In the Name
of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Islaam is a
Complete Way of Life - We Need to Understand it
Reviewed
by Irshad Mahmood – Director, Siraat-al-Mustaqeem Dawah Centre
Islaam is a complete way
of life and
DEEN of guidance for all humanity bestowed by Allah
(Al_Quraan_005:003). It is not a religion of Puja Pat (Mazhab) only as
wrongly being projected to build more and more Masajid and confine
Islaam to so called five principles not at all supported in the Quraan
or any of the Authentic Hadith. The whole Quraan is the pillar of
Islaam (100%) and all its guidance/directives have to be followed in
letter and spirit to achieve Allah’s blessings for going to
Jannah (Al_Quraan_002:038-039, 014:001, 016:064, 017:009, 027:001-002,
038:001-002, 029, 039:027, 047:024). The Quraan was bestowed by Allah
in Arabic on our Prophet so that its message can be spread among the
Arabic knowing people of Mecca and its surroundings first and warn them
to come to the right path of Allah or face punishment on Judgment Day
(Al_Quraan_012:001-003, 019:097, 042:007).
Further Allah says that
had HE sent
the Quraan in a different language, the Arabs would have said how can
we read and understand the Quraan not in our language when the Prophet
is also an Arab and Arabic knowing (Al_Quraan_041:044). This
should clear the prevailing thought amongst us as to why Allah had to
bestow the Quraan in Arabic. Therefore there is no binding by Allah in
the Quraan that we should read His message/guidance in Arabic only
whether we understand it or not as wrongly preached by our
Aalims/Imams/ Mouvis/religious leaders to promote their religious
domination, priesthood and vested interests. Allah, the Creator of the
Universe knows, listen and understand all languages and dialects of the
human beings and also the calls, actions, signs of the deaf and dumb,
non humans, angels, animals, creatures, insects etc. We should not
treat Allah as Arabic knowing only. The previous three Holy Books of
Allah i.e., Torah, Zuboor, and Injeel (Bible) were bestowed in the then
prevalent languages at that time and not in Arabic. As such those who
don’t know Arabic, they MUST read translation of the Quraan with
explanation/Tafsir to understand and follow all the guidance/directives
of Allah to achieve HIS blessings and to avoid misguidance, deviations,
excesses etc. not in accordance with the Quraan.
It may be remembered
that the main
aim of Allah is to guide the erring humanity to HIS right path and to
bow before Allah alone and practice piety, righteousness and good deeds
and avoid all sins and evils, falsehood, Shirk, Bidah, deviations,
excesses in religious matters, un Islaamic customs and practices,
misguidance by the Taghoots, Demi Gods, Pirs, Faqirs, exploitations by
vested interests, Satanic influences etc. Allah gave primary importance
to education and learning (Al_Quraan_096:001-005) so that HIS message
is read and understood by all humans in their respective languages.
Allah says Islaam has
been made an
easy and clear religion to follow and practice (Al_Quraan_027:001-002)
so that the entire humanity understand and follows Allah’s
guidance. Allah further says that no compulsion, force or difficulties
have been imposed in following and practice of Islaam
(Al_Quraan_002:256, 022:078). But our complete, easy and universal DEEN
has been so much exploited that due to over and unnecessary research,
it has been made as hard as possible with various ‘IFs’ and
‘BUTs’ resulting in various deviations, extremism, excesses
and over–acting in rituals and religious matters, Shirk, Bidah,
religious groupings, Tehriks, parties, cults of Pirs, Faqirs, Taweez,
Aaamils, Ijtehad, Qyas, Ajmaa, Fiqah, Maslak and sectarian differences
and giving preference to weak and unauthentic Hadiths / Sunnah, tales,
stories, sayings and traditions mostly not in conformity with the
Quraan to deviate and confuse the non-Arabic Muslims from the right
path of Islaam. Some important directives of Allah are placed below
guidance:
--- The Quraan leads
mankind out of darkness into the light: (Al_Quraan_014:001)
--- The Quraan was
bestowed to learn, study and follow its directives: (Al_Quraan_038:029)
--- The Quraan guides
the erring humanity with mercy for the people who believe and follow
it: (Al_Quraan-016:064)
--- Follow the guidance
of Allah to
achieve HIS blessings to avoid grief but those who disbelieve and deny
it, will go to Hell: (Al_Quraan_002:038-039)
--- Muslims must seek to
understand the Quraan: Or their hearts locked up by them?
(Al_Quraan_047:024)
--- The Quraan is based
on truth but the liars don’t believe in the Book: (Al_Quraan_023:090)
--- The Quraan is
guidance of light and righteousness for humanity: (Al_Quraan_015:009,
017:009)
--- Such
exploiters/scholars/Aalims/Imams/religious leaders who misguide the
people from the right path of Allah and earn money will go to Hell
(Al_Quraan_009:034)
--- Use your brain to
understand Allah’s message instead of remaining deaf and dumb
(Al_Quraan_008:022)
--- Islaam as a complete
DEEN (not
Mazhab) is dear to Allah and those who disbelieve/differ in the verses
of Allah, their accountability will be swift (Al_Quraan_003:019)
--- Muslims should
become Ummath Wasth (sober and liberal minded avoiding all extremism
and excesses): (Al_Quraan_002:143)
--- Muslims should avoid
all excesses
in religious matters and over-acting in rituals beyond truth due to
misguidance by vested interests (Al_Quraan_004:171, 005:077)
--- Those who
deliberately conceal
Allah’s guidance to mankind (misguide the people) and sell or
make an earning for projection of Islaam, such people will go to Hell
(Al_Quraan_0020:41, 159, 174-175, 016: 095). Therefore Allah’s
Guidance to Humanity should not be concealed but should be preached and
projected without any monetary consideration as being done by our
commercial Aalims, Moulivis, Imams, religious leaders, Mullahs, Naath
Khwans etc. who have made it a monetary business. Our Prophet and his
associates never ever exploited Islaam to make money or earn wages.
They did hard work to make a living.
--- We all must direct
ourselves to
follow and listen to only those Aalims, Imams, Moulvis, Muftis etc. who
do not ask for any payment or make money and who guide us rightly
(Al_Quraan_036:021). The Prophet and his associates never ever received
any payment for preaching and projecting Islaam. They did hard work to
live.
--- Such
scholars/Aalims/religious
leaders/Pirs/Imams etc. who promote/create differences/deviations in
the Book of Allah will go to Hell (Al_Quraan_002:176).
--- Allah asked our
Prophet to follow
and project Quraan and none and not even our Prophet was authorized by
Allah to change/amend or deviate from the Quraan except preaching and
explaining the Quraan to the people. Read details: (Al_Quraan_006:106,
007:203, 006:050, 010:015, 064, 094-095,109, 017:039, 018:027,
046:009). Hence all Hadiths/Sunnah, tales, stories, sayings, traditions
should be in accordance with the Quraanic teachings.
--- Allah listen and
respond to every
human calling upon HIM (Al_Quraan_002:186, 040:060) and as such no
Waseela or intermediary is needed for special DUA, Sifarish etc.
Hence in view of the
above mentioned
specific Ayaths what is more important is that of understanding the
guidance/directives of Allah in our own language. It is impossible that
every non-Arabic Ajmi Muslim could learn Arabic to read and understand
the Quraan as being asked by our Aalims/Imams/religious leaders/Moulvis
who deliberately disallow reading of the Quraanic translations to
promote their vested interest and religious domination over us. More
over our dependence on Moulvis, Aalims, Imams, Muftis, Pirs for
religious guidance and Duaa has resulted in the domination of their
priesthood over us as in Christianity (bishops, Pope), Hinduism (Gurus/
Pundits), Budhism ( monks ) which is not at all allowed by Allah
(Al_Quraan_057:027).
We should all remember
that Arabic is
the common language of all Arabs, Muslims and Non Muslims and contain
good and bad words and should not be termed as the only language of
Allah alone. What is Holy that will lead us to Heaven with
Allah’s blessings is that of following HIS guidance in letter and
spirit along with Authentic Hadiths/Sunnah in conformity with the
Quraan.
Hence reading of
translation of the
Quraan to understand its directives for practice is a MUST and should
be made compulsory in all Madressahs and also Muslim Schools. The
Madressahs should not charge any fees to teach Allah's Quraan which
should be free otherwise they may upgrade their Madressahs into schools
to teach all other subjects along with the Quraanic translation and
charge fees. The Saudi Government has printed Quraanic translations
along with explanations in various languages of the worlds and
distributing them free to promote the Quraanic knowledge and guidance
to Non Arab Muslims so that they are not misguided or
exploited
by the Taghoots, Pirs, Faqirs, Demi Gods, vested interest to divide the
Muslims into sectarian, Maslak, Fiqah differences etc. and to save them
from Shirk, Bidah, Un Islaamic customs and practices, extremism,
excesses in rituals and over acting in religious matters, sins and
evils, falsehood, bad behaviors etc. Therefore simply reading,
Tilawath, Qirath and Hifz of Quraan and kissing and keeping it on high
altar is not enough. Allah’s guidance should be followed strictly
and totally to the best of your ability along with Authentic
Hadits/Sunnah in conformity with the Quraan.
Please
circulate this in the best interest of our community and to promote the
Quraanic message to mankind. Thanks.
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