Dars e Imam-Wasila Types
“Bismillahir Rahmannir Raheem””Al-Hamdu Lillaahi Rabbil ‘Aalameen was Salaatu was- Salaamu ‘Alaa Sayidinaa Muhammadin wa Aalihi wa Asabihi Ajma ‘een (tauheed- risalat- ahkirat and islam-iman-ihsan)
Imam Qurtubi related the tradition through Ibn ‘Abbas: The Jews of
Khaybar were often at war with the Ghatafan (tribe). When they confronted each
other (in battle) the Jews were defeated. They attacked again, offering this
prayer, “(O Lord,) we beg You through the mediation of the Unlettered Prophet ﷺ about whom You have promised us that you will send him to us at
the end of time. Please help us against them.” Ibn ‘Abbas adds: whenever they faced the enemy, they offered
this prayer and defeated the Ghatafan (tribe). But when the Prophet ﷺ was sent,
they denied (him). So Allah the Exalted revealed the verse: “And before that
they themselves had (prayed) for victory (through the mediation of the last
Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and the Book revealed to him) over the disbelievers,” that is,
through your mediation, O Muhammad.[Tafsir Qurtubi, al-Jami li Ahkam
al-Quran, Volume 002, Page No. 89-90, Under the Verse 2:89]
Intercession By Different Means
1. Maryam (alaih salam)’s
place of worship used as a means of approach by Zakriyyah (alaih salam)
Allah azza Wajjal Says:And her supervision was given to Zakariyyā.
Whenever Zakariyyā entered her place of worship, he found with her (the latest
and freshest) items of food. He asked, “O
Maryam, where do these things come to you from?” She said, “This (food) comes
from Allah.” Surely, Allah gives to whomsoever He wishes without measure. (3/37
In the next verse Allah has mentioned Zakariyyā’s
prayer at this very spot:At that very place Zakariyya prayed to his
Lord. He requested, “My Master! Give me
from Yourself pure offspring. Surely You are the Hearer of prayer.”(3/38
Qur’an itself has rectified the error and eliminated uncertainty by using the
word “hunalika (there)” When
we reflect on the words of the Qur’anic verse, we realize that it was Zakariyya’s routine that he woke up in the
later part of the night and prayed to his Lord. According to his
routine, even on that day he woke up to offer his prayer, but instead of
praying at his usual place of worship, he
chose specifically the chamber in which Maryam lived. If he had offered
his prayer only by accident and not by design, the insertion of the word
hunalika would have been superfluous and
insignificant. Such an interpretation is not only a misreading of
the Qur’anic message but also a violation of its spirit, which discourages and
condemns all forms of superfluity. Thus the
choice of that particular spot is an act of intermediation and at the same time
it is a confirmation of the fact that a sacred spot can also serve as a source
of intermediation.
2. Quranic method of using a blessed
shirt which had touched a blessed body as a means to cure.
Allah says in surah Yusuf:(Yusuf said,) “Take my shirt and lay it on the face of my father (Ya‘qub), he will
regain his sight.” (Qur’an Yūsuf 12/93
The Qur’an has expressed the later development in these words:When the bearer
of glad tidings arrived, he laid the
shirt on the face of Ya‘qūb and his sight returned immediately (Qur’an
Yusuf 12/96
This Qur’anic verse clearly proves that intermediation
through any object associated with the prophets and the saints does not negate
the Islamic concept of divine unity. In this case the sender of the shirt is a prophet, the one who
is benefiting from this act of intermediation is
also a prophet and the
one who is describing the act, are all parts of a sacred phenomenon
authenticated by the Qur’an itself. Therefore, to express any doubts and
reservations about its authenticity is to deny the sanctity of an act which is
being sanctified by no less an authority than the Qur’an.
Abdullah. the freed slave of Asma’ (the daughter of Abu Bakr). the
maternal uncle of the son of ‘Ata, reported: Asma’ sent me to ‘Abdullah bin
‘Umar saying: The news has reached me that you prohibit the use of three
things: the striped robe. saddle cloth made of red silk. and the fasting in the
holy month of Rajab. ‘Abdullah said to me: So far as what you say about fasting
in the month of Rajab, how about one who observes continuous fasting? -and so
far as what you say about the striped garment, I heard Umar bin Khatab say that
he had heard from Allah’s Messenger ﷺ: He who wears silk garment
has no share for him (in the Hereafter), and I am afraid it may not be that
striped garment; and so far as the red saddle cloth is concerned that is the
saddle cloth of Abdullah and it is red. I went back to Asma’ and informed her.
whereupon she said: Here is the cloak of Allah’s Messenger ﷺ and
she brought out to me that cloak made of Persian cloth with a hem of brocade,
and its sleeves bordered with brocade and said: This was Allah’s Messenger’s
cloak with ‘A’isha until she died, and when she died. I got possession of it.
The Apostle of Allah ﷺ used to wear that, and “WE WASHED IT FOR THE SICK AND SOUGHT
CURE THEREBY”►Book 024, Number 5149: (Sahih Muslim)
May our parents be taken ransom for blessed Sahaba who even took the blessed
cloak of Prophet ﷺ as a source of cure, and we can only have pity upon those people
who deny intercession through the blessed Dhaat of Prophet ﷺ
himself
Muhkamat ayah-everyone knows their meanings
Mutashabihat ayah- selected knows their meanings
Harf e mukatiyat-only Allah and his rasoolﷺ knows.
When I want to talk to allah I say prayers and when I want that he talk to me I recite quran- Hazrath Ali(ra)
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