Gist of 3rd in series of topic, 5th Majlis by Maulana Mirza Mohammed At’har, 30 Nov, Moharram 2011, Masjid Iraniyan, Bombay, India
Topic: Injustice done to Prophet (saw) and his ancestors as well as progeny by biased Islamic history
Yesterday, I discussed about Ali (as) declaring that he gained knowledge from Prophet (saw). People may argue at one point you say Allah taught Ali (as) at other occasion you claim Prophet (saw) gave him knowledge just like birds feed their young ones in nest.
Well, the confusion should be cleared about who actually gave him the knowledge. First, I would like to inform that knowledge has three types:
1) Knowledge of all sciences and languages (everything that could be questioned about)
2) Knowledge of seen and unseen, past present and future (as and when they need)
3) Knowledge of Marifat Ilahi (Connection with God)
The third category has no limits; if ever it had limits it would limit the prestige and power of God, which is in real limitless itself. It is the third kind of knowledge that Ali (as) declared he learnt from Prophet (saw). It was this ilm (knowledge) that Prophet (saw) talked about when he asked Rabbi zidni ilma ( O Lord advance me in my knowledge), since it is limitless knowledge.
I would like to question them that what they think Prophet (saw) came for to distribute Quran of to teach Quran? I was asked to distribute few Gujarati books while I was off to Gujarat, I did exactly that, since I don’t know Gujarati I had nothing to do with what was written in those book, my job was only to distribute. But suppose if am asked to teach a few books at a college, do I need to know about those books or not? Prophet (saw) came to teach Quran, Quran declares knowledge of everything is in this book, if book contains all knowledge and Prophet (saw) came to teach, how can we believe he was illiterate? They accuse us that we believe our Imams (as) have complete knowledge of book. Well, after Prophet (saw) if no one has complete knowledge of book, what is the use of such a knowledge which came for the time being and went away with Prophet (saw)? Off course, Quran says: O Prophet (saw), We are witness over you and He who has complete knowledge of Book. Implies there was someone who had complete knowledge of book, we believe him to be Ali (as). They further accuse us, how do you know? Well, bring any other person who declared Saloni Saloni (ask me, ask me) whatever you would like to ask before I am gone. They could never bring anyone; others themselves came to Ali (as) for their questions. It was Ali (as) who declared: Ask me anything before am gone, ask me the route to skies, today people are doing research about how to reach in various outer space’s locations.
Jahal (ignorance) and ilm (knowledge) are two opposites, whatever good ever happened or is happening or will happen is because of knowledge, and all troubles and vices are because of ignorance. The progress is due to knowledge, troubles are due to ignorance. Thus we say when it is silent it is Quran, when it speaks it is Ali (as)! The people who disagreed and fought with Ali (as) were actually fighting knowledge due to their ignorance! Ali (as) was fountain of knowledge and how stupid they were when fountain itself came to thirsty, these people in their hatred for knowledge out of their ignorance left the sides of Ali (as). Ali (as) made dams in Euprates, and claimed if he wishes he could illuminate the cities with these water falling from dam, it is today that we make hydroelectricity after 1400 years.
It is shame, that these aalims claim themselves aalim by declaring their own Prophet (saw) illiterate! They would say, see its written in so and so authentic book, well, who do you love more, Prophet (saw) or these narrators who wrote the book? Don’t these people have sense!
Ismat (infallibility), we credit out Imams (as) with it. Prophet (saw) and all Imams (as) have Ismat. Prophet brings Shariyat (canon) and it is Imam who interprets it but according to wishes of Allah and not on his own wishes. Can you memorise a mere directory, no, not even a single talk or debate word to word. This is exactly where problem creeps in thus we need infallible person, then and only then can there be no scope for error. It is gigantic task in itself to be perfect about a teaching which itself took 23 years to take its form. Am having a talk with you today can you memorise it word for word tomorrow? No one, I am sure of that. But if someone records it, it can be available word for word. What if the recorder is a young man, do old people have any doubt about record, exactly this happened. The older ones got angry that a young man was given the task of interpretation. What if number of copies of records is made one after the other would there be any change in the message? No, this is exact case of series of Imams (as).
Ismat is not a prestige issue, rather is it much more a necessity for the religion. In the other way round it must be clear that where the error took place, if it can’t be located and one is sure error did took place, the whole process would became faulty. Thus either the error must be located or infallibility be accorded, if ever religion is believed to be correct.
Another accusation is Prophet (saw) was mortal and like use. We believe he was Noor (Spiritual illuminance). A mere mortal can’t bear the weight of spiritual (hidden) aspects of Quran. They would further argue why he came in image of man? Well, Allah says: la ikraha fid diin (there is no compulsion in religion), Allah doesn’t want people to recite declaration of faith out of force. Had he come in his Noor personality people would have become muslim out in fear. Thus Allah gave him two aspects one which was Noor other which was bashar (normal human being). Prophet (saw) is taken as witness for Adam (as), how can he be witness when he was not even born, implies his Noor was always there.
Today when reciting majlis am here, I am sure thousands of TV are watched around world, it is magnificence of electronic waves. We know material can’t be at two places on same occasion, but look electronic waves take my influence to so many places at the same time. Exactly this is the issue when we call Ya Mohammed (saw) and Ya Ali (as) and so on.
If someone disrespects Quran, won’t muslims get angry? Sure, but if someone is disrespecting Quran in this world what harm he does to celestial Quran which is written on Arsh (Celestial apex). Implies disrespect to any form is a real disrespect and thus there can be two aspects of same source or personality.
So called Mulla (priests) accuse us. These people (Shia) take Ali (as) as god beside Allah. Disgusting! When we celebrate 13th rajab as birthday of Ali (as) or when we mourn 21st Ramadan as martyrdom of Ali (as) these very people accuse us of bidah (innovation) and kufr (disbelief), stupid people, rather than kufr and bidah it is tauhid (monotheism). When we celebrate birth and mourn death we declare we don’t take Ali (as) as god, when we refer Ali (as) to be son of Abu Talib (as), Husnain (as) to be sons of Ali (as), we declare we don’t take Ali (as) as god, Quran itself says: He (God) has neither son nor is He a son! He has neither wives nor childrens, neither born nor dies.
Finally, to end the majlis it is clear these so called religious authorities had no respect for Prophet (saw).
Janabe Zohair (as) and Habib ibn Mazahir (as), actions of both of them in service of Imam Husain (as) at Karbala were briefed up as the close up of session.
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