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Masjid e Nabawi
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Province	Al Madinah Province
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- Mayor	Abdulaziz Bin Majid (عبدالعزيز بن ماجد)
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- Total	173,000 km2 (66,795.7 sq mi)
Elevation	608 m (1,995 ft)
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- Total	1,300,000
Time zone	Arabia Standard Time (UTC+3)

Of Allah and Instead of Allah

The misfortunate people not only improvise the meaning of holy Quran but also defame Prophet SAW.

The defame prophet SAW by terming Him instead of Allah. Where as holy Quran asserts basic principle that all believers are group of Allah and all infidels are instead of Allah.

Allah JSN advise believers to not to generate friendship with infidels instead of believers.

 

144.     O you who believe, you shall not ally yourselves with the disbelievers, instead of the believers. Do you wish to provide GOD with a clear proof against you? (Al-Nesa')

So this is the advice to not generate friendship

1. with infidels

2. instead of believers

It means that believers should develop friendship with believers; and not with infidels because those are instead of Allah.

The similar message was delivered by Allah JSN in following verses.

138.     Inform the hypocrites that they have incurred painful retribution.

139.     They are the ones who ally themselves with disbelievers instead of believers. Are they seeking dignity with them? All dignity belongs with GOD alone. (Al-Nesa')

So the friendship of believers is from Allah appreciated by Allah.

And friendship of infidels is from Satan appreciated by Satan.

So the head of believers’ group Prophet SAW is of Allah and not instead of Allah.

The following is one example verse to describe his dignity.

8.         We have sent you as a witness, a bearer of good news, and a Warner.

9.         That you people may believe in GOD and His Prophet, and reverence Him, and observe Him, and glorify Him, day and night. (Al-Fatah)

Contents 1 Words and Meanings

Now concentrate on the structure of verse No. 9; the believe advice is for Allah JSN and His prophet. But in the rest of verse single identity address is used for Allah JSN and Prophet SAW.

Allah JSN rejected the perception that His prophet may be instead of Allah and strengthened his unity with his Prophet SAW.

This verse describes extreme dignity of Prophet SAW. Allah JSN used single identity address for Him and His Prophet.

Aulya Allah got the wisdom of this secret. They not only termed prophet SAW as 'of Allah' but properly realized the fact and termed as Beacon enlightened with the light of Allah (Noor um min Noor Allah).

And the illiterates those termed Prophet SAW as instead of Allah, lost the path; and were deprived of the affection of Prophet SAW.

Holy Quran highlighted that Allah JSN and Prophet should be considered one identity.

Let us affirm this by the following Hadith

'It is narrated by Hadrat Addi bin Hatam that a person was delivering a 'Khutba' (speech) in the presence of Prophet SAW. He said, the one who will obey Allah JSN and Prophet SAW will be successful and one who will disobey both, will be astray.

The Prophet SAW said; you are bad speaker. Instead of saying 'both', you should say; the one who will disobey Allah JSN and Prophet SAW.'

So Prophet SAW elaborated that he is bad speaker who referred Allah JSN and Prophet SAW as two.

Let us focus on scenario more closely.

You may have come up with some one who is saturated with the one from genie tribe member (jinn). And you may have observation that when the jinn saturates in human body then voice of the person works as voice of jinn.

For example, a person named Zahid has been saturated by jinn named as Bakar. So you can call that identity by either name, Zaid or Bakar.

Now there are two personalities but the frame is one. So there address may be like a single identity.

This is the secret of this Surah Al Fatah. In the parallel the physical abilities of a saturated person get enhanced.

Let me explain with a specific narration.

My maternal uncle proceeded to India for religious education. he used to narrate a certain event.

He used to tell us that a strange child was living with us for education purpose. We were in suspense about that child. but the teacher had passed on special instructions to us with reference to that child. The one instruction was not assign any physical work duty to that child.

It was duty of a boy to off the lamp before sleep. Students were in suspense and planned conspiracy to test that child. They asked that child to off the lamp before sleep. the child was resting on his bed. He extended his hand towards lamp while resting on bed. the hand was increasing in length until it reached to the lamp and the lamp was off. The students were terrified to see this scene. in the morning, the child was missing. Certainly he was disappeared. The teacher acknowledged this event and briefed us that the child was a 'jinn'.

Now it is the time to assess. A 'jinn' or a child saturated with jinn, while extends his hand, it gets long from bed to lamp.

And what would be the dignity of personality who is saturated with GOD. His dignity is that while standing on ground, his hands approach to paradise bunches.

Let us consider a Hadith from Al Bukhari Chapter Al Eclipses.

Narrated 'Abdullah bin Abbas:

The sun eclipsed in the life-time of the Prophet (S.A.W.). Allah's Apostle offered the eclipse prayer and stood for a long period equal to the period in which one could recite Surat-al-Baqara. Then he bowed for a long time and then stood up for a long period which was shorter than that of the first standing, then bowed again for a long time but for a shorter period than the first; then he prostrated twice and then stood up for a long period which was shorter than that of the first standing; then he bowed for a long time which was shorter than the previous one, and then he raised his head and stood up for a long period which was shorter than the first standing, then he bowed for a long time which was shorter than the first bowing, and then prostrated (twice) and finished the prayer. By then, the sun (eclipse) had cleared. The Prophet then said, "The sun and the moon are two of the signs of Allah. They eclipse neither because of the death of somebody nor because of his life (i.e. birth). So when you see them, remember Allah." The people say, "O Allah's Apostle! We saw you taking something from your place and then we saw you retreating." The Prophet replied, "I saw Paradise and stretched my hands towards a bunch (of its fruits) and had I taken it, you would have eaten from it as long as the world remains. I also saw the Hell-fire and I had never seen such a horrible sight. I saw that most of the inhabitants were women." The people asked, "O Allah's Apostle! Why is it so?" The Prophet replied, "Because of their ungratefulness." It was asked whether they are ungrateful to Allah. The Prophet said, "They are ungrateful to their companions of life (husbands) and ungrateful to good deeds. If you are benevolent to one of them throughout the life and if she sees anything (undesirable) in you, she will say, 'I have never had any good from you.' "

We should love the Sahaba’s prayers; they were praying and simultaneously looking towards Prophet SAW.

Please consider the word 'The people say', all the Sahaba were looking towards Prophet SAW.

'Ankh wala tere jobin ka tamasha dekhe, deda e kor ko kia nazr aye kia dekhe'

'Only the capable eye can visualize the prophet SAW, other wise blind eye can never ever visualize.'

The Prophet SAW is of Allah or instead of Allah, let us refers to Hadart Ubbay Ibn Ka'b.

'Hadrat Ubbay Ibn Ka'b narrates that I was sitting in mosque and a person arrived there and initiated prayer.

He started recitation that was unknown to me. Then another person reached and recited in the form that was different from the first person. When they completed the prayer, we proceeded to prophet SAW jointly. I requested (to Prophet SAW that) this fellow made recitation that was unknown to me. Then another fellow reached and he made the recitation that was different from the 1st fellow. Prophet SAW ordered them both to recite. They recited and He (Prophet SAW) appreciated. My mind felt the wave of rejection that was not even felt in the tenure of ignorance.

Prophet SAW observed my condition and hammered his hand on my chest. I was terrified and felt that I was looking to Allah JSN..... '

So focus the statement of Hadrat Ubbay Ibn Ka'b. He was looking to Prophet SAW and he was feeling that he is looking to Allah JSN.

When Allah's Apostle speaks, the holy Quran informs that it is Allah' speech. When Allah's Apostle throws pebbles, holy Quran informs that these are thrown by Allah JSN. When Prophet SAW takes oath of 1400 Sahaba, the holy Quran informs that oath taking hands were of Allah JSN.

We can not see any 'instead of' concept in holy Quran for Prophet SAW. it seems that Allah JSN and prophet SAW are hand to hand and God is fond of his beloved. His obedience is God's obedience. His disobedience is God's disobedience. and objection on his authority is objection on God's authority

'Rab peda kita apna jani. na hua na koi hay us the sani.

Lasani un dohein jahanin sal Allah o Alahe wa sallam. '

Allah JSN created his fiend. There is no comparison and there will be no comparison to him. He is matchless in both the lives. God bless him peace and glory.

 

 

SPIRITUAL PRESENCE OF PROPHET SAW

By the God Blessing, all the souls remain alive after physical death of the individual. The successful souls are free in their movement and travel as per wish of Allah JSN. The souls of prophets are supreme souls. And what about the dignity of soul of head of Prophets! That exists all over the universe.