IS PROPHET MOAHMMED(PBUH) MADE UP OF LIGHT(NOOR)?

IS PROPHET MOAHMMED(PBUH) MADE UP OF LIGHT(NOOR)?
By Mohammed Asif Ali

Say: "I am but a man like yourselves, (but) the inspiration has come to me, that your Allah is one Allah:

[Al-Qur’an ch 18 Verse 110]

Qul 'Innamā 'Anā Basharun Mithlukum Yūĥá 'Ilayya 'Annamā 'Ilahukum 'Ilahun Wāĥidun Faman Kāna Yarjū Liqā'a Rabbihi Falya`mal `Amalāan Şāliĥāan Wa Lā Yushrik Bi`ibādati Rabbihi 'Aĥadāan

: Say thou: "I am but a man like you: It is revealed to me by Inspiration, that your Allah is one Allah: so stand true to Him, and ask for His Forgiveness." And woe to those who join gods with Allah,-

[Al-Qur’an ch 41 Verse 6]

In this verse its very cleary mentioned that Mohammed(pbuh) is Human(Bashar) as like us but he is the Messenger of Allah. 

Allah says in the another verse in the holy Qur’an and refer to all Mankind and Mohammed(pbuh) is not excluded from this verse, that all human being are created from Dust including Mohammed(pbuh).

O mankind! if ye have a doubt about the Resurrection, (consider) that We created you out of dust

[AL-Qur’an ch 22 Verse 5]

“O you Mankind we have created you from single pair of Male and Female…”

[Al-Qur’an ch 49 Verse 13]

Allah says in the Qur’an that the whole Mankind come from one single pair of Male and Female, the Adam and eve and all humankind is the children of Adam and Adam created from dust same the whole mankind created from the dust only. In the Following verse Allah says.

Verily, the likeness of 'Iesa (Jesus) before Allah is the likeness of Adam. He created him from dust, then (He) said to him: "Be!" - and he was. 

[Al-Qur’an ch 3 Verse 59]

Its very evident and clear that all Mankind Created from Dust even Prophet Mohammed(pbuh), prophet is not a separate creation of Allah amongt the Mankind but he Messenger of Allah, The Highest level of standred or The best Human being among the all Human being.

WHAT IS LIGHT(NOOR) MEANS IN THE QUR’AN ?

There hath come to you from Allah a (new) light and a perspicuous Book, -

[Al-Qur’an ch 5 Verse 14]

Many people pick this verse and try to prove that Mohammed(pbuh) is created from Noor, Auzbillah.

Does this title means literally? 

THE TITLE OF A PROPHET (PBUH) DOES NOT MEAN THAT IT EXCLUSIVELY BELONGS TO THAT PROPHET (PBUH)

Different titles are given to different prophets (pbut). Whenever a title is given to a prophet (pbuh), it does not necessarily mean that the other prophets do not have the same characteristic or quality. For e.g. Prophet Abraham (pbuh) is referred to in the Qur’an as Khaleelullah, a friend of Allah. This does not indicate that all the other Prophets (pbuh) were not the friends of Allah. Prophet Moses (pbuh) is referred to in the Qur’an as Kaleemullah, indicating that God spoke to him. This does not mean that God did not speak to others. Prophet Jesus (pbuh) is referred to in the Qur’an as Kalimatullah, "a word from Allah", it does not mean that the other Prophets were not "the word," of Allah. Similarly when Mohammed(pbuh) refer as Noor from Allah it does not means that other prophet is not Noor(light) from Allah.

Its Just a title given in the Qur’an to prophet Mohammed(pbuh), it does not means that he created from Noor.

If me analysis the Holy Qur’an and Sahi Hadith as whole it every clear that prophet Mohammed(pbuh) is a Human, Children of Adam and created from Dust. If any one how believe that prophet created from Noor(light) the he is clear rejecting the Qur’an verses and he will lead out of domain of Islam. 

Surely! Those who disbelieved in Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) We shall burn them in Fire. As often as their skins are roasted through, We shall change them for other skins that they may taste the punishment. Truly, Allah is Ever Most Powerful, AllญWise. 

[Al-Qur’an ch 4 Verse 56]

CELEBRATING SHAB-E-BARAT (15TH OF SHABAAN IS BID'AH)

CELEBRATING SHAB-E-BARAT (15TH OF SHABAAN IS BID'AH)

SHAB-E-BARAT:

     The month of Sha’ban is the eighth month of the Islamic lunar calendar. The fifteenth night of this month is known as Laylatul Bara’ah or Laylatun Nisfe min Sha’ban in the Arab world. In India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Iran, Afghanistan, etc., it is known as Shab-e-barat.

THE BELIEVES ABOUT THIS DAY:

1.     Some people believe that in Surah al-Dukhan (44:3-4) there is a reference to this night as Allah says, “We sent it (the Qur’an) down during a blessed night. We are truly warners. In that night is made distinct every affair of wisdom”

    -But the night referred to here cannot be a Sha’ban night, because it is said here clearly that the Qur’an was revealed in this night. We know from the Surah al-Qadr (97) that the Qur’an was revealed in the night of Qadr and we also know from the Qur’an (Al-Baqarah 2:185) that the Qur’an was revealed in the month of Ramadan, so it is obvious that the night of the revelation of the Qur’an was in Ramadan, not Sha’ban, and that it was Laylatul Qadr not Shab-e-barat (or the Sha’ban night).

2.    Some people also say that in the 2nd year of Hijrah, the direction of Qiblah was changed from Jerusalem to Ka’bah (Makkah) on the 15th day of Sha’ban.

-This report is also not confirmed by authentic Ahadith.

     According to most of the scholars of Tafsir, the Qur’an has not mentioned anything about the Sha’ban night. There are some Ahadith that speak about the Middle of Sha’ban and its night. However, the scholars of Hadith say that most of the Ahadith concerning this night are not sound. They are weak (da’if) according to the criteria of the Muhaddithin.

THE SUPERSTTIONS ABOUT THIS DAY:

  1.some people believe that the spirits (arwah) of the deceased visit their relatives during this night.

  2. Some believe that there is a special Tree in the heaven upon whose leaves are the names of all human beings, and whatever leaves drop during this night, those people are destined to die in this year.

  3.Some think that the decisions about the life and death of people are made during this night.

     -All these beliefs and superstitions do not belong to the authentic teachings of the Qur’an and Sunnah.

HADITH ON (15TH) MID-SHABAN:

   1. The Mother of the Believers Aisha [May Allah be pleased with her] reports I missed the Prophet one night so I went out to al-Baqi` (and found him). He said: "Were you afraid that Allah would wrong you and that His Prophet would wrong you?" I said: "O Messenger of Allah, I thought that you might have gone to visit one of your wives." He said: "Allah Glorious and Exalted descends to the nearest heaven on the night of mid-Shaban and He forgives to more people than the number of hairs on the hides of the sheep of the tribes of Kalb.

   -Narrated from Aisha by Ahmad, Ibn Majah, and al-Tirmidhi who said that he heard al-Bukhari grading this Hadith as weak because some of the sub-narrators did not narrate directly from each other.

  2. Abd Allah ibn `Amr [May Allah be pleased with him] reports that Prophet [Peace be upon him] said “Allah looks upon His creatures on the night of mid-Shaban and He forgives all His servants except two: one intent on hatred, and the homicide.”

  - Narrated from Abd Allah ibn Amr by al-Tirmidhi, Ahmad and al Bazzar with a chain he graded fair (hasan) through the great Tabi’I jurist al-Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn bi Bakr al-Siddiq.

    3. The Mother of the Believers Aisha [May Allah be pleased with her] reports, "The Prophet stood up in prayer during part of the night and made his prostration so lengthy that I thought his soul had been taken back. When I saw this I got up and went to move his big toe, whereupon he moved, so I drew back. When he raised his head from prostration and finished praying, he said: "O `A'isha, O fair little one (humayra')! Did you think that the Prophet had broken his agreement with you?" She replied: "No, by Allah, O Messenger of Allah, but I thought that your soul had been taken back because your stayed in prostration for so long." He said: "Do you know what night this is?" She said: "Allah and His Prophet know best." He said: "This is the night of mid-Sha`ban! Verily Allah the Glorious and Majestic look at His servants on the night of mid-Sha`ban, and He forgives those who ask forgiveness, and He bestows mercy on those who ask mercy, and He gives a delay to the people of envy and spite in their state."

   - Narrated from Aisha by al-Bayhaqi in Shu’ab al Iman (3:382) where he comments: “This hadith is missing the Companion in its chain, and is a good Hadith (hadha mursal jayyid). It is probable that al-Ala’ibn al-Harith took it from Makhul and Allah knows best.”

    4. Ali ibn Abi Talib [May Allah be pleased with him] reports that the Prophet [Peace be upon him] is reported to have said: “The night of mid-Shaban, let all of you spend in prayer and its day in fasting, for Allah descends to the nearest heaven during that night beginning with sunset and says: ‘Is there no one asking sustenance that I may forgive them? Is there no one asking sustenance that I may grant them sustenance? Is there no one under duress that I may relieve them? Is there not such-and-such, is there not such-and-such, a so forth until dawn rises’”

    - Narrated from Ali by Ahmed and Ibn Majah with a chain containing Ibn Abi Sabra, Mufti Taqi Uthmani says regarding the authenticity of this hadith This Hadith is recorded by Ibn Majah in his Sunan, one of the famous six books of Hadith, and also by Baihaqi in his famous book Shu'ab-al-'iman'. Both of them have reported it without any comment about its authenticity. But after a critical analysis of its chain of narrators it is found that this tradition is mainly based on the report of Abu Bakr Ibn Abi Saburah whose narrations cannot be relied upon. That is why the scholars of Hadith have declared it as a weak (da'if) tradition. his memory was not of the standard required for the Authenticity of a tradition. That is why most of the critics and scholars of Hadith like Imam Bukhari etc. Have held him as weak.

SCOLARS OPINION:

   AS THERE IS NO AUTHENTIC HADITH ABOUT MID SHABAN, BUT THERE ARE NUMBERS OF WEAK HADITH’S IN RELATION, THE OPINION OF THE SCHOLARS DIFFERED AT THIS POINT.
SOME OF THEM BELIEVED AS THERE ARE MANY (NEAR A DOZON) WEAK HADITH, SO, MID-SHABAN CARRIES SPECIAL IMPORTANCE, AND SPECIAL ACTS SHALL BE PERFORMED AT THIS NIGHT!
OTHERS BELIEVED THAT, AS MOST OF THE HADITH ARE WEAK OR THERE IS NOT A SINGLE SAHIH HADITH AMONG THEM, PERFORMING ANY SPECIAL ACT ON THIS SPECIFIC NIGHT IS BIDAH (INOVATION).

    IN BRIEF, WHAT WE FIND IS-

  1. There is no specific prescribed Salaah reserved for this night.

   2. There is no specific form of Ibadah prescribed for this night.

   -It was the noble habit of Rasoolullah Sallallahu alaihi wasallam to engage in ibadah during the last portion of every night. Ibadah was not restricted to the 15th of Shaban or any other specific night. Ayesha Radhiyallahu anha reports that Rasoolullah Sallallahu alaihi wasallam used to go to bed during the first portion of the night and he would stay awake the last portion of the night (spending it in ibadah). (Bukhari and Muslim)

   3. Allah Ta'ala descends to the nearest heaven during the last third of every night. (Bukhari) This is not restricted to the 15th night of Sha'ban.

   4. Visiting the graveyard is not a special characteristic of this night; it is proven from other authentic narrations that Rasoolullah Sallallahu alaihi wasallam would visit the graveyard during the last portion of many nights.

   5. Fasting on the 15th of Sha'ban is not proven from any Sahih Hadith

   - It is a misconception that the fast of the 15th of Sha'ban is Sunnah.
There is only one hadtih regarding fasting on this day but it is extremely weak, as one of its narrators, Ibn Abi Sabirah is extremely weak, has been accused of fabricating Ahaadith too. (Mizaan al-I'tidaal, p. 503)

   - Fasting in the month of Sha'ban without the specification of any day is proven from Rasoolullah Sallallahu alaihi wasallam. Infact, he used to fast excessively during this month. (Narrated by al-Bukhârî, no. 1833; Muslim, no. 1956)

   - Fasting on the13th, 14th and 15th of Every lunar month is proven from the Ahaadith.

    8. The BLESSED NIGHT, mentioned in Surah Dukhan of the Quran, is the night of Qadr, and not the 15th night of Sha'baan.

    9. The name Laylatul Bara'at was intoduced after a few centuries. Earlier Hadith books would mention Ahaadith regarding this night under the heading laylat al-Nisf min Sha'ban (Chapter on the night of the 15th of Sha'ban)

    10. The custom of cooking a specific food for the 15th night of Sha'ban has no basis in the Qur'an or Sunnah. Nor does the lighting of lamps or having lighting outside the Masaajid as practised by some people.

   11. It is the consensus (ijma) of all jurists that it is better for an individual to perform optional prayers in ones own home.

   - It was the practice of Rasoolullah Salllallahu alaihi wasallam and the Sahaabah Radhiyallahu anhum to engage in any Nafl/optional prayers in their own homes.
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    One can conclude from this that the customs and traditions prevalent today where people assemble on nights such as these have no base in the Qur'an or Sunnah.

    Don’t engage in any form of Bid'ah, Success lies in obeying the commands of Allah and adhering to the teachings of our Prophet, Muhammad Sallallahu alaihi wasallam.

ALLAH KNOWS THE BEST.

IS CHILD ADOPTION ALLOWED IN ISLAM?

IS CHILD ADOPTION ALLOWED IN ISLAM?

 REFERENCE: 

QUESTION NO: 39

“THE MOST FIFTY COMMON QEUSTIONS ASK BY THE NON MUSLIMS ABOUT ISLAM
UNVEILED” -by Mohammed Asif Ali

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Ans:

Adoption mean that you take a young child a poor child and give him lodging, boarding, clothing bringing into your house Islam has always stressed in the Qu’ran that you should help the poor people, help the needy people - You can even get a child to your house, and give him your fatherly love. What Islam objects to be we cannot legally adopt - you cannot give your name to the child - Legal adoptions are prohibited in Islam.

Legal adoption prohibited

Why?  Because if a person adopts a child legally, there can be several complications.

Point number 1: If the child, whether it is a girl or boy, it will lose its identity.

Point number 2: If suppose after a person adopts a child, He may have his own children - No one can say that he or she will never have children throughout your life. If person have his own children, He will be bias towards your own child, than the adopted child.

Point number  3: If the children born to them  if they are of opposite sex of that of the adopted child, they cannot freely stay in the same house because they are not blood sisters and brothers, to each other. If the adopted child, after he grows up - If it is a girl after she grows up she will have to do Hijab  with the so called father, because he is not his original father. If the man adopted child if it is a boy and he becomes elderly, he becomes a man, and then if he marries - there has to be Hijab between the daughter-in-law, and the so called father. And there are several other reasons and besides that.

    The adopt a child; It will be depriving many of your relatives of their rights. When after a person dies, whatever property he has, is divided according to whatever is mentioned in the Qur’an. If the person has children, and if he adopts a child, but natural he will he will be depriving a share of his own child. If the person if he dies,  if he has a children then the wife will get half the share as she should get , if she has no children, including the mother. If there are children, she gets 1/6 if there are no children, she gets 1/3. If the person adopt a child, you are depriving the share of the mother. So to prevent these complications, legal adoption is prohibited in Islam.