The PPK Muslims (Proud, Practicing, Knowledgable) : July 2019

The Reality of Al Gaib (الغَيبِ) and the Predictions and Prophesies of the Holy Prophet

In the light of the Holy Quran, Sunnah and Shar’ah

ABSTRACT

“Say: No one in the heavens and the earth knows the Unseen except Allah. They are not aware of when they will be raised”.

I have been intrigued all along by the reality of Ilm-e-Ghaib; its knowledge or lack of it. It has given rise to numerous claims and countless predictions by the the Holy Prophet in the hadith literature about the history of Islam including the Karbala tragedy, the advent of Dajjal and Mehdi/Masih etc. I have therefore selected this ayah for discussion in the present session.

Knowledge of the unseen and unknown is the sole prerogatives of the One Being, the All-Knowing Allah who knows all: past, present and future. All other creations in the heavens and the earth, whether angels, jinns, prophets, saints and other folks have only limited knowledge. Hence this is one of the core principles of Islam; the Quran repeatedly conveys this message. While a rasul needs total knowledge of the sacred laws and injunctions, for the office of risalah he also needs a certain amount of knowledge of unseen things which Allah grants him through revelation. These reports of the unseen events are described by the Qur’an as “ambaa-ul-ghaib”— أَنباءِ الغَيبِ. It is imperative to clearly differentiate between “the Knowledge of the Unseen” a total prerogative of Allah and “reports of the unseen events” which are given to the prophets. An ambiguity here has led to a common belief of “total knowledge of the Unseen” for the Prophets of Allah, especially for the Last Prophet. “They believe that the Holy Prophet like Allah, is omniscient - having knowledge of every particle of the universe. This is clearly shirk” asserts Mufti Mohammed Shafi in his outstanding tafseer “Ma’aarif-ul-Quran.

As mentioned previously, the hadith literature attributes innumerable prophesies to our Holy Prophet. According to Imam Mufti there are at least 160 known and confirmed prophecies of Prophet Muhammad which were fulfilled in his lifetime and the first generation after him. The article provides many examples of such ahaadith. All these prophesies run contrary to clear dictates in the Quran and the Sunnah that our Holy Prophet was neither given nor did he claim any knowledge of the unseen. As we have discussed earlier, the confusion follows from misinterpreting, misplacing and then grossly exaggerating the implications of ambaa-ul-ghaib ie the matters of ghaib which Allah Ta'aala Subhaanahoo HIMSELF informs HIS Messenger.

So the Quranic message is clear and forceful: humans will either earn a stay in Jannah or lodge themselves in hellfire purely by their own beliefs, efforts and actions. Allah Ta'aala Subhaanahoo has decided not to interfere in this matter. This Devine rule is operative till the Day of Judgment. The ahaadith under discussion violate this rule of Allah Ta'aala Subhaanahoo and assert an aggressive Divine role to guide humans and their future, near the advent of the Day of Judgement. As per an authentic, hadith the Holy Prophet has directed us to reject all statements attributed to him that go against any clear verdict of the Quran. Hence these ahaadith have to be either “muallal” (defective) or week; so these should be ignored if not rejected.

Apart from this logic the articles provides, numerous instances in the Quran and Sunnah endorsing that the Holy Prophet could not see the unseen or predict the future: one of them is: On authentic reports, Bukhari, Muslim, Tirmidhi, Nasai, Imam Ahmad, Ibn Jarir and Ibn Abu Hatim have quoted Sayyidah Aishah as saying: “Whoever claimed that the Prophet (peace be upon him) knew what was going to happen the next day, accused Allah of lying, for Allah says: O Prophet, say, None in the heavens and the earth has the knowledge of the hidden and unseen but Allah.” The true picture is thus clear. The Holy Prophet himself had no knowledge of the unseen. However, Allah Ta'aala Subhaanahoo informed him of some them which he then would convey to his sahaabaa.

The article then gives some examples of Al-Ghaib conveyed to the Holy Prophet in his lifetime. This can be labelled as the “prophetic” aspect of the Holy Prophet. He is seen here to foresee or predict the future. Please note that these are few and most if not all of these predictions are mentioned in the Quran. An error, excess and exaggeration in this direction has resulted in one hundred sixty two such Prophetic predictions in hadith literature. A list of these Divine divulgences follows in the article. Opposed to the “prophetic” aspect of personality of the Holy Prophet there is a “human” aspect. Many of his words and deeds were purely motivated by his human attributes and faculties; these are not to be regarded as a source in matters of our Deen. The sahaabaa were very clear on this division in his personality—prophetic and human— because the Holy Prophet himself used to stress this feature frequently. Unfortunately we have completely blurred this difference due to total perfunctory reading of the valuable but challenging and demanding Hadith literature. One of the many examples quoted in the article from the Quran and Sunnah in support of this view is: On arriving at Medinah, the Holy Prophet noticed that the people of Madinah were cross-pollinating the date palms. He said, "In my opinion, you should not do like that." Thereupon, they stopped pollinating but the yield decreased. When the Messenger of Allah was informed about the situation, he said, "I am only a human being. When I command you with something regarding your religion, accept it. When I command you with something from my own opinion, know that I am only a human being. You know worldly affairs better than me." (Muslim, Fadail, 140-141)

July 30, 2019

Read ONLY, IF AND WHEN you have time and mood for:

“An Ayah of the Quran for 30 Days” -- July 2019

Choose the section you have time, in the next 30 days to read this ayah:-

Prelude: Recurrent Primary Message 1st. Page

Starting Dua, a note & The Ayah 2nd. Page

A Short Version: For the Busy Bee Two Plus Pages

The Main Story: Recommended Six Plus Pages

Footnotes: For the Perfectionist Four Pages

PRELUDE

From the Pen and Perspective of a self-styled PPK Muslim (Proud, Practicing, Knowledgeable) with a humble submission that Islam totally rejects Blind Following BUT vigorously focusses on the Limitations of Pure Human Reasoning..............and clearly and comprehensively AlLAH knows best.

In the beginning of the seventh century C.E., the folks of Mecca and Medina had a fascinatingly unique window: they had direct access to the Heavens through one of their own. They were blessed with a regular stream of Divine counseling and guidelines. Question and answer sessions were part of the program. Even individual questioner was graced by an answer. In the short Introduction to this scheme they were assured that at the end of this twenty-two year project, Divine Directions and Admonitions will continue through the agency of the PEN. The whole discourse has been preserved and archived till eternity under the guarantee of our Lord and Creator. This record in known as the Quran.

It should sound unbelievable but factually appears to be true: Many of our prevalent, widespread and important concepts and opinions about religious matters do not have a basis in the Quran and sometimes even appear to be in obvious conflict with the teachings of the Quran. It would be very educative and helpful to discuss an Ayah once a month to see if it supports or rejects our views and actions in our daily life. I wish and hope this generates a fruitful interactive discussion.

DUAA’

بِسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمٰنِ الرَّحيمِ

In the name of Allah, we praise HIM, seek HIS help and ask for HIS forgiveness. Whosoever Allah guideth none can misguide; whosoever HE allows to fall astray, none can guide him right. We bear witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah alone and we bear witness that Mohammed, SAW is HIS slave-servant and the Seal of HIS Messengers.

Further, we recall that Allah Ta’aala has declared in HIS Book¹

“He granteth wisdom to whom He pleaseth; and he to whom wisdom is granted receiveth indeed a benefit overflowing; but none will grasp the Message (or remember or receive admonition) but men of understanding (or intellect)”

and we also recollect that he has warned us about the day of judgement²

“Then on that day you shall most certainly be questioned about the boons (joy, pleasure).”

We realise, that there cannot be a greater boon or blessing or benefit than wisdom and we wonder if this should be a timely reminder to very many of us sincere and practicing Muslims who use our critical thinking to enhance the mundane for ourselves and our families but in matters religion we choose to

resort to blind following -- taqleed, doctrine of classical Sunni Islamic Fiqh.

(NOTE: I have filtered out the proofs and details into the Footnotes for those who have the time and interest for them. The main text will then be of reasonable length, hopefully for the busy majority. What follows is not a sermon; I do not feel qualified to give one, anyhow. I wish, it may provide a food for thought. A caveat seems in order: If the ayah selected pertains to issues we face in our daily life with our family, friends, neighbours or peers it may affect us personally and lead to some self analysis and soul searching which in turn could be divisive and distressing. If taken in the right spirit, it can be a humble attempt towards finding the “straight path”.)

THE AYAH

Surah Al Naml (no. 27), Ayah 65

قُل لا يَعلَمُ مَن فِي السَّماواتِ وَالأَرضِ الغَيبَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ ۚ وَما يَشعُرونَ أَيّانَ يُبعَثونَ

“Say: ‘No one in the heavens and the earth knows the Unseen except Allah.’ They are not aware of when they will be raised”.

A SHORT VERSION

“I am convinced about the veracity of my opinions, but I do consider it likely that they may turn out to be incorrect. Likewise, I am convinced about the incorrectness of the views different from mine, but I do concede the possibility that they may turn out to be correct.” — Imam Shafa’i

According to some sources this verse was revealed ……….(Please see the Main Story)

While a rasul needs total knowledge of the sacred laws and injunctions, for the office of risalah he also needs a certain amount of knowledge of unseen things which Allah grants him through revelation. These reports of the unseen events are described by the Qur’an as “ambaa-ul-ghaib”— أَنباءِ الغَيبِ ; for instance:7

“That is some of the news of the Unseen which We reveal to you. Neither you nor your people knew it before this time. So be steadfast. The best end result is for those who have taqwa”.

It is imperative to clearly differentiate between “the Knowledge of the Unseen” a total prerogative of Allah and “reports of the unseen events” which are given to the prophets. An ambiguity here has led to a common belief of “total knowledge of the Unseen” for the Prophets of Allah, especially for the Last Prophet. “They believe that the Holy Prophet like Allah, is omniscient - having knowledge of every particle of the universe. This is clearly shirk” asserts Mufti Mohammed Shafi.

There are two attributes of Allah, ……(Please see the Main Story)

As mentioned previously, the hadith literature attributes innumerable prophesies to our Holy Prophet.

According to Imam Mufti there are at least 160 known and confirmed prophecies of Prophet Muhammad which were fulfilled in his lifetime and the first generation after him. Some examples of such ahaadith are mentioned hereunder:

(A) MOHAMMAD ELSHINAW of Yaqeen Institute ……..(Please see the Main Story)

(C) Prophethood shall remain among you as long as Allah shall will. He will bring about its end and follow it with Khilaafat on the precepts of prophethood for as long as He shall will and then bring about its end. A tyrannical monarchy will then follow and will remain as long as Allah shall will and then come to an end. There will follow thereafter monarchial despotism to last as long as Allah shall will and come to an end upon His decree. There will then emerge Khilaafat on precept of Prophethood.” The Holy Prophet said no more. (Masnad Ahmad).

All these prophesies run contrary to clear dictates in the Quran and the Sunnah that our Holy Prophet was neither given nor did he claim any knowledge of the unseen. As we have discussed earlier, the confusion follows from misinterpreting, misplacing and then grossly exaggerating the implications of ambaa-ul-ghaib ie the matters of ghaib which Allah Ta'aala Subhaanahoo HIMSELF informs HIS Messenger. The eminent orator and scholar Dr. Israr Ahmed is a vociferous advocate of the scenario that results from such predictions. He firmly and fully trusts the predictions about Kaana Dajjaal—about thirty of them—and return of Mehdi/Masih near the advent of the doomsday mentioned in the various books of ahaadith. Skipping the juicy details that the doctor scholar earnestly and vehemently roars out, the end result and outcome before qiyaamah, he declares will be total subjugation and even annihilation of Jews and Christians and the rule of an Islamic “khilaafat” over all the humanity on our planet. Sounds like the delightful and enjoyable end of a romantic novel “…..and they lived happily there after”. Little does the scholar realise— surely I am aware that I am being presumptuous, but for a reason—that these ahaadith have to be “hadith-e muallal” (defective) and week because the consequences that the scholar has drawn are entirely contrary to the core message and purpose of our Deen which are expressed all over the Quran. For example, Allah Ta'aala Subhaanahoo has clearly declared that HE has created our world as a school for examination and evaluation for the hereafter. He has made a distinct statement in HIS book:¹⁰

“If your Lord had willed, all the people on the earth would have had eemaan…….” …..(Please see the Main Story)

So the Quranic message is clear and forceful: humans will either earn a stay in Jannah or lodge themselves in hellfire purely by their own beliefs, efforts and actions. Allah Ta'aala Subhaanahoo has decided not to interfere in this matter. This Devine rule is operative till the Day of Judgment. The ahaadith under discussion violate this rule of Allah Ta'aala Subhaanahoo and assert an aggressive Divine role to guide humans and their future, preceding the Day of Judgement. As per an authentic hadith the Holy Prophet has directed us to reject all statements attributed to him that go against any clear verdict of the Quran. Hence these ahaadith have to be either “muallal” (defective) or week; so these should be ignored if not rejected.

Apart from the logic I have offered here, there are numerous instances in the Quran and Sunnah endorsing that the Holy Prophet could not see the unseen or predict the future:

1) On authentic reports, Bukhari, Muslim, Tirmidhi, Nasai, Imam Ahmad, Ibn Jarir and Ibn Abu Hatim have quoted Sayyidah Aishah as saying: “Whoever claimed that the Prophet (peace be upon him) knew what was going to happen the next day, accused Allah of lying, for Allah says: O Prophet, say, None in the heavens and the earth has the knowledge of the hidden and unseen but Allah.” ….(Please see the Main Story)

5) The tragedies of Bi’r Mauna and Raji are very good examples. Tribes from these areas had come to Medina to learn Islam from the Holy Prophet. When they were returning after completion of their training they requested "Send us some people to teach us Islam”. The Prophet fulfilled their wishes and sent about seventy of his companions with them. Little did he know that all of the esteemed sahaabaa would be blatantly massacred by them.

The true picture is thus clear. The Holy Prophet himself had no knowledge of the unseen. However, Allah Ta'aala Subhaanahoo informed him of some them which he then would convey to his sahaabaa.

Let us now see some examples of Al-Ghaib conveyed to the Holy Prophet in his lifetime. This can be labelled as the prophetic aspect of the Holy Prophet wherein Al-Ghaib was conveyed to him during his life. He is seen here to foresee or predict the future. Please note that these are few and most if not all of these predictions are mentioned in the Quran. An error, excess and exaggeration in this direction has resulted in one hundred sixty two such Prophetic predictions in hadith literature. Let us see some of these Divine divulgences:

1) The Prophet was informed while returning from Hudaybiya what kinds of excuses the hypocrites who did not take part in the Hudaybiya would make up in the Quran:17

”The desert Arabs who lagged behind will say to thee: "We were engaged in (looking after) our flocks and herds, and our families; do thou then ask forgiveness for us." They say with their tongues what is not in their hearts.” ……..(Please see the Main Story)

8) Lastly humility and a confession of helplessness expressed through the Quran:24

“Say: ‘I possess no power to help or harm myself, except as Allah wills. If I had knowledge of the Unseen, I would have sought to gain much good and no evil would have touched me. I am only a warner and a bringer of good news to people who have eemaan”.

Similarly, after recounting in the Qur’an Prophet Zechariah’s custody of the little Mary , having revealed to the Prophet the story of Prophet Noah and after revealing the story of Prophet Joseph and his brothers the holy Text reminds the Holy Prophet (mentioned earlier)7

“These are tidings of the unknown (ghayb) which We reveal to you. You did not know them nor did your people before this (the Qur’an). So be patient; the (prosperous])end is for the pious”.

Opposed to the prophetic aspect of personality of the Holy Prophet there is a human aspect. Many of his words and deeds were purely motivated by his human attributes and faculties; these are not to be regarded as a source in matters of our Deen. The sahaabaa were very clear on this division in his personality—prophetic and human— because the Holy Prophet himself used to stress this feature frequently. Unfortunately we have completely blurred this difference due to total perfunctory reading of

the valuable but challenging and demanding Hadith literature. Here are some examples from the Quran and Sunnah in support of this view: ………..(Please see the Main Story)

3) One of the most distinct examples of the human aspect of the Prophet is seen in the following incident:

On arriving at Medinah, the Holy Prophet noticed that the people of Madinah were cross-pollinating the date palms. He said, "In my opinion, you should not do like that." Thereupon, they stopped pollinating but the yield decreased. When the Messenger of Allah was informed about the situation, he said, "I am only a human being. When I command you with something regarding your religion, accept it. When I command you with something from my own opinion, know that I am only a human being. You know worldly affairs better than me." (Muslim, Fadail, 140-141)

4) Once, the Holy Prophet was pronouncing his judgement in a case brought to him. After hearing the claims and counter claims by the the defendant and the plaintiff, he made it clear that the eloquent presentation by one of them may bring about a wrong judgment in his favour with dire consequences for him in the Hereafter. He said: "You come to me as a plaintiff and a defendant. One of you might explain his cause better and I might make a judgment in favor of him. If I make a judgment in favor of a person like that, he should know that I will give him a piece of fire.” (Bukhari, Shahadat, 27)

5) Before the Battle of Badr, the Messenger of Allah was positioning the army at a certain location. As the companions were very clear about his human and prophetic sides, Hubab B. Mundhir asked him whether this decision was from Allah or his own personal choice. When told that this was a personal opinion he requested permission to give his alternative opinion. The Holy Prophet nodded approval. Hubab said, "O Messenger of Allah! Instead of positioning the army here, it would be more advantageous to block the waters, if it is not something that has been revealed to you.” The Holy Prophet conceded and acted accordingly. (Ibn Hisham, as-Sirah, II, 272)

........and Allah knows best.

May Allah Ta’aala bless us with true understanding--“fahm”--of our Deen, Aameen.

THE MAIN STORY

According to some sources this verse was revealed when the idolaters asked the Prophet about the Day of Resurrection; when would it come? The question in fact was a ploy to hide their denial of this event. Whereas “Belief in resurrection, reckoning and reward is an integral and indispensable element of (our) faith. There must be a future world when reward is completed so as to make it fit the action performed. It is necessary that man’s heart and mind are focused on such future life, so as to make his actions in this world look to what awaits him there” adds the eminent scholar Sayyid Qutb.

The ayah also emphasizes that not only man but all creatures that live anywhere in the universe, including the angels and the jinn have not been given the knowledge of the “hidden reality”— الغَيبَ.

Literally, the word ghayb means hidden, covered and unseen. This term signifies not only things beyond our knowledge and information but those that evade even our perception. This word, which occurs 49 times in 48 verses, shares the same root with “ghaba,” which means “disappeared” and “gha’ib”, which denotes “absent.” However, in the latter sense of “absent” it is used in the Qur’an only twice. The first time when the repentant wife of al-Aziz denied that she would tell lies about Prophet Joseph in his absence:³

“This (say I), in order that He may know that I have never been false to him in his absence, and that God will never guide the snare of the false ones”. And the second instance:⁴

“…………Right-acting women are obedient, safeguarding their husbands’ interests in their absence as Allah has guarded them…………”

In the remaining 47 occurrences, “ghayb” means as I have just stated “the unseen,” “the invisible,” or “the unknown.”

“Truly Allah has knowledge of the Hour and sends down abundant rain and knows what is in the womb. And no self knows what it will earn tomorrow and no self knows in what land it will die. Allah is All-Knowing, All-Aware” and⁶

“He knows all that lies open before men and all that is hidden from them, whereas they cannot attain to aught of His knowledge save that which He wills (them to attain)”.

'Al-Ghayb' means things which have not come into existence, or in existence they have come but Allah Ta'aala has not let anyone know them (Maqhari). The first kind relates to conditions and events about Qiyamah, or future happenings in the universe - for example, who will be born when and where? Who will do what? Who will live how long? Who will die where and buried where? Who will get what sustenance, and how much, and at what time? When will it rain, and where, and how much? An example of the second kind is the fetus; none can predict confidently whether it is going to be good natured or bad tempered, handsome or ugly, a male or female.

Another dimension is added to the meaning of word “ghaib” by Nasr et al in their modern tafseer, The Study Quran: “The Unseen (ghayb) refers to all realities beyond the reach of ordinary human perception: God Himself, the inner thoughts and intentions of others, the inner reality of things, future events, metaphysical realities, and the spiritual and psychic realms……….In the Quran Unseen (ghayb) refers to what is invisible in the sense of belonging to another order of reality, not something that is too distant or hidden to see physically, but it can also refer to events that are unknowable because they are in the remote past or have yet to occur, such as when they will be resurrected”. The authors later point out that this verse also served as a scriptural basis for the criticism made by Islamic theologians against certain Muslim philosophers, such as Ibn Sīnā, who claimed that God knows only universals, but not particulars.

Dr. Mohammed Asad has rendered the term al-ghayb as "the hidden reality”. He discerns very intelligently that this hidden reality in fact reflects the "how" of God's Being, the ultimate reality underlying the observable aspects of the universe, and the meaning and purpose inherent in its creation . He further elaborates that God cannot, be included among the beings "in the heavens or on earth” mentioned in the ayah because “He is infinite, unlimited as to space” and because all of these have been created by HIM.

About the last segment of the index ayah “They are not aware of when they will be raised”, the Dr. Comments: “Those others about whom it is thought that they possess the knowledge of the hidden and, therefore, are regarded as partners in Divinity, are themselves unaware of their future. They do not know when will Resurrection be, and when will Allah raise them up again.”

“That is some of the news of the Unseen which We reveal to you. Neither you nor your people knew it before this time. So be steadfast. The best end result is for those who have taqwa”.

There are two attributes of Allah, which the Quran asserts are not shared by any being. These are:

Knowledge of the Unseen and Absolute Power, as in this ayah:⁸

“The keys of the Unseen are in His possession. No one knows them but Him. He knows everything in the land and sea. No leaf falls without His knowing it. There is no seed in the darkness of the earth, and nothing moist or dry (or living or dead) which is not in a Clear Book”.

This ayah declares two dictums: (1) The awareness of Allah about everything Unseen(2) The inability of any created being other than Allah to acquire such knowledge.

When part of the knowledge of what belongs to the Ghayb has been given to some prophet or messenger. through Wahy (revelation), or to a man of Allah (Wali) through Kashf (illumination)

and Ilham (inspiration), then this knowledge does not remain Ghayb. This is then called ambaa-ul-ghaib (the reports or news of the Unseen) in the Holy Qur'an, and not Al-Ghayb. This appears in several verses of the Qur'an, for example in the ayah quoted earlier:⁷

“That is some of the news of the Unseen which We reveal to you. Neither you nor your people knew it before this time. So be steadfast. The best end result is for those who have taqwa”.

As mentioned previously, the hadith literature attributes innumerable prophesies to our Holy Prophet.

(A) MOHAMMAD ELSHINAWy of Yaqeen Institute describes the the prophecies of the Prophet as proofs of Prophethood. After detailing thirty of these, he states “For the sake of brevity, we will settle for this set of verified prophecies of God’s final Prophet Muhammad. ……Any fair-minded person who considers the staggering number of these prophecies, and reflects that we ourselves 50 years ago could never have predicted the events he predicted, must be impressed by them. Given the number and precision of these prophecies, they must be seen for what they are: irrefutable proofs of his prophethood”.

(B) It is reported that very often Christians reject the prophetic mission of prophet Muhammad because he has not made any prophecies. To counter this argument, a series of examples of the Prophet’s predictions are quoted from books of Tradition (ahaadith):

1) Umar reports in a narration recorded in Sahih al-Muslim: “Before the Battle of Badr started, God’s Messenger, upon him be peace and blessings, walked around the battlefield and pointed to some locations, saying, Abu Jahl will be killed here, ‘Utba here, Shayba here, Walid here, and so on. By God, we found, after the battle, the dead bodies of all those men in the exact places that God’s Messenger had pointed out”.

2) While in Makkah under great tortures, the Prophet predicted the future victories of Islam as per Bukhari and Abu Dawud quoting Habbab ibn Arat, who said: “Once, during the days of trouble and torture in Makkah, I went to God’s Messenger, who was sitting in the shade of the Kaa‘ba. I was still a slave in the hands of the Makkans then. They inflicted on me severe tortures. Unable to endure those tortures any more, I requested God’s Messenger to pray to God for help and salvation. But he turned towards me and said: “By God, previous communities had to endure more pitiless tortures. Some of them were made to lie in ditches and cut in two with saws but this did not make them forsake their faith. They were skinned alive but they never became weak against the enemy. Surely God will perfect this religion, but you display undue haste. A day will come when a woman will travel alone by herself from San’a to Hadramawt fearing nothing but wild beasts. However, you show impatience”. Habbab then concluded: By God, what God’s Messenger predicted that day, have all come true. I have personally witnessed it all.

3) The Messenger predicted Ammar’s martyrdom in a civil war recorded in Bukhari, Muslim and Ahmad ibn Hanbal: During the construction of the Prophet’s Mosque in Madina, God’s Messenger, upon him be peace and blessings, told Ammar: “What a pity O Ammar, a rebellious group will kill you” Surely Ammar was killed in the Battle of Siffin by the supporters of Mu‘aawiya, who rebelled against Caliph Ali.

4)Before his death, the Messenger called his daughter Fatima to his bedside and informed her that she would be the first among his family to join him after his death. Fatima joined her father, the pride of mankind, six months later.

5)The Prophet, upon him be peace and blessings, predicted the Mongol invasion, saying:“The Hour will not come before you fight against a people with red faces, small, slant eyes and flat noses. They wear hairy leather boots”. And the long list continues.⁹

“If your Lord had willed, all the people on the earth would have had eemaan…….”

The all-powerful Creator could have made all HIS creatures as Muslims to start with. But HE has not done so for reasons mentioned earlier. He has left it to the individual to accept or reject HIS “way/path”:¹¹ “Indeed, We have guided him to the path, he is either grateful or ungrateful”.

An additional ayah to reinforce this strong message:¹²

“Consider the human self, and how it is formed in accordance with what it is meant to be, and how it is imbued with moral failings as well as with consciousness of God!, To a happy state shall indeed attain he who causes this [self] to grow in purity, and truly lost is he who buries it (in darkness)”.

So the Quranic message is clear and forceful: humans will either earn a stay in Jannah or lodge themselves in hellfire purely by their own beliefs, efforts and actions. Allah Ta'aala Subhaanahoo has decided not to interfere in this matter. This Devine rule is operative till the Day of Judgment. The ahaadith under discussion violate this rule of Allah Ta'aala Subhaanahoo and assert an aggressive Divine role to guide humans and their future, preceding the Day of Judgement. As per an authentic hadith the Holy Prophet has directed us to reject all statements attributed to him that go against any clear verdict of the Quran. Hence these ahaadith have to be either “muallal” (defective) or week; so these should be ignored if not rejected.

Apart from the logic I have offered here, there are numerous instances in the Quran and Sunnah endorsing that the Holy Prophet could not see the unseen or predict the future:

2) One of the questions asked by Angel Gabriel quoted in the famous hadith-e-Gabriel was: “When will Resurrection be?” The Prophet (peace be upon him) replied: “The one being questioned knows no better than the one questioning.” Then added, “This is one of those five things whose knowledge is possessed by none but Allah”.

3) The Prophet intervened when female slaves recited the following line during a wedding and prohibited them from reciting things like that: “There is someone among us; he knows what will happen tomorrow.” (Bukhari, Maghazi, 12)

4) The Holy Prophet states as mentioned in the Quran:¹³

“……….nor do I know the Unseen……..”

He makes a similar statement in another ayah:¹⁴

“Say: ‘I possess no power to help or harm myself, except as Allah wills. If I had had knowledge of the Unseen, I would have sought to gain much good and no evil would have touched me. I am only a warner and a bringer of good news to people who have eemaan”.

The true picture is thus clear. The Holy Prophet himself had no knowledge of the unseen. However, Allah Ta'aala Subhaanahoo informed him of some them which he then would convey to his sahaabaa.

1) The Prophet was informed while returning from Hudaybiya what kinds of excuses the hypocrites who did not take part in the Hudaybiya would make up in the Quran:¹⁷

2) A similar case was seen at the Expedition of Tabuk. Many stayed behind on some pretext or other. The Holy Prophet, on the return journey are informed by the Quran:¹⁸

“They will make excuses to you when you return to them. Say: ‘Do not make excuses, we will not believe you. Allah has already informed us about you. Allah will see your actions, as will His Messenger. Then you will be returned to the Knower of the Unseen and the Visible, and He will inform you regarding what you did”.

3) Similarly, the Prophet is informed about some information about the hypocrites through revelation:¹⁹

“They have the word, ‘Obedience!’ on their tongues but when they leave your presence, a group of them spend the night plotting to do other than what you say. Allah is recording their nocturnal plotting. So let them be and put your trust in Allah. Allah suffices as a Guardian”.

4) The incident of Masjid Dirar, affirms that the knowledge about the unknown used to be sent to the Prophet:

Abu Amir, was a priest who had chosen Christianity as his religion before the arrival of the Prophet to Madinah. He enjoyed a position of leadership and sovereignty in his community. This was lost once the Holy Prophet took charge of the city. This generated in him an intense feeling of animosity against the Holy Prophet; he joined hands with the polytheists. After the defeat of Hunayn, he fled to Damascus. Later he sent a message to the hypocrites of Madinah: "Bear arms as much as you can. Build a temple for me. I am going to the Byzantine Kaiser. I will return with a big army and I will drive away Muhammad and his friends." The hypocrites, therefore built a mosque and invited the Prophet for its inauguration. While the Messenger of Allah was considering to go, the following verses informed him about the situation:²⁰

“As for those who have set up a mosque, causing harm and out of kufr, to create division between the believers, and in readiness for those who previously made war on Allah and His Messenger, they will swear, ‘We only desired the best.’ But Allah bears witness that they are truly liars”. Do not ever stand in it. A mosque founded on taqwa from the first day has a greater right for you to stand in it. In it there are men who love to purify themselves. Allah loves those who purify themselves”.

5) A direct statement of Allah Ta'aala Subhaanahoo in HIS book that HE reveals some knowledge of the unknown to HIS Messenger:²¹

“The Prophet confided a certain matter to one of his wives, then when she divulged it Allah disclosed that to him, and he communicated part of it and withheld part of it. When he told her of it, she said, ‘Who told you of this?’ He said, ‘The All-Knowing and All-Aware informed me of it”.

The two wives of the Messenger of Allah involved here are Sayyidah Hafsa and Sayyidah Aisha. (Bukhari, Tafsir, 66/3). Dr. Mohammed Asad in his brilliant “The Message of the Quran” comments “There is no reliable Tradition as to the subject of that confidential information”.

6) Another example of an instruction the Messenger of Allah received about the unknown directly from Allah Ta’aala is seen in this ayah:²²

“You who have eemaan! do not take My enemy and your enemy as friends, showing love for them when they have rejected the truth that has come to you………..”

The immediate occasion for the revelation of this ayah (shan-e-nuzool) was a secret letter sent by one Hatib B. Abi Baltaa, a Muhājir from Medīna and one of the warriors at the Battle of Badr, to the Pagans at Mecca with a woman Sara, in most friendly terms, seeking for their protection on behalf of his children and relatives left behind in Mecca. This was shortly before the conquest of Mecca. Jibril (Gabriel) informed the Messenger of Allah about the situation. The Messenger of Allah sent some of his Companions to follow her: "You will find a woman going to Makkah in such and such a place. She has the letter of Hatib on her. Take the letter from her and bring it to me; let the woman go on." They caught up with the woman. After some initial resistance, she handed over the letter which was delivered to the the Holy Prophet. No harm done. However the Messenger of Allah summoned Hatib and asked for an explanation. Hatib said, "O Messenger of Allah! I did not exit my religion after I became a Muslim. All of the Makkan muhajirs have some people to protect their families in Makkah but I have nobody. My family is among them. I wanted to help my family. I know that Allah will punish the Makkans. My letter will not eliminate this punishment." (Bukhari, Tafsir, 60/1)

7) Here is a clear negation of any knowledge of the unseen by the the Holy Prophet:²³

“Say: ‘I do not say to you that I possess the treasuries of Allah, nor do I know the Unseen, nor do I say to you that I am an angel. I only follow what has been revealed to me.’ Say: ‘Are the blind the same as those who can see? So will you not reflect?”

8) Lastly humility and a confession of helplessness expressed through the Quran:²⁴

“These are tidings of the unknown (ghayb) which We reveal to you. You did not know them nor did your people before this (the Qur’an). So be patient; the (prosperous])end is for the pious”.

1) On the occasion of the Battle of Tabuk, many hypocrites (munafiqs) came out with lame excuses to avoid participation. The Holy Prophet, out of his kind and compassionate nature excused them. Allah Ta'aala Subhaanahoo expressed his disapproval in the Quran:¹⁵

“Allah pardon you! Why did you excuse them until it was clear to you which of them were telling the truth and until you knew the liars”?

2) Abdullah B. Maktum was a blind person. Once, he tried to intervene when the Messenger of Allah was busy informing the leading polytheists of Makkah about Islam by saying “O Messenger of Allah! Teach me some of what Allah taught you”. The Holy Prophet Prophet ignored him and continued his conversation with the polytheists. Thereupon, the Messenger of Allah was censored in a long lecture in the Quran:¹⁶

“He frowned and turned away, that the blind man came to him, how could you know? perhaps he would cleanse himself, or he might be mindful and good counsel might avail him, now he who waxes indifferent, you attend to him, though you are not to blame if he would not cleanse himself, but he who comes to you running, and fears (Allah), you pay no heed to him”.

3) One of the most distinct examples of the human aspect of the Prophet is seen in the following incident:

On arriving at Medinah, the Holy Prophet noticed that the people of Madinah were cross-pollinating the date palms. He said, "In my opinion, you should not do like that." Thereupon, they stopped pollinating but the yield decreased. When the Messenger of Allah was informed about the situation, he said, "I am only a human being. When I command you with something regarding your religion, accept it. When I command you with something from my own opinion, know that I am only a human being. You know worldly affairs better than me." (Muslim, Fadail, 140-141)

........and Allah knows best.

May Allah Ta’aala bless us with true understanding--“fahm”--of our Deen, Aameen.

Dr. Khalid Mitha

FOOTNOTES

(1) Surah 2/269

يُؤتِي الحِكمَةَ مَن يَشاءُ ۚ وَمَن يُؤتَ الحِكمَةَ فَقَد أوتِيَ خَيرًا كَثيرًا ۗ وَما يَذَّكَّرُ إِلّا أُولُو الأَلبابِ

(2) Surah 102/8

ثُمَّ لَتُسأَلُنَّ يَومَئِذٍ عَنِ النَّعيمِ

(3) Surah 12/52

ذٰلِكَ لِيَعلَمَ أَنّي لَم أَخُنهُ بِالغَيبِ وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ لا يَهدي كَيدَ الخائِنينَ

(4) Surah 4/34 (part of the ayah)

فَالصّالِحاتُ قانِتاتٌ حافِظاتٌ لِلغَيبِ بِما حَفِظَ اللَّهُ

(5) Surah 31/34

إِنَّ اللَّهَ عِندَهُ عِلمُ السّاعَةِ وَيُنَزِّلُ الغَيثَ وَيَعلَمُ ما فِي الأَرحامِ ۖ وَما تَدري نَفسٌ ماذا تَكسِبُ غَدًا ۖ وَما تَدري نَفسٌ بِأَيِّ أَرضٍ تَموتُ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَليمٌ خَبيرٌ

(6) Surah 2/255

يَعلَمُ ما بَينَ أَيديهِم وَما خَلفَهُم ۖ وَلا يُحيطونَ بِشَيءٍ مِن عِلمِهِ إِلّا بِما شاءَ

(7) Surah 11/49

تِلكَ مِن أَنباءِ الغَيبِ نوحيها إِلَيكَ ۖ ما كُنتَ تَعلَمُها أَنتَ وَلا قَومُكَ مِن قَبلِ هٰذا ۖ فَاصبِر ۖ إِنَّ العاقِبَةَ لِلمُتَّقينَ

(8) Surah 6/59. (part of the ayah)

وَعِندَهُ مَفاتِحُ الغَيبِ لا يَعلَمُها إِلّا هُوَ ۚ وَيَعلَمُ ما فِي البَرِّ وَالبَحرِ ۚ وَما تَسقُطُ مِن وَرَقَةٍ إِلّا يَعلَمُها وَلا حَبَّةٍ في ظُلُماتِ الأَرضِ وَلا رَطبٍ وَلا يابِسٍ إِلّا في كِتابٍ مُبينٍ

(9) Full list of Predictions of the Holy Prophet: It is reported that very often Christians reject the prophetic mission of the prophet Muhammad because he has not made any prophecies. To counter this argument, a series of examples of the Prophet’s predictions are quoted from books of Tradition (hadeeths)

Umar reports in a narration recorded in Sahih al-Muslim: “Before the Battle of Badr started, God’s Messenger, upon him be peace and blessings, walked around the battlefield and pointed to some locations, saying, Abu Jahl will be killed here, ‘Utba here, Shayba here, Walid here, and so on. By God, we found, after the battle, the dead bodies of all those men in the exact places that God’s Messenger had pointed out”.

While in Makka under great tortures, the Prophet predicted the future victories of Islam as per

Bukhari and Abu Dawud quoting Habbab ibn Arat, who said: “Once, during the days of trouble and torture in Makka, I went to God’s Messenger, who was sitting in the shade of the Ka‘ba. I was still a slave in the hands of the Makkans then. They inflicted on me severe tortures. Unable to endure those tortures any more, I requested God’s Messenger to pray to God for help and salvation. But he turned towards me and said: “By God, previous communities had to endure more pitiless tortures. Some of them were made to lie in ditches and cut in two with saws but this did not make them forsake their faith. They were skinned alive but they never became weak against the enemy. Surely God will perfect this religion, but you display undue haste. A day will come when a woman will travel alone by herself from San’a to Hadramawt fearing nothing but wild beasts. However, you show impatience”. Habbab then concluded: By God, what God’s Messenger predicted that day, have all come true. I have personally witnessed it all.

The Messenger predicted ‘Ammar’s martyrdom in a civil waas recorded in Bukhari, Muslim and Ahmad ibn Hanbal: During the construction of the Prophet’s Mosque in Madina, God’s Messenger, upon him be peace and blessings, told ‘Ammar: “What a pity O ‘Ammar, a rebellious group will kill you” Surely Ammar was killed in the Battle of Siffin by the supporters of Mu‘awiya, who rebelled against Caliph ‘Ali.

Before his death, the Messenger called his daughter Fatima to his bedside and informed her that she would be the first among his family to join him after his death. Fatima joined her father, the pride of mankind, six months later.

The Prophet, upon him be peace and blessings, predicted the Mongol invasion, saying:“The Hour will not come before you fight against a people with red faces, small, slant eyes and flat noses. They wear hairy leather boots”.

Hakim, Tirmidhi, Ibn Hanbal and Ibn Maja, relate : the Prophet repeatedly declared that you should, after my death, follow the way of Abu Bakr and ‘Umar. The Prophet meant by this that Abu Bakr and ‘Umar would succeed him as caliphs. He also predicted that Abu Bakr’s reign would be short, whereas ‘Umar would remain longer to be able to make many conquests.

The Prophet predicted the conquest of many important cities according to authentic narrations. He gave his community the glad tidings that they would conquer Damascus, Jerusalem, Iraq, Persia, Istanbul (Constantinople) and Cyprus, and that the religion of Islam would reach as far as the remotest corners of the world in the east and west.

The Prophet predicted the forms of government after him when he declared: “This affair began with Prophethood and as a mercy; then it will be a Caliphate; afterwards it will change into a cruel monarchy, and finally into an iniquity and tyranny”. He also prophesied: “Surely, the Caliphate after me will last thirty years; afterwards it will a cruel monarchy”. Whatever the noble Prophet predicted came true.

According to an authentic narration, the Prophet, upon him be peace and blessings, declared:

“Uthman will be killed while reading the Qur’an. God will dress him in a shirt but they will desire to remove it from him”. By this saying, he meant that Uthman would become Caliph but his deposition would be sought, and finally he would be martyred while reading the Qur’an. This happened exactly as he predicted.

As narrated in a authentic Tradition, the noble Prophet of God, upon him be peace and blessings, said to Sa‘d ibn Abi Waqqas when the latter was gravely ill: “It is hoped that you will be spared so that some people may benefit through you and some others be harmed through you”. By this, he suggested that Sa‘d would be a great commander and make many conquests, and while many peoples would benefit from him by converting to Islam, many others would be harmed through him as a result of the collapse of their states. Sa‘d, just as predicted by the holy Prophet, upon him be peace and blessings, took the command of the Muslim armies and destroyed the Persian Sassanid Empire, bringing many peoples within the guidance of Islam.

The Prophet had predicted the conquest of Cyprus. Once, when the Prophet woke up in the house of Umm Haram, the aunt of Anas ibn Malik, who served the Messenger for ten years in Madina, he smilingly said: “I dreamt that my community would be waging war in the sea sitting on thrones like kings”. Umm Haram asked: ‘Pray that I too may be with them’. He said firmly: “You shall be”. All this came true forty years later when Umm Haram accompanied her husband ‘Ubada ibn Samit, on the conquest of Cyprus. She died there, and her tomb has since been a visiting place.

According to an authentic narration, the Prophet, upon him be peace and blessings, declared: “From the tribe of Thaqif will appear a liar who claims Prophethood and a blood-thirsty tyrant”. By this, he gave tidings of the notorious Mukhtar, who claimed Prophethood, and the criminal Hajjaj, who killed tens of thousands of people.

According to an authentic narration, the Prophet, upon him be peace and blessings, declared:

“Surely, Constantinople (Istanbul) will be conquered (by my community); how blessed the commander who will conquer it, and how blessed his army”. He thus foretold the conquest of Istanbul by Muslims, and indicated the high spiritual rank of Sultan Mehmed, the Conqueror, and the virtuousness of his army. What he foretold took place centuries later.

The Prophet had predicted many signs forewarning the approach of the last day:

1)The barefooted bedouins competing in building tall buildings. Today we find in the Arabian Peninsula, the Arabs who used to be impoverished herders of camels and sheep, are competing in building the tallest tower blocks.

2)The Mosques would be like palaces. This is clearly the case, even though the Prophet ordered simplicity in the houses of Allah, the mosques have become more and more fantastic, with golden domes, marbled floors, lavish carpets and chandeliers.

3)Disappearance of trustworthiness, so much so that one would only be able to say: “I know a trustworthy person in such-and-such town.”

4) The increase in killing, so that the one who kills does not know why he killed, and the one killed does not know why he was killed.

5) The increase of the use of riba (usury/interest) so that no one will able to escape being tainted by it. This clearly the state of the world economy today.

6) The enemies of the Muslims dividing the Muslim’s wealth and lands between them, the Muslims abandoning jihad, and concerning themselves only with the worldly matters. We have already mentioned this.

7) The increase of literacy.

8) The decrease of religious knowledge due to the disappearance of scholars.

9) The increase of musical instruments, and the Muslims making it lawful even though the Prophet has forbidden them.

10) The increase of sexual promiscuity, and new diseases that people had not herd of before spreading amongst them as a consequence of that. This is clear, with the arrival of AIDS, and other previously unheard of viruses.

11). Appearance of Dajjals (liars), each claiming to be a Messenger of Allah, while Muhammad is the last messenger. There are numerous examples of this, starting with Musailima, who arose in the time of the Prophet, just before his death, to more modern liars such as Elija Muhammad, founder of the Black American racist movement “The Nation of Islam”, and India’s pretender Gulam Ahmed of Qadian.

12) Nakedness of women while still being dressed and people copulating like donkeys in public. Obviously a direct reference to soft and hard-core pornography, which has become a dark stain on our society in recent times.

13) The drinking of wine becoming common, and the Muslims making it lawful by calling it another name.

14) Shouting in the mosques and lack of unity.

15) The worst and most ignorant will become leaders and they will be oppressors. Saddam Hussain and majority of worlds Leaders are prime examples.

16) A man will obey his wife and disobey his mother, and treat his friends kindly and shun his father.

17). Men will wear silk and gold, and the making of it lawful by the Muslims even though the Prophet had forbidden it for the men of his ‘Ummah (nation).

18) People will abandon the religion for a small worldly gain, and keeping to the religion will be like holding two hot coals.

(10) Surah 10/99 (part of the ayah)

وَلَو شاءَ رَبُّكَ لَآمَنَ مَن فِي الأَرضِ كُلُّهُم جَميعًا

(11) Surah 76/3

إِنّا هَدَيناهُ السَّبيلَ إِمّا شاكِرًا وَإِمّا كَفورًا

(12) Surah 91/7-10

وَنَفسٍ وَما سَوّاها-فَأَلهَمَها فُجورَها وَتَقواها-قَد أَفلَحَ مَن زَكّاها-وَقَد خابَ مَن دَسّاها

(13) Surah 6/50 (part of the ayah)

…….وَلا أَعلَمُ الغَيبَ………

(14) Surah 7/188

قُل لا أَملِكُ لِنَفسي نَفعًا وَلا ضَرًّا إِلّا ما شاءَ اللَّهُ ۚ وَلَو كُنتُ أَعلَمُ الغَيبَ لَاستَكثَرتُ مِنَ الخَيرِ وَما مَسَّنِيَ السّوءُ ۚ إِن أَنا إِلّا نَذيرٌ وَبَشيرٌ لِقَومٍ يُؤمِنونَ

(15) Surah 9/43

عَفَا اللَّهُ عَنكَ لِمَ أَذِنتَ لَهُم حَتّىٰ يَتَبَيَّنَ لَكَ الَّذينَ صَدَقوا وَتَعلَمَ الكاذِبينَ

(16) Surah 80/1-10

عَبَسَ وَتَوَلّٰٓ-اَنۡ جَآءَهُ الۡاَعۡمٰىؕ-وَمَا يُدۡرِيۡكَ لَعَلَّهٗ يَزَّكّٰٓىۙ-اَوۡ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنۡفَعَهُ الذِّكۡرٰىؕاَمَّا مَنِ اسۡتَغۡنٰ-فَاَنۡتَ لَهٗ تَصَدّٰىؕ-وَمَا عَلَيۡكَ اَلَّا يَزَّكّٰٓىؕ-وَاَمَّا مَنۡ جَآءَكَ يَسۡعٰىۙ-وَهُوَ يَخۡشٰىۙ-فَاَنۡتَ عَنۡهُ تَلَهّٰى

(17) Surah 48/11

سَيَقولُ لَكَ المُخَلَّفونَ مِنَ الأَعرابِ شَغَلَتنا أَموالُنا وَأَهلونا فَاستَغفِر لَنا ۚ يَقولونَ بِأَلسِنَتِهِم ما لَيسَ في قُلوبِهِم ۚ قُل فَمَن يَملِكُ لَكُم مِنَ اللَّهِ شَيئًا إِن أَرادَ بِكُم ضَرًّا أَو أَرادَ بِكُم نَفعًا ۚ بَل كانَ اللَّهُ بِما تَعمَلونَ خَبيرًا

(18) Surah 9/94

يَعتَذِرونَ إِلَيكُم إِذا رَجَعتُم إِلَيهِم ۚ قُل لا تَعتَذِروا لَن نُؤمِنَ لَكُم قَد نَبَّأَنَا اللَّهُ مِن أَخبارِكُم ۚ وَسَيَرَى اللَّهُ عَمَلَكُم وَرَسولُهُ ثُمَّ تُرَدّونَ إِلىٰ عالِمِ الغَيبِ وَالشَّهادَةِ فَيُنَبِّئُكُم بِما كُنتُم تَعمَلونَ

(19) Surah 4/81

وَيَقولونَ طاعَةٌ فَإِذا بَرَزوا مِن عِندِكَ بَيَّتَ طائِفَةٌ مِنهُم غَيرَ الَّذي تَقولُ ۖ وَاللَّهُ يَكتُبُ ما يُبَيِّتونَ ۖ فَأَعرِض عَنهُم وَتَوَكَّل عَلَى اللَّهِ ۚ وَكَفىٰ بِاللَّهِ وَكيلًا

(20) Surah 9/107-108

وَالَّذينَ اتَّخَذوا مَسجِدًا ضِرارًا وَكُفرًا وَتَفريقًا بَينَ المُؤمِنينَ وَإِرصادًا لِمَن حارَبَ اللَّهَ وَرَسولَهُ مِن قَبلُ ۚ وَلَيَحلِفُنَّ إِن أَرَدنا إِلَّا الحُسنىٰ ۖ وَاللَّهُ يَشهَدُ إِنَّهُم لَكاذِبونَ-لا تَقُم فيهِ أَبَدًا ۚ لَمَسجِدٌ أُسِّسَ عَلَى التَّقوىٰ مِن أَوَّلِ يَومٍ أَحَقُّ أَن تَقومَ فيهِ ۚ فيهِ رِجالٌ يُحِبّونَ أَن يَتَطَهَّروا ۚ وَاللَّهُ يُحِبُّ المُطَّهِّرينَ

(21) Surah 66/3

وَإِذ أَسَرَّ النَّبِيُّ إِلىٰ بَعضِ أَزواجِهِ حَديثًا فَلَمّا نَبَّأَت بِهِ وَأَظهَرَهُ اللَّهُ عَلَيهِ عَرَّفَ بَعضَهُ وَأَعرَضَ عَن بَعضٍ ۖ فَلَمّا نَبَّأَها بِهِ قالَت مَن أَنبَأَكَ هٰذا ۖ قالَ نَبَّأَنِيَ العَليمُ الخَبيرُ

(22) Surah 60/1

يا أَيُّهَا الَّذينَ آمَنوا لا تَتَّخِذوا عَدُوّي وَعَدُوَّكُم أَولِياءَ تُلقونَ إِلَيهِم بِالمَوَدَّةِ وَقَد كَفَروا بِما جاءَكُم مِنَ الحَقِّ

(23) Surah 6/50

قُل لا أَقولُ لَكُم عِندي خَزائِنُ اللَّهِ وَلا أَعلَمُ الغَيبَ وَلا أَقولُ لَكُم إِنّي مَلَكٌ ۖ إِن أَتَّبِعُ إِلّا ما يوحىٰ إِلَيَّ ۚ قُل هَل يَستَوِي الأَعمىٰ وَالبَصيرُ ۚ أَفَلا تَتَفَكَّرونَ

(24) Surah 7/188

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