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Vol.1 pg.2, , All Rights Reserved, No part of this publication may be produced, stored in a retrieval system or, transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical photocopying or, otherwise without the prior permission of the Copyright Owner., Second Edition, Islamic Date, English Date, , : 1000 copies, : Muharram 1435, : November 2013, , Author: Qadi Sadrush Shariah al-Qaadiri, Translator: Muhammad Afthab Cassim al- Qaadiri, ISBN 978-0-9870100-1-8, The Publishers, Imam Mustafa Raza Research Centre, P.O. Box 70140, Overport, 4067 Durban, South Africa, Offices, 28 Clayton Road, Overport, Durban, Tel/Fax: 031 2081045, Email: noori@noori.org, Website: www.noori.org, Contribute towards a noble course: For those brothers and sisters who wish to, contribute towards our humble efforts, our Banking Details are as follows:, Name, Bank, Acc No, Branch, Code, , :, :, :, :, :, , Imam Mustafa Raza Research Centre, Nedbank, 2034044606, Sydenham, 103409, , Sponsor the Printing of a Book for Esaal-E-Sawaab, Contact us if you wish to sponsor the printing of a book for the Esaale Sawaab of the, marhooms in your family. Sponsor the printing of a book and send the sawaab to, your marhoom family members. This is Sawaab-e-Jaariyah and a means of educating, the Ummat. Knowledge is Power!, , 2

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Vol.1 pg.6, , He has also published the translations of numerous books, ooks in English,, allowing them to reach the homes of the English speaking populace,, causing the waves of Islam to rise passionately within the hearts of, thousands of people., (I pray that) Allah grants Maulana superb reward and grants him countless, blessings in all accomplishments in his age and in his religious affairs,, granting him acceptance. (Aameen), , Faqeer Zia-ul-Mustafa Qaadiri, 15th Ramadaan-ul-Mubaarak 1431 Hijri, , 6

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Vol.1 pg.9, , Volume 9, Volume 10, , Volume 11, Volume 12, Volume 13, Volume 14, Volume 15, , Volume 16, Volume 17, Volume 18, Volume 19, Volume 20, , Book of Slaves, Oaths, Expiation & Punishment, Book of Abandoned Children, Unclaimed, Property, Missing Person, Partnerships, & Appropriations, Book of Sales, Book of Guarantees, Transfer of Debt,, Judiciary, Evidence & Testimony, Book of Claims, Admissions, Book of Muzaribat, Deposits, Loans, Gifts, Hiring, Book of Compulsions, Inhibition, Partitions,, Cultivation, Sacrificing (Zibah), Halaal &, Haraam Animals, Qurbani, Aqeeqah,, Book of Morals & Etiquettes, Book of Intuitions, Wastelands, Pawns, Book of Offences, Reprisal, Blood money, Book of Bequests, Book of Inheritance, , Issues in Bahaar e Shariat have been explained in the light of Qur’an and, Hadith, in a very simple manner, thus making it beneficial for the general, public and for the professionals alike., Allah bless the custodian of Maslak-e-A’la Hazrat, the embodiment of, knowledge and sincerity, the Khalifa of Huzoor Taajush Shariah, our, beloved Hazrat Allama Maulana Muhammad Afthab Cassim Sahib Qaadiri, Razvi Noori, who recognised a very important necessity of the time and, translated the above mentioned Book into the English language. In carrying, out this memorable service, he has presented such an everlasting gift, particularly to the Muslims of South Africa and to Muslims the world-over, which the Men of Knowledge and Intellect will be proud of for centuries to, come., This is not my devotion but it is a fact, that the amount of effort that Hazrat, Maulana Afthab Cassim, Head of Imam Mustafa Raza Research Centre has, put into propagating and publicising the teachings of Maslak-e-A’la Hazrat, 9

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Vol.1 pg.12, , Like all my other translations, I have tried to keep the language and, the manner of translation very simple, so that the readers may find, the book simple to understand, as the aim of translating a document, is so that it is easily understood. Readers will find footnotes on many, pages, which explain important terms and other important points, that required further explanation. All verses of the Holy Qur’an have, also been referenced with the Surah and Ayat number. I have also, included in this book an introduction to Fiqh and Imam Azam Abu, Hanifa ؓ◌ who is the Imam of the Hanafis. This will allow us to, better appreciate the importance of acquiring knowledge of Fiqh. It, must also be noted that all the laws mentioned in this book are in, accordance with the Hanafi School of Fiqh. If there is any, shortcoming in this book, it should be attributed to the translation, and should not be attributed to the eminent author, Sadrush Shariah, in any way. I must place on record my special thanks and, appreciation to Murshid-e-Kaamil Huzoor Taajush Shariah Rahbar-eTariqat Hazrat Allama Mufti Mohammed Akhtar Raza Khan Qaadiri, Azhari Qibla; Mumtaz-ul-Fuqaha Huzoor Muhadith-e-Kabeer Allama, Zia-ul-Mustafa Qaadiri Amjadi Qibla and Mujaahid-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat,, Hazrat Allama Sayed Shah Turabul Haq Qaadiri Qibla for their special, Duas and words of encouragement., I would further like to thank all those who have supported us, morally and financially, in the publishing of this book. In doing so, I, must firstly thank my beloved parents Haji Cassim Goolam Rasool, and Hajiya Khadija Goolam Rasool for there valuable duas and my, wife Fathima Cassim for her moral support. I must thank all those, who assisted with this second addition and I would have failed in my, duty in doing so if I do not thank Brother Muhammad Rukhsar, Qaadiri Amjadi for the lengthy hours he put in to proofread this book, , 12

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Vol.1 pg.23, , 20. Hazrat Malik ibnil Hawareeth, 21. Hazrat Mahmood bin Lubaid, 22. Hazrat Abu Umama Ansari, 23. Hazrat Abu Tufail Aamir bin Waathila, 24. Hazrat Abul Badah, , [94 Hijri], [96 Hijri], [100 Hijri], [102 or 110 Hijri], [117 Hijri], , His Character, Imam Abu Hanifa ؓ◌ possessed exemplary character and moral values. Abu, Nu’aim ؓ◌ says as follows, ‘Imam Abu Hanifa ؓ◌ had a pleasant face. He was, well dressed and fragrant and his gatherings were virtuous. He was a very, caring, kind person and showed much affection and care towards his, companions.’, Umar bin Ham’mad ؓ◌ says, ‘He was very handsome and well dressed. He, used a lot of fragrance. When he approached or when he emerged from his, home, the scent of his fragrance would reach there even before he arrived.’, [Khateeb Baghdadi Vol 13 Page 330], Hazrat Abdullah ibn-e-Mubaarak ؓ◌ said to Hazrat Sufyan Thauri ؓ◌,, ‘Hazrat Imam Azam Abu Hanifa ؓ◌ remained miles away from committing, gheebat. I have never ever heard of him backbiting in regards to any of his, opponents.’ Sufyan ؓ◌ said, ‘By Allah! He was a very intelligent person. He, did not wish to place any such thing of his good deeds which would be a, source of destroying his virtuous deeds.’, Once, a woman intended to sell a bail of silk fabric to him. He asked her, regarding the price of the fabric. She mentioned that she would charge a, 100 for it. He said that she was asking for a very minimal price as the fabric, was much more valuable. The lady then said that she would charge 200., Again he objected and said that it was too cheap, so she increased the price, by another 100. This went on, until the price reached 400. He said, ‘This is, even more valuable than four hundred.’ She said, ‘Are you mocking me?’ He, gave her 500 and then purchased the fabric. His piety and truthfulness, 23

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Vol.1 pg.24, , benefited his business instead of plunging him into any loss. Subhaan’Allah!, Look at the character and the manner in which Imam Abu Hanifa ؓ◌ did, business., His Fear for Allah and Piety, Hafiz Ibn Hajar ؓ◌ whilst discussing the piety and Allah fearing of Imam, Abu Hanifa writes as follows in Al Khairatul Hasaan: ‘Asad bin Amr ؓ◌ says, that at night, the sound of Imam Azam Abu Hanifa’s weeping could be, heard. He would weep to the extent that his neighbours would feel sad for, him. Waqi’ؓ◌ says that he was faithful and trustworthy and Allah’s, Grandeur and Magnificence was well embedded in his heart. He gave, precedence to the Pleasure of Allah, over everything else and even if he had, to be cut into pieces with a sword, he would not have left seeking the, pleasure of his Creator. His Rub became so pleased with him, like he is, pleased with an Abraar. Imam Azam Abu Hanifa ؓ◌ was from amongst the, Abraar.’ [Al Khairatul Hasaan page 12], Hazrat Abdullah ibn Mubaarak ؓ◌ says, ‘I have not seen a person more, pious than Imam Azam Abu Hanifa ؓ◌. What can be said about such a, person, before who heaps of wealth is placed, yet he does not even raise his, eyes to look towards it. He was lashed for this reason but still he remained, patient. What can be said about that person, who for sake of Allah’s, Pleasure endured hardships but he did not accept wealth and the like and, he did not desire (wealth or its like) like others usually do, for which people, make hundreds of excuses and efforts to attain it. By Allah! He was different, from all those scholars who desired that the world should follow them. He, used to flee from it. [Manaaqib lil Maufiq], After presenting a lengthy discussion on Imam Abu Hanifa ؓ◌ Imam Ibn, Hajar Shafi’i ؓ◌ says, ‘When he would perform his Namaaz at night then the, sound of his tears falling on the grass mat could be heard, just as one hears, the raindrops fall. The sign of his fasting could be seen in his eyes and on, , 24

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Vol.1 pg.25, , his face. (All I can say) is that, Allah have Mercy on him and be pleased with, him.’ [Al Khairatul Hasaan], His abstention from the company of the Rulers, Once, the Abbasi Khalifa sent him 200 Dinars. He returned it by saying, ‘I, have no right over it’. Once, the Ameerul Mo’mineen of the era sent forth a, beautiful servant to him but he did not accept. He said, ‘I do all my chores, with my own hands. Thus, I have no need for a slave-girl (maid).’, Once, the Governor made a request to him by saying, ‘Sir! You should visit, me every now and then, so that I too may acquire some benefit.’ He boldly, replied, ‘What will I get from meeting with you? If you treat me with, compassion then I will fall within your payroll and if you become upset, with me and then distance me after granting me closeness then for me it is, a means of embarrassment. So, I have no need for the wealth which you, possess and none can rob me of the wealth (i.e. knowledge) which I possess.’, Love for His Parents, Even though he was blessed with such vast knowledge and excellence,, Imam Abu Hanifa was a humble and affectionate personality. He showed, dear love to his parents and honoured them with the honour that they, deserved. His mother would often pity him due to the hardships he was, forced to face in striving for the truth. Imam Azam Abu Hanifa ؓ◌, personally mentions the following: ‘When I would be lashed (for speaking, the truth), my mother would say to me; ‘Abu Hanifa! Knowledge has, brought you to this level of endurance. Leave this knowledge and live the, life of the ordinary people in the world.’ I said, ‘My Beloved Mother! If I, have to leave knowledge, how then will I attain the Pleasure of Allah?’, Imam Abu Hanifa says, ‘I give out 20 Dirhams of khairaat (charity of good, virtue) every Friday, for the Esaal-e-thawaab of my parents and I have, taken a vow for this. I give 10 dirhams for my father and 10 dirhams for my, , 25

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Vol.1 pg.26, , mother.’ With the exception of this, he used to distribute other things as, Sadqa on behalf of his parents as well. [Al Khairatul Hasaan 196], Imam Azam’s Intelligence and Insight, Imam Azam ؓ◌ was a very intelligent and wise personality. It was his, intelligence and wisdom that complimented his personality. Imam Ali bin, Aasim ؓ◌ says, ‘If the intelligence of Imam Azam Abu Hanifa ؓ◌ had to be, weighed with the intelligence of half the people of the world then the, intelligence of Imam Abu Hanifa ؓ◌ would supersede them all.’ A few, incidents relating to the intelligence of Imam Abu Hanifa ؓ◌ are being, presented below., First Incident: A man had an argument with his wife and during the course, of the argument; she had a cup of water in her hand and was walking, towards him with it. He said, ‘If you drink water from that cup, then there, are three Talaaqs upon you; if you drop it (pour it) onto the ground then, too there are three Talaaqs upon you; and even if you give it to some other, person to drink, there are three Talaaqs upon you.’ After his anger, subsided, he realised what he had done and thus took his case before the, learned Ulama but none could find a solution to stop the Talaaq from, applying on his wife. Finally, he went to Imam Azam Abu Hanifa ؓ◌ and, presented his case. He said, ‘Put a rag into the cup and soak the water into, it. In this way, your condition will be fulfilled and your wife will be saved, from Talaaq.’, Second Incident: There was a wealthy Raafdhi (Shia) residing in the city of, Imam Abu Hanifa ؓ◌. He had an abundance of wealth. He always hosted, gatherings but during these gatherings, he would audaciously claim that, (Allah Forbid) Hazrat Uthman-e-Ghani ؓ◌ was a Jew. Hazrat Imam Azam, Abu Hanifa ؓ◌ went to his home. He recognised Imam Azam ؓ◌ based on, his knowledge and standing in the community. Imam Azam ؓ◌ commenced, a conversation with him and whilst talking to him, he said; ‘I have brought, a proposal of marriage for your daughter. He is the son of a Sayed and also a, 26

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Vol.1 pg.27, , very wealthy person. He has memorised the Qur’an-e-Paak and he stays, away for most parts of the night praying. In an entire night, he completes, the recitation of the entire Qur’an. He is very afraid of Allah.’ When the, Raafdhi heard this, he said, ‘Sir! It is very difficult to find a person of such, standing. Please be swift in this arrangement. I do not want any delays in, this. I have been in search of a son in-law like this.’ Imam Azam ؓ◌ said,, ‘There is however one issue. He has such a quality which you will not be, pleased with.’ He asked what this was, so Imam Azam ؓ◌ said, ‘He is a, Jewish by faith.’ He said, ‘Being an Aalim, you are advising me to marry my, daughter to a Jew!’ Imam Azam ؓ◌ said; ‘If you are not willing to marry, your daughter to a wealthy and reputable Jew then could Rasoolullah , have given two of his daughters into the marriage of someone if he was a, Jew?’ On hearing what Imam Azam ؓ◌ had to say, he immediately repented, and changed his view in regards to Hazrat Uthman ؓ◌. These incidents and, all that has been mentioned in this discussion point to the intelligence and, wisdom of Imam Azam Abu Hanifa ؓ◌. There is no doubt that he is Imam, Azam., Imam Abu Hanifa ؓ◌ passed from this world in 150 Hijri. We pray that, Almighty Allah showers the rains of Mercy over his Holy Grave and blesses, us through his Blessings and knowledge., , 27

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Vol.1 pg.29, , attentive towards all his students but he would place his special attention, over three of his students. He used to say, ‘I wish to take whatever is in my, heart and pass it on to these three students.’ (The 3 students being mentioned, were Maulana Muhammad Siddique, Maulana Amjad Ali and Maulana, Sulaiman Ashraf)., It is for this very reason that once his beloved teacher said as follows, regarding him: ‘I managed to find one (true) student and that too, in my old age.’, After completion of his studies in Jaunpur, on the request of his teacher, he, journeyed to Madrasatul Hadith in Pillibhit to specialise in Hadith where he, studied Hadith at the feet of Hafizul Hadith, Hujjatul Asr Allama Wasi, Ahmed Surti ‫ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺍﻟﺮﲪﻪ‬, who passed away in 1334/1916. He graduated and, attained his Degree in 1320/1905. As a student, his teachers and, management of the Madrassa acknowledged his acumen and intellect alike., This can be gathered from the report presented by the Director of the, Madrassa which he had published in Tohfa-e-Hanafiya in Patna. The report, reads as follows:, ‘Alhumdulillah, Hazrat Maulana Maulvi Shah Muhammad Salaamatullah Saheb, Rampuri took the exams for our students on the 6th of Zil Hijjah 1324. After, completing the books of his course, Maulvi Amjad Ali also studied the Sihah Sit’ta,, Musnad Shareef, Kitaabul Athaar Shareef, Mu’atta Shareef, Tahaawi Shareef with, great enthusiasm and dedication throughout the year. He studied by both listening, and reading and thus, excelled in his examination with distinction. The examiner, was completely impressed with his ability, acumen, intellect and talent. The Dastaar, was then tied on his head.’, After graduating and acquiring his degree, he was immediately engaged as, the Principal of Madrassa Ahl-e-Sunnat which was one of the most, reputable Madrassas in Patna, Bihar. The excellence and repute of this, Madrassa can be understood from the fact that before the arrival of Huzoor, Sadrush Shariah ‫ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺍﻟﺮﲪﻪ‬illustrious personalities like the distinguished, student of Allama Fazl-e-Haq Khayrabadi, Allama Maulana Abdul Aziz, 29

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Vol.1 pg.31, , Due to his potential and his devotion and sincerity, Imam Ahmed Raza ؓ◌, looked at him with great respect and due to this he had immense trust and, faith in him. After approximately fifteen years, he journeyed to Ajmer, Shareef in 1343/1924 to take up the position as Principal at Darul Uloom, Mu’eenia Uthmania. He remained there until 1350 and quenched the thirst, of those who came in search of knowledge. The most intelligent and bright, students travelled from all corners of the country to humble themselves, before him, quenching their thirst for true knowledge and wisdom., Shaykh-ul-Ulama Allama Ghulam Jilani Ghoswi writes: ‘The standard of, education at Darul Uloom Mu’eenia excelled to such a high level, that it became, famous all over. Students journeyed from the Northern Provinces, Bihar and, Hyderabad etc. to acquire knowledge from him, after hearing of his manner of, teaching. Those who lived in Ajmer Shareef say that never before did they see such, an atmosphere and environment of learning which they saw in his era.’, He returned to Bareilly Shareef in 1351 and for 3 years he served as a, teacher at the Darul Ifta. In 1354, Nawab Haji Ghulam Muhammad Khan, Sherwani, the Governor of Dadon Aligarh invited him to take up the post as, principal at Madrassa Haafizia Sa’eedia which he accepted. He remained, there for seven years and taught during this time with sincerity and, devotion, producing dynamic and capable scholars., He was truly proficient in the art of teaching and instructing. With the, exception of instructing the students through the customary books and the, set books, he also taught them in other fields through other books as well., He taught the books that were part of the syllabus but at the same time he, taught those books that were not part of the syllabus. He did this by, explaining to students the footnotes and commentaries in regards to these, books. He used to even spend time after Madrassa hours to tutor the, students. He would even teach in the days when there was no Madrassa. His, manner of teaching and instruction gained prominence throughout the, country. He would explain absolutely difficult and intricate issues to the, , 31

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Vol.1 pg.32, , students in a very simple manner, that even a very weak student would be, able to understand his explanation., There came a time when the Aligarh Muslim University intended to initiate, a department which would specialise in Eastern education which would, allow students to study right and achieve an M.A. and for this, they were in, search of scholars who understood the current day situation and the, manner of instruction in the current day classroom. Amongst those who, were appointed to plan this faculty, was Sadrush Shariah ‫ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺍﻟﺮﲪﻪ‬., The Roving Ambassador of Islam Allama Abdul Aleem Siddiqi Meerati ‫ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺍﻟﺮﲪﻪ‬, presented the contents to a syllabus which he prepared, for correction and, setting, to Huzoor Sadrush Shariah (alaihi rahma). Whilst delivering a, discourse at the Annual Jalsa of Madrassa Haafizia Sa’eedia Maulana, Habibur Rahman Sherwani paid tributes to the Allama Amjadi Ali ‫ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺍﻟﺮﲪﻪ‬as a, person and as a professional with these words:, ‘There are only four or five teachers in the continent that I regard as completely, proficient and appointed on merit, and Maulana Amjad Ali is amongst them. The, fact that students are becoming Faazils at his hands and acquiring certificates of, merit is clear evidence of his proficiency. He is not just a Maulvi by name.’, When there was the need to appoint a Principal for Darul Uloom Manzar-eIslam, students were prepared and sent over to him for lessons. Huzoor, Hujjatul Islam Maulana Haamid Raza Khan ؓ◌ observed his manner of, teaching from a distance. After he had observed him teaching, he returned, and said as follows: ‘When Maulana Amjad Ali was answering the students, it, seemed like a vast sea that in which waves (of knowledge) were rising.’, It is the blessing of the teaching of Huzoor Sadrush Shariah ‫ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺍﻟﺮﲪﻪ‬that those, who are his students directly or indirectly can be found throughout the, globe today propagating Islam. There is probably not a single Madrassa or, Darul Uloom in the Indo-Pak sub-continent that does not have at least one, teacher that has not attained his blessings., 32

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Vol.1 pg.33, , His works in the field of Fiqh are undoubtedly shining evidence of his, services. Why should this not be so, when with the exception of his special, intelligence and expertise, he was blessed with serving in the field of, Jurisprudence as a Mufti under the guidance of such a great and expert, Jurist and Imam of the era, as Mujadid-e-Azam Imam Ahmed Raza ‫ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺍﻟﺮﲪﻪ‬a, personality whose expertise and proficiency in Fiqh is not only accepted by, us but also the refuters., This is the reason that not only did Mujadid-e-Azam acknowledge and have, full faith in his understanding of issues of Fiqh and in matters related to, Fatawa. However, Imam Ahmed Raza Khan had full confidence in Allama, Amjad Ali Khan on account of his diligence and competence in the mission, entrusted to him. Whilst paying tribute to his excellence, Imam Ahmed, Raza Khan ؓ◌ said:, ‘You will find the quality of understanding the religion (Tafaqquh) to a greater, degree in Maulvi Amjad Ali incomparable to others present here. The reason being, that he is proficient in announcing, writing and examining the various Fatawa. He, writes down what I say in response to the inquiries sought in this behalf. He has an, adoptive nature and he grasps the point of the issue without much effort. He has, acquired familiarity with methods and procedures which are an asset for him in this, profession’, This alone shows that Imam Ahl-e-Sunnat acknowledged that Huzoor, Sadrush Shariah’s proficiency as a Mufti and regarded him as being, masterful in this regard. When the senior Ulama of the time would find, difficulty in resolving any issue, they would present their problems to, Huzoor Sadrush Shariah ‫ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺍﻟﺮﲪﻪ‬., Once, Maulana Israar-ur-Rahmaan Saaheb of Hyderbad Dakkan sent a query, to him on the 18th of Rajab 1346 which consisted of a few issues that needed, to be resolved. In the beginning of his Istifta, he writes: ‘These issues are of, such a nature that not every one will be capable to write a satisfactory, answer to it. After much deliberation, I noticed that Almighty Allah,, 33

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Vol.1 pg.39, , Important Shari’ Terminology, There are a few important technical terms of Shariah that need to be explained here,, as they will be helpful throughout this book., Fard-e-E'tiqaadi (Explicit Obligatory Act): refers to a, command of Shariah which is proven by the distinct evidence of Shariah (in, other words by such proof that is beyond any doubt). According to Hanafi, scholars, one who denies this is an absolute infidel. There is Ijma (consensus, of the learned Muslim scholars) that the one who denies any Fard-eE'tiqaadi, the ruling regarding which is commonly known and obvious as to, be related directly to an issue of Obligation in Religion then such a person is, not only himself an infidel but one who doubts the infidelity about such a, denier, is himself regarded as an infidel. Nonetheless, one who deliberately, leaves out even once, any Fard-e-E'tiqaadi such as Namaaz, Ruku, Sujood, without a valid reason permitted by Shariah is a fasiq (a transgressor),, guilty of having committed a major sin and is deserving of the torment of, hellfire., Fard-e-Amali (Implicit Obligatory Act): This is a command of, which is not as explicit (as Fard-e-E’tiqadi) but in view of the consensus of, the Mujtahideen, (if) the command is based on the evidence of Shariah one, is regarded as guilty of transgression (if left out) and one will not be, relieved of his responsibility unless he fulfills it and such as the case when, it is Fard in any Ibaadat (worship), then that (Ibaadat) will be regarded as, invalid and nullified if that particular (action) is not fulfilled. To reject, (deny) it without valid reason is an act of transgression and misguidance., However, if there is one who based on the views of Shariah, is worthy of, arguing a certain view (This refers to a Mujtahid) then he has the right to, differ with it on the basis of any evidence of the Shariah. (An example) of, this is the differences between the righteously guided A’ima-e-Mujtahideen, (viz. Imam Abu Hanifa – Imam Shafi’i, Imam Ahmed bin Hambal – Imam, Maalik), where one Imam considers something to be Fard whilst the other, does not. For example, according to the Hanafi School of thought the Masah, 39

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Vol.1 pg.40, , (to pass wet hands over the head in Wudu) of one-fourth of the head in, wudu (ablution) is Fard and according to the Shafa’i school of thought, even, the masah of one strand of hair is sufficient (to fulfil the Fard); whilst, according to the Maaliki school of thought the Masah of the entire head (is, Fard). Another Example is that according to the Hanafi School of thought,, to recite the Bismillah and to make the intention for wudu is Sunnat,, whereas these are regarded as Fard according to the Hambali and Shafi’i, Schools of thought; i.e. saying Bismillah is Fard for Hambalis and Niyyat is, Fard for Shafi’is; and with the exception of these, there are numerous other, examples. In Fard-e-Amali, every person should adhere to the (principles, of) the Imam of whom he is a Muqallid (adherent). It is unlawful, (impermissible) to follow any other Imam besides your own Imam without, any legitimate reason of Shariah., Waajib-e-E’tiqaadi (Explicit Compulsory Act): is that which, is proven as essential through Daleel-e-Zan’ni (a tradition reliably, transmitted by one or a few people). Fard-e-Amali and Waajib-e-Amali are, the two categories of this and it is enclosed within these two., Waajib-e-Amali (Implicit Compulsory Act): is that Waajib-eE’tiqaadi that even though one does not fulfill it, there is the probability, that one will be absolved of his responsibility. However, its necessity (to be, fulfilled) is given precedence. If the Waajib-e-'Amali is omitted in any, Ibaadat (worship) where it is regarded as necessary to be fulfilled (in other, words it is an essential part of that Ibaadat) then without it being done,, such Ibaadat will be regarded as defective but valid. A Mujtahid has the, right to disagree with (differ regarding) the rules of a Waajib, based on, evidence in the light of the Shariah. To intentionally omit even a single, Waajib is a minor sin (Gunah-e-Sagheera) and to do so more than once (i.e., a few times) is a major sin (Gunah-e-Kabeera)., Sunnat-e-Mu’akkadah (Regular Emphasised Practice, of The Holy Prophet ): It is a practice which was always, (regularly) practiced by the Holy Prophet  but he occasionally omitted it, to show it as permitted (i.e. so that it is not regarded as Fard). It (can also be, 40

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Vol.1 pg.42, , than that of committing a Haraam (Forbidden / Prohibited) offence; the, committing of such an offence on a few occasions’ amounts to it being, regarded a major sin (Kabeera)., Isa’at (Bad Action): The committing of such an action is bad and one, who commits it occasionally deserves chastisement, whereas making it a, habitual action causes one to be culpable of punishment. This (Isa’at) is, comparable to Sunnat-e-Mu’akkadah., Makrooh-e-Tanzeehi (Undesirable Action): That action, which is regarded as undesirable in the Shariat but it is not to the extent, where there is warning of any punishment for committing it. This is, comparable to Sunnat-e-Ghair Mu’akkadah., Khilaaf-e-Ula (Contrary to what is best): This means to do, something which was best not done. However, if it is done, then there is no, harm or any chastisement for it. This is comparable to Mustahab., One will find numerous discussions regarding these technical terms of, Shariat, but this (which has been presented) is the essence of the research, done., , EF‫ﺎ ﻋﻠﻴ ﻛﻤﺎ ﻳﺤﺐ رﺑﻨﺎ و ﻳﺮ‬J‫ﻣﺒﺎر≈ ﻓﻴ ﻣﺒﺎر‬, /ً ‫ﺣﻤﺪ ﻛﺜ‬, ً, ً ‫وﷲ ﺍﻟﺤﻤﺪ‬, , 42

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Vol.1 pg.46, , Translator’s Note, All Praise is due to Almighty Allah. Countless Durood and salaams, upon the Most Beloved Rasool ., Before you is Volume 1 of Bahaar-e-Shariat, which is the first, Volume of the World Renowned Encyclopaedia of Hanafi Fiqh by, Khalifa-e-Aala Hazrat, Huzoor Qadi Sadrush Shariah ‫ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺍﻟﺮﲪﻪ‬. This, Volume deals with the extremely important and necessary, discussion on Aqaa’id., This volume of Bahaar-e-Shariat was initially translated in 2002 and, since then has been published many times due to its demand. The, initial translation was a summarised translation. The current, translation is a complete and detailed translation including, important footnotes as well. It is being presented in a more, professional and simplified manner so as to make it reader friendly., We have also attempted to rectify any shortcomings in the previous, summarised translation., I pray that Almighty Allah accepts this humble effort in His Majestic, Court through the blessing of the Beloved Rasool . I would like to, place on record my sincere thanks and appreciation to all those who, have assisted in any way possible in making this publication a, success., Sag-e-Mufti-e-Azam, Muhammad Afthab Cassim al-Qaadiri Razvi Noori, , 46

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Vol.1 pg.52, , Belief: 1 Almighty Allah is ‘One’. He has no partners either in Being,, , Attributes, Actions, Commands or in Names. Almighty Allah is, ‘Waajib ul Wajood’. In other words, His existence is necessary and, His non-existence is Muhaal. Almighty Allah is Qadeem, in other, words, He has always existed. Another name for this is also Azali, in, other words He will continue to exist. This is also known as ‘Abadi’., Allah Alone is worthy of being Worshipped.2, Belief: Almighty Allah is free from need (i.e. totally independent),, , in other words Allah is neither dependant on anyone nor on, anything. Rather, the entire creation is dependent on Almighty, Allah.3, Belief: To comprehend Almighty Allah’s Zaat (Divine Self) by, , ________________________________________________________________________, 1. The term Aqida means Belief, Faith or Creed., 2. It must be understood that Almighty Allah is One. In other words there is only one Allah. If, any person believes that his “god” has partners, then that god of his is not Allah. Allah is one, without any partners. Almighty Allah being Waajib ul Wajood means that Almighty Allah’s, existence is necessary. In other words, if someone claims for his (so-called) god to be nonexistent, then it is clear that is not Allah. Allah is “All Existing”. Muhaal means that which can, never occur, in other words another Allah is Muhaal, or the non existence of Allah is Muhaal., When we say that Almighty Allah is Qadeem, we mean that Almighty Allah has not been, created. Allah always was and always will be. It is our Aqida (belief) that Allah alone is worthy, of worship., 3. When we say that Almighty Allah is free from need, it means that Almighty Allah is not in, need of anything from anyone. Almighty Allah does not depend on anything or anyone. In, other words, every single atom in the creation is dependent on the One Creator “ALLAH”., There are those who think that Almighty Allah created Angels etc. to carry out certain duties,, so this means that Allah is dependent on them to do these chores (Allah forbid). This is totally, incorrect. Almighty Allah created the Angels as His servants and afforded them the, opportunity to serve Him as their Lord. It is the Angels and the entire creation that is, dependent on Allah and Allah is without doubt dependant on none., , 52

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Vol.1 pg.53, , means of reason and intellect is absolutely impossible for that which, can be understood by means of reason, can be comprehended and, encompassed by the mind, and there is nothing that can enclose or, comprehend Allah’s Divine Self. However, through Almighty Allah’s, Doings (Af’aal) His Attributes can be recognised and, through His, Attributes, one is able to know about Almighty Allah’s Zaat.1, Belief: His Attributes are neither synonymous with His Divine, , Being, nor are they separate from Him. His attributes can never be, separated in any way from His Divine Being, as they are essential for, His Divine Being and have no existence separate from Him.2, Belief: Just as His Being is Qadeem, Azali and Abadi, His Attributes, , are also Qadeem, Azali and Abadi.3, ________________________________________________________________________, 1. The above mentioned Aqida explains that it is absolutely impossible for us to comprehend, Almighty Allah’s Being. The reason for this is that anything which can be understood can be, comprehended. For the purpose of understanding, an example without comparison is being, presented: If one thinks of a bird then one’s mind can comprehend a bird’s physique and one, will thus be able to imagine or picture a bird. The reason for this is because it is tangible and is, something which the mind can understand through reasoning and knowledge. Now, none can, imagine or picture Almighty Allah. Thus, the human mind can never comprehend or enclose, Almighty Allah’s Being as it is beyond the understanding of the creation. However, it has been, explained that through the Attributes of Allah, such as His Mercy and His Wrath etc. we are, able to know about Almighty Allah and His Divine commands., 2. This means that the Attributes of Allah are not synonymous to His Divine Being nor are they, separate from him. The reason that they are not regarded as being synonymous is because if, they were, then there would be no difference between the Divine Self and the Divine, Attributes. At the same time we should note that the Divine Attributes are also not separate, from His Divine Being, as in this case they would have to be regarded as separate entities, and, this is not the case., 3. It must be understood that Almighty Allah is Self Existent. Almighty Allah is All Existing” in, other words not created, always was and always will be. The terms Qadeem, Azali and Abadi, here mean uncreated, All Existing and Forever Existing., , 53

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Vol.1 pg.54, , Belief: His Sifaat (Attributes) are neither a creation and nor are, , they included as being under His Divine Control (Maqdoor)., Belief: With the exception of Almighty Allah’s Being (Zaat) and, , Attributes (Sifaat), everything else is known as Haadith. ‘Haadith’, means that everything besides Allah’s Divine Being and Attributes, were inexistent, and only came into existence after being created by, Almighty Allah.1, Belief: One who says the Attributes of Allah to be a creation or, , regards it as being ‘Haadith’ is a misguided and corrupt person.2, Belief: One who says anything in the universe to be Qadeem, , (uncreated) or has a doubt regarding anything (in the universe), being Haadith (created) is an unbeliever (kaafir).3, ________________________________________________________________________, 1. This means that with the exception of Allah’s Being and His Attributes, everything else is a, creation. In other words the Angels, Prophets, Jins, humans and everything else in the, universe only came into existence after being created by Allah. In other words, the entire, creation came into existence through Allah’s Divine command, and only Allah and His, Attributes are Qadeem, whereas everything else is Haadith (Created)., 2. This is a very important Aqida. It clearly shows that any person who claims to believe in, Allah and then claims that any one of the Attributes of Almighty Allah has been created; then, such a person is misguided and corrupt. A corrupt person is known as Gumrah (misguided) and, Bud-Deen (irreligious). Sunni Muslims should never associate with misguided persons, as they, will also mislead us and plunge us into corruption., 3. Nothing in the entire universe can be regarded as being uncreated or self existent. It has, been clearly mentioned that with the exception of Allah’s Being and Attributes, everything, else is a creation. This belief clarifies that any person who claims that any creation is self, existent or even doubts that a creation is self existent, is a kaafir (unbeliever). If a person, accepts all the other beliefs regarding Almighty Allah but he doubts this one Aqida then such a, person is still regarded as an unbeliever., , 54

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Vol.1 pg.55, , Belief: Neither is Allah, the father or son of anyone, and nor does, , He have any wife. Anyone who claims that Allah is the father or son, of anyone, or says that Allah has a wife, is an unbeliever. Even, if one, considers this to be ‘Mumkin’ (a possibility), he is misguided and, Bud-Deen.1, Belief: Almighty Allah is ‘Hayy’. In other words, Allah is Self, , Existing, and the lives of everyone and everything is in His Divine, Control. He gives life to whomsoever He wills and causes death, whenever He wills., Belief: He is Qaadir (has Divine Power) over everything that is, , possible (Mumkin). There is nothing possible that is out of his Power., Belief: Allah
is Free from anything which is ‘Muhaal’ (absolutely, , impossible). It cannot be connected to His Qudrat because ‘Muhaal’, (absolutely impossible) refers to that which can never exist. If it, were to be regarded as ‘Maqdoor’, i.e. within His Divine Power, then, there would be a possibility of it existing and it would no longer be, regarded as something which is ‘Muhaal’. It can be better understood, through this, that another Allah is ‘Muhaal’, meaning that another, Allah can never exist. If this were within the Divine Power of Allah,, then it would be regarded as something that can come into, existence, and would thus no longer be regarded as ‘Muhaal’; not to, believe that it is ‘Muhaal’ (for another Allah to exist), is to reject the, , 4. The Christians refer to Esa
as the son of God. This is totally incorrect. Muslims too, believe in Esa
but we regard him as a Messenger of Allah. There are even some ignorant, Muslims (Allah Forbid) who in their discourses and in explaining the beauty and goodness of, children, refer to them as children of god. This is totally improper and words of kufr. Muslims, must abstain from making such detrimental statements., , 55

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Vol.1 pg.56, , ‘Wahdaniyat’ (Oneness) of Allah. Similarly, the destruction of Allah is, ‘Muhaal’. it were to be within His Divine Power then it would have, been regarded as being a possibility, one who can come to an end, can never be Allah. It has thus been proven that to believe that a, ‘Muhaal’ is within the Divine Power of Allah, is to reject the Divine, Oneness of Allah., Belief: It is not necessary for every Maqdoor1 to be present or in, , existence2. However, it is necessary for it to be ‘Mumkin’, i.e. a, possibility, even though it may not be in existence., Belief: Almighty Allah is All Splendid and Most Graceful. He is free, , from all that which has deficiency or defect. In other words, it is, ‘Muhaal’ for there to be any deficiency or defect in Allah. Moreover,, even that which neither has deficiency nor splendour is ‘Muhaal’ for, Allah. Allah is free from lies, deceit, distrust, tyranny, ignorance and, immodesty etc. These are all absolutely ‘Muhaal’ for Allah. To say, that He has Qudrat (Power) over lying, in the sense that he can tell a, lie, is to declare a Muhaal (absolutely impossible) to be Mumkin, (possible) and to imply that Almighty Allah has defect. This, in, reality is to reject Almighty Allah. To think that Almighty Allah’s, Qudrat (Divine Power) has a weakness if He does not have Power, over a Muhaal (absolutely impossible thing) is absolutely baseless. It, is not a shortage or weakness in the Qudrat of Allah. In reality, it is, , 1. Maqdoor refers to those things which are within Allah’s Power (Qudrat)., 2. An example of this, is that if Allah Wills then He can create a Mountain of gold or make the, skies of rubies, but this is not so. It therefore does not mean that it has to be in existence. It is, His Will that He brings into existence whatever He Wills, so it does not mean that even though, these things are not present, they cannot exist. They are thus regarded as being ‘Mumkin’., , 56

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Vol.1 pg.57, , the weakness and shortage of that Muhaal, that it is not worthy of, having connection with the Divine Qudrat of Allah., Belief: Existence, Divine Power, Divine Hearing, Divine Seeing, Divine, Speech (Kalaam), Divine Knowledge and Divine Will are all His Self, Attributes. He does not depend on ears, eyes and tongue to hear, see, or speak, as these are all physical (i.e. belonging to a body) and Allah, is free from any physical form and body. He hears the faintest of, sounds and sees the smallest of things, even that which cannot be, seen under the lenses of a microscope. His seeing and hearing is not, only confined to this but He is all Seeing and All Hearing. We thus, say that Allah sees absolutely and hears absolutely., Belief: Like all His other Attributes, His Kalaam (Words/ Speech) is, , also Qadeem (uncreated). It is not ‘Haadith’ or a creation. Anyone, who says the Qur’an to be a creation has been termed a kaafir by our, Imam Azam Abu Hanifa ؓ◌ and all the other Great Imams ‫ﺭﺿﻰ ﺍﷲ ﺗﻌﺎﱃ ﻋﻨﻬﻢ‬., The kufr (infidelity) of such a person is proven from the Sahaba-eKiraam ‫ﺭﺿﻰ ﺍﷲ ﺗﻌﺎﱃ ﻋﻨﻬﻢ‬, Belief: His Kalaam (Divine Word) is free from sound. The Qur’an, , Shareef that we recite with our tongues and which we read from, written scriptures is the uncreated Kalaam of Allah without any, sound. Our reading, writing and our voices are Haadith (creation). In, other words, our recitation is creation and that which we have, recited is Qadeem. Our writing is Haadith and that which we have, written is uncreated. Our hearing is a creation and that which we, have heard is uncreated. Our memorising is a creation and that, which we have memorised is uncreated., , 57

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Vol.1 pg.58, , Almighty Allah’s Knowledge encircles (surrounds), everything, whether it is complete or partial, or be it present,, possible or totally impossible. In other words He knew of everything, always (Azali), knows of everything currently and always knows, everything forever., , Belief:, , Things may change but His Knowledge does not change. He is aware, of the fears and feelings of the hearts. His knowledge is indeed, without limits., Belief: He knows everything, be it manifest or hidden. Ilm-e-Zaati, , (Divine Self-Knowledge) is His unique Attribute. Any person, who, tries to prove Ilm-e-Zaati, be it of manifest or hidden things, for any, but Allah, is an unbeliever., Belief: He is the Creator of everything, be it beings or actions., , Everything that has been created has been created by Allah., Belief: In reality, it is Allah who sends down sustenance. The, , Angels etc. are only means and channels for delivering the, sustenance etc., Belief: As per His Divine Knowledge, He has predestined all the, , good and bad things. In other words, He ordained them as they were, to happen and as they were to be done. However, this does not mean, that we have to do it because He has written it but it means He has, written it, as we were to do. Thus, If Allah predestined bad for a, certain person, it is because that person was to do bad things., If he was to do good things, Allah would have predestined good for, him, so His Knowledge and Writing (predestining) did not force or, 58

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Vol.1 pg.59, , compel any person to do anything. The Holy Prophet  has likened, those who reject Taqdeer to the fire worshippers in this nation.1, Belief: Fate is of 3 types:, , (a) Mubram-e-Haqeeqi: refers to inevitable fate, which is not pending, in any regards to anything in the Knowledge of Allah, and it is not, changeable., (b) Mu’alaq Mahaz (pending) refers to that which is evidently pending, in the books of the Angels (and can be changed)., (c) Mu’alaq Shabi Ba Mubram refers to that which is not evidently, shown to be pending in the books of the Angels but it is in the, Knowledge of Allah, as a pending situation (i.e. it can be changed, through the Duas of Allah’s chosen servants etc)., Mubram-e-Haqeeqi (inevitable fate) cannot be changed. Occasionally,, even if the most favourite and blessed servants of Allah intend to, intercede in this regard; their thoughts are diverted away from such, ________________________________________________________________________, 1. Here the delicate issue of Taqdeer is being discussed. Many people commit sins and say that, it is because it is in their Taqdeer and because Allah has written it to be so. This is incorrect., Allah with His Self Knowledge knew that they were going to sin, so He wrote that which they, were to do. It is not that His writing has forced them to sin. An Example without comparison is, being presented for the purpose of understanding. A five year old boy stands in front of a bus, and says to his brother, ‘I am going to pick up this bus.’ His brother says, ‘You will not pick it, up.’ The boy tries but he does not pick it up. The brother knew that the boy would not pick it, up. He said this based on that which he already knows, i.e. that his young brother does not, possess the required strength to lift the bus. Was the boy unable to pick up the bus because his, brother said that he would not be able to do so? Definitely not! Without comparison, it must be, said that Allah has knowledge of everything which we do and are to do. Allah recorded this, knowledge on the sacred Tablet and this is Taqdeer., , issues. When the Angels descended over the nation of Hazrat, Sayyiduna Lut
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Vol.1 pg.60, , Khaleelullah ‫ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻧﺒﻴﻨﺎ ﺍﻟﻜﺮﱘ ﻭ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺍﻓﻀﻞ ﺍﻟﺼﻠﻮٰﺓ ﻭﺍﻟﺘﺴﻠﻴﻢ‬who was very merciful, as even his, name Ibrahim means ‘merciful father’, attempted to present the case, of these infidels in the Court of Allah and in doing so he even began, protesting in this regards (in a respectable manner) with Allah., His Creator, Almighty Allah says, , >Þθä9 ÏΘöθs% ’Îû 3$uΖä9ω≈pgä†, “He began protesting with Us regarding the nation of Lut”, [Surah 11 Verse 74], In this verse, the Qur’an has refuted those blasphemous persons who, claim that the Chosen servants of Allah have no authority in His, Exalted Court. In this verse, Almighty Allah refutes their false beliefs, by showing that verily they have been granted an exalted position to, be heard in His Court, for He says that Hazrat Ibrahim
began to, protest about the nation of Lut
., This has further been substantiated in a Hadith Shareef, wherein it, has been mentioned that on the night of Me’raj, Huzoor  heard a, voice. It was the sound of someone conversing in a very loud and, high tone with Almighty Allah. Rasoolullah  questioned Jibra’eel,
regarding who this was and he replied that it was Hazrat Musa
., Rasoolullah  said, ‘Does he speak to his Creator in such a high, pitched voice?’ so Hazrat Jibra’eel
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Vol.1 pg.61, , “And undoubtedly, soon Your Creator will bless you so abundantly that you, will be pleased (fully satisfied)”, [Surah 93 Verse 5], The Holy Prophet  said, , #‫ﻨﺎر‬: ‫ ْ ﺍﻟ‬# ' Eْ #c‫ﻣ‬: (‫ﺪ &ﻣ ْﻦ ﺍ‬#ٌ ‫وﺍﺣ‬+ ‫و‬+ EFٰ ‫ ْر‬+‫ﻻ ﺍ‬: ‫ذًﺍ‬#‫ﺍ‬, ‘If this be the case, then I will not be entirely pleased, if even one of my, Ummati remains in the fire of Hell.’, This is a very blessed and exalted excellence and is regarding those, before whom eminence, honour and dignity reaches its ultimate, ‫ﺻﻠﻮﺍﺕ ﺍﷲ ﺗﻌﺎﻟٰﻰ ﻭ ﺳﻼﻣﻪ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﻢ‬., It has been mentioned in the Hadith Shareef regarding the, miscarried child of Muslim parents; that on the day of Qiyaamat such, a child will protest and demand the forgiveness of his parents from, Allah, just as a creditor demands what is due to him from the debtor., He will demand until Almighty Allah will say, , & ‫)ﺎ‬+ ‫ >ﻳ‬+‫ﺍ‬, (:‫رﺑ‬+ ‫ (ﻢ‬#‫ﺮﺍﻏ‬+ ‫ﺍﻟﻤﻤ‬, ( ‫ﺍﻟﺴ ْﻘ (ﻂ‬, ‘O child of miscarriage! O you who is demanding (quarrelling) with his Lord!, Take your parents by the hand and lead them into Jannat.’, The above statements were simply presented in response to, objections but it is of great benefit to those with Imaan and is a, means of obliterating the wretchedness of the evil ones amongst the, humans., 61

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Vol.1 pg.63, , this issue at length, so what about us? All that one needs to know is, that Almighty Allah did not create man like stones and other lifeless, object, but Allah has given man the independence to decide whether, he should do a certain thing or not. With this independence, man has, also been blessed with intelligence, so that he may differentiate, between what is right and wrong, and to judge what causes benefit, and what is harmful. He has also been blessed with all the necessary, supporting means so that he may fulfil whatever he needs to, and it, is for this reason that he is held accountable for his actions. For one, to think that he is totally powerless or completely powerful is to be, misguided., Law: To commit evil and sinful deeds and then attribute it to, , Taqdeer (Fate) or to attribute it to the Will of Allah is extremely, wrongful. The law in this regard is that, if one performs any good, he, should attribute it as being from Allah, and if one commits any, wrongful or sinful act, it should be attributed to the evils and, mischief of ones desires (Nafs)., Belief: Almighty Allah is free from all confines of direction, place,, , time, motion, idleness, form, shape and everything else which is, Haadith (created)., Belief: Divine Vision, i.e. to see Almighty Allah in ones worldly life, , is only unique to the Holy Prophet Muhammad  and in the, hereafter, it is not only possible but a reality for every Sunni Muslim., As for the issue of seeing spiritually or in a dream then this was, bestowed upon many of the Ambia-e-Kiraam ‫ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﻢ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡ‬and also certain, Awliyah. Our Imam Azam Abu Hanifa ؓ◌ was blessed 100 times with, the Divine Vision of Allah in his dream., , 63

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Vol.1 pg.64, , Belief: How one will see Allah is something that cannot really be, , explained or understood. In other words, one who sees will not be, able to describe how he saw. Whenever a person usually sees, anything or anyone, he usually either sees from distance or from, near, from above or below, from the left or from the right, or from, the front or from behind, but the Divine Vision of Allah is free from, all of this, as Allah is free from direction, form, shape and all such, things. The question then naturally arises as to how will the Divine, Vision be possible? The answer to this is that there is no room for, any ‘how’ and ‘why’ in regards to Allah. In Sha Allah, when we see, then we will give you an answer! The end result of all this is that the, intellect cannot reach Allah because the intellect can never reach, Allah. It is also Muhaal (absolutely impossible) for the vision (eyes), to enclose (surround) Allah when seeing him., Belief: Allah is absolutely and Divinely Supreme. He does as He, , Wills, in which ever manner He Wills. None has any control or power, over Him, and there is none who can divert or stop Him from doing, what He Wills. He neither doses nor sleeps. He is the One who, watches over the entire creation. He neither becomes tired or fedup. He is the Sustainer of the entire universe. He is more, compassionate than one’s parents. He is the Most Compassionate., His Mercy gives solace to broken hearts. All Excellence and, Greatness is for Him alone. He creates the appearance of a child in, the mother’s womb as He Wills. It is He, who is The Most Forgiving, and the Accepter of repentance. It is He who reveals His Divine, Wrath. His Divine Hold is the most powerful and none can be, released without His Will, once He has seized them. If He wills, He, can cause something small to become vast and something vast to, become small. He exalts whom He Wills and lowers whom He Wills., He may grant honour to one who is disgraced and shame to one who, 64

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Vol.1 pg.65, , is respected. He guides towards the righteous path whom He Wills, and diverts away from it whom He Wills. He grants His special, closeness to whomsoever He Wills, leaving whom He Wills to be, accursed. He grants as He Wills to whomsoever He wills and seizes as, He Wills from whomsoever He Wills. All which He does or will do is, ‘Adl-o-Insaaf’ (Fair and Just). He is free from oppressing. He is the, Most Supreme, The Most Magnificent. He encircles everything and, there is nothing that can encircle him. To cause benefit and give loss, is in His Divine Control. He helps the oppressed and brings the, oppressors to justice. Nothing happens without His Divine Will. He is, pleased with the good and displeased with the bad. It is His Divine, Mercy that He does not command us to do things which are not, within our reach. It is not compulsory upon Allah to reward or, punish His servants, or to pity them or do what is best for them., Allah is the Supreme Lord. He does as He Wills and commands, whatever He Wills. He has promised Paradise (Jannat) to the, believers and through His Justice, He has promised Hell (Jahanum) to, the unbelievers. His Promises never change. He has promised, that, with the exception of kufr (disbelief), He will forgive all major and, minor sins, whichever He Wills., Belief: Whether we realise it or not, there are countless wisdoms in, , His every doing. All His doings are free from any motive. A motive is, always inspired by a desire for some kind of benefit and Allah is free, from any such desire. His doings do not depend on any justification, or cause. Through His Wisdom, He has made one thing the means for, another. He has created eyes for seeing, ears to hear, fire to burn and, water to quench thirst. If He Wills, eyes may hear, ears may see, fire, may quench thirst and water may burn. If He does not Will, then one, may have a thousand eyes and still not be able to see a mountain in, bright daylight. If He does not Will, there may be a million fires, 65

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raged so intensely, that none could even go near it. He was placed into a catapult and, launched into the raging fire. When he was in the line of the fire,, Hazrat Jibra’eel Ameen ‫ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺍﻟﺼﻠٰﻮﺓ ﻭﺍﻟﺘﺴﻠﻴﻢ‬descended and said, ‘O Ibrahim! Do, you have any need?’ He replied, ‘I do, but not from you.’ Jibra’eel ‫ﻋﻠﻴﻪ‬, ‫ ﺍﻟﺼﻠٰﻮﺓ ﻭﺍﻟﺘﺴﻠﻴﻢ‬said, ‘Then ask Him, from whom you have a need.’ He replied, , ْ # U‫ﺆﺍ‬+ ‫ﻋ ْﻦ (ﺳ‬+ ْ # j‫ﻔﺎ‬+ ‫ﻛ‬+ ْ # U‫ﺤﺎ‬+ # ‫ﻠ (ْﻤ( ﺑ‬#‫ﻋ‬, ‘He knows my condition more than my clarification.’, Almighty Allah commanded, , zΟŠÏδ≡tö/Î) #’n?tã $¸ϑ≈n=y™uρ #YŠöt/ ’ÎΤθä. â‘$uΖ≈tƒ, “O Fire! Become cool and peaceful upon Ibrahim”, [Surah 21 Verse 69], On hearing this command of Almighty Allah, all the fires burning on, earth became cool. Each thinking that possibly the command was for, it. The great scholars have mentioned that the fire became so cold,, that if the word ‘Salaama’ (with peace) had not been commanded,, then the fire would have become so cold, that it could have caused, discomfort., , 66

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Vol.1 pg.68, , Just as it is of utmost importance for a Muslim to have knowledge, regarding the Zaat and Sifaat1, so that he does not become an, unbeliever by rejecting any necessity or accepting something that is, absolutely impossible. Similarly, it is of utmost importance to know, what is permissible, compulsory and absolutely impossible for a, Nabi, since to accept a Muhaal and to reject that which is, compulsory is the means to infidelity. It is very possible that due to a, lack of knowledge, one may hold an improper belief or say, something which is contrary to correct belief, thus causing his own, destruction., Belief: A Nabi refers to that human upon whom Allah sent down, , Wahi (revelation) for the purpose of guidance. A Rasool is not only, specific to humans, as there are Angels as well who are Rasools., Belief: All Nabis were human and men. Neither was any Jin nor any, , woman a Nabi., Belief: Almighty Allah is not obligated to send Prophets. Through, , His Grace, He sent down Prophets for the guidance of the people., Belief: It is necessary for revelation to descend upon a Nabi, be this, , through an Angel or without any means., Belief: Almighty Allah revealed many scriptures (Sahifas) and, , Heavenly Books to numerous Nabis. Four from amongst them are, very prominent: The Taurat, which was revealed to Hazrat Musa
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Vol.1 pg.69, , The Zaboor, which was revealed to Hazrat Dawood
, The Injeel,, which was revealed to Hazrat Esa
, and the most exalted Book, The, Holy Qur’an, which was revealed upon the most exalted Prophet,, Hazrat Ahmad-e-Mujtaba Muhammad Mustafa . All the Books of, Allah are equally regarded as His Divine Word and there is no, question of one being superior to the other except in the sense of, one being a means of greater reward than the other. Allah is One and, His Word is One. There is no room for more or less exalted in His, Kalaam, as His Kalaam (Divine Word) is Qadeem.1, Belief: All the Heavenly books and scriptures are Haq (True) and all, , are the ‘Word of Allah’. It is necessary to bring Imaan in everything, which has been mentioned in them. However, it must be noted that, Almighty Allah entrusted the past books to the followers (Ummah), of that time but they were not able to preserve or memorise it. The, Word of Allah did not remain with them in the original form as it, had been revealed to them because the mischievous ones amongst, them altered these books, making changes, additions and deletions, to suit their own desires. This is known as Tahreef. Thus, if anything, from these books are presented to us and we find that it is in, conformity with the Qur’an, then we should acknowledge it and if it, is contrary to the Qur’an, then we should know for certain that it is, one of those things which were altered. If we are unable to establish, whether it is in conformity with the Qur’an or contrary, then we, ________________________________________________________________________, 1. When it is said that amongst the Books of Allah, some are more exalted than others, it, actually means that there is more reward in some parts for us compared to other parts. It is, not so that certain parts of His Kalaam are more exalted while others are less exalted. Allah’s, Kalaam is Qadeem and Divine., , 69

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Vol.1 pg.70, , should neither reject nor acknowledge it but we should say:, , ##‫و (ر (ﺳﻠ‬+ ##‫(ﺒ‬k‫و (ﻛ‬+ ##‫ﻜﺘ‬+ # lٰ‫ﻣﻠ‬+ ‫و‬+ #‫ﺎﺍﷲ‬#‫ﻣ ْﻨ (ﺖ ﺑ‬+ N, “We believe in Allah, in His Angels, His Books and All His Prophets”, Belief: As this Religion (Islam) is to remain forever, Almighty Allah, , has taken upon Himself the responsibility of protecting and, preserving the Qur’an. Almighty Allah says:, , tβθÝàÏ#≈ptm: …çµs9 $¯ΡÎ)uρ tø.Ïe%!$# $uΖø9¨“tΡ ßøtwΥ $¯ΡÎ), “Verily We have revealed this Qur’an (Divine Message), and indeed We are, its Protector.” [Surah 15 Verse 9], It is thus Muhaal (totally and absolutely impossible) to change even a, single alphabet or dot in the Holy Qur’an. Even if all the people in the, world come together with the intention of altering it, they will not, be able to do so. Thus, anyone who says that any Chapter, Verse,, Surah or even a single alphabet of the Holy Qur’an has been altered, added or deleted; is undoubtedly a kaafir (unbeliever), for he has, refuted the verse of the Qur’an which we have quoted above., Belief: The Holy Qur’an is by itself testimony of it being the Word, , of Allah, as it clearly announces:, , 70

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Vol.1 pg.72, , of the people there. Like in India (and many other countries) the, Qir’at of Aasim on the narration of Hafs is recited. This should be, done so that due to ignorance, the common people do not commit, kufr by rejecting another style, which they have no knowledge of., Belief: The Holy Qur’an has rendered many verses of the other, , books inapplicable. Likewise, some verses of the Qur’an make other, verses of the Qur’an Mansookh (inapplicable)., Belief: Naskh (to become inapplicable) refers to certain verses, , which are applicable for a certain duration only, but it is not, evidently mentioned that these verses only apply for that particular, duration. When the stipulated duration elapses, then another, command is revealed, from which it apparently seems that the, earlier command has become inapplicable. However, in reality if it is, carefully examined, then it becomes evident that what it really, shows is that the duration for that particular command has elapsed., Some people interpret Mansookh (inapplicable) to mean nullified., This is absolutely incorrect and extremely prohibited. All of Allah’s, Commands are Haq (True) and always valid, and there is no question, of any of them being nullified.1, _______________________________________________________________________, 1. It must be understood that when we say that a particular command or verse has made some, other verse inapplicable, it does not mean that it has nullified that command or verse (Allah, Forbid), but in reality it only demonstrates the end of the duration to which that command, was applicable. A simple example to better understand this is that the command that applies to, a child is only applicable to him or her for as long as they are children. However, when they, become Baaligh, i.e. reach the age of puberty, the commands regarding children are no more, applicable to them, as they are now adults. However, this does not mean that the command, has been nullified, but what it really means is that the duration for the command relating to, children is no longer applicable to them and the later command which is in regards to adults is, now applicable to them. So, in reality it is not the command but the duration for the command, that has been replaced., , 72

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Vol.1 pg.73, , Belief: Some of the references in the Qur’an are Muhkam (i.e. they, , are clear and well understood) whereas there are other references in, the Holy Qur’an which are Mutashabeh (i.e. not so clear and not, understandable). The true meanings regarding these are only known, to Allah and Allah’s Rasool . To seek out Mutashabeh references in, the Holy Qur’an and to try to decipher them is the way of a person, who has scepticism in his heart., Belief: The Wahi-e-Nabuiwat (Divine Revelation that descends on, , Prophets) is only unique to Nabis. To assign this uniqueness to any, non Nabi causes one to become an unbeliever. Even that which is, revealed to a Nabi in his dream is regarded as Wahi (Divine, Revelation) and it can never be untrue. The things which are, inspired upon the heart of a Wali (saintly personality), either in his, dream or whilst he is awake, is known as Ilhaam. The wahi-eshaitaan (evil whispering of the shaitaan) occurs to those with evil, schemes, such as the soothsayers, conjurers and other unbelievers, and open sinners., Belief: Nabuiwat (Prophethood) is not Kasbi, i.e. it is not something, , that can be acquired through self effort and striving in worship. This, is something which Almighty Allah by His Grace bestows upon whom, He Wills. Verily, He has bestowed it to those whom He has made, worthy of this unique position. They are pure from all undesirable, qualities and blessed with all the most exalted qualities and, character traits even before being blessed with Nabuiwat. They have, already surpassed the many levels of Wilaayat. His ancestry, lineage,, body, words, actions and practices are free from anything which is, abominable and undesirable. They are blessed with great wisdom, and perfectly incomparable intelligence, which surpasses the, intelligence of all others. The intelligence of any intellectual or, 73

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Vol.1 pg.75, , and thus they do not sin; but according to the Shariat, if it does occur, then it is not something which is considered to be Muhaal. The, Ambia ‫ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﻢ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡ‬are free from shirk (polytheism), kufr (committing, infidelity), and from all such disreputable and vile practices and, qualities which are the cause of abhorrence to the people; such as, lies and deceit, breach of trust, ignorance and all other opprobrious, qualities. They are also free from all such actions that are contrary to, the traits of dignity and politeness. It is unanimously accepted that, they are free from all of these (and like things) even before and after, being bestowed with Nabuiwat. They are also absolutely Maasoom1, from committing Kaba’ir (major sins). The reality is that they are, Maasoom from even intending to commit even Sagha’ir (minor sins), even before and after being bestowed with Nabuiwat., Belief: The Ambia ‫ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﻢ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡ‬have delivered all the commandments, , which Allah revealed upon them for the people. Any person, who, says that any Nabi did not pass down any commandment of Allah, due to fear or any other reason, is a kaafir., Belief: It is absolutely impossible for Nabis to make any error in, , propagating and delivering the commandments of Allah., Belief: It is essential for the bodies of the Ambia ‫ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﻢ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡ‬to be free, , from illnesses, such as leprosy, leucoderma and all other illnesses, that cause abhorrence.2, ________________________________________________________________________, 1. Nowadays we find that people refer to babies and infants as Maasum. It is improper to say, that a child is Maasum because even though a child does not sin as a child, but the child, definitely has the ability to sin., 2. There are those who use derogatory terms when explaining the history of certain Prophets., An example of this is the incident about Hazrat Ayub
. Some people say and write (Allah, Forbid) that when Hazrat Ayub
was ill; his body had a foul smell which drove people away, from him etc. To say this is totally improper and is not a true account of the incident which, occurred. Such words can never be used when discussing the Prophets of Allah., , 75

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Vol.1 pg.76, , Belief: Almighty Allah has bestowed the Ambia ‫ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﻢ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡ‬with Ilm-e-, , Ghaib, i.e. Knowledge of the Unseen. Every atom in the sky and earth, is before the sight of every Nabi. The knowledge of the unseen which, Nabis possess is that which has been bestowed upon them by, Almighty Allah. Thus, their knowledge is known as Ilm-e-Ataa’i, (knowledge which has been bestowed upon them by Allah) and Ilme-Ataa’i is Muhaal for Allah, as none of His Divine Attributes or, Divine Splendours are given to Him by any but they are all Zaati (His, Self Attributes and Splendours)., This verse of the Holy Qur’an is applicable to those who reject, knowledge of the unseen for the Ambia ‫ﻋﻠﻴﻬﻢ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡ‬, especially for the, Sayyidul Ambia ,, , <Ù÷èt7Î/ šχρãà#õ3s?uρ É=≈tGÅ3ø9$# ÇÙ÷èt7Î/ tβθãΨÏΒ÷σçGsùr&, “So they do believe in some commands of Allah, and reject some, (commands of Allah)” [Surah 2, Verse 85], In other words, they accept some verses of the Qur’an and reject the, verses of the Holy Qur’an which explain knowledge of the unseen, possessed by the Ambia ‫ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﻢ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡ‬whereas all the verses regarding Ilme-Ghaib, be they the ones supporting or negating it are Haq. The, verses which say that Almighty Allah alone has knowledge of the, unseen, refers to Ilm-e-Zaati (His Self Knowledge) and this is only for, Allah, and the verses which refer to the Ilm-e-Ghaib for the, Prophets, refers to Ilm-e-Ataa’i (Knowledge which Allah has, bestowed upon them) and this is befitting their excellence., , 76

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Vol.1 pg.77, , To say that by accepting that the Prophet  is aware of every, particle is to equate his knowledge to that of Allah1, is a totally, baseless argument, as it will only be regarded as equating it to the, Divine Knowledge of Allah if we say that the Prophet has the same, knowledge as Allah (Allah Forbid), and none will say this except for, an unbeliever. Every atom in the universe will come to an end and, the Knowledge of Allah is never ending, if not, it would prove, ignorance and ignorance for Allah is Muhaal (absolutely impossible),, as Allah is free from ignorance. So, even after presenting an, explanation in regards to the distinction between Zaati and Ataa’i, if, one still insists on arguing that to accept knowledge of the unseen, for the Prophets is to equate their knowledge to the knowledge of, Allah; then it must be said that this is clearly contrary to Imaan and, Islam because to accept that even though this distinction exists,, there will still be equating of (the knowledge of Allah and the, Prophets), will make it necessary to say that ‘Mumkin’ and ‘Waajib ul, Wajood’ will (Allah Forbid) be regarded as being equivalent, because, that which is ‘Mumkin’ is also in existence and the ‘Waajib’ is also, existing; whereas to say anything to be equal in ‘Wajood’ (Divine, Compulsory Existence of Allah), is clear ‘kufr’ (unbelief) and obvious, ‘shirk’ (polytheism).2, _______________________________________________________________________, 1. This is not so, as Almighty Allah’s knowledge is Self-knowledge and the Prophet’s , knowledge is that which Allah bestowed upon him. The distinction is thus clear and evident., 2. In other words, after the obvious and clear difference between Zaati and Ataa’i has been, clarified, if one is still adamant and believes that even though this difference exists, there will, still be equality, then the basis of such an argument, will also remove any distinction between, ‘Mumkin’ (possibility) and ‘Waajib ul Wajood (Compulsory Existence of Allah), as in his theory, it would mean equating both and this can never be. A simple example to understand this is, that we are in existence, yet we cannot compare our ‘possible’ existence to the Compulsory, Divine Existence of Allah, for Allah is Self Existing and we are alive and in existence because of, the life which He has given us., , 77

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Vol.1 pg.78, , The Ambia-e-Kiraam ‫ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﻢ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡ‬come to inform us of the unseen. If, Heaven, Hell, The Last Day, Resurrection, Chastisement and Reward, are not of the unseen then what are they? Actually, their excellence, and their real mission is to inform and explain to us those things, which the mind and thinking cannot even reach or decipher. It is, this which is called Ghaib (Unseen) 1. Even, the Awliyah Allah are, blessed with knowledge of the unseen but this too is Ataa’i and has, been awarded to them through the blessing of the Prophets., Belief: The Ambia ‫ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﻢ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡ‬are more superior to all the creation, , including to the Rusul-e-Mala’ika1. No matter how exalted a Wali, may be, he can never be equal to a Nabi. One who says any non Nabi, to be more superior or even equal to any Nabi, is a kaafir, (unbeliever)., Belief: To respect a Nabi is “Fard-e-Ain”2. In actuality it is the, , reality (i.e. essence) of all Fard. The slightest disrespect and, disregard of a Nabi or falsification of the word of any Nabi renders, one an unbeliever., Belief: Almighty Allah sent down many Nabis, from Hazrat Adam, , up to our Nabi Sayyid-e-Aalam Hazrat Muhammad . Some of, them have been mentioned clearly in the Holy Qur’an whilst others, have not., _______________________________________________________________________,
, , 1. In other words, it is the Ambia ‫ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﻢ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡ‬who have given us detailed explanations and who, have informed us regarding that which we know not about., , 78

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Vol.1 pg.80, , humans are referred to as ‘Adami’, in other words ‘The Children of, Adam’, and Hazrat Adam
is known as ‘Abul Bashr’ meaning,, ‘Father of all Mankind’., Belief: The first Nabi to come to earth was Hazrat Adam
and the, , first Rasool to be sent towards the unbelievers was Hazrat Nuh
., He propagated the truth and imparted guidance for 950 years. The, unbelievers of his era were very hostile and obstinate., They caused him much discomfort and mocked at him. Only a small, number of people became believers in such a long period of time., When he saw that the rest of them were obstinate and refused to, accept the true faith, he prayed to Almighty Allah for their, destruction. A great flood came upon them and the entire earth was, submerged under water. Only the believers and a pair of all animals, which were taken into the Ark survived the great flood., Belief: It is not permitted to assign an actual figure specifying the, , number of Ambia ‫ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﻢ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡ‬since there are varying narrations in this, regard. Specifying and setting a fixed number could cause one to, have Imaan in one less Nabi or to regard a non Nabi a Nabi 1, both of, these beliefs lead to kufr. We should thus hold the belief that we, believe in every Nabi of Allah., _______________________________________________________________________, 1. The meaning of this is that we could find ourselves in a very difficult situation, thus, endangering our Imaan by fixing or stipulating the number of Prophets that Allah has sent, because if we leave out even one Prophet by fixing a figure, it would be denying the, Prophethood of that Prophet and if we exceed the true amount of Prophets through our, specification, then it would be accepting a non-Prophet as a Prophet. Thus, in the ruling of the, Shariah is that to regard a Prophet as a non Prophet and to regard a non-Prophet as a Prophet;, both amounts to a person losing his Imaan., , Belief: The Nabis have been blessed with different levels of, , excellence. Some have been blessed with special excellence over, 80

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Vol.1 pg.81, , others. The most exalted amongst them all is our beloved Prophet, Sayyidul Mursaleen (The Leader of the Prophets) . After Huzoor,  the greatest excellence has been afforded to Hazrat Ibrahim
,, followed by Hazrat Musa
, Hazrat Esa
and then Hazrat Nuh
., These Prophets are known as the “Mursaleen ulul Azm” (The most, superior amongst Prophets). The above mentioned five Nabis are, more exalted than all the other Prophets, humans, Angels, Jins and, the entire creation. Just as the beloved Prophet  is the greatest, amongst all the Prophets, it must be said without comparison, that, the Ummah of the beloved Prophet  by virtue of his  blessing is, the greatest of all Ummahs (nations)., Belief: All the Ambia ‫ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﻢ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡ‬have been blessed with a dignified, , status and a special honour in the Court of Almighty Allah. To, compare them (Allah Forbid) to the status of cobblers in the Court of, Allah is open blasphemy and a statement that is kufr., Belief: One of the proofs of a Nabi’s claim of Nabuiwat being, , legitimate is that a Nabi publicly announces his true claim of, Nabuiwat thereby taking the responsibility of performing actions, which are generally contrary to their natural happenings and, therefore impossible for any ordinary person to perform. With this,, he challenges the unbelievers to perform a miraculous action like, his. On the basis of his claim, Almighty Allah brings forth that, extraordinary and miraculous phenomenon causing the unbelievers, to be rendered powerless and incapable of challenging his claim., This is called a Mu’jaza. Examples of this is the she-camel of Hazrat, Saleh
; the Staff (Asa) of Hazrat Musa
and the amazing glow in, his hand; The power of Hazrat Esa
in bringing the dead back to life, and curing the leper and those born blind. The Mu’jazaat, (marvellous miracles) of our Prophet  is abundant., 81

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Vol.1 pg.82, , Belief: Any person who is not a Nabi but falsely claims to be a Nabi, , can never make anything to occur which is contrary to its natural, happening, in order to support his false claim, otherwise there, would be no distinction between truth and falsehood., Beneficial note: The miracles performed by a Nabi before, , Nabuiwat are called “Irhas” (premonition). The miraculous action, performed by a Wali (saintly personality) is called Karaamat, (supernatural ability). When such a miraculous action is evident, from an ordinary believer, it is called “Ma’unat”. The abnormal, things performed by transgressors and unbelievers in accordance, with what they say, it is called “Istidraj” (deception). If this, occurrence is contrary to what they say, it is called “Ihaanat”, (offence)., Belief: The Ambia ‫ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﻢ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡ‬are certainly alive in their respective, , graves like they were alive whilst on earth. They eat, drink and, travel as they wish. Death only overtook them for a mere moment, in, order to fulfil the promise of Allah1 and they were then brought back, to life again as before. Their lives are even more exalted than the, lives of the Shuhada (martyrs). In this sense, the estate of a shaheed, (martyr) will be distributed amongst his heirs, and his wife is, permitted to remarry afterwards but this is not so in the case of the, Prophets, as these things are not permissible in regards to them 2., ________________________________________________________________________, 1. Every soul shall taste death., 2. In other words, the estate of a Nabi is not distributed amongst his heirs and the wives of the, Prophets are not permitted to marry after their passing from this world., , 82

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Vol.1 pg.83, , Whatever we have discussed above is general to all the Ambia-eKiraam ‫ﻋﻠﻴﻬﻢ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡ‬. We will now discuss some of the ‘Khasa’is’ ‘Unique, Attributes’ of the beloved Prophet Muhammad ., Belief: Whilst the other Ambia ‫ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﻢ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡ‬were sent down towards, , specific nations, Rasoolullah  was sent towards the entire, creation. He was sent towards the humans and Jins but in reality he, was even sent towards the Angels, the entire animal kingdom and, towards inanimate beings as well. Just as it is Fard upon humans to, obey the Prophet , obedience to him  is also Fard upon the, entire creation., Belief: The Prophet  is Mercy unto the humans, Angels, Jins,, , Hurs (maidens of Jannat), Ghilman (servants of Jannat), animals and, all the creation of Almighty Allah, and he is most merciful upon the, Muslims., Belief: The Prophet  is ‘Khaatamun Nabiyeen’ meaning that he is, , the ‘Seal of all Prophets’. Almighty Allah has closed the doors of, Prophethood after the beloved Prophet  and no new Nabi can, come, either in the era of the Prophet  or after his era. Anyone, who believes or says it permissible for someone else to be conferred, with Nabuiwat, either in the era of the Prophet  or after his, blessed era, is regarded a kaafir (unbeliever)., Belief: Huzoor  is the greatest and most exalted of all Allah’s, , creation. All the splendours and marvels that have been individually, bestowed upon other Prophets have been unified in the Holy, Prophet . With the exception of these, the Holy Prophet  has, been blessed with many such splendours and marvels that are only, unique to him. Actually all those who received any such marvels and, splendours, have received them through the blessing of the beloved, 83

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Vol.1 pg.84, , Nabi  but in actual fact they have received it through the blessed, hands of the Prophet . In reality all these splendours have been, only recognised as splendours because of being attributed to the, beloved Prophet . By the Grace of Almighty Allah, the Prophet , is totally perfect in every respect of his being. Huzoor  being, perfect is not due to any quality or attribute but the splendour is, only regarded a splendour because it is a quality of the most perfect, and splendid personality Hazrat Muhammad . It is for this reason, that it became so splendid and complete. So splendid it has become, that whomsoever possesses it, is regarded as a splendid person., Belief: It is Muhaal (absolutely impossible) for any person to be, , equal to the Prophet . Anyone who regards any other person to, be equal to Huzoor  in any one of his unique attributes is either, misguided or an unbeliever., Belief: Allah has blessed the Holy Prophet  with the unique, , excellence of being His closest and most beloved. The entire creation, wishes for closeness to Almighty Allah and desire His pleasure, and, Almighty Allah Wills the pleasure of the beloved Prophet ., Belief: From amongst the unique attributes of the Prophet  is the, , Me’raj (ascension in to the heavens), when the Prophet  was taken, in a short space of night with his physical body from Musjid-eHaraam (Makkah) to Musjid-e-Aqsa (in Jerusalem), and from there, into the seven skies, pass the Kursi, and even beyond the Arsh, (Divine Throne), and he was blessed with such closeness that has, never been afforded to any other human or Angel before, and such, closeness will never be afforded to anybody else again. He was, blessed with the Divine Vision of Almighty Allah with the eyes of his, head and heard the Kalaam (Divine Word) of Allah without any, 84

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Vol.1 pg.85, , means. He observed and understood every atom in the heights of the, heavens, the skies and the earths., Belief: The entire creation from the very beginning to the end is, , grateful to the Prophet  and this includes Hazrat Ibrahim
, Belief: The exalted station of Shafa’at-e-Kubra (Greatest station of, , intercession) on the day of Qiyaamat is a unique attribute of the, Prophet . Until the Prophet  does not open the doors of, intercession, none will have the authority to intercede. In actuality,, all those who wish to intercede will bring their cases before the, Prophet ., It is only the Prophet  who is the true intercessor for the entire, creation in the Court of Allah. This Shafa’at-e-Kubra will be for, everyone, in other words, for the believers, unbelievers, the, obedient and the sinners, as all of them will be waiting in distress for, the reckoning to take place, wishing and hoping that they could, rather be thrown into the dungeons of hell so that they may be, released from the torment of waiting., Even the unbelievers will be released from this torment and anguish, due to the intercession of the beloved Prophet . Due to this, all, people from the beginning right up to the end, including the, followers, the believers, unbelievers and hypocrites will all praise, the Prophet . This station of Praise is called the “Maqaam-ulMahmud”. There are also many other levels of intercession. For, example, Huzoor  will enter many into Jannat without any, reckoning. The number of people that are known in this category is, four hundred and ninety million. The true amount of people that, will enter without reckoning is even more than the figure, 85

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Vol.1 pg.86, , mentioned. In reality, only Allah and His beloved Prophet  know, the true number. There will also be many who after reckoning will, already be condemned to hell. Huzoor  will intercede for them, and save them from entering hell, whilst his intercession will, remove others from the fire of hell. Through his intercession, He , will elevate some in status, whilst causing the punishment of others, to be reduced., Belief: All levels of intercession are proven for the Prophet , be, , it Shafa’at bil Wajaahat, Shafa’at bil Mohabbat or Shafa’at bil Izn., Only one who is misguided will reject any one of these., Belief: The exalted Station of Intercession has been awarded to the, , Prophet . The Prophet  says,, , : ‫ﻄ ْﻴ (ﺖ‬# ‫ﺍ( ْﻋ‬, ‫ﺔ‬+ ‫ﻋ‬+ ‫ﺎ‬+‫ﺍﻟﺸﻔ‬, ‘I have been blessed with (The Station) of Intercession’, Almighty Allah says,, , ÏM≈oΨÏΒ÷σßϑø9$#uρ tÏΖÏΒ÷σßϑù=Ï9uρ šÎ7/Ρs%Î! öÏ#øótGó™$#uρ, ‘(And O Beloved), Seek forgiveness for the sins of your close ones, and for the, believing men and women in general’ [Surah 47, Verse 19], If this is not intercession then what is it?, , 86

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Vol.1 pg.87, , ‫ﻢ‬# ْ‫ﻳ‬mْ, # + n‫ ﺍ‬+‫ﻚ‬# ‫ْﺒ‬p#‫ﺣ‬+ ‫ﺔ‬+ ‫ﻋ‬+ ‫ﺎ‬+‫ﺷﻔ‬+ ‫ﻨﺎ‬+ ‫( ْﻗ‬b‫ﻢ ْﺍر‬: )( ‫ﻟﻠ‬+‫ﺍ‬, ‘O Allah, afford us the intercession of your Beloved Prophet ’, We will discuss other important issues related to intercession, as, well as other unique attributes of the Prophet  which will be, apparent on the day of Qiyamat, in the chapter discussing the, Hereafter., Belief: Love and devotion to the Holy Prophet  is the essence of, , Imaan (Faith). In actuality, the love for the Prophet  in reality is, Imaan. If a person does not love the Prophet  more than his, parents, children and the entire creation, he can never be a true, Muslim., Belief: Obedience to the Prophet  is in reality obedience to, , Almighty Allah. Obedience to Allah is not possible without obedience, to the Prophet , to the degree that if a person is in Fard Namaaz, and the Prophet  summons him, he should immediately respond, to the call of the Prophet  by presenting himself in the Court of, the Prophet . One who adheres to this call is still regarded as, being in Namaaz, for as long as he is in conversation with the, beloved Prophet . It will not cause any interference in his Namaaz., Belief: Respect for the Prophet  in other words to honour and, , revere him is part of Imaan and the foundation of Imaan. After, declaring faith, to respect the Prophet  is the greatest obligation, of all obligations. The importance of this can be gathered from the, following Hadith Shareef., , 87

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Vol.1 pg.88, , On his return from The Battle of Khaibar, the Holy Prophet , prayed his Asr Salaah and laid his blessed head to rest on the lap of, Hazrat Ali ؓ◌ at a place called Sahba. Hazrat Ali ؓ◌ had not yet prayed, his Asr Salaah. He watched as the sun went down to set and the time, of Asr was about to expire but he did not move his lap, as he did not, wish to disturb the Prophet . He did not move his lap until such, time that the sun had already set. When Huzoor  opened his, blessed eyes, Hazrat Ali ؓ◌ explained the situation regarding his, Namaaz. The Prophet  commanded the sun to rise again and the, sun which had already set, rose from the west. Hazrat Ali ؓ◌ prayed, his Asr Salaah and the sun set once again. This demonstrates that, Hazrat Ali ؓ◌ sacrificed Salaah, which is Afdal ul Ibadaat (greatest, form of worship) and that to his Asr Salaah which is the core Salaah, (known as the protector of the Salaahs), in respect for the Prophet’s,  rest, for he knew that we have been blessed with Ibaadat through, the blessing of the beloved Prophet ., Another Hadith supporting the first is as follows: In the Cave of, Thaur, Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique ؓ◌ entered first. He tore up his, clothes, using it to cover the holes in the cave. One hole was still, uncovered, so he covered it with his toe. He then requested the, Prophet  to enter. The Prophet  entered the cave and placed his, blessed head to rest on the lap of Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique ؓ◌ . In the, hole, there lived a snake which yearned to see the Holy Prophet ., It rubbed its head against the feet of Hazrat Abu Bakrؓ◌ but he did, not move his foot, thinking that it would disturb the rest of the, Prophet . Finally the snake bit him on his foot. When Hazrat Abu, Bakr’s ؓ◌ tears fell onto the blessed face of the Prophet , the, beloved Prophet  opened his blessed eyes and Hazrat Abu Bakr ؓ◌, explained what had happened. The Prophet  applied his blessed, saliva to the snake bite and this gave him immediate relief., 88

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Vol.1 pg.90, , When writing his blessed name, always write  ‘Sall Allahu alaihi wa, Sallam’. Some people write abbreviations such as s.a.w etc. instead of, writing the complete Durood. It is impermissible and Haraam to do, this. It is also a sign of love and faith to love the Noble Family of the, Prophet , His Companions, The Muhajireen, The Ansaar and all, those who are associated to them. It is also a sign of love, to have, enmity for the enemies of the Prophet  even though he may be, your father, son, brother or member of your tribe. One who does not, do so, is untrue in his claim. Are you not aware of the fact that the, Sahaba-e-Kiraam left their elders, relatives, parents, brothers and, even their motherland in the love of the Prophet . How is it, possible for one to love Allah and His Rasool  and at the same time, have affection for his enemies, whereas two opposing things can, never be combined? You have to choose one of the two. You may, either choose to attain Jannat or go towards Jahanum. It is also the, sign of true love, that the words which you use in the Court of the, Prophet  should be adorned with respect and dignity. You should, never use such a word that has even the slightest indication of, disrespect in it. When addressing Huzoor  never use his name, as, it is not permissible to do so. Always say, Ya Nabi’Allah, Ya, Rasool’Allah or Ya Habeeb’Allah. If ever, you have the opportunity of, presenting yourself in Madinah Tayyibah, stand four arm lengths, away from the Rauda Shareef, with both hands respectfully folded, like in Namaaz. Lowering your head, send Salutations upon the, Prophet  with total respect and reverence. Do not go too close1, and do not look around, and beware to never ever raise your voice, there, for it may cause you to lose all the good, _______________________________________________________________________, 1. The reason for saying that you should not go too close is so that you may be protected from, causing any unintentional disrespect., , 90

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Vol.1 pg.91, , which you have earned in your entire life. It is also a sign of love, to, learn from the people of knowledge, asking them about the blessed, sayings, practices and all other things related to the Prophet , so, that you may be able to practice in accordance with them., Belief: Any person who views any saying, action, practice or, , condition of the Prophet  with the slightest contempt, is regarded, an unbeliever., Belief: Huzoor-e-Aqdas  is the ‘Na’ib-e-Mutlaq’ ‘Supreme, , Representative’ of Almighty Allah. The entire universe has been, given in the control of the Prophet . He may do as he pleases,, giving whatever he pleases to whomsoever he pleases. He may take, whatever he pleases from whomsoever he pleases. There is none in, the universe that can overturn his command. The entire universe is, under his authority and He  is only under the authority of, Almighty Allah and none other. He is the Master of all the people., One who does not accept him as his master, is deprived of the, sweetness of the Sunnat. The entire earth belongs to him and the, entire Paradise is his property. All the Angels in the skies and on the, earth are under his authority. The keys to Heaven and Hell have, been given in his blessed hands. Sustenance and all good things are, distributed through his exalted Court. This world and the hereafter, is only a portion of his blessings. The authority over the Commands, of Shariah has been given in the control of Rasoolullah . He  has, the complete authority to make anything Haraam upon whomsoever, he pleases and make anything Halaal upon whomsoever He , pleases. He  may excuse one from any obligation that he pleases., Belief: Huzoor  was the first to be conferred with the status of, , Nabuiwat (Prophethood). On the Day of Meethaq (Covenant), all the, 91

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Vol.1 pg.92, , Prophets took an oath to believe in him and assist him, and it was on, this condition that they too were blessed with Nabuiwat. The, Prophet  is the Nabi of all the Nabis and all the Ambia ‫ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﻢ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡ‬are, the Ummah of the Prophet . Each one of them in their respective, eras served under the command of the Prophet  as his, representatives. Almighty Allah made the Prophet  the, manifestation of His Zaat (Being), and He granted radiance to the, entire universe through the Noor (light) of the beloved Rasool ,, and it is in this sense that Huzoor  is present everywhere. An, Arabic couplet says:, , : ‫ﺎ‬+J, : ‫ﻂ‬# ‫ْﻮ ْﺳ‬+ ‫ ْ ﺍﻟ‬# ' ‫ﺲ‬# ‫ﺍﻟﺸ ْﻤ‬, ‫ﺎ‬7+ ‫ء و ﻧ ْ(ﻮ (ر‬# ‫ﻤﺎ‬+ ‫ﺍﻟﺴ‬, , ‫ﺎ‬+‫ﺑ‬#‫ﻐﺎر‬+ ‫ﻣ‬+ ‫و‬+ ‫ﻗﺎ‬#‫ ﺎر‬+‫ﻣﺸ‬+ ‫و‬+ ‫د‬+ ‫ْﺒﻼ‬, + ‫ ﺍﻟ‬Es‫ ْﻐ‬-+, , You are a light that blessed radiance to the entire universe, as the sun,, which is fixed in the centre of the skies, brightens the cities all over the, world, as its light spreads everywhere, from the East to the West, However, what can be said regarding one who is adamant and, spiritually diseased from within. The couplet says:, ,  ,  




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Vol.1 pg.93, , An Important Recommendation, To read or discuss the issues related to the lapses of the Ambia-eKiraam ‫ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﻢ ﺍﻟﺼﻼﺓ ﻭ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡ‬except in the recitation of the Qur’an or in, narrations of the Hadith, is totally Haraam (forbidden). What right, do others have to discuss such issues related to these Noble, Personalities? Allah is their Lord. He may take their actions as He, Wills in which ever manner He Wills. They are His beloved servants,, thus they may demonstrate their humility in the Court of their Lord, as they wish. None other is permitted to use these statements as a, credential. One who uses these incidents as proof for himself is, cursed. As for these instances which seem to show lapse on their, part, are in reality based on thousands of wisdoms and good things, (that we cannot even understand). In these actions, there are, thousands of fruits of benefit and blessings. Look at just the one issue, of Hazrat Adam
. If he had not eaten the fruit, he would have not, come down from Jannat onto earth. The earth would not have been, inhabited. Neither would the Heavenly Scriptures have been, revealed and nor would the Prophets have come. There would have, been no jihad. The doors to hundreds of thousands of possibilities, would have been closed. The one thing that opened the door to all, this, was the one action of Hazrat Adam
. The good deeds of the, ordinary people have no significance in comparison to the deeds of, the Prophets. These lapses of the Ambia ‫ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﻢ ﺍﻟﺼﻼﺓ ﻭ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡ‬are even more, superior to the best deeds of the Siddiqeen. It has been mentioned, that:, , + ْ #‫ﺑ‬O, : + ‫ﺳ &ﻴﺌﺎﺕ( ﺍﻟ (ْﻤ‬+ #‫ﺮﺍر‬+ ْ‫ﺑ‬+‫ﻨﺎﺕ( ْﺍﻻ‬+ ‫ﺴ‬+ ‫ﺣ‬+, ‘Virtuous deeds of the righteous common people are inferior to even the, lapses of the Chosen Ones’, 93

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Vol.1 pg.96, , The Angels, Angels are created from Noor (light). Almighty Allah has blessed, them with the ability to take whatever form they wish. They, sometimes appear in the form of humans and sometimes in other, forms as well., Belief: They do only that which is commanded to them by Allah., , They do not act contrary to the command of Allah either, intentionally, unintentionally or by error. They are Maasum (sinless), servants of Allah and are pure and free from all major and minor, sins., Belief: They have been assigned separate duties. Some of them, , deliver revelation to the Prophets, whilst some are responsible for, causing rain and others are assigned to the wind. Some are assigned, to delivering sustenance; some are responsible for moulding the, form of the child in the womb of the mother, whilst some are, responsible for changes in the human body. Some protect humans, against their enemies; some of them are responsible for seeking out, virtuous gatherings of those in the remembrance of Allah and, presenting themselves therein. Others record the deeds of the, humans, whilst many of them have been appointed to be present in, the Sacred Court of the Holy Prophet . Some are assigned to, carrying the Salutations of the people to the Court of the Prophet, . Some are responsible for questioning the deceased, removing the, soul, inflicting punishment and blowing the Soor1., ________________________________________________________________________, 1. The Soor is the Horn shaped instrument which will be blown to end the world and to bring, on the Day of Qiyaamat., , 96

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Vol.1 pg.97, , With the exception of these duties, there are many other duties that, have been assigned to the Angels., Belief: Angels are neither male nor female., Belief: To accept them to be Qadeem (uncreated) or declare them, , to be the Creator is kufr., Belief: Their population is only known to Him who created them, , (i.e. Allah) and through His informing, His Prophet, Four of the Angels are very famous, namely:, , , , also knows., , 1. Hazrat Jibra’eel
, 2. Hazrat Mika’eel
, 3. Hazrat Israfeel, ,
, , 4. Hazrat Izra’eel, ,
, , They are most superior to all the other Angels., Belief: To show the slightest disrespect towards any Angel is kufr., , Some ignorant people have the habit of referring to their enemies or, someone they dislike, as Malak ul Maut (Angel of Death) or Izra’eel., This statement is close to the words of kufr., Belief: To reject the existence of Angels or to say that Angels, , merely refer to the power of good and nothing more, are both, statements of kufr., , 97

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Vol.1 pg.98, , The Jins, They are created from fire. Some from amongst them have also been, given the ability to take whatever form they wish. They have very, lengthy life spans. The mischievous ones amongst them are known, as shaitaan. Like humans, they have intelligence, souls and bodies., They even have children and lineage. They eat, drink, live and die., Belief: There are also Muslims (believers) and kaafirs (unbelievers), , amongst them but in comparison to humans the population of their, unbelievers is much more in number. The Muslims amongst them, consist of both pious and sinners as well. They even have Sunni and, non-Sunni (Bad Mazhabs) amongst them. There are more faasiqs, (rebellious transgressors) amongst them compared to the humans., Belief: To reject their existence or to say that shaitaan or Jin, , merely refers to the power of evil is kufr., , 98

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Vol.1 pg.100, , There is a domain connecting this world to the hereafter, which is, called ‘Barzakh’. After death and before Qiyaamat all the humans and, Jins have to live therein as per their ranking. Barzakh is much larger, than this earth. The comparison between this Barzakh and this, world is like the womb of the mother compared to the earth. In, Barzakh, some will attain comfort whilst others will face hardships., Belief: Every person has a fixed lifespan on earth. It can neither be, , increased nor decreased. When the amount of time given to a person, expires, Hazrat Izra’eel
appears and removes his soul. The person, observes the presence of Angels to his left and right, for as far as his, eyes can see. Angels of mercy surround the believers whilst Angels, of punishment stand to the left and right of the unbelievers. At that, moment, the reality of Islam becomes more evident than the, brightness of the sun to every person but declaring Imaan at this, instance is not valid because the demand of Imaan is to bring faith, on the unseen, as they are observing everything the demand of, bringing faith in the unseen no longer exists., Belief: Even after death, the soul is connected to the body of man., , Even though the soul leaves the body, the soul knows and feels, everything that is inflicted on the body, just as it occurs during the, worldly life. Actually it feels and knows everything even more than, before. On earth, the body receives the cold water, cool breeze, good, food and all other good things, but the soul attains comfort through, it. Even if the body feels pain etc. the soul experiences the, discomfort caused by it. The soul also has its own sensations,, through which it feels happiness or sadness. The exact same, conditions continue to be experienced in Barzakh., , 100

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Vol.1 pg.102, , Shah Abdul Aziz Saaheb writes:, , !"#$%&' ,  () * , ‘There is no difference to the soul,, whether the place it wishes to visit is distant or close.’, The accursed souls of the unbelievers remain at their crematoriums, or on their graves, whilst some dwell in Chaah-e-Barhoot, which is a, canal in Yemen. Others remain in the first, second and third earths,, right up to the seventh earth and some even dwell below this, in a, bottomless abyss called ‘Sijjieen’. However, no matter where they, may be, they too recognise those who visit their crematoriums and, graves. They see, hear and know what is being said. Their souls are, however not afforded any freedom, as they are imprisoned., Belief: To believe that soul enters another body after death, be it, , that of another human or animal, which is called ‘Tanasukh’ or, ‘Awagawan’, i.e. re-incarnation, is baseless and kufr., Belief: Death refers to the separation of the soul from the body. It, , does not mean that the soul dies. One who believes that the soul is, totally obliterated is a Bud Madhab (misguided and deviant)., Belief: The deceased is also able to speak, and except for the, , ordinary humans and Jins, all the other animals etc. are able to hear, him., Belief: When the deceased is laid to rest in his grave, the grave, , squeezes him. If he is a Muslim, the grave gently squeezes him as a, mother hugs her child very snugly with love and affection. If he is a, 102

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Vol.1 pg.103, , kaafir, the grave presses him with such force, that his ribs from the, right protrude from the left and the ribs from the left protrude from, the right., Belief: When the people return after burying him, the deceased, , hears the sound of their footsteps. Just then, two Angels appear,, tearing through the earth with their teeth. Their appearance is very, fierce and dreadful. Their bodies are black and they have huge, blackish blue eyes, which are as huge as cauldrons, blazing with fire., They have long mattered hair and teeth that are many hand lengths, long, with which they rip open the ground as they come towards the, deceased. One is called ‘Munkir’ and the other is called ‘Nakeer’., They awaken the deceased by jolting him aggressively, before, questioning and interrogating him in a severely harsh tone., Their first question to the deceased is:, , +‫رﺑ>ﻚ‬+ ‫ﻣ ْﻦ‬+, ‘Who is Your Rub?’, Their second question to the deceased is:, , +‫ﻳْﻨ(ﻚ‬#‫ﻣﺎ د‬+, ‘What is your Religion?’, Their third question to the deceased is:, , ‫ﺮ (ﺟﻞ‬: ‫ﺬﺍ ﺍﻟ‬+ 7ٰ ْ # ' ‫ (ﻘ ْﻮ (ل‬Z+ ‫ﺖ‬+ ‫ﻣﺎ (ﻛ ْﻨ‬+, ‘What did you use to say about this person?’, 103

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Vol.1 pg.105, , Then a voice will call out from the sky saying:, ‘My servant has spoken the truth. Prepare for him the bed of Jannat, adorn, him in the garb of Jannat and open for him a door leading to Jannat.’, The cool and fragrant breeze of paradise will flow into his grave and, his grave will be extended for as far as his eyes can see. It will then, be said to him:, ‘Sleep like a bridegroom sleeps’, This privilege will be generally exclusive to the chosen servants of, Allah. However, if Allah wills then ordinary believers can benefit, from this as well. Otherwise, the expanding of the grave will vary for, each person, depending on his religious status (i.e. piety). The grave, will be expanded up to 70 hand lengths in length and breadth for, some, whilst others will be given as much space as they wish for,, even as far as the eye can see. Some of the deceased will receive, punishment in their graves, depending on the extent of their, wrongs. However, through the intercession of their ‘Peers’ and, ‘Masha’ikh’, i.e. Spiritual Guides and Spiritual Grandmasters, and, through the blessing of the Imams of the Madhab and the Awliyah, Allah, or merely through His Mercy, Almighty Allah will grant them, salvation when He Wills. Some have mentioned that the torment of, the grave for a sinful believer is only until the eve of a Friday. As, soon as this night comes, the punishment is lifted (Allah ta’aala, Knows Best). It is indeed evident from the Hadith that a believer who, passes away on the eve of a Friday, or on the Friday, or during any, day or night in Ramadan, will be spared from the questioning of the, ‘Nakeerain’ and the punishment of the grave. It has also been, mentioned that a window leading to Jannat will be opened for a, 105

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Vol.1 pg.106, , believer. This is in the sense that, first the window of hell shall be, opened unto him from his left, through which he will experience the, intense heat and foul odour of hell. It will then be closed, immediately and the window of Jannat shall be opened to his right., He will then be told:, ‘If you had not been able to answer the questions correctly,, then that was for you. Now this, (Paradise) is for you.’, This will be done, so that the deceased may acknowledge and truly, appreciate the Grace of his Lord, reflecting on how He spared him, from severe torment and blessed him with such a great blessing. The, procedure for the Munafiqs (hypocrites) will be entirely opposite to, the above mentioned procedure. First, the window leading to Jannat, will be opened unto him, from which he will experience the fragrant, and cool breeze of Paradise and as he realises its magnificence, it will, be immediately closed. This will be done so that he realises what a, great bounty he has been deprived of, and so that he realises the, severe torment that he is about to face, for disrespecting and saying, blasphemous words in the Court of the Prophet . If the deceased is, a hypocrite, he will reply to the questions of the grave by saying:, , ‫ى‬#ْ ‫ ْدر‬+‫ﻻ ﺍ‬+ ‫ﺎ‬7+ ‫ﺎ‬7+, ‘Unfortunately, I do not know anything’, He will then say:, , ‫ﺎﻗ ْ(ﻮ (ل‬+ ‫ﻓ‬+ ‫ﺷ ْﻴﺌًﺎ‬+ ‫ن‬+ ‫ (ﻘ ْﻮﻟ( ْﻮ‬-+ ‫ﺎس‬, + ‫ﻨ‬: ‫ﻤ (ﻊ ﺍﻟ‬+ ‫ﺍ ْﺳ‬+ ‫(ﻛ ْﻨ (ﺖ‬, 106

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Vol.1 pg.107, , ‘I used to hear the people proclaim something and, I too proclaimed the same.’, A voice will then call out, saying, ‘He is a liar. Prepare for him the bed of, fire and dress him in the garb of fire, and open for him a door leading to, Hell’. He will experience the intensity of its heat, and two Angels will, be assigned to inflict punishment on him. These Angels will not have, the ability to hear or see, and in their hands, they will have powerful, metal rods, which will have the capability of turning a mountain into, dust if the mountain were struck with it. They will continuously beat, him with this rod. Snakes and scorpions will also inflict punishment, on him, constantly biting and stinging him. Even his evil deeds will, be transformed into vicious dogs, wolves and other forms, and these, too will inflict punishment and torment upon him. The good deeds, of a person will take pleasant forms, giving him immense comfort, and tranquillity., Belief: The severe punishment and comforting rewards of the, , grave are true (i.e. indisputable fact). Just as it has been mentioned, earlier, the punishment or reward is for both the body and the soul., Even if the body has been burnt, disintegrated or turned into dust,, its original particles shall still remain in existence. All the pain and, comfort will be experienced through these particles. On the day of, Qiyaamat, the physical body will be raised again through these, particles. These are very minute particles which are found in the, spinal column and are known as ‘Ajabuz Zamb’. These particles are, so minute, that they cannot even be seen through a microscope., Neither can they be destroyed by fire, nor can they be eroded by the, earth. These particles are in reality the basic elements of the, physical body. The soul will thus be re-entered into the original body, on the day of Qiyaamat, and not into a new body. The body of a, 107

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Vol.1 pg.108, , person does not change merely because of certain changes in its, physical structure, caused by growth or reduction. An example of, this is a child, who is so small at birth, yet the child grows so quickly, into an adult. Another example is that of a strong muscular youth, who becomes weak and feeble due to illness. After recovering from, an illness, the same youth becomes lean, strong and healthy again., After all this, it cannot be said that it is not the same person. The, condition on the day of Qiyaamat is thus very much similar. If a body, has been disintegrated and the bones and flesh have turned to dust,, no matter wherever the particles may be, Almighty Allah will gather, all the basic elements, bringing it back into being from its original, particles which do not disintegrate. This is known as ‘Hashr’ (The, Resurrection). Only a misguided person will reject the punishments, and rewards of the grave., Belief: If the deceased was not buried in a grave then the questions, , of the grave will be asked to him wherever he is. That is where he, will receive either reward or punishment. In other words, if a lion, ate a person, he will be questioned in the belly of the lion, and he, will receive his reward or punishment too in the belly of the lion., Law: The sand does not eat the bodies of the Prophets; the Awliyah, , Allah; The Ulama; the Martyrs; that Hafizul Qur’an who practiced in, accordance with the commands of the Qur’an; those devoted in the, love of Allah; one who never disobeyed Allah, and the one who spent, his time engrossed in the recitation of Durood Shareef. Any person, who says that the Nabis ‘are dead and mixed in the sand’ is an, accursed, corrupt and misguided person, deserving the punishment, for blasphemy., , 108

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Vol.1 pg.110, , The earth, the skies, humans, Jins and the Angels will all, undoubtedly expire and perish one day. Only Almighty Allah is, forever Existing. A few signs will appear before the end of the world., Some of them are as follows:, 1. Three earthquakes will occur causing many people to be, consumed by the earth. One will occur in the East, one in the West, and one in the Arabian Peninsula., 2. Knowledge will be taken away. In other words, the Ulama will pass, away from this world (very swiftly). This does not mean that the, Ulama will remain and the knowledge will vanish from their hearts., 3. There will be an excess of ignorance., 4. Adultery will be in abundance like donkeys mate with one another, without any shame. There will be no respect and modesty left, between the young and the old., 5. The population of men will decrease and the population of women, will increase. There will be only one man for every 50 women., 6. With the exception of the main ‘Daj’jaal’ there will be 30 other, Daj’jaals. Each of them will claim to be a Prophet, even though the, Doors of Prophethood have been sealed. Some of these Daj’jaals have, already gone by. Some of those gone by are: Musailama Kaz’zab,, Tulaiha bin Khuwailid, Aswad Ansi, Sajjah (was a female who later, accepted Islam) and Ghulam Ahmed Qadiani etc. Others, who have, not as yet appeared, will definitely appear as well., , 110

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Vol.1 pg.111, , 7. There shall be an abundance of wealth. The river Euphrates will, unveil its treasures, forming mountains of gold., 8. Lush vegetation and orchards will grow in the Arabian Desert., Rivers too will flow therein., 9. To remain firm on Islam will be as difficult as holding burning, coals in ones hand. People will go to the graveyard and wish that, they were amongst the dead., 10. There will be no barkat in time, meaning time will pass by very, swiftly. A year will pass like a month, a month like a week, a week, like a day and a day will pass by as swiftly as something burns, rapidly after catching fire., 11. People will regard dispensing their Zakaat, a burden. They will, regard it a penalty., 12. People will study the knowledge of Deen but not for the purpose, of Deen., 13. Men will become subservient to their wives., 14. Children will disobey and disrespect their parents., 15. People will socialise with their friends and shun their fathers (i.e., parents)., 16. People will shout (raise their voices) in the Musjid., 17. Music will become common., 111

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Vol.1 pg.112, , 18. People will curse their predecessors and address them with, disrespect., 19. Wild animals will converse with humans. The tip of a whip and, shoe laces (straps) will also speak. They will relate to a person, whatever happened in his house whilst he was at the market., 20. Disreputable people, who once had no clothes or shoes to wear,, will boastfully live in huge mansions., 21. The appearance of Daj’jaal: With the exception of, Makkah and Madinah, he will travel the entire world in 40 days. Of, these 40 days, the first day will be equivalent to a year, the second, day will be equivalent to a month, the third day equivalent to a week, and the rest of the days shall all be of 24 hours each. He will travel, very swiftly, like gusts of strong winds which steer the clouds. His, fitna (corruption) will be very potent. He will have with him a, garden and a huge fire. He will refer to his garden as Jannat and his, fire as Jahanum. These will accompany him wherever he goes. That, which looks like a garden will be fire in reality and the fire will be a, garden in reality. He will claim to be Allah. He will enter all those, who believe in him into his garden and he will enter all those who, reject him into his fire., He will bring the dead back to life, he will command barren land to, grow lush vegetation, he will cause it to rain, he will cause the, livestock to become healthy. When he enters a barren land, those, buried there will rise and follow him like swarms of bees. He will, show many other startling signs, which in reality will be illusions, and the trickery of shaitaan. These illusions shall have no bearing, with reality, thus when he leaves any place, the people living there, 112

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Vol.1 pg.113, , shall be left with nothing. He will try to enter Makkah and Madinah,, but the Angels assigned by Almighty Allah will turn him away from, this direction. However, 3 earth tremors will occur in Madinah, Shareef, because there will be those living in Madinah Shareef under, the pretext of being Muslims, but they will be kaafirs at heart and, will be from amongst those who are known by Allah, who will end up, with Daj’jaal. These people will flee from Madinah in fear of the, earth tremors and will join the army of daj’jaal. The Jewish army will, also join forces with him., The alphabets ‫ ≈ ف ر‬depicting the word ‘kaafir’ will be engraved on, his forehead. All the true Muslims will see this clearly but this will, not be visible to the unbelievers. After travelling the world, Daj’jaal, will reach Syria, where Hazrat Esa
will descend on the Eastern, Minaret of the Jaame Musjid of Damascus at this critical moment. It, will be early in the morning. The Iqaamat for Namaaz-e-Fajr would, have already been called out. Hazrat Imam Mahdi ؓ◌ will be present, in this Jama’at. Hazrat Esa
will command him to lead the Fajr, Namaaz. Complying with this command, Hazrat Imam Mahdi ؓ◌ will, lead the congregation and Daj’jaal will begin to dissolve through the, fragrant breath of Hazrat Esa
, just as salt dissolves in water. This, fragrant scent of Hazrat Esa’s
breath will spread for as far as the, eye can see. Daj’jaal will flee and Hazrat Esa
will pursue him,, launching a spear into his back, ultimately killing him, thereby, sending him into hell., 22. Above we have briefly explained the descending of Hazrat Esa
, from the heavens. During his era, there shall be an abundance of, wealth. If any person gives wealth to another during this era, he, shall refuse it. There shall be no jealousy and hatred during this, time., 113

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will destroy all the crucifixes and slay all the swines., All the people of the book who survive will accept Islam and bring, Imaan on him. At this time, there shall be only one religion in the, world and that will be Deen-e-Islam, and only one Madhab namely, Madhab-e-Ahle Sunnat will prevail. During this time, children will, play with snakes, and goats and lions will graze together. Hazrat Esa,
will remain on earth for 40 years. He will marry and have, children. After he passes away, he will be laid to rest in the Rauza-eAnwar., 23. A synopsis of Hazrat Imam Mahdi’s ؓ◌ arrival is as follows: A time, will come when the entire world will be trapped in kufr. During this, time, all the Abdals and the Awliyah from all over the world will, migrate to Haramain Sharifain. Islam will only be prevalent there., The rest of the world will be engulfed by kufr., It will be the month of Ramadan and the Abdals will engrossed in the, Tawaaf of the Holy Kaaba. Imam Mahdi ؓ◌ will also be present there., The Awliyah Allah will recognise him and thus request to take, (Bai’at) the oath of Allegiance at his hands. He will refuse to fulfil, their requests. Just then, a voice will be heard saying:, , ‘‫ﻴ (ﻌ ْﻮﮦ‬#ْ ‫ﻃ‬+‫و ﺍ‬+ ‘+‫ﻤ (ﻌ ْﻮﺍ ﻟ‬+ ‫ﺎﺳ‬+, ْ ‫ى ﻓ‬#& ‫ْﻤ ْ)ﺪ‬+ ‫ ﺍﻟ‬#‫ﻔ (ﺔ ﺍﷲ‬+ ‫ ْﻴ‬# ‫ﺧﻠ‬+ ‫ﺬﺍ‬+ 7ٰ, ‘This is Mahdi, the Khalifa of Allah., Listen to what he says and obey his commands.”, Immediately, all the Awliyah will pledge their allegiance to him. He, will take all of them with him and journey to Syria. After the slaying, of Daj’jaal, Almighty Allah will command Hazrat Esa
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Vol.1 pg.115, , Muslims onto the Mount Toor, when such a nation is about to appear, with whom none shall have the ability to do battle., 24. The appearance of Yajuj Majuj: They will emerge after, all the Muslims go onto the Mount Toor (Sinai). Their population will, be very large. When they pass through Buhaira Tabriya (which is a, 10 mile stretch); the first Jama’at that passes through will drink, every drop of water in this river. When the second Jama’at passes, through, they will feel that there was never any water in the river, before their arrival. They will kill and destroy everything that is in, their path causing mayhem. After all the killings and massacres, they, will say, ‘we have killed all those on earth. Now let us kill those in, the sky’. They will fire their arrows into the sky and through the Will, of Allah, their arrows will return to the ground drenched in blood., At this time, on the mountain, Hazrat Esa
and his followers would, be facing very harsh conditions. There will be a scarcity of, everything. One head of a cow will be more valuable than the, current day value of one hundred Ashrafis (gold coins). Hazrat Esa
, and his companions will make Dua and Almighty Allah will create a, worm in the necks of the Yajuj Majuj, which will cause a festering, wound. All of them will instantly die due to this. After their, destruction, Hazrat Esa
will descend with his followers from the, mountain. They will find the entire earth polluted by the foul, smelling remains of the Yajuj Majuj. Again Hazrat Esa
and his, companions will make Dua. Almighty Allah will send a huge bird,, which will pick up their remains and discard of them where Allah, Wills. The Muslims will burn their spears, bows, arrows and quivers,, which will burn continuously for 7 years. This will be followed by, refreshing rains, which will cleanse the earth. The earth will be, commanded to sprout delicious fruit and vegetation. The skies and, 115

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Vol.1 pg.116, , the earths will be commanded to unveil their bounties. The situation, during this time will be so fulfilling that an entire congregation will, be able to eat a single pomegranate and 10 people will be able to sit, under the shade of that pomegranate peel. Everything will be in, abundance. The milk of a single camel will suffice for an entire, congregation, the milk of a cow will suffice for an entire clan, and, the milk of single goat will suffice for an entire household., 25. Huge clouds of mysterious smoke will appear, causing darkness, from the earth up to the sky., 26. The appearance of Daab’batul Ard: This is a creature, which will have in its possession the Asa (Staff) of Hazrat Musa
, and the ring of Hazrat Sulaiman
. He will make a glowing mark on, the foreheads of the Muslims by using the Asa of Hazrat Musa
and, by using the ring of Hazrat Sulaiman
, he will make an ugly black, spot on the foreheads of the unbelievers. At this time, all the, Muslims and kaafirs will become clearly noticeable. This sign will, never change. Those who are kaafirs will never become Muslims and, those who are Muslims will never lose their Imaan., 27. The Sun will rise from the West. When this phenomenon occurs,, the doors of Tauba (repentance) will be sealed. If any person accepts, Islam after this, his Islam will not be valid., 28. After the passing away of Hazrat Esa
and when only 40 years, remains for Qiyaamat, a fragrant breeze will blow, which will pass, under the armpits of the people. When this happens, all the Muslims, will pass away and the entire earth will only be inhabited by kaafirs,, and it is upon them that Qiyaamat will come. We have only, mentioned a few signs of Qiyaamat here. Some of them are already, 116

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Vol.1 pg.117, , evident, whilst others are still to occur. After this fragrant breeze, blows under the armpits of the people and when all the Muslims, have passed away, there will come such a time, wherein no child will, be born for 40 years. In other words there will be no one younger, than forty years of age. The entire earth will be inhabited by, unbelievers., There will be none left on earth to take the Name of Almighty Allah., People will be engrossed in worldly activities; some plastering their, homes and feasting etc. when suddenly Hazrat Israfeel
will be, commanded to blow the ‘Soor’. The sound of the Soor will be very, soft at first then gradually increasing in intensity. People will raise, their ears to listen to this sound, which will render them, unconscious and then ultimately causing their death. The skies, the, earth, the Soor and even Israfeel
and the entire creation will, perish. With the exception of One Allah, nothing else will be in, existence. Almighty Allah will say,, ( tΠöθu‹ø9$# à7ù=ßϑø9$# ÇyϑÏj9, , ‘Whose Supreme Rule is there today?’, In other words, where are the dictators and the arrogant ones today?, None will be in existence to answer. Allah will say,, Í‘$£γs)ø9$# ωÏn≡uθø9$# ¬!, , ‘It is only the Supreme Rule of One Allah, The Most Powerful.’, , 117

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Vol.1 pg.118, , Then, whenever Almighty Allah wills, He will cause Hazrat Israfeel
, to rise again. The Soor will be brought back into existence and Allah, will command Hazrat Israfeel
to blow the Soor. The entire, creation including the Angels, Jins, humans, animals etc. will return, to existence. The Holy Prophet  will be the first to rise from his, blessed Rauda-e-Anwar. He will rise with the hand of Hazrat Abu, Bakr Siddique ؓ◌ in his right hand and the hand of Hazrat Umar-eFarouk ؓ◌ in his left hand, followed by all the Muslims buried in the, Holy Cemeteries of Makkah Mukarramah and Madinatul, Munaw’wara. The Prophet  will take all of them with him and, walk towards the ‘Plains of Resurrection’., Belief: Qiyaamat will certainly be established. One, who rejects this,, , is an unbeliever., Belief: Not only souls will be revived on the Day of Reckoning, but, , reckoning will be for both the body and the soul. One who says that, only the souls will be revived and the body will not be revived, is an, unbeliever., Belief: If a person’s body has been disintegrated, decayed or even, , devoured by animals, Almighty Allah will gather all of this and raise, the body once again. On the day of reckoning, people will emerge, from their graves barefoot, unclothed and uncircumcised. Some, people will be on foot whilst others will be on a conveyance. Some, will be sitting individually on an animal, whilst others will be 2, 3, 4, or 5, right up to 10 persons per animal. The unbelievers will go, towards the Plains of Resurrection dragging themselves on their, faces. Some will be dragged towards the plains by Angels, whilst, others will be engulfed by fire., , 118

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Vol.1 pg.119, , The Plains of Resurrection will be established in Syria. The ground, will be made so smooth, that even if a mustard seed were to be, placed on the opposite end, it would be visible. On the Day of, Reckoning, the earth will be made of copper and the sun will be only, 1 mile above our heads. The narrator of the Hadith states, ‘It is not, known whether 1 mile in this case refers to the applicator used to apply, surmah or the standard distance of a mile.’ Even if it refers to a mile, the, intensity of the sun’s heat on that day is obvious. Presently, the sun, is at a distance of 4000 years from the earth with its rear facing us,, whilst on the day of reckoning it will be a mile above our heads and, directly facing us. We all know what the intensity of the sun’s heat, feels like when the sun is at its peak on a normal summer’s day. It, makes it almost impossible to venture outdoors. Now, imagine the, intensity of the sun’s heat when it will be only 1 mile over our, heads? Presently, the ground is made of sand and we have shoes etc., to wear. On the day of reckoning, the ground will be made of copper, and we will be standing upon it bare feet. There is none that can, truly understand the intensity of the heat at that critical hour. May, Almighty Allah protect us! Aameen., The intensity of the heat will cause the brain to boil. We will perspire, to such an extent that our perspiration will seep 70 yards into the, earth. When the earth cannot soak in anymore perspiration, the, perspiration will rise above the ground. Some will be in perspiration, up to their ankles, some up to their knees, some up to their waist,, some up to their chest, and some up to their necks. The unbelievers, will be drowning in their own perspiration up to their mouths, just, as reigns are fixed to a horse’s mouth. Thirst will be so severe, that, we cannot really explain it. The tongue will become so dry that it, will feel like thorns. The tongues of some will be hanging out of their, mouths. The heart will boil and come up into the throat., 119

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Vol.1 pg.120, , Every person will be suffering as per his or her sins. If a person did, not discharge his Zakaat accurately, with regards to gold and silver,, then the gold and silver will be heated and used to brand him on his, side, back and forehead. If a person did not give Zakaat on his, livestock correctly, those animals will be brought forth strong and, healthy on the day of reckoning, and he will be placed on the, burning hot ground, whilst the animals will run over him,, stampeding over him and piercing him with their horns. After, running over him once, they will return from the opposite direction, doing exactly the same thing. This will continue until the reckoning, of the people ends ‫( و ﻋ ﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﻘﻴﺎس‬based on this conjecture)., With the exception of these torments, many other dreadful, punishments will be unleashed upon the wrongdoers, and during, this critical moment, none will care about the other. Brothers will, flee from brothers. Parents will desert their children. A mans wife, and children will shun him. Everyone will be concerned about, himself, detained in his own punishment. None will be of any, assistance to another. Hazrat Adam
will be commanded to, separate the inmates of hell from the Jannatis (dwellers of paradise)., He will ask, How many from how many? The reply will be, ‘999 (go to, hell) from every 1000.’, It will be such an intense time that due to sadness, children will, become old and pregnant women will abort their unborn children. It, will seem as if everyone is intoxicated but this will not be so. In, reality they will seem to be in this intoxicated state due to their, immense fear and sadness. The punishment commanded by Allah is, very intense. Which one of the torments of that day can we really, explain? If there were just a few or even a hundred or a thousand, we, would be able to explain them, but on the day of Reckoning, we will, 120

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Vol.1 pg.121, , have to face a numerous punishments and all that we can really do is, beg Allah to afford us salvation from these dreadful torments. These, torments will not only last for a few hours, days or months but for, the entire day of Reckoning, which will be equivalent to 50 000 years., After almost half the day passes, the people will find themselves in, the same terrifying predicament, so they will consult with each, another. After consultation, they will choose to seek out an, intercessor who will intercede on their behalf. They will ultimately, decide to present themselves before Hazrat Adam
, as he is the, father of all humans and because Almighty Allah granted him special, excellence by creating him with His Dast-e-Qudrat (i.e. His Divine, Power), blessing him with the opportunity of residing in Jannat and, awarding him the grand endowment of Nabuiwat. After much, difficulty, they will find their way to Hazrat Adam
. They will, address him by saying, ‘O Adam
! You are the father of all humans., Almighty Allah created you with His Dast-e-Qudrat and He adorned, you with a special soul. He commanded the Angels to prostrate, before you and He allowed you to reside in Holy Paradise. He blessed, you with the knowledge of the names of all things. Almighty Allah, has also made you ‘Safee’ (His Chosen Friend). Please have mercy on, our pitiful condition and intercede on our behalf, so that Almighty, Allah will release us from this punishment and torment.’ Hazrat, Adam
will say, ‘It is not my position to intercede for you. Today I, am concerned about my own wellbeing.’ He will further say that the, Wrath of Allah is so intense today, that never has it been witnessed, in such intensity before and never shall such intensity be witnessed, again. He will ask them to go to another. They will ask about where, they should go and he will recommend them to go to Hazrat Nuh
, as he is the first Rasool whom Almighty Allah sent to earth for the, guidance of a nation. The people will then go to Hazrat Nuh
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Vol.1 pg.122, , praising him. They will then request him to intercede on their, behalf. Here too, they will receive the same answer. He will then, send them to Hazrat Ibrahim
as Allah had blessed him with being, His ‘Khaleel’. They will present themselves before Hazrat Ibrahim
, and he too will give the same answer. In brief, they will then present, themselves before Hazrat Musa
who will in turn send them to, Hazrat Esa
. He too will tell them that it is not within his power to, intercede on this day. He will ask them to go to him in whose hands, Allah has given the authority of intercession and who is fearless,, even on this frightful day. He will ask them to go towards the leader, of all the children of Adam
. He will send them towards, Khaatamun Nabiyeen Hazrat Muhammad , saying that it is he, alone who has been blessed with the authority of intercession. The, people will go around in circles, weeping, lamenting, begging, helplessly, and looking for the beloved Rasool  until finally they, find him. On seeing him, they will say, ‘O Muhammad ! Almighty, Allah has blessed you with the power to open the doors of, intercession.’, You are the only one who is completely at peace today. They will, praise the Prophet  in the best manner possible and beg his, assistance. The Holy Prophet  will answer by saying:, , ‫)ﺎ‬++ ‫ﺎ ﻟ‬+‫ﻧ‬+‫ﺍ‬, “I am (here) for this reason.’, , ‫ﺤﺒ(ﻜ( ْﻢ‬# ‫ﺻ‬+ ‫ﺎ‬+‫ﺍﻧ‬+, ‘I am the one you have been seeking out.’, 122

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Vol.1 pg.123, , After saying this, the Prophet  will enter the Court of Allah and he, will fall into Sajdah and intercede on our behalf., Almighty Allah will say:, , ْ ‫و‬+ ‫ﻄ‬+ ‫ ْﻌ‬Z( ‫ﺳ ْﻞ‬+ ‫و‬+ ‫ﻤﻊ‬+ ‫ ْﺴ‬Z( ‫و (ﻗ ْﻞ‬+ +‫ﺍﺳﻚ‬, ‫ﻔ ْﻊ‬: +‫ﺸ‬Z( ‫ﻔ ْﻊ‬+ ‫ﺍﺷ‬, + ‫ر‬+ ‫ﻓ ْﻊ‬+ ‫ ْر‬# ‫ﻤ (ﺪ ﺍ‬: ‫ﺤ‬+ ‫ﺎ (ﻣ‬+‫ﻳ‬, ‘O Muhammad ! Raise up your head and say whatever you wish to say, and it will be heard. Ask whatever you desire and it will be fulfilled and, intercede, for your intercession is accepted’, In another narration, it has been mentioned:, , ‫ﻄ ْﻊ‬+ (‫و (ﻗ ْﻞ ﺗ‬+, ‘Ask and it will be complied with’, The Prophet  will then intercede and every person will receive his, intercession including a person who has Imaan even as little as a, mustard seed in his heart. Huzoor  will even remove from hell,, those who accepted Islam with a sincere heart but did not perform, any virtuous deeds. All the other Prophets will then be permitted to, intercede for their respective Ummats. The Awliyah Allah, Shuhada,, Ulama, Hufaaz, Haajis and every such person who has been blessed, with some religious status, will be allowed to intercede for their, relatives and friends. Some people will go to the Ulama and remind, them that they had on certain occasion given them water for Wudu,, whilst some will say to the Ulama that on certain occasions they, gave them clods of clay to cleanse themselves after answering the, call of nature. The Ulama will then even intercede for these people., 123

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Vol.1 pg.124, , Belief: The reckoning and accountability on the last day is a fact, , (i.e. the truth). We are certainly going to be held accountable for our, deeds., Belief: One who rejects the reality of accountability and reckoning, , is a kaafir. On the day of reckoning, there will be those whom, Almighty Allah will question in confidentiality. He will question, them in regards to their wrongdoings, and they will accept all their, wrongs and fear the Judgment of Allah. Allah will say, ‘I hid your sins, whilst you were on earth and now I am forgiving you.’, Some people will be questioned with intense strictness. Those who, are questioned in this manner will have their fate sealed. He will ask, some, ‘Did I not bless you with respect and dignity? Did I not make, you a leader amongst your people? Did I not subdue for you horses, and camels? With the exception of these, Almighty Allah will remind, them of many other bounties which He bestowed upon them. They, will answer in the positive, saying that it was true that Almighty, Allah had blessed them with everything. Allah will say, ‘Did you, know that you were to meet with me?’ and they will answer, negatively. Almighty Allah will say, ‘Then just as you did not, remember Me, I too shall leave you to suffer in this punishment.’, When Almighty Allah will remind some of the unbelievers in regards, to His bounties, thereafter questioning them about their actions,, they will claim to have believed in Allah, His Books and His Prophets., They will claim to have established Namaaz and Fasting. They will, also say that they gave Sadqa and performed numerous other good, deeds. Almighty Allah will then silence them and bring witnesses, unto what they have said. These people will wonder who will be, brought as witnesses against them. A seal will be placed onto their, 124

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Vol.1 pg.125, , mouths and the rest of their body will be commanded to testify., Their thighs, flesh, bones, hands and feet etc. will testify against, them and the truth will be heard. They shall then be thrown into the, dungeons of hell., The beloved Prophet  said, ‘70 000 from my Ummah will enter, Jannat without reckoning and through their blessings, another 70, 000 will enter Jannat with each one of them and Almighty Allah will, send another 3 Jama’ats into Paradise with them.’ It is unknown to us, the amount of people each Jama’at will comprise of. This number is, known to Almighty Allah. All those who performed Tahaj’jud will be, allowed to enter Paradise without reckoning., There will also be such a person from this Ummah whose 99 journals, will be filled with sinful deeds. The magnitude of each journal will be, as far as the eye can see. All these books will be opened and Almighty, Allah will ask him if he has any complaint about any of the deeds, that have been presented. Allah will ask if Kiraaman Kaatibeen, (Angels who record our deeds) were justified in what they recorded, for him. He will reply by saying that all which has been recorded is, simply the truth. Almighty Allah will ask if he had any excuse and he, will reply by saying that he did not have any excuse for his sins., Almighty Allah will say, ‘Indeed your one good deed is present before Us., Today, you will not be treated unjustly.’ A piece of paper will be, presented, on which will be written:, , ‘(‫ر (ﺳ ْﻮﻟ‬+ ‫و‬+ ‘‫ﻋ ْﺒﺪ(ﮦ‬+ ‫ﻤ ًﺪ‬: ‫ﺤ‬+ ‫ن (ﻣ‬: +‫) (ﺪ ﺍ‬+ ‫ ْﺷ‬+‫و ﺍ‬+ ‫ﷲ‬, ( ‫ﻻ ﺍ‬: # ‫ ﺍ‬+ ٰ ‫ﻟ‬#‫ ْن ﻵ ﺍ‬+‫) (ﺪ ﺍ‬+ ‫ ْﺷ‬+‫ﺍ‬, It will be weighed on the command of Almighty Allah. The person, will say that this one piece of paper is nothing in comparison to all, his bad deeds, and Almighty Allah will again say to him that he will, 125

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Vol.1 pg.126, , not be treated unjustly. Then, all his journals of bad deeds will be, placed on one end of the scale and that piece of paper will be placed, on the other end of the scale. That piece of paper will weigh more, than all his journals of bad deeds. There is no limit to the Mercy of, Almighty Allah. Through His Mercy, modest things may become vast., Belief: On the day of Qiyaamat each person will be handed his, , books of deeds. The obedient servants of Allah will receive their, book of deeds in their right hands and the sinful ones in their left, hands. The chest of an unbeliever will be torn open and his hand will, be thrust into his chest and pulled out through his back, and his, deeds will then be handed over to him (in this painful manner)., Belief: The Prophet  has been blessed with the pond of Kauthar., , This is Haq (a true fact). The length and breadth of Kauthar is equal, to the distance covered during one month’s journey. On its banks,, there are absolutely beautiful dome shaped structures made from, pearls. Its 4 ends are equal, in other words, all equal right angles. Its, sand is fragrant with musk; its water is whiter than milk, sweeter, than honey and more pure than musk. Once you take a sip of, Kauthar, you will never be thirsty again. There are goblets floating, on Kauthar, which are more than the number of stars in the sky., There are 2 streams of Jannat that lead into the pond of Kauthar. One, is of gold and the other of silver., Belief: Mizaan (The Scale) is Haq (True). The good and bad deeds of, , the people will be weighed on this scale. This plate will work, differently to the scale of the world. The one which is heavy will lift, upwards, whilst the one which weighs less will face downwards., , 126

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Vol.1 pg.127, , Belief: Almighty Allah will bless the Prophet  with Maqaam-Al-, , Mahmud (The Exalted Station of Praise). It is here that the entire, creation from the beginning up to the end will praise him., Belief: The Prophet  will be blessed with a banner (flag) called, , ‘Liwa ul Humd’ (The Flag of Praise). All the believers, right from the, time of Hazrat Adam
up to the end, will be gathered under this, banner., Belief: Pul Siraat (The Bridge) is Haq. This is a bridge which is, , constructed over the fire of Hell. It is thinner than a hair and sharper, than a sword. This is the only route that can be taken to enter, Jannat. The Prophet  will be the first to cross the Pul Siraat, followed by all the Ambia and Mursaleen ‫ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﻢ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡ‬thereafter followed, by the Ummat of the Prophet  and then the Ummats of all the, other Prophets. One will pass over Pul Siraat as per his deeds. Some, will pass over with swiftness of the flash of lightning. Some will pass, over like wind travelling at high speeds. Some will pass over as fast, as birds whilst others will pass over with the speed of a fast horse., Some will pass over with the speed of a running man whilst others, will do so dragging themselves on their bottoms. There will also be, those who will pass over as slow as ants. There are two massive iron, rods with curved ends like hooks on either side of Pul Siraat., They will seize whomsoever they have been commanded to seize., Some of those seized will be severely wounded, but will still manage, to cross over Pul Siraat, whilst others will be plunged by them into, the fire of hell. Whilst all will be struggling to pass over Pul Siraat,, our pure master, the intercessor for the sinful Hazrat Muhammad , , 127

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Vol.1 pg.129, , time that it takes to complete one Fard Salaah. Actually, it will pass, even faster than this. For some, this day will pass as fast as the blink, of an eye. Allah says:, Ü>tø%r& uθèδ ÷ρr& ̍|Át6ø9$# Ëxôϑn=x. āωÎ) Ïπtã$¡¡9$# ãøΒr& !$tΒuρ, , “The Day of Qiyaamat for the righteous is like the blinking of an eye and, even less than that.”, The greatest and most cherished privilege afforded to the Muslims, on that day will be the blessed opportunity of seeing Almighty Allah., There is no blessing greater than this. Once a person sees Almighty, Allah once, he will be drowned in scintillating pleasure of the Divine, Vision forever. It is something that he shall never forget. The first, person to be granted the Divine Vision on this day will be the Holy, Prophet . Up to this point; we have briefly discussed the issues, relating to the day of resurrection. When the day of reckoning comes, to a close, we will each enter our final abodes, wherein we shall live, forever. Some will be blessed with entering the abode of peace and, tranquillity called Jannat (Paradise) whilst others will enter the, abode of pain and suffering, called Jahanum (hell)., Belief: Jannat and Jahanum are true and a reality. One, who rejects, , this, is a kaafir., Belief: Jannat and Jahanum have been created by Allah hundreds of, , thousands of years ago and are in existence even now. It is not, correct to say that Jannat and Jahanum do not exist and will only be, created close to or just before the last day., , 129

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Vol.1 pg.130, , Belief: Qiyaamat, resurrection, the reckoning, accountability on, , the last day, reward, punishment, Jannat and Jahanum mean the, same as it is generally understood by the Muslims at large. Any, person, who claims these to be true, yet shows different meanings, for them. For example, he says that reward refers to acquiring, satisfaction after seeing ones good deeds, or punishment refers to, being saddened after observing your bad deeds or that the day of, resurrection only pertains to the souls etc., then such a person is in, reality rejecting all the above-mentioned beliefs and such a person is, termed a kaafir. A brief account of Jannat and Jahanum will be, discussed in the forthcoming chapter., , 130

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Vol.1 pg.132, , Jannat is the abode which Almighty Allah has created for the, believers. He has adorned Jannat with marvels unseen or unheard of, by anyone. Even the thought of these splendours has not crossed the, mind of any person. None can ever experience the true realities and, bounties of Jannat (in this world). The only one that has been blessed, with experiencing all the bounties and all the beauties of Jannat is, the Holy Prophet . Whatever has been explained with regards to, Jannat is only to give one an idea of the exquisiteness and, splendours of Jannat. The most beautiful things on this earth cannot, compare in any way to anything in Jannat.1 One can therefore not, compare the pleasures and tranquillity of Jannat. If one of the, maidens of Jannat has to glance into the world then through her, beauty and radiance, the entire skies and earth will light up and be, overwhelmed with fragrance. Her beauty will surpass the brightness, of the sun and the moon. Her head gear is greater than the world, and all its possessions. If a Hur (maiden of Jannat) has to reveal her, palm between the skies and the earth then the creation will be, plunged into turmoil due to her beauty. If she reveals her headgear, then its radiance will overshadow the sun. The sun compared to the, beauty of her headgear will be like a candle in front of the sun. If, anything from Jannat, even equivalent to the size of a finger-nail has, to drop onto the earth, it will be regarded as the most decorative, item. If the bangle (or bracelet) of a Jannati (Dweller of Paradise) is, revealed, it will cause the brightness of the sun to be hidden, as the, sun causes the brightness of the stars to vanish., ________________________________________________________________________, 1. There is no doubt, that nothing can be compared to Holy Paradise, but the Holy Kaaba is, greater in status than Jannat, and as for the Blessed Rauda-e-Mubaarak of the Prophet ,, then this is even greater than the Kaaba and more majestic than the Arsh of Allah which is the, most Majestic station in the skies. The Arsh is a creation of Allah and the Holy Prophet  is, the greatest of all creation. It is thus very evident that the Prophet  being the greatest of, Allah’s creation is without doubt more exalted in position than the Arsh., , 132

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Vol.1 pg.133, , The smallest space in Jannat, equivalent to the amount of space, needed to keep a dustbin, is more valuable than the world and all its, possessions. Only Allah and His Rasool  know how vast Jannat is., For the purpose of understanding, it has been mentioned that Jannat, has 100 levels. The distance between every two levels is equivalent, to the distance between the skies and the earth. As for the issue in, regards to the actual vastness of each level then no such narration, comes to mind right now., It is mentioned in Tirmizi Shareef, that if all the worlds have to be, placed into one level, then this one level is vast enough for, everything. There is a tree in Jannat that is so vast, that a fast horse, is able to ride in its shade for a hundred years and still not come out, of its shade., The doors of Jannat are so extensive that, the distance from one, doorpost to the other door-post is the distance in which a swift, horse travels in 70 years. With all this, the amount of people that will, enter Jannat will be so many, that they will be touching elbows,, struggling to enter., Due to the vast crowds of people that will enter Jannat, the doors of, Jannat will actually creak. Jannat boasts a variety of unique, mansions made from precious gemstones. They are so beautiful and, pure that the inside can be seen from outside and the outside can be, seen from within., The walls of Jannat are made from gold and silver bricks, which are, fixed together by musk. It will have a gold brick followed by a silver, one. The ground will be prepared from saffron and instead of stones;, there will be pearls and other precious stones on it., 133

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Vol.1 pg.134, , It has been mentioned in one narration that the bricks of Jannat are, of white pearl, reddish diamonds and green emeralds. These bricks, have been placed alternately and are bound by musk. In place of, grass, there is saffron, and instead of stones, there are pearls, whilst, the soil is made from amber., There is a huge pavilion (tent) in Jannat made from pearls. The, height of this pavilion is more than a distance of 60 miles. There are, 4 rivers flowing in Jannat; A river of water, a river of milk, a river of, honey and a river of heavenly wine., Streams flow from each river into the homes of every Jannati. All the, streams of Jannat flow on its surface, without any need to cut, through the ground. The banks of each stream are bedecked with, pearls and rubies whilst its bed is made from heavenly musk., The wine of Jannat has no similarity to the wine of this world, which, smells of a foul odour and has a harsh taste, causing a person to, become drunk by it, and lose his sense of judgment. The wine of, Jannat is pure from all the above mentioned deficiencies., The Jannatis will have the opportunity of partaking in all the, delicacies provided in Jannat. Whatever they desire will appear, before them without any effort. If a person sees a particular bird and, wishes to taste its meat, it will appear roasted (i.e. cooked) before, him immediately., If he thinks of water etc. then the container will appear by itself in, his hand. The container will have the exact amount of water, milk or, honey in it that the person desires. There will neither be a drop, , 134

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Vol.1 pg.135, , more or less than that what he desires. It will then return to, wherever it appeared from, after the person drinks from it., There shall be no impurities in Jannat, meaning there will be no, urine, stool, mucus from the nose or ear wax etc. The Jannatis will, only burp a fragrant and soothing burp. The Jannatis perspiration, will be fragrant and soothing. It will cause all the food that he has, eaten, to be digested., The scent of musk will prevail in ones burp and perspiration. Every, person will have the stamina of a hundred men with which to eat,, drink and acquire sexual satisfaction., Those in Jannat will be engrossed in recitation of Tasbeeh, with, intent and without intent, similar to the flow of ones breath. There, will be 10 000 servants standing at the head side of every person., They will each have a bowl of gold and a bowl of silver in their, hands, filled with all the delicacies of Jannat. No matter how much a, person eats, the taste will never diminish. Actually, the more one, eats, the tastier it will become., Every morsel will have 70 different flavours and each flavour will be, more exquisite than the next. The taste of every flavour will be, experienced simultaneously., The clothing of the Jannatis will never become old or worn out. The, Jannatis will remain young forever. When the first group of Muslims, enters Jannat, their faces will be as bright as the full moon., , 135

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Vol.1 pg.136, , The faces of the second Jama’at will be as bright as the brightest star., They will all live in harmony and there will be no disunity or, jealousy amongst them., Of the maidens of Jannat awarded to the men, there will be at least 2, such maidens whose beauty and exquisiteness will be such that, even, after being attired in 70 sets of clothes, their ankles will be visible, through these clothes, like red wine is visible through a clear glass,, and this is because Almighty Allah has compared them to rubies., If one pierces a hole in a ruby and threads a string through it, the, string can be clearly seen through the precious gemstone., A man will see his face in the face of a maiden more clearly than, looking in a mirror. The smallest pearl that she wears will be so, beautiful, that it can light up the area between the East and the, West. It has been mentioned in one narration that if a man places his, hand between her shoulders, he will be able to see it through her, clothes, flesh and skin., If the clothes of Jannat have to be worn by someone in this world,, then all those who see it will fall unconscious and the sights of the, people will not be able to withstand its powerful rays., When a man goes to a maiden of Jannat, he will find her as pure and, chaste as the first time he went to her but there will be no, discomfort in intimacy for either the male or the female. If a drop of, a Hur’s saliva falls into the ocean, the sweetness of her saliva, will, sweeten the entire ocean., , 136

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Vol.1 pg.137, , It has been mentioned in another narration that if a drop of a, heavenly maiden’s saliva had to fall into the seven seas, the seven, seas would become sweeter than honey. When a person enters, Jannat, he will find two maidens at his head side, singing in a, beautiful and melodious voice. There singing will not be similar to, the shaitaani songs and music of this world but it will be the Praise, of Almighty Allah., They have very sweet voices. The creation has never heard such a, sweet voice before. They will also chant a song wherein they will say,, ‘Forever we will live and never shall we die. We are blessed with comfort,, never to experience any discomfort. We are happy and never will be sad., Congratulations to those who have become ours, whilst we have become, theirs.’, With the exception of the hair on their heads, eye lashes and eye, brows, the Jannatis will not have any other hair. They will also not, have beards in Jannat. The Jannatis will have bluish grey eyes and, none will look older than 30 years old. An ordinary Jannati will be, awarded 80 000 servants and 72 wives. He will be presented with a, brilliant crown. The smallest pearl in it will illuminate the entire, East and West. If a person wishes to have a child then they will, become pregnant and have a child within a moment, who will even, reach the age of 30 in a moment as well., Those in Jannat will not feel the need to sleep, since sleep is a kind of, death. When the Jannati enters Jannat, each will receive an exalted, status according to his or her deeds. There is no limit to the Grace of, Allah., , 137

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Vol.1 pg.138, , After a week, the Jannatis will be afforded the permission to make, Deedar of Almighty Allah (i.e. they will be blessed with the Divine, Vision). The Arsh of Allah will appear in one of the gardens of, Paradise and the Jannatis will see the manifestation of Almighty, Allah. Pulpits of Light, pearls, rubies, emeralds, gold, silver, musk, and camphor will be laid for the Jannatis to sit on. None of them will, feel inferior to another., They will see Almighty Allah as clearly, as every person sees the sun, or the full moon from wherever He is (This is an example without, comparison). Almighty Allah will address some of the Jannatis, reminding them of their past sins and wrongs., He will say,, ‘O certain person, the son of certain!, Do you remember that which you did on such and such a day’, The person being addressed will humbly say,, ‘O Allah, have you not pardoned me?’, Allah will say,, ‘Indeed I have pardoned you., It is through my Mercy that you have received this position of excellence.’, Everyone will still be in this highly special condition, when the sky, will become overcast with clouds and a beautiful fragrance will rain, down upon them, such a fragrance that they have never smelt, before., 138

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Vol.1 pg.139, , Almighty Allah will say,, ‘Go towards the place of admiration which I have prepared for you and take, as you desire.’, They will all go towards a special market place which will be fortified, by Angels. They will see such items, which neither they had seen or, heard of, nor did the thought of it even cross their minds. Whatever, they desire there will be handed over to them. There will be no, buying and selling at this market place. The Jannatis will meet with, one another at this market place. The one with a lesser status will, see the clothes of the one with higher status and admire it. Instantly, he will feel that his own clothes are the best. This is because there is, no unhappiness in Jannat. Each of them will return to their, respective homes after visiting this beautiful Market place. They will, be welcomed by their wives as they reach home. On seeing them, their heavenly wives will admire them saying that they (the, husbands) have returned home even more radiant and handsome, than before., The husbands will respond by saying,, ‘We have been blessed with the honour of sitting before Almighty Allah. It is, for this reason that we have become so radiant.’, When the Jannatis wish to meet with each other, then either their, thrones will move to wherever they desire or they will be, transported by very swift animals, which shall be presented to them., If they intend to visit any person or place, their desire will be, instantly fulfilled. The Jannati of the most humble order will have, wives, orchards etc. that will stretch out for a distance of a thousand, 139

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Vol.1 pg.142, , This is an abode which clearly symbolises the boundless Wrath of, Almighty Allah. Just as there is no limit to his Mercy and Grace,, which cannot be understood by the human mind, similarly there is, no limit to his Wrath. All the pain, suffering and torment that a, person can imagine is unparallel compared to the Wrath of Allah., That which has been mentioned in the Qur’an and Hadith, concerning the wrath of Allah is being briefly explained in this, discussion, so that Muslims may read this and seek refuge from the, Wrath of Allah, and so that they should abstain from those practices, which will lead them towards hellfire., It has been mentioned in the Hadith Shareef that when a person, sincerely seeks refuge from hell then Jahanum requests Almighty, Allah to grant him refuge. The Qur’an has warned us on many, occasions to fear Hell and to stay away from those things which lead, one towards hell. In order to educate us, our beloved Rasool , would often ask refuge from the fire of Hell. The flames and ignitions, of Jahanum will be as high as huge mansions. When leaping into the, sky, the flames will seem like a caravan of yellow camels. Man and, stone are the fuel of Jahanum. The fire of the world is only one, portion of the seventy portions of the fire of hell. The lowest form of, punishment in Jahanum is that a person will be made to wear shoes, of fire, which will cause his brains to boil like a copper pot boils. He, will assume that he is facing the worst punishment, whereas he will, be facing the least punishment. Almighty Allah will ask him if he had, the entire earth, would he exchange it in return for refuge from this, torment. He will reply in the positive. Almighty Allah will say that, when he was in the spine of Hazrat Adam
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Vol.1 pg.143, , The fire of Jahanum has been fuelled for a thousand years, until it, became red. It was then fuelled for a further thousand years until it, became white. It was then fuelled again for another thousand years, until it turned black. It is now completely black and dark, wherein, there is no sign of light. Hazrat Jibra’eel
took an oath to the, Prophet  saying,, ‘If the doors of Jahanum are opened even equivalent to the point of a needle,, then all the people on earth will die due to the intensity of the heat.’, He then swore an oath and said,, ‘If the warden of Jahanum had to appear to the people, then all of them, would die due to his fierce appearance.’, He also took an oath and said, ‘If one linkage from the chains of an, inmate of hell had to be placed on a mountain, it would tremble, not being, able to withstand its intensity, until it will ultimately sink deep into the, farthest earth.’, The fire of this world is so intense and none will dispute its intensity., In hot weather it is extremely difficult to stand near a fire. The fire, of this world begs Almighty Allah never to re-enter it into the fire of, hell, yet amazingly man seems to have no fear and does all that, which will lead him into hellfire. Man seems not to fear that fire,, which the fire itself fears., Almighty Allah alone knows the depth of Jahanum. It has been, mentioned in the Hadith Shareef, that if a pillar of rock is thrown, into Jahanum from the edge of hell, then even after travelling for a, distance of 70 years. It will not reach the bottom of hell, whereas if a, 143

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Vol.1 pg.144, , person throws a ball from the heights of the sky in the morning, it, will reach earth by nightfall. Hell has numerous abysses, levels and, wells. There are certain dungeons in hell from which hell itself seeks, refuge more than 70 times daily and even more times than this., There are many torments which the kaafirs will face in Jahanum., The Angels will beat them with such heavy iron rods, that if one rod, has to be placed on earth, all the humans and Jins together will not, be able to lift it off the ground. There are enormous snakes and, scorpions in hell. The scorpions are as thick as the necks of camels, and the snakes are more venomous that can be imagined. Their, stings and bites are so venomous and painful, that the pain and, effects felt from it, will last for a thousand years. The inmates of hell, will be fed water which is as hot as oil and which has been boiled to, its highest intensity. When they bring the water close to their, mouths, the intense heat will cause the skin on their faces to fall off., This boiling water will be poured over their heads. When they are, thirsty, the pus that emanates from the body of the inmates of hell, will be given to them to drink. They will be fed thorny fruits. The, foul smell of these fruits will be so intense, that if one piece of it falls, onto earth, it will disturb the entire cycle of humanity. When they, are hungry, they will be given these fruits to eat. When they eat it,, its thorny nature will cause it to be lodged in the throat, causing, them suffocation. They will beg for water, so they will be given such, extremely hot water, which will cause the skin on their faces to fall, into it. When this water reaches their bowel, it will cause the, intestines to disintegrate and flow out of the body. They will rush, towards water like exhausted camels run around in search of water, in the intense heat. When the kufaar become weary of the, punishment, they will consult with one another and decide to call, out to Hazrat Maalik
, the gate keeper of Hell. They will say, ‘Please, ask your Lord to end our lives, so that we may be spared from this torment.’, 144

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will not reply to them for a thousand years. After a, thousand years pass, he will say, ‘Do not call out to me. Call out to Him,, Whom you have disobeyed.’, They will then call out to Almighty Allah with His Merciful and, Compassionate Names for a thousand years. Almighty Allah will not, reply to them for a thousand years. After this time, He will say, ’Be, off. Remain in Jahanum and do not call out to me.’, Disillusioned, the kufaar will shriek and wail like donkeys. They will, cry so bitterly that deep scars will form on their faces. They will cry, rivers of tears and when their tears are no more, they will cry blood, and pus instead of tears. There will be so much of blood and pus that, ships would be able to sail in them. The inmates of hell will be so, hideous that if one inmate of hell has to be brought to earth, all the, people on earth will die due to his repulsiveness and foul odour. The, bodies of the inmates of hell will be inflated to such an extent that to, travel from one shoulder to the other shoulder will take 3 days on a, fast horse. Their skins will become 42 yards thick and their tongues, will hang out of their mouths for a distance of up to 2 miles. Those, who pass by will trample on their tongues. When an inmate of hell, sits, he will occupy space that is equivalent to the distance between, Makkah and Madinah. Their faces will be twisted and disfigured to, such an extent that their upper lip will stretch over the top of their, heads and their lower lip will hang over their navels. The, appearance of the kufaar in Jahanum will not be the appearance of, humans because Almighty Allah created humans in the best of, moulds, and more so because it is the example of the appearance of, the beloved Rasool . The appearance of the inmates of hell will be, as has been explained above. Finally, the kufaar will be placed into, caskets of fire equivalent to their heights. A lock made from fire will, 145

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Vol.1 pg.146, , be placed onto the casket. Thereafter this casket will be placed into, another casket of fire with fire between it., This too will have a lock placed on it. It will then be placed into a, third casket of fire, locked and then thrown into the depths of Hell., Every inmate of hell incarcerated in a casket will assume that he is, the only one left in hell. This will be the most intense punishment, and it will be forever. When the Jannatis enter Jannat and those that, are to remain in hell are in hell, then death will be brought forth on, a bridge between heaven and hell, in the form of a ram., All the dwellers of heaven and inmates of hell will be summoned., The Jannatis will fear that they are to be removed from Jannat and, the inmates of hell will think that they have received refuge from, hell. They will be asked if they recognised the ram, and all will, answer in the positive, confirming that it is ‘Death’. The ram will then, be slaughtered and an announcement will be made: ‘Death is no more., O Dwellers of Paradise! Remain therein forever, and O inmates of hell! Death, is no more; so linger therein forever.’ The Dwellers of Paradise will be, ecstatic with happiness and the inmates of hell will be devastated, with sadness forever., , # ‫Œة‬, & ْ # ' #‫ﻴﺔ‬#+ ‫ْﻌﺎﻓ‬+ ‫و ﺍﻟ‬+ ‫ْﻮﺍ‬+ ‫ْﻌﻔ‬+ ‫ﷲ ﺍﻟ‬, > ‫و‬+ ‫ﻦ‬# ْ‫ﺍﻟﺪﻳ‬, + ‫ﺌﺎ (ل ﺍ‬+ ‫‹ ْﺴ‬+, + # ٰ‫وﺍﻻ‬+ ‫ﻴﺎ‬+ ْ ‫ﺍﻟﺪﻧ‬, ‘We pray that Almighty Allah pardons us and favours us with His Mercy in, this world and in the hereafter’ Aameen, , 146

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Vol.1 pg.148, , Imaan (True Faith) means to accept with the heart all those, ‘Zaruriyaat-e-Deen’, i.e. ‘Essential and Fundamental Principles of, Deen’1. To reject any one of the Essential and Fundamental Principles, of Deen is known as kufr (infidelity and unbelief), even if one accepts, all the other essential and fundamental principles of Deen. The, Essential and Fundamental Principles of Deen refer to those issues or, laws which are well know by both the Muslim laymen and the people, of knowledge as well. In other words to believe in:, 1. The Oneness of Allah, 3. Jannat, 5. Resurrection, , 2. The Nabuiwat of Prophets, 4. Jahanum, 6. The Reckoning etc., , For example, one must believe that the Prophet  is ‘Khaatamun, Nabiyeen’ (The Seal of the Prophets) and that no new Nabi will ever, come after Rasoolullah . Laymen or a common person here refers, to those Muslims who are not amongst the Ulama, but do keep the, company of the Ulama, and have the enthusiasm to acquire, knowledge of Deen. This does not refer to those who live in, mountains and isolated jungles etc. and who are completely, disconnected from civilisation, and those who are not even able to, recite the Kalima correctly2., ________________________________________________________________________, 1. This must be accepted without any doubt or reservations. Any Muslim who does not accept, these principles of faith is no longer a Muslim. A Muslim who lives in a normal community has, to be aware of the fundamental necessities of Islam., 2. It must be noted that this refers to communities that are totally distant from civilisation,, meaning that none from another community is able to go to them and none from their, community is able to go to another place to attain proper knowledge of Deen. However, the, minimum requirement is that they should believe in all the Essentials of Deen in essence, without rejecting any of the Essential and Fundamental Principles., , 148

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Vol.1 pg.149, , However, by such people being unaware of the Essential and, Fundamental Principles of Deen does not make it non-essential in, any way. However, for them to remain Muslims, it is necessary for, them to abstain from the rejection of any one of the Essential and, Fundamental Principles of Deen. They should have this belief that, whatever is in Islam is Haq (The Truth). They should believe in, everything in essence., Belief: True Imaan is the sincere conviction from the depth of the, , heart. The physical actions are not actually regarded as being a, component of Imaan. As for the issue of declaration of Imaan, verbally, then if after accepting and affirming Islam, and due to, circumstance, a person does get sufficient time to declare it verbally,, then he is regarded in the Court of Allah as a believer 1. If he had the, time to declare his Imaan verbally but he abstains from doing so, even after being requested to, then he is regarded an unbeliever and, if he was not asked to declare his Imaan, then according to the laws, of this world he will be regarded as a kaafir. Neither will his Janaazah, Namaaz be performed and nor will he be buried in the Muslim, cemetery. However, in the sight of Allah he is regarded as a believer,, on condition that he did not do anything contrary to Islam., Belief: To be regarded a Muslim; it is also a condition, not to, , verbally reject anything, which is from amongst the Essential and, Fundamental Principles of Deen, even though one may affirm all the, other Essential and Fundamental Principles, by saying that he is only, ________________________________________________________________________, 1. This ruling applies to a person who secretively accepted Islam but because he did not, declare his Imaan, he cannot be regarded as a Muslim but since he had already secretively, accepted Islam, and Allah is aware of him secretly accepting Islam in his heart, he will be, regarded in the sight of Allah as a believer., , 149

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Vol.1 pg.150, , rejecting it verbally but believes in his heart. A Muslim can never, utter words of kufr. Only one who harbours such thoughts in his, heart and says whatever he pleases whenever he pleases will utter, such words of kufr. Imaan is such a firm conviction that it has no, room for denial and dispute., Law: If (Allah forbid) a person was forced into uttering words of, , kufr, like when his life is threatened and the one threatening him, says that he will cut off his limbs etc. and one is completely sure that, his threat is genuine, then in this circumstance, he is given room for, manoeuvre. However, in his heart, he should still have the same, conviction of Imaan as before and it should actually be even stronger, now. However, it is more virtuous for him to be killed rather than, uttering words of kufr., Law: Ones physical actions are not included in the actual category, , of Imaan. There are certain actions, which are absolutely contrary to, Imaan and when done, will cause the doer to be declared a kaafir., Some examples of these actions are:, 1. To make Sajdah to idols, the sun or the moon, 2. To kill a Prophet, 3. To use words of blasphemy against a Prophet, 4. To disrespect the Kaaba Shareef or the Holy Qur’an, 5. To regard any Sunnat as not being important, All the above mentioned actions are undoubtedly regarded as being, kufr. Similarly, there are certain practices which are regarded as, signs of kufr, such as:, , 150

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Vol.1 pg.151, , 1. Wearing a Zunar (belt or girdle worn by Jew or Christian as sign of, recognition)., 2. Growing a choti (bunch of hair grown on the back of head by, Hindus)., 3. Applying the qashqa (the mark made on the foreheads by Hindus, indicating their conviction as Hindus)., The Fuqaha (Jurists) have declared those liable for such actions as, unbelievers. Since these actions are regarded as being kufr and the, one charged with this will be ordered to accept Islam again by, reciting his Kalima, and if he is married, he will be ordered to renew, his Nikah., Law: To regard any Halaal (legitimate/lawful) thing which has been, , proven from ‘Nas-e-Qat’ee’ (i.e. in the light of Qur’an and Hadith) to, be Haraam, and to regard any established Haraam, (illegitimate/forbidden) thing to be regarded as Halaal is kufr. This is, on condition that the command is related to the Essential and, Fundamental Principles of Deen, or if the one who is rejecting it, is, well aware of the absolute injunction., Law: Taqleed1 is not permissible in ‘Usool-e-Aqaa’id’, i.e. ‘Principles, , of Faith’. Faith must not be based merely on emulation. It must, ________________________________________________________________________, 1. To follow one of the four Imams is called Taqleed and the follower is called a Muqallid. One, must be sure only to follow that which has been stipulated in his Madhab as per the command, of his Imam. It is incorrect to sometimes follow one Madhab and then follow another in other, times. A Hanafi should follow all the principles of the Hanafi Madhab and a Shafi’i should, follow the principles of his Madhab etc. One who does not follow any one of the four Imams is, a Ghair Muqallid (non-conformist) and is misguided., , 151

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Vol.1 pg.152, , rather be firmly embedded in a conviction rooted deep in the heart,, no matter what the source of this conviction may be. No particular, technique or argument is required for attaining this deep and, unwavering conviction. However, Taqleed is permitted in certain, practical aspects related to certain branches of Faith. It is for this, reason that there are two basic groups even in the Ahle Sunnat:, 1. ‘Maturidiya’: In other words, those who prescribe to the school of, thought of Imam Ilm-al-Huda Hazrat Abu Mansur Maturidi ؓ◌ ., 2. ‘Asha’ira’: In other words those who prescribe to the school of, thought of Hazrat Imam Shaykh Abul Hassan Ash’ari ؓ◌., Both these Jama’ats are proper branches of the Ahle Sunnat Wa, Jama’at and both are on Haq (i.e. The True Path). They do not differ, in principle beliefs (Belief). The difference of opinion between them, is only in regards to certain issues related to the Branches of Deen,, which is similar to the difference of opinion that is found between, the Hanafis and Shafa’is, who are both on Haq and neither one of, them declares the other as misguided or astray., Law: There is no scope for any depletion or addition in Imaan., , Depletion or addition only takes place in something that can be, measured or counted, i.e. something that has a form, shape, height,, width and length etc. and all of this is foreign to Imaan., Imaan is an affirmation of conviction and an affirmation is in reality, a condition portraying submission. Those verses of the Holy Qur’an, which have discussed the issue of Imaan being increased or, decreased, does not imply any increase in the intensity of value of, Imaan, but rather it signifies that in which one has brought Imaan, 152

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Vol.1 pg.153, , and that in regards to which one has affirmed, because in the period, when the Holy Qur’an was being revealed, there was no fixed time, for this., As and when the verses of the Qur’an were revealed, it became, necessary for the people to bring Imaan in the commands, which, were being revealed., It does not mean that the fundamental nature of Imaan increased or, decreased. However, there is a variation in the strength and, weakness of Imaan of every individual1. For example, the Imaan of, Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique ؓ◌ is regarded as being stronger than the, Imaan of the entire Ummah put together., Belief: There is no relation between Imaan (Faith) and kufr, , (unbelief/infidelity). A person is either regarded a Muslim or a, kaafir. There is no third category whereby a person is regarded, neither a Muslim nor a kaafir., Law: Nifaq (Hypocrisy), in other words to verbally declare Islam, yet, , reject it in the heart, is also simply kufr (rejection of faith). The, lowest level of hell has been prepared for such people. There were, also such hypocrites in the blessed era of the Prophet . The Holy, Qur’an exposed their hypocrisy and the Prophet  recognised each, one of them individually by way of his vast knowledge, declaring, them munafiqs (hypocrites)., _______________________________________________________________________, 1. In other words the Imaan of some can be stronger or weaker than that of others, meaning, one has stronger or weaker faith than another. A perfect example of this, is that which has, been mentioned above in regards to the Imaan of Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique ؓ◌, , 153

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Vol.1 pg.154, , Today, we cannot label a person a munafiq absolutely, if he, announces Islam and does not explicitly go against any Principles of, Faith. We will regard such a person a believer until such time that, his practices or statements, which are contrary to Imaan become, evident. However, there is a category of Nifaq which is even found, nowadays, whereby many budmazhabs (misguided and corrupt, sects) refer to themselves as Muslims, yet it is found that even, though they claim to be Muslims, they reject certain Essential and, Fundamental Principles of the Deen., Belief: Shirk (polytheism) means to believe in anyone other than, , Allah as being Waajib ul Wajood and worthy of worship, in other, words, associating any partner to Allah. This is the worst form of, kufr. With the exception of this, no matter how serious any other, kufr may be, it will not amount to Shirk (polytheism) in reality. It is, for this reason that the Holy Qur’an made a clear distinction in, regards to the rules related to the mushrikeen (polytheists) and the, rules related to the Ahle Kitaab (People of the Book). The Zabiha, (animal sacrificed) by a Kitaabi (person of the book) is thus regarded, as Halaal1 and that of a mushrik is regarded as carrion. Nikah with a, Kitaabi female is permitted, whereas Nikah with a mushrik is not., According to Imam Shafa’iؓ◌ collection of Jiziya (Tax)2 from a Kitaabi, is allowed, whereas collection of Jiziya from a mushrik is disallowed., ________________________________________________________________________, 1. It must however be noted that the Jews and Christians of today are not truly regarded as, being Ahle Kitaab, so the ruling in regards to their Zabiha and Nikah etc. with them is not, currently applicable. A more detailed footnote in this regard can be perused at the end of this, chapter., 2. Jiziya refers to the tax that is collected from a non-Muslim in a Muslim state, in exchange for, their safety and security., , 154

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Vol.1 pg.155, , In certain instances the word shirk is used to imply absolute kufr., The command of the Qur’an is that; No Shirk will be forgiven, is, actually in this context. In other words that in actuality no type of, kufr will be pardoned. With the exception of shirk and kufr,, Almighty Allah, (through His Mercy) may forgive any other sin He, Wills., Belief: One who is charged with committing Kabeera (a major sin), , is still regarded a Muslim and will enter Jannat. This is either, through the Grace of Allah or by virtue of the intercession of the, Holy Prophet , or after being punished for some of his sins., Thereafter, he shall never be evicted from Jannat., Law: Any person who makes Dua-e-Maghfirat for a kaafir after his, , death or refers to a dead murtad (apostate) as ‘Marhoom’ or, ‘Maghfoor’ or refers to a dead Hindu as a heavenly soul is himself a, kaafir., Belief: It is from amongst the Essential and Fundamental Principles, , of Deen to regard a Muslim a Muslim and a kaafir a kaafir, even if one, is not definite in regards to whether a particular individual died as a, Muslim, or (Allah Forbid) as a kaafir; until such time that his, condition at the time of death is not established in the light of, evidence from the Shariah. This however does not mean that one, should doubt the kufr of any person who has definitely committed, kufr because to doubt the kufr of an absolute kaafir also causes one, to become a kaafir. The issue regarding whether a person really died, a believer or unbeliever, will be established on the Day of Qiyaamat,, but the law of Shariah is based on that which is apparent. This can be, better understood by the following example: If an unbeliever such as, a Jew, Christian or idol worshipper dies, one cannot say with, complete conviction that he died as an unbeliever but the command, 155

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Vol.1 pg.156, , of Allah and His Rasool  is that we should regard him as an, unbeliever. We will deal with him in his lifetime and after his death, in the manner that has been stipulated for an unbeliever, in other, words in the issues of association with him, weddings, marriage and, his funeral prayer and shrouding and burial etc. If he has committed, kufr then it is Fard (obligatory) upon us to regard him a kaafir. We, should leave the issue of his actual condition at the time of death to, the Divine Knowledge of Allah. Similarly is the ruling of a person, who is apparently a Muslim and whose actions and statements do, not contradict Imaan in any way. It is Fard for us to regard such a, person as a Muslim, even though we are unaware of the actual, condition of his Imaan at the time of his death. Nowadays, there are, those who say, ‘In the amount of time you spend calling him a kaafir,, it is better you spend it in the remembrance of Allah, as this is, deserving of reward.’ In response to this, it must be said: ‘Where do, you find us compelling people to chant kaafir, kaafir all day long? The actual, aim of what we are saying is that a kaafir should be regarded as a kaafir,, and if asked regarding such a person, it should be clearly declared that he is, a kaafir.’ This does not mean that you should hide his kufr by way of, your ‘Sulah Kul’ (corrupt compromising policy)., ________________________________________________________________________, Important Footnotes in regards to the, Zabiha of the Ahle Kitaab, According to the Holy Qur’an and Hadith, only the Yahud (Jews) and, Nasaara (Christians) are referred to as the ‘People of the Book’. With the, exception of them, no kaafir in the world can claim to have brought Imaan, on any Book or Nabi of Almighty Allah. There has been a difference of, opinion amongst the Ulama on whether their Zabiha (animal sacrificed by, them) is Halaal or not., , 156

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Vol.1 pg.157, , Most of the Masha'ikh (Learned Scholars) declared their Zabiha as Haraam,, whereas a few of them have declared their Zabiha to be Halaal. The former, view is the principle of the Hanafi Madhab and the proof pertaining is, stronger in this argument. Imam ibn Humaam has stated in ‘Fathul Qadeer’:, ‘Except in the case of extreme necessity, the Zabiha of the Ahle Kitaab, should not be consumed.’, It is stated in ‘Majma-ul-Anhur’ as follows: ‘The Christians of our present, day and age openly declare Hazrat Esa
the son of Allah and we have no, dire need for their Zabiha, thus to avoid (their Zabiha) is Waajib, (Compulsory). Since the Ulama have difference of opinion concerning their, Zabiha and because there is no consensus in this regard, it will be regarded, as forbidden to eat.’, The difference of opinion of the Ulama is on this condition that the, slaughter should be in accordance with the conditions of Zibah, meaning, that all the necessary vessels should be severed and that the Zibah must be, made only and only in the Name of Allah. Even the Zabiha of a Muslim will, not be regarded as being Halaal if he does not adhere to the proper, conditions of Islamic Zibah. How then will the Zabiha of the Christians be, considered as Halaal?, The Zibah of the Christians has not been in accordance with the Shariah for, years, since they neither say Takbeer nor do they slaughter it in accordance, with the laws of Zibah. Actually, they usually consume the Zabiha of, Muslims. They either strangle the poultry and birds or stab a knife through, the neck of the sheep, thus not allowing the prescribed vessels to be, severed. This makes their Zibah unacceptable., It is in ‘Fatawa Qazi Khan’ as follows: ‘Christians do not make Zibah but they, either strangle the animal or they consume the Zabiha of Muslims.’, A'la Hazratؓ◌ quoted his personal experience as follows: ‘In Zil-Qadah,, 1295 A.H. I saw a ram on board the ship which belonged to a Christian from, 157

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Vol.1 pg.158, , Samur. He was selling the ram for 40 Rupees. I desired to eat meat and thus, requested to purchase the animal in cash. He refused to sell the animal to, me but said that I should purchase the meat after Zibah. When, slaughtering, he stabbed the knife through one side of the neck not even, allowing the required vessels to be severed. I then said that this meat was, now as bad as swine and was not good enough for our consumption.’, [Fatawa Razviyah, Vol. 8, page 331], Thus the Zabiha of Christians of the present age are lacking in this regard,, thereby making their Zabiha totally Haraam. As for the Jews, they to leave, out the Takbeer and change the method of Zibah, thus even their Zabiha is, Haraam. If there is no dire need for the consumption of meat then it is, definitely Makruh to consume their Zabiha. Another reason for their Zabiha, to be Haraam is that many Christians of this age have either become Mulhid, (heretics) or Communists. For further detail, peruse Fatawa Razviyah, volume 8, pages 329-331., The above footnote has been extracted from the book, ‘The Law of Shariah, Regarding Mechanical Slaughter’ written by the son and true successor of Qadi, Sadrush Shariah, Huzoor Muhadith-e-Kabeer Hazrat Allama Zia ul Mustafa Qaadiri, Amjadi Qibla., , 158

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Vol.1 pg.161, , Note: This section is of utmost importance if a person intends to, keep his or her Imaan intact in this present day and age., There are many misguided and corrupt sects that do not exist in, India (or anywhere else) in this day and age, so there is no need and, no benefit in discussing those who have ceased to exist., The corrupt beliefs of those who exist in this day and age is being, briefly discussed, so that the unsuspecting masses may be protected, from their schemes and deceit, for it has been mentioned in the, Hadith Shareef:, , ‫ﻜ( ْﻢ‬+‫ﻨ( ْﻮﻧ‬#k‫( ْﻔ‬- +‫و ﻻ‬+ ‫ﻜ( ْﻢ‬+‫ﻀ >ﻠ ْﻮﻧ‬# (- ‫ﻻ‬+ ‫ ْ(ﻢ‬7‫ﺎ‬:‫ﻳ‬#‫و ﺍ‬+ ‫ﺎ (ﻛ ْﻢ‬:‫ﻳ‬#‫ﺍ‬, ‘Stay away from them and keep them away from you, so that they may not, cause you to be misguided or plunged into corruption.’, , 161

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Vol.1 pg.162, , The Corrupt Beliefs of the Qadiani Sect, Qadiani refer to those who follow Mirza Ghulam Ahmed Qadiani., Mirza Ghulam Ahmed Qadiani is the founder of this sect. He claimed, to be a Prophet and uttered blasphemy against the Ambia-e-Kiraam, ‫ﻋﻠﻴﻬﻢ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡ‬, particularly against Hazrat Esa
and his respected, chaste,, pure and truthful mother, Bibi Maryam. He has made such insolent, statements against Hazrat Esa
and Bibi Maryam that listening to it, will cause the heart of the Muslims to shudder., However, the current alarming condition has made it necessary and, thereby compelled me quote his blasphemous words. Just the claim, of Prophethood by is itself kufr and sufficient to have one cast into, hell for all eternity, as it is to entirely oppose the Holy Qur’an and to, reject the Finality of Khaatamun Nabiyeen , yet he did not stop at, this but instead he continued to make derogatory statements against, other Prophets of Allah. Thereby burdening himself with the curse, of being a blasphemy, which consisted of hundreds of kufr., The Shariah declares that the ‘Tauheen’ (insult) to any Nabi is, confirmed kufr, even if the blasphemer acknowledges all the other, Prophets and the other Essential Fundamental Principles of Deen. To, reject the words of any one Nabi is to reject the words of all the, Nabis. Hence, the Holy Qur’an declares:, tÎ=y™ößϑø9$# ?yθçΡ ãΠöθs% ôMt/¤‹x., , ’The nation of Nuh, rejected the Prophets’, [Surah 26, Verse 105], , 162

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Vol.1 pg.163, , Not only did Mirza Ghulam Ahmed falsify and reject the word of one, Prophet but also he claimed to be more superior to a Prophet. There, is no doubt in such a person and his followers being kaafir. Anyone, who doubts their kufr will himself become a kaafir. Some of the kufr, statements made by him are as follows:, (1). He says that, ‘In the Barahine Ahmadiya, Allah has described this, humble servant as Ummati and also as Nabi’. [Izala’e-Awham pg 533], (2). He claims that Allah has said, ‘O Ahmed your name will appear, even before my name’. [Anjaam Aatham pg 52], (3). He claims that Allah has said, ‘O Ahmed! Glad tidings, you are my, desire and you are with me’. [Anjaam Aatham pg 55], (4). The evil Qadiani also attributed to himself, verses which are, revealed in regards to the beloved Prophet ., , šÏϑn=≈yèù=Ïj9 ZπtΗôqy‘ āωÎ) š≈oΨù=y™ö‘r& !$tΒuρ, “And We sent you not, but as Mercy unto the all the worlds”, [Surah 21, Verse 107], , ߉uΗ÷qr& ÿ…çµèÿôœ$# “ω÷èt/ .ÏΒ ’ÎAù'tƒ 5Αθß™tÎ/ ø#MŽÅe³t6ãΒuρ, “And giving glad tidings of that Prophet who will appear after me., His name is Ahmad” [Surah 61, Verse 6], He claimed that the above verses of the Holy Qur’an are referring to, him. (Allah Forbid) [Anjaam Aatham pg 78], 163

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Vol.1 pg.165, , (12). He claims that his, ‘Barahine Ahmadiya’ is the book of Allah., [Izala’e-Awham pg 533], (13). He says, Neither Esa
nor Musa, guides. [Arba’een vol. 2 pg 13], ,
, , were true and perfect, , Let us now examine some of the blasphemous statements he uttered, in particular against Hazrat Esa
:, (1). ‘O Christian missionaries. Do not say that ‫‘ رﺑﻨﺎ ﺍﻟﻤﺴﻴﺢ‬Esa
(Jesus), is our Lord, for there is one amongst you (referring to himself) who, is greater than Esa.’ [Me’yaar pg 13], (2). ‘Almighty Allah has sent in the present Ummah a Messiah who, supersedes the past Messiah on glory and grace and named him, Ghulam-e-Ahmed. This is to suggest that the Messiah of the, Christians is inferior in status and cannot even compare to a slave of, Ahmad, so far as his ability to intercede and access to Allah is, concerned.’ [Me’yaar, pg 13/14], (3). ‘The example of Musa is better than Musa himself and the, example of the son of Maryam is better than the son of Maryam, himself.’ [Kashti pg 13], (4). ‘Allah has informed me that the ‘Masih-e-Muhammadi’ is more, exalted than the ‘Masih-e-Musawi’.’ [Kashti pg 20], (5). ‘Almighty Allah says that He will create an equal to the Messiah,, who will not only be equal, but who will supersede him in every way., This will be Ghulam Ahmed.’, , 165

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Vol.1 pg.166, , He says:, , 3, +,-./012      456789:;, ‘Abandon the remembrance of the son of Maryam., Better than him is Ghulam Ahmad’, ‘That which has been mentioned above is not merely a poetic stanza, but it is the fact. It is my experience that the support of Allah is more, with me than with the son of Maryam. If this does not prove to be, true then I am a liar.’ [Daafi’ul ul Bala pg 20], (7). ‘As per his covenant, Allah has power over everything but he, cannot bring back to earth a person who has already caused enough, destruction.’ [Daafi’ul ul Bala pg 15], (8). ‘Maryam’s son is in no way better than Kaushalya’s son (the, Hindus Ram).’ [Anjaam Aatham pg 41], (9). ‘I swear by him in whose control is my life, that if Esa the son of, Maryam were in my time, then he would not have been able to, converse in the way that I do, and he would definitely not have been, able to demonstrate the signs which I show.’ [Kashti-e-Nuh pg 56], (10). He says, ‘The Jews have such strong objections against the, Nabuiwat of Esa
and there is not much that even I can say to, clarify it. The only thing that I can say is that he is a Prophet,, because the Qur’an says that he is a Prophet. With the exception of, this, there is no other Proof of his Nabuiwat. Rather, there are, numerous proofs which can be used to differ his Nabuiwat.’ [Ijaz’e, Ahmadi pg 13], 166

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Vol.1 pg.167, , Important Note: It must be noted that in the abovementioned statement, Mirza has supported the corrupt theory of the, Jews and at the same time claiming that the Qur’an preaches that, which can be nullified by way of evidence and argument. (Allah, Forbid), (11). He says, ‘The Christian claim that he is God, whereas in actual, fact, even his Nabuiwat cannot be confirmed’. [Ijaz’e Ahmadi pg 14], (12). ‘Sometimes Hazrat Esa
used to have shaitaani inspirations as, well.’ [Ijaz’e Ahmadi pg 14], O Muslims! Are you aware of those that receive shaitaani, inspirations? The Holy Qur’an announces:, , 5ΟŠÏOr& >8$©ùr& Èe≅ä. 4’n?tã ãΑ¨”t∴s?, “They come down upon every extremely deceitful, rebellious sinner.”, [Surah 26, Verse 222], , 1, , (13). He says, ‘Most of his (Esa
) predictions and prophecies were, incorrect.’ [Ijaz’e Ahmadi pg 14], (14). He says, ‘I must regretfully admit that the accusations of the, Jews against him are so convincing that I too am unable to defend, him (Esa
).’ [Ijaz’e Ahmadi pg 13], _______________________________________________________________________, 1. The above mentioned verse of the Qur’an makes it very clear that shaitaani (devilish and, evil) inspirations only appear to evil persons and open sinners. The accursed Ghulam Ahmad, has unsuccessfully attempted to prove this for Esa
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Vol.1 pg.168, , (15). He says, ‘O where shall I go to lament, that 3 of his (Esa
), prophecies were proven to be completely incorrect.’ [Ijaz’e Ahmadi, pg 13], The above mentioned statement completely rejects the Prophethood, of Hazrat Esa
., (16). He contradicts himself by saying, ‘It is impossible for the, prophecies of the Prophets to be halted.’ [Kashti-e-Nuh pg 5], (17). ‘I fully accept that the Messiah (Hazrat Esa
) was a very pious, personality in comparison to others in his era. I cannot however, accept him as being a true ‘Munji’ (liberated person), for he was not, born in Arabia.’ [Daafi’ul Bala pg 3], (18). ‘What I said earlier about Esa
was only out of gentleness and, kindness, otherwise the possibility exists of there being many pious, people in his era who were far more superior to him.’ [Daafi’ul Bala, pg 3], (19). He says, ‘The Messiahs piety was in no way better than the piety, of other righteous ones in his era. When compared to Esa, Yahya, appears to be more pious because he never consumed any wine in, his lifetime, nor did any immoral woman ever touch Yahya in order, to apply perfume to his head, which she had purchased through her, illegitimate earnings, or touched his body with her hand or hair., Unlike Esa, Yahya was never served by any young female who was, not related to him. This is why in the Holy Qur’an Allah has referred, to Yahya as ‘Husoor’ and he did not use such a name for Esa because, such incidents disallow him from being afforded such a name.’, [Daafi’ul Bala pg 4], 168

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Vol.1 pg.169, , (20). He says, ‘He had a very close relationship to a tribe of drifters., This was probably because of his ancestral relationship to that tribe., Otherwise, there was no other reason for a pious man like him to, permit a young gypsy female to apply perfume purchased from her, illegitimate earnings of adultery, to his head with her impure hands, and to rub her hair against his legs. Understanding people will, realise from this, what kind of a person this was.’, The above mentioned are only some of the derogatory statements of, Mirza. He has used many other derogatory and vulgar words with, regards to Hazrat Esa
. He referred to him as being malicious,, shrewd and vulgar. He also referred to him as a liar, a thief, a cheat, and dim-witted etc. In his attempt to discredit Hazrat Esa
he did, not leave any stone unturned. He writes sarcastically, ‘Even his, larger family are very pure and chaste. 3 of his paternal, grandmothers and 3 of his maternal grandmothers were adulteresses, and of bad character from whose blood he was born.’, It must be noted that here Mirza says paternal grandmothers,, whereas Esa
was born without a father. In this statement, he is, rejecting the word of the Holy Qur’an that Esa
was born without a, father., He further states that Esa
had 4 brothers and 2 sisters and all of, them were his own blood brothers and sisters. He said (Allah Forbid), that they were children of Hazrat Yusuf
and Bibi Maryam. Like all, his other corrupt beliefs, this too is no less corrupt., He also claimed in his book Anjaam Atham that Esa
did not have, the ability to perform any miracles. He says in the same book that in, those days there was a pond which had miraculous powers and all, 169

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Vol.1 pg.170, , miracles that occurred at the time, were related to this (so-called), pond. He further says that the only power Esa
had was that of, deceiving the people (Allah Forbid). He further states in Izala’e, Awham that the miracles performed by Hazrat Esa
are only, misconceptions and if one leaves out the tales that are usually, mentioned as miracles, then one will find that all his miracles were, not true and that no miracle performed by any other Prophet is, doubted as much as those performed by him., He also again attempts to prove that all the miracles of Esa
were, due to the magical pond. How many other corrupt beliefs and, statements of the daj’jaal Qadiani can we present to you, whereas, there are so many more. Those who are true Muslims can clearly see, how this accursed person has attacked the station of such an exalted, Prophet, who has been given such great excellence in the Holy, Qur’an. I am amazed at those unsuspecting people who are falling, prey to his deceit and are blindly following him, still regarding him, as being a Muslim., I am even more astonished by those who claim to be intellectuals,, yet they are blindly following him into the crater of hell. Can any, true Muslim ever doubt that such a person is out of the fold of Islam,, and a kaafir and murtad (apostate)? By Allah! Never!, The ruling of the Shariah regarding such a person and the one who, after knowing his infidelity still regards him a Muslim is:, , , # ْ ‫و (ﻛ‬+ ##‫ﺬﺍﺑ‬+ ‫ﻋ‬+ ْ # ' ‫ﻚ‬: ‫ﺷ‬+ ‫ﻣ ْﻦ‬+, + + ‫ﻛ‬+ ‫ﻘ ْﺪ‬+ ‫ﻓ‬+ # ‫ﮦ‬, ‘The one who doubts the punishment or infidelity of such a person, will, himself become a infidel’, 170

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Vol.1 pg.171, , Corrupt Beliefs of the Raafdi Sect, If anyone wishes to examine their corrupt beliefs in detail, he should, peruse ‘Tuhfa Ithna Ashariyah’. A few of their corrupt beliefs are being, presented here., (1). This sect openly slanders the companions (Sahaba) of the, Prophet . Actually, with the exception of a few, they refer to all, other companions of the Prophet  as kaafir and munafiq (Allah, forbid)., (2). They hold the ‘Khulafa-e-Thalaatha’, i.e. the 3 Khulafa; Hazrat Abu, Bakr Siddique, Hazrat Umar-e-Farooq and Hazrat Uthman-e-Ghani, ‫ ﺭﺿﻰ ﺍﷲ ﺗﻌﺎﱃ ﻋﻨﻬﻤﺎ‬in contempt. They believe that these 3 companions, illegally usurped the Khilaafat from Hazrat Ali ؓ◌ who remained, silent and continued to praise them, due to fear for them and, because he used the device of ‘Taqiyya’ deception. It is completely, unacceptable and an insult, to brand a brave and courageous person, such as Sayyiduna Ali ؓ◌ as a coward and frightened person. Is it, possible that Hazrat Ali ؓ◌ took the oath of allegiance out of fear at, the hands of those who were (Allah Forbid) kaafirs and munafiqs,, and remained silent about this all his life? Is this the quality of the, ‘Lion of Allah’? The Holy Qur’an affords these Companions of the, Prophet  with great excellence. The Holy Qur’an mentions in, regards to them and those who follows them that, ‘They are pleased, with Allah and Allah is pleased with them’. Could Allah hold them in, such excellence if they were unbelievers and hypocrites? Never!, If this were true, it would be a shame that Hazrat Ali ؓ◌ gave his, beloved daughter in the Nikah of Hazrat Umar ؓ◌ . This corrupt sect, tries to justify this by saying that Hazrat Ali ؓ◌ made Taqiyya, i.e. he, 171

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Vol.1 pg.172, , used deception, when allowing his daughter to marry Hazrat Umar, ؓ◌ . Is it possible for a person to intentionally give his daughter in, the Nikah of someone, who is regarded as an unbeliever? It can, never be accepted that an exalted companion like Hazrat Ali, ؓ◌would use the vice of deception, whilst giving his daughter in the, marriage of someone he recognised as an unbeliever? It is extremely, unfortunate and sad to make such derogatory remarks about those, who struggled throughout their lives for the sake of Islam and who, ultimately sacrificed their lives for this cause. Even the Holy Qur’an,, whilst referring to the gallant services of these devoted companions,, announces:, 5ΟÍ←Iω sπtΒöθs9 tβθèù$sƒs† Ÿω, , “And they will fear not the admonishment of those who admonish”, [Surah 5, Verse 54], (3). It must also be noted that the beloved Prophet  gave 2 of his, beloved daughters1 in the Nikah of Hazrat Uthman Zul Noorain2 ؓ◌, one after the other., (4). Rasoolullah  also married the daughters of both Hazrat Abu, Bakr ؓ◌ and Hazrat Umar ؓ◌ ., ________________________________________________________________________, 1. In other words, when one daughter of the Prophet  passed away he  gave another, one of his daughters into the Nikah of Hazrat Uthman ؓ◌, 2. He was known as Zul Noorain because he was married to 2 daughters of the Prophet ,, one after the other. This status was not afforded to anyone else in the world except to Hazrat, Uthman ؓ◌, , 172

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Vol.1 pg.173, , All the above clearly indicates the closeness of the first 3, companions to the Holy Prophet . After knowing of their, closeness to the Prophet  who in his right sense of mind would, dare to slander and insult these beloved companions of the Beloved, Prophet ? Can one who believes really use such cursed words for, those blessed with such special closeness to Rasoolullah ?, Absolutely Not! Absolutely Not! Some other fundamental beliefs of, this sect are as follows:, 1. They believe in ‘Aslah’, in other words that Almighty Allah is, compelled to do that which is best for his servants.1, 2. They believe that the Great Imams are more superior in status, than the Prophets. This is absolutely contrary to the Shariah and the, consensus in this regards is that it is kufr to regard any non-Nabi to, be more superior to a Nabi., 3. They also believe that the Holy Qur’an is not preserved in its, original sense. They say that some Parts, Surahs, verses and words of, the Holy Qur’an were removed by Ameer ul Momineen Hazrat, Uthman-e-Ghani ؓ◌ and other companions, thus leaving the Qur’an, incomplete. What is surprising is that, in view of their statement,, ________________________________________________________________________, 1. In other words they believe that Allah has to do such and such a thing. It must be noted that, Allah does not ‘have’ to do anything. He does as He wills. When He does anything for his, servants, this is his Mercy. Allah is in no way forced or compelled to do anything!, As mentioned by Huzoor Qadi Sadrush Shariah in the beginning of his discussion on the, Raafdis, a detailed list of the corrupt beliefs of Raafdis can be found in the book ‘Tuhfa Ithna, Ashariyah’. These people use the love of Imam Hussainؓ◌ and the Ahle Bait to capture and, win the hearts of the unsuspecting Sunnis. We should be aware of them and protect our Imaan, from their deceit., , 173

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Vol.1 pg.174, , even Hazrat Ali ؓ◌ did not do anything about this and he too left it, incomplete. It must be noted that even this belief is unanimously, agreed upon as being kufr because it is to directly reject the Holy, Qur’an., 4. They also believe that, sometimes Almighty Allah gives a, command and then later finds out that it is not appropriate, so He, then regrets giving this command. To hold such a corrupt belief is, definitely kufr, as such a corrupt belief claims that Allah is unaware, (Allah forbid)., 5. Another one of their corrupt beliefs is that Allah is the Creator of, all good and the people are the creators of mischievous and evil, deeds. The majoosis believed in two Gods, ‘Yazdan’ who they called, the creator of good and ‘Aharman’ the creator of evil, but these, corrupt Raafdis by believing in the existence of millions of Gods have, even left the majoosis far behind., , 174

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Vol.1 pg.175, , Corrupt Beliefs of the Wahabi Sect, Compared to the other sects, the Wahabi sect is a new sect, which, was formed in 1209 Hijri. The founder of this sect was Muhammad, bin Abdul Wahab Najdi, who unleashed a reign of terror and, corruption in Arabia, especially targeting Makkah Shareef and, Madinah Shareef., He mercilessly killed many Ulama and demolished and dug up many, Mazaars of the Sahaba-e-Kiraam, Ulama and Shuhada. (Allah Forbid), He referred to the Blessed Rauda-e-Anwar of the Prophet  as, ‘Sanam al Akbar’, in other words ‘The biggest Idol’., He spread immense cruelty and corruption, just as it was mentioned, in a Hadith of the Prophet  where he mentioned that fitna will, spread from Najd (today known as Riyadh)., The Prophet  further said that the army of shaitaan will emerge, from Najd. 1200 years has since passed and this group has now, emerged in Najd. Hazrat Allama Shaami ؓ◌ referred to this group as, the ‘Kharijis’. The son of Abdul Wahab wrote a book called ‘Kitaabut, Tauheed’., This book was later translated into Urdu by Isma’eel Dehlwi of India., He called the book, ‘Taqwiyatul Imaan’. It is Isma’eel Dehlwi who was, the one responsible for spreading Wahabism in India (which later, spread throughout the globe). One of the core beliefs of this sect is, that anyone who does not conform to their way is a kaafir and, mushrik. It is for this reason that they label the Muslims throughout, the world as unbelievers and whenever they have the chance, they, can be heard mentioning the words kufr and ‘shirk’., 175

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Vol.1 pg.176, , On page 45 of Taqwiyatul Imaan, he quotes the Hadith which, explains that close to Qiyaamat a sweet breeze will blow, causing all, the Muslims to pass away. After quoting this Hadith, he says, ‘It has, happened just as the Prophet of Allah  prophesised and this wind has, already blown.’, In other words he believes that there are no Muslims now left on, earth. So ignorant is he, that he has also included himself and his, followers in this as well, meaning that according to him, he too is an, unbeliever. These wahabis are bent on insulting Almighty Allah and, his Prophet . This is their main objective. In their bid to find, faults, they always take a sceptical and disdainful view of everything., A few of their corrupt beliefs are being quoted below so that our, unsuspecting Muslims brothers and sisters may become aware of, their false beliefs and be protected from their web of deceit, so as not, to be deceived by their attire and huge turbans., My Dear Muslim Brothers! Take careful heed to what I am about to say and, weigh it on the scale of Imaan, for there is nothing more valuable to a, believer than his Imaan. Another name for Imaan is the love for Allah and, His Rasool . The one who attains more excellence in his faith is the one, with the highest status. If a person has no Imaan then he has no value, amongst Muslims, even if he claims to be a great Aalim, Zaahid or one who, has divorced himself from the splendours of this world. Do not regard them, your leaders merely because they are Aalims, Molvis and Faazils, if they are, the enemy of Allah and His Rasool . Do you not find learned scholars, amongst the Jews, Christians and Hindus etc.? Will you accept them as your, leaders? Definitely not! How then can these irreligious and corrupt people be, your leaders?, , 176

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Vol.1 pg.178, , ‫ز (ق‬+ ْ‫ — ﻳ(ﺮ‬+˜ #‫ ﺍﷲ‬E> †# ‫ﻨ‬+ ‫ﻓ‬+, ‘So, the Prophets of Allah are alive and they are given sustenance’, 3. It is as follows on page 19 of Taqwiyatul Imaan, ‘Since Almighty, Allah alone is our Creator, we should only ask him for help in all our, affairs, just as a man after becoming a servant of a King only turns to, him and not to another King, What then has to be said about (taking, help from) any ‘chamar’ (low cast person).’, Can any person who claims to be a Muslim use such a derogatory, term towards the Ambia-e-Kiraam and Awliyah-e-Izaam?, 4. On page 95 of Siraat-e-Mustaqeem under the verse:, , CÙ÷èt/ s−öθsù $pκÝÕ÷èt/ 7M≈yϑè=àß, ‘Some (types) of darkness is deeper than the other’, (In other words, some sinful actions are worse than others) He then, says, ‘It is better to think of sexual intercourse with your wife than, thinking of adultery. Similarly, it is better to engross yourself in the, thought of your ox or donkey, rather than thinking of your Peer, (Murshid) or any other pious person, even though it maybe the, Prophet .’, Dear Brothers! This is the statement of the leader of the Wahabis, regarding Huzoor . Any person with even the least bit of Imaan in, his heart, which is even less than a mustard seed will be able to see, this and will definitely acknowledge that there is blasphemy in it., 178

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Vol.1 pg.179, , 5. It is on page 10 of Taqwiyatul Imaan that, ‘To increase or decrease, ones sustenance, to bless with good or bad health, to give one, respect, to fulfil ones desires, to get rid of evils and calamities and to, remove one from hardships is only under the authority of Allah. No, Prophet, Awliyah, devilish creature or fairy has any authority in this, regard.’ Anyone who calls out to anyone other than Allah in time of, need is a mushrik, even if he feels that the one whom he is calling, out to, is able to assist him by himself or through the Will of Allah. It, is shirk (polytheism) either way.’, Almighty Allah says in the Holy Qur’an:, ã ßγ9uΖøîr&, ã&è!θß™u‘uρ ª!$# ãΝ, “Allah and His Rasool enriched them with His bounties”, [Surah 9, Verse74], Here, the Holy Qur’an is announcing that the Prophet  has blessed, people to be enriched with wealth, whereas the author of the, corrupt book says that one who believes anyone to have such, authority over such things is a mushrik, so according to him the, Holy Qur’an is propagating polytheism., The Holy Qur’an announces:, , ’ÎΤøŒÎ*Î/ š⇑tö/F{$#uρ tµyϑò2F{$# ä—Ύö9è?uρ, (O Esa!) “And you cure the those born blind, and the leper by My Command”, [Surah 5, Verse 110], 179

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Vol.1 pg.180, , Referring to Hazrat Esa, verse of the Holy Qur’an:, ,
,, , it is mentioned as follows in another, , « #$ β, !, È Œø *Î /Î ’, 4 At θö Κu 9ø #$ , Ä r, ó &é ρu ⇑, š, t /ö {, F #$ ρu µt ϑ, y 2, ò {, F #$ Û˜, Û, Ì /ö &é ρu, “And I cure those born blind, and the leper; and I bring the dead back to life, through the Command (permission) of Allah.” [Surah 3, Verse 49], This is the injunction of the Qur’an and yet the Wahabis say that, none other can give good health (with or without the command of, Allah). They claim that anyone who believes that someone has been, given any such authority is a polytheist. Almighty Allah has, mentioned this kind of authority for Hazrat Esa
, so the Wahabis, must now say what declaration is there in this regard. According to, them, even if this authority is afforded to him by Allah
, it is still, polytheism and thus I cannot understand what their definition of, Islam is., 6. On page 11 of Taqwiyatul Imaan, a saying of the Prophet  is, quoted wherein it is said, ‘Respect this jungle for it is in the (sacred, Haram) and do not hunt any animals therein and do not fell the trees, in its boundary for it is a place sacred for worshipping Allah.’ After, quoting this narration, he says, ‘To show respect to the jungles, around the houses of Prophets or ghosts is shirk, even though one, thinks that he is worthy of respect or to think that Allah will be, pleased by you affording them respect is also shirk (polytheism).’, There are numerous Ahadith which prove that the Prophet  said,, ‘Ibrahim made Makkah the Haram and I have made Madinah a Haram,, therefore do not cut down the Acacia trees and do not hunt the wild animals, in its vicinity.’, 180

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Vol.1 pg.181, , Dear Muslim Brothers (and Sisters)! Look with the eyes of Imaan and, see how this mischievous author has distorted the facts? He has, levelled such a terrible accusation against the Prophet ., 7. On page 8 of Taqwiyatul Imaan, its author says that even the idol, worshippers in the time of the Prophet  did not equate their idols, to Allah. What they really did was that they called out to them in, their times of need and they made offerings to them expecting to, attain some favour. He then says that it is for this reason that anyone, who considers any servant of Allah as an intercessor or a mediator, between Allah and the servants is equal in shirk to Abu Jahl1. What, he is really saying is that if anyone accepts and believes that the, beloved Prophet  is our mediator and intercessor in the Court of, Allah then (Allah Forbid), such a person is a polytheist similar to Abu, Jahl., 8. In the same book, he says that if one is asked about how many, leaves are on a tree, or how many stars etc. are in the sky, then one, should not say that Allah and His Rasool  know because only Allah, has the knowledge of the unseen (Ilm-e-Ghaib) and not the Holy, Prophet ., 9. On page 7 of Taqwiyatul Imaan he says, ‘Allah Saaheb has not, afforded anyone the power to ordain anything.’ In other words he is, saying that Almighty Allah has not given anyone on earth the power, to cause anything to happen., ________________________________________________________________________, 1. This, statement, not only condemns the intercession of the Prophet  but it also, condemns all the companions, the Great Imams, the Awliyah Allah and all the Muslims as, mushriks like Abu Jahl. (Allah Forbid)., , 181

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Vol.1 pg.182, , This clearly refutes the miracles of the Prophets and the Karaamat of, the Awliyah Allah. Almighty Allah says:, , #X÷ö∆r& ÏN≡tÎn/y‰ßϑø9$$sù, “Then plan to accomplish the commands (of Allah)”, [Surah 79, Verse 5], Is the author not explicitly refuting the above mentioned verse of, the Holy Qur’an?, 10. On page 22 of Taqwiyatul Imaan, it is said that anyone who’s, name is Muhammad or Ali has no power or right over anything., This is very astonishing because the Wahabis too have a right over, their belongings and yet they say that Hazrat Muhammad  who is, the most beloved to Allah has no power or right over anything., 11. One of their corrupt beliefs is that Almighty Allah has the ability, to lie (Allah forbid). One of their leaders has given a decree that, Waqu-e-Kizb means pardon for all those who referred to Allah as a, liar and such people can no longer be condemned., This is such a blasphemous decree. He says that even though, someone calls Allah a liar, they should be pardoned and still, regarded as Muslims. I cannot understand what they really regard as, Allah., , 182

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Vol.1 pg.183, , 12. They also refute the fact that the Prophet  is Khaatamun, Nabiyeen (The Final Messenger). To deny that Prophet  is the, Final Messenger is clear infidelity without any doubt., 13. Hence, it is on page 2 of Tahzeerun Naas, the view of the, ordinary people regarding the Prophet  being Khaatamun, Nabiyeen, is in the sense that he is the Final Messenger in the, lengthy chain of Prophets., However, the well informed (knowledgeable) people definitely know, that being Khaatamun Nabiyeen has no untouchable seal to it. It only, shows the end of an era. It does not in any way show or determines a, special level of excellence or elevation., If one goes by this view, then the divine mention of this verse will be, regarded in its true context:, , z↵ÍhŠÎ;¨Ψ9$# zΟs?$yzuρ «!$# tΑθß™§‘ Å3≈s9uρ, “But indeed, he is the Prophet of Allah and the seal of the Prophets”, [Surah 33, Verse 40], Here the malicious author has tried to establish that Khaatamun, Nabiyeen only denotes the end of an era. He says that it has no, significance with the pious people, as they know that it is not a, unique station., The author here has attempted to refute the words of the Prophet,  who himself has explained it to mean final Messenger. This is a, unique attribute which has been blessed to him by Almighty Allah., 183

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Vol.1 pg.184, , This is evident from numerous Ahadith. However, the author out of, his lack of consideration has tried to identify the Prophet  with, the common people and has omitted him from the category of the, men of knowledge and wisdom., It is on page 16 of the same book that even if it is assumed that, another Nabi had to appear in his era or thereafter, it will not in any, way negate the finality of the Prophet ., He further says that even if one assumes that if another Nabi had to, come on this earth or in some other domain, it will still not interfere, with the Prophet  being the final Messenger., The ruling in regards to the corrupt beliefs of the author is evident, from the decrees mentioned in ‘Husaam ul Haramain’ as decreed by, the then great and learned Ulama of Haramain Sharifain. Even he, has mentioned on page 46 of his book, regarding the condition of his, Islam being names sake., Allah protect us from those who are only Muslim by name. On page 5, of the same book, it has been mentioned that:, The fact that the Ambia ‫ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﻢ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡ‬are superior to their Ummah is only, in (the context) of knowledge. As for the issue of deeds (actions),, then in this the Ummati occasionally appear to be equal and, sometimes even supersede the Prophets., The author of this book has also tried to establish that the Nabuiwat, of the Prophet  is Qadeem whilst the Nabuiwat of the other Ambia, ‫ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﻢ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡ‬is Haadith. He states on page 7 of his book that the distinction, , 184

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Vol.1 pg.185, , between Qadeem Nabuiwat and Haadith Nabuiwat, despite the union, of characteristics can only then be properly applicable., Is there really anything else with the exception of the Zaat (Divine, Self) of Allah and His Sifaat (Divine Attributes) that are Qadeem, (uncreated)?, It must be noted that Nabuiwat is a quality and it is impossible for, the quality to exist without the one that it represents., (In view of his statement) If the Nabuiwat of Huzoor  is Qadeem,, i.e. uncreated, then it would necessarily mean that Huzoor  is also, not Haadith (creation), and thereby would mean that Huzoor  is, Azali (meaning he always existed and is uncreated), and according to, the consensus of the Muslims, it is regarded as kufr to believe in, anything else except Allah and His Divine Attributes to be Qadeem., 14. One of the characteristics of the followers of the Wahabi sect is, that they attempt to invalidate and falsify everything that reflects, the excellence and purity of those who have been afforded special, closeness and the special favour of Allah., They are bent on finding faults and shortcomings that can prove to, be an effective tool in their hands to defame and condemn the men, of true knowledge. They even refute the knowledge of the unseen, which has been bestowed upon the Prophet ., It is on page 51 of Barahin-e-Qaatiya that the Prophet  does not, even have knowledge of that which is behind a wall. The author, quotes this and then falsely attributes this statement to Shaykh, Abdul Haq Muhadith Dehlwi ‫ﺭﲪﺔ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ‬., 185

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Vol.1 pg.186, , He further mentions that the vast knowledge of shaitaan and the, Angel of death are evident from the Qur’an and there is no such, source that authenticates the vastness of the Prophet’s , knowledge., He thus claims that to accept such knowledge for the Prophet , without evidence is shirk. The author of this book is prepared to give, preference to the knowledge of shaitaan over the knowledge of the, Prophet ., He accepts it for shaitaan but says that it amounts to polytheism if, accepted for the Holy Prophet ., In other words, he has actually associated shaitaan as a partner to, Allah, and he believes that this is established from Qur’an and, Hadith. Undoubtedly, these servants of the shaitaan have no qualms, in making shaitaan a partner to the Almighty., Every Muslim should look with the eyes of Imaan, how the author, has tried to establish that the knowledge of shaitaan the cursed is, more than the knowledge possessed by Holy Prophet ., Has he not really regarded it as being more and has he not really, associated shaitaan as a partner to Allah?, He has definitely accepted this and not only has he accepted it but, he has also tried to establish it as being true from Qur’an., All 3 of these beliefs are undoubtedly kufr and there is no doubt that, the one acknowledging it is an infidel. Which Muslim is there that, can doubt the infidelity of such a person?, 186

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Vol.1 pg.187, , 15. In another book, Hifz ul Imaan, its author Ashraf Ali Thanvi says, on page 7, that if knowledge of the unseen which is possessed by the, Prophet  is partial then there is no uniqueness in this, since all, insane people, little children and animals possess such knowledge., Dear Brothers, Think for a moment about what he has said. He has, no conscious and does not feel any remorse in equating the, knowledge of the Prophet  to that of children, insane people and, animals., Can any Muslim still have doubt in the author of Hifz ul Imaan and, his followers being disbelievers?, 16. A common practice of the Wahabis is to shun the practices of the, Muslims by branding these practices as shirk, whereas they have, been permitted by Allah and His Rasool ., They brand Meelad Shareef, Standing for Salaam, Esaal-e-Sawaab,, visiting the graves of the Awliyah and the Blessed Grave of the, Prophet , making Faateha and 40 days etc. as shirk., It is in the book Barahin-e-Qaatiya that the repeated hosting of the, Meelad of the Prophet  is similar to the Hindus who repeatedly, host the prayer of ‘Kanhaya’ (a Hindu deity) and to the Shias who, repeatedly observe the day of martyrdom at Karbala., Allah Forbid! They have equated the Commemoration and, Remembrance of the Birth of the Beloved Rasool  to the, celebration hosted by unbelievers in remembrance of their false, deity., , 187

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Vol.1 pg.188, , They have even surpassed such nations. They are allowed to do as, they wish in any fixed and appointed time, and there is no, stipulation in this regard for them. They formulate these false, obscenities whenever they feel like., , Translator’s Note: Look at how these Wahabis have branded Muslims, to be worse than Hindus and Shias, just because they commemorate, the Birth of the Prophet  and remember the Awliyah and convey, blessings to their deceased., Their beliefs have no bearing to Islam. They charge others with kufr, and shirk for many things, yet when they have any such stipulations;, it is not regarded as kufr and shirk., This is hypocrisy of the highest degree. Beloved Muslim Brothers!, That which has been mentioned above is only a few of the heretic, beliefs of the Wahabis. There are numerous other corrupt and, blasphemous beliefs of the Wahabis which show there enmity to the, Prophet  in many of their other books., We beseech Allah to protect us from them and from all the other, corrupt and deviant sects. Aameen., , 188

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Vol.1 pg.189, , Ghair Muqal’lideen, (Non-Conformist), The Ghair Muqallids are also a branch of the Wahabis. They refuse to, adhere to the established and recognised doctrines of Islam. Their, views are very close to the views of the ‘Deobandis’, who are also a, new corrupt group., It is for this reason that the Ghair Muqallids do not accept the, Deobandis as kaafir, since they both are used to uttering words of, shirk. The law of Shariah is very clear, that all those who doubt the, kufr or punishment of a kaafir are themselves kaafir., The Ghair Muqallids do not accept the 4 schools of thought in Fiqh, and have thus innovated a path different from the true path. They, say that to make Taqleed (follow one of the 4 righteous Imams of, Fiqh) is Haraam and bid’at., They even slander the great Imams of the Madhabs. The reality is, that they too make Taqleed. They are definitely the followers, (Muqallids) of shaitaan. These people refute the concept of Qiyaas, (Religious Discretion) and to completely reject Qiyaas, is kufr., They also refute Taqleed and one who rejects Taqleed in totality is a, kaafir., , 189

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Vol.1 pg.190, , Important Note, The Wahabis use the term bid’at in abundance. They brand almost, everything as bid’at (innovation). I thus feel that it is very important, to explain the true meaning of the term bid’at. That bid’at which is, an evil innovation and which is against the Sunnah is Makruh and, Haraam., As for any innovation which is of benefit to religion, then this is, sometimes in the category of being Mustahab (desirable), sometimes, Sunnat and even to the degree of being regarded in the category of, being Waajib (compulsory) to act upon., Hazrat Umar-e-Farooq ؓ◌ says as follows concerning Taraweeh,, , # ‫ﺬﮦ‬# 7ٰ ‫ﺔ‬# ‫ﻋ‬+ ‫ْﺒ ْﺪ‬+ ‫ﻤ (ﺔ ﺍﻟ‬+ ‫ﻌ‬#ْ ‹, ‘This is a good innovation’, Even though Taraweeh is Sunnat-e-Mu’akkadah, it has been, regarded as being a good innovation (to perform it in congregation)., That which is proven in some way through the Shariah can never be, an evil innovation. If everything has to be regarded as bid’at, then, even the Wahabis madrassas, lectures and gatherings should all be, branded as bid’at., Why don’t they stop these practices? They brand all those blessed, things which are related to the beloved servants of Allah, as being, bid’at, yet if it has to do with them then they regard it Halaal and, Sunnat. Such hypocrisy! #‫ﺎ ﷲ‬#‫ ﻻ ﺑ‬# ‫و ﻻ ﺣ ْﻮ ل و ﻻ ﻗ ﻮ ة ﺍ‬, 190

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Vol.1 pg.192, , Imamat (Religious Leadership) is of 2 categories. ‘Sughra’ and ‘Kubra’, Imamat-e-Sughra refers to the Imamat in Namaaz. Imamat-e-Kubra, refers to leading the Muslims in Religious and worldly issues as the, True Representative of the Prophet . The authority that has been, bestowed to the Imams (in the sense of Imamat-e-Kubra) is very, dominant. The people do not even have the right to disobey their, commands., Every Muslim is obligated to follow them and adhere to their, commands. However, there are certain preconditions for a person to, be appointed as the leader. The Imam must be a free person, i.e. not, a slave, he must be sane, an adult, i.e. one who has reached puberty,, he must be capable and he must be Qarshi as well, meaning that he, should have connection to the Quraish. To be Alawi or to be Maasum, is not a condition. This condition is one that is stipulated by the, Raafdis (Shias), as they do not agree with the other conditions. They, insist on the Imam being Hashmi, Alawi and Maasum. Their aim in, doing so is to discredit and nullify the positions of the other three, Khulafa, namely Hazrat Abu Bakr, Hazrat Umar and Hazrat Uthman, ‫ ﺭﺿﻰ ﺍﷲ ﺗﻌﺎﱃ ﻋﻨﻬﻤﺎ‬because these Khulafa were not from the families and, lineage mentioned above. It must be noted that their Khilaafat has, been unanimously accepted by all the Blessed Sahaba ‫ﺭﺿﻰ ﺍﷲ ﺗﻌﺎﱃ ﻋﻨﻬﻤﺎ‬., Hazrat Maula Ali ؓ◌ and Imam Hussain, , ؓ◌, , also accepted the, , Khilaafat of the other 3 Khulafa. As for the condition of being from, the lineage of Hazrat Ali (Alawi), then this will also exclude Hazrat, Ali ؓ◌ and even his Khilaafat will be regarded as invalid according to, them, since it is not possible for Hazrat Ali ؓ◌ to be an Alawi, as this, refers to his descendants. The Raafdis also believe that the Imam, must be Maasum. This too is unacceptable just as we have already, explained that only the Ambia ‫ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﻢ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡ‬and Angels are Maasum., , 192

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Vol.1 pg.193, , Law: One being worthy of appointment as an Imam is not sufficient., , It is necessary that he must be appointed by the preceding Imam or, those Muslims that are appointed to handle the Religious affairs of, the people., Law: To follow the Imam (Khalifa) is absolutely Fard upon all, , Muslims. However, this is on condition that his commands are in, accordance with the Shariah. To follow anyone who commands, anything contrary to the Shariah is disallowed., Law: The Imam should be a person who is an Aalim. He should be a, , courageous person or one who is assisted by the Ulama., Law: The leadership (Imamat) of a woman or a Na-Baaligh (one who, , has not reached puberty) is disallowed. If the preceding Imam has, appointed a Na-Baaligh as the Imam, then the people should appoint, a guardian to carry out the duties until such time that he reaches, puberty. The Na-Baaligh will only be an honorary Imam. The actual, Imam for this duration will be the appointed Guardian., Belief: After the Prophet  the First Righteous Khalifa is Hazrat, , Abu Bakr Siddique, followed by Hazrat Umar-e-Farooq, then Hazrat, Uthman-e-Ghani, then Hazrat Ali-e-Murtuza and finally Hazrat, Imam Hassan who ruled for six months ‫ﺭﺿﻰ ﺍﷲ ﺗﻌﺎﱃ ﻋﻨﻬﻤﺎ‬. These, personalities are known as the ‘Khulafa-e-Raashideen’ and their, Khilaafat is known as the ‘Khilaafat-e-Raashida’. Every one of them, fulfilled their responsibilities and discharged their duties as true, representatives of the Prophet  to the best of their abilities and, with complete devotion., , 193

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Vol.1 pg.194, , Belief: After the all the Nabis and Rasools, the greatest excellence, , in Allah’s creation amongst all the humans, Jins and Angels, has been, afforded to Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique, followed by Hazrat Umar-eFarooq, Hazrat Uthman-e-Ghani and thereafter Maula Ali ‫ﺭﺿﻰ ﺍﷲ ﺗﻌﺎﱃ ﻋﻨﻬﻤﺎ‬., Anyone who considers Hazrat Ali ؓ◌ as being more superior to the, other 3 Khulafa is misguided and a deviant., Belief: Superior as mentioned in the above sense means that they, , have greater status in the Court of Allah. It also means that their, virtuous deeds and rewards are abundant. It has been mentioned in, the Hadith Shareef, with regards to the companions of Hazrat Imam, Mahdi that there is the reward of 50 for every one deed that they, perform. The companions asked the Prophet  if it was equal to 50, of their deeds or 50 of the deeds of the Sahaba of the Prophet . He,  said that it was equal to 50 of the deeds of the Sahaba-e-Kiraam, ‫ﺭﺿﻰ ﺍﷲ ﺗﻌﺎﱃ ﻋﻨﻬﻤﺎ‬. Even though their rewards are many but they can never, come close in excellence to the Sahaba-e-Kiraam of Holy Prophet ., How can the closeness of Hazrat Imam Mahdi’s companions’ to him, compare to the excellence and the companionship of the, companions of the Prophet . An example without comparison is, that of a king who sends out his Minister and a few officers on a, special mission., After achieving victory, he presents each officer with a purse, consisting of 100 000 rupees each and he gives the Minister his, special closeness and a greater position. In this scenario, the officers, received more in wealth but the Minister received even more, for he, was given greater respect and honour before the King., , 194

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Vol.1 pg.195, , Belief: The Khilaafat of all the Khulafa was in accordance with their, , excellence. Excellence does not refer to their ability to manage the, affairs of the state or the people but it refers to the excellence, bestowed upon them in the Court of Allah. He, who was regarded as, most exalted in the Court of Allah is the one who became Khalifa, first. The Tafdeelia (another corrupt sect) who nowadays claim to be, Sunnis, say that excellence refers to the ability to manage the affairs, of the state and the people. This is absolutely incorrect. If this was, correct then Hazrat Umar ؓ◌ should have been the first Khalifa, (which is not so) because his era of Khilaafat has been acclaimed, with these words:, , ٍ›‫ (ﻌ ْﻄ ْﻦ‬# ‫ﺎس‬, # + ‫ﻋ ْﺒ‬+ ‫ر ٰى‬+ +‫ﻢ ﺍ‬+ْ ‫ﻟ‬, ( ‫ﻨ‬: ‫ﺏ ﺍﻟ‬+ œ, + + Eš c‫ﺣ‬+ #ْ‫ﻳ‬, + + ‫ﻛ‬+ ‫ ْى‬# ‫ﻔْﺰ‬-: ‫ ™ﻳﺎ‬O, ‘I have never seen anyone stronger, thorough and more hardworking than, he. He provided so much of water that not only did the people quench their, thirst with it but they also used it when they prepared paving for areas, where their camels sat.’, The Khilaafat of Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique, described in the following words,, , ؓ◌, , has however been, , ‘+‫ ﻟ‬, ( ‫وﺍ‬+ ‫ﻒ‬, ٌ ‫ﺿ ْﻌ‬+ ##‫ﺰْﻋ‬+‫ ْ ﻧ‬# ', ( + ‫ ْﻐ‬-+ ‫ﷲ‬, ‘There was weakness in him drawing water from the well., May Allah pardon him’, Belief: After the Khulafa-e-Raashideen, the greatest status is, , afforded to the Ashara Mubashara (the ten persons to whom the, Prophet  gave glad tidings of Jannat whilst they were still in this, 195

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Vol.1 pg.197, , Belief: No matter how exalted a Wali may be, he can never reach, , the excellence afforded to a Sahabi., Law: To discuss the issues or disagreements that took place between, , the Sahaba-e-Kiraam is absolutely and totally Haraam (forbidden)., All Muslims need to do, is to accept that they are all the companions, of the Prophet  and his true followers who were always willing to, sacrifice their lives in his love., Belief: All the companions of the Prophet  are Jannatis. They, , will not even come close to experiencing the intense heat of, Jahanum. They will always live in happiness and comfort. The, frightening situation on the day of reckoning will cause them no, grief or sadness. The Angels will welcome them, giving them glad, tidings that this was the day that has been promised to them. All this, has been explained in the Holy Qur’an in detail., Belief: The Sahaba-e-Kiraam are neither Ambia ‫ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﻢ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡ‬nor are they, , Angels and are thus not Maasum. Some of them had certain mishaps, but to hold them in contempt because of this is against the command, of Allah and His Rasool . When addressing the companions in the, Holy Qur’an, Almighty Allah addressed them in two categories, i.e., those before the Great Victory at Makkah and those after the Great, Victory at Makkah (Fateh Makkah). Almighty Allah says:, , 4o_ó¡çtø:$# ª!$# y‰tãuρ yξ, y ä.uρ, “And to all of them, Allah has promised a heavenly reward”, [Surah 57, Verse 10], , 197

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Vol.1 pg.198, , And Almighty Allah says, , ׎Î7yz tβθè=yϑ÷ès? $yϑÎ/ ª!, ª $#uρ, “And Allah Knows well what you do.”, [Surah 57, Verse 10], The fact that Allah is aware of all their actions and He has promised, Jannat to them without any reckoning, does not give anyone the, right to say anything against the Sahaba-e-Kiraam. Do those who, speak against the companions want to establish a manner different, from that which Allah has ordained?, Belief: Hazrat Ameer Mu’awiyah ؓ◌ was a Mujtahid (One who has, , been blessed with special authority with regards to the Religious, Affairs)., There is a narration of Hazrat Abdullah ibn Ab’bas ؓ◌ reported in, Sahih Bukhari which says, ‘A Mujtahid does virtuous deeds and can also, make an error.’, These errors (inaccuracies) are of two types: Inaadi (with ill intent):, These are inaccuracies which are pre-meditated and with ill intent., Inaccuracies of this type are not possible for a Mujtahid. Khata-eIjtihaadi (inaccuracies committed without motive in Managing, Affairs): These are not pre-meditated. If a Mujtahid is liable for such, inaccuracies then they are not held accountable for this in the Court, of Allah. If one looks at this in a worldly perspective, then too there, are 2 types:, , 198

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Vol.1 pg.201, , Ameer Mu’awiyah ؓ◌ used to be referred to as rebels in a particular, time, but now since the meaning of the term ‘Rebel’ has undergone a, change and has a negative meaning, its use in respect of any Sahaba, is prohibited., Any person who accuses (Allah forbid) Sayeda A’isha, Siddiqa ‫( ﺭﺿﻰ ﺍﷲ ﺗﻌﺎﱃ ﻋﻨﻬﺎ‬due to a particular incident) is definitely a kaafir, and murtad. Any others who taunt her in any way are Raafdis and, Tabaraee and deserving of the fire of hell.1, Belief:, , Belief: Hazrat Imam Hassan and Imam Hussain ‫ ﺭﺿﻰ ﺍﷲ ﺗﻌﺎﱃ ﻋﻨﻬﻤﺎ‬are, , indeed from amongst the exalted martyrs of Islam. Anyone who, denies their martyrdom is a misguided, irreligious and deprived, individual., Belief: Yazeed the corrupt was a rebellious transgressor and was, , the perpetrator of major sinful actions. (Allah Forbid) What, comparison can there be between and the beautiful rose of the, ________________________________________________________________________, 1. It must briefly be explained that the incident being explained here is in regards to the, incident at ‘Ifk’ when Sayeda A’isha ‫ ﺭﺿﻰ ﺍﷲ ﺗﻌﺎﱃ ﻋﻨﻬﺎ‬lost her necklace whilst returning from a, battle with the Prophet . She went out to search for the necklace and by the time she, returned the Prophet  and the army had already left. She thus decided to wait at a secure, camp area. Sayeda A’isha thus covered herself with a sheet and rested on the ground. Coincidentally at that time a companion of the Prophet  by the name of Hazrat Safwaan ؓ◌, was asleep and also was left behind. When he woke, he was very disturbed to find Sayeda, A’isha ‫ ﺭﺿﻰ ﺍﷲ ﺗﻌﺎﱃ ﻋﻨﻬﺎ‬sleeping on the ground. He requested her to sit on his camel and they, joined the caravan of the Prophet . Some hypocrites gave a false account of this incident, and tried to defame Sayeda A’isha ‫ﺭﺿﻰ ﺍﷲ ﺗﻌﺎﱃ ﻋﻨﻬﺎ‬. In brief, a verse of the Holy Qur’an was, revealed against those who made such accusations and Sayeda A’isha’s chastity was announced, in the Qur’an and those who said anything in this issue were punished. Thus, anyone who still, gives a false interpretation of this incident and accuses Sayeda A’isha ‫ ﺭﺿﻰ ﺍﷲ ﺗﻌﺎﱃ ﻋﻨﻬﺎ‬is a kaafir., , 201

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Vol.1 pg.202, , Prophet  Hazrat Imam Hussain ؓ◌? There are some people today, who say, that they have no right to discuss this issue as either one of, them is the son of an exalted personality., One who makes such an utterance is a cursed Khariji Naasibi,, deserving of the fire of hell. Indeed, there are three views of the, Ulama-e-Ahle Sunnat in regards to declaring Yazeed a kaafir and, cursing him. The view of our Imam Azam Abu Hanifa ؓ◌ in this, matter is to remain silent. In other words, we should regard Yazeed, as a fasiq and faajir, i.e. a rebellious and sinful person but we should, remain silent in regards to him being Muslim or kaafir. In other, words we should neither call him a Muslim nor a kaafir., Belief: The Ahle Bait (Noble Family) of the Prophet  are the, , leaders of the Ahle Sunnat. One who does not love them is a, contemptible and cursed Khariji., Belief: Ummul Momineen Khadijatul Kubra, Ummul Momineen, , A’isha Siddiqa and Hazrat Sayeda Faatima ‫ ﺭﺿﻰ ﺍﷲ ﺗﻌﺎﱃ ﻋﻨﻬﻦ‬are undoubtedly, Jannatis and they have been blessed with superior excellence over, all the other Beloved Daughters and Holy Wives ‫ ﺭﺿﻰ ﺍﷲ ﺗﻌﺎﱃ ﻋﻨﻬﻦ‬of the, Prophet ., Belief: The Holy Qur’an bears testimony to their chastity and, , sacredness., , 202

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Vol.1 pg.204, , Wilaayat is a special closeness which Almighty Allah has afforded to, some of His beloved servants by His Grace and Mercy., Law: Wilaayat cannot be acquired by self-effort. It is bestowed by, , Almighty Allah. However, good deeds and virtuous behaviour is a, means of allowing it to be bestowed. Some blessed personalities are, blessed with this privilege in advance., Law: Wilaayat is not given to anyone without knowledge. This, , knowledge is either that which one has acquired or if Allah Wills,, then knowledge is bestowed upon him before he receives the station, of Wilaayat., Law: The greatest Awliyah from the beginning until the last day, are, , those in the Ummat of the Prophet . The greatest amongst them, are the Four Khulafa in order of excellence., The first being Hazrat Abu Bakr, then Hazrat Umar, followed by, Hazrat Uthman and Hazrat Ali ‫ﺭﺿﻰ ﺍﷲ ﺗﻌﺎﱃ ﻋﻨﻬﻤﺎ‬. Huzoor  bestowed the, splendours from the rays of Nabuiwat to Hazrat Abu Bakr and Hazrat, Umar and he made Hazrat Ali the station for distribution of the, splendours of Wilaayat., It is for this reason that all the Awliyah Allah turn towards Hazrat, Maula Ali ؓ◌ and they shall continue to acquire this blessing through, him., Law: Tariqat is not conflicting to Shariat. In reality it is inseparable, , from the Shariat. Some so-called Sufis say that Shariat and Tariqat, are two separate ways and distant from each other., , 204

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Vol.1 pg.205, , This is absolutely incorrect. To regard oneself independent and free, from the need to adhere to the Shariat on the basis of this baseless, view, leads to infidelity and heresy., Law: No Wali is exempt from any Religious Obligation, no matter, , how exalted in status he may be. There are some ignorant ones who, say that Shariah is only the path in order to reach the objective and, they have already reached their objective, so there is thus no need, for the path anymore (Allah forbid)., Sayyiduna Junaid-e-Baghdadi, such ignorant ones:, , ؓ◌, , has stated as follows concerning, , ‫ﻦ ؟‬+ ْ‫ﻳ‬+‫ ٰ ﺍ‬#U‫ﻦ ﺍ‬#ْ ‫ٰﻜ‬n‫و‬+ ‫ﺻﻠ( ْﻮﺍ‬+ ‫و‬+ ‫ﻘ ْﺪ‬+ ‫ﻟ‬+ ‫ﺪﻗ ْ(ﻮﺍ‬+ ‫ﺻ‬+, #‫ﻨﺎر‬: ‫ ٰ ﺍﻟ‬#U‫ﺍ‬, ‘They are true in what they say. They have definitely reached, but where?, They have reached hell’, However, if they are those who are Majzoobs (one who is in a, completely deep spiritual state, truly having no control over his, senses), like the condition of someone who is in an unconscious state, then the law of Shariah will be held back in their case., However it must be noted that if one is truly a Majzoob, he will not, speak contrary to the Shariah., Belief: The Awliyah have been blessed with great power and, , authority from the Court of Allah. They are the true Representatives, , 205

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Vol.1 pg.206, , of the Prophet . They have been bestowed with knowledge of, Ghaib (unseen) through the blessing of the Prophet ., Most of them are aware of past and future happenings and are even, aware of that which is inscribed on the ‘Lauh-e-Mahfooz’ ‘The, Protected Tablet’. All this is bestowed upon them through the, blessing of the Prophet . Without the blessing of the Prophet , no non-Nabi can attain any knowledge of the unseen., Belief: The Karaamaat (miracles) performed by the Awliyah Allah, , are Haq (True). One who opposes this is a misguided person., Law: To have the ability to bring the dead back to life, to cure the, , leper, to cause the blind to see, to travel the entire earth from East to, West in just one small step and all other like splendours are within, the power of the Awliyah Allah, except for that which is unique and, not possible. For example, to bring forth a Surah equal to a Surah of, the Qur’an, or to have the Divine Vision of Allah whilst on this earth,, with the naked eye, or to converse directly with Allah. Anyone who, claims these for himself or any other Wali is declared an unbeliever., Law: It is permissible to seek their assistance in times of need. They, , assist those who sincerely seek their assistance by using any, permissible manner of asking. As for accepting them as being, independent in assisting with their own power (i.e. not through the, will of Allah), then this is the deceit of the Wahabis (who accuse, Muslims of this). The Wahabis confuse the unsuspecting Muslims on, these issues. The Muslims never ever have such a belief. It is the, habit and trait of the Wahabis to falsely exaggerate the practices of, the true Muslims., , 206

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Vol.1 pg.207, , Law: Haaziri (Presenting oneself) at their Holy Mazaars (Holy, , Graves) is a great privilege and means of immense blessings for the, Muslims., Law: To call out to the Awliyah Allah from great distances and from, , close proximity has been the manner of the pious predecessors., Law: The Awliyah Allah are always alive in their graves. Their, , knowledge, recognition and their power of vision and sight increases, after passing into the next world., Law: To make the Niyaz of the Awliyah Allah is permissible and is a, , type of Esaal-e-sawaab (conveying reward to the deceased). These, sacred offerings are very different from the offerings made to kings, etc. The Niyaz of Gyarwee Shareef is very beneficial and blessed., Law: To commemorate the Urs of the Awliyah Allah by reciting the, , Holy Qur’an, Naats, Faateha and delivering talks etc. are all, permissible. Actions contrary to the Shariah are definitely, disallowed, so they are disallowed to a greater degree at a Mazaar, Shareef., , 207

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Vol.1 pg.208, , Important Note of Caution, Since the Muslims by the Grace of Allah, generally have a special, spiritual and emotional attachment to the Awliyah Allah and the, Masha’ikh (Pious Spiritual Guides)., They regard being attached to them and association with them by, joining their Silsila, i.e. by becoming their mureeds (disciples) and, entering their spiritual chain, a means of benefit in this world and in, the hereafter. The Wahabis of this present day and age too have, started the practice of ‘Peeri Mureedi’., Now, since the Wahabis have no attachment to the Awliyah Allah, and neither do they truly believe in the sacredness of the Awliyah,, their ‘Peeri Mureedi’ is merely a fraud to entrap the unsuspecting, and innocent Muslims., Thus, if you wish to become Mureed of anyone, be sure to exercise, caution and make a thorough investigation before taking the oath of, allegiance at the hand of anyone because if he is a budmazhab, one, will end up losing his Imaan. The poet says:, , !"67 67676BCDDE67FG
!<=>?  -67@A?, ‘Shaitaan often masquerades as a human being, Therefore do not give your hand in the hand of just anyone’, There are four pre-requisites for a person to qualify as a ‘Peer’, ‘Spiritual Guide’. It is an obligation to pay careful attention to this, before taking Bai’at:, , 208

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