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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among people committing all sorts of sins <strong>and</strong> were relentlessly<br />
tempted towards acts of harâm with promises of forgiveness on<br />
behalfofAllâhuta’âlâ,<strong>and</strong>yet<strong>the</strong>yresistedwithdetermination<br />
againstcommittingactsofharâm.In<strong>the</strong>iranxietynottocommit<br />
anyofvarioussins<strong>and</strong>for<strong>the</strong>irfearofAllâhuta’âlâ,<strong>the</strong>yshed<br />
tears.Someof<strong>the</strong>mweptforfearofAllâhuta’âlâ,someof<strong>the</strong>m<br />
weptin<strong>the</strong>iranxietynottobefondofworldlies,<strong>and</strong>o<strong>the</strong>rswept<br />
with penitence. <strong>The</strong>ir flag is h<strong>and</strong>ed to Nûh (Noah) ‘’alaihissalâm’.<br />
Scholars want to go before <strong>the</strong>m. “We taught <strong>the</strong>m that<br />
<strong>the</strong>irweepingshouldbeforAllah,”<strong>the</strong>ysay.Avoiceisheard:“Yâ<br />
Nûh!Staywhereyouare!”Nûh‘’alaihis-salâm’stopsatonce.And<br />
sodo<strong>the</strong>peoplewithhim.<br />
<strong>The</strong>inkconsumedby<strong>the</strong>scholarsofAhlas-sunnatisweighed<br />
against <strong>the</strong> blood lost by martyrs. <strong>The</strong> ink used by <strong>the</strong> scholars<br />
weighs heavier, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>y are ordered to <strong>the</strong> right h<strong>and</strong> side. A<br />
saffronedflagisorderedformartyrs.Itish<strong>and</strong>edtoYahyâ(John)<br />
‘’alaihis-salâm’. Yahyâ ‘’alaihis-salâm’ leads <strong>the</strong>m. <strong>The</strong> scholars,<br />
whowanttogobefore<strong>the</strong>m,say:“Martyrsfoughtafteracquiring<br />
knowledgefromus.Wedeservemorethan<strong>the</strong>ydotogobefore.”<br />
<strong>The</strong>reupon Allâhu ta’âlâ displays His Kindness, <strong>and</strong> says:<br />
“Scholars are like My Prophets in My View.” He says unto <strong>the</strong><br />
scholars:“Do shafâ’at,(i.e.intercede,) for <strong>the</strong> people you choose.”<br />
So<strong>the</strong>scholarsdoshafâ’atfor<strong>the</strong>irahl-i-beyt,(i.e.<strong>the</strong>irfamilies,)<br />
for <strong>the</strong>ir neighbours, for <strong>the</strong>ir Believer bro<strong>the</strong>rs, <strong>and</strong> for those<br />
disciplesof<strong>the</strong>irswhoobeyed<strong>the</strong>m.<br />
Ithappensasfollows:Foreach<strong>and</strong>everyscholaranangelis<br />
madetocallout:“Allâhuta’âlâhasorderedso<strong>and</strong>so,whoisa<br />
scholar,todoshafâ’at.Heshalldoshafâ’atforanyonewhodid<br />
himaslightestserviceorwhoofferedhimasmallmorseltoeator<br />
somewatertodrinkorwhohelpedhimspreadhisbooks.”People<br />
whodidafavourtothatscholar<strong>and</strong>thosewhospreadhisbooks<br />
st<strong>and</strong>up.Sothatscholarintercedesfor<strong>the</strong>m.<br />
Asisstatedinahadîth-i-sherîf,Rasûlsare<strong>the</strong>firstpeopleto<br />
intercede(foro<strong>the</strong>rs).Nextcome<strong>the</strong>Nebîs‘’alaihim-us-salawâtu-wa-t-teslîmât’<br />
[1] , to be followed by <strong>the</strong> scholars (of Ahl assunnat).Awhiteflagispreparedfor<strong>the</strong>honourofscholars.Itis<br />
h<strong>and</strong>ed to Ibrâhîm ‘’alaihis-salâm’. Ibrâhîm ‘’alaihis-salâm’ is<br />
aheadofallo<strong>the</strong>rRasûlsin<strong>the</strong>explorationofhiddenma’rifats,<br />
[1] IfaProphethasbeensentaheavenlybook<strong>and</strong>anewdispensation,<br />
heiscalledaRasûl.Ifhismissionistorestore<strong>the</strong>dispensationof<strong>the</strong><br />
Prophetprevioustohim,heiscalledaNebî(orNabî).<br />
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