Erasing the Accusation of Shirk
Erasing the Accusation of Shirk
Erasing the Accusation of Shirk
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In this verse, Sayyidina Nuh (peace be upon him) is asking Allah a question:<br />
Surely His promise is true (that his household would be saved) though why<br />
was his son not? Allah Almighty answered:<br />
011:046 He said: "O Noah! He is not <strong>of</strong> thy family: For his conduct is<br />
unrighteous. So ask not <strong>of</strong> Me that <strong>of</strong> which thou hast no knowledge! I give<br />
<strong>the</strong>e counsel, lest thou act like <strong>the</strong> ignorant!"<br />
Allah Almighty explained to Sayyidina Nuh (peace be upon him) in this<br />
verse that what He meant by household, were those who believed in Allah<br />
and Sayyidina Nuh (peace be upon him) to be <strong>the</strong> Porphet <strong>of</strong> Allah. Those<br />
who reached and received Allah’s blessing through following Sayyidina<br />
Nuh (peace be upon him) were those who were saved because <strong>of</strong> believing<br />
Allah through Sayyidina Nuh (peace be upon him).<br />
We have now established that Sayyidina Nuh (peace be upon him) did not<br />
ask for his son to be saved, though a questions till stands: what did Allah<br />
Almighty mean when He said to Sayyidina Nuh (peace be upon him):<br />
011:046 So ask not <strong>of</strong> Me that <strong>of</strong> which thou hast no knowledge!<br />
Allah Almighty is telling Sayyidina Nuh to Sayyidina Nuh (peace be upon<br />
him) not to ask Him that <strong>of</strong> which he has no knowledge. What was <strong>the</strong><br />
question that Allah Almighty stopped Sayydiina Nuh to Sayyidina Nuh<br />
(peace be upon him) from asking? Well, once Sayyidina Nuh’s (peace be<br />
upon him) son was not saved and had died, Sayyidina Nuh (peace be upon<br />
him) may have thought that now that my son has died, what is <strong>the</strong> next best<br />
thing that I can do for him? The next best thing is to obviously pray for <strong>the</strong><br />
betterment <strong>of</strong> his son’s life in <strong>the</strong> Hereafter. So, Sayyyidina Nuh (peace be<br />
upon him) was going to pray that Allah Almighty decreases his son’s<br />
punishment. However, even before Sayyidina Nuh (peace be upon him)<br />
could make this prayer, Allah Almighty stopped him from doing so. The<br />
reason is that Allah Almighty dislikes not answering <strong>the</strong> prayers <strong>of</strong> His<br />
Prophets. So, even before Sayyidina Nuh (peace be upon him) asked <strong>the</strong><br />
question, Allah stopped him so that He would not have to reject His<br />
Prophet’s prayer.<br />
If <strong>the</strong> Khawarij reject that Sayyidina Nuh (peace be upon him) was going to<br />
pray for <strong>the</strong> betterment <strong>of</strong> his sons life in <strong>the</strong> Hereafter and Allah Almighty<br />
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