The Rising and the Hereafter
Allâhu ta’âlâ pities all the people on the earth, and sends them the useful things He creates. He has taught the entire humanity how they should act and behave so that they may lead a life of comfort and peace in the world and in the Hereafter. Choosing some of the people whose deserved destination in the Hereafter is Hell, He will magnanimously forgive them and bless them with Paradise....
Allâhu ta’âlâ pities all the people on the earth, and sends them the useful things He creates. He has taught the entire humanity how they should act and behave so that they may lead a life of comfort and peace in the world and in the Hereafter. Choosing some of the people whose deserved destination in the Hereafter is Hell, He will magnanimously forgive them and bless them with Paradise....
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salâm’. For, he is <strong>the</strong> most assah [1]<br />
of Rasûls (Messengers) with<br />
respect to yaqîn [2] , <strong>the</strong> best one in ma’rifat [3]<br />
<strong>and</strong> zuhd [4] , <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
most superior in respect of hikmat. He will intercede for you.”<br />
Onceagain<strong>the</strong>yembarkondiscussions,whichtake<strong>the</strong>mano<strong>the</strong>r<br />
thous<strong>and</strong>years,despite<strong>the</strong>worseningconditions.<br />
<strong>The</strong>reafter<strong>the</strong>ycometoÎsâ‘’alaihis-salâm’,<strong>and</strong>saytohim,“You<br />
are<strong>the</strong>soul<strong>and</strong><strong>the</strong>wordofAllâhuta’âlâ.Hestatesaboutyou,asis<br />
purportedin<strong>the</strong>forty-fifthâyat-i-kerîmaofÂl-i-’Imrân:‘... held in<br />
honour both in this world <strong>and</strong> in <strong>the</strong> <strong>Hereafter</strong>...’ Intercede with<br />
yourRabb(Allâhuta’âlâ)forus!”Îsâ‘’alaihis-salâm’answers<strong>the</strong>m,<br />
“My people attributed me <strong>and</strong> my mo<strong>the</strong>r as partners to Allâhu<br />
ta’âlâ. How can I intercede for you with <strong>the</strong> fact that <strong>the</strong>y<br />
worshipped me, too. <strong>The</strong>y called me ‘Son’, <strong>and</strong> Allâhu ta’âlâ<br />
‘Fa<strong>the</strong>r’.Buthaveyouseenanyoneofyouwithapursewithout<strong>the</strong>ir<br />
sustenanceinit,orwithapursewithasealfixedtoitsopening<strong>and</strong><br />
yet<strong>the</strong>sustenanceinitcanbereachedwithouthavingtobreak<strong>the</strong><br />
seal. Go to Muhammad ‘sall-Allâhu ta’âlâ ’alaihi wa sallam’, <strong>the</strong><br />
highest <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> last Prophet. For, he reserved his invitation <strong>and</strong><br />
intercession for his Ummat (Muslims). For, his people often<br />
persecutedhim.<strong>The</strong>ywoundedhiminhisblessedforehead.<strong>The</strong>y<br />
broke one of his blessed teeth. <strong>The</strong>y imputed insanity to him.<br />
However,thatexaltedProphet‘sall-Allâhu’alaihiwasallam’was<strong>the</strong><br />
bestof<strong>the</strong>mwithrespecttoglory<strong>and</strong><strong>the</strong>highestoneamong<strong>the</strong>m<br />
inrespectofhonour.Inresponseto<strong>the</strong>unbearablepersecutions<strong>and</strong><br />
oppressions<strong>the</strong>yperpetratedtohim,heanswered<strong>the</strong>mbyquoting<br />
<strong>the</strong>âyat-i-kerîmathatpurports:‘This day let no reproach be (cast)<br />
on you: Jenâb-i-Allah, Who is <strong>the</strong> Most Merciful of those who show<br />
mercy, will forgive you,’ [5]<br />
<strong>and</strong> which is a quotation of Yûsuf’s<br />
‘’alaihis-salâm’statementtohisbro<strong>the</strong>rs.”WhenÎsâ‘’alaihis-salâm’<br />
tells <strong>the</strong>m about <strong>the</strong> superior merits of our Prophet ‘sall-Allâhu<br />
’alaihiwasallam’,<strong>the</strong>yallbegintoyearntobehonouredwithseeing<br />
Muhammad‘’alaihis-salâm’assoonaspossible.<br />
[1] Itslexicalmeaningis‘true,genuine’.<br />
[2] Certaintyofknowledge,definitebelief.<br />
[3] IfaMuslimadaptshisIslamicbeliefto<strong>the</strong>tenetsofbelieftaughtby<br />
<strong>the</strong>scholarsofAhlas-sunnat,performsall<strong>the</strong>actsthatarefarz<strong>and</strong><br />
wâjib,avoidsall<strong>the</strong>Islamicprohibitionscalled‘harâm’,<strong>and</strong>observes<br />
all<strong>the</strong>ways<strong>and</strong>mannersadvisedbyourProphet,inexplicablepieces<br />
ofinformationcalled‘ma’rifat’begintopourintohisheart.<br />
[4] Avoidworldlypleasures,permissibleas<strong>the</strong>ymaybe.<br />
[5] <strong>The</strong>ninety-secondâyat-i-kerîmaofYûsufSûra.<br />
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