In the Name
of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Visible and
Invisible Scholars/Auliyaa/Ulema
By
Irshad Mahmood - Director, Siraat-al-Mustaqeem Dawah Centre
Islaam educates to
respect teachers/tutors and specially those who are teaching Islaam for
FREE and asking NO money for this service. You must listen to all BUT
follow the truth according to the Quraan.
Musa (Peace Be Upon Him)
was a visible Prophet/Messenger while Khizr (Peace Be Upon Him) was an
invisible prophet; similarly after Rasool Allah (Peace Be Upon Him), we
have visible and invisible Auliyaa (Scholars) and you must obey them as
long as they follow the Quraan. Please do not underestimate this person
(Auliya/Scholar) if he/she is among your relatives or friends by
behaving as if Home Grown Chicken is the same as Lentil (Chick Peas/
Daal) (GHAR KEE MURGHEE DAAL BRAABER), because Allah may question you
on this matter. You must have a positive attitude for religious issue.
It was revealed to Musa
(Moses) (Peace Be Upon Him) that there is a man who has vast knowledge
than him, Moses (Peace Be Upon Him) prayed to Allah about his willing
to meet the person (Hazrat Khizr Peace Be Upon Him), then he was
ordered to make a journey, take a cooked fish and you will meet him
(Hazrat Khizr Peace Be Upon Him) at the place where this fish will
missing. Musa (Peace Be Upon Him) started his journey to search for
Hazrat Khizr (Peace Be Upon Him) and on how he met him and what are the
reasons behind the three acts done by Khizr (Peace Be Upon Him), please
read this interesting and meaningful story, (Taken from
Al_Quraan_018:060-082).
And every nation had a messenger;
so when their messenger came, the matter was decided between them with
justice and they shall not be dealt with unjustly, (Al_Quraan_010.047).
Surely those who
disbelieve in Allah and His messengers and (those who) desire to make a
distinction between Allah and His messengers and say: We believe in
some and disbelieve in others, and desire to take a course between
(this and) that. These it is that are truly unbelievers, and We have
prepared for the unbelievers a disgraceful chastisement,
(Al_Quraan_004.150-151).
Also
after the Rasool Allah (Peace-Be-Upon-Him), who was the Last and Final
Prophet/Messenger, Allah put the responsibility on the whole Ummah,
some for Full Time Dawah and the rest for Part Time Dawah:
You are the best of
peoples (doing Part Time Dawah), evolved for mankind, enjoining (order)
what is right, forbidding what is wrong, and believing in Allah. If
only the People of the Book had faith, it was best for them: among them
are some who have faith, but most of them are perverted transgressors,
(Al_Quraan_003.110).
And from among you there
should be a party (doing Full Time Dawah like Scholars, Ulemaas,
Auliyaa) who invite to good and enjoin what is right and forbid the
wrong, and these it is that shall be successful, (Al_Quraan_003.104).
Shaitans
descend on Disbelievers by Whispering etc., BUT Angels are with the
True Believers:
Shall I inform you (of
him) upon whom the Shaitans descend? They descend upon every lying,
sinful one, They incline their ears, and most of them are liars. And as
to the poets, those who go astray follow them. Do you not see that they
wander about bewildered in every valley, (Al_Quraan_026.221-225)?
(As for) those who say:
Our Lord is Allah, then continues in the right way, the angels descend
upon them (True Believers), saying: Fear not, nor be grieved, and
receive good news of the garden which you were promised. We are your
guardians in this world's life and in the hereafter, and you shall have
therein what your soul’s desire and you shall have therein what you ask
for: A provision from the Forgiving, the Merciful,
(Al_Quraan_041.030-032).
You must obey (always
yes sir) those Auliyaa/Scholars, who are sincerely doing goodwill in
the light of the Quraan. Please do not underestimate this person
(Auliya/Scholar) if he/she is among your relatives or friends by
behaving as if Home Grown Chicken is the same as Lentil (Chick Peas/
Daal) (GHAR KEE MURGHEE DAAL BRAABER), because Allah may question you
on this matter. You must have a positive attitude on religious issue
and talk with respect. Islaam teaches to respect teachers and specially
those who are teaching Islaam for FREE and asking NO money for this
service.
And withhold yourself
with those who call on their Lord morning and evening desiring His
goodwill, and let not your eyes pass from them (always yes sir, till
they follow the Quraan), desiring the beauties of this world's life;
and do not follow him whose heart We have made unmindful to Our
remembrance, and he follows his low desires and his case is one in
which due bounds are exceeded, (Al_Quraan_018.028).
Those who, should We
establish them in the land, will keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate
(due) and enjoin good and forbid evil; and Allah's is the end of
affairs, (Al_Quraan_022.041).
O you who believe! obey
Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority
(Auliya/Leader/Scholar) from among you; then if you quarrel about
anything, refer it to Allah and the Messenger, if you believe in Allah
and the last day; this is better and very good in the end,
(Al_Quraan_004.059).
And from the remote part of the
city there came a man running, he said: O my people! follow the
messengers; Follow him who does not ask you for reward (Teaching Islaam
for FREE), and they are the followers of the right course;
(Al_Quraan_036:020-021).
Muslims
must respect Aulyias/Scholars and must not think of making fun of them:
O you who believe! Let
not some men among you laugh at others: It may be that the (latter) are
better than the (former): Nor let some women laugh at others: It may be
that the (latter are better than the (former): Nor defame nor be
sarcastic to each other, nor call each other by (offensive) nicknames:
Ill-seeming is a name connoting wickedness, (to be used of one) after
he has believed: And those who do not desist are (indeed) doing wrong,
(Al_Quraan_049.011).
… Make not the
revelations of Allah a laughing stock (by your behavior), but remember
Allah’s grace upon you and that which He hath revealed unto you of the
Scripture and of wisdom, whereby He doth exhort you. Observe your duty
to Allah and know that Allah is Aware of all things, (Ref:
Al_Quraan_002.231).
Surely they who are
guilty used to laugh at those who believe. And when they passed by
them, they winked at one another. And when they returned to their own
followers they returned exulting (used to joke). And when they saw
them, they said: Most surely these are in error (astray),
(Al_Quraan_083.029-032).
Blindly
Believing on Scholars is Shirk:
Great Thanks to our
Scholars (Ulemaa, Auliya), who worked extremely hard to keep Islaam
ALIVE and to keep us Muslims by providing Beautiful knowledge of
Islaam. BUT Scholars are NOT Allah and they might do mistakes.
Shame
on those who Disrespect any Scholars of Past, Present or Future time:
Yes, we all believe in
all the prophets and do not distinguish between them, as Allah said so
in the Quraan. And We also believe that Rasool Allah (Peace Be Upon
Him) was the last and final messenger and there will be no prophets or
messengers after him (Peace Be Upon Him).
And every nation had a
messenger; so when their messenger came, the matter was decided between
them with justice and they shall not be dealt with unjustly,
(Al_Quraan_010.047).
Surely those who
disbelieve in Allah and His messengers and (those who) desire to make a
distinction between Allah and His messengers and say: We believe in
some and disbelieve in others, and desire to take a course between
(this and) that. These it is that are truly unbelievers, and We have
prepared for the unbelievers a disgraceful chastisement,
(Al_Quraan_004.150-151).
After
Rasool Allah, Allah put responsibility on this Ummah, some for Full
Time Dawah and the rest for Part Time Dawah:
You are the best of
peoples (doing Part Time Dawah), evolved for mankind, enjoining (order)
what is right, forbidding what is wrong, and believing in Allah. If
only the People of the Book had faith, it was best for them: among them
are some who have faith, but most of them are perverted transgressors,
(Al_Quraan_003.110).
And from among you there
should be a party (doing Full Time Dawah like Scholars, Ulemaas,
Auliyaa) who invite to good and enjoin what is right and forbid the
wrong, and these it is that shall be successful, (Al_Quraan_003.104).
Shaitans
descend on Disbelievers by Whispering etc., BUT Angels are with the
True Believers:
Shall I inform you (of
him) upon whom the Shaitans descend? They descend upon every lying,
sinful one, They incline their ears, and most of them are liars. And as
to the poets, those who go astray follow them. Do you not see that they
wander about bewildered in every valley, (Al_Quraan_026.221-225)?
(As for) those who say:
Our Lord is Allah, then continue in the right way, the angels descend
upon them (True Believers), saying: Fear not, nor be grieved, and
receive good news of the garden which you were promised. We are your
guardians in this world's life and in the hereafter, and you shall have
therein what your souls desire and you shall have therein what you ask
for: A provision from the Forgiving, the Merciful,
(Al_Quraan_041.030-032).
Help
Allah to get Help from Allah:
O you who believe! If
you will Help Allah, He will Help you, and plant your feet firmly,
(Al_Quraan_047.007).
Allah did not left us
without any guidance. Quraan is our First Guide, since Allah said so,
and after that the Scholars (Ulema, Auliya), who spend their whole life
in keeping Islaam alive. We learn from time to time, similarly a nation
learns according to the time as well. Previously communication was not
fast enough, BUT now we have thousands of books on our
computers/internets and in a matter of minutes if not seconds, we can
get on the computer screen. Allah knows how fast it will be in the
future. The World is getting more challenging than ever before, and the
efforts to save the Ummah on the new coming scholars are huge. Thanks
to Allah for sending Great Intellectual Scholars (Ulemaas and Auliyaa)
to keep Islaam alive according to the time. We must respect all the
past, present and future Scholars and we must be with them and
practically help them to establish DEEN, if they are sincerely and
peacefully working to establish DEEN. Since Violence is Hurting Islaam
very BADLY. And Remember: There is NO Compulsion in Religion …, (Ref:
Al_Quraan_002:256).
And withhold yourself
with those who call on their Lord morning and evening desiring His
goodwill, and let not your eyes pass from them (always yes sir, till
they follow the Quraan), desiring the beauties of this world's life;
and do not follow him whose heart We have made unmindful to Our
remembrance, and he follows his low desires and his case is one in
which due bounds are exceeded, (Al_Quraan_018.028).
Those who, should We
establish them in the land, will keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate
and enjoin good and forbid evil; and Allah's is the end of affairs,
(Al_Quraan_022.041).
O you who believe! obey
Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority
(Auliyaa/Leaders/Scholars) from among you; then if you quarrel about
anything, refer it to Allah and the Messenger, if you believe in Allah
and the last day; this is better and very good in the end,
(Al_Quraan_004.059).
Allah has promised to
those of you who believe and do good that He will most certainly make
them rulers in the earth as He made rulers those before them, and that
He will most certainly establish for them their religion which He has
chosen for them, and that He will most certainly, after their fear,
give them security in exchange; they shall serve Me, not associating
aught with Me; and whoever is ungrateful after this, these it is who
are the transgressors, (Al_Quraan_024.055).
Have you not seen those
who assert that they believe in what has been revealed to you and what
was revealed before you? They desire to summon one another to the
judgment of the Shaitan, though they were commanded to deny him, and
the Shaitan desires to lead them astray into a remote error,
(Al_Quraan_004.060).
O you who believe! be
maintainers of justice, bearers of witness of Allah's sake, though it
may be against your own selves or (your) parents or near relatives; if
he be rich or poor, Allah is nearer to them both in compassion;
therefore do not follow (your) low desires, lest you deviate; and if
you swerve or turn aside, then surely Allah is aware of what you do,
(Al_Quraan_004.135).
O you who believe! If
you help Allah, He will help you and will make your foothold firm,
(Al_Quraan_047.007).
We will, without doubt,
Help our messengers and those who Believe, (both) in this world's life
and on the Day when the Witnesses will stand forth, (Al_Quraan_040.051).
Remember:
All scholars (Ulemaas and Auliyaa) are (were and will be) human beings
and may have done mistakes. We should NOT Blindly believe on them,
instead we need to check their each and every sayings/actions from the
Quraan and follow only on those which are according to the Quraan.
Allah
says in the Quraan as an example, the Christians have made their Alims
and Ulemaa and Jesus, Allah (their God):
They have taken as lords
beside Allah their rabbis and their monks and the Messiah son of Mary,
when they were bidden to worship only Allah, (Al_Quran_009.031).
Athee
ibn Hathim was a Christian who came with a group of people and embraced
Islam, when the above passage was revealed; he came to Prophet
(Peace-Be-Upon-Him) and said:
Ya Rasoolullah, at no
time have we worshipped our Priests and Monks (Alims and Ullamas); then
why is Allah saying so?”
To
this our beloved Prophet (Peace-Be-Upon-Him) said:
Do you use to take your
Priests words when they say a thing is Halaal?
Hathim (RA) said:
“yes”.
Then
the Prophet (Peace-Be-Upon-Him) said:
Do you take the words of
your Priests when they say a thing is Haraam?
Hathim (RA) said:
“yes”.
Then,
Prophet (Peace-Be-Upon-Him) asked:
Do you clarify As to
whether Allah and His Prophet have said so?
Hathim (RA) said:
“NO”.
Then,
Rasool (Peace-Be-Upon-Him) said:
This is it, You were
making them Allah, for when your Alims and Ulemaa say something
contradictory to Allah and his Prophet, you obey them BLINDLY without
in the LEAST clarifying as to whether Allah and his Prophet said it,
then your Alims and Ulemaa become the law makers and law givers, and
you obey them blindly, then it is equivalent to making them Allah,
Narrated by Hathim (RA) Book: Ahmed.
If Quraan cannot
convince you nothing will, open your heart towards Allah, because to
him will you return and if you haven't gone through the manual (the
Quraan) he has sent you and understood it properly, for sure Allah will
not like it.
Non-Practicing
Muslims are like ASS / Donkey carrying books, (Ref:
Al_Quraan_062.005).
None argue concerning
the revelations (Ayaat) of Allah but those who disbelieve
..., (Ref: Al_Quraan_040.004).