05 April 2012 By Ahmed Abdullah In the Holy Quran, we read explicit
verses in the virtues of the companions of the Prophet
(S) محمد
رسول الله والذين معه اشداء على الكفار رحماء بينهم
تراهم ركعا سجدا يبتغون
فضلا من الله ورضوانا سيماهم في وجوههم
من اثر السجود ذلك مثلهم في التوراة ومثلهم
في الانجيل كزرع اخرج شطأه فازره
فاستغلظ فاستوى على سوقه يعجب الزراع ليغيظ بهم
الكفار وعد الله
الذين امنوا وعملوا الصالحات منهم مغفرة واجرا عظيما [048:029] Muhammad, (SAW), is the
messenger of Allah. He and his followers are tough on
the unbelievers; but they are kind to each other. You
see them bowing, and falling down prostrate (before
Allah) seeking His favors and His acceptance. The
distinctive effect of prostrating (before their
Creator) is apparent on their faces. Such is their
description in the Torah. About them, the Gospel
quotes the parable, "It is as if the seed is sown in
the field. In time it sprouts and sends up a tiny
green shoot. Then, it becomes strong and stout, and
stands on its stalk. It delights the sower and enrages
the unbelievers." Allah promises forgiveness and a
tremendous reward to those of the believers who
perform the righteous deeds. The Shia commentary by Pooya Ali
says regarding this verse Books of history written by
well-known Muslim scholars record that immediately
after the departure of the Holy Prophet from this
world, the companions of the Holy Prophet began to
harass and persecute the Ahl ul Bayt. Refer to the
issue of Fadak in the commentary of Bani Israil: 26;
Naml :15, 16; Nahl: 90 and Maryam: 2 to 15. After
depriving the daughter of the Holy Prophet from her
lawful inheritance, they set her house on fire. A door
fell on her and proved to be the cause of her death. I say this is totally against the
Quranic verse, where the characteristic of the
companions of the Prophet (s) is given as "kind to
each other", while you are trying to give a completely
opposite meaning because of the history books. Even we
have proved from the history books that the companions
of the Prophet (s) were kind to eachother. Let us expend on the parable, which
completely refutes the thinking that this verse
relates to Ali and the ahlelbayt only. About them, the Gospel quotes
the parable, "It is as if the seed is sown in the
field. In time it sprouts and sends up a tiny green
shoot. Then, it becomes strong and stout, and stands
on its stalk. It delights the sower and enrages the
unbelievers. This parable refers to the
companions of the Prophet (s). Allah made them strong
after being weak and multiplied them into large
numbers after being small in numbers. Seeing the
growth and expansion of Islam and Muslims, the
unbelievers became furious and angry towards them,
burning in fire of jealousy. This is what the parable
means. We read in the Holy Quran
لايستوي منكم من انفق من قبل الفتح وقاتل اولئك اعظم
درجة من الذين انفقوا من
بعد وقاتلوا وكلا
وعد الله الحسني والله بما تعملون خبير Not equal among you are those who
spent (freely) and fought, before the Victory, (with
those who did so later). Those are higher in rank than
those who spent (freely) and fought afterwards. But to
all has God promised a goodly (reward). And God is
well acquainted with all that ye do. Surely the address is towards the
companions of the Prophet (s). It is clearly mentioned
that those who embraced Islam before the conquest of
Mecca are superior to those who embraced Islam
afterwards, effectively giving such companions of the
Prophet (s) a higher rank than the nine imams of
Shiites. But what is important is the promise of
goodly reward for all the companions from God, whether
they embraced Islam before the conquest of Mecca, or
afterwards. The nine Imams of the Shiites are clearly
not included in this verse of great virtue for the
companions of the Prophet (s). Than we read in Surah Fatah لقد
رضي الله عن المؤمنين اذ يبايعونك تحت الشجرة فعلم مافي
قلوبهم فانزل
السكينة عليهم واثابهم فتحا قريبا Think about ‘He knew what was in
their hearts', it is very clear from this verse that
they had good intentions and that is why God's Good
pleasure was on the companions who swore allegiance
under the tree. Again we read in the Holy Quran
للفقراء المهاجرين الذين اخرجوا من ديارهم واموالهم
يبتغون فضلا من الله ورضوانا
وينصرون الله ورسوله اولئك هم الصادقون Abu Bakr (ra) , Umar (ra), Uthman (ra)
are definitely the ones who come under this verse. For
they were expelled from their homes and property, and
they were the ones who aided the Prophet in the way of
Allah, they not only aided the Prophet (s) but they
aided Ali (ra) in his marriage also. Read http://shiacult.word…ali-and-fatima/ We read in Surah Hajj الذين اخرجوا من ديارهم
بغير حق الا ان يقولوا ربنا الله ولولادفع الله الناس
بعضهم ببعض لهدمت صوامع وبيع وصلوات
ومساجد يذكر فيها اسم الله كثيرا ولينصرن الله
من ينصره ان الله لقوي عزيز [022:040] (They are) those who have
been expelled from their homes in defiance of right,-
(for no cause) except that they say, "our Lord is
God". Did not God check one set of people by means of
another, there would surely have been pulled down
monasteries, churches, synagogues, and mosques, in
which the name of God is commemorated in abundant
measure. God will certainly aid those who aid his
(cause);- for verily God is full of Strength, Exalted
in Might, (able to enforce His Will). From this verse of Quran, we come
to know that the only reason for which Abu Bakr, Umar
and Uthman were expelled from their homes in Mecca
were that they said "Our Lord is Allah". In the next verse, we read
الذين ان مكناهم في الارض اقاموا الصلاة واتوا الزكاة
وامروا بالمعروف ونهوا عن
المنكر ولله
عاقبة الامور [022:041] (They are) those who, if
We establish them in the land, establish regular
prayer and give regular charity, enjoin the right and
forbid wrong: with God rests the end (and decision) of
(all) affairs. Establishing them in the land means
giving them power. So from Quran we learn that if
Allah give Abu Bakr, Umar and Uthman some power, they
will enjoin the right and forbid wrong, while Shiites
say that they enjoined the wrong and forbid the right.
Of course, this is totally against Quran. A Shia may say, why are you saying
Abu Bakr, Umar and Uthman only? This verse is about
all the migrants. I say, so I don't disagree with it,
if we say all the migrants, it still doesn't exclude
Abu Bakr, Umar and Uthman. We read in the Holy Quran
فاستجاب لهم ربهم اني لااضيع عمل عامل منكم من ذكر او
انثى بعضكم من بعض فالذين
هاجروا واخرجوا من ديارهم واوذوا في
سبيلي وقاتلوا وقتلوا لاكفرن عنهم سيئاتهم
ولادخلنهم جنات تجري من
تحتها الانهار ثوابا من عند الله والله عنده حسن الثواب [003:195] And their Lord hath
accepted of them, and answered them: "Never will I
suffer to be lost the work of any of you, be he male
or female: Ye are members, one of another: Those who
have left their homes, or been driven out therefrom,
or suffered harm in My Cause, or fought or been
slain,- verily, I will blot out from them their
iniquities, and admit them into Gardens with rivers
flowing beneath;- A reward from the presence of God,
and from His presence is the best of rewards." From this verse of the Holy Quran ,
we come to know that the companions of the Prophet (s)
may have some bad deeds, but Allah promised them that
their bad deeds, their inequities will be blotted out,
and they will be admitted into Heaven. So we shouldn't
find errors in them, Allah has promised to forgive
them. And we read in the Holy Quran ثم
ان ربك للذين هاجروا من بعد مافتنوا ثم جاهدوا وصبروا ان
ربك من بعدها لغفور
رحيم [016:110] But verily thy Lord,- to
those who leave their homes after trials and
persecutions,- and who thereafter strive and fight for
the faith and patiently persevere,- Thy Lord, after
all this is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. When Allah Almighty is merciful to
them, how can someone reduce to the low level of
finding errors in them? Allah is forgiveable but you
don't want to be forgiveable towards them? This is
actually a huge error on your part. We read in Surah Hashr
والذين تبوؤوا الدار والايمان من قبلهم يحبون من هاجر
اليهم ولايجدون في صدورهم
حاجة مما اوتوا ويؤثرون على انفسهم ولو
كان بهم خصاصة ومن يوق شح نفسه فاولئك هم
المفلحون [059:009] But those who before
them, had homes (in Medina) and had adopted the
Faith,- show their affection to such as came to them
for refuge, and entertain no desire in their hearts
for things given to the (latter), but give them
preference over themselves, even though poverty was
their (own lot). And those saved from the covetousness
of their own souls,- they are the ones that achieve
prosperity. In this verse, the same
characteristic as mentioned in Quran 48:29 is repeated
for the Ansar of the Madinah, that when the Muhajireen
came to them, both of them were kind to eachother and
they had no distaste for each other. But the next verse shows the
characteristic of the ummah , the third category after
Muhajireen and Ansar. And what is their
characteristic? Their main characteristic is that they
don't have any rancour against the companions of the
Prophet (s).
والذين جاؤوا من بعدهم يقولون ربنا اغفر لنا ولاخواننا
الذين سبقونا بالايمان
ولاتجعل في
قلوبنا غلا للذين امنوا ربنا انك رؤوف رحيم [059:010] And those who came after
them say: "Our Lord! Forgive us, and our brethren who
came before us into the Faith, and leave not, in our
hearts, rancour (or sense of injury) against those who
have believed. Our Lord! Thou art indeed Full of
Kindness, Most Merciful." Again we read in Quran
لايستوي منكم من انفق من قبل الفتح وقاتل اولئك اعظم
درجة من الذين انفقوا من
بعد وقاتلوا وكلا
وعد الله الحسني والله بما تعملون خبير [057:010] … Not equal among you are
those who spent (freely) and fought, before the
Victory, (with those who did so later). Those are
higher in rank than those who spent (freely) and
fought afterwards. But to all has God promised a
goodly (reward). And God is well acquainted with all
that ye do. Again, we are told that those who
embraced Islam before the conquest of Mecca are
superior to those who embraced Islam after the
conquest of Mecca, clearly giving those who embraced
Islam before the conquest of Mecca superiority over
nine Imams of the Shiites. Again we read in the Holy Quran
ياايها الذين امنوا توبوا الى الله توبة نصوحا عسى ربكم
ان يكفر عنكم سيئاتكم
ويدخلكم جنات تجري من تحتها الانهار يوم
لايخزي الله النبي والذين امنوا معه نورهم
يسعى بين ايديهم
وبايمانهم [066:008] O ye who believe! Turn to
God with sincere repentance: In the hope that your
Lord will remove from you your ills and admit you to
Gardens beneath which Rivers flow,- the Day that God
will not permit to be humiliated the Prophet and those
who believe with him. Their Light will run forward
before them and by their right hands We again read in the Holy Quran اذ
جعل الذين كفروا في قلوبهم الحمية حمية الجاهلية فانزل
الله سكينته على رسوله
وعلى المؤمنين والزمهم كلمة التقوى
وكانوا احق بها واهلها وكان الله بكل شئ
عليما [048:026] While the Unbelievers got
up in their hearts heat and cant – the heat and cant
of ignorance,- God sent down His Tranquillity to his
Apostle and to the Believers, and made them stick
close to the command of self-restraint; and well were
they entitled to it and worthy of it. And God has full
knowledge of all things. So it was Allah Almighty who made
the companions of the Prophet (s) stick to the command
of taqwa, because they were worthy of it and entitled
to it. We read in the Holy Quran لكن
الرسول والذين امنوا معه جاهدوا باموالهم وانفسهم واولئك
لهم الخيرات واولئك
هم المفلحون [009:088] But the Apostle, and
those who believe with him, strive and fight with
their wealth and their persons: for them are (all)
good things: and it is they who will prosper. But the Shiites say those who
believed with him later fought for the wealth of
others also, and tried to snatch fadak. We read in the Holy Quran من
المؤمنين رجال صدقوا ماعاهدوا الله عليه فمنهم من قضى
نحبه ومنهم من ينتظر
ومابدلوا تبديلا [033:023] Among the Believers are
men who have been true to their covenant with God: of
them some have completed their vow (to the extreme),
and some (still) wait: but they have never changed
(their determination) in the least: We read in the Holy Quran
واعتصموا بحبل الله جميعا ولاتفرقوا واذكروا نعمة الله
عليكم اذ كنتم اعداء فالف
بين قلوبكم فاصبحتم بنعمته اخوانا وكنتم
على شفا حفرة من النار فانقذكم منها كذلك
يبين الله لكم اياته
لعلكم تهتدون [003:103] And hold fast, all
together, by the rope which God (stretches out for
you), and be not divided among yourselves; and
remember with gratitude God's favour on you; for ye
were enemies and He joined your hearts in love, so
that by His Grace, ye became brethren; and ye were on
the brink of the pit of Fire, and He saved you from
it. Thus doth God make His Signs clear to you: That ye
may be guided. So Allah joined the hearts of the
companions in love, and by His grace, they became
brothers, and Shiites say they had hatred for
eachother? If any Shiite say that it refers to Ali and
ahlelbayt, we ask, was their enemies of eachother in
the beginning? If the answer is no, and surely the
answer is no, than we come to know that it refers to
the whole companions of the Prophet (s), now we ask,
do you deny that Allah put love between them? And if
you agree, than you must accept that when Allah put
love between them, no one can put hatred amongst them. Again we read in the Holy Quran ومن
يشاقق الرسول من بعد ماتبين له الهدى ويتبع غير سبيل
المؤمنين نوله ماتولى
ونصله جهنم وساءت
مصيرا [004:115] If anyone contends with
the Apostle even after guidance has been plainly
conveyed to him, and follows a path other than that
becoming to men of Faith, We shall leave him in the
path he has chosen, and land him in Hell,- what an
evil refuge! We read in the Holy Quran واذا
قيل لهم امنوا كما امن الناس قالوا انؤمن كما امن
السفهاء الاانهم هم
السفهاء ولكن
لايعلمون [002:013] When it is said to them:
"Believe as the others believe:" They say: "Shall we
believe as the fools believe?" Nay, of a surety they
are the fools, but they do not know. The Shiites of today are doing
exactly the same thing. We tell them to believe as the
companions of the Prophet (s) believed. They say,
should we believe as those fools believe? What is the
difference between them and the kuffar of Mecca? Comments 💬 التعليقات |