Holding-to-the-Rope-of-Allaah1
Holding-to-the-Rope-of-Allaah1
Holding-to-the-Rope-of-Allaah1
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﴿ بِحَبْلِ للاِ ﴾<br />
“…<strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Rope</strong> <strong>of</strong> Allaah”<br />
So this is <strong>the</strong> true unity and holding <strong>to</strong>ge<strong>the</strong>r which<br />
Allaah ordered His servants with and called <strong>the</strong>m <strong>to</strong>.<br />
Allaah says:<br />
﴿ وَ َلَ تَفَرَّقُواْ ﴾<br />
“…and do not divide”<br />
Dividing is with differing (and being in opposition) <strong>to</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> religion and parting in it. Dividing means not<br />
complying and yielding <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> religion, or when one is<br />
obstinate 4 or stubborn and follows his desires. Therefore<br />
with this is (<strong>the</strong> cause <strong>of</strong>) division. With adherence <strong>to</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> religion and preserving it, is unity and <strong>to</strong>ge<strong>the</strong>rness.<br />
The Lord <strong>of</strong> everything that exists (Allaah) is He who<br />
brings (<strong>the</strong> people <strong>to</strong>ge<strong>the</strong>r) and that which <strong>the</strong>y are<br />
joined upon is <strong>the</strong> religion <strong>of</strong> Allaah. For this reason<br />
Allaah said:<br />
﴾<br />
وَ اعْتَصِ مُواْ<br />
﴿ بِحَبْلِ للاِ جَمِيعًا وَ َلَ تَفَرَّقُو ْا<br />
وأن يركب اإلنسان رأسه statement: 4 The Shaykh used <strong>the</strong><br />
This literally means ‘that a person rides his own head,’ which refers<br />
<strong>to</strong> a person being big-headed or having stubbornness, arrogance or<br />
haughtiness.<br />
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