How well do you know the Anbiyaa (alayhim assalaam)?

[OmAbdullah]

I have many proofs from the sunna which say that Al-Judi is located in Arabia, i have them in the arabic language, i didn't find them in English.

حدثنا ابن وكيع، قال: ثنا ابن نـمير، عن ورقاء، عن ابن أبـي نـجيح، عن مـجاهد: { وَاسْتَوَتْ علـى الـجُودِيِّ } قال: جبل بـالـجزيرة، تشامخت الـجبـال من الغرق، وتواضع هو لله فلـم يغرق، فأرسيت علـيه.


حدثنـي الـمثنى، قال: ثنا أبو حذيفة، قال: ثنا شبل، عن ابن أبـي نـجيح، عن مـجاهد: { وَاسْتَوَتْ علـى الـجُودِيّ } قال: الـجوديّ جبل بـالـجزيرة، تشامخت الـجبـال يومئذ من الغرق وتطاولت، وتواضع هو لله فلـم يغرق، وأُرسيت سفـينة نوح علـيه.


حدثنـي الـحارث، قال: ثنا عبد العزيز، قال: ثنا سفـيان: { وَاسْتَوَتْ علـى الـجُودِيّ } قال: جبل بـالـجزيرةشمخت الـجبـال وتواضع حين أرادت أن ترفأ علـيه سفـينة نوح.


حدثنا بشر، قال: ثنا يزيد، قال: ثنا سعيد، عن قتادة: { وَاسْتَوَتْ علـى الـجُودِيّ } أبقاها الله لنا بوادي أرض الـجزيرة عبرة وآية

If you still think that Al-Judi is the mountain Ararat which was found in Turkey, well then, here i can tell you that you are really following the Bible and not the Sunna of our prophet, here is why :

"But God remembered Noah and all the beasts and all the cattle that were with him in the ark. And God made a wind blow over the earth, and the waters subsided; the fountains of the deep and the windows of the heavens were closed, the rain from the heavens was restrained, and the waters receded from the earth continually. At the end of a hundred and fifty days the waters had abated; and in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, the ark came to rest upon the mountains of Ararat." (Genesis 8:1-4)


Please sister, when you disagree with someone don't accuse him to be a liar.

please brother, don't accuse someone to be following Bible or taking the information from Bible when you and every reader can clearly see that the someone is a strict follower of the Holy Qur'aan.

The location of the mountain Judi is not a great problem. It is only a matter of geography. I have read about it in the Tafseer, you can find it in geography or in the tafseer. Insha-Allah I will try to post the note from the tafseer directly. BUT how can you say that it is not a mountain. You say it because you didn't read the story of Nuh alaihi salaam in the Holy Quraan. The flood wrath of Allah had drowned the mountains even trees on top of the mountains. When the transgressor nation was killed by the wrath, Allah ordered the earth and heaven to stop pouring out water and that the earth must start absorbing the water. As a result of this, slowly and slowly the water level came down and the Ark stopped at Judi mountain. You didn't accept this statement of the Holy Qur'aan and accused me to be unaware of the Quraan and bringing statements from Bible. This is a very bad and false accusation.

 

[popsthebuilder]

I can't help but notice that the stories in the Torah and Qur'an are very similar. Why does there seem to be so much anger over this? It is utterly unifying under God. No disrespect. I'm just curious.
Thanks.
Peace.
All praise is to the One God.

 

[AhmedGassama]

BUT how can you say that it is not a mountain. You say it because you didn't read the story of Nuh alaihi salaam in the Holy Quraan. The flood wrath of Allah had drowned the mountains even trees on top of the mountains. When the transgressor nation was killed by the wrath, Allah ordered the earth and heaven to stop pouring out water and that the earth must start absorbing the water. As a result of this, slowly and slowly the water level came down and the Ark stopped at Judi mountain. You didn't accept this statement of the Holy Qur'aan and accused me to be unaware of the Quraan and bringing statements from Bible. This is a very bad and false accusation.

Yes, maybe i was wrong when i said it could not be a mountain.
Anyhow i said that because of this hadith
حدثنا بشر، قال: ثنا يزيد، قال: ثنا سعيد، عن قتادة: { وَاسْتَوَتْ علـى الـجُودِيّ } أبقاها الله لنا بوادي أرض الـجزيرة عبرة وآية

And Allahu aa'lam

 

[AhmedGassama]

I can't help but notice that the stories in the Torah and Qur'an are very similar. Why does there seem to be so much anger over this? It is utterly unifying under God. No disrespect. I'm just curious.
Thanks.
Peace.
All praise is to the One God.

Don't worry, there is no anger.
We can differ and debate about it but still respect one another, our opinions can differ but not our hearts

 

[Khalid Saifullah]

Day Fourteen: Sayyadina Adam (عليه السلام‎):

14. When Sayyadina Adam (عليه السلام‎)’s soul was being inserted into him, he sneezed when it reached his nose. On this, he said: “Alhamdulillah.” How did Allah reply to this?

“Yarhamukallah” (May Allah have mercy on you). Till today, everyone follows the same formula when sneezing. The first command to Sayyadina Adam (عليه السلام‎) thereafter was to go to a group of angels nearby, and offer salaam to them, to which they replied: “Wa ‘Alaikas Salaam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakaatuhu.” This also became the greeting of mankind thereafter. (Sahih of Imam Muslim, no. 854)

 

[Khalid Saifullah]

Day Fifteen: Sayyadina Adam (عليه السلام‎):

15. From among the angels, who prostrated first?

 

[Abz2000]

Day Fifteen: Sayyadina Adam (عليه السلام‎):

15. From among the angels, who prostrated first?

The angel that was the first to prostrate.

 

[Abz2000]

I can't help but notice that the stories in the Torah and Qur'an are very similar. Why does there seem to be so much anger over this? It is utterly unifying under God. No disrespect. I'm just curious.
Thanks.
Peace.
All praise is to the One God.

The anger may due to ignorance of the fact that many of the early Islamic historians had no qualms about resorting to researching the previous scriptures when they found a mention and sought more details, among the most notable is Ibn Kathir.
They were well aware of the command of Allah to ask the people of the dhikr if they were uncertain and their gearts were not sealed from the truth that lies scattered around (in this context dhikr was torah).

Appears the cia have been doing some homework - notice the three dudes and pieces.

Check out Quran Chapter 18 the cave: verses 16-18 and ezekiel 4:4-6 to see how clarifications, bones, flesh and maps come together, and how they diverge, sometimes the latter confirming, building upon, or replacing the former.

 

[Scimitar]

this thread is weird... still waiting for references to so called sources.

And I don't think it matters to me which angel prostrated where and when.

Scimi

 

[Abz2000]

this thread is weird... still waiting for references to so called sources.

And I don't think it matters to me which angel prostrated where and when.

Scimi

A small article i've just read due to the amount of emphasis we've had on israiliyyaat and one accusing another of narrating from the bible and another claiming "no it's not it's from ibn kathir" lol. The article has some statements regarding the topic by ibn kathir himself, since he was a historian and appears to have disliked to omit any similar or contradicting references regarding any given topic he did clarify his dissonance in certain situations:

Al-Hafiz ibn Kathir has himself stated in the commentary*on verse 50 from*Surah al-Kahf, after mentioning opinions concerning*Iblis*and his name and which tribe he is from:
There are many narrations that have been reported from the*Salaf*concerning this, and the majority of them are from the*Isra’iliyyat*which are reported so that they may be examined, and Allah knows best what is the true condition of many of them. Amongst them is that which we can affirm with certainty that it is falsehood, due to its contradicting our sources, and the Qur’an suffices us from the reports of the preceding (nations), because hardly any of them is free from distortion, subtraction, or addition, and because many of them are forgeries. This is because they do not have amongst them the precise*Huffaz who eliminate from their narrations the distortions of exaggerators and the forgeries of the falsifiers, like the Imams and scholars, the noble and pious, the righteous and distinguished ones, from the verifying, master scholars and great*Huffaz*that this Ummah possesses who recorded the*Hadiths*and verified them, and clarified the*Sahih*and*Hasan*from the weak, the rejected and fabricated. They identified the fabricators, the liars, and the unknown narrators, and the other various classes of narrators.
All of this was to protect the Station of the Seal of the Messengers and the Chief of Mankind (صلى الله عليه وسلم), so that falsehood not be attributed to him, or that something that is not from him should be reported from him, so may Allah be pleased with them and may He please them, and may he may make the Gardens of*al-Firdaws*their abode. And truly He has done so.

At the end of his commentary on*verse 102 of*Surah al-Baqarah, he stated:
There are narrations concerning the story of Harut and Marut from a group of the*tabi’in, such as Mujahid, as-Suddi, al-Hasan al-Basri, Qatadah, Abu al-‘Aliyah, az-Zuhri, ar-Rabi’ ibn Anas, Muqatil ibn Hayyan, and others, and many of the scholars of tafsir, from the early ones and the later ones, mentioned these stories.
In their details, they are dependent upon the reports of the Children of Isra’il, for there is not a single authentic,*marfu’ hadith*with a connected chain going back to the Truthful, Believed One who is guarded from error, the one who does not speak based on desire, concerning this. The apparent meaning of the Qur’an leaves the mention of the story in general form without going into great depths and without any exaggeration, so we believe in what has been mentioned in the Qur’an as Allah (تعالى) intended it, and Allah is most knowledgeable concerning the reality of the affair.

He stated at the beginning of*Surah Qaf:It has been narrated from some of the*salaf*that they said,*“Qaf*is a mountain that surrounds the whole earth, and it is called Mount Qaf!”
*And it is as if this, and Allah knows best, is from the superstitions of the Children of Isra’il that some of the people took from them, because of their considering it to be permissible to narrate from them that which is not affirmed nor rejected. I think that this and its likes are from the forgery of some of the*Zanadiqah amongst them who deceive the people concerning the matter of their religion, just as hadiths have been fabricated upon the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) in this Ummah – despite the great status of its scholars,*Huffaz, and Imams – even though it has not been such a long time.

So how about the nation of*Bani Isra’il, what with the great time that has passed, the lack of precise*Huffaz*amongst them, their drinking alcoholic drinks, their scholars twisting the words from their places and changing Allah’s Books and Verses.

The Legislator only permitted narrating from them in his statement,*‘Relate from the Children of Isra’il, and there is no sin in that,’*concerning that which the intellect can conceive, but as for what the intellects find to be impossible, and it is deemed falsehood, and it is fairly obvious that it is a forgery – then it is not included in that.

In the commentary*of verses 41-44 of*Surah an-Naml, afterning mentioning a long narration from ibn ‘Abbas concerning the story of the Queen of Sheba, which he characterized as “munkar, gharib jiddan*(rejected, extremely strange),” he stated:
What is most likely concerning the likes of these reports is that they are taken from the People of the Book, from what is found in their scrolls, such as the narrations of Ka’b and Wahb, may Allah be kind with them concerning the strange, outlandish, and fanciful reports that they reported to this*ummah*from the Children of Isra’il, some of which occurred and some of which did not, and some of which were distorted or changed or abrogated.
Allah (سبحانه) has sufficed us from that with something which is more correct than it and better, clearer, and more beneficial. And to Allah belongs the Praise and the Grace.

https://islamicsciences.wordpress.com/2006/09/03/israiliyat-in-tafsir-shaykh-ahmad-shakirs-view/

The author later goes on to absolve ibn kathir of the criticism of Shaykh Ahmad Shakir with the following observation:

[3]*It seems, and Allah knows best, that al-Hafiz ibn Kathir mentioned these narrations so that they could be known and recognized and because they have been quoted in the books of*Tafsirbefore him so he wished to encompass the work of his predecessors. Likewise the mere fact that he mentioned these narrations in his Tafsir does not mean that he relied on them as the explanation of the meanings of the Qur’an, just as he did not intend that weak*hadiths*be relied on as the explanation of its meanings, yet he chose to quote all*hadiths*relevant to every topic that came up, irrespective of their level of authenticity. So what Shaykh Ahmad Shakir has said here cannot be agreed with completely.

However, one must agree that while the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) permitted narration of*Isra’iliyat,*it is not fitting to mention these stories or weak hadiths in books of*Tafsir*directed to the common Muslims, as they will not have the foundational knowledge to distinguish between the correct and the incorrect, and because of the confusion and misunderstandings it would create for them, although there may be benefits in it for the scholar or the capable student of knowledge.

We see, for example, that ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Amr is one of those who reported that the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) permitted the study of*Isra’iliyat.*On the day of Yarmuk, he obtained two full loads of books of*Ahl al-Kitab. So, he clearly he understood that it is permissible to study their books.
It should be kept in mind, however, that our primary focus should be study of the Qur’an and the Sunnah as shall be mentioned in the statement of ibn ‘Abbas shortly. Such was, in fact, the case with ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Amr. He used to recite the Qur’an completely every seven nights, and according to the testimony of Abu Hurayrah himself, he knew more*hadiths*than even Abu Hurayrah! Clearly, there is a difference between someone of that level of scholarship reading the Books of Ahl al-Kitab and a layman.
Without doubt, the*Tafsir*of Imam ibn Kathir is a scholarly work addressed to a knowledgeable audience, so Imam ibn Kathir, may Allah reward him for his tremendous work, is free of blame in that regard. And Allah knows best.

You will find some of this criticism of drunken false prophesying in the bible itself:

7And these also stagger from wine and reel from beer:
Priests and prophets stagger from beer and are befuddled with wine; they reel from beer,they stagger when seeing visions,they stumble when rendering decisions.
8All the tables are covered with vomit and there is not a spot without filth.

9“Who is it he is trying to teach? To whom is he explaining his message?
To children weaned from their milk,to those just taken from the breast?
10For it is: Do this, do that,a rule for this, a rule for thata*;a little here, a little there.”
11Very well then, with foreign lips and strange tongues God will speak to this people,
12to whom he said,“This is the resting place, let the weary rest”;and, “This is the place of repose”—but they would not listen.
13So then, the word of the*Lord*to them will become: Do this, do that,a rule for this, a rule for that;a little here, a little there—so that as they go they will fall backward;they will be injured and snared and captured.
14Therefore hear the word of the*Lord, you scoffers who rule this people in Jerusalem.
15You boast, “We have entered into a covenant with death,with the realm of the dead we have made an agreement. When an overwhelming scourge sweeps by,it cannot touch us,for we have made a lie our refugeand falsehood*our hiding place.”
16So this is what the Sovereign*Lord*says:“See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone,a precious cornerstone for a sure foundation;the one who relies on itwill never be stricken with panic.
17I will make justice the measuring lineand righteousness the plumb line;hail will sweep away your refuge, the lie,and water will overflow your hiding place.
18Your covenant with death will be annulled;your agreement with the realm of the dead will not stand.When the overwhelming scourge sweeps by,you will be beaten down by it.
19As often as it comes it will carry you away;morning after morning, by day and by night,it will sweep through.”The understanding of this messagewill bring sheer terror.
20The bed is too short to stretch out on,the blanket too narrow to wrap around you.21The*Lord*will rise up as he did at Mount Perazim,he will rouse himself as in the Valley of Gibeon—to do his work, his strange work,and perform his task, his alien task.
22Now stop your mocking,or your chains will become heavier;the Lord, the*Lord*Almighty, has told meof the destruction decreed against the whole land.
From Isaiah 28

And from Quran 2:171 confirming some of the words of wisdom in the previous quote:
171.*The parable of those who reject Faith is as if one were to shout Like a goat-herd, to things that listen to nothing but calls and cries: Deaf, dumb, and blind, they are void of wisdom.


When musing over historical documents and narrations one would do good before scornfully throwing it all aside or accepting offhand to consider the dilemma of a controversial historical document scholar by the name of michael baigent:

Yet, intrigued by this bland, outrageous, but confident letter, we kept returning to it.
“What,” we asked ourselves, “would constitute ‘incontrovertible evidence’ that Jesus survived and was living long afterwards?”
“What, in fact,” we thought, racking our brains, “would constitute incontrovertible evidence of anything in history?” Documents, we supposed, but what sort of documents would be beyond doubt?

 

[Karl]

Introduction: http://www.islamicboard.com/general/134327972-introduction-ambiya.html

Day One: Sayyadina Adam (عليه السلام‎):

1. Does the history of the earth start with the coming of Sayyadina Adam (عليه السلام‎) on this earth?

This is a trick question as "history" is created by people. So the history of the Earth at least a part of it would be written or told of by a person. So if the first man told stories he is making the history. So the answer would be yes. History means in the time of people, information that is left from them, where as pre history is before people, on this planet that is. "The victors write the history".

 

[Khalid Saifullah]

Day Fifteen: Sayyadina Adam (عليه السلام‎):

15. From among the angels, who prostrated first?

The Angel of the Trumpet, Sayyadina Israfeel. Allah honoured him for this by having the Qur’an inscribed on his forehead. (Qasasun Nabiyyin of ibn Kathir, page 40)

 

[Khalid Saifullah]

Day Sixteen: Sayyadina Adam (عليه السلام‎):

16. Iblees’s refusal caused his enmity towards mankind to become manifest. Knowing that the result of his pride would ultimately lead him to hellfire, he didn’t seek repentance, but instead asked Allah’s permission to mislead mankind towards the same fate by adorning the path of error for them. He wants our company inn hellfire. Was this request granted to him?

 

[Karl]

Day Sixteen: Sayyadina Adam (عليه السلام‎):

16. Iblees’s refusal caused his enmity towards mankind to become manifest. Knowing that the result of his pride would ultimately lead him to hellfire, he didn’t seek repentance, but instead asked Allah’s permission to mislead mankind towards the same fate by adorning the path of error for them. He wants our company inn hellfire. Was this request granted to him?

Interesting that Satan refused. I did not think angels had free will, I thought God only gave it to mortals. So God gave some angels free will to disobey Him the "Fallen Ones". And God bargains with a lower being? I suppose this is what a lot of people can't get their head around. Why does God permit evil especially supernatural, eternal and super intelligent evil to ensnare our souls? I suppose He gave us the prophets to warn us, but that is like giving a toddler a road code before they have to cross a busy road in India. I wish God got rid of evil and just gave us paradise. But I am simple and don't get the big picture.

 

[Abz2000]

The freewill of angels - if they do have freewill - appears to be much more limited than humans and jinn.
we see in the Quran that they wondered at and even questioned Allah's decision to make man khaleefah on earth yet obeyed.
One hadith/narration mentions Gabriel (as)'s efforts in attempting to prevent Pharaoh from receiving forgiveness but Allah knows best as to the authenticity.

 

[Scimitar]

Angels have no free will. But they are intelligent beings and can ask questions - and they will always obey a command from God.

Didn't Jibreel Alaihis Salaam question the Prophet Muhammad pbuh in the company of his companions (RA) ?

Here we see two examples, the first is when the Angels asked God "will you put therein a creation that will shed blood?" - a question borne of curiosity - yet when Jibreel questioned the Prophet he questioned him not for the sake of curiosity, but to teach the companions Islam... intelligent beings, like I said.

See my point bro Karl?

Scimi

 

[shafat10]

Interesting that Satan refused. I did not think angels had free will, I thought God only gave it to mortals. So God gave some angels free will to disobey Him the "Fallen Ones". And God bargains with a lower being? I suppose this is what a lot of people can't get their head around. Why does God permit evil especially supernatural, eternal and super intelligent evil to ensnare our souls? I suppose He gave us the prophets to warn us, but that is like giving a toddler a road code before they have to cross a busy road in India. I wish God got rid of evil and just gave us paradise. But I am simple and don't get the big picture.

Iblees wasn't an Angel. Iblees was a Jin. Aka, Satan. Satan is a Jinn. Another creation of God. And Jinns have free will like human beings, unlike Angels. Angels don't have free will, they "always" follow Allah.
And regarding why Allah didn't put people directly to Heaven and Hell, this is a very big discussion, but in short, those people going to Heaven will not object, but those people going to hell, what about them eh? They will be like "God, why am I in Hell", and God will say "because you are bad", "no, I didn't do anything bad", "nah nah you were going to do...", so you see this is illogical. God should be logical, so hence this test of life as Allah said in the Quran in Surah Mulk, chapter number 67, verse number 2, it is Allah who has created death and life to test which of you is good in deeds.
So this life is a test for the hereafter. Hope this helps.

 

[shafat10]

The freewill of angels - if they do have freewill - appears to be much more limited than humans and jinn.
we see in the Quran that they wondered at and even questioned Allah's decision to make man khaleefah on earth yet obeyed.
One hadith/narration mentions Gabriel (as)'s efforts in attempting to prevent Pharaoh from receiving forgiveness but Allah knows best as to the authenticity.

Angels don't have free will. They always follow Allah.
This is something very basic and straightforward in Islam, why would you ever doubt that?

 

[Abz2000]

Angels don't have free will. They always follow Allah.
This is something very basic and straightforward in Islam, why would you ever doubt that?

I don't believe they have freewill like humans, rather that they have a nature which is an embodiment of light in contrast to darkness, my response was to the post of Karl who appeared to believe they had freewill.
The hadith, if authentic, does appear to indicate that they have a limited amount of freewill within the bounds of obedience to Allah, below you will find an attwmpt to rationalize the concept:

It was quoted on the strength of Ibn Abbas' report, that Muhammad said: 'When Allah drowned Pharaoh, the latter said: "I believe that there is no god but He in whom the Children of Israel believe." Gabriel said: "O Muhammad, I would that you saw me taking of the mire of the sea and stuffing it in his mouth, for fear that Allah's mercy should reach him."' It was said in another report that Gabriel filled Pharaoh's mouth with mud, lest he should say: 'There is no god but Allah,' and thus Allah's mercy should reach him. Others said: 'Lest Allah should show mercy on him,' (see al-Tabari's commentary on Sura Yunis 10:90-92).
Al-Razi objected to this and said: 'Is it right that Gabriel filled Pharaoh's mouth with mud, that the latter might not repent, because he was angry with him? The most probable answer is no, because in that case it would be asked, Did Allah command Pharaoh to believe, or not? If he did, then it would not be permissable for Gabriel to prevent him from repenting; rather he ought to help him repent and obey Allah in all respects. But if, on the other hand, the commandment to Pharaoh did not exist at that time, then what was said about Gabriel would be of no effect.
Also, if Gabriel prevented him from repenting, he would be approving of Pharaoh's remaining an infidel, and the approval of infidelity is infidelity. Moreover how does it fit the majesty of God to forbid Gabriel to prevent Pharaoh from believing? If you say that Gabriel did this of his own accord and not by God's injunction, your words would be annulled (or disproved) by Gabriel's statement in Sura Maryam 19:64: "We come not down, save at the commandment of they Lord"' (see al-Razi's commentary on Sura Yunis 10:90-92).

Al-Razi's argument was answered by saying that the aforementioned hadith (concerning Gabriel's filling Pharaoh's mouth with mud) is sound, and that God may stand as a barrier between a man and his heart (namely, to prevent him from believing), etc. (True Guidance [Light ]

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However, the writer's argument that "Also, if Gabriel prevented him from repenting, he would be approving of Pharaoh's remaining an infidel, and the approval of infidelity is infidelity." does not hold to scrutiny due to the fact that Musa pbuh was really made to feel hurt by the injustice of Pharaoh and made a prayer against Pharoah's grace to believe before the last day and Allah swt accepted it. The whole incident:- if true - could also have been a repayment to pharaoh for his relentless attempts to prevent people from receiving Allah's grace by his (pharaohs's) remorseless tricks in deceiving them and thereby leading them to hell.

I have read other books which describe incidences of angels competing with one another to be given the duty to complete a certain errand.

The narration appears quite truthful and not strange considering the situation of many of the Prophets sent to bani Israil - although Allah knows best:

Then said he who writeth: 'Daniel the prophet, describing the history of the kings of Israel and their tyrants, writeth thus "The king of Israel joined himself with the king of Judah to fight against the sons of Belial (that is, reprobates) who were the Ammonites. Now Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, and Ahab, king of Israel, being seated both on a Throne in Samaria, there stood before them four hundred false prophets, who said to the king of Israel: 'Go up against the Ammonites, for God will give them into thy hands, and thou shalt scatter Ammon.''
"Then said Jehoshaphat: 'Is there here any prophet of the God of our fathers?''
"Ahab answered: 'There is one only, and he is evil, for he always predicteth evil concerning me; and him I hold in prison.'
And this he said, to wit, 'There is only one,' because as many as were found had been slain by decree of Ahab, so that the prophets, even as thou hast said, O Master, were fled to the mountain tops where men dwelt not.'
"Then said Jehoshaphat: 'Send for him here, and let us see what he saith.''
"Ahab therefore commanded that Micaiah be sent for thither, who came with fetters on his feet, and his face bewildered like a man that liveth between life and death.'
"Ahab asked him, saying: 'Speak, Micaiah, in the name of God. Shall we go up against the Ammonites? Will God give their cities into our hands?''
"Micaiah answered: 'Go up, go up, for prosperously shalt thou go up, and still more prosperously come down!''
"Then the false prophets praised Micaiah as a true prophet of God, and broke off the fetters from his feet.'
"Jehoshaphat, who feared our God, and had never bowed his knees before the idols, asked Micaiah, saying:
'For the love of God of our fathers, speak the truth, as thou hast seen the issue of this war.''
"Micaiah answered: 'O Jehoshaphat, I fear thy face wherefore I tell thee that I have seen the people of Israel as sheep without a shepherd.''
"Then Ahab, smiling, said to Jehoshaphat: 'I told thee that this fellow predicteth only evil, but thou didst not believe it.''
"Then said they both: 'Now how knowest thou this, O Micaiah?''

"Micaiah answered: 'Me thought there assembled a council of the angels in the presence of God, and I heard God say thus: "Who will deceive Ahab that he may go up against Ammon and be slain?"
Whereupon one said one thing and another said another.
Then came an angel and said: "Lord, I will fight against Ahab, and will go to his false prophets and will put the lie into their mouth, and so shall he go up and be slain."
And hearing this, God said: "Now go and do so, for thou shalt prevail."'

'"Then were the false prophets enraged, and their chief smote Micaiah's cheek, saying: 'O reprobate of God, when did the angel of truth depart from us and come to thee? Tell us, when came to us the angel that brought the lie?''
"Micaiah answered: 'Thou shalt know when thou shalt flee from house to house for fear of being slain, having deceived thy king.''
"Then Ahab was wroth, and said: 'Seize Micaiah, and the fetters which he had upon his feet place on his neck, and keep him on barley bread and water until my return, for now I know not what death I would inflict on him.''
"They went up, then, and according to the word of Micaiah the matter befell. For the king of the Ammonites said to his servants: 'See that ye fight not against the king of Judah, nor against the princes of Israel, but slay the king of Israel, Ahab, mine enemy.'"
'Then said Jesus: 'Stop there, Barnabas: for it is enough for our purpose.'

Barnabas 160

below is a link to multaqa ahl al hadeeth site which discusses the topic and the possible authenticity of the hadeeth:
http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vbe/showthread.php?t=15544


I hope we all already know enough about the miracle of Qadr and Freewill not to fall into dispute about the topic

 

[Khalid Saifullah]

Day Sixteen: Sayyadina Adam (عليه السلام‎):

16. Iblees’s refusal caused his enmity towards mankind to become manifest. Knowing that the result of his pride would ultimately lead him to hellfire, he didn’t seek repentance, but instead asked Allah’s permission to mislead mankind towards the same fate by adorning the path of error for them. He wants our company inn hellfire. Was this request granted to him?

Yes. His requested was conditionally granted. Allah had planned many tests for His servants, and this request of Iblees would become one of them. However, only the deviant would follow him, and not Allah’s chosen ones. As mentioned before, Iblees’s name was first Azazil (some say it was Harith), but after his disobedience, Allah changed it to Iblees – which means “extremely disappointed.” Till today, Iblees can repent, but his pride prevents him from doing so. (Qur’an 38: 67-88)