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6:165 - t is He who hath made you (His) agents inheritors of the earth: He hath raised you in ranks
some above others: that he may try you in the gifts He hath given you: for thy Lord is quick in
punishment: yet He is indeed Oft-Forgiving Most Merciful. 988
988 Cf. ii. 30 and n. where I have translated "Khalifa" as "Vicegerent", it being god's Plan to make Adam (as representing
mankind) His vicegerent on earth. Another idea implied in "Khalifa" is that of "successor, heir, or inheritor," i.e., one
who has the ultimate ownership after the present possessors, to whom a life-tenancy has been given by the owner,
have passed away. In xv. 23 occurs the striking word "heirs" (warithun) as applied to God: "We give life and death,
and We are the Heirs (of Inheritors)." The same idea occurs in iii. 180, where see n. 485. (6.165)
988 Cf. ii. 30 and n. where I have translated "Khalifa" as "Vicegerent", it being god's Plan to make Adam (as representing
mankind) His vicegerent on earth. Another idea implied in "Khalifa" is that of "successor, heir, or inheritor," i.e., one
who has the ultimate ownership after the present possessors, to whom a life-tenancy has been given by the owner,
have passed away. In xv. 23 occurs the striking word "heirs" (warithun) as applied to God: "We give life and death,
and We are the Heirs (of Inheritors)." The same idea occurs in iii. 180, where see n. 485. (6.165)
Fiqh-us-Sunnah
Fiqh 3.76
Who Distributes Zakah?
The Messenger of Allah used to send his authorized agents to collect zakah.
Sunan of Abu-Dawood
Hadith 4788
Narrated by
Abdullah ibn ash-Shikhkhir went with a deputation of Banu Amir to the apostle of Allah (peace be
upon him), and we said: You are our lord (sayyid). To this he replied: The lord is Allah, the Blessed and Exalted. Then we
said: And the one of us most endowed with excellence and superiority. To this he replied: Say what you have to say, or part
of what you have to say, and do not let the devil make you his agents.
AHMAD:
61:6 - And remember Jesus the son of Mary said: "O Children of Israel! I am the apostle of Allah
(sent) to you confirming the Law (which came) before me and giving glad Tidings of an
Apostle to come after me whose name shall be Ahmad." But when he came to them with Clear
Signs they said "This is evident sorcery!" 5436543754385439
436 The mission of Jesus was to his own people, the Jews. Cf. Matt. x. 5-6. See also Matt. xv. 24: "I am not sent but to the
lost sheep of Israel;" also Matt. xv. 26: "It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs." (61.6)
5437 Cf. Matt. v. 17. (61.6)
5438 "Ahmad", or "Muhammad", the Praised One, is almost a translation of the Greek word Periclytos. In the present
Gospel of John. xiv. 16, xv. 26, and xvi. 7, the word "Comforter" in the English version is for the Greek word
"Paracletos", which means "Advocate", "one called to the help of another, a kind friend", rather than "Comforter". Our
doctors contend that Paracleots is a corrupt reading for Periclytos, and that in their original saying of Jesus there was
a prophecy of our holy Prophet Ahmad by name. Even if we read Paraclete, it would apply to the holy Prophet, who is
"a Mercy for all creatures" (xxi. 107) and "most kind and merciful to the Believers" (ix. 128). See also n. 416 to iii. 81.
(61.6)
5439 Our holy Prophet was foretold in many ways; and when he came, he showed forth many Clear Signs, for his whole life
from beginning to end was one vast miracle. He fought and won against odds. Without learning from men he taught
the highest wisdom. He melted hearts that were hard, and he strengthened hearts that were tender and required
support. In all his sayings and doings men of discernment could see the working of Allah's hand; yet the ignorant
Unbelievers called it all Sorcery!-called that unreal which became the most solid fact of human history! (61.6)
7:157 - Those who follow the apostle the unlettered prophet whom they find mentioned in their own
(Scriptures); in the law and the Gospel; for he commands them what is just and forbids them
what is evil: he allows them as lawful what is good (and pure) and prohibits them from what is
bad (and impure); He releases them from their heavy burdens and from the yokes that are
upon them. So it is those who believe in him honor him help him and follow the light which is
sent down with him it is they who will prosper." 1127112811291130
1127 In this verse is a prefiguring, to Moses, of the Arabian Messenger, the last and greatest of the messengers of Allah.
Prophecies about him will be found in the Taurat and the Injil. In the reflex of the Taurat as now accepted by the Jews,
Moses says: "The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me"
(Deut. xviii. 15): the only Prophet who brought a Shari'at like that of Moses was Muhammad Al- Mustafa, and he came
of the house of Ismail the brother of Isaac the father of Israel. In the reflex of the Gospel as now accepted by the
Christians, Christ promised another Comforter (John xiv. 16): the Greek word Paraclete which the Christians interpret
as referring to the Holy Spirit is by our Doctors taken to be Periclyte, which would be the Greek form of Ahmad. See
Q. lxi. 6. (7.157)
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