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Abu Sayyad · **Re: ~Kashf ash-Shubhaat~ Clearing of Doubts -** 12-14-2006

Know - may Allah have mercy on you - that tawhid is to single out Allah in worship. And this is the religion of all the messengers whom Allah sent to His servants.

The first of these messengers was Nuh, whom Allah sent to his people after they exaggerated the status of righteous people, such as wadd, and Suwa, and Yaghuth, and Ya'ug, and Nasr. And the last of these messengers was Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and he was the one who broke the images of these pious people.

Allah sent the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) to a group of people who used to worship Him, and perform Hajj, and give charity, and remember Allah. However, they would also make certain created objects intermediaries between them and Allah.

They would say as an excuse for this act, " We only desire to come closer to Allah through them, and we wish that they intercede for us with Him."

Allah therefore sent Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), to revive their old religion - the religion of their father Ibrahim - and to inform them that this act of trying to come closer to Allah, and this belief (that they needed an intermediary to approach Allah) was a right that is due only to Allah. It is not proper to direct any of these acts of worship to any other being, whether it be a noble angel, or a sent Prophet, much less to anyone of lesser status than them.

Otherwise, these pagans that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah) was sent to used to testify that Allah is the sole Creator, and that He is unique, having no partners like Him. They also used to testify that none gives any sustenance except He, and none grants life or death except He, and that none controls the affairs of creation except He. They also used to believe that all of the seven heavens, and that which it contains, and the seven earths, and that which it contains - all of these objects are His servants, and under His Control and Power.

If you wish to know the proof that these same pagans that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) fought used to testify to all this, then recite these verses to he who asks for proof: "Say: Who gives you sustenance from the Heavens and Earth? Or who controls hearing and sight, and who brings the living out of the dead and brings the dead out of the living, and who arranges (every)) matter?" They will respond, "Allah", so say, "Then will you not fear Him?" [Surah Yunus; 31]. And the verses: "Say To whom belongs the earth, and whoever is in it, if you know... until the phrase... then how are you deluded'" [Surah Al-Mu'minun; 84-89]. And there are other verses besides these to prove this point.

And it is this tawhid that is the meaning of your testimony La ilaha illa Allah, for the meaning of the word ilah according to the Arabs is the One that is turned to for all of these matters of supernatural help, whether the object turned to is an angel, a prophet, a pious saint, a tree, a grave, or a jinni. The Arabs of old did not understand by the word ilah that it is the creator, sustainer, and controller of the creation, because they fully realized and knew for certain that these matters are only attributed to Allah, and the proofs for this have already been given. Rather, the pagan Arabs meant by the word ilah the same as the pagans of our own times mean by the word sayyid. Since they rejected the concept of ilah, the Prophet () was sent to them to call them to the testimony of tawhid, which is La ilaha illa Allah.

: So when you realize that these ignorant disbelievers knew the precise meaning of this phrase, then it is indeed amazing that there are those who claim to be followers of Islam in our times and yet do not understand from this phrase what the ignorant disbelievers understood! Rather he presumes that he is only required to verbalize this phrase, without necessarily believing with his heart any particular meaning. And the intelligent one amongst them believes that it means that there is no Creator, or Sustainer, or Controller except Allah, which was exactly the belief of the pagan Arabs. And indeed, there is no good in a person when the pagan Arabs are more knowledgeable of the meaning of the phrase La ilah illa Allah than he!

And realize that Allah, in His Infinite Wisdom, did not send a prophet with this message of tawhid except that He made certain people to be enemies of this prophet, as He stated, "And thus We have made for every prophet an enemy - devils from mankind and jinn" [Surah la-an'am;112]. And it is possible that these enemies of tawhid have much knowledge, and evidences and proofs to justify their actions, as Allah stated "So when our prophets came to them with clear signs, they rejoiced with what knowledge they had" [Surah Ghafir; 83]
If you realize this, and you realize that the path to the worship of Allah will always have enemies that will be upon it, who might be people of eloquence, and knowledge, and evidences, then it becomes obligatory to learn enough of Allah's religion so that this knowledge can become a weapon with which you can fight these Shayatin, whose leader and chief(Iblis) said to Allah: "I will of a surety sit on your Straight Path (to misguide them) [Surah Al-A'raf; 16]. But if you turn with sincerity to Allah, and apply yourself to learning Allah's evidences and His explanations, then fear not, nor worry! "Verily, the plot of Shaytan is indeed very weak" [Surah Al-Nisa'; 76]. And indeed, the average unlearned person from the people of tawhid can overcome a thousand of the scholars of these pagans, as Allah has said: "And indeed our armies will be the victorious" [Surah al-Saffat; 173]. So Allah's armies will be victorious over His enemies with clear evidences and arguments of the tongue, as they will be victorious over them with might and power. Fear only exists when the person who is upon tawhid tries to tread the path of the worship of Allah while he is unarmed with any knowledge.

And Allah has indeed blessed us with His Book the Qur'an, which He has made "... a clarification for all matters, and (a source of) guidance and mercy" [Surah al-Nahl; 89]. So no person of misguidance comes with any false argument except that the Qur'an contains that which refutes it and shows its falsity. Allah states, "And they do not bring you an example (or question, in order to outwit you) except that We bring you the truth, and best explanation" [Surah al-Furqan; 33].

Some scholars of Tafsir stated: "This verse encompasses all the false evidences that the people of falsehood will bring to the Day of Judgment."

And I will mention to you matters that Allah has mentioned in His book as a response to the statements that the people of falsehood and shirk of our times try to use against us.

So we say that the response to the people of falsehood is always by two methods; a general response, and a detailed response.

As for the general response, then it is a simple and great matter, and a beautiful benefit for he who understands it, and that is the understanding of the verse, "He is the One who had revealed to you the Book. In it are verses that are clear (in meaning) - these form the major (or important) portion of the Book; while other verses are unclear..." [Surah Al-Imran; 7] And it has authentically been narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah) has said, "When you see the people that follow the unclear(verses), then these are the people that Allah has mentioned in His Book, so beware of them."

An example of this general response is: when a person who commits shirk comes to you trying to prove his acts and quotes the verse: "Verily, the friends of Allah will have no fear, nor will they worry," [Surah Yunus; 62] or he claims that the intercession is a confirmed truth, or he states that the prophets enjoy a high status with Allah, or he tries to prove his point by quoting a statement from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and you do not understand the meaning of his speech; then your response to all of the above evidences is that you say: "Allah has mentioned in His Book that those people that have a disease in their hearts will leave the clear verses, and follow vague ones instead. And what I have already quoted you proving that the pagans of old believed in the Rububiyyah of Allah, but their disbelief occurred as a result of the fact that they turned towards angels, prophets, or pious people, justifying their actions by saying: "These are our intercessors in front of Allah" [Surah Yunus; 18] - all of this is a certain matter, and no one can change the meaning of these verses. As for what you have mentioned to me - O person of shirk - from the Qur'an and statements of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), I don't understand the exact meaning of it. But at the same time I firmly believe that Allah's speech does not contradict itself, and that the Prophet's (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) statements do not contradict the statements of Allah."

And this is indeed a good answer, but no one except whom Allah has guided will be able to understand it, so do not trivialize this response. As Allah says,
"And they will not be able to reach it except those who have patience, and they will not be able to attain it except those who have great fortune" [Surah Fussilat; 35]

As for the detailed response, then know that the enemies of Allah have many criticisms and doubts against the religion of all the prophets, which they use to prevent people from following the Path of Allah.

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Abu Sayyad Back! Status: Offline Posts: 6,358 Reputation: 35001 Rep Power: 70 Join Date: Mar 2005 Gender: Way of Life: Muslim	Re: ~Kashf ash-Shubhaat~ Clearing of Doubts - 12-14-2006 Know - may Allah have mercy on you - that tawhid is to single out Allah in worship. And this is the religion of all the messengers whom Allah sent to His servants. The first of these messengers was Nuh, whom Allah sent to his people after they exaggerated the status of righteous people, such as wadd, and Suwa, and Yaghuth, and Ya'ug, and Nasr. And the last of these messengers was Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and he was the one who broke the images of these pious people. Allah sent the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) to a group of people who used to worship Him, and perform Hajj, and give charity, and remember Allah. However, they would also make certain created objects intermediaries between them and Allah. They would say as an excuse for this act, " We only desire to come closer to Allah through them, and we wish that they intercede for us with Him." Allah therefore sent Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), to revive their old religion - the religion of their father Ibrahim - and to inform them that this act of trying to come closer to Allah, and this belief (that they needed an intermediary to approach Allah) was a right that is due only to Allah. It is not proper to direct any of these acts of worship to any other being, whether it be a noble angel, or a sent Prophet, much less to anyone of lesser status than them. Otherwise, these pagans that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah) was sent to used to testify that Allah is the sole Creator, and that He is unique, having no partners like Him. They also used to testify that none gives any sustenance except He, and none grants life or death except He, and that none controls the affairs of creation except He. They also used to believe that all of the seven heavens, and that which it contains, and the seven earths, and that which it contains - all of these objects are His servants, and under His Control and Power. If you wish to know the proof that these same pagans that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) fought used to testify to all this, then recite these verses to he who asks for proof: "Say: Who gives you sustenance from the Heavens and Earth? Or who controls hearing and sight, and who brings the living out of the dead and brings the dead out of the living, and who arranges (every)) matter?" They will respond, "Allah", so say, "Then will you not fear Him?" [Surah Yunus; 31]. And the verses: "Say To whom belongs the earth, and whoever is in it, if you know... until the phrase... then how are you deluded'" [Surah Al-Mu'minun; 84-89]. And there are other verses besides these to prove this point. And it is this tawhid that is the meaning of your testimony La ilaha illa Allah, for the meaning of the word ilah according to the Arabs is the One that is turned to for all of these matters of supernatural help, whether the object turned to is an angel, a prophet, a pious saint, a tree, a grave, or a jinni. The Arabs of old did not understand by the word ilah that it is the creator, sustainer, and controller of the creation, because they fully realized and knew for certain that these matters are only attributed to Allah, and the proofs for this have already been given. Rather, the pagan Arabs meant by the word ilah the same as the pagans of our own times mean by the word sayyid. Since they rejected the concept of ilah, the Prophet () was sent to them to call them to the testimony of tawhid, which is La ilaha illa Allah. : So when you realize that these ignorant disbelievers knew the precise meaning of this phrase, then it is indeed amazing that there are those who claim to be followers of Islam in our times and yet do not understand from this phrase what the ignorant disbelievers understood! Rather he presumes that he is only required to verbalize this phrase, without necessarily believing with his heart any particular meaning. And the intelligent one amongst them believes that it means that there is no Creator, or Sustainer, or Controller except Allah, which was exactly the belief of the pagan Arabs. And indeed, there is no good in a person when the pagan Arabs are more knowledgeable of the meaning of the phrase La ilah illa Allah than he! And realize that Allah, in His Infinite Wisdom, did not send a prophet with this message of tawhid except that He made certain people to be enemies of this prophet, as He stated, "And thus We have made for every prophet an enemy - devils from mankind and jinn" [Surah la-an'am;112]. And it is possible that these enemies of tawhid have much knowledge, and evidences and proofs to justify their actions, as Allah stated "So when our prophets came to them with clear signs, they rejoiced with what knowledge they had" [Surah Ghafir; 83] If you realize this, and you realize that the path to the worship of Allah will always have enemies that will be upon it, who might be people of eloquence, and knowledge, and evidences, then it becomes obligatory to learn enough of Allah's religion so that this knowledge can become a weapon with which you can fight these Shayatin, whose leader and chief(Iblis) said to Allah: "I will of a surety sit on your Straight Path (to misguide them) [Surah Al-A'raf; 16]. But if you turn with sincerity to Allah, and apply yourself to learning Allah's evidences and His explanations, then fear not, nor worry! "Verily, the plot of Shaytan is indeed very weak" [Surah Al-Nisa'; 76]. And indeed, the average unlearned person from the people of tawhid can overcome a thousand of the scholars of these pagans, as Allah has said: "And indeed our armies will be the victorious" [Surah al-Saffat; 173]. So Allah's armies will be victorious over His enemies with clear evidences and arguments of the tongue, as they will be victorious over them with might and power. Fear only exists when the person who is upon tawhid tries to tread the path of the worship of Allah while he is unarmed with any knowledge. And Allah has indeed blessed us with His Book the Qur'an, which He has made "... a clarification for all matters, and (a source of) guidance and mercy" [Surah al-Nahl; 89]. So no person of misguidance comes with any false argument except that the Qur'an contains that which refutes it and shows its falsity. Allah states, "And they do not bring you an example (or question, in order to outwit you) except that We bring you the truth, and best explanation" [Surah al-Furqan; 33]. Some scholars of Tafsir stated: "This verse encompasses all the false evidences that the people of falsehood will bring to the Day of Judgment." And I will mention to you matters that Allah has mentioned in His book as a response to the statements that the people of falsehood and shirk of our times try to use against us. So we say that the response to the people of falsehood is always by two methods; a general response, and a detailed response. As for the general response, then it is a simple and great matter, and a beautiful benefit for he who understands it, and that is the understanding of the verse, "He is the One who had revealed to you the Book. In it are verses that are clear (in meaning) - these form the major (or important) portion of the Book; while other verses are unclear..." [Surah Al-Imran; 7] And it has authentically been narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah) has said, "When you see the people that follow the unclear(verses), then these are the people that Allah has mentioned in His Book, so beware of them." An example of this general response is: when a person who commits shirk comes to you trying to prove his acts and quotes the verse: "Verily, the friends of Allah will have no fear, nor will they worry," [Surah Yunus; 62] or he claims that the intercession is a confirmed truth, or he states that the prophets enjoy a high status with Allah, or he tries to prove his point by quoting a statement from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and you do not understand the meaning of his speech; then your response to all of the above evidences is that you say: "Allah has mentioned in His Book that those people that have a disease in their hearts will leave the clear verses, and follow vague ones instead. And what I have already quoted you proving that the pagans of old believed in the Rububiyyah of Allah, but their disbelief occurred as a result of the fact that they turned towards angels, prophets, or pious people, justifying their actions by saying: "These are our intercessors in front of Allah" [Surah Yunus; 18] - all of this is a certain matter, and no one can change the meaning of these verses. As for what you have mentioned to me - O person of shirk - from the Qur'an and statements of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), I don't understand the exact meaning of it. But at the same time I firmly believe that Allah's speech does not contradict itself, and that the Prophet's (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) statements do not contradict the statements of Allah." And this is indeed a good answer, but no one except whom Allah has guided will be able to understand it, so do not trivialize this response. As Allah says, "And they will not be able to reach it except those who have patience, and they will not be able to attain it except those who have great fortune" [Surah Fussilat; 35] As for the detailed response, then know that the enemies of Allah have many criticisms and doubts against the religion of all the prophets, which they use to prevent people from following the Path of Allah. __________________ هَلْ جَزَاء الْإِحْسَانِ إِلَّا الْإِحْسَانُ؟ Is there any reward for good other than good? [ar-Rahman: 60] O Allah, Lord of Jibril, Mika'il and Israfil, Creator of the heavens and the earth, Knower of the unseen and the seen, You will judge between Your servants concerning that wherein they differ. Guide me with regard to that wherein there is dispute concerning the truth by Your leave, for You guide whomsoever You will to the straight path. Oh Allah, I seek refuge in You lest I misguide others, or I am misguided by others, lest I cause others to err or I am caused to err, lest I abuse others or be abused, and lest I behave foolishly or meet with the foolishness of others.

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