“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)

TAUHEED AND SHIRK 35

Hadith in sahih Bukhari, when the Prophet Muhammad (saws) was sitting in the company of some people, and Sayyidina Gabriel (as) came to the blessed Prophet (saws) in the form of a man and asked many questions about Islam. After each question the noble Prophet answered. Then that man (Gabriel) left and the Prophet asked his companions to call him back, but they could not see him. Then the Prophet said, “That was Gabriel who came to teach the people their religion.”

Even though it was the blessed Prophet (saws) who answered all the questions, and through his answering was he teaching and conveying the knowledge, the blessed Prophet (saws) said it was Sayydiina Gabriel (as) who came to teach the people.

The reason is that rasulullah (saws) merely attributed the teaching to Sayydiina Gabrial because Sayyidina Gabriel was the means through which the knowledge was conveyed. This shows us that it is permissible to attribute towards the means of approach.

(61/14,66/4,18/95,28/15,5/2) how the pious would ask help from their followers? Sayyidina Gabriel and the believers helped Rasulullah (saws), the believers were commanded to help one another. This is not polytheism! (Shirk)

(4/75) the oppressed Muslims of Makkah are asking Allah to send them a helper, someone who can defend them and protect them. Note that they did not directly ask Allah for help but thy asked Allah to send them a helper who could aid them. As they knew that Allahs help will reach them through the means of something else. SubhanAllah!

(17/80) The blessed Prophet himself is asking Allah to send some assistance to help him. Again, carefully understand that Rasulullah did not directly ask for Allahs help but asked for Allah to send him some aid, i.e angels. Even our beloved Prophet knew that Allah’s help will approach him through the means of something else.

Sayyidina Isa had power to help!

Many people would come to the Prophets and pious and ask them to help them in many ways. The blind and lepers would come to Sayyidina Isa and ask him to cure them and with the will of Allah they were cured just as the this verse informs us

(3/49) the curing of the blind and leper is directly attributed to Sayyidina Isa(as). we know that Allah is the curer. To cure the blind and leper is something beyond the human capability, though this verse tells us clearly that if Allah wills he can do anything through his Prophets and pious.

IBLIS EVEN HELPS HIS FOLLOWERS

(6/112,7/27) even Iblis inspires and helps his friends in doing wrong. If he has the power to help those who do wrong, surely with the will of Allah the Prophets and pious can be of help to us!

(27/39) jinn have great power, if the jinn have such power why then cant the pious?

(46/4-7) These verses are not talking of the pious.They are talking about the idols who were worshipped by the polytheists of Makkah.

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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