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Table of Contents
Transliteration Chart............................................................................ vii
Foreword ................................................................................................ viii
Translators Note .................................................................................. ix
Why was it written? And what was written?..................................... x
Table of Contents
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Foreword
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TranslatorsNote
Dear Islamic brothers! Dawat-e-Islamis Majlis-e-Tarjim, a
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the Holy Quran.
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Jurisprudence have not been translated as a caution because in
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(AbdulMuafAlAzm )
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1. Heavenly staff
This is the blessed staff of Sayyidun Ms
which is
commonly known as A-e-Ms. There were many such
miracles performed by Sayyidun Ms
through it which
have frequently been described by the Holy Quran with diverse
topics again and again.
The history of this holy staff is very ancient and contains
hundreds of such historical events which consist of thousands
of signs of advice and moral lessons which are shining like the
brilliant stars. Those who possess the spiritual insight can gain
the light of guidance through them.
The staff was as tall as Sayyidun Ms
, i.e. ten armslength [approx 15ft]. Its head was split into two branches that
would emit the light at night similar to a lamp. It was made
from the heavenly tree of Salvadora Persica [Pl] and Sayyidun
dam
brought it with him from the Paradise.
The glory of the blessed staff is discussed by Sayyid Al
ajwar in his couplets:
Translation: Five things descended from the Paradise with
Sayyidun dam
: Awd (the fragrant wood), the blessed
staff of Sayyidun Ms
which was made of the prestigious
wood of Salvadora Persica [Pl], the leaves of the fig-tree, the
Black Stone (ajar-e-Aswad which is placed in Makka-e1
Sayyidun Shuab
got his daughter, Sayyidatun affr
. Sayyidun
married with Sayyidun Ms
Ms
served Sayyidun Shuab
for ten years
and would herd the goats of Sayyidun Shuab
during
his stay. At that time, upon receiving the command of Allah ,
Sayyidun Shuab
gave the blessed staff to Sayyidun
Ms
.
Then when Sayyidun Ms
left Madyan for his
homeland [Egypt] in the company of his wife and reached in
the sacred valley of Tuva, Almighty Allah blessed him with
a glimpse of His Divine Light and raised his rank by bestowing
him with the Prophethood. The Holy Quran delineates how
Almighty Allah addressed Sayyidun Ms
at that
time in the following words:
And what is this in your right hand, O Ms? He said, This is my
staff; I support myself on it, and I knock down leaves for my sheep
with it, and there are other uses for me in it.
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 16, Sra aa, Verse 17-18)
2
In the context of
(other uses) that were done through
the staff; Sayyidun Allma Ab-ul-Barakt Abdulla
bin Amad Nasf has stated in its annotation that:
1.
2.
3.
4.
In the night time, the two forked branches of the staff would
glow and provided a source of light.
5.
6.
7.
As and when required the staff would turn into a tree and
began bearing desired fruits.
8.
Although Sayyidun Ms
used to perform the abovementioned tasks with the blessed staff but when Sayyidun
Ms
went to the court of Pharaoh to guide him towards
the right path, wonderful miracles started to occur through the
blessed staff. Pharaoh refuted Sayyidun Ms
by calling
him a magician. The Holy Quran has mentioned three of those
miracles time and again, which are as following.
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proclaiming
i.e. we accept faith in the
They said, O Ms, either you throw first - or shall we throw first?
He said, Rather, you may throw; there upon their cords and their
staves, by the strength of their magic, appeared to him as if they
were (serpents) moving fast. And Ms sensed fear in his heart. We
said, Do not fear - it is you who is dominant. And cast down which
is in your right hand - it will devour all that they have fabricated;
what they have made is only a magicians deceit; and a magician is
never successful, wherever he comes. Therefore all the magicians
were thrown down prostrate - they said, We accept faith in the One
Who is the Rab of rn and Ms.
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 16, Sra aa, Verse 65-70)
Emergence of water upon the stroke of staff: Syria was the native
country of Israelites (Ban Isrl) - but these people settled in
Egypt during the reign of Sayyidun Yusuf
and the
people of Amliqa dominated Syria who were the worst of
unbelievers. When Pharaoh perished in the River Nile and
Sayyidun Ms
was secured from the tyrannies of
Pharaoh, Almighty Allah commanded him to do Jid
against the people of Amliqa and free Syria from their
domination. Therefore, Sayyidun Ms
mobilized an
army of six hundred thousand Israelites and left for Jid.
However, when the Israelites reached within the boundaries of
Syria, they became so terrified of the people of Amliqa that
they gave up and turned their faces away from Jid. As a
consequence of disobeying the command of Allah , the
Israelites were punished in such a way that they went straying
and wandering on the plains of Taya for forty years and could
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And when Ms asked for water for his people, We said, Strike this
rock with your staff'; thereupon twelve springs gushed forth from
it; each group recognised its drinking-place.
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 1, Sra Baqara, Verse 60)
And when the two groups saw each other, those with Ms said,
They have caught us. Said Ms, Never! Indeed my Rab is with
me, He will now show me the way. So We sent the divine revelation
to Ms that, Strike the sea with your staff; there upon the sea
parted; so each part was like a huge mountain. And We brought the
others close to that place. And We saved Ms and all those with
him, then drowned the others. Indeed in this is surely a sign, and
most of them were not Muslims.
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 19, Sra Shuar, Verse 61-67)
()
The first miracle: The first strange anecdote of this stone which in
reality was the miracle of Sayyidun Ms was its long intelligent
run. And the discovery of this stone is due to the occurrence
of this miracle.
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i.e. O
also ran after it, saying
stone, my clothes! O stone, my clothes! The stone kept on
running. It ran to the extent that it entered the main avenues
of the city and eventually ran into the small alleys of the city.
Sayyidun Ms
kept on following the stone whilst
having no clothes on. This way, the youth and adults of Ban
Isrl witnessed with their own eyes that the blessed body of
Sayyidun Ms
had no deformity from head to toe.
And instead, every limb of the blessed body of Sayyidun Ms
had reached such heights of perfection and beauty
that it was impossible to find such example among ordinary
Ms
Tafsr as-w, vol. 5, p. 1659; Part 22, Sra Al-Azb, Verse 69)
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The second miracle: In the plains of Taya, it was the same stone
that Sayyidun Ms
struck with his blessed staff and
consequently, twelve springs of water emerged from it. Ban
Isrl used this water for forty years. A comprehensive
description of this stone has been mentioned in the previous
chapters. In the verse of the Holy Quran , stone
refers to the same stone.
the shape of springs. Or probably this stone had the effect that
the breeze that would come across it would flow constantly in
the shape of water. It is not beyond the power of Allah .
Anything could have happened. As by Allahs decree, anything
can take place. Therefore, to believe in this miracle of Sayyidun
Ms
is from the necessities of faith and to deny it is
profanity. It is mentioned in the Holy Quran:
For there are some rocks that rivers gush forth from them; and
some that water flows from them when they split as under; and
there are rocks that fall down for the fear of Allah.
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 1, Sra Baqara, Verse 74)
3. Field of Taya
After Pharaoh drowned into the River Nile and all Ban Isrl
became Muslim, and when Sayyidun Ms
was blessed
with tranquility and peace of mind, Allah ordered him to
enter the Holy Land (Bayt-ul-Muqaddas) with Ban Isrl. At
that time, Bayt-ul-Muqaddas was under the domination of the
people of Amliqa who were the worst of unbelievers, very
sturdy warriors and very cruel.
Therefore, Sayyidun Ms
left for Jid against the
people of Amliqa with six hundred thousand people of Ban
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O Rab! I have no control except over myself and my brother, so
keep us separated from the disobedient nation. (Do not count us
among them).
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 6, Sra Maida, Verse 25)
The (holy) land is therefore forbidden for them for forty years; they
will wander in the earth; so do not grieve for these disobedient people.
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 6, Sra Maida, Verse 26)
4. Glittering hand
When Allah sent Sayyidun Ms
in the court of
Pharaoh for his guidance, Allah blessed Sayyidun Ms
with two miracles at that time. One of which was the
sacred staff and other being the miracle of the glittering hand.
When Sayyidun Ms
used to put his hand in the
neck of his shirt, upon drawing it out, it began to glow! When
he would place his blessed hand again in the neck of his shirt,
it would restore its original condition. The Holy Quran has
mentioned this prophetic miracle frequently in different chapters.
One example of this is mentioned in Sra aa:
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And put your hand inside your armpit - it will come out shining
white, not due to any illness - one more sign. In order that we may
show you our great signs.
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 16, Sra aa, Verse 22-23)
And sent down Manna and Salw on you
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 1, Sra Baqara, Verse 57)
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clothes and weep bitterly. But people would not recognise the
ones turned into apes. Those who became apes were twelve
thousand in number. They lived for three days and could not
eat or drink anything in between and all of them died starving
out of thirst and hunger. The group of people who restrained
from fishing remained safe from annihilation. And the correct
saying is that Allah also saved those from this annihilation
who considered it evil in their hearts and remained silent.
(Tafsr-us-w, Vol 1, p 72; Part 2, Sra Baqara, Verse 65)
And you certainly know of those amongst you who transgressed in
the matter of Sabth (Sabbath - Saturday) - We therefore said to them,
Become apes, despised!
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 1, Sra Baqara, Verse 65)
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And ask them of the township that was by the sea; when they used to
exceed in the matter of the Sabbath - when their fish used to come
swimming atop the water in front of them on the day of Sabbath
and not come on the days it was not Sabbath; this is how We used to
test them, due to their disobedience. And when a group among
them said, Why do you preach to a people whom Allah is going to
destroy or mete out a severe punishment? They said, To have an
excuse before your Rab, and that perhaps they may fear. And when
they forgot the advices they had been given, We rescued those who
forbade evil, and seized the unjust with a dreadful torment - the
recompense of their disobedience. Consequently when they rebelled
against the command to refrain, We said to them, Be apes, despised!
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 9, Sra Arf, Verse 163-166)
Moral lesson
We learn how dangerous it is to disobey the commands of
Allah and fall into the trap of Satan. Furthermore, we
learn how wretched those individuals are who are cursed by a
Prophet of Allah. Their signs get wiped away from the face of
the earth by getting caught in the punishment of Allah ,
they become fuel of the Hellfire and become despised in both
worlds. ()
There are many lessons and advice that every Muslim can derive
from this heart-trembling anecdote of the people of Ela. May
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And (remember) when Ms said to his people, Allah commands
you to sacrifice a cow; they said, Are you making fun of us? He
answered, Allah forbid that I should be of the ignorant! They said,
Pray to your Rab that He may describe the cow to us; said Ms,
He says that it is a cow neither old nor very young but between the
two conditions; so do what you are commanded. They said, Pray to
your Rab that He may reveal its colour to us; answered Ms,
Indeed He says it is a yellow cow, of bright colour, pleasing to the
beholders. They said, Pray to your Rab that he may clearly describe
the cow to us, we are really in a doubt as to which cow it is; and if
Allah wills, we will attain guidance. Said Ms
, He says,
She is a cow not made to work, neither ploughing the soil nor watering
the fields; flawless and spotless; they said, You have now conveyed
the proper fact; so they sacrificed it, but seemed not to be sacrificing
it (with sincerity). And (remember) when you slew a man and were
therefore accusing each other concerning it; and Allah wanted
to expose what you were hiding. We therefore said, Strike the dead
man with a part of the sacrificed cow; this is how Allah will bring the
dead to life, and shows you his signs so that you may understand!
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 1, Sra Baqara, Verse 67-83)
Moral lesson
We have come to know many moral lessons and advice from
this anecdote as well as certain rulings. A few among these are
as following and are worthwhile to be remembered.
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1.
2.
The pious man left the calf under the protection of Allah
whilst being compassionate towards his child. So we
also come to know that being compassionate towards
children and leaving them some heritage is the practice of
the chosen people of Allah .
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
The one who leaves his kinfolk under the custody of Allah
, He nourishes them in such a way that is beyond
ones expectation.
Sayyidun Al
said that the one who wears
yellow shoes will always remain happy and will have very
few sorrows. Because Allah said for the yellow calf
that it excites the ones that look at it. (Tafsr Ru-ul-Bayn
8.
an instant reciting
went back to their city from the jungle and lived their lives out
for the duration of what was destined for them. However, there
were still such great signs of death apparent on them that their
children would smell of rotten corpses and any clothes they
wore turned into a shroud. Their clothes would get dirty the
way the shrouds get dirty in the grave. These signs are still
apparent today from the remaining lineage of those Jews.
Moral lesson
We learn the following Madan pearls of wisdom from this
anecdote:
1. A man cannot prevent the oncoming death by running away.
So an endeavour to escape from it is totally useless. The
death that Allah has destined for someone will surely
arrive at its appointed time. It will not arrive a second before
or after. Therefore, it is obligatory on the servants of Allah
to remain patient and thankful to Allah . No matter
how many diseases spread or even in the midst of battle,
we shall not become impatient and restless. We should have
the firm belief that nobody can kill me and I cannot die
prior to the destined time. And when the time of my death
arrives, no matter what I do, whether I escape somewhere
or run away somewhere, I cannot prevent the oncoming of
death in any circumstances.
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I know well that Allah is Able to do all things.
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 3, Sra Baqara, Verse 259)
this corrupt belief was spread among Jews around the world
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Or like him who passed by a dwelling and it had fallen flat on its
roofs; he said, How will Allah bring it to life, after its death?; so
Allah kept him dead for a hundred years, then brought him back
to life; He said, How long have you stayed here?; he replied, I
may have stayed for a day or little less; He said, In fact, you have
spent a hundred years - so look at your food and drink which do
not even smell stale; and look at your donkey whose bones even
are not intact - in order that We may make you a sign for mankind
- and look at the bones how We assemble them and then cover
them with flesh; so when the matter became clear to him, he said,
I know well that Allah is Able to do all things.
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 3, Sra Baqara, Verse 259)
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Moral lesson
1.
2.
box would proceed ahead, the glad-tidings of
would bestow from the sky and they would become victorious.
Whenever there was any difference of opinion among Ban
Isrl, the voice of judgment and glad-tiding of the victory was
heard from the same box. The Ban Isrl used to keep this box
with them during their supplications which used to be accepted
as a result and due to its blessings; catastrophes and calamities
used to be averted. So we come to know that the box was a
means of great blessings and a treasure of bounties for Ban Isrl.
However, when evil deeds of Ban Isrl rose to an extreme
level, the wrath of Allah was inflicted upon them. The
people of the Amliqa tribe attacked Ban Isrl and a massive
bloodshed and a huge massacre took place. Many of the Ban
Isrl were killed, their houses were ruined and the city was
destroyed. The Amliqa tribe also took the sacred box with
them and disrespectfully threw it into filth and garbage. However,
when the people of the Amliqa did this, they themselves were
punished. Different diseases, calamities and catastrophes took
place. Therefore, five cities of the people of Amliqa were
completely destroyed. The pagans realized that their current
state was due to their misconduct and disrespect shown towards
the sacred box. Therefore, they loaded the box on a cart dragged
by buffaloes and drove it towards the town of Ban Isrl.
Allah appointed five angels to carry this blessed box to
Sayyidun Shamwl
, the Prophet of Ban Isrl. This
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way, the lost blessing in the shape of the sacred box was
returned to Ban Isrl. This blessed box reached Sayyidun
Shamwl
right at the time when he
appointed
lt as king. The people of Ban Isrl were not accepting the
kingship of lt and conditioned their acceptance upon
receiving the sacred box. Therefore, the box arrived and they
agreed upon this decision. (Tafsr-us-w, vol. 1, p. 209; Ru-ul-Bayn,
vol. 1, p. 385; Part 2, Sra Baqara, Verse 248)
What was inside the blissful wooden box?: The holy box
contained: the holy staff and shoes of Sayyidun Ms
,
the turban of Sayyidun rn
, the ring of Sayyidun
Sulaymn
, tablets on which Tawrt was written, some
Mann and Salw and finally, some outlines of the appearances
of some Prophets! (Tafsr Ru-ul-Bayn, vol. 1, p. 382; Part 2, Sra
Baqara, Verse 248)
And their Prophet said to them, Indeed the sign of his kingdom will
be the coming of a (wooden) box to you, in which from your Rab is the
contentment of hearts and containing some souvenirs (remnants) left
behind by the honourable Ms and the honourable rn (Aaron),
borne by the angels; indeed in it is a great sign for you if you are
believers.
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 2, Sra Baqara, Verse 248)
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Moral lesson
From this we learn various Madan pearls and can derive certain
rulings that shall be remembered:
1.
)
(
granted on the place where the box was laid. The places
where items associated with the chosen servants of Allah
are become places of mercy and blessings for believers!
2.
This sacred box has blessings due to the holy staff, footwear
and dress being present inside. It is also a place of serenity,
a treasure of blessings and all of this is proven by the
Holy Quran! Then what about the graves where the holy
bodies of the sacred servants of Allah are laid! Will there
be no blessings, peace and mercy on these places? Every
sane person with spiritual insight will believe that if there
is blessing descending on the dress and footwear of the
chosen people of Allah , then it is without any doubt
that those who wore them are even more blessed and
honoured! Of course there will be divine mercy upon the
graves of such esteemed people. Any Muslim who visits
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We have also come to know that all those who show lack
of respect and offensive attitudes towards the sacred
belongings of the esteemed servants of Allah ; they
will be punished by Allah because we learnt that the
people of the Amliqa tribe showed disrespect to the
sacred box, which led to the severe punishment of Allah
. They had many calamities placed upon them and
despite being unbelievers; they admitted that the reason
of their condition was their disrespect towards the sacred
box. Thats why they loaded it on the vehicle and drove it
towards the Ban Isrl so they could be saved from the
wrath of Allah .
4.
years. ()
) ,
pigeon (
) ,
O vulture () , O peacock (
!)
The meat from the mountains started soaring up into the air
on his call and the meat of each bird, flesh, bones and feathers
assembled individually and then all four birds were formed
and they each rushed to Sayyidun Ibrm
headless
and after connecting to their own individual heads, they started
picking grains and chirping in their own language. Hence
witnessed the spectacle of the
Sayyidun Ibrm
And when Ibrm said, My Rab! Show me how you will give life
to the dead; He said, Are you not certain (of it)? Ibrm said,
Surely yes, why not? But because I wish to put my heart at ease;
He said, Therefore take four birds (as pets) and cause them to
become familiar to you, then place a part of each of them on
separate hills, then call them - they will come running towards you;
and know well that Allah is Almighty, Wise.
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 3, Sra Baqara, Verse 260)
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Moral lesson
The above-mentioned Quranic anecdote sheds light on the
following Shar rulings. Read these carefully and gain the light
of guidance and show the light of guidance to others too.
Calling the dead: Sayyidun Ibrm
had slaughtered
the birds, minced their meat and placed it on the mountains.
Then Allah
Shamwl
appointed lt as a king who was the strongest
and the biggest scholar among the Ban Isrl but was also very
poor and needy. For his living, he either used to tan leather or
herd goats. Due to this, Ban Isrl raised an objection that lt
is not from the royal family so how can he be our king. We
more deserve than him to become a king as we are from the
royal family and lt does not possess much wealth either. So
how come a poor and a needy person deserves the royal throne?
In reply to the objections raised by Ban Isrl, Sayyidun
Shamwl
delivered the following sermon:
He said, Indeed Allah has chosen him above you, and has bestowed
him with vast knowledge and physique; and Allah may bestow His
kingdom on whomever He wills; and Allah is Most Capable, All
Knowing. And their Prophet said to them, Indeed the sign of his
kingdom will be the coming of a (wooden) box to you, in which from
your Rab is the contentment of hearts.
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 2, Sra Baqara, Verse 247-248)
Therefore, after a very short while, four angels came with a box
and placed it near Sayyidun Shamwl
. After seeing this,
the Ban Isrl accepted the kingship of lt and after becoming
a king, lt did not only take control of the government system
of the country but also recruited new military personnels and
went to the holy war against the pagans of the Amliqa tribe.
Allah Almighty while describing this anecdote in the Holy
Quran has stated:
And their Prophet said to them, Indeed Allah has sent lt (Saul) as
your king; they said, Why should he have kingship over us whereas
we deserve the kingship more than he, and nor has he been given
enough wealth? He said, Indeed Allah has chosen him above you,
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and has bestowed him with vast knowledge and physique; and Allah
may bestow His kingdom on whomever He wills; and Allah is Most
Capable, All Knowing. And their Prophet said to them, Indeed the
sign of his kingdom will be the coming of a (wooden) box to you, in
which from your Rab is the contentment of hearts and containing
some souvenirs (remnants) left behind by the honourable Ms and
the honourable rn (Aaron), borne by the angels; indeed in it is a
great sign for you if you are believers.
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 2, Sra Baqara, Verse 247-248)
Moral lesson
1.
2.
From this anecdote and from the text of these verses of the
Holy Quran, we come to know that for kingship, it is more
important to have the physical energy and the access of
knowledge than being wealthy. As without physical
capabilities and knowledge, it is difficult and almost
impossible to run the administrative matters of a kingdom.
Thus we come to know that the status of knowledge is far
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And Dwd slew Jlt, and Allah gave him the kingdom and wisdom,
and taught him all whatever He willed.
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 2, Sra Baqara, Verse 251)
Moral lesson
1.
2.
or is of suspected means. ()
Sayyidatun Maryam
was the mother of Sayyidun
. Her fathers name is Imrn and mothers
s
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care. Then he
made a separate chamber on the highest
level of Bayt-ul-Muqaddas, which was isolated from all other
Sayyidatun Maryam
began to live there isolated
whilst remaining busy in the worship of Almighty Allah .
Sayyidun Zakary
would pay daily visits in the morning
and evening to check on her wellbeing and provide her with
commodities.
used to visit the
. When Sayyidun Zakary
chamber, he witnessed that fruits of winter were present in
summer and the fruits of summer were present in the winter.
Sayyidun Zakary
would inquire in amazement that
O Maryam, where do you get these fruits from? Sayyidatun
Maryam
would reply that these fruits are from
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offspring and now had reached old age. For years, his heart was
overpowered with the wish for a child and many a times he had
supplicated to Almighty Allah with humility for a beautiful
child but despite the grace of Allah he had still not yet been
blessed with any child. When he saw the marvel (Karmat) of
Sayyidatun Maryam
that unseasonal fruits descend
here, at that time, this thought mounted his heart that even
though my age has reached to feebleness, the season to yield
the fruit of children has gone asunder, but Almighty Allah
who blesses unseasonal fruits to Sayyidatun Maryam
in the chamber, He is capable to bless me with
an out of season fruit in the form of a child. Therefore, he
Whenever Zakary visited her at her Place of Prayer, he found
new food with her; he said, O Maryam! Where did this come to
you from? She answered, It is from Allah; indeed Allah gives to
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Moral lesson
This anecdote sheds light on many following teachings.
Therefore, it is very essential for every Muslim to extract the
moral lessons from it.
Sayyidatun Maryam
is a friend of Allah exhibiting
marvels (Karmat): It can be extracted from the above-quoted
anecdote that Sayyidatun Maryam is bestowed with marvels
and the status of Wal (friend of Allah ) as the provisions
of divine fruits used to descend for her from Almighty Allah
in her chamber and that too the winter fruits in summer and the
summer fruits in winter. This is a very magnificent and obvious
marvel and is a true justified proof of her sainthood.
15. Maqm-e-Ibrm
This is a holy stone that has been placed some yards away
from the Holy Kaba. It is the same stone that Sayyidun
Ibrm
would step upon to complete the construction
of the walls of the Holy Kaba when the walls became higher
than his head. It is a miracle of Sayyidun Ibrm
that
the very same stone became as soft as wax and the blessed footprints of Sayyidun Ibrm
were deeply marked within
it. By the virtue of printed blessed feet of Sayyidun Ibrm
, Almighty Allah dignified and blessed this stone to
such an extent that He has twice mentioned its significance
in the Holy Quran. Almighty Allah has addressed at one
place:
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[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 4, Sra Al-e-Imrn, Verse 97)
Meaning, in the Holy Kaba there are many clear signs and one
of these signs is the major sign of Maqm-e-Ibrm. On another
place in the Holy Quran Almighty Allah has described the
dignity of this stone and said:
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[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 1, Sra Baqara, Verse 125)
Moral lesson
Dear Islamic brothers! From the above-mentioned dignity and
reverence of the Maqm-e-Ibrm, we get the lesson that any
place which preserves any monument of the chosen people of
Allah is very sacred and honourable to Allah .
Furthermore, worship performed near such sacred places is
more loved and reverential to Allah .
Now ponder over the fact that Maqm-e-Ibrm is so sacred
and honoured due to its contextual attachment with the
footprints of Sayyidun Ibrm
, then what will be the
status of the nobility and grandeur of the sacred grave of the
Beloved Prophet !
where there are not only signs
and marks of the Beloved Prophet !
but his whole
blessed body is present there. By the virtue of his blessed
presence, even each and every dust particle of this blessed land
is more brilliant than the sun and the moon. O Muslims! If only
these verses of the Holy Quran would flourish and enlighten
the faith in the eyes of people so they give the due respect to the
blessed grave and be honoured and respected in both worlds.
Thus they may stop falling victim to the satanic temptations, go
astray by disrespecting and practicing offensive conducts towards
the blessed grave and may they not become a victim of the
severe punishment of Hell. And if only the Najds and Wabs
learn a lesson from these blessed and reformative verses which
show a disrespectful attitude towards the blissful grave of the
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by falsely calling it a
heap of dust, continue their insolence by plotting evil plans of
demolishing the Green Dome and to remove all the holy signs
of the blessed grave.
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And he will be a Noble Messenger towards the descendants of
Israel saying, I have come to you with a sign from your Rab, for I
mould a birdlike sculpture from clay for you, and I blow into it
and it instantly becomes a (living) bird, by Allahs command; and I
heal him who was born blind, and the leper, and I revive the dead,
by Allahs command; and I tell you what you eat and what you
store in your houses; undoubtedly in these (miracles) is a great sign
for you, if you are believers.
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 3, Sra Al-e-Imrn, Verse 49)
Making birds with clay and making them fly after blowing
in them
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3.
Resurrecting dead
4.
2.
3.
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his friend ar
2.
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4.
17. Sayyidun s
in the heavens
they will kill him, he addressed people and said
i.e. who are to be my helpers towards the religion of Almighty
Allah . About twelve or nineteen companions replied
, at that time the blessed age of Sayyidun s
was 33 years and according to Allma Zurqn who is the
annotator of Mawib, at that time the blessed age of Sayyidun
s
was 120 years. Imm Jalluddn Suy
also came to the same opinion in the latter days of his life.
(Tafsr Jamal-ul-Jallan, vol. 1, p. 427; Part 3, Sura Al-e-Imrn, Verse 57)
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And the unbelievers conspired (to kill s), and Allah covertly
planned to destroy them; and Allah is the best of secret planners.
Remember when Allah said, O s! I will keep you alive till your full
age, and raise you towards Me, and cleanse you of the unbelievers
and give your followers dominance over the unbelievers until the Day
of Resurrection; then you will all return to Me, so I shall judge
between you concerning the matter in which you dispute.
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 3, Sra Al-e-Imrn, Verse 54-55)
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Maryam
lived for 6 years and then passed away.
It is narrated from Bukhr and Muslim that Sayyidun s
will descend on earth close to the Day of Judgment
and will follow the Shara of the Last Prophet Muhammad
. He will kill Dajjl and the pig, destroy the
cross and after establishing the writ of justice for seven years,
he will pass away and be buried inside Madina-tul-Munawwara
under the Green Dome. (Tafsr Jamal Alal Jallan, vol. 1, p. 427; Part 3,
Sura Al-e-Al-e-Imrn, Verse 57)
And without doubt, they did not kill him. In fact
Allah raised him towards Himself; and Allah is Almighty, Wise.
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 6, Sra Nis, Verse. 157-158)
They did not slay him nor did
they crucify him, but a look-alike was created for them
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 6, Sura Nis, Verse 157)
In summary, Sayyidun s
was not killed by Jews but
was lifted up to the heavens by Almighty Allah . Anyone
who believes that Sayyidun s
was either killed or
crucified as Christians do; such person is an unbeliever as the
Holy Quran mentions clearly that Sayyidun s
was
neither killed nor crucified.
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whilst holding
and Sayyidun Al
were walking behind
him and he
was saying to them that when I
said that devastation and destruction had reached
the people of Najrn but these people saved. Had they had a
Mubila with me, their faces would have been deformed and
become monkeys and pigs and such a fire would have blazed
in their valley that all of the inhabitants of Najrn including the
birds and beasts would have been burnt, blazed and turned into
a muck of ashes and all the Christians over the face of the earth
would have become extinct within one year. (Tafsr Ru-ul-Bayn,
vol. 2, p. 44; Part 3, Sura Al-e-Imrn, Verse 61)
Moral lesson
From this anecdote, we come to know that doing Mubila
with the Prophets of Almighty Allah is ruin and devastation.
Moreover, contesting with Prophets, the friends of Allah
and other chosen people of Almighty Allah and being open
to their cursing is destruction and annihilation. In fact, even a
slight disrespect and hurting the feelings of the saints of Allah
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Prophet Muhammad
was merely 313 consisting
of young and old, Anr and Mujirn who were contesting
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spent the whole night in al and supplications
to Allah imploring:
O Allah! If these handful of people are killed, then no one will
be left on the face of earth to worship you until the Day of
Judgment (Al-Srat-un-Nabawiyya-lil-ashm, p 554, vol. 1)
During the supplication, the sacred shawl fell down from the
Ab Bakr iddque
saw him in this state of restlessness,
Prophet Muhammad
O Master! Do not worry,
surely Almighty Allah will fulfil his promise.
Our Prophet
stopped supplicating on the request
of his true devotee and companion of the cave, Sayyidun
iddque Akbar
and with confidence prophesied:
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The group will soon be routed, and will turn their backs to flee.
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 27, Sra Qamar, Verse. 45)
Prophet Muhammad
also expressed his knowledge
of unseen and gave the glad-tidings that if you people stay in
the battlefield with patience and perseverance; Almighty Allah
will descend the angels army from the skies for your support.
changed. Sayyidun Al
was holding the flag of
Allah indeed aided you at Badr when you had no means; so fear
Allah so that you may be thankful. When you O dear Prophet
) said to the believers, Is it not
(Mohammad
sufficient for you that your Rab may support you by sending down
three thousand angels? Yes, why not? If you patiently endure and
remain pious, and the unbelievers attack you suddenly, your Rab
will send down five thousand marked angels to help you. And Allah
did not bestow this victory except for your happiness, and only that
your hearts may attain peace with it; and there is no help except
from Allah, the Almighty and the Wise.
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 4, Sra Baqara, Verse 123-126)
Moral lesson
Despite having less soldiers and less armoury, success still
kissed the feet of Muslims, leading them to be victorious in
the Battle of Badr. From this, we learn the moral lesson that
success in not dependent upon excess of the quantity of an
army and ammunition, but it depends upon the divine help
and support of Almighty Allah because whenever He
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That Allah is the only one to help.
Sayyidun aww
bore two children, one being a
boy and the other being a girl the boy of the previous pregnancy
was married to the girl of the latter pregnancy. Following this
wished to marry Qbil
tradition, Sayyidun dam
with Ly who was born with bl. But Qbil showed his
discontent over the decision because Aqlm was prettier and
Qbil desired to get her.
Sayyidun dam
tried to explain Qbil that Aqlm
was born with you, therefore, she is your sister and you cannot
get married to her, but Qbil showed stubborn attitude over
this issue. Finally Sayyidun dam
ordered them to
offer their sacrifices to Almighty Allah and told them that
the one whose sacrifice will be accepted will deserve to get
Aqlm. In those days, the sign of the acceptance of a sacrifice
was that a fire from the sky used to come down and eat the
sacrifice. Therefore, Qbil offered some grains of wheat and
bl offered a goat for sacrifice. The fire from the sky ate away
the sacrifice of bl and left the wheat grains of Qbil.
Consequently, there was a growth of malice and greed in the
heart of Qbil and he determined to murder bl and
threatened bl that I will kill you! bl said to Qbil that
acceptance of a sacrifice is from Allah and He accepts the
sacrifices of only pious people. If you were also pious, then your
sacrifice would have been accepted also. Furthermore, bl
also said to Qbil that if you raise your hand to kill me, I will
not raise mine on you because I fear Allah . I want my sins
as well as yours to be on your account and consequently, you
may become amongst the hell dwellers because that is the
punishment of unjust people. Finally, Qbil killed his brother
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And recite to them the true tale of the two sons of dam; when
both of them offered a sacrifice each - hence the sacrifice of one
was accepted and not accepted from the other; he (the other) said,
I swear I will kill you; he answered, Allah accepts only from the
pious. Indeed, if you do extend your hand against me to kill me, I
will not extend my hand against you to kill you; I fear Allah, the
Rab of the Creation. I only desire that you alone should bear my
sin and your own sin - hence you become of the people of hell; and
that is the proper punishment of the unjust. So his soul incited him
to kill his brother - he therefore killed him, and was therefore ruined.
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 6, Sra Maida, Verse 27-30)
Moral lesson
We get the following moral lessons from this anecdote:
1.
2.
And from the evil of the envier when he is envious of me
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 30, Sra Falaq, Verse 5)
3.
4.
We also learn that the innovator of an evil act will get the
sin of all those people who act upon that evil until the
Day of Judgement.
5.
pious offspring. ()
So Allah sent a crow scratching the ground, to show him how to hide
his brothers corpse; he said, Woe to me! I was not even capable
enough to be like this crow, so I would hide my brothers corpse;
and he turned remorseful.
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 6, Sra Maida, Verse 31)
Moral lesson
1.
2.
()
with a feast from the skies consisting of seven fish and seven
loaves of bread. (Tafsr Jallan p. 111; Part 7, Sra Al-Mada, Verse 115)
Then Sayyidun s
ordered Ban Isrl to eat the feast
as per their desires and warned them to avoid any dishonesty
in it and directed them not to hoard the food for tomorrow.
But Ban Isrl breached the trust and hoarded the food for the
next day. Due to this disobedience, they became victim of the
punishment of Allah in such a way that when they slept
at night, they were all fine but when they woke up in the
morning, their faces were deformed and few had turned into
pigs and few into monkeys. Then Sayyidun s
supplicated for their death and thus on the third day, all of
these people died and it is a mystery as to what happened to
their corpses. Whether the earth swallowed them or what did
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Allah
do to them?
Moral lesson
The above-mentioned anecdote gives us many moral as well as
admonitory lessons. Two among these are very obvious.
1.
2.
Muhammad
is the day and night of the revealing
of a great sign of Almighty Allah . Therefore, celebrating
the day of Eid Mld-un-Nab and calling this day as Eid Mld
is in accordance to the teachings of the Glorious Quran.
Celebration of the joy by holding gatherings at homes, by
decorating places, cooking excellent food and eating yourself as
well as feeding others; all these are the signs of Eid and are the
modes to celebrate this day.
These are the ways and means by which the Al-e-Sunna
So when the night became dark upon him he saw a star; he said (to
Azar / the people), (You portray that) this is my Rab? then when it
set he said, I do not like the things that set. Then when he saw the
moon shining, he said, (You proclaim that) this is my Rab?; then
when it set, he said, If my Rab had not guided me, I too would be
one of these astray people. (Prophet Ibrm was rightly guided
before this event). Then when he saw the sun shining brightly, he
said, (You say that) this is my Rab? This is the biggest of them all!;
then when it set he said, O people! I do not have any relation with
whatever you ascribe as partners (to Him). I have directed my
attention towards Him Who has created the heavens and the earth,
am devoted solely to Him, and am not of the polytheists.
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 7, Sra Anm, Verse 76-79)
Moral lesson
Pay attention towards the manner with which Sayyidun
Ibrm
used to propagate; his way of interaction was
very argumentative and logically poised with very persuasive
words. Neither any harsh words were used nor anyones
feelings were hurt nor was the aim to hurt someones emotions
by making him angry. The only aim was to simply convey ones
thesis in a very attractive form in front of the transgressors.
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5.
requested Sayyidun Ms
for the removal of the
punishment from them. Again due to prophetic kindness
and compassion, Sayyidun Ms prayed for them.
Thus on the seventh day, the torment of this curse of blood
was removed from them.
There were five consecutive punishments on the followers
of Pharaoh and every punishment was removed on the
seventh day. There used to be an interval of one month
between two punishmentsbut the hearts of these tyrants
and transgressors were so sternly sealed and they were
wretched to such an extent that they would not embrace
the faith. They remained stubborn over their disbelief and
every time they broke their promises. Finally, there was an
ultimate punishment upon them. Pharaoh and his followers
were drowned and destroyed in the River Nile. Thus the
world was perpetually sanctified from the evil presence of
these damned people. No signs of their existence were left on
the surface of the earth and furthermore, no sign of their
graves was left to exist on the surface of the earth. (Tafsr-usw, vol.2, p. 803; Part 9, Sra Al-Arf, Verse 133)
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We therefore sent against them the flood and the locusts and the
vermin (or insects) and the frogs and the blood - separate signs; in
response they were proud and were guilty people. And whenever
the punishment came upon them they said, O Musa! Pray to your
Rab for us, by means of His covenant which you have; indeed if
you lift the punishment from us we will surely accept faith in you
and let the descendants of Israel go with you. Consequently
whenever We lifted the punishment from them for a term which
they must reach, they used to then turn away. We therefore took
revenge from them; so We drowned them in the sea for they used
to deny Our signs and were ignoring them.
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 9, Sra Araf, Verse 133-136)
Moral lesson
1.
2.
was on the
Undoubtedly, Sayyidun Ms
Beloved Prophet
. He never took revenge
from anyone for the sake of his own blessed self. Instead,
would always forgive people. It is a
he
i.e. whoever cuts ties with you,
It is very easy to take evil revenge of an evil act but if you are
man enough, then be kind to the one who has done evil to
you.
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Sayyidun le
was sent as a prophet to the people of
amd. When he delivered them the message of Almighty
Allah and called them towards the righteous path, the
insolent people demanded a miracle that he should make a
pregnant she-camel emerge from the rocks of this mountain
which should be very healthy and without any defect. Therefore,
Sayyidun le
pointed towards the rock and all of a
sudden, the rock split and a very pretty, healthy and tall shecamel which was pregnant came out of the rock. After emerging
from the rock, she also bore a camel calf and started grazing
and walking in the plains and pastures with her newborn.
There was only one pond in the valley. The water from the springs
of mountains would gather in it. Sayyidun le
said,
O people! Look, this she-camel is there by virtue of a miracle.
One day, she will drink all of the water of your pond and the
other day, you drink the water from this pond. The people
agreed on these terms. Then Sayyidun le
delivered
the following speech in front of the people of amd:
O my people! Worship Allah - you do not have any deity except Him;
indeed a clear proof has come to you from your Rab; this is Allahs
she-camel - a sign for you - so leave her free to feed in Allahs earth, and
do not touch her with evil intentions for a painful punishment will
seize you.
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 8, Sra Al-Arf, Verse 73)
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So they hamstrung the she-camel and rebelled against the command
of their Rab and said, O le! Bring upon us what you promise us,
if you are a Noble Messenger.
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 8, Sra Al-Arf, Verse 77)
Therefore the earthquake seized them,
so in the morning they remained lying upside down in their homes.
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 8, Sra Al-Arf, Verse 78)
When Sayyidun le
witnessed that the whole village is
destroyed and has turned into the debris of bricks and stones due
to the tremors of the earthquake and all its inhabitants are dead, it
grieved him a lot. He started to hate the people of amd and
its desolation to such an extent that he turned his face away from
them and went somewhere else by leaving that village. Whilst
departing, he addressed the dead bodies as:
O my people! Indeed I did deliver my Rabs message
to you and wished you good, but you do not want well-wishers.
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 8, Sra Al-Arf, Verse 79)
Moral lesson
The moral lesson that we get from this anecdote is that the
people that killed the she-camel of a prophet was destroyed by
the punishment of Allah in such a way that not even a
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single person among their lineage was left on the face of earth
then the people that kill the family of their Prophet, how can
they escape from the wrath and punishment of Allah ?
Therefore, the history reveals that similar was the end of the Kf
and Syrian Yazds who martyred the Al-e-bayt (the family
, one hundred and forty thousand Kfs and Syrians
will be killed. Thus the promise of Almighty Allah was
fulfilled in this way that in the war of Mukhtr bin Ubad,
seventy thousand Kfs and Syrians were killed; and then upon
the orders of Abdull uffa, the founder of the Abbasside
dynasty, seventy thousand Kfs and Syrians were killed, thus a
total number of one hundred and forty thousand Yazd were
killed. (Al-Mustadrak, Kitb-ut-Tafsr, vol. 3, pp. 7, ad 1032)
However, remember that Almighty Allah makes everything
associated to His chosen people beloved to Him. Therefore,
whether it is the kinfolks of the chosen people of Allah ,
their wives, their companions, their acquaintances, or anything
associated with these chosen people, any type of disrespect and
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passed by the ruins of the people of amd, he
said, Beware! No one should enter this village
nor should anyone drink water from the well of this village. You
should pass through the area of the punishment very quickly
whilst crying out of fear of Allah and by covering your
faces. Otherwise punishment may be inflicted upon you too.
(Ru-ul-Bayn, vol. 3, pp. 194; Part 8, Sra Al-Arf, Verse 79)
Have you come to us in order that we worship only Allah, and
abandon those whom our ancestors worshipped? So bring upon us
what you promise us, if you are truthful.
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 8, Sra Al-Arf, Verse 70)
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Moral lesson
The moral lesson that we get from this heart-trembling anecdote
of the Holy Quran is that the people of d were very powerful
and tall. They were also economically well-established because
they had cropped fields and lush gardens. These people had
made separate palaces for their summer and winters living by
engraving the mountains. These people, who relied a lot on
their enormous number and power, were very proud of their
estates and their living in the lap of luxury. But their infidelity,
transgression and misdeeds brought Allahs wrath down upon
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them such that it was utterly impossible for them to bear the
brunt of storm which shook the whole village upside down and
destroyed it. Their existence from the face of the earth was
wiped out in such a way that no signs of even their graves exist
anywhere, so where do weak people like us stand to face the
blows of the severe punishment of Allah ? Therefore, all
those who have a serious concern for the well-being and survival
of them and their progeny must always restrain from the
transgression and deviation of the commandments of Allah
And had the people of the dwellings believed and been pious, we
would have surely opened for them the blessings from the sky and
from the earth, but in fact they denied, and We therefore seized
them on account of their deeds.
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 9, Sra Arf, Verse 96)
Therefore, Sayyidun L
delivered a didactic sermon
to them, warning them to avoid committing this despicable act,
and said:
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What! You commit the shameful acts which no one in the creation
has ever done before you? You lustfully go towards men, instead of
women! In fact, you have transgressed the limits.
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 8, Sra-Al- Arf, Verse 80-81)
And his people had no answer except to say, Turn them out of
your dwellings; these are people who wish purity!
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 8, Sra Al-Arf, Verse 82)
And we rescued him and his family, except his wife - she became of
those who stayed behind. And we rained a shower (of stones) upon
them; therefore see what sort of fate befell the culprits!
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 8, Sra Al-Arf, Verse 83-84)
The stones that were thrown over the people were the pieces of
rocks and the name of every victim was inscribed over the stone
by which he was killed. (Tafsr al-w, vol. 2, pp. 691; Part 8, Sra AlArf, Verse 84)
Moral lesson
We come to know from this anecdote that how heinous and
severe sin sodomy is that due to this sin, the towns of the people
of L were inverted and the transgressors were killed with the
punishment of stones. Thus they were destroyed and desolated
from this world.
It is narrated that once Sayyidun Sulaymn
asked the
accursed Ibls that which sin is hated by Allah the most?
He replied that the sin that Allah hates the most is the sin
of man committing fornication with man (sodomy) and the
woman fulfilling their physical desires by woman. Moreover, it
has also been narrated in one ad that a woman rubbing her
vagina against another womans vagina is fornication for both
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. Sayyidun Ms
during the day whilst engaging himself in worship during the
whole night for consecutive forty days.
Smr: There was a person in Ban Isrl called Smr who was
born an illegitimate birth. He was a very deviant and transgressing
person. Due to the fear of disgrace and defamation within her
community, his mother deserted him in a cave of a mountain just
after his birth. Sayyidun Jibrl raised him by feeding
him milk with his own finger. Therefore, he recognized
Sayyidun Jibrl
. His full name is Ms Smr and
Sayyidun Mss name is Ms too. Sayyidun Jibrl
brought up Ms Smr whereas Sayyidun Ms
was
brought up in the house of Pharaoh. How strange and mysterious
the glory of Almighty Allah is that Ms
who
was brought up in the house of Pharaoh became a Prophet of
Allah and Ms Smr who was brought up by Sayyidun
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Jibrl
became an unbeliever (Kfir). He enticed Ban
Isrl to worship the calf. Regarding this, some mystic has
rightly said that:
Lord. Therefore, you should worship this calf. Ban Isrl were
deviated and misguided from this speech of Smr and except
for twelve thousand people; rest of them admitted the calf to
be the god after witnessing it speaking. They started prostrating
and worshipping it. Therefore, Almighty Allah has said:
O the son of my mother! The people thought I was weak and would
have probably killed me; so do not make my enemies laugh at me and
do not count me as amongst the oppressors.
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 9, Sra Al-Arf, Verse 150)
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Moral lesson
From this anecdote, we specially get two admonitory lessons:
1.
2.
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And when We raised the Mount (Sinai) above them as if it was a
canopy, and they thought that it would fall upon them; Accept
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firmly what We have given you, and remember what is in it, so that
you may become pious.
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 9, Sra Arf, Verse 171)
Moral lesson
This anecdote highlights that adopting strict methods and punitive
techniques to make ignorant and transgressor act upon a virtuous
deed or to make them accept a righteous saying are from the
wisdom and among the blessed Sunna of Almighty Allah .
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Moral lesson
We get some moral lessons from the chronicle of Balam bin
Br:
1.
worshipping and embrace the true faith but these people refuted
the Prophet of Allah and denied to embrace the true faith
due to their insolence and wickedness. Sayyidun Ynus
warned them that very soon a punishment will be coming to you.
After listening to this warning, the people of the city consulted
one another that Sayyidun Ynus
has never told a lie.
Therefore, keep an eye on Sayyidun Ynus
. If he stays
in this city overnight; then it means there is no danger but if he
does not spend the night in the city; then we should believe on
the advent of the punishment. At the night time, people saw that
Sayyidun Ynus
has left the city. And indeed in the
morning, the signs of punishment appeared because black clouds
started emerging from all four corners and darkness fell over the
whole city with a smoke from everywhere. Witnessing this, the
people of the city realised that the punishment will now definitely
be inflicted upon them. Therefore, in the quest of Sayyidun
Ynus
, people started searching for him but Sayyidun
Ynus
could not be found far and wide. Now the people
of the city became even more endangered and terrified. Therefore
all of the people of the city were shaken due to the fear of Allah
and they all took their women, children along with their
cattle, wearing threadbare and torn clothes and went to the
jungle crying. They sincerely started to announce having a stern
faith on Sayyidun Ynus . Husbands separated from wives
and mothers separated from their children and all of them
engaged in seeking repentance and were weeping bitterly in the
court of Allah . They started seeking pardon for all the
oppression they did on each other and also started seeking pardon
from each other for any violation of the mutual rights. In short,
all of them repented sincerely and promised Allah that we
accept and have a stern belief with the sincerity of our hearts on
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So if only had there been one town* that believed and its belief would
have benefited it - except the people of Ynus (Jonah)! When they
accepted faith, We removed the disgraceful punishment in the life of
this world from them, and let them enjoy for a while.
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 11, Sra Ynus, Verse 98)
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Therefore, people
However, after the removal of punishment, when Sayyidun
Ynus
arrived near the city, he did not see any effect of
the punishment on the city. People asked him to go back to his
people. Then he replied, How can I go back to my people? I
had left the city after revealing the news of punishment to them
but there was no advent of punishment. Now those people will kill
me by considering me to be a liar. Be filled with anger, Sayyidun
Ynus
came back from the city and boarded on a boat.
When this boat reached the middle of the sea, it stopped. A
common belief of the people of that area was that only such
boat gets jammed in the midst of the sea which has a fugitive
slave boarded. Therefore, all of them drew a lot and the name of
Sayyidun Ynus
came out. Then the people of the boat
threw him in the sea and left on their boat. When Sayyidun
Ynus fell down into the water, all of a sudden, a fish
swallowed him and he was confined in the stomach of the fish
where there was an utter darkness. But under these circumstances,
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( Part 17,
he started reciting
Sra Al-Anbya, Verse 87) and due to the blessing of this recitation,
Almighty Allah blessed him freedom from this dark cell
and the fish placed him out of her mouth at the bank of the sea.
He had gone very weak at that time. It is the splendour of
Almighty Allah that a branch of pumpkin grew there and
he
used to take rest under its shade. Afterwards, when
he
regained some energy, he
went back to his
people and all of the people treated him with utmost love and
reverence and embraced faith unto him. (Tafsir As-w, vol. 3, pp.
893; Part 11, Sra Yunus, Verse 98)
And indeed Ynus is one of the Noble Messengers. When he left
towards the laden ship, then lots were drawn and he became of those
who were pushed into the sea. The fish then swallowed him and he
blamed himself (for not waiting for Allahs command). And were he
not one of those who praise, he would have remained in its belly till the
day when all will be raised. We then put him ashore on a plain, and he
was sick. And We grew a tree of gourd (as a shelter) above him. And
We sent him towards a hundred thousand people, in fact more. So
they accepted faith - We therefore gave them usage for a while.
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 23, Sra as-fft, Verse 139-148)
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Moral Lesson
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2.
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Testified; If his shirt is torn from the front, then the woman is
truthful and he has spoken incorrectly. And if his shirt is torn from
behind, then the woman is a liar and he is truthful.
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 26, Sra Ysuf, Verse 26-27)
Indeed this is a deception of women; undoubtedly the deception
of women is very great. O Ysuf! Disregard this - and O woman!
Seek forgiveness for your sin; indeed you are of the mistaken.
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 12, Sra Ysuf, Verse 28-29)
Take along this shirt of mine and lay it on my fathers face, his
vision will be restored; and bring your entire household to me.
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 12, Sra Ysuf, Verse 93)
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The moment Yad left Egypt for Kann with the shirt, in
Kann Sayyidun Yaqb
felt the fragrance of Sayyidun
Ysuf
and said to his grandchildren:
Then when the bearer of glad tidings came, he laid the shirt on his
face, he therefore immediately regained his eyesight*; he said, Was I
not telling you? I know the great traits of Allah which you do not
know!
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 13, Sra Ysuf, Verse 96)
* This was a miracle that took place by applying Prophet Yusufs shirt.
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Moral lesson
There are two main moral lessons that we derive from this
story:
1.
2.
The state of the friends of Allah does not always remain
the same. On the contrary, sometimes, due to Allah
placing divine light in their being, they enter in such a
state that at that time, they start observing each and every
particle of the universe. And sometimes, they are engrossed
in the divine light of Allah to such an extent that they
are drowned in the meditation of the light and deviate
their attention away from the entire universe. At that time,
they are in such a state that they cant see anything. And it
happens to such a great extent that they even forget their
own names. These two states of Sufism i.e. Kashfi (intuition)
and Istaghraqi (meditation) are such states that are beyond
the understanding of common people. Only those people
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The pre-requisite to acquire such spiritual conditions is that along
with Zikr (remembrance of Allah ) , self-evaluation and
meditation; we also need to have the inner attention of a perfect
Sheikh who cleans and purges the heart. The king of Sufism,
Mauln Rm has hinted towards this point as:
This means that only reading Kanz-ul-Daqiq and adaya
are not sufficient to seek Allah , but read the chapter of your
heart because there is no book better than this. But in this age of
materialism, the flag-bearers of Sufism have badly harmed the
magnificent and huge palace of Sufism due to them not being
practical, and are running their business of Sheikh and
disciplehood only on illusions and falseness. They have made it
standard that one can only become a Sheikh by wearing multicolored and stylish clothes, along with carrying a rosary and a
staff. At the end of the day, when, how and from where can
people understand the true states and blessings of Sufism? That
is why, in this relation, mystics say nothing except:
aqqat khurft mein ko gay
Ye Ummat riwyt mein ko gay
Truth is lost in uselessness
This Umma is lost in traditions
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had twelve
1.
Ya
5.
Zabln
9.
Jd
2.
Rbl
6.
Yashjar
10. Ashr
3.
Shamn
7.
Dn
11. Ysuf
4.
Lv
8.
Naftl
12. Binymn
Ysuf
was that a distinguished sign of Prophethood was
apparent on the forehead of Sayyidun Ysuf
. That is
why, Sayyidun Yaqb
used to give him great respect
and extreme love.
At the age of seven, Sayyidun Ysuf
saw a dream that
eleven stars along with a sun and a moon are prostrating him.
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house in a worry and asked them the reason for their crying,
inquiring if someone had harmed their goats. Then Sayyidun
Yaqb
inquired: Where is my Ysuf? I cant see him!
Then the brothers replied tearfully that during our play, we ran
far away and asked Sayyidun Ysuf
to look after our
belongings. Then a wolf came, mauled him and ate him. They
showed him his shirt. Although they had placed excessive blood on
the shirt but they forgot to tear it. When Sayyidun Yaqb
saw the shirt of his beloved son with tearful eyes, taking the shirt
in his hands, he observed that it was in good condition and was not
torn from anywhere. Therefore, Sayyidun Yaqb
realized
the deception and lies of his sons, and said to them that the wolf
must have been very clever and intelligent that he mauled and ate
my Ysuf
but did not even scratch his shirt. He clearly told
them that this act is all their wickedness. Then with a very grieved
heart and with a painful voice he said:
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 12, Sra Ysuf, Verse 18)
remained in the well for three
Sayyidun Ysuf
consecutive days. This well was salty but due to his blissful
presence, the water became very tasty and sweet. Coincidently, a
caravan was travelling from Madyan to Egypt. When a traveller
from this caravan, whose name was Mlik bin uar Khaa, came
there to draw out water, he threw his bucket into the well. That
moment, Sayyidun Ysuf
held the bucket and clung
to it. When he Mlik bin uar pulled the bucket up, Sayyidun
Ysuf
came out of the well. When he saw the beauty of
Sayyidun Ysuf
, he broke this good news to his friends
watch inside the well daily. When they did not see their brother
inside the well, then in his search, they reached the caravan. After
seeing him (Sayyidun Ysuf), they said that he is their fugitive
slave who is completely useless, disobedient and worthy of
nothing. If you people buy him, we will sell him very cheaply to
you guys. But the condition is that you should sell him in a place
so far from here that no news about him reaches here. Sayyidun
Ysuf
kept silent due to fear of his brothers and did
not say a single word. Afterwards, his brothers sold him to Mlik
bin urn for only twenty dirham.
After purchasing Sayyidun Ysuf
, Mlik bin urn
took him to the bazaar in Egypt, and the king of Egypt bought
him for a huge price. After taking him to his royal palace, he said
to his queen, Zulakh to keep him in your service with great
respect and dignity. Therefore, Sayyidun Ysuf
started
living in the royal palace of the king of Egypt. Queen Zulakh
fell in love with him to the extent that she became entranced
by his beauty. Her love for Sayyidun Ysuf
came to
such a point that one day Zulakh, drowned in his love, tried to
entice him to fulfil her lustful desires. Sayyidun Ysuf
refused by saying may Allah forgive and clearly said to
her that he cannot betray his master, the king of Egypt, and
cannot be ungrateful of his favours. Upon saying this, he ran
away from the house. However, Zulakh ran after him and held
him from the back of his robe. Consequently, the back of the
robe tore away. While this took place, the king of Egypt arrived
in the house and saw them both in this state. Zulakh falsely
accused Sayyidun Ysuf
. The king of Egypt was startled
upon hearing these claims as to who was truthful. Coincidentally,
a four month baby was lying in the cradle in the house and he
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presented the evidence, saying that if the shirt is torn from the
front, then Sayyidun Ysuf
is guilty; and if it is torn
from the back, then it is the guilt of Zulakh and Ysuf
is
innocent. When the king of Egypt saw the shirt, it was torn from
the back. Immediately, the king of Egypt declared Zulakh as
guilty and scolded her. He then asked Sayyidun Ysuf
not to be grieved and saddened by this incident. However,
upon the advice of Zulakh, the king of Egypt sent Sayyidun
Ysuf
into prison. Like this, all of a sudden, Sayyidun
Ysuf
was transferred from the royal palace of the king
of Egypt to the prison cell. After reaching jail, Sayyidun Ysuf
said, Oh Almighty Allah ! The cell of this prison is
more beloved to me than the evil that Zulakh was calling me
upon. He
then remained in the prison for seven years
or twelve years. During these years, he
kept delivering
the message of the oneness of Allah to the prisoners
and kept calling them towards righteousness.
It was a strange coincidence that the day when he entered the
prison, two servants of the king of Egypt were also imprisoned,
one of which was a bartender and the other was a cook. Both
of them told their dreams to Sayyidun Ysuf
and he
interpreted their dreams. His interpretation proved hundred
percent true. Thus, Sayyidun Ysuf
became famous
with the name of Mabar (dream interpreter).
During these days, the great king of Egypt, Riyn bin Wald
saw a dream that seven healthy cows were eaten by seven lean
cows and there are seven green shoots of corn and seven dry
shoots of corn. The great king inquired the interpretation of
the dream from his courtiers. The people replied by saying that
this dream is simply the worries of his mind and did not provide
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would handle the whole system. The king handed over the
treasury and security matters to Sayyidun Ysuf and thus,
the reign of Egypt came in the hands of Sayyidun Ysuf
.
After taking the control of these treasures in his hands, Sayyidun
Ysuf
managed the agricultural activities for seven
years. He preserved grains in their shoots. As the famine rose
to its peak, people from all over the kingdom started coming to
Egypt to buy food. As such, Sayyidun Ysuf began selling
the grains.
For the same reason, the brothers of Sayyidun Ysuf
also
came to Egypt from Kann. Sayyidun Ysuf
recognized
these people at first sight but his brothers did not recognize
him at all. Sayyidun Ysuf
gave them grains and said,
You have a brother (Binymn). Next time, bring him as well.
If you dont bring him along, then you will not receive any food.
The brothers said that they would try to persuade his father.
Then Sayyidun Ysuf
instructed his servants to put the
cash of these people in their sacks so that after reaching home,
when they look at it, I hope they will definitely return back.
Therefore, when these people reached their father, they said,
Oh father, what will happen now? The king of Egypt has said
that unless we do not bring Binymn with us, we will not be
given grains. Therefore, send Binymn with us so that we may
get his share of grains as well. Be assured that we will protect
him. Afterwards, when they unfastened their sacks, they were
startled to see the cash they paid was in their sacks. Upon seeing
this, the brothers of Sayyidun Ysuf
said to their
father, Oh father, what better conduct than this can we expect?
See, the king of Egypt has given us full quantity of grains as well as
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(Sayyidun Yaqb
) turned his face away and began
weeping. He exclaimed with grief and wept so severely in the
memory of Sayyidun Ysuf
that he was lost in a griefstricken state. Due to weeping excessively, his eyes became white.
from
After hearing the name of Sayyidun Ysuf
Sayyidun Yaqb
, the sons and the grandsons of
Sayyidun Yaqb
said, O father! You will always
remember Sayyidun Ysuf
even when you will be at the
brink of your grave or leaving this world. Upon hearing the
comments of his sons and grandsons, he (Sayyidun Yaqb
) said, I disclose the account of my grief and sorrow only
to Allah and you dont know what I know. O my sons! Go
and search for Ysuf and his brother Binymn, and do not lose
hope from the mercy of Almighty Allah because to lose
hope from the mercy of Allah is an act of infidels.
Therefore, the brothers of Sayyidun Ysuf
again departed
for Egypt. Reaching there, they said to the king of Egypt, O king
of Egypt! Our family has been struck with a serious infliction
and we have brought some defective coins. Could you please give
us some grain as charity? Upon hearing the account of his home
and hearing the word of charity from his brothers, a state of
deep sadness came upon Sayyidun Ysuf
, and then
asked the brothers, Do you remember that how you treated
Ysuf and his brother Binymn? Upon hearing this, the brothers
curiously asked, Are you definitely Ysuf? In response, Sayyidun
Ysuf
replied, Yes, I am Ysuf, and Binymn is my
brother. Almighty Allah has bestowed His Gratitude and
Grace in abundance upon us. After hearing this account, the
brothers of Sayyidun Ysuf
started saying with a deep
and extreme sense of regret and remorse, Undoubtedly, we are
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him sit onto the royal throne. All eleven brothers and the mother
of Sayyidun Ysuf
sat around him and all of them
prostrated simultaneously together in front of Sayyidun Ysuf
. At that time, Sayyidun Ysuf
addressed his
esteemed father and said:
Sayyidun Ysuf
further stated, It means that my eleven
brothers are stars, my father is the sun and my mother is the
moon. They all are prostrating before me. This was the dream
I saw when I was a child, in which the eleven stars, the sun and
the moon were prostrating to me. This historical event took
place on the day of shr, the tenth of Muarram-ul-arm.
Demise of Sayyidun Yaqb
: Historians have stated that
Sayyidun Yaqb
stayed with his son, Sayyidun Ysuf
in Egypt with prosperity and affluence for twenty four
years. When the time of his demise came closer, he mentioned
in his will that his body should be taken to Syria and buried in
the feet of my fathers grave, Sayyidun Isq
. Therefore,
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Sayyidatun jra
and her son, Sayyidun Isml
and take them somewhere far away from her. Allah
provided a mean for this to take place. Therefore, a divine
Sayyidatun jra
and Sayyidun Isml
and leave them on such a land where there is no sign of water
and nothing else except plain fields and dry mountains.
jra
asked a question and requested him, Are you
leaving us out here of your own will or are you fulfilling the
command of Almighty Allah by doing so? Then he replied:
O jra! Whatever I have done is the command of Allah
water ran out, severe hunger and thirst came upon Sayyidatun
jra
.The milk of her chest had also dried out
and her baby started suffering due to hunger and thirst. She ran
between the hills of af and Marw seven times in search for
water but there was no sign of water anywhere. Moreover, the
condition of Sayyidun Isml
was such that due to
severe thirst, he was weeping severely and tapping his heels on
struck his foot near
the ground. Sayyidun Jibrl
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O our Rab! I have settled some of my descendants in a valley having no
cultivation, near Your Sacred House - O our Rab! So that they may
keep the prayer established, therefore incline some hearts of men
towards them, and provide them fruits to eat - perhaps they may be
thankful.
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 13, Sra Ibrm, Verse 37)
Moral lesson
From this anecdote, we specially come to know two things:
1.
Sayyidun Ibrm
was extremely obedient to
Almighty Allah . The son that was born to him in his
old age after lots of supplications, who was the light of his
eyes and tranquillity of his heart, it was natural for him
that he could not separate himself from his son. But when
Allah commanded: O Ibrm, take your beloved
son and his mother away from your house and leave them
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.
whilst passing by the Holy Prophet
She said with a frothing mouth and in extreme anger, Tell me
where your Prophet is? I have come to know that he has belittled
said, My Prophet
is not a poet who ridicules
someone. She then fumed with anger, roamed around the
while
Kaba in search of the Holy Prophet
And when you read the Quran O dear Prophet (Mohammed peace and blessings upon him), We created an invisible barrier
between you and those who do not believe in the Hereafter.
(Kanz-ul-Irfn pp. 515; Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)]
(Part 15, Sra Ban Isrl, Verse 45)
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Moral lesson
Umm-e-Jaml, who had full eyesight, regardless of looking with
full wide open eyes, still could not see the Holy Prophet
despite passing him again and again during her
search. Undoubtedly, this is an unusual account and cannot be
called anything else other than a miracle of the Holy Prophet
. Such miracles were performed by the Holy
Prophet
many times and there are many friends
of Allah from whom similar marvels also exhibit again and
again. Such marvels exhibited by the friends of Allah are
to each other. They then also offered their al. When they
felt hungry, they said to one of their companions Yamlkh:
Go to the bazaar and get some food. Also, secretly find out what
Decius intends to do about us?
After coming out of the cave, Yamlkh went to the market.
He was astonished to see that Islm was spread everywhere and
people were openly reciting the Kalima of Sayyidun s
.
After seeing all this, Yamlkh was amazed and exclaimed with
astonishment: Oh Allah! What is happening here? In this city,
it was a crime to even take the name of Islm. How and from
where this revolution has come today?
Afterwards, he went to a bakery to get food and gave a coin of
the time of Decius to the baker. This coin was no longer in use
and there was no one alive who could recognize this coin either.
The shopkeeper became suspicious, thinking that perhaps the
possessor of this coin has discovered some old treasure. Therefore,
the shopkeeper handed him over to the authorities. They began
interrogating him about the treasure and said, Tell us, where is
the treasure? Yamlkh said: There is no treasure. This is our
currency. The authorities said, How shall we believe this coin
is yours? This coin is three hundred years old and centuries
have passed since this coin was in use. This coin is no longer
used and you are still young. So tell us clearly so this myth can
be solved. After hearing this, Yamlkh said, You tell me, how
is the king Decius? The authorities said, Today, there is no
king with this name on the face of the earth. Yes, hundreds of
years ago there was an evil-hearted and unjust king with this
name, who was an idol worshipper. Yamlkh stated, It is a
matter of only yesterday that we fled due to his fear to safeguard
our faith and our lives. My companions are in a nearby cave. You
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people come with me. I will make you meet them. Therefore,
the authorities and leaders of the city reached near the cave in
large numbers. The companions of the cave were waiting for
Yamlkh. When there was a delay in his return, they presumed
that Yamlkh may have been arrested. When they heard a loud
noise of people coming from the entrance of the cave, they
thought that perhaps the army of Decius has arrived for their
arrest. Therefore, these people sincerely engaged in the
remembrance of Allah and repentance.
The authorities discovered the copper box when they reached the
cave. They took the slate out and read its contents. They
discovered that the names of the companions of the cave were
written on it, and it was also mentioned that they are a group of
true believers who have taken refuge in this cave to safeguard
their religion due to the fear of Decius. Therefore, upon coming
to know about this news, Decius barricaded this cave with a wall to
confine them. The author further wrote on the slate that I have
mentioned these facts with the intention that whenever the cave
may open, people become aware of what the companions of the
cave went through. The authorities were stunned to read the
account written on the slate. These people informed their king
Badrus about the event. Immediately, King Badrus rushed to the
cave along with his courtiers and the distinguished people of the
city. The companions of the cave came out of the cave, embraced
the king and revealed their entire story. King Badrus fell into
prostration and thanked Allah that his invocation was
accepted. Almighty Allah has revealed such a sign that has
strengthened everybodys belief about the resurrection after death.
The companions of the cave prayed that may Allah protect
the king and his kingdom. They further said that now we leave
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their number - no one knows them except a few
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Did you know that the people of the cave and people close to the woods
were Our exceptional signs? When the young men took refuge in the
cave - then said, Our Rab! Give us mercy from yourself, and arrange
guidance for us in our affair. We then thumped upon their ears in the
cave for a number of years. (*Put them to sleep.) We then awakened
them to see which of the two groups more accurately tells the period
they had stayed. We shall narrate their account to you accurately; they
were young men who believed in their Rab, and We increased the
guidance for them.
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 15, Sra Kaf, Verse 9-13)
In the next verses, Allah has mentioned the full account
of the companions of the cave which we have already mentioned.
Names of Ab-e-Kaf: There is also a great difference of
opinion in the names of Ab-e-Kaf. Sayyidun Al
has narrated that the names of Ab-e-Kaf are Yamlkh
(), Makshln (), Mashln (), Marnosh (),
Dabarnosh (), Shnosh ( )and the seventh was a
shepherd who joined them. Sayyidun Al
did not
mention about him. Qamr ( )was the name of their dog,
while their city was called Ephesus and the name of the tyrant
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Verse 22)
It has been narrated in Tafsr-e-w that the names of Ab-eKaf are Maksamln, Yamlkh, Tunas, Nanus, Sryunas,
onawnas and Falastuyunas. The latter was a shepherd who
joined them on the way and the name of their dog was Qamr.
(w, vol. 4, pp. 1191, Part 15, Sra Kaf, verse 22)
Ibn-e-Abbs
has stated that an amulet ( )made
with the names of Ab-e-Kaf is beneficial for nine things:
1.
2.
3.
For the children who cry or for the fever that comes after
every third day.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
How many days did Ab-e-Kaf remain asleep for?: When this
verse of the Holy Quran was revealed
( Part 15, Sra Kaf, Verse 25) (i.e. and they stayed in their
cave for three hundred years and nine more), the pagans said
that we are aware about the Ab-e-Kafs stay in the cave for
three hundred years but we do not know about the nine years
Moral lesson
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Sayyidun Ms
: If there is anyone more knowledgeable
than me among Your bondsmen, then please guide me to him?
Almighty Allah : Khir is of more knowledge than you.
Sayyidun Ms
: Where shall I search for him?
Almighty Allah : On the bank of the sea, near the hill.
Sayyidun Ms
: How and by what means can I reach
there?
Almighty Allah : Travel along with a fish in a basket and the
place where that fish gets lost; that is where you will meet Khir.
(Madrik-il-Tanzl, vol. 3, pp. 217, Part 15, Sra Kaf, Verse 60)
Sayyidun Ms
paid compliments of Salam to him,
the saint asked in an astounding tone, Where have people come
from on this land who make Salam? Then he inquired, Who
are you? Sayyidun Ms
replied, I am Ms. He further
inquired, Who Ms? Are you Ms of Ban Isrl? Sayyidun
Ms
replied, Yes. Then Sayyidun Khir
said, O Ms, Allah has bestowed me with such type of
knowledge which you do not know and Almighty Allah
has bestowed you with such a type of knowledge which I do
not know. It implicitly meant that I know the mystic knowledge
which you do not have the knowledge of, while you are bestowed
with Ilm-e-Shara which I do not have the knowledge of.
Then Sayyidun Ms
said, O Khir! Do you permit
me to follow you so that I can also acquire some of the sciences
which Allah has blessed you with. Then Sayyidun Khir
said, You will not be able to observe patience with me.
Sayyidun Ms
said,
, I will be patient
and will not disobey you at all. Sayyidun Khir
said,
The condition is that you will not question me about anything
until I myself do not inform you. After this mutual agreement,
Sayyidun Khir
took Sayyidun Ms
and
Yush bin Nn
with him and started walking alongside
the seashore until they came across a boat. The occupants of the
boat boarded these three gentlemen on and did not even charge
any fare. When these people sat in the boat, Sayyidun Khir
took out his axe from his pouch and tore down the boat
before throwing one of its planks in the ocean. Witnessing this
scene, Sayyidun Ms
could not resist and asked the
following question to Sayyidun Khir
:
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Did you make a hole in the boat in
order to drown its passengers? You have indeed done an evil thing
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 15, Sra Kaf, Verse 71)
Sayyidun Khir
said, Did I not tell you that you will
not be able to observe patience with me. Sayyidun Ms
sought an apology and said, I forgot not to question. Therefore,
please do not take any notice over it and do not create difficulty in
my work. Then these esteemed individuals advanced further
and Sayyidun Khir
came across a child, who was the
only son of his parents. Sayyidun Khir
strangled him,
banged him on the ground and killed him. After witnessing this
blood-filled terrifying scene, Sayyidun Ms
could
not bear the patience and said to Sayyidun Khir
in a
fairly strict manner:
Sayyidun Khir
gave the same reply to Sayyidun Ms
, Did I not tell you that you will not be able to observe
patience with me at all. On this, Sayyidun Ms
said,
OK. If I ask you anything else after this, then do not stay with
me. No doubt that the chance provided by you to me in this
regard exists no more.
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After this, they all resumed their journey together. They reached a
village and requested for some food from the villagers. But no
one among the villagers invited these virtuous individuals for
dinner. Then they both came across a damaged wall in the village;
and Sayyidun Khir
repaired the wall by reciting the
Ism-e-Aam. Sayyidun Ms
was already displeased
with the bad manners of the people of the village, became angry,
could not resist and said:
If you wished, you could have taken some wages for it!
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 15, Sra Kaf, Verse 77)
exchange who will get married to a prophet and will also give
birth to a prophet who will guide the people. The secret behind
repairing the damaged wall was that it was a property of two
orphans, beneath which buried their hidden treasure. Their
father was a pious and virtuous person. If this wall had collapsed
now, the people of the village would have taken their treasure.
Thats why your Rab wanted these two orphans to grow up and
dig out their treasure. Thus I did not allow this wall to collapse.
This is the grace of Almighty Allah unto these children. O
Ms
! Be ascertained and assured that whatever I did
was not from my own accord, but I did it with the order of
Almighty Allah . After this Sayyidun Ms returned
to his country. (Madrik-il-Tanzl, vol. 3, pp. 219-221, Part 15-16, Sra
Kaf, Mulakhkhaan)
by (his title),
his end will be as a believer. (w, vol. 4,
Sayyidun Khir
has also been privileged to physically
(w, vol. 3, pp. 1208; Part 15, Sra Kaf, Verse 65)
has narrated that he became famous with the
title of ul-Qarnan (the one with two horns) because he did the
journey of the two horns of the world meaning, the two corners
of the world. Some are of the opinion that during his age, two
qaran passed and one qaran is of a hundred years. Some have
said that he had two locks (Zulfayn) so he is known as ulQarnan and another opinion is that there were two horns on
his crown. Some are of the opinion that there was a bulging on the
both sides of his head which looked like horns, while some have
explained the reason that his parents were very noble and
generous people. Therefore, people started calling him ulQarnan.
Verse 83)
are in Sra Kaf. Let us narrate these three journeys from the
Holy Quran that are very strange as well as admonitory.
fought a war against these people. Those who embraced the true
faith were dealt with great compassion and those who remained
stubborn on their infidelity were killed.
was all lit with fire. This way, the wall was erected up to the
height of the mountains and no space was left between the two
mountains. Then melted copper was poured into the wall. All
this combined together and made a firm and a very strong wall.
(Khazin-ul-Irfn, pp 545-547; Part 16, Sra Kaf, Verse 86-98)
In the Sra Kahf of the Holy Quran, from
to
is the mention of the first journey, then from
to is the mention of the second journey and from
to
is the mention of the third journey.
Till the time when Yjj and Mjj
are released, and they will be flowing down from every height
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 17, Sra Amby, Verse 96)
Sayyidun s
was born to Sayyidatun Maryam
without a father. When the time of birth arrived, Sayyidatun
Maryam
went far from people and sat isolated beneath
a dry date palm-tree. Under the very same tree, Sayyidun s
was born. As Sayyidun s
was born from an
(The angel) therefore called her from below her, Do not grieve your Rab has made a river flow below you. And shake the trunk of
the palm-tree towards you - ripe fresh dates will fall upon you. (This
was a miracle - the date palm was dry and it was winter season.)
Therefore eat and drink and appease your eyes.
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 16, Sra Maryam, Verse 24-26)
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Moral lesson
In the previous pages, you have read that when Sayyidatun
Maryam
was a young girl and used to pray in the arch of
Bayt-ul-Muqaddas, she used to receive unseasonal fruits without
any effort. Whereas after the birth of Sayyidun s
,
no doubt she did receive ripened dates, but it was commanded
by Almighty Allah to shake the roots of the tree. Then you
will obtain the dates.
The lesson we learn here is that until a person is without children,
he or she is blessed with provisions even without any efforts and
manages to eat and drink from anywhere. But once a person has
children, it becomes compulsory upon him to work hard and earn
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The child proclaimed, I am Allahs bondman; He has given me the
Book and made me a Herald of the Hidden (a Prophet). And He
has made me blessed wherever I be; and ordained upon me prayer
and charity, as long as I live. And has made me good to my mother
and not made me forceful, ill-fated. And peace is upon me the day I
was born, and on the day I shall taste death, and on the day I will be
raised alive.
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 16, Sra Maryam, Verse 30-33)
Moral lesson
1.
3.
Noble Prophet
on
saw Sayyidun Idrs
the fourth sky. It has been stated by Sayyidun Kaab al-Abr
said to
and others, that once Sayyidun Idrs
the Angel of Death, I want to taste death to see how it is? Take
away my soul and show me. The Angel of Death followed his
command and took away his soul. Instantly, he returned it
back to him and Sayyidun Idrs
revived back to life. Then
he said, Show me the Hell so the fear of Allah increases in
me. Therefore, this command was also fulfilled. After seeing
Hell, he asked the guard of Hell, Open the gate, I wish to pass
through it. Therefore, the command was fulfilled and he passed
over it. He asked the Angel of Death to show him the Paradise.
So he took him to the Paradise. After getting there, the gates
opened and he entered into the Paradise. After waiting for
some time, the Angel of Death asked him to come back. But he
replied, I will not go anywhere from here. Almighty Allah
has said
(i.e. every soul must taste death) and
I have already tasted death and Almighty Allah has also
shall not pass over Hell) and I have passed over it. Now I have
reached Paradise and about those who will reach Paradise,
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enter Paradise will not be expelled from it). So now why are you
asking me to leave from the Paradise? Almighty Allah sent
a divine revelation to the Angel of Death that Whatever
Sayyidun Idrs
has done; he has done it with my
permission and has entered the Paradise with my permission.
Therefore, leave him. He will live in Paradise. Therefore,
Sayyidun Idrs
is alive above the skies in the Paradise.
(Khazin-ul-Irfn, pp. 556-557; Part 16, Sra-e-Maryam, verse 56-57)
And remember Idrs in the Book; he was indeed very truthful, a
Prophet. And we lifted him to a high position. (Living with soul &
body in heaven, after his death) It is these upon whom Allah has
bestowed favour among the Prophets, from the descendants of
dam.
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 16, Sra Maryam, Verse 56-58)
Moral lesson
The admonitory lesson that we get from the anecdote of
Sayyidun Idrs
is that Almighty Allah has bestowed
His Prophets and Messengers with enormous blessings, graces
and bounties. Therefore, it is compulsory and necessary for every
Muslim that he should honour, give reverence and be respectful
towards all Prophets and Messengers, as it is a necessity and a
part of our faith and one shall attain blessings through their
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As Sayyidun Ms
was still an infant, a search began
for a woman who could suckle him, but he would not take the
milk from anyone. On the other side, the mother of Sayyidun
Ms
was extremely worried thinking where and under
what state my baby would be in. In this state of depression, she
sent the sister of Sayyidun Ms
, Maryam to the palace
of Pharaoh in the pursuit of information. When Maryam
witnessed that the child is not taking milk from any woman, she
said to Pharaoh that I will bring a woman. Perhaps he will start
taking the milk from her. Therefore, Maryam brought the mother
of Sayyidun Ms
to the palace of Pharaoh. When she
held Sayyidun Ms
to her chest with extreme love,
affection and devotion and tried to feed him, he started taking
the milk. This way, the mother of Sayyidun Ms
found
her lost beloved son. This anecdote has been mentioned in Sra
Qaa of the Holy Quran in the following way:
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And in the morning, the heart of Mss mother became impatient;
and she would have almost certainly given away his secret had We
not strengthened her heart, so that she may have faith in our promise.
And she said to his sister, Go after him - she therefore observed him
from far, and they were not aware. And We had already forbidden
suckle-nurses for him, so she said, Shall I show you a household
that will nurse this child of yours, and they are his well-wishers? So
We returned him to his mother in order to soothe her eyes and not
grieve, and to know that Allahs promise is true but most people do
not know.
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 20, Sra Qaa, Verse 10-13)
Moral lesson
1.
2.
Subsequently after this, he took an axe and made his way to the
temple. He saw many small and big idols and a huge idol was
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Who has done this to our Gods? He is indeed cruel!
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 17, Sra Anbiy, Verse 59)
Some people said that they have heard a young man whose name
is Ibrm saying bad words against these idols. It was ordered
to bring the young man in front of the people. They may testify
that he was the one who demolished the idols. Sayyidun
Ibrm
was summoned and the people asked: O
Ibrm! Are you the one who treated our gods like this? In
reply, Sayyidun Ibrm
said, The biggest idol would
have done it because the axe is on its shoulder. Alternatively, why
do you not inquire from your small demolished gods that who
broke them into pieces? If these idols can speak, ask them and
they themselves will tell you who broke them. The people
lowered their heads and said, O Ibrm! What and how can
we ask these gods? You are well aware that these idols cannot
speak. After hearing this, Sayyidun Ibrm
said out of
fury and in an emotional outburst:
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He said, What! You worship, instead of Allah, one that neither
benefits you nor harms you? Disgrace be upon you and all the idols
whom you worship instead of Allah; so do you not have sense?
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 17, Sra Anbiy, Verse 66-67)
Burn him and help your gods, if you want to
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 17, Sra Anbiy, Verse 68)
Therefore, the tyrants now ignited a huge fire and the flames of this
fire were so high that not even a single bird was able to fly over it.
Then they unclothed him and threw him into the fire by means of
a catapult, and they assumed in their minds that Sayyidun Ibrm
would have been burnt and turned to ashes. But Almighty
Allah ordered the fire:
O fire, become cool and peaceful upon Ibrm
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 17, Sra Anbiy, Verse 69)
Therefore, the outcome for this has been described by the Holy
Quran in its wrathful manner:
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And they wished to
cause him harm, so We made them the greatest of losers
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 17, Sra Anbiy, Verse 70)
the following supplication:
and when he was thrown into the flames of the fire, Sayyidun
Jibrl
arrived and said: O Khall of Allah , do you
have any need? He replied, I have no need from you, then
Sayyidun Jibrl
said, Seek help from Almighty Allah
for your need. Sayyidun Ibrm
replied, My
Allah is Well-Aware of my condition. Therefore, I do not
need to ask Him. At that time, the blessed age of Sayyidun
Ibrm
was either sixteen or twenty years.
How long did he remain in the fire for?: There are three reports
about how long he remained in the fire for;
1.
2.
3.
(w, vol. 4, pp. 1307; Part 17, Sra Anbiy, Verse 68)
Moral lesson
From this anecdote, there is a condolence for those people who
stand firm like mountains and show perseverance in their
determination against the evil powers.
j b o jo Ibrm k mn pad
g kar sakt ay andz gulistn pad
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Sayyidun Ayyb
is from the descendants of Sayyidun
Isq
and his mother is from the family of Sayyidun
L
. Almighty Allah blessed him with a diverse
range of blessings including facial beauty, excess of wealth and
children, uncountable number of cattle, fields and gardens. These
all were under his possession. When Almighty Allah put
him under trial and tribulation, his house collapsed and all of
his sons became trapped underneath and died. All of the animals
that included hundreds of camels and thousands of goats, died.
All of the fields and gardens were also ruined. At the end, nothing
was left in his possession. Whenever he was informed about this
ruin and destruction of all these possessions, he would glorify
Allah and extended gratitude by saying, What was mine and
what is mine, the One Whose it was has taken it. For the duration
that He bestowed me with it, it was within my possession and He
has taken it back when He wished. I am always content in
whatever pleases Him. After this, he fell sick and huge blisters
appeared on his blessed body. Under this state, everyone left
him, except for his only wife whose name was Ramat bint
Afrim, who was the granddaughter of Sayyidun Ysuf
.
She used to serve Sayyidun Ayyb
. He remained in this
very state for many years. He remained in severe agony and pain
due to the sore blisters and boils.
Benefit: A widespread misconception among people is that
Sayyidun Ayyb
was ( ) suffering from leprosy.
stories about his leprosy. But remember that these tales are
completely incorrect and Sayyidun Ayyb
or any other
Prophet has never been afflicted with the diseases of leprosy or
ulcer. In this context, there is a unanimous opinion that it is
mandatory that Prophets stay protected from all those diseases
that are publically loathsome and detested. This is because it is the
primary duty of the Prophets to preach the moral guidance. So
it is obvious that when people will detest and go afar from them
due to their illnesses, then how will the obligatory noble task of
preaching be executed? Conclusively, Sayyidun Ayyb
never at all suffered from leprosy or ulcer but only mere blisters,
boils and pimples popped up on his blessed body, due to which
he suffered the difficulty and pain for many years but he
endured it with great patience and gratefulness. Then with the
commandment of Allah , he invoked in the following way:
We said to him, Strike the earth with your foot; this cool spring is
for bathing and drinking. (A spring gushed forth when he struck
the earth this was a miracle.) And We bestowed his household to him
and one more similar to it as a mercy from Us, and as a remembrance
for the people of intellect. And We said, Take a broom in your hand
and strike her with it, and do not break your vow; we indeed found
him patiently enduring; what an excellent bondman! He is indeed
most inclined.
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 23, Sra uad, Verse 42-44)
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Moral lesson
The moral lesson we get from Sayyidun Ayybs anecdote of
trials is that there are trials from Allah even for the chosen
devout bondsmen of Allah and when they are successful in
their trials and succeed in their tribulations, then as a reward,
Almighty Allah dignifies their grandeur to such an extent
that is beyond ones imagination. We also get another moral
lesson from this anecdote that the fruits of reward that are yielded
by practicing patience and being grateful to the will of Allah
during the time of tribulations are always extraordinary sweet and
enjoying. (
Sayyidun Sulaymn
is the son of Sayyidun Dwd
. He was a successor of his sacred father. Almighty Allah
bestowed him with the blessings of the Prophethood and
the kingship of the whole world and he remained on the throne
for a period of forty years. He ruled over humans, jinns, devils,
birds, beasts, insects and everything and everyone. He
was bestowed with the linguistic knowledge of all of them. There
were also innovative industries introduced during his reign.
Therefore, it has been mentioned in the Holy Quran:
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And Sulaymn became Dwds heir; and he said, O people, we
have indeed been taught the language of birds, and have been
given from all things; this surely is a manifest favour
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 27, Sra Namal, Verse 16)
Until when they came to the valley of the ants, a she ant exclaimed,
O ants, enter your houses may not Sulaymn and his armies crush
you, unknowingly. He therefore smiled beamingly at her speech.
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 19, Sra Naml, Verse 18-19)
Moral lesson
From this Quranic anecdote, we have acquired few moral
lessons.
1.
2.
(
meaning, that if Sayyidun Sulaymn
)
and his army crush them under their feet, then it will be done
unintentionally. Otherwise, being a companion of a Prophet,
they will not intimidate and oppress anyone intentionally.
Alas! The ants believe that companions of a Prophet never
oppress anyone intentionally, but the group of Rfi sect
proved to be even worse than the tiny ants that these tyrants
falsely accuse the sacred and reverend companions of
of intentionally
Prophet Muhammad
3.
Sayyidun Sulaymn
smile, was that ant a male or female?
This question amazed him so much that he could not utter a
single word in response. Then people inquired from Sayyidun
Imm Ab anfa . He replied that ant was a female.
Sayyidun Qatda
asked, What is the proof for it?
Sayyidun Imm Ab anfa
replied that in the
ant. If the ant had been a male, then the masculine gender
(
)would have been used. Sayyidun Qatda
accepted the proof and was amazed over the wisdom and the indepth knowledge of the Holy Quran that Sayyidun Imm Ab
anfa
possessed and was embarrassed over his
bragging words.
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Go with this letter of mine and drop it upon them then move aside from them and see what they answer in return.
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 19, Sra Naml, Verse 28)
O chieftains, indeed a noble letter has been dropped upon me. Indeed
it is from Sulaymn, and it is with Allah - beginning with the name
of - the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful that do not wish eminence
above me, and present yourselves humbly to me, with submission.
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 19, Sra Naml, Verse 29-31)
After reading out the letter in front of the aristocrats and the
ministers of her state, she sought their suggestion in this regard.
Boasting upon their physical and military power, the aristocrats
suggested declaring a war on Sayyidun Sulaymn
. Bilqs,
who was a wise and sane woman, vigilantly warned and directed
her aristocrats and ministers by saying that war is not viable
because it will make cities desolated and the reverend aristocrats
and well-esteemed people of cities will become victim of
humiliation and notoriety. Therefore, I think it is a prudent
proposal to send some gifts and presents entailing a test to verify
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He said, Are you helping me with wealth? What Allah has bestowed
upon me is better than what He has given you; rather it is you who
are delighted at your gift. Go back to them so we shall indeed come
upon them with an army they cannot fight, and degrading them shall
certainly drive them out from that city, so they will be humiliated.
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 19, Sra Naml, Verse 36-37)
Therefore, after his return, when the messenger told the whole
incident to Bilqs, she then presented herself in the court
. After seeing the court of
of Sayyidun Sulaymn
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Sayyidun Sulaymn
and its mysteries and wonders,
she was assured that no doubt, Sayyidun Sulaymn
is a
true Prophet of Allah and his empire is bestowed unto him
by Allah . When Sayyidun Sulaymn imparted the message
of Islm to her, she embraced Islm very politely and earnestly.
After this, Sayyidun Sulaymn
married Bilqs and kept
her in his palace.
In this perspective, all the noble tasks accomplished by the
woodpecker are no doubt among the wonders of the world which
undoubtadly are the miracles of Sayyidun Sulaymn
.
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[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 19, Sra Naml, Verse 40)
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Moral lesson
It is proven from this Quranic anecdote that Almighty Allah
bestows His friends with extreme spiritual powers. You can
The whole world became misguided due to very few people being
acquainted with the friends of Allah .
Those people did not realise due their sheer blindness that
there is a massive difference between them and in the friends
of Allah .
However, a summary of this poem is that the friends of Allah
should not be considered as ordinary human beings but
they shall be given true reverence and respect with the belief
that these chosen people have special blessings of Allah on
them and these people are not only the kings of the spiritual
powers but are the spiritual emperors. These people can shun
away many severe agonies and calamities with the command of
Allah . It is compulsory to show reverence and respect to
their graves too as the blessings and mercy of Allah keeps
showering on the graves of these saints. Moreover, the person
who pays a visit to the graves of these holy saints out of love and
devotion, he will surely harvest the blessings from these great
people. In the current era, the Waba sect is found to be
disrespectful towards the friends of Allah . It is my advice to
my Sunni brothers to always keep away from the company of
these deviated people. Do not be deceived from their apparent
simple clothes, ablution and prayers as their hearts are very
dirty and polluted from the inner cores and these people are
deprived from the blessings of the true faith. ( )
Moral lesson
1.
(Sunan Ibn-e-Mja, Kitb-ul-Janiz, Bb ikr-o-Fta, vol. 3, pp. 291, ad 1637)
). However, it is a great blessing of Allah
that they have not been able to accomplish their plans until now
and , such evil plan will not be accomplished in future
either because:
Jis k m o Khud us ko ga sakt ay kon
Jis k fiz o Khud us ko mi sakt ay kon
The one whose supporter is Almighty Allah, no one can lower him
One whose protector is Almighty Allah, no one can destroy him
2.
Sayyidun Sulaymn
led a life span of 53 years.
He was crowned as a king at the age of thirteen and ruled
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()
Indeed Qrn was from the people of Ms - he then oppressed them;
and we gave him so many treasures that their keys were a heavy burden
for a strong group.
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 20, Sra Qaa, Verse 76)
Advice of Sayyidun Ms
: The advice Sayyidun Ms
delivered to Qrn which is mentioned in the Holy
Quran is as following. He became enemy of Sayyidun Ms
after listening to the very same advice, which was
implicitly full of his own benefit. Just ponder upon the advice that
how graceful and sincere it was that Sayyidun Ms
and the whole nation was telling Qrn that:
When his people said to him, Do not show off - indeed Allah does
not like the boastful and seek the abode of the Hereafter with the
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wealth that Allah has given you, and do not forget your part in this
world, and do favours (to others) the way Allah has favoured you,
and do not seek to cause turmoil in the earth.
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 20, Sra Qaa, Verse 76-77)
We therefore buried him and his house into the earth; so he had no
group to help save him from Allah; nor could he take revenge.
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 20, Sra Qaa, Verse 81)
Moral lesson
This reprimanding anecdote gives us a moral lesson that if
Almighty Allah endows us with wealth and riches; we shall
consider it to be obligatory upon us to pay Zak on our riches.
One shall never be arrogant and boast upon the riches and
wealth that he possesses because it is Allah Who blesses
us with wealth and it is Him Who takes it back instantly
whenever He wishes to. Keeping this in mind, one shall always
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Alif-Lm-Mm. (Alphabets of the Arabic language Allah, and to
whomever He reveals, know their precise meanings). The Romans
have been defeated. In the nearby land and after their defeat they
will soon be victorious within a few years time.
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 21, Sra Rum, Verse 1-4)
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iddq
announced to the pagans of Makka, I swear on
the name of my Almighty, the Romans will dominate the Persians.
Therefore, O people of Makka, do not jubilate upon the current
results of the war because there were no apparent signs of Romans
becoming victorious in distant years, thats why Ab bin Khulf
will pay one hundred camels as a ransom amount for
the loss of the bet but if the Romans overpower the Persians,
then Ab bin Khulf will give one hundred camels. At that time,
this was not prohibited in Islm. By the blessings and grace of
Almighty Allah , the unseen news of the Holy Quran came
true only in a period of seven years. In 6 A.H, on the very day of
udabiya Treaty, the Romans conquered the Persians and the
Romans tied their horses in Madain and relocated to a city in
Irq with the name of Roma. Sayyidun Ab Bakr iddq
received the hundred camels of the bet from the
offspring of Ab bin Khulf because Ab bin Khulf was dead at that
time. (Madrik-ul-Tanzl vol. 3, pp 458; Part 21, Sra Rm, Verse 3)
iddq
to give all the camels in charity (Sadaqa)
that were received as a bet ransom from the progeny of Ab
bin Khulf and not to spend anything on his ownself. !
Moral lesson
In the war between the Rome and Persia, the Romans were
defeated to such an extent that their military power was
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and promised them that they would support
you. Therefore, these Jews enticed the pagans of Makka by
bribing them with a huge amount of wealth and a huge number
of weapons to launch an attack on Madna. Ab Sufyn united
and mobilized a lot of tribes of the Jews and pagans of Makka
and invaded Madna. A few people of Makka, from the tribe
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When the unbelievers came upon you from above you and from
below you, and when the eyes became fixed in stare and the hearts
came up to the throats, and you were imagining matters regarding
Allah. That proved be the testing ground for the Muslims, and they
were subjected to a severe shake.
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 21, Sra Azb, Verse 10-11)
And when the Muslims saw the armies, they said, This is what Allah
and His Noble Messenger promised us, and Allah and His Noble
Messenger have spoken the truth; and it did not increase anything
for them but faith and acceptance of Allahs will.
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 21, Sra Azb, Verse 22)
O people who believe! Remember the favour of Allah upon you when
some armies came against you, so We sent against them a windstorm
and the armies you could not see.
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 21, Sra Azb, Verse 9)
Moral lesson
From this anecdote, we get the moral lesson that whenever
Muslims are batteling against infidels in the battlefield, they
should not be in a state of fluster at all and should continue
the battle with perseverance and firm believe that the unseen
help of Allah will definitely descend for them. But the
condition is the purity of intention, perseverance, and an
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two gardens bearing bitter fruit, and tamarisk, and some berries. We
gave them this reward the recompense of their ingratitude; and
whom do We punish, except the ungrateful?
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 22, Sra Saba, Verses 15-17)
Moral lesson
All this ruin and wreckage of the people of Saba tribe was due to
their insolence and ungratefulness towards the bounties and
blessings of Allah . When their misdeeds and disrespectful
attitude towards the Prophets of Allah increased, then the
wrath and anger of Rab of the universe, Jabbr came in the form
of a flood and destroyed them all. The truth is that the result of
righteousness is prosperity, while the consequences of evil deeds
are destruction and desolation.
Therefore, it is mandatory for every nation who is blessed with
the bounties and blessings of Allah to observe gratitude and
should always avoid evil deeds and insolence. Otherwise, there is
a potential danger of the punishment of Allah to be inflicted
upon them. Because the nation that makes disobedience and
misdeeds the practice of their lives, they are always ruined and
wrecked by the punishment of Allah and their communities
are also made completely barren.
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the entire city was surrounded with the five mountains. The
population of the city had covered an area of twelve miles.
sent two of his preachers from his
Sayyidun s
companions (the awrn) for spreading the faith in this city.
Their names were diq and Madooq. When they both reached
the city, they met an old shepherd, whose name was abb Najr.
After an exchange of greetings of Salm, abb Najr asked:
Who are you people, where have you come from and why have
you come? In reply, they both stated: We are preachers sent by
Sayyidun s
to persuade the people of this town, so
they may only worship one God. In response, abb Najr asked
them: Do you have any sign of your truthfulness? They both
replied: Yes we do. By the command of Allah , we heal the
patients, the born blind and the leprous! This was a marvel of
these two preachers and a miracle of Sayyidun s
. After
hearing all this, abb Najr said: One of my sons has been ill for
a long time. Will you cure him? Both of them replied yes, and
further said: Bring your son to us. Therefore, the two preachers
stroked their hands on the sick childs body and immediately, he
recovered and stood up! This news spread in the city like a
thunderbolt and many patients gathered there and they all were
cured of their illnesses.
The king of this city was an idol worshipper named Ankya.
He became extremely angry and furious when he heard the
message of monotheism from them two. He arrested both of the
preachers, whipped them hundred times each and put them into
prison. After this, Sayyidun s
sent the chief of his
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Upon hearing this, the king said, Can your Lord resurrect the
deceased? If He can, then He should resurrect the son of one of
my farmers, who is lying dead for many days. I still have not
buried him yet because I am waiting for his father. The king led
these three people to the body of the deceased boy. When these
three people supplicated, then by the command of Allah , the
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emissaries came to them. When we had sent two towards them and they
denied them both, so we fortified them with a third, and they all said,
Indeed we have been sent to you. They said, You are nothing but
mortals like us; the Most Gracious has not sent down anything - you are
nothing but liars. They answered, Our Lord knows that surely, without
doubt, we have been sent towards you. And our duty is nothing but to
plainly convey (the message). They (the people of the city) said, We
think you are ominous; indeed, if you do not desist, we shall surely
stone you to death, and you will surely face a grievous torture at our
hands. They said, Your evil omens are with you! What! You get
annoyed for being advised? In fact you are a people who transgress the
limits! And from the outermost part of the city came a man running; he
said, O my people! Obey those who have been sent. Obey those who
do not ask any fee from you, and they are on guidance.
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 22, Sra Ysn, Verse 13-21)
Moral lesson
After observing the hardships, prisons, difficulties and threats faced
by the three preachers and companions of Sayyidun s
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i.e. diq, Madooq and Shamn in the path of spreading the true
faith, we learn a moral lesson that, the preachers sometimes come
across many afflictions and hardships. However, when a person
sticks to this path of goodness by observing patience and
contentment, then Allah provides him with the means of
success from the unseen. No doubt, He is the true guide and
the manipulator of hearts () . Allah changes the
hearts of deniers in an instant, removes misguidance from their
hearts, and blesses them with the light of guidance.
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Moral lesson
We learn from this story that generosity and good intention
have positive effects, which increase the wealth and assets.
However, miserliness and bad intention results in the
destruction and ruin of wealth. It can also be learnt that by
repenting sincerely from sins, Allah restores the ruined
blessings to an even greater and grander extent. It is true that
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Sayyidun Dwd
had ninety-nine wives. After this, he
sent a message of marriage to another woman who had already
been proposed by another Muslim. But after hearing the message
of Sayyidun Dwd
, how was it possible for the patrons
of the woman to give any heed towards the proposal of anyone
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else. Thus, the marriage took place. Such a marriage was neither
contrary to the religious practice nor was it against the traditions
of society in those days. However, the dignity of Prophets is always
high and supreme. Such a wedding was not appropriate for the
dignity and status of Sayyidun Dwd
. Therefore, it was
a divine consent of Almighty Allah that Sayyidun Dwd
should be made aware and informed of this.
As such, the means of this informing began with the arrival of
two angels in the holy court of Sayyidun Dwd
. One of
the angels took the role of respondent and the other took the role
of a plaintiff. Instead of entering through the door, they entered
the Masjid by climbing over the wall. Sayyidun Dwd
became slightly worried when he observed them climbing the
wall. In response, the angels said: Do not be afraid. We are two
parties and one has oppressed the other. Therefore, make the
right decision in our case and guide us towards the right path.
Our case is this that my brother owns ninety-nine female sheep
and I have only one sheep. He is asking me to give him the only
sheep that I own and is pressurising me. After hearing this case,
Sayyidun Dwd
immediately declared: Of course, this
is an oppression that he wants your sheep to mix into his herd,
and there is no doubt that in these situations which involve a joint
partnership, partners often oppress one another, apart from those
who have faith and commit righteous actions. But these kinds of
people are very few. After declaring the verdict of the case, he
realised and understood that in fact, this case was presented for
his own testing. Therefore, he instantly bowed in Sajda
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(prostration) and sought pardon from Almighty Allah and
Allah pardoned him. Therefore, the Holy Quran states:
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are, surely, proximity and an excellent abode. O Dwd! We have
indeed appointed you as a Viceroy in the earth, therefore judge
between mankind with the truth, and do not follow desire for it will
lead you astray from Allahs path.
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 23, Sra Saad, Verse 25-26)
Moral lesson
The dignity and the status with which the Prophets of Allah
are blessed with is extremely high and supreme. For this
reason, they are informed by Allah on even small issues.
Such holy individuals are so obedient and humble in the court
of Allah that they start seeking pardon and prostrate to
Allah straight away, even after the smallest issues. It is a
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had ninety-nine wives. Once he
said: During all night, I will visit all of my wives and each and
every of them will give birth to a baby boy. All of my sons will then
do Jihad [fight in the path of Allah ] by sitting on horses.
However, at the time of saying this, he did not say &
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Perhaps at that time, he was somewhat busy and he did not
remember to say &
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had such a result that only one woman became pregnant, and
even she gave birth to a physically premature foetus. In this
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all his wives would have given baby boys and all of them would
stride on Jihad in the path of Allah . (Bukhr Sharf, Kitb-ulJid, Bb-mn alab-ul-Walad-lil-Jid, vol. 4, pp. 22, ad 2819)
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throne he therefore inclined towards His Rab. He said, My Rab!
Forgive me and bestow upon me a kingdom, which shall not befit
anyone after me; indeed only You are the Great Bestower.
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 23, Sra Ysn, Verses 34-35)
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Moral lesson
Through this Quranic narration, we learn that it is mandatory for
every Muslim to say &
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in future. By virtue of these holy words, there is great hope that
his task will be successfully accomplished. Forgetting &
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can result in loss and failure. Consider the fact that Sayyidun
Sulaymn
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well as an unmatched king. He unconsciously did not utter the
words of &
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form of highly ranked worship, was not fulfilled. He was
remorseful and saddened by this, and turned towards Allah
and supplicated for his forgiveness. Then what will be the refuge
for the sinful people like us? That if we abandon to say the word
&
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goals? Therefore, we should keep in mind to say &
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in the Holy Quran, Almighty Allah has firmly commanded
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1. Through this anecdote, we learn the lesson that there are
usually trials and tests from Almighty Allah . The success
for believers lies in observing contentment and patience at the
time of those tests and trials.
2. We have also learnt that the sign of the true faith is that a
believer never panics or goes into dilemma due to any difficulty
or hardship faced in the way of Allah . However, whether
the believer is under a garland of flowers or under a sword,
drowning in water or burning in flames, in every situation, the
believer remains as steadfast as a mountain on his true faith.
These people see the blissful ends of their lives as believers. This
is such a grand blessing that the one, who acquires it, actually
acquires the excellence of a good destiny. As a reward, he attains
such closeness in the court of Almighty Allah and
Raslall '(
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the praises of their high ranks.
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Moral lesson
Though Waila and Wayla were both wives of the Prophets
but due to being enticed by hypocrisy and infidelity, they
became the recipients of Hell. On the contrary, the wife of such a
rude pagan like Pharaoh, Sayyidatun siya -
earned
heaven due to her complete faith. When the truth was revealed to
her, she then embraced faith in such a way that she discarded all
the luxuries and joys, and despite the inconceivable agonies and
pains, she remained steadfast in her faith. Without doubt, these
anecdotes are admonitory.
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Once, Sayyidun asan and Sayyidun usain . -
fell ill
in their childhood, hence Sayyidun Al
, Sayyidatun
Fima -
and Sayyidatun Fizz -
vowed to
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observe three fasts for the recovery of their unwell Princes. Allah
blessed both Princes with recovery. When the time for the
fulfilment of observing the vowed fasts arrived, then all of them
intended to observe fast. Sayyidun Al
brought three
S (one S is an amount of weight approximately equal to 3.5
kilograms) of barley from a Jew. One S of barley was cooked
every day. But when the time of Iftr approached, the loaves
made of barley were brought before the three fasting people.
Then one day a needy, the second day an orphan and the third
day a prisoner arrived at the door and requested for the loaves.
In response, the loaves were given to the beggars all three days
and they opened their fasts only with water and observed the fast
of the next day. Sayyidatun Fizz -
was the housemaid
of Sayyidatun Bib Fima -
. (Taqr Khazin-ul-Irfn, pp.
1043, Sra al-Dar, Part 29, Verses 8-9)
In the Holy Quran, Almighty Allah has described this
anecdote of His Beloved Prophets beloved daughter in the
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reign, a Muslim who will have blue eyes, a short height and a
mole on his eyebrow will enter this city while searching for his
camel. Meanwhile, Abdull bin Qilba arrived. After seeing
him, Sayyidun Kaab-e-Abr said, by Allah, the person who
will see the heaven made by Shaddd; is this very person. (Taqr
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the tall giants of Arm? Like whom no one else was born in the cities.
And the tribe of Thamud, who hewed rocks in the valley. And with
Firaun, who used to crucify. Those who rebelled in the cities, and
who then spread a lot of turmoil in them. Therefore your Rab struck
them hard with the means of punishment.
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 30, Sra Fajr, Verses 6-13)
Moral lesson
Almighty Allah extremely dislikes transgression and
arrogance of people. Therefore, it is the custom of Allah that
every arrogant and transgressed nation that tried to spread
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your Kaba which is a very sanctified and sacred place for you
and your ancestors. But you did not say anything with regard to it
and are only asking for your camels. Abdul Mualib replied, I am
the owner of my camels only, so I am asking for the camels. The
One Who is the Owner of Kaba, He Himself will protect it. I do
not have any worry for it. His camels were returned by Abraa.
Then he said to the people of Qurash that mount on the crest of
mountains and hill tops to take refuge. Therefore, they acted
upon his suggestion. After this, Abdul Mualib held the door of
the Holy Kaba and desperately wept and invoked for the
protection of the Kaba in the court of Allah . Then he too
joined his people after completing his supplication. In the early
hours of morning, Abraa gathered his army and ordered an
assault on the sanctified Kaba. He stood the elephants in order
to move. However, the leader of the elephants Mamd, who was
the largest of all, did not move towards the Kaba. He moved
towards wherever he was directed, but when they tried directing
him towards the blessed Kaba, he would sit down. In the
meanwhile, Almighty Allah sent a flock of birds from the sea,
each one holding three pebbles, two in their paws and one in their
beak. The flock of swallows [Abbl] hailed down the stones with
such intensity that the army of Abraa lost their consciousness
and started fleeing. Although the pebbles were very small in size,
in essence, they were the stones of the wrath of Allah . When
the swallows [Abbl] dropped these pebbles, they pierced the
elephant riders by going through their metal helmets, through
their heads, then through their bodies before tearing through the
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people of the elephant? Did He not put their scheme into ruin? And
send flocks of birds upon them, which hit them with stones of baked
clay, So He made them like the leftover devoured leaves of farms?
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 30, Sra Fl, Verse 1-5)
Moral lesson
We have come to know from this anecdote that similar to the
Holy Quran, the responsibility of safeguarding the sacred
Kaba has also been taken by Almighty Allah Himself.
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Therefore, no pagan force can destroy the Holy Quran, nor can
it demolish the Kaba because Almighty Allah is the
Preserver and Defender of them both.
Just after landing on the holy land of Makka, the first command
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that the Holy Prophet '(
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vanished; indeed falsehood had to vanish. (Bukhr Sharf, Kitb-ulMaghz, vol. 5, pp 148, ad 4287)
Then, all those idols that were placed inside the Kaba, the
,
Beloved Prophet '(
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When the Kaba was eventually purified from all of the idols,
,
then he '(
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Usma bin Zayd
, Sayyidun Bilal
and
Sayyidun Umn bin ala
and recited the Tkbeer
in all corners and also offered two Rakat of Salah. (Bukhr, vol. 1,
pp. 218; Bukhr, vol. 2, pp. 614)
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of the Kaba to him and said 2
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meaning, now take this key and it will remain with you all forever.
Only he who is an utter oppressor will snatch this key from you.
compassionate manner;
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entering the religion of Allah in multitudes, then proclaim the
Purity of your Rab while praising Him, and seek forgiveness from
Him; indeed He is the Most Acceptor of Repentance. [Kanz-ul-mn
(Translation of Quran)] (Part 30, Sra Nar, Verses 1-3)
Moral lesson
The moral lesson we gain from the conquest of Makka is that
the display of forgiveness, mercy and kindness expressed by
,
the Noble Prophet '(
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be found in the history of any conqueror of the world.
If we consider this issue deeply, we will find that there were so
many tyrants of the Qurash present there who had frequently
,
pelted stones at the Holy Prophet '(
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were also those ferocious tyrants who had attempted to martyr
,
the Beloved Prophet '(
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merciless and relentless oppressors were also present there who
had martyred the blessed teeth and smeared the enlightened face
,
of the Beloved Prophet '(
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Those dissolute infidels were also there who had disheartened
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the Merciful Prophet '(
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and abusive language. Also stood were those wild and diabolical
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we will be fed to dogs and our flesh will be fed to crows and
vultures. The furiously angry army of the Anr and Mujirn
will assassinate our children, destroy our coming generations and
ravage our dwellings and towns. However, the Gracious and
,
Merciful Prophet '(
*
+ announced this substantial
pardoning by saying, Revenge, what for? Retribution, what for?
Today there is no accusation unto you.
Oh skies, speak! Oh earth, inform us! Oh moon and sun, you tell
us! Have you ever seen or heard of such a kind-hearted king and
conqueror who has ever come on the face of this earth? Listen
carefully! You will definitely have no answer except that there
has been no such conqueror and neither will ever be. Because,
,
the Honourable Prophet '(
*
+ is incomparable,
unique, and unparalleled in his every attribute.
Oh Muslims, these are the blessed virtues and glorious manners
,
of our Noble Prophet '(
*
+ . Therefore, it is necessary
for us Muslims to act upon these sacred attributes and good
,
manners of the Beloved Prophet '(
*
+ by removing
the fury of revenge and vengeance from our hearts. Instead, we
shall make an effort to express forbearance and forgiveness
towards our enemies. This is because it is the Sunna of the
,
Holy Prophet '(
*
+ as well as moral guidance for the
,
Umma from the Great Prophet '(
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have read this ad in previous pages that
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Meaning, those who forgive the mistakes of people are among the
beloved of Allah and are those of high degrees. May Allah
bless every Muslim with the ability to follow the character and the
,
blessed manners of the Most Dignified Prophet '(
*
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Moral lesson
All those amulets and spells which do not contain any words of
Kufr and Shirk are permissible. Similarly, making some knots
and reciting some verses of the Holy Quran and sacred names of
Almighty Allah and then blowing on it is also permissible.
A huge number of companions [aba] and Tbin are of the
same opinion as well. Moreover, it is also narrated in a ad by
Sayyidatun Ayesha -
that when any member of
,
prophets family fell ill, the Holy Prophet '(
*
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recite these two Sras and then blow on the sick. (Tafr Khazinul-Irfn, pp 763, Part 30, al-Falaq, Verse 4)
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diseases prompted due to black magic or due to the influence of
an evil eye. Write down these verses, make an amulet and wear
it around the neck. Blow on a sick person after repetitive
recitation of these verses and blow on food, water and medicine
that a patient is using. All diseases especially the sorcery and
black magic will be vanished and the patient will be fully
recovered, &
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of all other Sras of the Holy Quran which have been
mentioned in detail in our book, Jannat Zawar and we have
also authorized every practical Sunni Muslim to have practical
execution of these mentioned Awrd [incantations]. Therefore
Sunni Muslims should get benefits from these Quranic Awrd
and should also share these benefits with other Muslims. It is
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him), I take refuge of the One Who is Rab of all mankind. The King
of all mankind. The God of all mankind. From the evil of the one
who instils evil thoughts in the hearts and stays hidden. Those who
instil evil thoughts into the hearts of men. Among the jinns and men.
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 30, Sra Naas, Verses 1-6)
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After saying this, the saint disappeared and people went back to
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and revealed him the whole incident. So he
read those two verses by placing his hand on the place of pain and
all of a sudden, he was cured. Afterwards, Muhammad bin Sammk
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asked people whether they have the knowledge about
the identity of the person who told them these words? People
replied no and said that we did not recognize him. Then
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Sayyidun Khir
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words and meanings of the words of Holy Quran and shall
engage himself in the recitation of the Holy Quran by
observing immense concentration along with extreme
humbleness, meekness and fear of Allah . He shall
neither recite it very loudly, nor in a very low voice but recite
it in a moderate voice.
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properly by following the phonetics and intonation patterns
of the Arabic language. Almighty Allah has said:
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10. All those verses that suit the personal context of the reciter
should be frequently recited and the reciter shall assume to
be at such a stage that he is reciting these verses in front of
Allah in his blessed court. When he reaches such stage,
then he shall assume as if Almighty Allah is addressing
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Preface by the author
With the blessings of Allah , after the publication of
Wonders in the Holy Quran [Ajib-ul-Quran] which is an
excellent anthology of sixty-five topics consisting of the wonders
mentioned in the Holy Quran; now once again a new collection
of seventy topics consisting of more strange and thrilling
anecdotes have been added in this edition. Furthermore, the
relevant verses of the holy Quran in the context of these
anecdotes along with their translation, annotation, contextual
perspectives, theoretical references and moral lessons have been
added here and is presented to the readers with the name of
Marvels in the Holy Quran (Gharyib-ul-Quran).
Wonders in the Holy Quran and Marvels in the Holy Quran
both of these books on the theme of Quranic subjects are the
fruition of my rigorous efforts that I have put in practice during
the days of my illness. May the Benevolent and Merciful Allah
bless my publications with the status of acceptance! Moreover,
may Allah make it a source of my forgiveness and rewards
for the Hereafter as well as for my parents, teachers, students and
disciples. May Allah bless my beloved grandson Maulana
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1. Creation of Sayyidun dam
Sayyidun dam
neither has a mother nor a father and
instead, Almighty Allah created him from soil. Therefore, it
is narrated that when Almighty Allah intended to create
him, then He ordered Sayyidun Izrl
to bring a
handful of soil from the earth. In order to fulfil the
commandment of Allah , when Sayyidun Izrl
landed on earth and picked up a handful of soil, then all the soil
of the upper surface of the earth squeezed into his fist as a
stratum which consisted sixty different colors and types. In this
collected soil, there was black and white, red and yellow
coloured soil possessing the characteristics of being soft and
hard, sweet and bitter, salty and odourless along with possessing
other types of characteristics. (Takira al-Anbiy, pp 48)
Then it was commanded to knead this soil with different
waters. Therefore, after a long time, it became a sticky soil.
Then it was knead again for a long period of time and it wore a
form of a foul smelling mortar like mud. Then when it dried
out, it turned into a hard and solid soil. Then the statue of
dam
was made out of this soil and was placed on the
gates of the heavens. The angels would get astonished by
looking at it because prior to this, angels had never seen a
creation with such an appearance. Then Almighty Allah
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to live in the Paradise, he started feeling a bit discontented due
to loneliness. Then Almighty Allah made sleep overcome
Sayyidun dam
and he fell a deep sleep. Then while
he was sleeping, Almighty Allah created Sayyidatun
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from the left rib of Sayyidun dam
When Sayyidun dam
woke up from his sleep, he
was amazed and astonished to see a beautiful and attractive
woman sitting beside him. Sayyidun dam
asked her:
Who are you and whom have you come here for? In response,
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Almighty Allah has created me so that you attain love,
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The anecdote of the creation of Sayyidun dam and aww
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conceals many hidden pearls of guidance and admonitions. A
few of them are mentioned below:
Almighty Allah created Sayyidun dam
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soil and created Sayyidatun aww -
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Sayyidun dam
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Third: The third manner is that Almighty Allah created a
human being from a single woman which is in the form of
Sayyidun s
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the womb of Sayyidatun Maryam
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[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 13, Sra Ar-Rad, Verse 16)
He may create anything at any time in any way. His actions
and wills are neither dependent upon any means nor limited to
specific procedures. He is
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whatever He plans and intends for, He gets it done.
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place My Caliph in the earth; they said, Will You place (as a caliph)
one who will spread turmoil in it and shed blood? Whereas we
glorify You with praise and proclaim Your Sanctity; He said, I
know what you do not. And Allah the Supreme taught dam all the
names (of things), then presented them to the angels, saying, Tell
Me the names of these, if you are truthful. They said, Purity is to
You! We do not have any knowledge except what You have taught
us! Indeed You only are the All Knowing, the Wise. He said O
dam! Inform them the names; and when dam had informed
them their names, He said, Did I not tell you that I know all the
secrets of the heavens and the earth? And I know all what you
disclose and all what you hide? And (remember) when We ordered
the angels to prostrate before dam, so they all prostrated, except
Ibls (Satan-devil); he refused and was proud - and became a
disbeliever . [Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 1, Sra alBaqara, Verses 30-34)
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Moral lesson
From the above-quoted verses, we can derive the following
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And due to the lust for sex and anger, there will be various
kinds of sedition, contentions, bloodshed and plundering.
Thats why angels said in the court of Almighty Allah that
You will bless the dignity of Your caliphate to such a person
who will cause diverse seditions and brawls and will hail a
storm of bloodshed and massacre on the earth. It is better that
You appoint Your caliphate among us as we pray, glorify and
recite Your praises and proclaim Your purity and dignity.
Almighty Allah made them quite by saying that only I
know the hidden expediencies and wisdoms behind making
him as My caliph. You angels do not have the knowledge of
these hidden wisdoms and expediencies.
What were those concealed wisdom and expediencies? A
complete knowledge of all this rests to Him only Who is the
Knower of all secrets, Allah , but one of the apparent
wisdoms and expediencies can also be that angels did not
consider Sayyidun dam
suitable for being a caliphate
of Almighty Allah on the basis of their observation of the
power of lust for sex and anger being the major causes for
bloodshed and massacre. However, the angels did not realise
the third trait; the power of intellect that was potentially present
in Sayyidun dam
along with the other forces of sex
and wrath. The excellence of the power of intellect is such that
if it dominates the power of lust and anger, then it makes them
her submissive and obedient slaves and consequently, the forces
of sex and wrath, instead of promoting brawls and bloodshed,
strive to promote reformation, welfare of the society and
becomes a mean of success. Angels missed this clause. Thats
why, Almighty Allah replied that what I know is
unknown to you. After hearing this, the angels became quite.
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knowledge with which Sayyidun dam
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commanded you? Answered Ibls, I am better than him; You
created me from fire whereas You created him from clay. Said
Allah, Therefore go down from here - it does not befit you to stay
here and be proud - exit, you are of the degraded. He said, Give me
respite till the day when people will be resurrected. Said Allah, You
are given respite. He said, Hence I swear by the fact that you sent
me astray, I will certainly lay in wait for them on Your Straight
Path. Then I will certainly approach them - from their front and
from behind them and from their right and from their left; and You
will find most of them not thankful. He said, Exit from here,
rejected, outcast; indeed whoever among them follows your
bidding, I will fill hell with all of you. [Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of
Quran)] (Part 8, Sra al-Arf, Verses 12-18)
Moral lesson
In this strange incident of the Holy Quran, there are wonderful
and ample lustrous rays of lessons and admonitions for us.
Thats why, Almighty Allah has related this incident at
seven places in the Holy Quran with different words and
various styles. This heart-trembling incident has been
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then Sayyidun Ms
advised them that why were they
wishing for cheap and inferior vegetables and grains while
leaving the tasty and delicious sustenance like Manna-oSalw? However, when Bani Isrl persisted and showed a
stubborn attitude over their desire, Almighty Allah
ordered them to leave the field of Tayya and enter the city of
Bayt-ul-Muqaddas and freely eat the foods of their choice
without any restrictions. However, a compulsory condition
imposed on them that they must enter through the door of
Bayt-ul-Muqaddas with utmost respect and reverence by
bowing their heads down. Moreover, while entering, keep
reciting the following supplication: O Allah! Forgive our sins.
And I will forgive your sins.
However, Ban Isrl, who were ever mischievous and insolent
and had a habit of disobeying the commandments of Allah
, at the time when they reached near Bayt-ul-Muqaddas, a
mischief stirred their minds and these disobedient people
entered in a crawling postures while dragging their buttocks
on the ground instead of entering with their heads bowed
down. Furthermore, instead of praying ( ) for their
forgiveness, they were uttering (( ) one grain in one
hair) and entered the Bayt-ul-Muqaddas by cutting jokes and
making fun of it. Due to this disobedience and ridiculing the
commandment of Allah , the wrath and anger of Allah
descended upon them in the form of a punishment. All of
a sudden, plague spread among them and seventy thousand
Israelites died within an hour swerving with the pain like a fish
out of water.
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it, and enter the gate whilst prostrating, and say, May our sins be
forgiven - We will forgive you your sins; and We will soon
increase the reward for the righteous. But the unjust changed the
word that had been ordered for another one, so We sent down a
punishment on them from the skies, the recompense of their
disobedience. [Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 1, Sra alBaqara, Verse 58-59)
Moral lesson
From this incident, we come to know that disobedience and
mockery of the commandments of Allah is a cause of a
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6. af and Marwa
These are two small hills, situated very close by the arm-eKaba-e-Mukarrama. Nowadays, due to high buildings, high
roads, a ceiling that is constructed in between the two hills and
due to a huge demographic change caused by construction;
these hills have very nominal presence.
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desired
and searched for water while climbing and running between
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there is no sin on him, for whoever performs the Hajj (pilgrimage)
of this House (of Allah) or the Umra (lesser pilgrimage), to go
back and forth between them; and whoever does good of his own
accord, then (know that) indeed Allah is Most Appreciative
(rewards virtue), the All-Knowing. *(These are 2 hillocks near the
Holy Kaba.) [Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 2, Sra alBaqara, Verse 158)
Moral lesson
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searched for water while
running on these two hills of af and Marwa. She was a wife
of a Prophet, Sayyidun Ibrm
and a mother of a
. Due to her holy feet
Prophet, Sayyidun Ismail
touching these hills; these hills were blessed and honoured to
such an extent that they earned an esteemed status of being a
monument of Sayyidatun jara -
and these two
hills became a respected and acknowledged place of reverence
for the people performing awf during Hajj and Umra.
We get the moral lesson from this discussion that if any place
attains a special identity due to the beloved people of Allah ,
then such place become immensely reverend and sacred.
Furthermore, such places become extremely sacred and holy for
Muslims. Otherwise, there are many small hills and high
mountains situated in the holy land of Makkah. But the dignity
and grandeur that af and Marwa possess, no other mountain
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statue of the calf became alive and started to speak. After this,
Smr addressed the public and said O people of Isrl,
Sayyidun Ms
has gone to mount Sinai to talk to
God but God himself has come to us. Then he pointed towards
the calf and falsely claimed that it is God. Smr made such a
misleading speech that Bani Isrl believed in calf being God
and they started worshipping the calf. When Sayyidun Ms
came back from the Mount Sinai and witnessed Bani
Isrl worshipping the calf, he became extremely angry; and out
of wrath and enragement, demolished and destroyed the calf
into pieces. Then the following commandment of Allah
was revealed that all those who did not worship the calf, should
kill those who worshipped the calf. Therefore, seventy thousand
calf worshippers were killed. After this, the following command
was revealed that Ms should choose seventy people and take
them on Mount Sinai, seek pardon on behalf of the calf
worshipers by supplicating that may the sins of calf
worshippers be forgiven. Therefore, Sayyidun Ms
chose seventy righteous people and took them to the Mount
Sinai. When these people started prayers on the Mount Sinai
and sought pardon while repenting, then a voice from Almighty
Allah came:
O people of Isrl, I am the Only one. There is none except Me
for you to worship. I am the One who freed and saved you from
the tyranny of Pharaoh. Therefore, you people should only
worship Me and do not worship anyone other than Me.
After listening to this address from Almighty Allah , these
seventy men said collectively that O Ms! We will not believe
at all in what you say until and unless we do not see Almighty
Allah in front of us. These seventy men insisted and
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see Allah; so the thunder seized you while you were watching.
Then We brought you back to life after your death, so that you
may be grateful. [Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 2, Sra
al-Baqara, Verse 55-56)
Moral lesson
1. From this incident, the moral lesson we get is that it is
very dangerous and heinous to remain stubborn upon
ones own point of view against the saying of a prophet.
Then, the resurrection of these seventy men is a
demonstration and display of the power of Almighty
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This is a debate between Namrd and Sayyidun Ibrm
which has been mentioned in the Holy Quran.
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sack out and went to a mound of sand and brought back the
sack full with sand. He
then invoked to Almighty
Allah and consequently, the sand turned into flour.
Sayyidun Ibrm
fed this flour to his followers and
he also ate.
The enmity of Namrd increased to such an extent that he
put Sayyidun Ibrm
into fire. But the fire became
garden for him and he safely came out of the fire. As soon as
Sayyidun Ibrm
came out of the fire, he openly
announced Namrd to be a liar and started preaching the
oneness of Almighty Allah
openly. Due to
Sayyidun Ibrms preaching of the oneness of Allah ,
Namrd got sternly fed up. Consequently, One day, he
called Sayyidun Ibrm
in his court and the following
dialogue took place in between them in a form of a debate. (Tafsir
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Did you (O dear Prophet Mohammed - peace and blessings be upon
him) not see him who argued with Ibrahim (Abraham) concerning
his Rab, as Allah had given him the kingdom? When Ibrahim said,
My Rab is He Who gives life and causes death, he answered, I give
life and cause death; Ibrahim said, So indeed it is Allah Who brings
the sun from the East - you bring it from the West! - The unbeliever
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was therefore baffled; and Allah does not guide the unjust. [Kanz-ulmn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 3, Sra al-Baqara, Verse 258)
Moral lesson
We derive few moral lessons from this anecdote which are as
following:
1.
Sayyidun Ibrm
showed perseverance like a
mountain for the proclamation of the oneness of Allah .
Neither did he ever get frightened of the huge number of
Namrds army; nor did he ever get awe-stricken due to the
oppressions and repressions of Namrd. Instead, when the
in the
tyrant Namrd put Sayyidun Ibrm
blazing flames of fire, even then there wasnt even a slightest
bit of difference in the determination and perseverance of
Sayyidun Ibrm
in remaining steadfast on the
proclamation of the message of monotheism. Then the
heartless Namrd stopped the provisions of Sayyidun
Ibrm
. Even this could not affect the perseverance
and steadfastness of Sayyidun Ibrm
to the
slightest bit.
Namrd then challenged Sayyidun Ibrm
for a
debate, and called him in the royal court to inspire him
by showing his royal grandeur and dignity. However,
Sayyidun Ibrm
accepted the challenge of debate
without any fear and presented such a strong and evident
argument in the court of Namrd that he was awe-stricken
and became silent after not having any answer to it. The
truth in the following verse prevailed in the full crowded
court of Namrd that:
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From this saying of Almighty Allah , we can understand that
the contentions and hostilities which exist among people due to
various reasons will never end. Despite making unceasing efforts
to put an end to these contentions and hostilities among people,
these contentions and hostilities will never end as it is the saying
of Almighty Allah . Sometimes one country will be the
enemy of another country, sometimes hostility will exist between
a labourer and a capitalist, occasionally the hostility between the
rich and poor will intensify. At times, hostilities based on religion
or language will be in vogue. From time to time, the hostilities of
inter-cultural disharmonies will occur and sometimes the
hostilities among the believers and unbelievers will show its
colours.
In other words, the contentions and hostilities among human
beings will always remain. Therefore, people dont need to be
depressed and worried due to these hostilities. Nor is there any
benefit in getting worried about the solutions to these
contentions and hostilities.
As the animosity between darkness and the light, water and fire,
hot and cold can never end, likewise the animosity between
human beings can never end. This is because Almighty Allah
had already said before the descending of Sayyidun dam
and Sayyidatun aww to the earth that
)meaning, one human being will be the enemy
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Meaning, O Allah! With your dignity, I also state your
sanctity. Your name is blissful and Your dignity is too high
and there is no one except for You to be worshipped. I forced
tyranny unto my own self and You pardon me as there is no
one except for You who can forgive sins. (Tafsr Jaml Al alJallayn, Vol. 1, pp 63; Part 1, Sraal-Baqara, Verse 37)
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forgive and pardon us then we will be among the losers.
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 8, Sra al-Arf, Verse 23;
Tafsr Jallayn, pp 131)
And in the narration of Ibn-e-Munzer, the
Meaning: O Allah! By virtue of the excellence and the dignity of
Your Chosen Prophet Muhammad'(
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virtue of the dignity that he holds in Your court, I supplicate
that You forgive my sin. As soon as this supplication was
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Most Acceptor of Repentance, the Most Merciful. Kanz-ul-mn
(Translation of Quran)] (Part 1, Sra al-Baqara, Verse 37)
Moral lesson
From this anecdote, few lessons have been highlighted which
are as follows:
1.
2.
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white and clean, and their hearts and intentions held a seminal
status in purity; so based on these factors, people started calling
them awr. According to some commentators, in order to
earn pure sustenance, these people adopted the profession of being
launderette and used to wash cloths. Thats why these people were
called awr. Also according to another narration, it is said that
all these people belonged to a royal family and used to wear very
clean and white cloths. Hence, people started calling them
awr.
Sayyidun s
had a bowl in which he
used to
eat. This bowl would never be empty of food. Someone
informed the king about this. Hence he called Sayyidun s
in his court and asked, who are you? Sayyidun s
replied I am s, son of Maryam, a bondman and a
Prophet of Allah . The king became inspired by the
and
personality and miracles of Sayyidun s
embraced faith upon him. He left the throne of the kingdom
and along with his entire relatives; he started to live at the
service of Sayyidun s
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white-collar family, hence they became famous with the title
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[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 7, Sra Maida, Verse 111)
Moral lesson
Although the number of Hawrs (disciples) of Sayyidun s
was only twelve, but the way they remained steadfast by
showing their assistance, determination and bravery against
Jews; it contains ample lessons for every Muslim to remain
steadfast in the matters of religion.
Almighty Allah grants every Prophet with these kind of
sincere friends and devotees. Therefore, on the day of Ghazva-e,
Khandaq (the battle of trench), the Holy Prophet '(
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Zubair. (Mishka-tul-Mab, Kitb-ul-Fatan, Manqib-ul-Ashara, pp 565)
Sayyidun Qatda has said that twelve blessed companions
from the Qurash are the Hawrs of the Holy Prophet
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(1) Sayyidun Ab Bakr
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
2.
3.
Sayyidun Khalid bin Wald to contest against
him. After the battle, ala bin Khuwaild was defeated
and he fled to Syria. However, he reverted back to Islam,
and remained steadfast on Islam until his last breath.
Some of his army was killed and some repented and
reverted back to Islam.
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Sayyidun iddq-e-Akbar
fought intensely brutal
wars against these seven apostate tribes for months. As a
result, some of these were killed and others repented and
reverted back to Islam.
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religion, so Allah will soon bring people who are His beloved ones
and Allah is their beloved, lenient with the Muslims and stern
towards disbelievers - they will strive in Allahs cause, and not fear
the criticism of any accuser; this is Allahs munificence, He may give
to whomever He wills; and Allah is the Most Capable, the All
Knowing.
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 6, Sra al-Maida, Verse 54)
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Moral lesson
From these verses, following beacons of light of guidance emerge:
No harm can be caused to Islam by the seditions and unrests
created by the apostate groups because Almighty Allah
will bring forth such a group against the apostate groups in
every era, which will root out all the seditions and unrests
created by apostates and will keep hoisting the flag of Islam
high. Moreover, these people will possess six qualities.
Based on these blessed verses of the Holy Quran, it is proven
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possession of the following six great traits.
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5.
6.
Then at the end of the verse, Almighty Allah has confirmed
His kindness and rewards for these people by elevating their
dignities and grandeurs by saying; this all is the grace of Allah
. His mercy and grace is very vast and only Allah
knows the best, as to who among them deserves His grace.
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well-aware of the day, place and time when this verse was
revealed. That day was the day of Friday, it was the plains of
,
Arafa and the Holy Prophet '(
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sermon (Khuba) after Ar ala, when this verse was revealed.
By this, Sayyidun Umar
meant that the day this
verse was revealed, we had two Eids. One it was the day of
Arafa, which is also a day of Eid for us. Secondly, it was the
day of Friday and that too is a day of Eid for us. Hence, there
is no need for us to celebrate Eid separately. (Tafsir Jaml, vol. 2,
Moral lesson
1. Almighty Allah has ascertained through this
verse that the struggles and efforts of infidels cannot
destroy Islam. Because, disappointment has overcome
the hopes of infidels, as their dream of destroying
Islam will now never become a reality.
2. This verse has announced that the religion of Islam
has become complete. Now if someone claims that
such and such matters in Islam are left incomplete, or
there is a need of an amendment or addition; then
such person is a big liar. In reality, he is an unbeliever
who has denied the Holy Quran and has fallen out of
the folds of Islam. Certainly, without any shadow of
doubt, the religion Islam is complete and to believe in
this is from the necessities of Islam.
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rights upon you. Therefore, observe fasts for some days and eat
and drink for some days. Awake in some part of the night and
worship Allah and take rest in other parts of the night.
Witness that I, being the Prophet, observe fasts on some days
and on other days, I do not. I eat meat, fats and butter as well. I
also wear good clothes and keep relations with my wives too. I
use fragrance as well. This is my Sunna and whichever Muslim
deviates from my Sunna will not be on my path and will not be
among my followers.
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After this, the Prophet of Mankind '(
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huge gathering of the holy companions and delivered a very
affective speech in which he '(
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words that; Listen! I do not order you to become mendicants
and live a monastic way of life. It is not in my religion by any
means to stop eating meat and other pleasant foods, leaving
your women and to completely cut off connections with all
other worldly matters and to stay in a cot-house or in the cave
of a mountain rambling on the earth. Listen! My Ummahs
travel is Jihad. For that reason, instead of rambling on the
earth, take part in Jihad, worship Allah whilst adhering to
al, Fast, Hajj and Zak and do not put your lives into
hardships. Because the people of the previous nations who lived
as mendicants putting their lives into hardships, Allah
descended very tough commandments for them afflicting them
with adversity. These people could not fulfil these tough
commands and the ultimate consequence was that they
deviated from the commands of Allah and hence, these
people were destroyed. (Tafsr Jaml Jallan, Vol. 2, pp 267; Part 7,
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lawful and the pure - and fear Allah in Whom you believe. [Kanz-ulmn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 6, Sra Maida, Verse 86-88)
Moral lesson
We get a moral lesson from these verses that Islam does not
allow us to live our lives as mendicants. Forbidding oneself
from fine foods and good clothes, cutting oneself from ones
spouse and children, sitting in a cottage and rambling in
forests or in deserted areas is not by any means according to
the Islamic teachings. Make a deep understanding of this
yourself that all those mendicant type old men who live this
kind of life, sitting in cottages or open fields making advert of
their monastery and false piety whilst entrapping the ignorant
people into their falsehood, listen and observe this matter with
open ears and eyes that such mendicant like attitude is not an
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enemies of the Muslims; and you will find the closest in friendship
to the Muslims those who said, We are Christians; that is because
scholars and monks are among them, and they are not proud.
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 6, Sra Maida, Verse 82)
Moral lesson
In the light of this verse, scroll over the pages of history and be
further satisfied upon your faith that the severe hostilities that
the Jews and the Mushriki have displayed against Muslims,
Christians have comparatively imposed a lot less hostilities upon
Muslims. The heights of oppressions and cruelties that the Jews
and Mushrikin have imposed upon Muslims, the Christians
have not oppressed the Muslims to this degree. Therefore,
Muslims shall assume the Jews and Mushrikin as their worst
enemies and shall never trust them at all and shall always remain
vigilant from worst of these enemies. They should also maintain
the same belief about Christians that they are also enemies of
Muslims. However they have some tenderness in their hearts for
Muslims. For this reason, they are enemies of a comparatively
lesser degree than the Jews and Mushrikin.
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the Prophets, and slay people who enjoin justice - so give them the
glad tidings of a painful punishment. [Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of
Quran)] (Part 3, Sra al-Imrn, Verse 21)
It is narrated by Ab Ubayda bin al-Jarra
that the
Respected Prophet '(
* + , has stated that Jews killed
forty-five prophets and one hundred and seventy pious people in
one day who used to persuade them toward righteousness. (Tarkh
Ibn-e-Kar, Vol. 2, pp 55) Thus, the martyrdoms of Yay
and Zakariyy
are among the atrocities of this event.
Moral lesson
If the events of the martyrdom of Sayyidun Yay and
Sayyidun Zakary
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are diverse pearls of guidance that can be attained and some
significant points are very noteworthy:
1. No one in this world would be more stonehearted and
misfortunate then these Jews who would irrationally
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kill so many Honourable Prophets
Notwithstanding, these elite, esteemed and sanctified
personalities would neither irritate anyone nor would
they take anothers wealth and riches. On the contrary,
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Translation: The one who kills a prophet or any such person who
persuades towards righteousness and forbids from evil. (Tafsr Ibne-Kar, Vol. 2, pp 22; Part 3, Sra al-Imrn, Verse 21)
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that Muhammad ('(
*
+ ) did not accept the proposal
of their so-called expertise, which was to fight a defensive war in
Madina. The excuse they made was to say that the Holy Prophet
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('(
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departed from Madina, and they questioned why their lives
should be put into danger when their proposal was not listened
to. However, with the blessings of Allah , the wicked aim of
these hypocrites was not fulfilled. This was because the sincere
Muslims did not feel any impact of their departure. However,
within two Muslim tribes, the Ban Salama and Ban ria,
there was some sense of disillusionment and fear. But by
observing the bravery and enthusiasm of the sincere Muslims for
Jihad, their bravery also came to the fore. With perseverance and
passion, these individuals fought with pagans, and kept fighting
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Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing. When two groups among you
almost decided to show cowardice - and Allah is their Protector;
and in Allah only should the believers trust. [Kanz-ul-mn
(Translation of Quran)] (Part 4, Sra al-Imrn, Verses 121-122)
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returned to their homes, while the flag of Islam remained
hoisted high.
Moral lesson
From this event, we learn that if believers show perseverance
and do Jihad with sincere intentions, become united on the
battlefield against unbelievers, have strong determination and
courage, then Allah will destroy all the plans and
conspiracies of unbelievers and hypocrites. However, it is an
obvious reality that:
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The foremost essence of success lies in perseverance
Second is to be united and to keep united your group
twenty yards tall and had four faces. Four hundred servants
used to serve this idol and were regarded as sons by the whole
nation. The voice of Satan used to come out from this idol
which would order the people to perform idol worship and
polytheism. In this environment, Sayyidun Ilyas
started preaching Tauheed (monotheism) and the worship of
Allah to these people. However, these people did not
embrace faith unto him. On the contrary, Arjab the king of
the city, became an enemy of the life of Sayyidun Ilyas
and planned to assassinate him. Therefore, Sayyidun
Ilyas
migrated from the city, and hid in caves and on
mountain peaks. He stayed in this terrified state for seven
years, and lived on wild grass, wild flowers and fruit. The king
had appointed many spies to arrest Sayyidun Ilyas
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When he had reached the peak of these difficulties, he then
supplicated in this manner: O Allah! Free me from these
tyrants and bestow peace upon me. Subsequently, there was a
divine revelation that informed him that on so-and-so day
travel to so-and-so place, and any ride that you find there, sit
on it without any fear. Therefore, he (
) reached the
mentioned place on the mentioned day and found a red horse
standing there. He mounted the horse, and it began to move. As
this happened, he heard his cousin, Sayyidun Al-Yas
calling him and asking him what shall I do now? Sayyidun
Ilyas
laid his blanket onto him. This was a sign that I
have appointed you as my deputy for the guidance of Bani
Isrl. After this, Allah took Sayyidun Ilyas
away from the sight of common people and removed his
dependency over eating and drinking. Then Allah
included him within the group of angels. Furthermore,
Sayyidun Al-Yas
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And sent down water from the sky upon you to purify you with it,
and to remove the impurity of Satan from you, and to give your
hearts fortitude and firmly establish your feet with it.
[Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of Quran)] (Part 9, Sra Anfl, Verse 11)
In this verse, Allah has stated four advantages of this
sudden rainfall in Badr:
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4.
Moral lesson
In the battle of Badr, Muslims faced such difficulties that the
human wisdom, based on the reasoning could have decided
nothing else other than to avoid this battle. However, the
Muslims, who were strong in their faith, followed the
,
pleasure of the Holy Prophet '(
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+ and presented
themselves with utmost passion and will to sacrifice
themselves in the fight of truth against falsehood. Despite not
being fully equipped, they proceeded with steadfastness and
high ambitions. Consequently, to what great extent Allah
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3.
4.
5.
The rainfall from the skies made the sandy ground hard
and firm for Muslims and the battlefield for the unbelievers
became a muddy and slippery quicksand. (Anfl)
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Although the Muslims were victorious due to the abovementioned aid and blessings of Allah , but still fourteen
Mujahedeen of Islam attained the rank of martyrdom. (Zarqn,
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you at all, and the earth despite being vast became restricted for you
- then you turned back and returned. Then Allah sent down His
calm upon His Noble Messenger and upon the Muslims, and sent
down armies you did not see, and punished the disbelievers; and
such is the reward of the deniers. [Kanz-ul-mn (Translation of
Quran)] (Part 10, Sra al-Tawba, Verse 25)
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