFIDING (MUNAJAT) to Allah and by BECOMING A BELIEVER and by doing CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT in our Life.

5) Those are the MEANS that I can find from The Quran. If anyone have knowledge that is IRREFUTABLE, please add the MEANS or WASILAH to achieve NEARNESS to Allah.

6) However, There is ONE VERSE that needs to be Put ATTENTION real closely about achieving NEARNESS to Allah :

Az-Zumar : 3

أَلَا لِلَّهِ الدِّينُ الْخَالِصُ ۚ وَالَّذِينَ اتَّخَذُوا مِن دُونِهِۦٓ أَوْلِيَآءَ مَا نَعْبُدُهُمْ إِلَّا لِيُقَرِّبُونَآ إِلَى اللَّهِ زُلْفٰىٓ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَحْكُمُ بَيْنَهُمْ فِى مَا هُمْ فِيهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ ۗ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِى مَنْ هُوَ كٰذِبٌ كَفَّارٌ

● Unquestionably, for Allah is the PURE (KHALIS) religion. And those who take protectors besides Him [say], "We only WORSHIP (NA'BUDU) them that they may bring us NEARER (YUQARRIBU) to Allah as NEAR AS POSSIBLE (ZULFA)." Indeed, Allah will judge between them concerning that over which they differ. Indeed, Allah does not guide he who is a LIAR / DENIER (KAZIBUN) and [confirmed] disbeliever. ●

The verse above explain the act of some people - and By TADABBUR the RESEMBLING VERSES that RELATE to the Keyword NEAR (AQRABU), below is the deduction :

 They say that ...the only reason we worship (A'BUDU) or we invoke or call (YAD'U) them is a WASILAH for me to get NEAREST to Allah.

Those people are called KAZIBUN or Denier or Liar By Allah.

7) Now we have understood so far by the verses of Allah on the meaning of WASILAH.

But there will be questions :

a) Can we Call or Invoke or YAD'U - Ya Rasulullah ... and ask from him to ask Allah for forgiveness to us. ?

To answer this - let us look at these verses :

An-Nisaa : 64

وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا لِيُطَاعَ بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ ۚ وَلَوْ أَنَّهُمْ إِذ ظَّلَمُوٓا أَنفُسَهُمْ جَآءُوكَ فَاسْتَغْفَرُوا اللَّهَ وَاسْتَغْفَرَ لَهُمُ الرَّسُولُ لَوَجَدُوا اللَّهَ تَوَّابًا رَّحِيمًا

● And We did not send any messenger except to be obeyed by permission of Allah. And if, when they wronged themselves, they had COME TO YOU (JAA`UKA), [O Muhammad], and asked FORGIVENESS OF ALLAH and the MESSENGER HAD ASKED FORGIVENESS FOR THEM, they would have found Allah Accepting of repentance and Merciful. ●

Yusuf : 97

قَالُوا يٰٓأَبَانَا اسْتَغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا خٰطِـِٔينَ

● They [sons of Jacob] said, "O our father, ask for us FORGIVENESS of our sins; indeed, we have been sinners." ●

Yusuf : 98

قَالَ سَوْفَ أَسْتَغْفِرُ لَكُمْ رَبِّىٓ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ

● He [JACOB / YA'QUB] said, "I will ask FORGIVENESS for you from my Lord. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful." ●

From the above verses, it is clear that asking for help from the Prophet and Messenger of Allah, to ask forgiveness from Allah for us, is allowable DURING the Prophet Lifetime.

b) Is that act considered a WASILAH ?

NO it is NOT a WASILAH. Asking for Prophet to ask Allah's forgiveness for us is NOT a WASILAH,  because if we refer to this verse again :

At-Tawba : 99

وَمِنَ الْأَعْرَابِ مَن يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْءَاخِرِ وَيَتَّخِذُ مَا يُنفِقُ قُرُبٰتٍ عِندَ اللَّهِ وَصَلَوٰتِ الرَّسُولِ ۚ أَلَآ إِنَّهَا قُرْبَةٌ لَّهُمْ ۚ سَيُدْخِلُهُمُ اللَّهُ فِى رَحْمَتِهِۦٓ ۗ إِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

● But among the bedouins are some who believe in Allah and the Last Day and consider what they SPEND (YUNFIQU) as means of NEARNESS (QURUBATIN) to Allah AND OF [OBTAINING] INVOCATIONS (S°OLAWAT) OF THE MESSENGER. Unquestionably, it is a means of NEARNESS (QURBATUN) for them. Allah will admit them to His mercy. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful. ●

It means the WASILAH is the SPENDING or INFAQ that we do - that will bring us NEAR to Allah and will get us the SOLAWAT (DU'A) of RASUL. It is not SOLAWAT or DU'A Rasul that is the WASILAH. There is big difference.

c) Can we invoke or call... Ya Rasulullah ..ask for my forgiveness from Allah.. while Prophet and Messsenger Muhammad is already DEAD ?

Let us look at these verses :

Faatir : 13

يُولِجُ الَّيْلَ فِى النَّهَارِ وَيُولِجُ النَّهَارَ فِى الَّيْلِ وَسَخَّرَ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ كُلٌّ يَجْرِى لِأَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى ۚ ذٰلِكُمُ اللَّهُ رَبُّكُمْ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ ۚ وَالَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِۦ مَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِن قِطْمِيرٍ

● .. And those whom you INVOKE / CALL (TAD'UN) other than Him do not possess [as much as] the membrane of a date seed. ●

Faatir : 14

إِن تَدْعُوهُمْ لَا يَسْمَعُوا دُعَآءَكُمْ وَلَوْ سَمِعُوا مَا اسْتَجَابُوا لَكُمْ ۖ وَيَوْمَ الْقِيٰمَةِ يَكْفُرُونَ بِشِرْكِكُمْ ۚ وَلَا يُنَبِّئُكَ مِثْلُ خَبِيرٍ

● If you INVOKE / CALL (TAD'UU) them, they do not hear your supplication; and if they heard, they would not respond to you. And on the Day of Resurrection they will deny your association. And none can inform you like [one] Acquainted [with all matters]. ●

Recall first, asking prophet to ask forgiveness from Allah during his lifetime is allowable and that is NOT WASILAH or the MEANS to get NEARNESS to Allah.

But, if the Prophet is already DEAD, they cannot listen. They are human being and not The God or Allah who never die and is All-Hearing. If we ASSUME or FOLLOW the ASSUMPTIONS of the so called SCHOLARS that they can listen to everyone that invoke them - then we are equating the DEAD the same as Allah and that is SHIRK - associating Partner to Allah.

And it is not even something to be called WASILAH.

An-Naml : 80

إِنَّكَ لَا تُسْمِعُ الْمَوْتٰى وَلَا تُسْمِعُ الصُّمَّ الدُّعَآءَ إِذَا وَلَّوْا مُدْبِرِينَ

● Indeed, you will not make the DEAD HEAR (TUSMI'UL MAUTA) ... ●

Faatir : 22

وَمَا يَسْتَوِى الْأَحْيَآءُ وَلَا الْأَمْوٰتُ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُسْمِعُ مَن يَشَآءُ ۖ وَمَآ أَنتَ بِمُسْمِعٍ مَّن فِى الْقُبُورِ

● And not equal are the living and the dead. Indeed, Allah causes to hear whom He wills, but you CANNOT make HEAR those in the GRAVES (QUBUR). ●

Ar-Room : 52

فَإِنَّكَ لَا تُسْمِعُ الْمَوْتٰى وَلَا تُسْمِعُ الصُّمَّ الدُّعَآءَ إِذَا وَلَّوْا مُدْبِرِينَ

● So indeed, you will not make the DEAD HEAR (TUSMI'UL MAUTA), nor will you make the deaf hear the call when they turn their backs, retreating. ●

When Allah mentions many time in Al-Quran - He knows that there will be people who will come out with so many excuses to STILL believed that the DEAD can still hear. They simply cannot HEAR, as long as they are human beings - whether they were Prophets or Not.

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8) But, before we conclude, let us look at this verse :

Al-Baqara : 154

وَلَا تَقُولُوا لِمَن يُقْتَلُ فِى سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَمْوٰتٌۢ ۚ بَلْ أَحْيَآءٌ وَلٰكِن لَّا تَشْعُرُونَ

● And do not say about those who are KILLED IN THE WAY OF ALLAH, "They are DEAD (AMWAAT)." Rather, they are ALIVE (AHYAA`) , but you perceive [it] not. ●

Allah mentions that people who are killed in the way of Allah is ALIVE, so that must be the truth without question.

But, can they HEAR ?

Allah mentions in His verse that THE DEAD cannot hear but these noble people are not DEAD.

Before answering let us ask another question - are these people in the GRAVE ? YES. Why are they in the GRAVE? Because it is at our PERCEPTION that they have died. If Allah said it is our perception that says they died and that is the truth.

So, what do we do when we see people to our PERCEPTION - no heart beat, no breathing - that they are DEAD ? We put them in the GRAVES.

And there you go, once they are put in the GRAVES according to our perception of DEAD people - they cannot HEAR as Allah makes it very CLEAR in the Quran.

No contradiction.

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9) Still, some people who FOLLOW other people Assumptions SAY,

"but the meaning OF CANNOT HEAR - it does not mean PHYSICALLY HEAR - HEAR here means they won't listen or follow the Messages Conveyed by the Messengers".

Let us look at this verse again :

Ar-Room : 52

فَإِنَّكَ لَا تُسْمِعُ الْمَوْتٰى وَلَا تُسْمِعُ الصُّمَّ الدُّعَآءَ إِذَا وَلَّوْا مُدْبِرِينَ

● So indeed, you will not make the dead hear, nor will you make the deaf hear the call when they turn their backs, retreating. ●

Ar-Room : 53

وَمَآ أَنتَ بِهٰدِ الْعُمْىِ عَن ضَلٰلَتِهِمْ ۖ إِن تُسْمِعُ إِلَّا مَن يُؤْمِنُ بِـَٔايٰتِنَا فَهُم مُّسْلِمُونَ

● And you cannot guide the blind away from their error. You will only make hear those who believe in Our verses so they are Muslims [in submission to Allah]. ●

The so-called Scholars have INDUCED interpreted the above verses saying that the 'HEAR' here is not physically 'hear', but a METAPHOR - because they conclude that the one who is dead CAN STILL HEAR because the next verse says 'you will only make hear those who believe in Allah's verses'.

Hear means to them is Listen and Follow.

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Let us pray for Allah for HE IS THE ONE who Gives GUIDANCE :

The way Allah put those 2 verses - its DEDUCTION is like this :

Prophet and Messengers or anybody who follow the Messengers by CONVEYING messsages of Allah, can ONLY make the people who BELIEVE in Allah's Verses follow the Messagges of Allah while they are still alive.

For the people who are still ALIVE, but dont believe in Allah's verses, they ARE LIKE THE DEAD PEOPLE or DEAF People who CANNOT HEAR.

That is the TRUE MEANING. May Allah Guides THOSE who Believe in words of Allah from Al-Quran.

It is totally CONTRADICTORY in the Meaning made by those who put their OPINION in interpreting words of Allah.

The TRUE MEANING MAKE MORE SENSE and SATISFY our LOGIC.

Why ? BECAUSE it is DIFFICULT to COMPREHEND how a DEAD PEOPLE can LISTEN!

EVEN it is DIFFICULT to OUR LOGIC as HOW the PEOPLE who are SLEEPING to HEAR what we say!

To strengthen the Truth, Allah mentions in this verse :


Az-Zumar : 42

اللَّهُ يَتَوَفَّى الْأَنفُسَ حِينَ مَوْتِهَا وَالَّتِى لَمْ تَمُتْ فِى مَنَامِهَا ۖ فَيُمْسِكُ الَّتِى قَضٰى عَلَيْهَا الْمَوْتَ وَيُرْسِلُ الْأُخْرٰىٓ إِلٰىٓ أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى ۚ إِنَّ فِى ذٰلِكَ لَءَايٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ

● Allah takes (YATAWAFFA) the souls at the time of their death, and those that do not die [He takes] during their sleep. Then He keeps those for which He has decreed death and releases the others for a specified term. Indeed in that are signs for a people who give thought. ●

DURING both DEATH and SLEEP, Allah KEEPS the Soul. Without the SOUL in our body, we cannot HEAR.

In sleeping, please tell a story to your friend and when he wakes up, ask him did you hear the story that I told you?

He will be saying = 'Are u nuts ?'.

People have been given by Allah the hearing, seeing and heart - think and follow the Al-Quran. Dont listen or FOLLOW the so called scholars who FOLLOW ASSUMPTIONS :


Al-An'aam : 116

وَإِن تُطِعْ أَكْثَرَ مَن فِى الْأَرْضِ يُضِلُّوكَ عَن سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ ۚ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا الظَّنَّ وَإِنْ هُمْ إِلَّا يَخْرُصُونَ

● And if you OBEY (TUT°I') MOST of those upon the earth, they will MISLEAD (YUD°ILLU) you from the way of Allah. They FOLLOW not except ASSUMPTION (Z°AN), and they are not but GUESSING (YAKHRUSUN). ●

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10) The Conclusion.

Is SEEKING the WASILAH permissible ?
(This is the Right Question and has right answer).

Of course - it is INSTRUCTED by Allah.

And Allah has already DESCRIBED that The Means are Spend to the needy, Confide to Allah and Become Believer and do Continuos Improvement.

We can ask the Prophet and Messenger to ask for our forgiveness after we have asked for forgiveness from Allah ourselves; if and only if we can meet the Prophet during his lifetime. And this has nothing to do with WASILAH to get NEAR to Allah.

We CANNOT invoke or call ..Ya Rasulullah (or any other human beings) ..
please ask for forgiveness for me.., when we cannot see and meet the Prophet and Messenger Muhammad PBUH ; simply because HE IS NOT ALL-HEARING AND ALL-SEING as Allah - he is just a human being and a Servant to Allah, that also die and cannot hear when he died. Performing this act is ASSOCIATING PARTNER to Allah (SHIRK).

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End.

Allah As-Sami'.
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Friday, May 22, 2015

Did Prophets Sin ?

Did prophets sinned ?

(Date written : 23 May 2015)

1) Before we get the answer, let us understand what Sin is.

2) There are many words in Arabic that Allah uses in the Quran but the translation all translated to SIN.

a) SIN = KHOT°II`AT from the root word = KHO T°OO HAMZAH

Al-Baqara : 81

بَلٰى مَن كَسَبَ سَيِّئَةً وَأَحٰطَتْ بِهِۦ خَطِيٓـَٔتُهُۥ فَأُولٰٓئِكَ أَصْحٰبُ النَّارِ ۖ هُمْ فِيهَا خٰلِدُونَ

● Yes, whoever earns EVIL (SAIYI`ATA) and his SIN (KHOT°II`AT)  has encompassed him - those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide therein eternally. ●

Al-Baqara : 58

وَإِذْ قُلْنَا ادْخُلُوا هٰذِهِ الْقَرْيَةَ فَكُلُوا مِنْهَا حَيْثُ شِئْتُمْ رَغَدًا وَادْخُلُوا الْبَابَ سُجَّدًا وَقُولُوا حِطَّةٌ نَّغْفِرْ لَكُمْ خَطٰيٰكُمْ ۚ وَسَنَزِيدُ الْمُحْسِنِينَ

● And [recall] when We said, "Enter this city and eat from it wherever you will in [ease and] abundance, and enter the gate prostrating and say, 'Repentence.' We will [then] forgive your SINS (KHOT°OYAA) for you, and We will increase the doers of good [in goodness and reward]." ●


b) SIN = ITHM

Al-Baqara : 181

فَمَنۢ بَدَّلَهُۥ بَعْدَمَا سَمِعَهُۥ فَإِنَّمَآ إِثْمُهُۥ عَلَى الَّذِينَ يُبَدِّلُونَهُۥٓ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ

● Then whoever alters the bequest after he has heard it - the SIN (ITHM) is only upon those who have altered it. Indeed, Allah is Hearing and Knowing. ●

Al-Baqara : 188

وَلَا تَأْكُلُوٓا أَمْوٰلَكُم بَيْنَكُم بِالْبٰطِلِ وَتُدْلُوا بِهَآ إِلَى الْحُكَّامِ لِتَأْكُلُوا فَرِيقًا مِّنْ أَمْوٰلِ النَّاسِ بِالْإِثْمِ وَأَنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ

● And do not consume one another's wealth unjustly or send it [in bribery] to the rulers in order that [they might aid] you [to] consume a portion of the wealth of the people in SIN (ITHM), while you know [it is unlawful]. ●

Al-Maaida : 2

يٰٓأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا لَا تُحِلُّوا شَعٰٓئِرَ اللَّهِ وَلَا الشَّهْرَ الْحَرَامَ وَلَا الْهَدْىَ وَلَا الْقَلٰٓئِدَ وَلَآ ءَآمِّينَ الْبَيْتَ الْحَرَامَ يَبْتَغُونَ فَضْلًا مِّن رَّبِّهِمْ وَرِضْوٰنًا ۚ وَإِذَا حَلَلْتُمْ فَاصْطَادُوا ۚ وَلَا يَجْرِمَنَّكُمْ شَنَـَٔانُ قَوْمٍ أَن صَدُّوكُمْ عَنِ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ أَن تَعْتَدُوا ۘ وَتَعَاوَنُوا عَلَى الْبِرِّ وَالتَّقْوٰى ۖ وَلَا تَعَاوَنُوا عَلَى الْإِثْمِ وَالْعُدْوٰنِ ۚ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ ۖ إِنَّ اللَّهَ شَدِيدُ الْعِقَابِ

● .. And cooperate in righteousness and piety, but do not cooperate in SIN (ITHM) and aggression. And fear Allah; indeed, Allah is severe in penalty. ●

An-Nisaa : 20

وَإِنْ أَرَدتُّمُ اسْتِبْدَالَ زَوْجٍ مَّكَانَ زَوْجٍ وَءَاتَيْتُمْ إِحْدٰىهُنَّ قِنطَارًا فَلَا تَأْخُذُوا مِنْهُ شَيْـًٔا ۚ أَتَأْخُذُونَهُۥ بُهْتٰنًا وَإِثْمًا مُّبِينًا

● But if you want to replace one wife with another and you have given one of them a great amount [in gifts], do not take [back] from it anything. Would you take it in injustice and a CLEAR (MUBIIN) SIN (ITHM) ? ●

Al-Maaida : 29

إِنِّىٓ أُرِيدُ أَن تَبُوٓأَ بِإِثْمِى وَإِثْمِكَ فَتَكُونَ مِنْ أَصْحٰبِ النَّارِ ۚ وَذٰلِكَ جَزٰٓؤُا الظّٰلِمِينَ

● Indeed I want you to obtain [thereby] my SIN (ITHM) and your SIN (ITHM) so you will be among the companions of the Fire. And that is the recompense of wrongdoers." ●


Al-Baqara : 283

وَإِن كُنتُمْ عَلٰى سَفَرٍ وَلَمْ تَجِدُوا كَاتِبًا فَرِهٰنٌ مَّقْبُوضَةٌ ۖ فَإِنْ أَمِنَ بَعْضُكُم بَعْضًا فَلْيُؤَدِّ الَّذِى اؤْتُمِنَ أَمٰنَتَهُۥ وَلْيَتَّقِ اللَّهَ رَبَّهُۥ ۗ وَلَا تَكْتُمُوا الشَّهٰدَةَ ۚ وَمَن يَكْتُمْهَا فَإِنَّهُۥٓ ءَاثِمٌ قَلْبُهُۥ ۗ وَاللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ عَلِيمٌ

● And if you are on a journey and cannot find a scribe, then a security deposit [should be] taken. And if one of you entrusts another, then let him who is entrusted discharge his trust [faithfully] and let him fear Allah, his Lord. And do not conceal testimony, for whoever conceals it - his HEART (QALBU) IS SINFUL (ITHM), and Allah is Knowing of what you do. ●

Al-Baqara : 173

إِنَّمَا حَرَّمَ عَلَيْكُمُ الْمَيْتَةَ وَالدَّمَ وَلَحْمَ الْخِنزِيرِ وَمَآ أُهِلَّ بِهِۦ لِغَيْرِ اللَّهِ ۖ فَمَنِ اضْطُرَّ غَيْرَ بَاغٍ وَلَا عَادٍ فَلَآ إِثْمَ عَلَيْهِ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

● He has only forbidden to you dead animals, blood, the flesh of swine, and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah. But whoever is forced [by necessity], neither desiring [it] nor transgressing [its limit], there is no SIN (ITHM) upon him. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful. ●


c) SIN = ZUNUB


Al-Maaida : 18

وَقَالَتِ الْيَهُودُ وَالنَّصٰرٰى نَحْنُ أَبْنٰٓؤُا اللَّهِ وَأَحِبّٰٓؤُهُۥ ۚ قُلْ فَلِمَ يُعَذِّبُكُم بِذُنُوبِكُم ۖ بَلْ أَنتُم بَشَرٌ مِّمَّنْ خَلَقَ ۚ يَغْفِرُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيُعَذِّبُ مَن يَشَآءُ ۚ وَلِلَّهِ مُلْكُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ۖ وَإِلَيْهِ الْمَصِيرُ

● But the Jews and the Christians say, "We are the children of Allah and His beloved." Say, "Then why does He punish you for your SINS (ZUNUUB)?" Rather, you are human beings from among those He has created. He forgives whom He wills, and He punishes whom He wills. And to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, and to Him is the [final] destination. ●

Aal-i-Imraan : 16

الَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَآ إِنَّنَآ ءَامَنَّا فَاغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ

● Those who say, "Our Lord, indeed we have believed, so forgive us our SINS (ZUNUB) and protect us from the punishment of the Fire," ●

RABBANA INNANA AMANNA FAGHFIRLANA ZUNUUBANA WAQINA 'AZABANNAR.

Aal-i-Imraan : 135

وَالَّذِينَ إِذَا فَعَلُوا فٰحِشَةً أَوْ ظَلَمُوٓا أَنفُسَهُمْ ذَكَرُوا اللَّهَ فَاسْتَغْفَرُوا لِذُنُوبِهِمْ وَمَن يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَلَمْ يُصِرُّوا عَلٰى مَا فَعَلُوا وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ

● And those who, when they commit an immorality or wrong themselves [by transgression], remember Allah and seek forgiveness for their SINS (ZUNUUB)- and who can forgive sins except Allah? - and [who] do not persist in what they have done while they know. ●


d) SIN = HUUBAN from root word HA WAW BA.

An-Nisaa : 2

وَءَاتُوا الْيَتٰمٰىٓ أَمْوٰلَهُمْ ۖ وَلَا تَتَبَدَّلُوا الْخَبِيثَ بِالطَّيِّبِ ۖ وَلَا تَأْكُلُوٓا أَمْوٰلَهُمْ إِلٰىٓ أَمْوٰلِكُمْ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ حُوبًا كَبِيرًا

● And give to the orphans their properties and do not substitute the defective [of your own] for the good [of theirs]. And do not consume their properties into your own. Indeed, that is ever a great SIN (HUUBAN). ●

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My deduction on all the above verses is that ZUNUB, HUB, ITHM, KHOT°I`AT are all categories of SINS.

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3) Let us see from the verses of Allah, what the Prophet and Messengers of Allah had done that may be or can be related to SIN :

a) The story of Prophet and Messenger Adam PBUH :

Al-Baqara : 35

وَقُلْنَا يٰٓـَٔادَمُ اسْكُنْ أَنتَ وَزَوْجُكَ الْجَنَّةَ وَكُلَا مِنْهَا رَغَدًا حَيْثُ شِئْتُمَا وَلَا تَقْرَبَا هٰذِهِ الشَّجَرَةَ فَتَكُونَا مِنَ الظّٰلِمِينَ

● And We said, "O Adam, dwell, you and your wife, in Paradise and eat therefrom in [ease and] abundance from wherever you will. But do not approach this tree, lest you be among the wrongdoers (Z°OLIMIN)." ●

Al-A'raaf : 19

وَيٰٓـَٔادَمُ اسْكُنْ أَنتَ وَزَوْجُكَ الْجَنَّةَ فَكُلَا مِنْ حَيْثُ شِئْتُمَا وَلَا تَقْرَبَا هٰذِهِ الشَّجَرَةَ فَتَكُونَا مِنَ الظّٰلِمِينَ

● And "O Adam, dwell, you and your wife, in Paradise and eat from wherever you will but do not approach this tree, lest you be among the wrongdoers (Z°OLIMIN)." ●

Taa-Haa : 117

فَقُلْنَا يٰٓـَٔادَمُ إِنَّ هٰذَا عَدُوٌّ لَّكَ وَلِزَوْجِكَ فَلَا يُخْرِجَنَّكُمَا مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ فَتَشْقٰىٓ

● So We said, "O Adam, indeed this [Iblis/Syaitan] is an enemy to you and to your wife. Then let him not remove you from Paradise so you would suffer. ●

Taa-Haa : 118

إِنَّ لَكَ أَلَّا تَجُوعَ فِيهَا وَلَا تَعْرٰى

● Indeed, it is [promised] for you not to be hungry therein or be unclothed. ●

Taa-Haa : 119

وَأَنَّكَ لَا تَظْمَؤُا فِيهَا وَلَا تَضْحٰى

● And indeed, you will not be thirsty therein or be hot from the sun." ●

Taa-Haa : 120

فَوَسْوَسَ إِلَيْهِ الشَّيْطٰنُ قَالَ يٰٓـَٔادَمُ هَلْ أَدُلُّكَ عَلٰى شَجَرَةِ الْخُلْدِ وَمُلْكٍ لَّا يَبْلٰى

● Then Satan whispered (WASWAS) to him; he said, "O Adam, shall I direct you to the tree of eternity and possession that will not deteriorate?" ●

Al-A'raaf : 20

فَوَسْوَسَ لَهُمَا الشَّيْطٰنُ لِيُبْدِىَ لَهُمَا مَا وُۥرِىَ عَنْهُمَا مِن سَوْءٰتِهِمَا وَقَالَ مَا نَهٰىكُمَا رَبُّكُمَا عَنْ هٰذِهِ الشَّجَرَةِ إِلَّآ أَن تَكُونَا مَلَكَيْنِ أَوْ تَكُونَا مِنَ الْخٰلِدِينَ

● But Satan (SYAITAN) whispered (WASWAS) to them to make apparent to them that which was concealed from them of their private parts. He said, "Your Lord did not forbid you this tree except that you become angels or become of the immortal." ●

Taa-Haa : 121

فَأَكَلَا مِنْهَا فَبَدَتْ لَهُمَا سَوْءٰتُهُمَا وَطَفِقَا يَخْصِفَانِ عَلَيْهِمَا مِن وَرَقِ الْجَنَّةِ ۚ وَعَصٰىٓ ءَادَمُ رَبَّهُۥ فَغَوٰى

● And Adam and his wife ate of it, and their private parts became apparent to them, and they began to fasten over themselves from the leaves of Paradise. And Adam disobeyed ('AS°OO) his Lord and ERRED (GHOWAA). ●


Al-A'raaf : 22

فَدَلّٰىهُمَا بِغُرُورٍ ۚ فَلَمَّا ذَاقَا الشَّجَرَةَ بَدَتْ لَهُمَا سَوْءٰتُهُمَا وَطَفِقَا يَخْصِفَانِ عَلَيْهِمَا مِن وَرَقِ الْجَنَّةِ ۖ وَنَادٰىهُمَا رَبُّهُمَآ أَلَمْ أَنْهَكُمَا عَن تِلْكُمَا الشَّجَرَةِ وَأَقُل لَّكُمَآ إِنَّ الشَّيْطٰنَ لَكُمَا عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ

● So he made them fall, through DECEPTION (GHURUR). And when they tasted of the tree, their private parts became apparent to them, and they began to fasten together over themselves from the leaves of Paradise. And their Lord called to them, "Did I not forbid you from that tree and tell you that Satan is to you a clear enemy?" ●

Al-Baqara : 36

فَأَزَلَّهُمَا الشَّيْطٰنُ عَنْهَا فَأَخْرَجَهُمَا مِمَّا كَانَا فِيهِ ۖ وَقُلْنَا اهْبِطُوا بَعْضُكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ عَدُوٌّ ۖ وَلَكُمْ فِى الْأَرْضِ مُسْتَقَرٌّ وَمَتٰعٌ إِلٰى حِينٍ

● But SATAN (SYAITAN) caused them to slip out of it and removed them from that [condition] in which they had been. And We said, "Go down, [all of you], as enemies to one another, and you will have upon the earth a place of settlement and provision for a time." ●


Al-Baqara : 37

فَتَلَقّٰىٓ ءَادَمُ مِن رَّبِّهِۦ كَلِمٰتٍ فَتَابَ عَلَيْهِ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ

● Then Adam received from his Lord [some] WORDS (KALIMAT), and He accepted his repentance. Indeed, it is He who is the Accepting of repentance, the Merciful. ●

Al-A'raaf : 23

قَالَا رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَآ أَنفُسَنَا وَإِن لَّمْ تَغْفِرْ لَنَا وَتَرْحَمْنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْخٰسِرِينَ

● They said, "Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves, and if You do not forgive us and have mercy upon us, we will surely be among the losers (KHOSIRIIN)." ●

Rabbana Z°olamna Anfusana Wa Illam Taghfirlana Wa Tarhamna Lanakunanna Minal Khisiriin.


Taa-Haa : 122

ثُمَّ اجْتَبٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَتَابَ عَلَيْهِ وَهَدٰى

● THEN his Lord CHOSE him and turned to him in FORGIVENESS and GUIDED [him]. ●

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b) The story of Prophet and Messenger Yunus PBUH :

As-Saaffaat : 139

وَإِنَّ يُونُسَ لَمِنَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ

● And indeed, Jonah (YUNUS) was among the MESSENGERS (MURSALIN). ●

As-Saaffaat : 140

إِذْ أَبَقَ إِلَى الْفُلْكِ الْمَشْحُونِ

● when he ran away to the laden ship. ●

As-Saaffaat : 141

فَسَاهَمَ فَكَانَ مِنَ الْمُدْحَضِينَ

● And he drew lots and was among the losers. ●

As-Saaffaat : 142

فَالْتَقَمَهُ الْحُوتُ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٌ

● Then the fish swallowed him, while he was blameworthy. ●

As-Saaffaat : 143

فَلَوْلَآ أَنَّهُۥ كَانَ مِنَ الْمُسَبِّحِينَ

● And had he not been of those who EXALT Allah (MUSBIHIN), ●

MUSBIHIN = people who TASBIH.

As-Saaffaat : 144

لَلَبِثَ فِى بَطْنِهِۦٓ إِلٰى يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ

● He would have remained inside its belly until the Day they are resurrected. ●


Al-Anbiyaa : 87

وَذَا النُّونِ إِذ ذَّهَبَ مُغٰضِبًا فَظَنَّ أَن لَّن نَّقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ فَنَادٰى فِى الظُّلُمٰتِ أَن لَّآ إِلٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنتَ سُبْحٰنَكَ إِنِّى كُنتُ مِنَ الظّٰلِمِينَ

● And [mention] the man of the fish, when he went off in ANGER (GHODIBA) and ASSUME (Z°ON) that We would not decree [anything] upon him. And he called out within the darknesses, "There is no god except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers (Z°OLIMIIN)." ●

LA ILAHA ILLA ANTA. SUBHANAKA. INNI KUNTU MINAZZ°OLIMIN.

Al-Anbiyaa : 88

فَاسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُۥ وَنَجَّيْنٰهُ مِنَ الْغَمِّ ۚ وَكَذٰلِكَ نُۨجِى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ

● So We responded to him and saved him from the distress. And thus do We save the believers. ●

As-Saaffaat : 145

فَنَبَذْنٰهُ بِالْعَرَآءِ وَهُوَ سَقِيمٌ

● But We threw him onto the open shore while he was ill. ●

As-Saaffaat : 146

وَأَنۢبَتْنَا عَلَيْهِ شَجَرَةً مِّن يَقْطِينٍ

● And We caused to grow over him a gourd vine. ●


As-Saaffaat : 147

وَأَرْسَلْنٰهُ إِلٰى مِائَةِ أَلْفٍ أَوْ يَزِيدُونَ

● And We sent him to [his people of] a hundred thousand or more. ●

As-Saaffaat : 148

فَـَٔامَنُوا فَمَتَّعْنٰهُمْ إِلٰى حِينٍ

● And they believed, so We gave them enjoyment [of life] for a time. ●

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4) In this verse below, Allah mentions that Prophet and Messenger Adam PBUH has DISOBEYED ('AS°OO) and ERRED :

Taa-Haa : 121

فَأَكَلَا مِنْهَا فَبَدَتْ لَهُمَا سَوْءٰتُهُمَا وَطَفِقَا يَخْصِفَانِ عَلَيْهِمَا مِن وَرَقِ الْجَنَّةِ ۚ وَعَصٰىٓ ءَادَمُ رَبَّهُۥ فَغَوٰى

● And Adam and his wife ate of it, and their private parts became apparent to them, and they began to fasten over themselves from the leaves of Paradise. And Adam DISOBEYED ('AS°OO) his Lord and ERRED (GHOWAA). ●


Let us look at the other related verses of the word 'AS°OO or DISOBEY:


Aal-i-Imraan : 112

ضُرِبَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ الذِّلَّةُ أَيْنَ مَا ثُقِفُوٓا إِلَّا بِحَبْلٍ مِّنَ اللَّهِ وَحَبْلٍ مِّنَ النَّاسِ وَبَآءُو بِغَضَبٍ مِّنَ اللَّهِ وَضُرِبَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ الْمَسْكَنَةُ ۚ ذٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا يَكْفُرُونَ بِـَٔايٰتِ اللَّهِ وَيَقْتُلُونَ الْأَنۢبِيَآءَ بِغَيْرِ حَقٍّ ۚ ذٰلِكَ بِمَا عَصَوا وَّكَانُوا يَعْتَدُونَ

● They have been put under humiliation [by Allah] wherever they are overtaken, except for a covenant from Allah and a rope from the Muslims. And they have drawn upon themselves anger from Allah and have been put under destitution. That is because they disbelieved in the verses of Allah and killed the prophets without right. That is because they DISOBEYED ('AS°AU) and transgressed. ●


An-Nisaa : 14

وَمَن يَعْصِ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ وَيَتَعَدَّ حُدُودَهُۥ يُدْخِلْهُ نَارًا خٰلِدًا فِيهَا وَلَهُۥ عَذَابٌ مُّهِينٌ

● And whoever DISOBEYS (YA'S°I) Allah and His Messenger and transgresses His limits - He will put him into the Fire to abide eternally therein, and he will have a humiliating punishment. ●


Al-An'aam : 15

قُلْ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ إِنْ عَصَيْتُ رَبِّى عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ

● Say, "Indeed I fear, if I should DISOBEY ('AS°OITU) my Lord, the punishment of a tremendous Day." ●

Maryam : 44

يٰٓأَبَتِ لَا تَعْبُدِ الشَّيْطٰنَ ۖ إِنَّ الشَّيْطٰنَ كَانَ لِلرَّحْمٰنِ عَصِيًّا

● O my father, do not worship Satan. Indeed Satan has ever been, to the Most Merciful, DISOBEDIENT ('AS°IYYA). ●

From the verses of Allah, it is clear that Adam, has DISOBEYED ('AS°O) Allah.


5) Is Disobeyed ('AS°OO) a SIN ?

YES. Because the punishment is Hell Fire.


Al-Jinn : 23

إِلَّا بَلٰغًا مِّنَ اللَّهِ وَرِسٰلٰتِهِۦ ۚ وَمَن يَعْصِ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ فَإِنَّ لَهُۥ نَارَ جَهَنَّمَ خٰلِدِينَ فِيهَآ أَبَدًا

● But [I have for you] only notification from Allah, and His messages." And whoever DISOBEYS (YA'S°I) Allah and His Messenger - then indeed, for him is the fire of Hell; they will abide therein forever. ●

And Hell Fire is for the people who commit SINS :

Al-Baqara : 81

بَلٰى مَن كَسَبَ سَيِّئَةً وَأَحٰطَتْ بِهِۦ خَطِيٓـَٔتُهُۥ فَأُولٰٓئِكَ أَصْحٰبُ النَّارِ ۖ هُمْ فِيهَا خٰلِدُونَ

● Yes, whoever earns EVIL (SAIYI`ATA) and his SIN (KHOT°II`AT)  has encompassed him - those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide therein eternally. ●



6) But in the case of Prophet and Messenger Adam PBUH, he committed the SIN before he was made the Prophet.

Adam repented after committed the SIN and Allah Forgive His SINS :

Al-Baqara : 37

فَتَلَقّٰىٓ ءَادَمُ مِن رَّبِّهِۦ كَلِمٰتٍ فَتَابَ عَلَيْهِ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ

● Then Adam received from his Lord [some] WORDS (KALIMAT), and He accepted his repentance. Indeed, it is He who is the Accepting of repentance, the Merciful. ●

Then Allah chooses him to be the Prophet and Messenger = GUIDED him :


Taa-Haa : 122

ثُمَّ اجْتَبٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَتَابَ عَلَيْهِ وَهَدٰى

● THEN his Lord CHOSE him and turned to him in FORGIVENESS and GUIDED [him]. ●

All Prophets and Messengers are GUIDED and they dont DISOBEY and DONT COMMIT SINS :

An-Nisaa : 68

وَلَهَدَيْنٰهُمْ صِرٰطًا مُّسْتَقِيمًا

● And We would have GUIDED (HADAINA) them to a straight path. ●

An-Nisaa : 69

وَمَن يُطِعِ اللَّهَ وَالرَّسُولَ فَأُولٰٓئِكَ مَعَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِم مِّنَ النَّبِيِّۦنَ وَالصِّدِّيقِينَ وَالشُّهَدَآءِ وَالصّٰلِحِينَ ۚ وَحَسُنَ أُولٰٓئِكَ رَفِيقًا

● And whoever obeys Allah and the Messenger - those will be with the ones upon whom Allah has bestowed favor of the PROPHETS (NABI), the steadfast affirmers of truth, the SYUHADA and the righteous. And excellent are those as companions. ●

ALL Prophets and Messengers of Allah are GUIDED and are the ones whom Allah give NIKMAH (Favor).

Not only they don't commit Sins but people have to OBEY the prophet and Messenger of Allah  -  SIMPLY BECAUSE the Prophets and Messengers of ALLAH have been GUIDED.

We cannot OBEY someone who COMMIT SINS. Because someone COMMIT SINS is DISOBEYING ALLAH.

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7) What about the story of Prophet and Messenger Yunus PBUH ?

From the verses of Allah (above), he is already Prophet and Messenger of Allah when he RAN WAY in ANGER and was thrown out of the ship and swallowed by a Fish called NUN.

He is NOT DISOBEYING ALLAH. There is no word in Al-Quran that described him as 'AS°OO or DISOBEYED. He was anger BECAUSE people dont want to listen and follow and obey him which MEANS he asked PEOPLE TO OBEY ALLAH.

And then HE ASSUMMED (Z°ON) that it was okay to leave his tasks and Allah would not decree anything on him.

But, he admitted his mistakes by feeling anger and FOLLOW his ASSUMPTION and  THUS being 'Z°OLIM to his soul' by doing that (anger and not PATIENT) and Allah forgives him.

[And THIS (witings below), is STRICTLY My OPINION (because I dont have ENOUGH EVIDENCE to call it as DEDUCTION) - people can argue on this -

So, ANGER inside us, is NOT CONSIDERED a SIN, but still can be PUNISHABLE if we dont REPENT and admit that it is Wrong to feel Anger. That is called Z°OLIM to ourself.]

May Allah Forgive me for my mistakes if my opinion is WRONG.

MAY ALLAH GIVE HIS MERCY on me.

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Al-Baqara : 38

قُلْنَا اهْبِطُوا مِنْهَا جَمِيعًا ۖ فَإِمَّا يَأْتِيَنَّكُم مِّنِّى هُدًى فَمَن تَبِعَ هُدَاىَ فَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ

● We said, "Go down from it, all of you. And when guidance comes to you from Me, whoever follows My guidance - there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve. ●

Al-Baqara : 39

وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا وَكَذَّبُوا بِـَٔايٰتِنَآ أُولٰٓئِكَ أَصْحٰبُ النَّارِ ۖ هُمْ فِيهَا خٰلِدُونَ

● And those who disbelieve and deny Our VERSES (AYAAT) - those will be companions of the Fire; they will abide therein eternally." ●

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