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Erasing the Accusation of Shirk

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If we interpret 010:049 <strong>the</strong> way you are <strong>the</strong>n this must mean <strong>the</strong> Holy<br />

Qur’an is contradicting itself. However <strong>the</strong> Qur’an is not contradicting itself,<br />

as Sayyidina Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) is only attributing <strong>the</strong><br />

possession <strong>of</strong> power to himself. Obviously a Prophet <strong>of</strong> Allah is aware that<br />

all power comes from Allah and that he cannot have any power without<br />

Allah’s will. Therefore this must mean that power has been given to humans<br />

by Allah’s leave and it is permissible to attribute <strong>the</strong> possession <strong>of</strong> power to<br />

yourself and <strong>the</strong> pious.<br />

<br />

010:049 Say: "I have no power over any harm or pr<strong>of</strong>it to myself<br />

except as Allah willeth. To every people is a term appointed: when<br />

<strong>the</strong>ir term is reached, not an hour can <strong>the</strong>y cause delay, nor (an hour)<br />

can <strong>the</strong>y advance (it in anticipation)."<br />

From this we learn that if Allah wills He can give anyone power, He can<br />

allow anyone to pr<strong>of</strong>it or hurt! If you believe that we cannot pr<strong>of</strong>it or hurt<br />

one ano<strong>the</strong>r in any way <strong>the</strong>n why is it that in this verse:<br />

008.032 Remember how <strong>the</strong>y said: "O Allah if this is indeed <strong>the</strong> Truth from<br />

Thee, rain down on us a shower <strong>of</strong> stones form <strong>the</strong> sky, or send us a grievous<br />

penalty."<br />

008.033 But Allah was not going to send <strong>the</strong>m a penalty whilst thou wast<br />

amongst <strong>the</strong>m; nor was He going to send it whilst <strong>the</strong>y could ask for<br />

pardon.<br />

<strong>the</strong> blessed Rasulullah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) is<br />

pr<strong>of</strong>iting even <strong>the</strong> disbeliever? From this verse we understand that Allah was<br />

going to punish <strong>the</strong> leaders <strong>of</strong> Makkah when <strong>the</strong>y questioned Allah’s<br />

existence. But because Rasulullah ( may Allah bless him and grant him<br />

peace) was in <strong>the</strong>ir presence Allah did not punish <strong>the</strong>m. Do you agree that if<br />

it wasn’t for Rasulullah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) being in<br />

<strong>the</strong> midst <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> leaders <strong>of</strong> Makkah <strong>the</strong>y would have been punished? This<br />

clearly shows that even <strong>the</strong> disbeliever pr<strong>of</strong>ited from Rasulullah’s ( may<br />

Allah bless him and grant him peace) presence, fur<strong>the</strong>r proving that we can<br />

pr<strong>of</strong>it one ano<strong>the</strong>r with Allah’s will!<br />

<br />

023.021 And in cattle (too) ye have an instructive example: from<br />

within <strong>the</strong>ir bodies We produce (milk) for you to drink; <strong>the</strong>re are, in<br />

<strong>the</strong>m, (besides), numerous (o<strong>the</strong>r) benefits for you ; and <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir<br />

(meat) ye eat;<br />

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