Suratul Fatiha - Hujjat Workshop

إََِّبكَ‏ ‏َّسِزَعِنيُ‏ Seeking HelpThis phrase is informative of tawheed in seeking help i.e. theseeking of help only from Him and relying only on Him.It must be pointed out that Allah has created us as creaturesin need of each other and the recommendations in Islamcontinually command us to co-operate (in Arabic the wordused in aya 5:2 is ta’aawanu from the origin of ‘awn whichmeans ‘help’. The meaning the phrase delivers is that thehuman being’s final and ultimate reliance, upon which thehuman heart depends, must be Allah and those from whomone seeks help in the world are to be recognised as His means.Even the human being himself and his own abilities are allmeans Allah has created and put at his disposal but which areat all times in the hands of Allah.When you are able to do something for someone, and youhave done it with the niyya that you don’t want anything inreturn, know that you have become a wasila.Rasulullah (S.A.W.) in one of his campaigns was resting upon anearby hill when an fully armed enemy soldier came acrosshim and called out – “Is it you Muhammad?” Rasulullahreplied in the affirmative and the man asked “Who can nowsave you from my hand?” Without hesitation Rasulullah said:“Allah!” The man took a step backwards to deliver a blowfrom his sword when he stumbled and fell. Rasulullah (S.A.W.)got up and stood over the man with his sword asking “Whowill save you from me?” The man replied “Your nobility!” andRasulullah (S.A.W.) let him go.The phrase is therefore recognition by the human being thatall means of help are ultimately from Allah.www.qfatima.com Page 72