Sura Luqman Lecture 25

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Hujjatul Islam Moulana Muntazir Mehdi Rizvi (Lecture 25- 2007)

[031:032 Wa-itha (and when) ghashiyahum (covers them) mawjun (a wave) kaalththulali (like shades) daAAawoo (they invoke) Allaha (Allah) mukhliseena (with sincerity) lahu (to Him) alddeena (in faith) falamma (but when) najjahum (He brings them safe) ila (to) albarri (land) faminhum (there are among them) muqtasidun (those that stop in the middle) wama (but none) yajhadu (denies) bi-ayatina (Our Signs) illa (except) kullu khattarin (traitor) kafoorin (ungrateful)] Surah Luqman Translation [031:032 And when waves cover them like shades ie like clouds or the mountains of seas water, they invoke Allah, making their invocations for Him only. But when He brings them safe to land, there are among them those that stop in between Belief and disbelief. But none denies Our Sings except every perfidious ingrate.] Exegesis Allah is addressing us that don t we see in our surroundings that how the universe is going on with out giving any error in its running? Also Allah invites us to see with keen observation how boats and ships sail smoothly on the surface of water. And when the waves of water covers boats how they seek help from Allah. It means when our boats get entangled with storms in seas. In this drowning circumstances they call Allah for the rescue with deep humble attitude. By that time only Allah comes in mind to be rescued from the wrath of waters. Allah says when we grant them blessing and rescue them; we bring their boat on land. Some of them accept the power and blessings of Allah due to

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Hujjatul Islam Moulana Muntazir Mehdi Rizvi (Lecture 25- 2007)

the equal system of justice. Such people remain firm in the belief of Allah and they further seek help and blessings of Allah. But some become obstinate and they do not believe in Allah’s kindness. They suspect. Allah says the pious and sane people can not deny the signs of Him. But only the people who are insane and do not utilize their common sensical mind they suspect and cast their doubts. There is divine argument that the people who denied did they not notice that by that time no other was there but I was only? Despite the fact they deny the fact of Allah and His signs. Allah invites our attention to the observation of His signs in the high-energy universe. Also Allah invites our attention to the circumstance when someone gets fully barricaded and gets no way to come out of the danger. Then how Allah makes very special arrangements for them to rescue and save them. So it is also a great argument of Allah to divert our attention towards the Allah’s Rehmaniyat. Allah also tells that they do believe in Him and in His blessings and signs, but despite the fact they deny all these things. One group of Muslims say La ilaha ilAllah - There is no deity (worthy of worship) but (the One) Allah. Their part of faith is only this and nothing else. Other group is entirely opposite to them – they say that to recite Kalima is another thing, but Allah prevails in their heart then they are moumin. Third group says that it is no sufficient to recite only Kalima or to have the concept of Allah in heart. They what we have in our heart it should be at the tip of our tongue and what on our tongue should be in our heart. They say it is the faith and it is the real truth. Muhammad (Salla 'Llahu 'alayhi wa sallam) told that there are three main ingredients of faith. And these are acknowledgment through tongue

attestation by heart

one should act on it. Then it becomes the faith. So faith and belief are different from one another. Let me explain what is belief? From the day first no other was brought parallel to Allah till the last moment in this mortal world. Allah is telling us that there are many people who get and seek help directly form Allah but they deny the help of Allah and never leave their own path of ungratefulness. Here Allah is in His wrath. That when each and every thing prevails in this world with open and clear signs of Allah and every system is giving surety to be from Allah, despite the fact these people don’t heed to the blessings of Allah? If it is to be taken it with deep insight we would come to know that this holy verse tells us about the oneness of Allah – Tawheed. This verse gives the lesson of Ikhlaas – to be humble and meek before Allah Subhana-Wa-Ta’aala. When a person gets full firm belief in Allah and His divinity then he would bring no other parallel to Allah. There is one glaring example in this regard. When prophet Ibrahim was being thrown in the fire then Gabriel came and offered him help. Prophet Ibrahim refused to have his help and said only Allah’s help would be sought. This is the peak of Ikhlaas. Subhan Allah (all glory to Allah). When Ibrahim did not seek any help of any angel then why Syyd ul Ambiyaa would seek help from others? As and when prophet Ibrahim entered the huge fire, it turned into cool and orchard like atmosphere in itself. It was the help of

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Hujjatul Islam Moulana Muntazir Mehdi Rizvi (Lecture 25- 2007)

Allah to his humble prophet. One point to be noted that prophet Ibrahim was not granted any power to cool down fire or any other miracle. It was directly by Allah. But Fakhere-Ibrahim (Ali) was granted such powers. Before the prison of Shaam, and before the court of Yazeed (garbage of humanity) when Zaineb intended to deliver Khutba – she spoke be silent and hear”. The history writes that all the animals too became silent by that moment. So when a non-infallible may produce such miracles then what would be the status and height of the genuine infallible? This is the reflexion of the race and blood of Ahlul Bayt. Hazrat Marium was asked to leave the place. Because it was the place of ibadat not of wiladat. That was a place to lay before Allah, not put forth a baby. She had to leave the place. She went to a barren place devoid of any human presence over there. There she sat under a tree. She was at the moment of labor pangs. In this condition she was starving. In these frail circumstances Hazrat Marium called Allah to seek the help. The dry blasted tree turned into green fruit laden tree. Then from somewhere a voice came for Hazrat Marium to turn to the tree and shake it. Lesson is that what you can not do Allah would do for you, and what you can do, Allah would want you to do that. The incident of Hazrat Marium is a great example of Ikhlaas. The noble and pious act should not be done with a view to having it advertised. Otherwise it would loss its efficacy and effect. Allah hates such acts of us. In doing pious acts we have to get the endorsement of Allah Subhana-Wa-Ta’aala. Always remember: Do, what Allah desires. Keep your desire at the disposal of Allah’s desire. Thus if you let your desire go to the desire of Allah, it would take place what is the desire of Allah. Allah directed prophet Ibrahim to reach a place where nothing was there except sands and dunes. He laid the foundation stone of Ka’bah and erected the mansion of Ummah’s centre. After it prophet prayed to Allah Subhana-Wa-Ta’aala turn people to him. It means that like prophets seek endorsement and help of Allah directly. It is Ikhlaas. Our any act without Ikhlaas would destroy and would have no positive result. Allah also says that the people, who died for the noble cause of Allah, are not dead like others. They are alive. Also getting their sustenance from Allah directly. Human intellect can not understand this phenomenon. It is sufficient for us to know that they are not dead. It means what goes to Allah is perpetual, and what we have is mortal. So Ahlul Bayt who died for the noble cause of Allah are alive. And are they with Allah. That’s why we get the net result that if we died for the love of Ahlul Bayt we would be considered martyred.

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Hujjatul Islam Moulana Muntazir Mehdi Rizvi (Lecture 25- 2007)

Allah Hafiz!