Questions & Answers
Q1 –Who is a Muslim?
Ans – ‘Muslim’ is an Arabic word, literally meaning ‘surrendered’ while ‘Islam’ means ‘surrender’. There are five pillars of Islam. A Muslim is one who respects and obeys the five pillars of Islam.
The five pillars of Islam are:
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The Shahada – A Muslim is he who testifies that ‘there is no God but Allah U and Muhammad r is the Messenger of Allah U’.
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Salah – It is most important for a Muslim to offer Salah (obligatory prayers) five times a day. Performing Salah is expressing your gratitude to Allah U for His favors and accepting His Might and Majesty. A true Muslim never neglects his Salah.
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Zakah – or ‘purifying dues’. The Qur’an often uses the phrase ‘offering Salah perfectly and paying Zakah.’ This indicates that offering ‘Salah’ and the payment of Zakah are very important and are distinguishing features by which a Muslim is known.
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Fasting – A Muslim fasts in the month of Ramadan for Allah U. Fasting cleanses sins and increases Taqwa (refraining from all harmful things, i.e. to adopt Halal [permissible] and avoid Haram [prohibited]) and piety.
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Hajj – The pilgrimage. Pilgrimage to Makkah is the most important event in the life of a Muslim. An able (financially and physically) Muslim is required to perform Hajj at least once in his lifetime. Millions of people perform Hajj every year, this results in Muslims all over the world from different communities, sects, ethnicities, races and countries coming together to obey Allah U. This increases universal amity and decreases enmity between people. The most important consequence of this is that it increases peace and security in the world.
The word ‘Deen-e-Islam’ is sometimes translated to ‘religion’, however that does not cover it’s full meaning. ‘Deen’ covers all fields of life, it is related to the beliefs and actions of a Muslim. ‘Deen’, involves not only believing in Allah U, His angels, His Books, His Messengers, the Last Day and in Fate/Predestination (Qadr, to believe that good and bad is all from Allah U), but also living up to it. Thus, when a person experiences something bad, they do not despair but rather keep on striving to get success. Similarly, when a person is blessed with something good, they do not exceed boundaries and adopt a moderate way of life. In the first instance, they do not blame others and in the second instance, they do not become arrogant.
A Muslim believes that the best way of life is the way of the Prophet. Allah U says in the Qur’an:
“You have indeed in Allah’s Messenger, a fair example of conduct to copy.” (Qur’an – 33:21)
Q2 – What do you know about our beloved Prophet ?
Ans – The Prophet r was the best of men and so he had the best of traits. He never spoke unnecessarily, he always spoke to the point and enough to make his meaning clear. When he turned in any direction, he did so with his whole body. He divided his time among the various obligations and duties he had. When he laughed, he mostly smiled and would never refuse when anyone asked him for something.
The Prophet r was also the bravest of men. Once in Madinah, where he was the head of state and the leader, during the night there was a sound causing the people to be terrified. A few people went into the direction of the sound to see what happened. They found our Prophet r coming on horseback saying, “you have nothing to fear, you have nothing to fear”.
The Prophet’s r gentleness, compassion and tenderness is exemplified in the Hadith (traditions of the Prophet r). He always spoke softly, never used rough language and never cursed. He used to visit the sick, attended funerals and helped around the house. When the Prophet r would shake hand with someone, he would not withdraw his hand until the other did so. He would not put forward his knees ahead of one with whom he sat. He was also very kind to children. Sometimes he would carry his grand-daughter Umamah (the daughter of Zaynab t) on his shoulder during Salah, setting her down when he would perform Rokou and Sujud, and would pick her up again.
As such even the disbelievers of Makkah knew him as Al-Ameen (the Trustworthy) and As-Sadiq (The Truthful).
No one can become a true Muslim unless he truly loves and believes in the Prophet r. The Prophet r said that no one can become a believer unless they love him more than their own selves.
Allah U says in the Qur’an:
النَّبِيُّ أَوْلَى بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْ أَنفُسِهِمْ وَأَزْوَاجُهُ أُمَّهَاتُهُمْ
This (Esteemed) Prophet is nearer to and has a greater claim on the believers than their own souls and his (pure) wives are their mothers (Al-Ahzaab, 33:6)
A true Muslim accepts wholeheartedly what has been brought by the Prophet r. The ideal of a Muslim is Allah’s Messenger r. The Prophet r said,
“I have left amongst you two things. You will not go astray as long as you hold fast to them. These are (i) Allah’s Book (The Qur’an) and (ii) my Sunnah”
In another tradition the Prophet r said:
"Indeed, I am leaving among you, that which if you hold fast to them, you shall not be misguided after me. One of them is greater than the other: The Book of Allah is a rope extended from the sky to the earth, and my family - the people of my house - and they shall not split until they meet at the Hawd, so look at how you deal with them after me."
Q3 – What care should a Muslim take while talking?
Ans – 1. A Muslim cannot be a liar: While making mistakes is not bad, it is bad to hide them by telling lies. Allah U does not like the liars. A Muslim, therefore, speaks the truth. The Prophet r has said: “Truth is good. Good deeds lead to paradise. Falsehood is wickedness. Wickedness leads to hell”. A good Muslim always speaks the truth, even if it takes courage.
The habit of telling lies just to make people laugh is very bad. Allah’s Messenger r has been reported to have said: “Woe to him who tells false things just to make people laugh. A man speaks a word merely to amuse others and he is thrown into the farthest place on its account”. A man slips more by his tongue than by his foot.
2. A Muslim guards his tongue against speaking ill of others: The Qur’an says, “O You who believe, avoid suspicion. Some suspicion is sin. Do not spy. Do not back-bite one another. Would any of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother?” (49:12) Most guess-works are baseless and should be avoided. Inquiring too curiously into the affairs of others is also bad. A good Muslim keeps himself away from matters that do not concern him. It is very mischievous to backbite. No one would like to think of eating the human flesh, let alone the flesh of a dead brother.
We are asked not to hurt people’s feelings when they are present. How much worse it is when we allow our tongues to say things, true or false when they are absent. A good Muslim, therefore, does not talk about others who do wrong, unless he has strong reason.
3. Talking too much is bad: Allah’s Messenger r never spoke unnecessarily. What he said was always to the point and enough to make his meaning clear. You should not interrupt somebody who is talking to you. There are people who go on talking, never allowing others to complete what they are saying. This is a very bad habit. A Muslim speaks only when necessary otherwise keeps silent. There is, however, no harm in advising a friend to correct his mistakes. When boys and girls of other faiths ask us about our religion we should feel happy to tell them everything we believe and do in a mosque. We may even give them good books on Islam to read.
Anas t narrated that the Prophet r said, “If you knew that which I know, you would laugh little and weep much.” (Sahih Al-Bukhari Book 81, Hadith 75)
Q4 – How is modesty important in faith (Iman)?
Ans – Our Prophet Muhammad r has said modesty and faith are companions. When one is removed the other is also gone. Modesty is a part of faith. If you have no shame, you will just do what you like. The best among men is he who has a good character.
Be gentle and avoid being rough. A Muslim is simple. He is generous and kindly. Modesty is the barometer of a person’s character. A barometer shows air pressure. Modesty shows faith. It keeps a person away from sins.
You should always be careful not to listen to or take part in shameful talking. You must cover your body well and be careful in selecting your friends. If your character is spoilt, everything is spoilt. Remember users of bad language fall in the sight of Allah.
Q5 Elucidate that Islam is a religion of universal peace & security for mankind?
Ans:- In Islamic law, when all demands (farz, Sunnah, wajib etc) are finished on a matter and no demand is given and the matter is left to your discretion, then this is known as Mubah. Mubah provides vast scope in Islamic Law i.e. when there is no opposition or no commendation on your act, it means no Reward, no Punishment on your act, and this is Mubah.
This question of Mubah has established that Islam is a religion (Deen) of easiness and convenience. It is not a religion of hardship nor one which puts mankind in difficulty. As it is stated in Qur’an:
“Almighty Allah has made no hardship on you in Deen-e-Islam”. There is no narrowness in this Deen (Islam). Islam is for openness, for providing capability for kindness, softness, and for betterment of mankind. It is also mentioned in Qur’an, (Sūrah-Al-Baqra), "Allah does not want to put liability on soul which is unreasonable for it". Further, in a Hadith, Holy Prophet (ﷺ) said, "I have been raised with an easy religion for everybody".
In another Hadith, it is mentioned that "the best of Deen is the easiest Deen, the easiest teaching of Islam is best Deen ". In another Hadith, "Holy Prophet (ﷺ) said, “my Deen of Islam has been one of easiness and facility and if anyone goes towards the extremes, then this Deen will crush him. Deen of Islam does not approve any act of extremism".
Therefore, people who are trying to teach narrowness in the teaching of Islam, people who have an extremist approach, who have terroristic tendency, those who are presenting Islam in a wrong way through their own narrowness in their minds, have extremist interpretation of Islam. They should try to understand that the religion proposed by the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) and promulgated by Deen-e-Islam and established through Qur’an and Sunnah is not the religion of extremity. It is the religion of moderation, kindness, softness and facilities.
In a Hadith, reported by Imam Bukhari(R) the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) said, "You have to present Islam in a very easy way so that people may think it easy to practice Islam".
So, you should preach Islam in a very easy and attractive way to not make "people run away from Islam, to not create hatred in the minds of people about Islam and to not let people think that Islam is a very narrow religion, show the religion of openness".
One should keep in mind the basic concept of Islam as mentioned in Sūrah Al-Anaam verse 119, that "Qur’an gives the list of forbidden things". Qur’an does not give the list of permissible things, whatever does not fall in the list of forbidden, it is permissible to umma. In the Sūrah AI-Nisa verse24, it is said, “whatever has been created in this world, it is for your use and benefit”, everything originally has been made useful for the mankind". Hence, the basic concept of Islam is that everything present in this world is permissible unless its prohibition has been mentioned.
Here everything is permissible (Halal) but through the Holy Prophet (ﷺ), certain things were declared to be prohibited. Whatever has been left by the silence of Shari’ah, is permissible for us. Nobody can change its permissibility. The Holy Prophet (ﷺ) said, "If I remain silent, you should remain silent and get benefited from my silence. This is the spirit of Shari’ah (law). I am silent on some law, it means it is not compulsory”.
Therefore, Deen-e-Islam is just about peace, tolerance, dialog, openness, accommodation, trust and mutual respect. Islam has nothing to do with any act of terrorism & extremism in any form. Some of the youth of the Muslim Ummah, who are unfortunately misguided by the “so called muslims” have been given a totally wrong perception and conception of Islamic teaching and have been explained a totally false meaning of Jihad (Struggle towards righteousness/goodness), consider that fighting against noncombatant Non-Muslims (even muslims in some cases!) is their duty. This is completely wrong and against Islamic teaching of the Quran and Sunnah of Holy Prophet (ﷺ). And as has been already explained, they need to come back to the normal, secure and peaceful Islamic way of life.
Q6. Elucidate about the reformative economic system of Islam and its merits?
Among the great reformative achievements of Islam is its prescribed practical and enduring economic system that prevents the exploitation and manipulation of mankind. This exploitation is simply not limited to a person subjugating the wealth earned through the sincere struggles and hard labour of another person. In fact, this word has a broader meaning which expounds on the various ways a person can obtain wealth through no effort of his own but rather by subduing that of others. Thus, in the Islamic point of view acts like bribery, usury, illegal seizure, betrayal, theft, gambling constitute illegal and immoral sources of wealth by which one may exploit others.
Islam is a complete way of life. Therefore, the Holy Qur’an provides clear guidance on this vast concept of exploitation that prohibits the illegal usurpation of one’s hard earned wealth. There is consensus among the scholars of Islam (Ulma) that this exploitative illegal seizure of wealth is comprised of all those ways of economic transactions that cause unjust sufferings and losses of one party.
Expanding on aforementioned exploitative deeds, hoarding and black marketing goods (zakheera andaazi), illegal and anomalous profit earning (bada chada kar nafa’ khori), dealing with intoxicants, advanced trading of unfinished goods or those that are not possessed at the time, selling goods while not revealing known defects etc. are all classified as corrupt exploitation in Islam’s perspective which ruins the balance and harmony in society which are contrary to Islam’s objective of a developing, harmonious and prosperous social order.
Of these exploitative acts, the corrupt deed of bribery is prescribed as a grave crime in Islamic law. This is imperative in order to maintain a healthy, working and harmonious environment in the society. The preventive measures employed by Islam to counteract this menace are those that cannot be found in the reforming regulations of any legal and ethical system of the world. For example, Islam even prohibits presenting and accepting gifts by rulers, judges and lawmakers and classifies this as an act of Kufr (denial of Allah’s (S.W.T) commands). This is because these people are responsible for the establishing law and order and granting justice to the people.
The great Caliph Umar bin Abul Azeez (R.A.) clearly expounded on this topic and is reported to have said that even though this practice of presenting gifts did exist during the lifetime of the Prophet (ﷺ), post that era, it constitutes bribery. In a famous quote, he is also reported to have said that a judge or ruler accepting gifts would be as if they had consumed wealth borne of haram (prohibited) actions. Furthermore, a Hadith of the Prophet (S.A.W) reports him to have said that if a judge or ruler accepts a gift from a person who recommends someone else to them, then this sin would be categorised as a great sin (gunah-e-kabeera).
Q7-Baith se kya muraad hai aur uski zuroorat aur afadiat kya hai?
Ans:Baith ek mu’ahida hai ke banda tamaam gunahon se tauba karta hai aur dil se us tauba par amal paira rehne ka iraada karta hai. Goya duniyaai uloom ki tarah silsila-e-shariat-wo-tariqat main baith (shagirdi ekhtiyaar karna) buniyadi amal hai. Baith farz nahi lekin duniya mein bohot sare kaam aise hain jo farz nahi maslan kahin nahi likha hai engineer banna farz hai ya doctor banna lazim hai lekin behr-e-haal taleem haasil karna maa’share (society) ki buniyadi zuroorat hai. Quran-e-Hakeem mein Allah Ta’ala ne baith ke fawaed bayaan kiye hai:
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يُبَايِعُونَكَ إِنَّمَا يُبَايِعُونَ اللَّهَ يَدُ اللَّهِ فَوْقَ أَيْدِيهِمْ (i)
اے حبیب!) بیشک جو لوگ آپ سے بیعت کرتے ہیں وہ اﷲ ہی سے بیعت کرتے ہیں، ان کے ہاتھوں پر (آپ کے ہاتھ کی صورت میں) اﷲ کا ہاتھ ہے۔)
[Al-Fath:10]
إِنَّ اللّهَ اشْتَرَى مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَنفُسَهُمْ وَأَمْوَالَهُم بِأَنَّ لَهُمُ الجَنَّةَ (ii)
بیشک اﷲ نے اہلِ ایمان سے ان کی جانیں اور ان کے مال، ان کے لئے جنت کے بدلے خرید لئے ہیں
[At-Tauba:111]
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ اتَّقُواْ اللّهَ وَابْتَغُواْ إِلَيهِ الْوَسِيلَةَ وَجَاهِدُواْ فِي سَبِيلِهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ (iii)
اے ایمان والو! اﷲ سے ڈرتے رہو اور اس (کے حضور) تک (تقرب اور رسائی کا) وسیلہ تلاش کرو اور اس کی راہ میں جہاد کرو تاکہ تم فلاح پاجاؤ
[Al-Maeda:35]
Mufassireen aur akabareen-e-ummat ke nazdeeq waseele se muraad ka waseela hai ya’ni ustaad-wo-shagird ka rishta hai.
Baith auraton se bhi li jaati hai, jo surah mumtahinah ki 12 ayat se sabit hai:
………اے نبی! جب آپ کی خدمت میں مومن عورتیں اس بات پر بیعت کرنے کے لئے حاضر ہوں کہ وہ اللہ کے ساتھ کسی چیز کو شریک نہیں ٹھہرائیں
تو آپ اُن سے بیعت لے لیا کریں اور اُن کے لئے اللہ سے بخشش طلب فرمائیں، بیشک اللہ بڑا بخشنے والا نہایت مہربان ہے
[Al-Mumtahanah:12]
Baaz logon ka khayaal hai Quran, Hadith aur kutb-e-fiqa hamare saamne hai phir kisi shaikh-e-kamil ke haath par baith karne ki kya zuroorat hai? Unhen in misaalon par gour karna chahiye:
(i) Hisaab (Mathematics) aisa yaqeeni (definite) ilm hai ke bamushkil koi doosra ilm aisa yaqeeni ho sakta hai magar hisaab ki taleem bhi ustaad ya’ni teacher se haasil ki jaati hai tab kahin usmein maharat haasil hoti hai. Asal baat yeh hai aadmi ko apni galti maalum nahi ho sakti ustaad shagird ki galti ko pakadta jaata hai aur mutanabbe karta aur nigraani karta rehta hai. Jab duniyawi kaamon mein ustaad ki zuroorat hoti hai toh sulook (rahe khuda) mein ustaad-e-roohani (murshid ya shaikh) ki zuroorat kyun na hogi. Beshak hogi.
(ii) Isi tarah hum kisi ahem muqaddame (trial) mein har roz ek wakil (advocate) badla jaye toh na pairwi barabar ho sakti hai na kamyaabi ki tawaqqo’ hai. Kya qanoon ki kitabein dekh kar muqaddamein chalaein jasakte hain. Nahin! Har kaam mein ek shakhs mahir (expert) hota hai usi par aetemaad karke apne muqaddamaat uske hawaale karne ki zuroorat hai.
Huzoor Nabi Kareem [SAWS] ka irshad-e-girami hai:
الشريعة اقوالي والطريقة افعالي والحقيقة احوالي
Ya’ni shariat mere aqwaal hain, tariqat mere af’aal hain aur haqiqat mere ehwaal hai.
Lihaza khuloos aur isteqamat ke saat, shariat par amal paira rehne se tazkiye nafs (nafs ki paki) aur tariqat ki rah-e-sulook se tasfiye qalb (dil ki safai) aur haqiqat ke mushahide se tajalliye-rooh (rooh ki lataafat aur ma’refat-e-ilahi) ka husool mumkin hain.
Ibadat-e-Ilahi bagair ma’refat-e-haq (pehchan-e-haq ta’ala) ke mumkin nahin lekin is daulat-e-sarmadi ka husool harkas wa nakas ke bas ki baat nahin balke is ke liye ek hadi-wo-pir-wo-murshid ya shaikh-e-kamil ka wasila zaroori hai. Is ke bagair khuda shinasi mumkin nahin. Irshad-e-Allah [SWT] “وَابْتَغُواْ إِلَيهِ الْوَسِيلَةَ” mein isi wasile ki talaash ka hukum diya gaya hai. Jiski sohbot-wo-faizaan-e-barkaat se tazkiya nafs (shariat), tasfiye qalb (tariqat) aur tajalliye rooh (haqiqat) ke manazil tay ho saken aur khuda ke fazal-o-karam se ma’refat-e-haq ke samander se kuch boon chak sake aur sahi manon mein abid-wo-aarif kehlayen.
Q8-Shariat (exoteric observance) se kya muraad hai?
Ans: Allah Ta’ala surah shuraa ayat 13 mein farmate hai
شَرَعَ لَكُم مِّنَ الدِّينِ مَا وَصَّى بِهِ نُوحًا وَالَّذِي أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَيْكَ وَمَا وَصَّيْنَا بِهِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَمُوسَى وَعِيسَى أَنْ أَقِيمُوا الدِّينَ وَلَا تَتَفَرَّقُوا فِيه
اسی نے تمہارے لئے دین کا وہی رستہ مقرر کیا جس (کے اختیار کرنے کا) نوح کو حکم دیا تھا اور جس کی (اے محمدﷺ) ہم نے تمہاری طرف وحی بھیجی ہے اور جس کا ابراہیم اور موسیٰ اور عیسیٰ کو حکم دیا تھا (وہ یہ) کہ دین کو قائم رکھنا اور اس میں پھوٹ نہ ڈالنا
[42:13]
Is ayat se muraad shariat hai. Shariat kya hai? Ehkaam-e-Ilaahi ke mutabiq har ek ka haq ada karna. Shariat (exoteric observance) se zahiri islah [physical reforms] ya’ne tarbiat hoti hai.
Q9-Tariqat (esoteric practice) kya hai?
Ans:Allah Ta’ala Surah Fatiha ayat 5 aur 6 mein farmata hai
اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ
صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ
ہمیں سیدھا راستہ دکھا
ان لوگوں کا راستہ جن پر تو نے انعام فرمایا
Is Ayat mein siraat se muraad ‘Tariqat’ ya Raste ko kehte hain. lihaza tariqat (esoteric practice) kya hai? Rah-e-khuda par chalna ya’ni Allah ki khaatir uski raza ke liye kaaam karna, goya “dil-ba-yaar - dast-ba-kaar” (khilwat dar anjuman) rahe.
Q10-Haqiqat (Cognizance of truth) kya hai?
Ans:Isi tarah Haqiat (Cognizance of truth) se muraad hai ke haq ko haq aur baatil ko baatil samajhna ya’ni Allah Ta’ala ki huzoori ke ehsas mein har waqt rehna. Ehsaas taraqqi karta hai to sha’oor ya’ni ban jaata hai aur raat din Allah ki dhun mein rehna yeh mehwiat ya’ni hai us ke muqaabil sahu (omission or negligence) hai goya raat din uski yaad hai to yaad mein dil shaad hai.
Q11-Abdiyat se muraad kya hai?
Ans:Abdiat (Servitude) se muraad dawam-e-huzoor aur kamaal-e-huzoor (With the vision and presence of Allah) ke saath saath Huqooq-ullah aur Huqooq-ul-Ibaad aisa ada karna ke mohabbat kaa pehlu (angle of love) tabaah na hone paye. Ya’ne “Ishq Allah, Yaad Allah” par qayam rehna badi daulat hai.
Q12-Insan ke a’amaal ka inhesar kis chees par mabni hai?
Ans:Insaan ke a’amaal us ki niyyat ya khayalaat ya iraadah par mabni hote hain. Lekin insaan ke zehen mein khatraat (notions) ka hujoom rehta hai. Yaad rahe! ke khatra who hai jo aaye aur chala jaye. Jab khatra pakka ho jata hai ya’ni iraadeh mein badaljata hai, yeh qaabil-e-pursish hai, go ke us par abhi tak amal ki surat nahi aayi. Amal ki surat mein saza zyaada hogi.
Q13-Khatraat (notions) ki teen kaunsi qisme hain?
Ans: Khatraat teen qism ke hote hain:
1-Khatra-e-Nafsani (Anima’s Notions):
Is mein insaan apne zurooriat-e-jism ka talib rehta hai, jaise Khaana peena, Nafsani khwahishat, Aaram talbi etc. Nafs aur Shaitaan ki koshish aur kashmakash bhi khwahishaat hi hote hain. Nafs aur Shaitaan ka khatra Nafs-e-Ammara (Villainous Soul) ka natija hota hai jo buraayi ki taraf mayel karta hai
2-Khatra-e-Malaki (Angelic Notions):
Is mein insaan ko malak (angel) hamesha acchaayi ki taraf hidayat aur buraayi se bachne ke liye mutanabbe (alert) karte rehte hain. Ye sifat Nafs-e-Lawwama” (Conscious Soul) ki hai. Jab Nafs-e-Ammara taraqqi karta hai toh Nafs-e-Lawwama ho Jaata hai.
3-Khatra-e-Rahmani ( Beneficient Notions):
Is mein insaan hamatan (totally) Allah Ta’ala ki taraf mutawajjo rehta hai. Ye kaam Nafs-e-Mutmainna (Satisfied soul) kaa hai. Jab Nafs-e-Lawwama taraqqi karta hai toh Nafs-e-Mutmainna kahlaataa hai. Yeh Allah ka fazal hai, jiko chaahta hai ataa karta hai.
Yahi toh Tehzeeb-e-Nafs aur Tazkiya-e-Qalb (refinement of soul and heart) hai ya’ni Nafs-e-Ammara taraqqi karkai Nafs-e-Lawwama aur bil aakhir Nafs-e-Mutmainna ho jaye jisko banda raahe sulook tay karke ya’ni Allah ki raah me mujahida (koshish) karke hi paasakta hai.
Q14-Rahe sulook mein banda kis tarah manazil-e-haq tay karta hai?
Ans: Allah Ta’ala Surah Ankabut ki Ayat 69 mein farmata hai
وَالَّذِينَ جَاهَدُوا فِينَا لَنَهْدِيَنَّهُمْ سُبُلَنَا
اور جو لوگ ہمارے حق میں جہاد (اور مجاہدہ) کرتے ہیں تو ہم یقیناً انہیں اپنی راہیں دکھا دیتے ہیں
[29:69]
Is Ayat se bande ko mujahidah-e-Rahe Khuda ki targeeb (encouragement) ki gayi hai. Is tarah rah-e-sulook (mujahide fi sabilillah) mein banda Shariat se Tariqat phir Haqiqat aur Marifat ke manazil-e-Taqwa tay karta hai, magar kisi paak nafs ‘Aarif ki nigrani mein jis ke haath par woh baith karta hai. Kamaal-e-Mujahidah hi dusre mano mein kamaal-e-sulook hai jo kamaal-e-huzoor par dalaalat karta hai jis ki taraf Rasoolullah [SAWS] ne yun rehnumaai farmai:
“Jibrail [AS] ne ek dafa Rasoolullah [SAWS] se dariyaft farmaya, Ehsaan kya hai? Aap r ne farmaya, “Ehsaan yeh hai ke tum khuda ki ebaadat is tarah karo goya ke tum Us (Allah) ko dekh rahe ho. Agar bazahir woh tumhain dikhahi nahi deta toh is baat par yaqeen karo ke woh tumhein dekh raha hai’”
Aadmi martaba-e-Ehsan par us waqt pohonchta hai jab woh seedha-rasta (sirat-ul-mustaqim) ekhtiyaar karta hai, Apne haal ki islah aur apne nafs ka muhaasebah karta hai. Apne dil ki acchi tarah nigrani karta hai ke Allah ki raah mein joh saansain nikli unka nigebaan rahe aur is baat par yaqeen kare ke Allah apne dil ke qareeb hai. Mere tamaam haal se woh waqif hai. Mairey Ahwaal ko dekh raha hai, meri tamaam baton ko sunta hai. Yahi toh sirat-ul-mustaqim aur rah-e-sulooq hai, jispe chal kar insaan ka ilm-ul-yaqeen a’en-ul-yaqeen mein, phir haq-ul-yaqeen mein taraqqi karta hai ya’ni uspar Allah Ta’ala ka fazal hota hai. Ab woh banda Allah Ta’ala ka muqarrab (close friend) ban jata hai. Magar hoshiar rahe:
إنما أنا قاسم والله يعطي
(Hadith)
Ya’ne Allah Ta’ala deta hai aur Muhammadur-Rasulullah [SAWS] qaasim (distributor) hain, taqseem karte hain aur phir yeh ke
وَابْتَغُواْ إِلَيهِ الْوَسِيلَةَ
[Al-Maeda:35]
Ya’ni Allah tak pohonchne ke liye wasila ya zariya talaash karo jiske fard-e-A’ala Muhammad r hi hai. Agar koi fana-fillah bhi hojaa hai toh woh phir- Rasool hi hosakta hai. Ya’ni Rasulullah [SAWS] ke tawassut hi se mumkin hai ke Allah Ta’ala ki tajalliyat (refulgence) ka ilm ho sake, kyonke baaz dafa aisa bhi hota hai ke acchi aenak ki tarah huzoor [SAWS] shafaaf (crystal clear) ho kar Allah ko dikha daite hain aur woh samajhta hai ki mayen raast (straight) Allah ko dekh raha hun.
Na utha hai na uthe ga kabhi beech se parda
Tu ae noor-e-khuda [SAWS] beshaq hijab-e-rooe wehdat hai
~Hasrat Siddique [RA]