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289 Different gifts and different modes of procedure are prescribed to God's Apostles in different ages, and perhaps their
degrees are different though it is not for us mortals, with our imperfect knowledge to make any difference between one
and another of God's Apostles (ii. 136). As this winds up the argument about fighting, three illustrations are given
from the past, how it affected God's Messengers. To Moses God spoke in clouds of glory; he led his men for forty
years through the wilderness, mainly fighting against the unbelief of his own people; he organised them to fight with
the sword for Palestine, but was raised to God's mercy before his enterprise ripened, and it fell to Joshua to carry out
his plan. David, though a mere shepherd boy, was chosen by God. He overthrew the greatest warrior of his time,
became a king, and waged successful wars, being also a prophet, a poet, and a musician. Jesus was "strengthened
with the holy spirit": he was given no weapons to fight and his mission was of a more limited character. In
Muhammad's mission these and other characters were combined. Gentlerhan Jesus, he organised on a vaster scale
than Moses and from Medina he ruled and gave laws, and the Qur-an has a vaster scope than the Psalms of David.
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6:83 - That is Our argument. We gave it unto Abraham against his folk. We raise unto degrees of
wisdom whom We will. Lo! thy Lord is Wise, Aware.
6:132 - To all are degrees (or ranks) according to their deeds: for thy Lord is not unmindful of
anything that they do. 954
954 On good and evil there are infinite degrees, in our deeds and motives: so will there be degrees in our spiritual position.
For everything is known to God, better than it is to ourselves. (6.132)
12:76 - We raise to degrees (of wisdom) whom We please: but over all endued with knowledge is
One the All-Knowing. 17421743174417451746
40:15 - Raised high above ranks (or degrees) (He is) the Lord of the Throne (of authority): by his
command doth He send the spirit (of inspiration) to any of His servants He pleases that it may
warn (men) of the Day of Mutual Meeting 437643774378
4376 He is raised far above any rank or degree which we can imagine. It is possible also to treat Rafi as equivalent to Rafi',
meaning that He can raise His creatures to the highest ranks and degrees for He is the fountain of all honour. (40.15)
4377 The choosing of a man to be the recipient of inspiration-to be the standard bearer of Allah's Truth-is the highest
honour possible in the Kingdom of Allah. And Allah bestows that honour according to His own most perfect Will and
Plan, which no one can question, for He is the fountain of all honour, dignity, and authority. (40.15)
68:44 - Then leave Me alone with such as reject this message: by degrees shall We punish them
from directions they perceive not. 56255626
5626 Cf. vii. 182. and n. 1154-A. We must not be impatient if we see the wicked flourish. It may be that the very appearance
of flourishing here may be a part of the Punishment. There may be an eventual punishment by a sort of Cataclysm;
but evolutionary punishment is gradual and sure. Allah may punish wicked people by granting them respite and
providing them worldly benefits in abundance, which encourages them in sin and transgression. So when they are
finally seized by the Wrath of Allah they are caught suddenly and utterly unprepared, as it were, red handed while
engrossed in disbelief, a life of impiety and open revolt against their Lord! (68.44)
5627 Cf. lii. 40, n. 5074. It costs the Unbelievers nothing to hear the Prophet, for the Prophet asks for no reward, and indeed
suffers for their benefit. Al-Mustafa is addressed in the first instance, but there is always a universal interpretation. The
righteous man asks for no reward for his preaching or example: if he did, the value would be too great for the world to
pay for. The Unbelievers behave as if they had the secret of the Unseen, but they are empty triflers, for, if they only
tried to formulate spiritual laws, they would fail. (68.46
87:6 - By degrees shall We teach thee to declare (the Message) so thou shalt not forget 60846085
6085 The particular occasion was an assurance to the Prophet, that though he was unleftered, the Message given to him
would be preserved in his heart and in the hearts of men. The more general sense is that mankind, having once
seized great spiritual truths, will hold fast to them, except as qualified in the following verse. (87.6)
Fiqh-us-Sunnah
Fiqh 2.69a
The excellence of proceeding to the mosque to attend salah
Muslim records, on the authority of Abu Hurairah, that the Messenger of Allah said: "If anyone purifies himself in his house,
and then walks to one of the houses of Allah to fulfill one of the obligations laid down by Allah, then [each one] of his steps
will erase one of his sins and the next will raise his degrees."
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith
Hadith 9.519 Narrated by
Abu Huraira
The Prophet said, "Whoever believes in Allah and His Apostle, offers prayers perfectly and fasts (the month of) Ramadan
then it is incumbent upon Allah to admit him into Paradise, whether he emigrates for Allah's cause or stays in the land where
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