the holy prophet is noor 29-3-2011

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THE HOLY PROPHET {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny} ISSURELY NOOR: Lecture by: Dr. Syed Hamid Hussain Naqvi Subzwari Ph.D UK

Some persons believe that the Holy Prophet Muhammad {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him andUpon His Holy Progeny} is only a human being and not Noor (light). They say so based on the reasonthat the Holy Prophet {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny} had wives,

had children, and he used to eat and drink according to the Aqeeda of some sects.

The being and existence of the Holy Prophet {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon HisHoly Progeny} is even before that of human beings, but when he came into this world he came in the garbof a human being.

The Holy Prophet Muhammad {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny}has stated,

"The very first thing which Almighty Allah created was my Noor."(Tafseer Roohul Bayaan; Madarijun Nabuiwat)

Once Hazrat Jaabir (radi Allahu anhu) asked the Holy Prophet {Peace andBlessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny} whom AllahTa'ala created before anything else. The Holy Prophet Muhammad {Peaceand Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny} stated: "OJaabir! Verily, before the creation of anything else, Almighty Allah createdthe Noor of your Nabi from His Noor." (Muwahibul Laduniya; Zirkani Shareef)

The Sahaba of the Holy Prophet {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny}lived with him and observed him with his wives and children. They saw him eating, drinking, talking, etc.

but still accepted him to be Noor.

We know that Hazrat Jibraeel (alaihis salaam) is made of Noor but when he used to appear before HazratMaryam (radi Allahu anha) he used to appear in the form of a human being. Allah Ta'ala states in theHoly Quran: "Thus he used to appear before her in the form of a healthy (well-built) man." (Part 16, Ruku5)

Hazrat Umar Farouk (radi Allahu anhu) narrates that once a person came before them. The Holy ProphetMuhammad {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny} asked him if heknew who that person was, he replied: "Allah Ta'ala and His beloved Rasool {Peace and Blessing of Allahbe Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny} know better." The Prophet {Peace and Blessing of Allah beUpon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny} said that it was Jibraeel (alaihis salaam). (Mishkaat; BukhariShareef)

This Hadith proves that although the Sahaba referred to Hazrat Jibraeel (alaihis salaam) as a man sincethey saw him in the form of a human being, yet they accepted that he was in actual fact an Angel madefrom Noor. On many instances, he came in the form of Sahabi-e-Rasool named Hazrat Wahia Kalbi (radiAllahu anhu).

Syeda Halima Sa'adiya (radi Allahu anha), the wet-nurse of the Holy Prophet {Peace and Blessing ofAllah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny}, believed the Holy Prophet {Peace and Blessing of Allahbe Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny} to be Noor. She said that when she used to feed the HolyProphet {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny} milk of goat in his


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infancy, she never felt the need for a light in her house. (Bayaanul Miladun Nabwi; Tafseer Mazhari).Syeda Safiya (radi Allahu anha), the aunt of the Holy Prophet Muhammad {Peace and Blessing of Allahbe Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny} states that on the eve of the birth of the Holy ProphetMuhammad {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny} she was present inhis house. She said that she saw his Noor became more powerful than the light from the lamp.(Shawaahidun Nubuiwat)

Hazrat Ali Murtuza (Elahis Salam) said that when the Beloved of Allah {Peace and Blessing of Allah beUpon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny} spoke, Noor (light) used to be seen emerging from between hisblessed teeth. (Muwahibul Laduniya; Anwaarul Muhammadiyah)

Hazrat Abu Hurairah (radi Allahu anhu) states that when the beloved Prophet {Peace and Blessing ofAllah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny} smiled, then the walls use to glow with his Noor.(Muwahibul Laduniya; Shifa Shareef)

Hazrat Anas (radi Allahu anhu) states that the day in which the Prophet {Peace and Blessing of Allah beUpon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny} arrived in Madinatul Munawwarah, everything in MadinatulMunawwarah became bright through his Noor. (Tirmizi Shareef; Ibn Majah)

Ummul Mo'mineen, Aisha Siddiqa (radi Allahu anha) is recorded to have said: "In total dark nights, I used

to put the thread into a needle with the help of the Noor of the Holy Prophet {Peace and Blessing of Allahbe Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny}." (Shara Shifa Bar Hashia Naseemur Riaz)

Hazrat Imam-e-Azam Abu Hanifa (radi Allahu anhu) praises the Holy Prophet {Peace and Blessing ofAllah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny} in the following poem: "You are that Noor that the fullMoon is brightened by your Noor and you are with your beauty and elegance a shining sun." (QasidaulNu'maan)

Hazrat Jabir bin Abdullah Ansari (radi Allahu anhu) reports: I asked: "O Prophet of Allah {Peace andBlessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny}, What did the Almighty Allah first create?"The Prophet {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny} replied: "Allah firstcreated my Noor (Light) of His Noor. This Noor travelled about according to the Will of Allah. At that time,there was no Heaven, Hell, Lawh (Divine Tablet), Pen, Earth, Skies, Sun, Moon, Jinn or Human Beings.

When He decided to create, He divided that Noor into four parts. From one part He created the Pen, fromthe second, the Lawh and from the third, he made the Arsh (Throne).

"He divided the fourth part into a further four parts. From one, He created those Angels who carry theArsh, from the second, the Kursi (Divine Chair) and from the third, He created the Angels."He again divided the remaining parts into a further four parts. From one, He created the skies. Thesecond was used in creating the planets. From the third, Heaven and Earth were created."Once again, He divided the fourth part into a further four parts. From one part He created the power withwhich the believers see. From the second, He created in the hearts of the Believers the Noor of Marifat.From the third, He created in the tongues of the Believers, Noor, so that they can read the Kalima ofTauheed". (Dalaa'il-un-Nubuwwat, Imam Baihaqi)

This astonishing Hadith Shareef proves that Sayyiduna Rasoolullah {Peace and Blessing of Allah be

Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny} is the life of this world and everything in it. When he is the life ofthis world, then everything that happens in it is clear to him and nothing is concealed from him. Who thencan deny that he is not Noor (light)?


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Q:HOW can PROPHET MuhammadPeace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and UponHis Holy Progeny} be Noor and Human at the same time, prove from Quran andhadith {Asked by Ali Abbas and Ali Erslan of Chinyot Punjab, Student ofMaster classes at Beacon House University Lahore Pakistan through Mr.

Saleem Abbas}

ANSWER:

My Dear Friends I am writing the faith of Sunnis for yourreference while you are lover of Commander of the FaithfulHazrat Ali Elahis Salam: Be a true Shia, dont doubt on HolyFamily:,

Surah Ta Ha {20} Verses: {17}.

"And what is that in the right hand, O Moses?" {18.} He said, "It is my rod: on it I lean;

with it I beat down fodder for my flocks; and in it I find other uses." {19.} ((Allah)) said,

"Throw it, O Moses!" {20.} He threw it, and behold! It was a snake, active in motion. {21.}

((Allah)) said, "Seize it, and fear not: We shall return it at once to its former condition."

Surah Ta Ha {20} Verses: {65.} "They said: "O Moses! whether wilt thou that thou throw

(first) or that we be the first to throw?" {66.} He said, "Nay, throw ye first!" Then behold

their ropes and their rods-so it seemed to him on account of their magic - began to be in

lively motion!{ 67.} So Moses conceived in his mind a (sort of) fear. {68.} We said: "Fear

not! for thou hast indeed the upper hand: {69.} "Throw that which is in thy right

hand: Quickly will it swallow up that which they have faked what they have faked is but a

magician's trick: and the magician thrives not, (no matter) where he goes."

Surah An-Naml {27} Verse 10: "Now do thou throw thy rod!" But when he saw it moving

(of its own accord)as if it had been a SNAKE, he turned back in retreat, and retraced not his

steps: "O Moses!" (it was said), "Fear not: truly, in My presence, those called as apostles

have no fear."

Al Qasas {28} Verse 31: "Now do thou throw thy rod!" but when he saw it moving (of its

own accord) as if it had been a SNAKE, he turned back in retreat,

THe above snake was a rod; with the order of ALLAH, it converted into snake.. this snake

was a real snake made by ALLAH. Its used to eat, drink and was a living creature

when it was a rod. It nevere ate or drink anything because it was living at that time...


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DIFFERNT NOORS MENTIONED IN THE HOLY QURAN

Noor of Muhammad ( )

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Indeed, there has come to you from Allh a noor (Prophet Muhammad (

)) and a plain Book (this Qur'n). (5:15)

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Noor (light) of Muslims in Quran

Quran 39:22. Is he whose breast Allh has opened to Islm, so that he is in noor from His

Lord

Quran 24:40 And he for whom Allh has not appointed noor, for him there is no noor

Quran 57:13. On the Day when the hypocrites men and women will say to the believers:

"Wait for us! Let us get something from your noor....

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Noor of Sun, Star, Moon in Quran

Quran 10:5. It is He Who made the sun a shining thing and the moon as a noor....

Quran 25: 61. Blessed be He Who has placed in the heaven big stars, and has placed therein

a great lamp (sun), and a moon giving noor.

Quran 71:16. And has made the moon a noor therein, and made the sun a lamp?

,Noor of angels (malaikah)

Muslim :: Book 42 : Hadith 7134

'A'isha reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: The Angels were

born out of light

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These All Noors are different from one another. And cannot be compared.

Also added light of angels IS DIFFERENT FROM All mentioned above,


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PROPHET SAW is NOOR/light according to quran and hadiths

PROOF 1

Quran says:

We sent you not but as a mercy for all the worlds." (Holy Qur'an, 21:107)

above Quranic verse is saying...mercy for all the worlds...not mercy only for UMMAH OF

PROPHET MUHAMMAD ( ) ..... this clearly proves that PROHPET

MUHAMMAD ( ) is mercy for angels...animals and all worlds....it clearly

indicates that HE ( ) is Noor from which this universe is made, ...

Explaining above verse from classical scholars

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Alusi (al-Sayyid Mahmud) in his commentary of Qur'an entitled Ruh al-maàni (17:105 of

the Beirut edition) said under 21:107:

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"The Prophet's being a mercy to all is linked to the fact that he is the intermediary of the

divine outpouring over all contingencies [i.e. all created things without exception], from the

very beginnings (wasitat al-fayd al-ilahi àla al-mumkinat àla hasab al-qawabil), and that

is why his light was the first of all things created, as stated in the report that "The first

thing Allah created was the light of your Prophet, O Jabir," and also cited is: "Allah is the

Giver and I am the Distributor."

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Allama Alusi also cites the hadith of Jabir as evidence in another passage of Ruh al-maàni

(8:71)

EXPLAINING THE ABOVE VERSE MORE

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surah fatiha,1:2 says

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'lamdu lil:ahi rab:i 'lalamiyna

# All praise unto Allah, Lord of all the worlds.

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here above the word lalamiyna ,means ALL WORLDS

that ALLAH is the master and lord of ALLAH worlds ,,, which which ALL animals are included

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ALL oceans, mountains, deserts, planets trees, moon, starts, sun, planets and everything is

included angels, jinn ,and all other creations of this entire universe are included

microscopic particles, Electrons, atoms, neutrons ,photons, etc

EVERY single thing in the universe

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hope everyone agrees with this but then I found this verse of 21:Al-Anbiy`(The

Prophets)verse 107

PROOF 3

Quran says

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'O people of the Book! Undoubtedly, Our Messenger has come to you who makes clear to

you much of that which you had hidden in the Book and pardons much. Undoubtedly,

there has come to you from Allah a light and a Book, luminous. (quran 5:15)]

Here the light is mentioning PROPHET MUHAMMAD ( ) ,some may argue

that sunni give their own meaning to this verse and the word light doesnt means PROPHET

MUHAMMAD ( )

So lets see what the Sahabi ( ) and uncle of PROPHET MUHAMMAD (

) HADRAT IBN E ABBAS ( ) has to say about the the verse

Authentic tafsirs for Above verse,

1 .Imam Suyuti in Tafsir al-Jalalayn2. Fayruzabadi in the Tafsir Ibn `Abbas entitled Tanwir al-miqbas (p. 72)

3. Shaykh al-Islam, Imam Fakhr al-Din al-Razi, the Mujaddid of the sixth century, in his

Tafsir al-kabir (11:189)

4. Qadi Baydawi in his Tafsir entitled Anwar al-tanzil

5. Al-Baghawi in his Tafsir entitled Ma`alim al- tanzil (2:23)

6. Imam al-Shirbini in his Tafsir entitled al-Siraj al- munir (p. 360)


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7. Author of Tafsir Abi Sa`ud (4:36)

8. Thana'ullah Pani Patti in his Tafsir al-mazhari, (3:67)

9. Ibn Jarir al-Tabari in his Tafsir jami` al-bayan (6:92)

10. al-Khazin in his Tafsir (2:28)

11. al-Nasafi in his commentary entitled Tafsir al-Madarik (1:276)

12. Imam Ahmad al-Sawi in his supercommentary on Tafsir al-Jalalayn (1:258)

They all said:

"What is meant by a Light (Noor) is: Muhammad, Blessings and peace upon him."

PROOF 4

Quran again proves Prophet [salehalawaalihi wasalam] is physical Noor as well

Quran states: God is the Light of the heavens and the earth.

The Parable of His Light is as if there were a Niche and within it a Lamp: the Lamp enclosed

in Glass: the glass as it were a brilliant star: Lit from a blessed Tree, an Olive, neither of the

east nor of the west, whose oil is well-nigh luminous, though fire scarce touched it: Light

upon Light! God doth guide whom He will to His Light: God doth set forth Parables for men:

and God doth know all things.(24:35)

From Classical tafsirs

Imam Ibn Kathir (rah) says under this ayah

: : : { } :

, Kab al-Ahbar (ra) in explaining {whose oil is well-nigh luminous} said: It is an (example

of) Muhammad (salallaho alaihi wasalam) i.e. He is evident to people as Prophet even if he

had not declared his Nabuwah, just like the olive oil glows even without being lit [Tafsir Ibn

Kathir, Volume No.3, Page No. 490, under 24:35]

*Imam Ibn Jarir at-Tabri (rah) explains Similitude of Allahs Nur as: ***

, : : { } :

{ } { } { }

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Ibn Abbas (ra) presents the explanation of Kab al-Ahbar (ra) as: {The parable of his light is

as there were a niche} Niche here refers to a lantern, the example of which Allah has given

of Muhammad (salallaho alaihi wasalam)that he is a Lantern which contains light, {And


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within it a lamp} meaning his heart{and lamp enclosed in a glass} meaning his chest { the

glass as it were a brilliant star}The chest of Prophet is explained through parable of

glowing star. { whose oil is well-nigh luminous} means that even if Prophet (saw)had not

declared himself a Prophet still his (Nur) would have glowed proving to people that he is a

Nabi

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[Tafsir al Tabri, under 24:35]

Qadhi Iyad (Rahimuhullah) explains in detail in his maginificent work of Seerah called Ash-

Shifa :

[ / 24 : 35 ] .

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Allah says: Allah is the light of the heavens and the earth; a likeness of His light is as a

niche in which is a lamp, the lamp is in a glass, (and) the glass is as it were a brightly

shining star, lit from a blessed olive-tree, neither eastern nor western, the oil whereof

almost gives light though fire touch it not-- light upon light-- Allah guides to His light whom

He pleases, and Allah sets forth parables for men, and Allah is Cognizant of all

things.(Surah Nur, 25. Ayah 35)

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Kab al-Ahbar (ra) and Ibn Jubayr (ra) said: By the second light He means Muhammad

(Peace be upon him). Allah said The Likness of his light this refers to the Nur of

Muhammad (Salallaho alaihi wasalam)

,Sahl bin Abdullah (ra) said that it means that Allah is the guide of creation in heavens and

the earth, he then said: Like the Light of Muhammad (Peace be upon him) when it is lodged

in the loins (of his forefathers) like a niche. By the Lamp he means his heart. The glass is

his breast. It is as if it were a glittering star because of the belief and wisdom it contains,

kindled from a blessed tree, i.e. from the light of Ibrahim (a.s). He makes a comparison

with the blessed tree and He says: ]Its oil would nearly shine i.e. Muhammad (salallaho


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alaihi wasalam)s prophecy is evident to the people even before he speaks just like the oil.

A lot more is said about this ayat, and Allah knows the best about it, elsewhere in the Quran

Allah calls his Prophet (salallaho alaihi wasalam) a Light and a LIGHT GIVING LAMP. He

says: A Light and a clear book have come to you from Allah (Quran 5:15), Allah also says:

We sent you as a witness, a barrier or glad tidings and a warner, one who calls to Allah

with his permission and a Light-giving Lamp (Quran 33:46)

,[Ash-Shifa bi Tarif al Haquq al Mustafa, Page No. 6]

PROOF 5

Here it is from a book which was written 100 years before Siha e sita imams [rah] were

born even

From Teacher of Imam al-Bukhaari (d. 256/868), Imam 'Abd al-Raz'zaq (d.211/826)

It is narrated by Imam Abdur Razaq from Mua'mar, from Ibn al-Manqadr, from Jabir ibn

`Abd Allah who said to the Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) : "O Messenger of Allah (Peace Be

Upon Him), may my father and mother be sacrificed for you, tell me of the first thing Allah

created before all things." He (Peace Be Upon Him) said: "O Jabir, the first thing Allah

created was the light of your Prophet from His (created) light, and that light remained (lit.

"turned") in the midst of His Power for as long as He wished, and there was not, at that

time, a Tablet or a Pen or a Paradise or a Fire or an angel or a heaven or an earth. And

when Allah wished to create creation, he divided that Light into four parts and from the first

made the Pen, from the second the Tablet, from the third the Throne, [and from the fourth

everything else]....

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Musannaf Abdur Razaq, al-Juz al-Mafqud min al-Juz al-Awwal min al-Musannaf Abdur

Razaq, Page No. 99, Hadith Number 18

Qastalani in Mawahib ul Laduniyah Volume 001, Page No. 71,

Zurqani in Sharah Mawahib ul Laduniyah Volume 001, Page No. 89-91Ajluni in Kashf al-Khafa ( : ) Volume 001,

Page No. 311, Hadith Number 827,

Halabi in his Sirah Volume 001, Page No. 50

Ashraf Ali Thanvi in Nashar ut-Tib Volume 001, Page No. 13

reliability of Abd al-Razzaq Bukhari took 120 narrations from him, Muslim took hadith 400

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PROOF 6

Hadith says

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Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) said : When my mother gave birth to me she saw a

light proceeding from her which showed her the castles of Syria

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Imam al-Bayhaqi in Dalail an-Nubuwwa Volume No.1, Page No. 111

Haythami, Majma az Zawaid 8:221, Hadith No. 13842, where he declared the Hadith to be

Hassan and said that there are other Shawahid which further strengthen it)

Ibn al-Jawzi, al-Wafa;

Qadi Iyad, al-Shifa

PROOF 7

Allama Jauzi in his KITABUL WAFA narrates a hadith from Hazrat Abdullah ibn Abbas, the

cousin of the Holy Prophet ( ):

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"Allah's Rasul had no shadow, not while standing in the sun, but the brilliance of his Noor

surpassed the rays of the sun; nor while sitting before a burning light, but his luminous

Noor excelled the luster of the light".

Imam Jalaludeen Suyuti in his KHASAAISUL KUBRA

"This is also a unique feature of the Holy Prophet ( ) that his shadow did

not touch the ground, because he was Noor, and when he used to walk in the sunshine his

shadow could not be seen".

PROOF 8

The Holy PROPHET MUHAMMAD ( ) has stated, "The very first thing which

Almighty Allah created was my Noor."

Ref: Tafseer Nashyapuri Page 55 Vol 8 -

Tafseer Araa'is ul Bayaan page 238 Vol 1 -


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Tafseer Roohul Bayaan page 548 Vol 1

- Zirkaani Shareef page 37 Vol 1 -

Madarijun Nabuiwat page 6 Vol 2 -

Bayaanul Milaadun Nabi Li ibn Jauzi page 24 -

Matali'ul Musarraat lil faasi - Itr ul Wirda - Tafseere Husaini - Sharah Qasida Imali

PROOF 9

. Renowned Muhaditheen of the Ummahe Muhammadi( ) Allamah

Muhadith Baihiqi and Hadrat Allamah Yusuf Nibhaani have explained the belief of Hadrat

Abu Bakr siddique ( ) from one of his stanzas in praise of the Hoy Prophet {Peace

and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny}.

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"Muhammad Mustapha {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy

Progeny} is the Honest and is the one who brings you towards good. His light takes away

darkness like the full moon."

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SOURCE

(Dalail-un-Nabuiwat pg 228 vol 1 - Jawahirul Bihaar pg 96 vol 1)

PROOF 10

Hazrat Ali Murtuza (Elahis Salam) states,

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"When the Beloved of Allah {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy

Progeny} used to speak then Noor could be seen emerging from between his blessed

teeth."

SOURCE

(Muwahibul Ladaniyah pg 27 vol 1 - Anwaarul Muhammadiyah page 132 - Zirkaani

Shareef).

Kitaabul Wafa pg 35 vol 1 -khasais ul kubra pg 97 vol 1 -

Insaanul Uyoon page 96 vol 1 -

Seeratun Nauwiya pg 37 -

Jawahirul Bihaar pg 40) -

Anwaarul Muhammadiyah pg 62-84 -

Hujjatulahi Alal Alameen pg 222 -


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Muwahibul Ladaniyah pg 23 -

Al Istiaab Mustadrik pg 327vol 3 -

Albidaya Wan Nihaya pg 258 vol 2

PROOF 11

Anas ( ) states,

"The day on which Huzoor {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy

Progeny} arrived in Madinatul Munawwara then through his noor every thing in Madinatul

Munawwara became bright."

Ref : Tirmizi Shareef pg 202 vol 2 -

Mishkaatul masabih pg 547 - Ibn Majah Shareef pg 119 -

Tabqaate ibn Sa'ad pg 221 vol 1 -

Muwahibul ladaniyah pg 68 vol 1 -

Anwaarul Muhammadiyah pg 38 -

Zirkaani Shareef, Seerate Halbia pg 234 vol 2 -

Jawahirul Bihar pg 60 -

Khasaisul Kubra pg 471 vol 1 -

Madarijun Nabuiwat pg 81 vol 2 -

Mustadrik pg 12 vol 3 -

Talkheesul Mustadrik pg 12 vol 3)

^^^ this IS not the Noor of a Muslim as already explained in the Quran, but this is Noor

which is mentioned in Quran (5:15)

PROOF 12

1385

The Messenger of Allah (Salallaho alaihi wasalam) said: I am the Slave of Allah and I was a

Last Prophet (saw) in (sight) of Allah when Adams Khameer was being created

Imam al Baihaqi in Shuayb ul Imaan Volume 2 Page No. 134,

Imam Hakim in his Mustadrak declared Its chain to be Sahih


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She explains that when Prophet (salallaho alaihi wasalam) came into her hands from the

body of his mother, she heard him saying: Ya Rahmak Allah and (from the body of Prophet)

a Nur emerged and she saw that it illuminated the Palaces of Rome

Ibn e khatir in Al Bidayah Wal Nihayah, Volume 2, Page No. 165

PROOF 15

,Hafidh Abu Bakr al Baihaqi (rah) narrated from mother of Uthman bin Abi al Aas(ra) that

she witnessed the Haml of Hadrat Amina bint Wahb (ra) with her own eyes and on the night

of birth she saw that there was nothing but Nur spread everywhere in the house and the

stars had come so close to earth that it was hard to comprehend

Al Bidayah Wal Nihayah, Volume 2, Page No. 164And

Amina bin Wahb (ra) explained that before the birth of Prophet (saw) when she was

experiencing labor pains, she saw that a Nur emerged from her body which illuminated the

east and west

Ibn e khateer in Al Bidayah Wal Nihayah, Volume 2, Page No. 164

PROOF 16

Hadrat Arbas bin Sariyah (ra) the companion of Prophet (salallaho alaihi wasalam) heard

the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) saying: I am Abdullah (Slave of Allah), and last

of all prophets, (I was a Prophet) when Adam was mingled in the mud, I inform you that I

am the dua of my father Ibrahim (a.s) the tiding of Isa (a.s), and the dream of my motherwhich mothers of other prophets also used to see, My mother saw that she gave birth to a

Noor which illuminated the castles of Syria ,

Imam Baihaqi in Dalail an Nabuwwa, Volume No. 1, Page No. 80

Imam Hakim after narrating it said:

, This Hadith has a Sahih chain and is also a witness over the first hadith (which he


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mentioned in the chapter)Mustadrak ala Sahihayn, Volume 2, Page No. 600, Hadith No.

4175

PROOF 17

Translation: The Screaming of (evil) Jinns at the birth of Prophet (salallaho alaihi

wasalam), The idols falling on their faces by whiskering like cats, Najashi experiencing

strange events at Hamsha. Nur illuminating from the body of (Prophet)'s mother and then it

turning towards sky and becoming still, All castles of Syria being illuminated with this

Nur, Stars coming near to ground and this Nur illuminating on your blessed face and other

such witnessed accounts we have mentioned before

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Imam Suhaili (rah) explained that Iblis cried loudly 4 times, first time when Allah declared

him to be La'een and sent Lanah upon him, second time when he was thrown to earth from

heaven, third time when Prophet (salallaho alaihi wasalam) was born and fourth time when

Surah Al-Fatiha was revealed.

Al Bidayah Wal Nihayah, Volume 2, Page No. 166]

PROOF 18

Ibn Abbas described how he saw light shining from between his front teeth.

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Tirmidhi in Shama'il,

Darimi,

Bayhaqi,Tabarani,

and ibn Asakir


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PROOF 19

Abu Qursafa, as a boy, went to swear allegiance to the Prophet, together with his mother

and her sister. When they returned home they told him, " My son, we have never seen the

like of this man, nor anyone better looking, cleaner dressed, or gentler in his speech; and

we saw as if light came out of his mouth,

TabaraniViews of Companions of Prophet ( )1: The Companion, Anas ibn Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, described how, when the

Prophet, may Allahs blessings and peace be upon him, first entered Madina, everything in

Madina became illuminated, then how, when he died and was buried in Aishas house, the

light disappeared. The phenomenon was so sudden that the Companions were taken aback

and began to doubt whether they had really seen it at all.

(Ahmad and ibn Majah.)

2: Another Companion, Amr al-Aslami, said that once they were with the Messenger of

Allah, may Allahs blessings and peace be upon him, on a very dark night and lost sight of

each other. Suddenly Amrs fingers shone forth with light so that they were able to round

up their mounts and gather again. The light did not subside until they had finished

gathering

Bukhari in Tarikh, Bayhaqiand Tabarani

3: On another occasion, two of the Prophets well known Companions, Usayd ibn Hudayr

and Abbad ibn Bishr, left the Prophets house late on a dark night. The tip of the staff of

one of them lit up like a lamp and they were able to walk. When they came to the place

where they usually separated, the tip of the other staff lit up as well.


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Allah (Almighty and Glorious is He) says in the Holy Qur'aan, in the 48th

Sura, al-Fath, in Verse

28:

It is He Who has sent His Messenger with Guidance and the Religion of Truth, to proclaim it

over all religion: and enough is Allah for a Witness.

After praising Allah (Hamd) and blessing His beloved Holy Prophet (Salaat). I recited a verse of

the Holy Qur'aan. I present to you this verses literal translation and a little of its commentary. I

request that you patiently sit with tranquil minds and listen to me.

Allah (Almighty and Glorious is He) says:

It is He Who has sent His Messenger

Sent him with Guidance and the Religion of Truth

That this religion of truth may prevail over all other religions

And enough is Allah for a Witness.

This is the literal translation of the verse. Commenting on this verse the first thing is that Allah

(Almighty and Glorious is He) says that it is He who sent His messenger. The question arises

that whom is this, which He refers to. He did not take His name. Neither has He mentioned the

name of His Essence (zaati)1[1]nor of His Attributes (sifati)2[2]. He did not say, It is Allah,


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Who has sent His Messenger nor did he say It is The All-Merciful (ar-Rahmaan),Who has sent

His Messenger. He says, It is He (Huwa) Who has sent His Messenger. I implore the

attention of the learned. The word Huwa is a pronoun (zamir). It is a representative word for an

unseen or named person or thing. It means he. A pronoun (zamir) cannot be known until the

antecedent or original (marja) is not revealed. Al-lazi is a mausuum or naming particle and

the named is not known until the Object (sila) is revealed. In order to elucidate what I am

saying, I present two Urdu sentences. If I say, Zayd came and he recited the Holy Qur'aan. In

this phrase, he is the pronoun (zamir) and the antecedent or original (marja) of this pronoun is

Zayd. Zayd came and he recited, he represents Zayd. If in only say he recited the Holy

Qur'aan then you would not know who recited, since I am only using the he, which is the

pronoun (zamir) and I had not mentioned the the antecedent or original (marja) of this pronoun

(zamir). So this makes clear that a pronoun (zamir) cannot be known until the antecedent or

original (marja) is not revealed. So, Al-laziis a mausuum or naming particle and the named

is not known until the Object (sila) is revealed. To explain this further let me present another

example. If I say to Mr. A.G. Khan, Khan Sahib he, who had sent you a present, sends salaamsto you. From this Khan Sahib will know who the sender of salaam is. For he knows who had sent

him a present. But if I continue saying, Khan Sahib he sends salaams to you then Khan Sahib

would ask, Who has sent salaams to me? So the named is not known until the Object (sila)

is revealed. Huwa is a pronoun (zamir) and Al-lazi is the mausuum or naming particle. Allah

says, Huwal laziIt is He Who has sent and further arsala rasulahuis the the Object (sila).

So the meaning is, It is He who sent His messenger. Allah did not name Himself but he

introduces Himself as The Sender of this messenger. Neither has He mentioned the name of

His Essence (zaati) nor of His Attributes (sifati) but he introduces Himself as The Sender of this

messenger. This means that when one sees this messenger that I sent, then ponder that if this

messenger has such a great status, then how great must the status of the one that sent him be?

Allah introduced Himself to the world, through the means of this matchless messenger of His.

For example, if a great scholar(Aalim) comes to Durban and says, O People, I am the teacher of

so and so. If he introduces himself in this manner then what is the aim for using this method.

The aim is that the audience knows the capability, knowledge and excellence of my student so

when I say, I am his teacher then they would realize on their own that if the student is so

capable, how capable must the teacher be. Allah is saying, O My servants! I am veiled from

your senses. Your eyes cannot see Me. Your ears cannot listen to Me and your senses cannot

perceive Me so I am introducing Myself in this manner that I am He who created a Messenger to

You that if you see his status and greatness then ponder, if the creation is so great then how greatmust the Creator be? The capable teacher is recognized through his capable student and the

expertise of a manufacturer is gauged through the product he manufactures. The greatness

(kamal) of the Creator is known through the Beauty of His Chosen One (jamale Mustafa). You

want to see the greatness of Allah then look at the greatness of the Holy Prophet Muhammad


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{Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny} and if you want to see

the beauty of the Creator then look at the beauty of the Holy Prophet Muhammad {Peace and

Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny}. You want to know the knowledge

of Allah then look at the knowledge of the Holy Prophet Muhammad {Peace and Blessing of

Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny}. You want to know the wisdom of Allah then

look at the wisdom of the Holy Prophet Muhammad {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him

and Upon His Holy Progeny}. You want to see the mercy of Allah then look at the mercy of the

Holy Prophet Muhammad {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy

Progeny}. Look at the excellence of the Holy Prophet Muhammad {Peace and Blessing of Allah

be Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny} and ponder on the excellence of Allah. Allah is

demonstrating to us that as a pronoun (zamir) cannot be known until the antecedent or original

(marja) is not revealed and a mausuum or naming particle and the named is not known until

the Object (sila) is revealed in the same manner, You cannot know Me until you know My

Beloved.

Establish A Close Connection (Taalluq)3[3]With My Beloved Holy Prophet Muhammad(Peace Be Upon Him And His Family:

Allah is saying in effect, If you want to know Me, My Essence (zaat) or My Attributes (sifat),

gain My recognition (marifat) then establish a close connection (taalluq) with My Beloved


Progeny}. As long as one does not attach oneself firmly to the Holy Prophet {Peace and Blessing

of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny} then one can never attain the recognition

(marifat) of Allah. The means of recognizing Allah (marifat), with His Essence (zaat) and

Attributes (sifat), is the Personality of the Holy Prophet. Dr Allama Iqbal rendered a beautiful

poem, that I had recited previously and do so once again since it is relevant to the topic.

Mustafa aainae ruwe Khuda

Munafiq darwe hama kuwe Khuda

The Chosen One, Holy Prophet Muhammad {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and

Upon His Holy Progeny} is the mirror that reflects of Allahs Essence and Attributes

The Chosen One, Holy Prophet Muhammad {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and

Upon His Holy Progeny} is the mirror that reflects of Allahs Essence and Attributes so if you

want to see the Splendor (jalwa) Allahs Essence and Attributes then look at the Personality ofthe Holy Prophet Muhammad {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy

Progeny}. I am not saying this, listen to what Allah says, in a Hadith Qudsi[4]. Imam Mullah Ali

Qari (may Allah be well pleased with him) writes that this saying is Sound (sahih) in its

meaning. Allah (Almighty and Glorious is He) says,


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Kunto kanzan, maghfian, ka ababtoh an urafa fa khalaqtul khalqa o fa khalaqtu Nuram

Muhammadin

Kunto kanzan, maghfian, (I, Allah, was a concealed treasure) and

ka ababtoh (I loved) first of all Allah loves, this whole universe is based on love.

ka ababtoh (I loved or I wanted) What ?

an urafa (that I be known and recognized) Allah says that I loved and wanted to be Known. So

what did I do?

fa khalaqtul khalqa (I created creation) Here creation (khalq) refers to the Light of Muhammad,the first created being or thing. This clarifies that the reason for the creation of Nur or Light of

Muhammad is the Recognition of Allah (marifat). Allah says that I created Nur or Light of

Muhammad so that I may thereby be known or recognized. At this juncture there is a Sufi[5]

point that I wish to state and then continue. Ponder on first part of Allahs statement, I was a

concealed treasure (Kunto kanzan, maghfian). The point in question is, if besides Allah there was

nothing, then from whom or what was He concealed? Have you pondered on this? Concealed

from whom? Allah is Eternal (al-Qadim). He is Eternal without beginning (al-Azal) and Eternal

without end (al-Abad). He always existed and will always exist. As His Essence (zat) is Eternal

without beginning (al-Azal) and Eternal without end (al-Abad), Eternal (al-Qadim). so is His

Attributes (sifat) is Eternal without beginning (al-Azal) and Eternal without end (al-Abad),

Eternal (al-Qadim). So if His Attributes are Eternal was He not the Lord of all Existence (ar-

Rabb) Eternally? Yes he was. Was he not The Provider (ar-Razzaq), The Veiler (as-Sattar), The

Forgiver (alGhaffar)? Yes He exists and existed with all His attributes, but His attributes were

concealed. E.g. ar-Rabb means Sustainer of all Existence, and there was naught to sustain, so He

was the Sustainer of all Existence but this attribute, of ar-Rabb, was concealed. as-Sattar means

The Veiler, and there was no one to sin, so His attribute of The Veiler (as-Sattar), existed but

was concealed. as-Ghaffar means The Forgiver, and there was no one to sin, so His attribute of

The Forgiver (alGhaffar) existed, but was concealed. . as-Razzaq means The Provider, and

there was no one to provide to, so His attribute of The Provider (ar-Razzaq),existed but wasconcealed. Allah says, I was a concealed treasure and I loved to be known, so I created Nure

Muhammadi or the Light of Muhammad. Thus it is known that if The Chosen One (al-Mustafa)

was not brought into existence then the Lord of all Existence (ar-Rabb), The Veiler (as-Sattar)

and all Divine Attributes , would not have been made manifest. Therefore Allah said,

Low laka lama azhartu Rabubiyyah


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My Beloved, if You had not been brought into existence, then I would not have manifested My

attribute of the Lord and Sustainer of all Existence (ar-Rabb)

If the Holy Prophet {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny}

had not been created nothing would have come into existence. Allah introduces Himself through

this Messenger of His. Remember this. The means of knowing Allah is the Being of the Holy

Prophet Muhammad {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny}.

If one severs a close connection (taalluq) with My Beloved Holy Prophet Muhammad {Peace

and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny} then one can never attain the

Recognition of Allah (marifat).

The Name OfThe Master, Muhammad {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and

Upon His Holy Progeny}:

The Sufis have asked that we should pay special attention to the name of The Master,

Muhammad {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny}. His nameis Muhammad {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny}. It is

such a beautiful name that in pronunciation, whether one likes it or not, the lips kiss. Take the

blessed name, Muhammad, and experience it for yourself. Twice the lips come together.

Whether one kisses out of affection or not, Allah has given him such a name:

Zuban se bare Khudaya yeh kis ka naam aaya,

keh mere lutf neh bose meri zuban se liyeh

May we be sacrificed on the name of The Master! Sacrificed on the name! It is mentioned in the

Hadith4[6]:

Allah will spare whosoever has this name on the Day of Judgment.

Whosoever has the name Muhammad, Allah will tell him, you have My Beloveds name, go I

have forgiven you. If his name has such a blessing, how blessed must that personality be? As I

was saying, pay special attention to this name. His name is Muhammad {Peace and Blessing of

Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny}. There are four letters in this name and also

four letters in the name Allah. There are two laams in the name Allah and there are two

meems in the name Muhammad. In Allahs name the second laam is doubled (mushaddad)

and in the name Muhammad the second meem is doubled(mushaddad). The point is that a

doubled letter (harfe mushaddad) has a connection with the letter before it and the letter

following it. So the second meem of Muhammad is doubled. Before it is heh and after it is

dal. Sufis state that hehsymbolizes Haq (truth) whilst dalsymbolizes dunya (universe). Inbetween is the meem of Muhammad, which symbolizes that He, Muhammad {Peace and

Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny} is receiving from The Truth al-

Haqq and distributing to the universe (dunya). Whatever the universe received from Allah it


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received through the means of this meem . If the meem is removed from in between the heh and

dal then they become separated. The connection of the dalto the heh is only through the means

of the meem. Whatever connection we have with the Creator of the Universe it is only through

Muhammad, the Messenger {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy

Progeny}. The means of the recognition of Allah is the Holy Prophet {Peace and Blessing of

Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny}.

The Human Emergence And The Creation Of The Holy Prophet {Peace and Blessing of Allah

be Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny}

Allah says:


Ponder! The Quraan commands us to ponder upon its words. Allah says in the 4th

Sura, an-

Nisaa, Verse 82:

Will they not ponder on the Quraan?

Why do they not study the Quraan with care and consideration? Every word and letter from

Allah possesses wisdom. E.g.


Allah says, arsalanot khalaqa. The word arsalais derived from irsaal, which means to

send. That object or being can be sent that exists initially. He did not say khalaqa which

means khalqun or to create. Allah did not say, khalaqa Rasulahu but said, arsala

Rasulahuso that it may be known that the time of the Holy Prophets physical appearance in

this world was not the time of his creation. That was the time of his human emergence and not

his creation for he was created before all creation. Thus the Holy Prophets emergence on this

earth was only his arriving and not his creation for he was created before all creation. Listen to

the narration of his creation. The Holy Prophet {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and

Upon His Holy Progeny} says:

Awwalu ma khalaqallahu noori

The first thing or being that Allah created first is my light (nur)

Here the word khalaqa is utilized. This Hadith is sound (Sahih).

Shaikh al-Muhaddithin Hazrath Allama Shah Abd al-Haq Muhaddith Dehlvi (may Allah be

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Do you realize what a great personality he is? We accept him as great but his proximity to Allah

and greatness is accepted by those opposed to our beliefs also. Molvi Ashraf Ali Thanvi5[7] has

written about Shah Abd al-Haq Muhaddith Dehlvi (may Allah be well pleased with him), that

daily he was blessed with the vision of the Holy Prophet {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon

Him and Upon His Holy Progeny} in his dreams. Such Ulama are called Huzuri wale Ulama .Meaning that they present themselves (haazir) daily at the Holy Court of the Holy Prophet

{Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny} and thereby receive

solutions to many problems from the audience with the Holy Prophet {Peace and Blessing of

Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny}.

This great personality, Shaikh al-Muhaddithin Hazrath Allama Shah Abd al-Haq Muhaddith

Dehlvi (may Allah be well pleased with him), says about this Hadith:

Dar hadithe sahih aam da ast Awwalu ma khalaqallahu noori

It is reported in sound sayings of the Holy Prophet that the Holy Prophet stated, The first thing

or being that Allah created first is my light (nur)

Listen to another Hadith. My respected elders and friends, listen attentively to this next Hadith

that I am about to present to you. Imame Ajal, Imam Abd ar-Razaq (may Allah be well pleased

with him) who is the teacher of a great personality like Hazrath Imam Ahmad Hamnbal (may

Allah be well pleased with him) one of the four Imams of Islamic Law (fiqh). Imam Abd ar-

Razaq, is also the grand teacher of Imam Bukhari and Imam Muslim6[8]. Hazrath Imam Ahmad

Hamnbal says that I have never seen another Imam to match Imam Abd ar-Razaqs knowledge

of Hadith. This great Imam, Abd ar-Razaq has presented this Hadith with its chain of narration.

This is a high-ranking (marfu) Hadith. In case anyone objects and speak out after I leave

therefore I present to you another reference for this Hadith. Molvi Ashraf Ali Thanvi has written

a book on the life of the Holy Prophet {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon HisHoly Progeny} called Nashrut teeb fi zikre Habeeb. I have this book in my possession at this

very instant. He has a chapter in this book called, Section One: A discourse on the light of

Muhammad (pehli fasl, Nure Muhammadi ke bayaan.). He has quoted this Hadith and given a

commentary. I will relate it to you in the Arabic.

Removal Of Hadith And Statements From Original Books Of Great Scholars: Before I

relate this Hadith I would like to tell you one more thing. Imam Qastalani (may Allah be well

pleased with him) has reproduced this Hadith in the commentary of Sahih Bukhari (Sharahe

Sahih Bukhari) and given the reference of Imam Abd ar-Razaqs (may Allah be well pleased

with him) bookal-Musannaf. Thanvi Sahib has also reproduced this Hadith and given the same

reference. Great imams have quoted this Hadith and have given the reference of Imam Abd ar-

Razaqs (may Allah be well pleased with him) bookal-Musannaf. These present followers of


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Deoband are reprinting this book al-Musannaf that has been quoted as a reference by great

Imams as well as their D******i Molvi Ashraf Ali Thanvi. These D******is have removed this

Hadith from the reprint of al-Musannaf (translators note: the year 1960 to1970). They have

removed and deliberately omitted this Hadith from the original source. If you dont want to

accept the Hadith then do so but why did you remove and deliberately omit this Hadith from the

original source? So these people are Thieves of Hadith. They steal the Hadith of the Holy

Prophet. Some thieves steal money, rob stores or homes but they steal from the Hadith of the

Holy Prophet {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny}. Is this

not stealing? Rejecting is something else but to remove the Hadith from the source book cannot

be tolerated by any person in the world that loves justice. This is a crime and offense. I

convened a conference in the city of Karachi and named the conference Thieves of the Religion

(Din ke Chor). At this conference I made many references to where these people have removed

texts from original sources7[9]. The Supreme Helper (Ghaus al-Azam), The Beloved of The

Most Powerful (Mahboobe Subhaani), Shaykh Sayyid Abd al-Qaadir, of Gilan (al-Jilaani) (may

Allah be well pleased with him) has written a famous bookFutuuh al-Ghaib (Revelations of theUnseen). The Wahabbis have reprinted this book in Karachi. Ghaws al-Azam says in this book

that an Intimate of Allah (Waliullah) when he reaches the state of being A Spiritual Axis

(Qutbiyat) and being The Mightiest Helper (Ghawsiyat) then he is given the power by Allahs

leave to say, Be (kun)(Wa qab yuraddoh illaihi tatweer). When this Qutb orGhaws says, kun

then whatever he wills to be, becomes. In the Wahabbis reprint of this book they have removed

this statement since it conflicts with their beliefs. Shah Abd al-Aziz Muhaddith Dehlvi (may

Allah be well pleased with him) has written a book against the Shia, called, Towfa Ithna

Ashariaand in this book he has written that the Shia, say the we the Sunnis are the enemies of

the Household of the Prophet (Ahl al-Bayt). In our defense Shah Abd al-Aziz Sahib says that

how can we be the enemies of the Household of the Prophet (Ahl al-Bayt) since we, The

followers of the Holy Prophets Sunnah and the Sunnah of the congregation of his Companions

(ahle Sunnah wa jamaat) accept all the Awliya ofahle Sunnah wa jamaat, accept all the Spiritual

Masters of the four Sufi Orders and we remember Imam Hassan and Hussain (may Allah be well

pleased with them) and feed in their blessed memory (nazro niaz). So if we are enemies of the

Household of the Prophet (Ahl al-Bayt) then why do we remember Imam Hassan and Hussain

(may Allah be well pleased with them) and feed in their blessed memory. The entire ahle Sunnah

wa jamaatand their pious elders remember Imam Hassan and Hussain and feed in their blessed

memory. These Wahabbis and D******is, who really reject the remembrance of Imam Hassan

and Hussain, have reprinted Shah Abd al-Aziz Muhaddith Dehlvis, bookTowfa Ithna Ashariaand have removed this statement from the book since it is in conflict with their beliefs. If you

dont accept nazro niaz then dont accept it but why have you changed the books of great

scholars. Why do you steal from the texts? So tell me what did the Jews do? Did they not conceal


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the name of the Holy Prophet Muhammad {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon

His Holy Progeny} from the Torah? These (hypocrites) are concealing the great attributes of the


Progeny} from the Quraan and Ahadith. I am not speaking falsely I say it with conviction. Any

thing I state I state with certainty since to accuse anyone falsely is a major sin. Why am I making

such a commotion about this? Tell me, he whose home is being plundered, does he not make a

noise? My house is being plundered, since my simple Sunni brothers, who believe like me, are

becoming victims of their deception and lies. My house is being plundered; those who have my

beliefs (aqida) are changing. Why should I not bark since I am a dog of the Holy Court of the

Holy Prophet {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny}. When a

thief arrives does not a dog bark and make a noise? The dog is a trustworthy servant and he

protects the source of his sustenance. I am a dog of the Holy Court of the Holy Prophet {Peace

and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny} and am sustained by the bits

and pieces of this Holy Court. So being his dog I warn you with an outcry, to protect yourselves

from these thieves. Protect yourIman. I swear by Allah (Almighty and Glorious is He) that thislife of mine is an offering (waqf) on the name of the Holy Prophet {Peace and Blessing of Allah

be Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny}. This life has been put on the line on many

occasions. They have tried on numerous occasions to injure and murder me. Allah has always

protected me. In this big gathering, I swear by Allah, and state that I have received glad tidings

(bashaarat) from the Holy Prophet {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His

Holy Progeny} that none can harm me. I am not accusing without proof. I have the proof in my

possession and my protector is the Holy Prophet {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and

Upon His Holy Progeny}. My protectors are the Awliya. If this life is sacrificed on their name,

then let a thousand such lives be sacrificed on the soil that touch their blessed feet. I swear by

Allah that I dont have a personal grudge or enmity against anybody. If they return to the fold of

truth, in the servitude of the Holy Prophet {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon

His Holy Progeny}, and praise him, then I am prepared to carry their shoes. I keep on telling

them to abuse me but refrain from abusing and insulting the Holy Prophet {Peace and Blessing

of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny}. How can I keep quiet knowing their

transgressions and injustice being perpetrated on the Community of Believers, being an

eyewitness to this sacrilege? What answer will I give the Holy Prophet {Peace and Blessing of

Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny} on the Day of Reckoning? The Holy Prophet

{Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny} will ask, People used

to kiss your hand, garland you and shower you with presents because you used to take my nameand when my personality was being blasphemed, and my sayings were being removed from

books you kept quiet. Those who swear me, do so! I have no fear, for I will present myself at

the Holy Court of the Holy Prophet {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His

Holy Progeny} and say, Master! I ate the bits and pieces of your Holy Court and I have been

faithful. I did as much as I could. So please accept my servitude to you, for I consider it enough

for my salvation. Note what I am saying. I swear by Allah that I dont have a personal grudge or


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are not making a statement without proof. They present the Holy Qur'aan, the 46th

Sura al-

Ahqaaf, Verse 9, in which the Holy Prophet {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and

Upon His Holy Progeny} says,

nor do I know what will be done with me or with you.

They present this verse and say, The Holy Prophet {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him

and Upon His Holy Progeny} does not know what is his destiny and that of others.

Is ghar koh aag, lagayi ghar ke chiraag se

This house has been set on fire by its own lamp

For the sake of Allah, use your intelligence. If this verse connotes what they say it does and we

adopt this belief that the Holy Prophet does know what is his destiny and that of others and then

we have a debate with the Shia sect. In this debate we present the following arguments:The Holy Prophet {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny}

said,

The following eminent personalities, Abu Bakr Siddique, Umar, Uthman, Ali, Talha, Zubair,

Saad, Saeed, Abd ar-Rahman bin Auf, Abu Ubaidah (May Allah be well pleased with them) are

Inmates of Heaven. These ten eminent persons are known as The Ten who received Glad

Tidings (Asharah Mubasharah).

We will say that the Holy Prophet {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His

Holy Progeny} gave these ten glad tidings of paradise then they will argue that your Molvis have

stated that The Holy Prophet {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy

Progeny} does not know what is his destiny and that of others, so how can he give these tidings

of paradise? What answer will they give the Shia? Also many Verses of the Holy Qur'aan and

Ahadith will be negated.

The Holy Prophet {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny} has

said:

On the Day of Reckoning when all the people will have lost hope; Exaltation and the Keys

will be in my hands; the Flag of Praise will be in my hands; Adam (may Allah bless him

with peace) and all other prophets will be under my flag; I will be the first to open the doors

of paradise. 8[10]He {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny} has also said in a

Hadith in Sahih Bukhari:


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O You who are present at the Battle of Badr, do as you please for Allah has guaranteed your

salvation9[11]

He {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny} has also said:

Those who pledged the oath of fealty to me under the tree, have been guaranteed salvation by

Allah10[12]Should I make it brief, He {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy

Progeny} has also said:

Tuba li mar raani

Glad tidings for he who has looked at me (with faith)

And he {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny} also said:

Kulla Ummati yadkhulunal jannah

My entire community will attain paradise

A Quraanic Verse Is Being Presented But The Meaning Given Is Wrong:

Yet they say that the Holy Prophet {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon HisHoly Progeny} does not know his own destiny. And they present the 46th Sura al-Ahqaaf,

Verse 9. Those who dont know the reality, say well if a Quraanic verse is being presented

then we have to believe the Quraan. Let me clarify that the verse is a Quraanic verse but

the meaning given is wrong. In the period of Hazrath Ali, the Rebels (Kharijites11[13]), who

had broken away from Hazrath Ali, used to present a Quraanic Reference, The 12thSura,

Yusuf: Verse 67:

None can command (or judge) except Allah:

On the strength of this verse they refused to accept the command and judgment of Hazrath Ali

(may Allah be well pleased with him).

Hazrath Ali (may Allah be well pleased with him) used to say:

Kalimatu haqqin, urida bee ha baatin

The words they quote are truthful, but the derived application is false

Meaning the words of the Quraan is true but the meaning that they give to it is false. In reality

Allah is independently The One Who Commands And Judges Wisely (al-Haakim), but if Allah


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bestows this ability to someone then he too, dependent upon Allah, is one who Commands And

Judges Wisely (Haakim).

Allah (Almighty and Glorious is He) says in the Holy Qur'aan in the 4th Sura, an-Nisaa, Verse

58:

And when you judge between human beings (whether Muslims or non-Muslims), then judge

with justice:

In the same manner, they (the Wahabbi / Deoband /Tabligh Jamaat alliance) present Quraanic

verses to substantiate their deviant beliefs, but the meaning given is wrong. Simple-minded

people dont know that they are presenting wrong interpretations of Quraanic verses and are

trapped by them. Let me explain, the 46th

Sura al-Ahqaaf, Verse 9, in which the Holy Prophet

{Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny} says, so listen

carefully to the words

Nor do I know (speculate) what will be done with me or with you.

The Holy Prophet {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny}

said ma adrnot ma alamu. There is knowledge(ilm) and speculation(dirayat). Let

me narrate a story to you to explain dirayat:

There was a Hindu King who had a priest (pundit) in his employ. Hindu Kings alwaysemployed priests, magicians, (jadugar) and the like to serve them. The punditalways told

the king some tale to keep the king fascinated and his employment secured. E.g. He would

tell the king that this year would be very prosperous for him: this month is lucky etc. The

kings wife was expecting a child and the king asked the punditif he would have a male or

female child? The punditwas in a fix for if he predicts a male and a female is born he would

be discredited and on the other hand if he predicts a female and a male is born he would be

still discredited. There was also the possibility of the child being lost. So the priest began

speculating, this is what is dirayat. The priest said, O King! I know the result of the birth,

but to disclose my knowledge is against our creed. You are the king, and your enemies hope

that you dont have an heir to continue your lineage. If they get wind of my disclosure to

you they may perform some magic and harm your lineage. Therefore, I will write down the

result of the birth on a piece of paper, and you lock this into a safe. After the birth you open

the paper and see the result would be exactly as I have written. The king agreed and the

priest wrote on the piece of paper, larka na larki (boy not girl). This is what is called

speculation or dirayat. If a boy would be born, he would say, I had written larka, na larki

(boy, not girl). Here he paused after boy and joined the not with girl. If a girl would be


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born, he would say, I had written larka na, larki (boy not, girl). In the case of the child not

surviving he would say I had written, larka na larki (boy not girl). This is what is called

speculation or dirayat. A speculation could go wrong for with the power of Allah, twins, a

boy and girl could have been born.

In the time of the Holy Prophet {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy

Progeny} physical era on this earth the soothsayers etc. speculated in this way. So the Holy

Prophet {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny} is in actual

fact saying, that information that I give you, events of the past and that which would unfold in

the future, and the events of the reckoning and that I would knock on the door of paradise first

etc.

I am not speculating but say as Allah has me say in the continuation of the Holy Qur'aan, the 46th

Sura al-Ahqaaf, Verse 9: 12[14]

I but follow what is revealed to me

I inform on the basis of revelation to me from Allah. They read part of the verse and leave the

rest of the verse under discussion, of the Holy Qur'aan, the 46th Sura al-Ahqaaf, Verse 9:

The correct translation is:

I dont speculate as to what will befall you or me tomorrow. I inform (with certainty) following

that which is revealed to me

Dont think my knowledge is speculative like fortune-tellers and soothsayers; it is not devilish

or speculative it is certainty for it is revelation from Allah. So this is the meaning and they

have translated falsely. They have corrupted the commentary and thereby corrupted the belief

(Aqaaid) of the people i.e. that the Holy Prophet {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and

Upon His Holy Progeny} does not know his own destiny or that of others.

Allah says in the Holy Qur'aan, the `17Th

Sura al-Israa, Verse79:

Soon will thy Lord raise thee to a Station of Praise and Glory!13[15]


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When the Holy Prophet {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy

Progeny} was asked as to what is The Praiseworthy Station (al-Maqam al-Mahmud)? He replied,

The Praiseworthy Station (al-Maqam al-Mahmud) is the Station of Intercession (al-Maqam

ash- Shafaat). At this state I will sit and intercede for the people and through my intercession

people will attain salvation.Let us also analyze this from the point on intellect. We say to idol-worshippers and disbelievers

to embrace Islam to attain salvation and save themselves from the punishment in the after-life.

They will tell us that, That Prophet upon whom you ask us to testify faith does not know his

own condition in the afterlife so how do you guarantee salvation, what benefit is there in this?

Tell me honestly, will any disbeliever, become Muslim holding this false belief? You, holders of

wrong belief (Aqaaid) say the Holy Prophet {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and

Upon His Holy Progeny} does not know his own condition in the hereafter, yet, the Holy

Prophet {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny} has stated

that:

He who is named after me will attain salvation

What a unique, Messenger of Allah, that if we keep his name we are saved.

As I was saying Hazrath Jabir (may Allah be well pleased with him) asked the Holy Prophet

{Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny}, Inform me as to what

was the first thing or being that Allah created before all creation? This informs us it was the

belief and faith of the Companion that the Holy Prophet has knowledge as to the first thing or

being that Allah created. Fro here we had branched out since these holders of wrong belief

(Aqaaid) say the Holy Prophet {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy

Progeny} has no knowledge of his destiny, the destiny of others or what is behind a wall. So, the

companion asked the Holy Prophet {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon HisHoly Progeny}, Inform me as to what was the first thing or being that Allah created before all

creation? Here the Holy Prophet {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His

Holy Progeny} did not say, I dont know, Allah knows. On the contrary, he answered:

Ya Jabiru! Innalha ta aala khalaqa, kablal ashyaa in Nura Nabiyuka min14[16] Nurihi

O Jaabir! Allah willed the creation, before anything or being the Light of your Prophet, as a

result of His Light

What does it min Nurihi mean? Allah Created The Light of Muhammad as an, emanation (fayz)

of His light (translators note: Allah is Nurso his Will (Kun) is Nur.) Allahs Light is Uncreated, whilst

the Holy Prophets Light is created by Allah and The Uncreated and Created cannot be equal:

If there is no equality, so no polytheism (shirk) has occurred. So the Holy Prophet said:

Allah created the Light of thy Prophet, O Jaabir! Before anything or being.


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Jaabir asked, O Messenger of Allah! Did nothing at all exist at this stage? The Holy Prophet

{Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny} answered in a very

long tradition (Hadith):

At that stage there was no Preservation Tablet of the Destiny (lauw e mahfuz) Pen that

records Destiny (qalam), Throne of God (Arsh), no skies, nor grounds, nor sun, nor moon,nor human, nor jinn, nor tree, nor branch. Only Allah existed and he willed the creation of

my Light

Allah created the Holy Prophet {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His

Holy Progeny} before every creation and prophet and sent him on this earthly plane after all

Prophets. I dont say this on my own accord but the Holy Prophet {Peace and Blessing of

Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny} has stated:

Anna awwalin Nabiyina fil khalqe, wa akhirahu fi base

I precede all prophets in creation and follow all in arrival

Dr. Allama Iqbal has composed a beautiful poem:

Nigaheh ishqoh masti meh, wohi awwal, wohi akhir ,

wohi Qur'aan , wohi Fur'qaan , wohi Ya-sin , wohi Ta-ha . "

The Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) from the point of view of love is the first and it is he

who is the last. And it is he who is the Qur'aan and it is he who is the standard of right and wrong

in this entire universe. And he is Ya>-si>n and T{a>-ha>

The Holy Prophet {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny} is

before (awal) all the prophets (in creation) and is last (akhir) in arrival. All the Prophets, in

between, are in his embrace for he is in the beginning and the end. All the perfection and

excellence (kamaliat) of the Prophets are centered in his essence.

Allah (Almighty and Glorious is He) says, in the verse being discussed, in the Holy Qur'aan, inthe 48

thSura, al-Fath, in Verse 28:


The word is sent. What did Allah send him with?


Allah sent him with guidance (hidaayat) and the way of life of truth. He brought guidance

(hidaayat) and came as the embodiment of guidance (haadi).

Allah (Almighty and Glorious is He) says in the Holy Qur'aan, in the 13th Sura, ar-Ra d, in

Verse 7:


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But thou art truly a Warner, and to every people a Guide.

Allah (Almighty and Glorious is He) says in the Holy Qur'aan, in the 42nd Sura, ash-Shura, in

Verse 52:

And verily you guide (men) to the Straight Way

He brought guidance (hidaayat) and came as the embodiment of guidance (haadi). What do

these misguided guides of the 14th Hijra Century say? They say that if the Holy Prophet {Peace

and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny} could give guidance(hidaayat) then why did he not guide Abu Jahl and Abu Lahab? Why did he not guide his uncle

Abu Taalib? If the Holy Prophet {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy

Progeny} could give guidance (hidaayat) then he would have guided these unbelievers to

Islam. I have presented to you their objections and faultfinding. Regarding this Ala Hazrath,

Imame Ahle Sunnat has stated:

Zikre rohke, Fazl kaate, Naqs ka johya rahe

Pir kahe mar tak ke hu, Ummat Rasulullah ki

They restrict the remembrance of the Holy Prophet, severe his excellence, and look for fault

And yet they proclaim that they belong to the Community of the Messenger of Allah

Allama Iqbal

Can there be such a Community (Ummat), which looks for fault in their Master? Loyal

Community members (Ummat), praise their Master. They look for fault. They even read the

Holy Qur'aan and look for such verse that say the Holy Prophet did not have knowledge; is

human like us; made a mistake etc. They look for fault. Khan Sahib has told me that here (in

South Africa) somebody has stated that Allama Iqbal is in hell. Some Colonel Sahib who came

from abroad. I said Khan Sahib he spoke the truth because he (Colonel Sahib) must have gone to

hell and seen. Only he who has been there can inform of hell. They cannot know of heaven, for

they have not been or are going to go there. Seek refuge and forgiveness in Allah! Who is going

to heaven and who to hell is dependant on Allah. Allama Iqbal was an, intense lover (aashiq)of the Holy Prophet {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny}.

There is no doubt in this that previously Allama Iqbal had some faults, but he loved the Holy

Prophet intensely. Intense love (ishq) eventually bears fruit (rang laata heh). Thus in his last

days he repented for his sinful ways, grew a beard and sincerely cried in repentance. The Holy

Prophet {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny} said:

He who sincerely repents is cleansed as if he never sinned


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His love was reflected in his poetry. Let me recite some for you so that you will come to know.

He supplicates in this poem to Allah. I cannot read these poetic lines. What does he say? He

says:

Tu Gani, az har do aalam, man faqir

Aur roze mashar uzre haaye man pahzeerO Allah! You are without care in both worlds, Self Sufficing; I am Your beggar, dependant on

You

Accept my plea, accept my repentance and on the Day of Reckoning dont expose my sins and

make me ashamed in front of people

O Allah! You are without care in both worlds, Self Sufficing (Tu Gani, az har do aalam) has

great significance in Iqbals plea. He saying to Allah if You engulf me in punishment, and shame

me in front of people, how will it benefit You. If You grant me salvation and accept my

repentance, then it can harm You in no way. You are free of benefit or harm, so O Enriched, Self

Sufficing, Allah! forgive me. Iqbal then continues his plea.

Mar hisaabam raah tu pini na guzi

Az nigaaye Mustafa pinha bagir

O Allah! If you open my book of deeds

Dont open it in front of the Chosen One, Muhammad {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon

Him and Upon His Holy Progeny}.

He is saying O Allah! Dont make me ashamed in front of my Holy Prophet (sallallahu alaihi

wa sallam). In solitude do what You would with me. It means that if You, O Allah! Open my

book of deeds in the presence of the Holy Prophet {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him

and Upon His Holy Progeny} then my Holy Prophet will be hurt. Dont let him be in discomfort,

keep me in solitude do what You would with me.Such word are spoken through the generosity (karam) of the Holy Prophet {Peace and Blessing

of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny}. I will relate a story to you about a Haji

that visited Dr. Iqbal.

A Haji That Visited Dr. Iqbal

This story is from before the partition of the Indo-Pak Subcontinent. A Haji returned from

pilgrimage, and he had bought a pair of sandals from Madinah, the Illuminated. Such sandals

were not available in Hindustan. When the Haji, arrived to visit Allama Iqbal, he sat down and

he removed his sandals. Allama Iqbal commented on the beauty of the pair of sandals his guest

had worn and enquired as to where he had bought it. The Haji replied that it was purchased in

Madinah, the Illuminated. When Allama Iqbal heard this, he took the sandals and placed it on his

head, exclaiming, O Haji! You have put the sandals of Madinah on your feet. These are worthy

of reverece and to be placed on ones head. This is the intense love (ishq) that Allama Iqbal had

for the Holy Prophet {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny}.

Read the poetry of Allama Iqbal (may Allah be well pleased with him). Such poetry, that it

infused a life and soul into the Muslims. That is why he has been granted the titles of Poet of


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the East (Shair- e-Mashrik) and The Pride of Islam (mufakkir-e-Islam). Such people are

lovers. Intense love (ishq) eventually bears fruit (rang laata heh).

He loved the Holy Prophet {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy

Progeny}. He says:

Tu farmudi rahe batha baristen

Ba warna manzile mara toh tujhwen

O Messenger of Allah! You have commanded us to go to the Kaaba, therefore we do

Or else our Kaaba, and everything is you.

So I branched out from my main topic when I quoted Allama Iqbal saying:

Nigaheh ishqoh masti meh, wohi awwal, wohi akhir,

wohi Qur'aan , wohi Fur'qaan , wohi Ya-sin , wohi Ta-ha

The Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) from the point of view of love is the first and it is he

who is the last. And it is he who is the Qur'aan and it is he who is the standard of right and wrong

in this entire universe. And he is Ya>-si>n and T{a>-ha>

He is the first and the last. He brought guidance (hidaayat) and came as the embodiment of

guidance (haadi). They (D******is / Tablighis /Wahabbis) ask that if he could give guidance

(hidaayat) then why did he not give it to certain individuals. I am giving you a pointer: today I

am delivering a strange discourse for as I stated earlier I am in a different state of mind today. I

am also physically exhausted. So today you will listen to a strange discourse on a different state

of consciousness. Listen attentively! They say that that if the Holy Prophet (Peace be upon him

and hisfamily) could give guidance (hidaayat) then why did he not guide Abu Jahl to Islam?

Accusatory Answer (Ilzami Jawaab):

Initially, apparently, I answered this question but now I present an analytical answer(isharatan).

Remember the accusatory answer (ilzami jawaab). Answer it shortly and precisely. ? They say

that if the Holy Prophet {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy

Progeny} could give guidance (hidaayat) then why did he not guide Abu Jahl and Abu Lahab?

Tell them this much; whether the Holy Prophet {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and

Upon His Holy Progeny} could give guidance (hidaayat) or not, lets leave this issue for a

while. Tell us could Allah (Almighty and Glorious is He) have given guidance (hidaayat)?

Certainly they would answer, that Allah (Almighty and Glorious is He) could certainly have

given guidance (hidaayat). Then you ask them why Allah (Almighty and Glorious is He) did

not give guidance (hidaayat) to Abu Jahl and Abu Lahab? Allah you could certainly have given

guidance (hidaayat) to Abu Jahl and Abu Lahab then why did you not. If the questioners are

willing to listen, then give them this answer. Allah did not guide them because He did not will it.

Allah (Almighty and Glorious is He) says in the Holy Qur'aan, in the 2 nd Sura, AL-Baqarah, in

Verse 213:


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Allah guides whom He will to a path that is straight

They will answer that Allah did not like Abu Jahl, so He did not guide him. This is exactly ouranswer. He whom Allah does not want, The Holy Prophet {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon

Him and Upon His Holy Progeny} does not want also. The Holy Prophet {Peace and Blessing

of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny} certainly gives guidance (hidaayat) but he

gives to whom Allah wills. The Holy Prophet is subject to Allah and is not dominant over Him.

If Allah wills not to give guidance (hidaayat) to Abu Jahl, then the Holy Prophet {Peace and

Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny} would never go against the will of

Allah. Allah says, O Beloved! Abu Jahl and Abu Lahab are not to be guided. The Holy Prophet

replies, As You will O Allah! The Creator of Guidance (Khaliqe hidaayat) is Allah whilst the

distributor of guidance (motie hidaayat) the Holy Prophet {Peace and Blessing of Allah be

Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny}. Only he gets guidance from the Holy Court of the

Holy Prophet {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny} for

whom Allah has created it. If Allah did not create it the Holy Prophet did not bestow it. It is

amusing that they say the Holy Prophet cannot guide. Ask them for what reason do they (the

Tablighi Jamaat) travel thousands of miles? They travel from Pakistan to South Africa and vice

South Africa to Pakistan saying they are out to give people guidance (hidaayat). They consider

themselves guides (haadi) and say they travel out to give people guidance (hidaayat). They

can give guidance (hidaayat) but the Holy Prophet cannot guide? Think clearly for the sake of

Allah. The Holy Prophet {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy

Progeny} brought guidance (hidaayat


He brought guidance (hidaayat) and came as the embodiment of guidance (haadi). He

brought the religion of truth. Whatever the Holy Prophet {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon

Him and Upon His Holy Progeny} taught is guidance (hidaayat) and the religion or way of

life he instituted is the religion or way of life of truth. At this juncture I wish to make a point.

Let the intellectuals take note. The word deen has many applications. Let me present anapplication from the Holy Qur'aan. The Quraan also translates and comments itself on certain

narration (tafsir). That is the most excellent commentary and explanation (tafsir) that comes

from the Holy Qur'aan. In the Quraan Allah has stated the meaning of deenas: translators

note: at this stage the tape recording reached the end and the exposition was not taped in


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the interim of the tape being changed.15[17] I herby, expound the word deen as done by

Shaykh Abd al-Qaadir Jilani (may Allah be well pleased with him) The word deen

although usually translated by the English word religion has several applications that Allah has

enumerated in the Holy Qur'aan.

1. In 12th

Sura, Yusuf: Verse 76 the expression is used:

in the worldly domain (deen) of the king

2. In the 9thSura, at-Tauba: Verse 36 it is used as Reckoning or calling to

account: (hisaab)

That is the right deen

Which means [That is] the correct, honorable and straight forward reckoning (al

hisaab al mustaqeem) In the 24thSura, an-Nur: Verse 25 it is used as Reward (jazaa)

On that Day Allah will pay them their(deen)in full,

- Here the true deen means the Reward that is most just (al-jazaa al-a dal)

4. In the 24thSura, an-Nur: Verse 2 it is used as Legally binding judgment

(hukm):

The woman and the man guilty of adultery or fornication flog each of them with a hundred

stripes: let not compassion move you in their case, when it is a matter of Allahsdeen, if ye


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believe in Allah and the Last Day: and let a party of the Believers witness their

punishment.

5. In the 6thSura, al-Anaam: Verse 70 it is used as The Festival (id)

Leave alone those who take theirdeen to be mere play and amusement

6. In the 98thSura, al-Baiyina: Verse 5 it is used for performance of the ritual

prayer (salaat) and payment of the alms due (zakaa):t

And they have been commanded no more than this: to worship Allah, offering Him sincere

devotion, being True (in faith); to establish regular Prayer; and to practice regular Charity;

and that is the deenright and Straight.

7. In the 1st Sura, al-Fatiha: Verse 3 it is used for the Resurrection (qiyaama):

Master of the Day ofdeen

8. In the 5thSura, al-Maaida: Verse 3 it is used for the Sacred Law [Shariah]

Today I have perfected yourdeen for you

Meaning the legal prescription of your religion (sharaa I dini-kum)

I, the insignificant translator, Irshad Soofi in my limited capacity, think that this great Lover ofthe Holy Prophet {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His Holy Progeny},

Hazrath Maulana Muhammad Shafi Okarvi (may Allah be well pleased with him) was

expounding that:


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Sent him with Guidance and the deen

Means that the Holy Prophet {Peace and Blessing of Allah be Upon Him and Upon His HolyProgeny} gave us the concept of:

Accountability to Allah

Being rewarded for righteousness

Following the Law (hukm) of Allah

Rejoicing in Allahs Blessing and serious in application

Service to God and Man in Performance of the ritual prayer (salaat) and payment of

the alms due (zakaat)

All in all, everything we have is a gift from him.

As to the thief, male or female, cut off his or her hands

That this religion of truth may prevail over all other religions

the holy prophet is noor 29-3-2011

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