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<strong>The</strong> Elipse <strong>of</strong> <strong>Islam</strong>________________________________________________________Imam Tabri’s His<strong>to</strong>ryAnother way <strong>to</strong> portray <strong>Islam</strong> at the time <strong>of</strong> the Prophet and hisCompanions was <strong>to</strong> write an authentic his<strong>to</strong>ry <strong>of</strong> that period. But ImamTabri blocked this path <strong>by</strong> writing a 13-volume book <strong>of</strong> his<strong>to</strong>ry, which isconsidered as the most authentic his<strong>to</strong>ry <strong>by</strong> the Sunnis. Tabri’s explanationis called the Mother <strong>of</strong> Explanations and his his<strong>to</strong>ry is called the Mother <strong>of</strong>His<strong>to</strong>ry. All his<strong>to</strong>ry books written subsequently are based on Tabri’s work, inwhich he adopted this method: <strong>to</strong> support his explanation <strong>of</strong> the Quranicverses, he listed all events <strong>of</strong> the time <strong>of</strong> the Prophet and his Companions.On the other hand, <strong>to</strong> support or authenticate the events <strong>of</strong> this period, helisted traditions in his Explanation. In this way, Tafseer-e-Tabri and Tareekhe-Tabribecame the most authentic books for the era <strong>of</strong> the Prophet and hisCompanions.And the <strong>Islam</strong> based on these books moved forward.xxxxxxxxxx<strong>Islam</strong> was no longer Deen but became religion<strong>The</strong> belief that beyond Quran, knowledge can be acquired directly fromGod, not only resulted in the fabrication <strong>of</strong> traditions but also they got thestatus <strong>of</strong> Deen. Consequently, <strong>Islam</strong> no longer remained Deen but it turnedin<strong>to</strong> religion. We explained the difference between Deen and religion in thethird chapter. Briefly, Deen can become a practical system in itsindependent state. An independent state means a state which is ruled inaccordance with the laws (commands, principles and values <strong>of</strong> Quran) <strong>of</strong>God. If such a state does not exist then Deen does not flourish and it turnsin<strong>to</strong> religion. In religion fundamentals <strong>of</strong> Deen take the shape <strong>of</strong> rituals,which do not produce the results as desired <strong>by</strong> the Deen. By performingthese rituals one is happy or has an illusion that he is fulfilling thecommands <strong>of</strong> God.______________________________________________________________<strong>What</strong> happened <strong>to</strong> <strong>Islam</strong> <strong>after</strong> <strong>Umar</strong>? [ 84 ]

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