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AlexIslam
I need some serious advice...
my mum does her daily prayers everyday... reads the quran often and has strong faith...However she has recently been very keen on praying to jesus (pbuh), as in she believes in addition to asking Allah for help...she also believes asking jesus (pbuh) for help too.. When i ask her why not just pray to Allah, she says ''i pray to both...maybe Jesus (pbuh) can help me.. I asked jesus for something many times before and it happened''
Im baffled here.. in islam are we not supposed to just ask Allah for help and guidance if we are going through a tough time in life?
Please ...include Quran verses and explain in detail for me... So i can explain to her aswell..
Brother, Either your mother have mixed with Cristian womens who have confuse them and taught them to do this. Three steps can help :
1st Step : showing them the importance of Aqeedah e Tawhid (Belief of oneness of Allah )
The oneness of Allah is the one most important theological principal in Islam. The first of the five pillars, the declaration offaith, which is the first act that one does to embark on Islam, reiterates the necessity of the belief in the oneness of Allah. It begins with the negation of any god other than Allah:
"I bear witness that there is no god but Allah and that Mohammed is His messenger."
Their Aqeedah e Toheed (Belief on One Allah) which is the Main belief in islam has become weaken. This belief differ islam from all other religion and it is so important that man's all good deeds are not acceptable till he have this beleif of Oness of Allah.
As Quran mentioning
Verily, Allâh forgives not that partners should be set up with Him (in worship), but He forgives except that (anything else) to whom He wills; and whoever sets up partners with Allâh in worship, he has indeed invented a tremendous sin (Quran Sura 4, Verse 48)
Allah says in Quran :
“And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.” (Quran 51:56)
and also
Step 2 :Give them a Good Book on importance and description of Aqeedah e tawhid to read or show them the explaination to 19th sura of Quran that is surah Maryam. This sura mentioning The Prophet Juses . (i can give you the link of books, if you wants)
Step 3 : Show them what Quran is Saying about Juses :
you said they also read Quran, Ask them if you Read Quran it's good but your action are going against what Quran mention and teach. tell them you also have to believe what Quran is Mentioning is true. Show them with respect that Quran is clearly mentioning Juses as the Prophet Only, Like other prophets Adam, Moses, Muhammad etc who also have prayed to God and ask his follower to pray and worship to God only. Ask them to read the Quran with Translation.
Allah says in Quran:
“And We certainly sent into every nation a messenger, (saying), ‘Worship God and avoid all false objects of worship…’” (Quran 16:36)
I am giving some Verses From Quran about juses, what juses :
“They have certainly disbelieved who say, ‘God is the Messiah, the son of Mary’ while the Messiah has said, ‘O Children of Israel, worship God, my Lord and your Lord...’” (Quran 5:72)
The Messiah (Jesus), son of Mary, was no more than a Messenger before whom many Messengers have passed away; and his mother adhered wholly to truthful-ness, and they both ate food (as other mortals do). See how We make Our signs clear to them; and see where they are turning away!” (Quran 5:73-75)
“O People of the Book (Jews and Christians)! Do not exceed the limits in your religion, and attribute to God nothing except the truth. The Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, was only a Messenger of God, and His command that He conveyed unto Mary, and a spirit from Him. So believe in God and in His Messengers, and do not say: ‘God is a Trinity.’ Give up this assertion; it would be better for you. For God is indeed (the only) One God. Far be it from His glory that He should have a son. To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and in the earth. And God is sufficient for a guardian.” (Quran 4:171)
Brother Show them this verse which mentioning On the Day of Judgment, Jesus again will free himself from this false at-tribution. God gives us a glimpse of what he will say when he is asked about why people worshipped him:
“And (beware the Day) when God will say, “O Jesus, Son of Mary, did you say to the people, ‘Take me and my mother as deities besides God?’” He will say, ‘Exalted are You! It was not for me to say that to which I have no right. If I had said it, You would have known it. You know what is within myself, and I do not know what is within Yourself. Indeed, it is You who is Knower of the unseen. I said not to them except what you commanded me – to worship God, my Lord and your Lord…’” (Quran 5:116-117)
Brother you have to give dawah to them with complete respect and wisdom and pray for them From Allah. you can also show them lecture of good islamic scholar on the subject of Tawhid. it will effect more due to his explaination with more wisdom and experience.You can see lecture of authentic good scholars and also can see vedio lecture on youtube. i can select for you, if you want.
your mother told you about her experience of praying to juses, its just a test for them from Allah, i hope your proper dawah in this way will convince them.
For detail From Bible, is Juses God or son of God ?, see this
Link