Erasing the Accusation of Shirk

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Revelation, the abrogated and abrogating verses etc. This is a deep science and one that began with the companions of the Prophet Muhammad (may Allah bless him and grant him peace). How can these people speak with absolute certainty about verses of the Qur’an when they ignore these sources? We know that they were not a witness to the Revelation, so how can they ignore those people that were? As a child, I was told that the Qur’an was the word of Allah and the Muslim community around me embodied this. As a teenager, I read some small books that also explained that the Qur’an is the word of Allah and then as I became older, I studied more in depth, consulting the earliest sources in Islam. These sources themselves were based upon the testimonies of previous generations that ultimately linked back to the tabi tabi’in whom took from the tabi’in who took from the sahaba who took from the Prohet Muhammad (may Allah bless him and grant him peace). The point being, one cannot ignore the invaluable contributions that have been made by specialists and authorities, by-pass them and belive in the Qur’an only. I have observed eleven characteristics of such people that never fail to emerge when you engage with them in a discussion. I have noticed that all these traits manifest – given enough time. They are: 1. They first create a sense of authenticity by making tawhid their central theme 2. They always talk highly about the Qur’an 3. Outwardly, they appear to be very pious 4. They criticize people who are less stringent than they are, sometimes calling them unbelievers 5. They are very harsh and aggressive in their approach 6. They never venerate the Prophet’s or the pious because they believe it is uneccessary, excessive and leads most people to shirk 7. When discussing about the Prophet’s and the friends of Allah, they are careless with the words that they use, to the effect that it is not only discourteous but simply insulting to their esteemed status 8. They reduce the Prophet’s and Friend’s of Allah to a status of “older brother” and claim that they are pious only due to their worship 9. They always talk about the “rights” of Allah and the “rights” of humans and animals, but they never talk about the right that the Prophet Muhammad (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) has over us 10.They are quick to call other Muslims non-believer over issues such as wasila (intercession). 22
11. They degrade the Prophet Muhammad (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) by attempting to show instances of his “weakness” and never talk about his greatness. For example, they will claim that the Prophet was unable to convert his uncle, Abu Lahab. This is tragic to say the least. They don’t mention the hundreds of thousands of people that embraced Islam because of the Prophet and nor do they see the weakness of Abu Lahab: he saw all the miracles of the Prophet and yet he chose not to embrace Islam. His weakness is projected onto the Prophet. The Khawarij are very argumentative people. Regarding the Khawarij,‘Allamah Ibn Hazm, Hafidh Ibn Kathir and al Sharahstani write: Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) sent Abdullah bin Abbas to talk to them. He was wearing a robe and before he could even say anything to the Khawarij they began criticising him by saying that he was a kafir (non believer) as he was against the Qur’an even before he said anything. The Khawarij believe that anyone who committed a major sin is a Kafir (non-Muslim) They take everything that is said in the Qur’an literally and this is why they thought that if a ruler did not take the literal meaning of the Qur’an he was a kafir and war should be declared upon him. A companion of our blessed Prophet Muhammad (may Allah bless him and grant him peace), Abu Ayyub Ansari, once asked the Khawarij why they did what they did. When they heard him ask this they replied “stop speaking to us! You are a man from the hell fire.” They are also well known for calling Muslim rulers Kafir and Tahgut (opressors) The majority of them do not believe in hadith. Many Authentic hadith state that a person can only become a Caliph if he is part of the tribe of Quraish, but because the Khawarij are not part of Banu Quraish they deny this fact and say that anyone can become a Caliph. 9 The History of the Khawarij It should be known that these traits that I have mentioned are normally associated with a herectical group that are called the khawarij, literally meaning “the separatists.” They were the first sect in Islam and their history has been well documented. Imam Tabari, Hafidh Ibn Kathir, Ibn Athir and Ibn Khaldun wrote that: 9 Taken from: al Milal, Ibn Hazm, Tarikh Ibn Kathir, Hafidh Ibn Kathir, al Milal, Sharahstani Chapter on the Khawarij 23
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could have been saved. This example
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010.104 Say (O Muhammad): O mankind
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They dedicated their animals for th
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was not through idol worshipping bu
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Imam Muslim writes: Uqba b. 'Amir r
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ecause the Qur’an was revealed to
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The Christians however do worship I
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was a saintly woman. And they both
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Ali: I am now going to present you
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In this verse the word ‘Lord’ h
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The Christians and Jews would not w
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This verse proves that Muslims have
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He would misguide the people with h
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These verses prove that the calf wa
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eavesdropper before conveying the n
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worshipped. Allah Azawajul informs
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worship; so incline some hearts of
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not ask the sinners to directly sup
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things; firstly that the pharaoh, t
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completed my duty as a brother towa
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This does not suggest for a second,
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008.009 When ye sought help of your
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019:019 He said: I am only a messen
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Allahuakbar! LaailahIlalaah! Please
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though there has been no mention of
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protecting friends for those who be
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Ali: Where has it been made permiss
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the living cannot hear without Alla
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This is also proof that the spirit
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Sayyidina Musa (peace be upon him)
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him) whilst in this world, otherwis
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means of someone or something else.
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Proof from Hadith Abdullah b. al-Ha
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change this topic completely as I a
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the grace of Allah which He giveth
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The commentators of the Qur’an ha
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therefore our faults, and cover our
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The Ka’bah is the house of Allah.
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. Another example: A young Muslim m
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001.002 All praise is due to Allah,
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Allah. And if they turn away, then
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The amount of Rakah’s (units) in
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In this verse, Allah Almighty is sa
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the Torah. The meaning of ‘all th
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say about ‘Ruku’. The hadith ca
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From this verse we learn that Rasul
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062.009 O ye who believe! When the
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peace) was in communication with Al
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words and actions. In the same way
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The Muslims however always willingl
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grant him peace) said that the Qur
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The Ahl al-Sunnah always run to the
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we have to believe the hadith first
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