05/15/2020
What Allah says to those with Common-sense!
Allah guides us with these words: “Your Deity is Allah alone. There is no deity save the All-Beneficent and All-Merciful Allah. (If they want a sign for the understanding of this Reality) surely there are countless signs for those who use their common sense. They can see in the alternation of the night and day, in the ships that sail the ocean laden with cargoes beneficial to mankind, and in the rain-water which Allah sends down from the sky and thereby gives life to the earth after its death, and spreads over it all kinds of living creatures, in the blowing of the winds, and in the clouds which obediently wait for orders between the sky and the earth. (In spite of such clear signs of the Oneness of Allah), there are people who set up equals and rivals with Allah and adore them with the adoration due to Allah. Whereas the Believers adore Allah most enthusiastically. Would that these wrongdoers could realize now what they will realize when they see the punishment before them that power and authority belong wholly to Allah, and that Allah is severe in punishment. When He will inflict punishment, those very leaders and guides whom they followed in the world, will disown them. However, punishment they shall get, and all their ropes shall be cut off. Then those who followed them will say, "Would that we were given another chance to return to the world, then we would disown them just as they have disowned us today.” Thus will Allah bring before them the deeds they did in the world, in such a manner as to make them wring their hands in regret, but they shall be unable to come out of the Fire.” [2 Al-Baqarah:163-167]
Anyone who does not look around, and around like an animal, and is not blinded by prejudice or stubbornness, but makes an intelligent observation of the great system of the universe that is working day and night before his very eyes, can see many a sign pointing to the Reality. He will see that it is being ruled by the All-Powerful, All-Wise Sovereign. He can also understand that Allah alone is the Lord of the whole universe and, that there is absolutely no room for any kind of interference or partnership. For no one else has any quality, power, or authority to entitle them to the claim of Godhead.
As was described by Allah above, “There are people who set up equals and rivals with Allah..." They attribute some of the exclusive qualities and powers of Allah to others and render all or some of His exclusive rights to false gods. For instance, though Allah alone has control over all the forces of nature and Allah alone has the power to fulfill all the needs of His creatures, and to hear all their prayers and requests, and although He alone knows all that is open or hidden, yet they invoke others for help. Or, they attribute all, or some of the powers, and qualities to others than Allah, and thus, set up peers who rank with Him.
It is the exclusive right of Allah, that His subjects acknowledge Him as the Supreme Authority. Bow down their heads before Him, and fear Him alone in open, and secret. Those who render all or some of His rights to others than Allah set up peers who rank with Him. Therefore, those who, without any justification of these rights, shall be guilty of idolatry. Allah alone deserves to be acknowledged as the Sovereign and, as His subjects, the people should consider His Commands to be final, and turn to Him for guidance. Therefore, those who attribute any of these rights to others than Allah set up peers who rank with Him. Likewise, those institutions or persons, who claim to possess any of these qualities, or rights, or assume to themselves any of these qualities or rights, or demand that others should attribute these to them, set themselves up as peers who rank with Allah, whether or not they put forward a formal claim to Godhead.
Belief in Allah demands, that one prefer Allah’s Will to one's own will, or to that of others, and cherish His love, so dearly, as to be ready to sacrifice all other affections for Allah’s sake. This helpless band of ringleaders, misguiders and their followers, has been especially mentioned here, to warn the Muslims to be very careful in selecting and electing their leaders and guides. The former communities went astray because they followed the wrong leaders and evil guides. The Muslims therefore, should learn a lesson from their end and discriminate between leaders, and misleaders, and should not follow the latter.
