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05-18-2010, 11:42 AM
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Ummat Muhammad
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Re: why do we ask others to pray for us?
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This lack of certainty is not expressed in the Quran, with turning to dead saints, it is expressed in "they seek forgiveness at dawn" or "in the darkness of the night". I would prefer to call it humility, as opposed to 'lack of certainty, because the believer's faith is tinged by the mercy of Allah. The ultimate principle that a believer defines himself by, is that a sin can never overcome the mercy of Allah, thus he relies on the ever-present mercy of Allah. A quality of the believer is that he is never sure of his own state and his humility and fear of God impel him to repent in situations where none can see him. He is not motivated by what other people see, to the point that the person wakes up when nobody is looking and talks directly to his Lord. This humility is further expressed by following up bad deeds with good deeds, and spending in charity to seek the countenance of Allah. In life, one is never in a state of total optimism or pessimism. Religious experience isn't like acause-and-effect experience, it is multi-faceted, and the Ultimate Reality touches the soul in many different ways. We can yearn as well as fear. The attitude of a believer lies between hope and fear, meaning a tension is always created to prevent a lackadaisical attitude. If a person relies to much on optimism, he doesn't prepare himself and a person that is always in a state of fear, cannot even take a step forward. This state is but natural, but the proper way to express it is taught by religion. Seek the countenance of God, full of Majesty and Nobility. God is Most Merciful - No one is more merciful than the Almighty Himself, no one loves us more than the Almighty does. Thus, any concept of intercession, based on the belief that any person is more merciful or more loving than the Almighty is against Islam; God is Omniscient - He knows everything, nothing is hidden from Him. Thus, any concept of intercession based on the belief that any other person shall inform God about the 'goodness' of a person, is absolute alien to Islam; God is Omnipotent as well as the Highest Authority - No one is more powerful than God and neither has the ability or the authority to overrule His decisions. Thus, any concept of intercession based on the belief that any person shall be in a position to overrule the decision of God is clearly against the Qur'an; God is 'Justice' - All His decisions are just. No one is more just than God. Thus, any concept of intercession based on the belief that any person shall give a more just decision than God, is clearly against the teachings of Islam. In short, no concept of intercession, which is against or contradictory to any of the attributes of God can be ascribed to by a Muslim. Islam is a personal religion. Every individual has the same access to God as the next person. There is no status of hierarchy that makes one man or woman higher than the other. The ones close to God are those who have faith and commit good deeds. Only God knows who has attained this level, no one can judge another person and say he cannot reach out to his Lord because he is stained with sin. The fact of the matter is that we tend to be either too harsh on ourselves over frivolities or take too lightly what is serious. This can mislead us either way as to how we should conduct ourselves, which may in turn have us seeking auxiliary assistance. That is why God has developed an entire system for us to follow so that we may purify ourselves and repent. God is in no need of a mediator between Himself and his creation. Besides, the people whom are holy in Islam are the Prophets because they were ordained so by the Lord. On whose authority is the status of "holy" bestowed on these "holy men" and saints whom supposedly have special access to God? This concept is alien to Islam. There are no saints, no "holy men," nothing of the sorts. God hears our prayers and forgives us as He pleases. Do they not know that God accepts the repentance of His servants and takes their alms, and that God is the Forgiving One, the Merciful? (Al Tawbah 9:104)trust /trʌst/ Show Spelled[truhst] Show IPA –noun 1.reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence. re·li·ance /rɪˈlaɪəns/ Show Spelled[ri-lahy-uhns] Show IPA –noun 1.confident or trustful dependence. Verse (2:186) - sūrat l-baqarah (The Cow) Arabic word 6: ... near. ... {وَإِذَا سَأَلَكَ عِبَادِى عَنِّى فَإِنِّى قَرِيبٌ أُجِيبُ دَعْوَةَ ٱلدَّاعِ إِذَا دَعَانِ فَلْيَسْتَجِيبُوا۟ لِى وَلْيُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِى لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْشُدُونَ} Sahih International (2:186): And when My servants ask you, [O Muhammad], concerning Me - indeed I am near. I respond to the invocation of the supplicant when he calls upon Me. So let them respond to Me [by obedience] and believe in Me that they may be [rightly] guided. yaqrabū (يَقْرَبُوا۟) verb 3rd person masculine plural imperfect verb, jussive mood (فعل مضارع مجزوم
2nd person dual imperfect verb, jussive mood (فعل مضارع مجزومtaqrabūhunna (تَقْرَبُوهُنَّ) verb 2nd person masculine plural imperfect verb, jussive mood (فعل مضارع مجزوم
2nd person masculine plural imperfect verb, jussive mood (فعل مضارع مجزوم
2nd person masculine plural imperfect verb, jussive mood (فعل مضارع مجزوم
2nd person masculine plural imperfect verb, jussive mood (فعل مضارع مجزوم
genitive masculine indefinite noun (اسم مجرور
accusative masculine indefinite noun (اسم منصوبqur'batun (قُرْبَةٌ) noun nominative feminine indefinite noun (اسم مرفوع
nominative feminine noun (اسم مرفوع
nominative feminine noun (اسم مرفوع
genitive feminine indefinite noun (اسم مجرور
genitive feminine noun (اسم مجرور
genitive feminine noun (اسم مجرور
nominative masculine singular indefinite noun (اسم مرفوع
nominative masculine singular indefinite noun (اسم مرفوع
nominative masculine singular noun (اسم مرفوع
genitive masculine singular indefinite noun (اسم مجرور
genitive masculine singular indefinite noun (اسم مجرور
genitive masculine singular noun (اسم مجرور
accusative masculine singular indefinite noun (اسم منصوب
accusative masculine singular noun (اسم منصوب
accusative masculine singular noun (اسم منصوب
nominative masculine plural noun (اسم مرفوع
genitive masculine plural noun (اسم مجرور
genitive feminine plural indefinite noun (اسم مجرور
nominative masculine singular indefinite adjective (صفة مرفوعة
nominative masculine singular adjective (صفة مرفوعة
genitive masculine singular indefinite adjective (صفة مجرورة
accusative masculine singular indefinite adjective (صفة منصوبة
accusative masculine plural adjective (صفة منصوبة
faqarrabahu (فَقَرَّبَهُۥٓ) verb 3rd person masculine singular (form II) perfect verb (فعل ماض
3rd person masculine dual (form II) perfect verb (فعل ماض
1st person masculine plural (form II) perfect verb (فعل ماض
2nd person masculine singular (form II) imperfect verb (فعل مضارع
3rd person masculine plural (form II) imperfect verb, subjunctive mood (فعل مضارع منصوب
nominative masculine plural (form II) passive participle (اسم مرفوع
genitive masculine plural (form II) passive participle (اسم مجرور
iq'taraba (ٱقْتَرَبَ) verb (2) 3rd person masculine singular (form VIII) perfect verb (فعل ماض
3rd person masculine singular (form VIII) perfect verb (فعل ماض
3rd person feminine singular (form VIII) perfect verb (فعل ماض
2nd person masculine singular (form VIII) imperative verb (فعل أمر
 Sahih International: And when adversity touches you at sea, lost are [all] those you invoke except for Him. But when He delivers you to the land, you turn away [from Him]. And ever is man ungrateful. Chapter (29) sūrat l-ʿankabūt (The Spider)  Sahih International: And when they board a ship, they supplicate Allah , sincere to Him in religion. But when He delivers them to the land, at once they associate others with Him daʿawū (دَعَوُا۟) verb (3) 3rd person masculine plural perfect verb (فعل ماض
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Ummat Muhammad
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