Assalaamu 'alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh,
I totally concur with what you have said my brother. In our Deen we have the
concept of Husnu Dhann (having good thoughts of our brethren), and a particular
ahadith also mentions in the thrid part of a longer hadith: "man kana yu'minu
billahi wal yawmil Akhir, fal yaqul khayyan awli yasmut!" -
That "...He who believes in Allah subhaanahu wa ta'ala and the Last Day,
should either speak good or remain silent'.
Sadaqta ya Rasulullah sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam.
I personally am following your emails and how this is all flowing through.
May Allah subhaanahu wa ta'ala make it a beneficial endeavour.
Our teachers here in Australia mention to us the importance of seeking
beneficial knowledge. Yes we may not have to go on Rihlah jouneys for 4-5 years
to collect hadith anymore, but being looked after while learning one's Deen is
also a great Blessing from Allah subhaanahu wa ta'ala.
No one should compare the people of today to the pious predecessors of yester
year, as we can not equal them in what they contributed to the body of Islamic
Knowledge, but we can try to be like them, or to follow in their footsteps.
BarakAllahu feek akhil Kareem,
Fi Amanillah
Abu Khadijah
Melbourne
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
ASA, I participated in the visit, however I had nothing to do with the
writing of the article. I believe it leaves the wrong impression and
does not accurately put the visit there in proper prospective.
Nevertheless, the article as it reads does not warrant the charges of
shirk that the responder asserts.
It is not shirk to visit a grave site, and it is not shirk to pray for
the soul of the deceased. This is evidenced by the millions of
Muslims who have visited the Prophet's Mosque in Medinah where the
Prophet, Omar and Abu Bakr (PBUT) have their grave sites and for whom
billions of other Muslims have prayed to Allah for their souls.
Nothing in the article says that anyone prayed to the Sheikh or to his
gravesite. So what act does the responder present to justify is
accusations of shirk?
When our group visited the Masjid which is under construction and
unavaiable for prayer, the maghrib pray time was just coming in.
There where carpets on the ground outside of both the Masjid and the
grave site, where the Imam led the maghrib prayer.
The group joined that fard prayer. So I don't know how the reporter
knew what prayer anyone prayed other than the fard prayer.
Therefore, I pray that these additional facts and details puts the
matter in a different light, and protrays a more accurate report of
what kind of prayer was performed there.
I also don't understand the criticism raised by other responders for
anyone advancing themselves in the religion of Islam by seeking and
receiving Islamic knowledge via an Imams training program. How can
what we are learning take away from anyone else's religious
achievements? No degree from any university is required for anyone
to perform the role of Imam in Islam.
Peace, Curtis Sharif
--- In islamcity@yahoogroups.com, abdeen wrote:
>
> Graves!
> If you commit 'shirk' all your works will be rendered vain and you
> will be among the losers. Therefore, you should worship Allah
> Alone, and be among His grateful servants.
> All the Prophets of Allah who were ever sent warned the believers
> to beware of this heinous sin of 'shirk', which renders all the
> deeds of man worthless in the sight of Allah Subhanah.
> Thus it becomes our duty to recognize and be aware of 'shirk' and
> all the manifestations of this horrendous and grave sin. Allow me
> to just give you an example of what constitutes 'shirk':
>
>
>
> 1. Bowing down to anybody or anything other than Allah is shirk.
>
> 2. Bowing down to the Syedna is shirk.
>
> 3. Bowing down to the graves of his ancestors is shirk.
>
> 4. Bowing down to the graves of even the Prophet (saws), Hadrat
> Ali (saws), Hadrat Fatema (saws), etc. is shirk.
>
> 5. Believing that the dead people in their graves can hear and
> answer our duas is shirk.
>
> 6. Believing that anybody other than Allah can do us any harm
is shirk.
>
> 7. Believing that anybody other than Allah can bring us some
> good is shirk.
>
> 8. Believing that anybody other than Allah knows everything is
shirk.
>
> 9. Believing that anybody other than Allah sees everything is
shirk.
>
> 10. Believing that anybody other than Allah listens to our prayers
is shirk.
>
> 11. Believing that anybody other than Allah can help us is shirk.
>
> 12. Believing that anybody other than Allah can guide us is shirk.
>
> 13. Believing that anybody can influence Allah to give us health is
shirk.
>
> 14. Believing that anybody can influence Allah to give us wealth is
shirk.
>
> 15. Believing that anybody can influence Allah to give us children
is shirk.
>
> 16. Believing that anybody can influence Allah to help us is shirk.
>
> 17. Believing that anybody has any power with Allah is shirk.
>
> 18. Believing that anybody has any power with Allah to take us out
> of the fire of Hell is shirk.
>
> 19. Believing that anybody has any power with Allah on the Day of
> Judgement is shirk.
>
> 20. Believing that anybody has any power to change the decision of
> Allah is shirk.
>
> 21. To worship anybody with Allah is shirk.
>
> 22. To invoke anybody with Allah is shirk.
>
> 23. To raise anybody to the rank of Allah is shirk.
>
> 24. To give any of Allah's attributes to anybody else is shirk.
>
> 25. To believe that anybody has the power to bring about any
> miracles on his own is shirk.
>
> 26. To go to somebody to take our message or supplication to Allah
is shirk.
>
> To associate other beings or things with Allah is 'shirk'! To share
> any of the noble Attributes of Allah with anyone is 'shirk'! To
> invoke or worship anyone or anything with Allah is 'shirk'!
>
> The Glorious Quran is the Book which absolutely details each and
> every manifestation of shirk and makes the readers aware of what
> exactly is this most hated of crimes in the sight of Allah. It also
> details on how one has to avoid all the acts of shirk, and believe
> and invoke and worship the Lord of the Worlds, Allah Subhanah Alone.
>
> May Allah swt Guide us all towards the right path. Aameen!!!
>
>
>
>
>
> At 05:01 AM 11/6/2007, you wrote:
>
>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >Our group visited the Sheik Zayed Masjid and grave site in Abu
> >Dahbi. The magnificent $3 billion Masjid is under construction and
> >scheduled for completetion in 2008.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >New converts to Islam visit Zayed tomb
> >
> >
> >
>
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> >WAM (Emirates News Agency)
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> >
> >ABU DHABI, Nov. 2nd, 2007: Fourteen US new Muslim converts paid a
> >visit on Thursday to the late Sheikh Zayed's tomb in Abu Dhabi.
> >The visiting US Muslim citizens prayed to Almighty Allah to rest
> >Sheikh Zayed's soul in eternal peace and grant him forgiveness and
paradise.
> >Touring the Sheikh Zayed mosque, built in close proximity to the
> >tomb, the visitors expressed admiration at the unique magnitude and
> >architecture of the monument.
> >They were accompanied by officials from the Zayed House for Islamic
> >Culture, General Authority of Islamic Affairs and Endowment (Awqaf).
> >They prayed to Allah for the soul of Sheikh Zayed.
> >In a tribute in the electronic book kept on site, the American
> >Muslim visitors praised the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
> >as a great leader who played a leading role for the good of all
> >people worldwide and was keen on maintaining communication with all
> >people regardless of their religion or race.
> >Article originally published by
>
><http://www.zawya.com/providertracker.cfm?http://wam.org.ae&provider=WAM>WAM
> >(Emirates News Agency) 02-Nov-07
> >
> >
> >Bismillah, FYI
> >Peace,Curtis Sharif
> >Houston, Texas
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