Four Ways to Peace...Divine Attribute Of Al Hakeem (

=(1)= *And our Lord, raise among them a Messenger from among
themselves, who may recite to them Thy Signs and teach them the Book
and Wisdom and may purify them; surely, Thou art the Mighty, the
Wise.* (2:130)

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=(2)=This verse was also touched in current Eid-Sermon/Khutba www.mta.tv
in terms of the high standards of sacrifice as set by holy Hadhrat
Ibrahim (on whom be peace) who had made this prayer to Allah
supplicating for a great prophet to be born among his people.

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=(3)= Hadrat Ibrahim (on whom be peace) had prayed for a prophet to
come to set high standards in four aspects in his supplication,
standards that did not have a precedent and which were not to be
matched at a later stage...... These standards would be unprecedented
because human mind and spirituality had not reached the point of
excellence where Allah had willed to take it...... Hadhrat Ibrahim had
an insight and a perception of the far-reaching point where Allah was
to take the intellectual and spiritual progress of man and had made
the prayer with this knowledge that when Allah would decree for the
time to arrive when intellectual and spiritual progress would be
polished to human perfection, then for its attainment a prophet of God
may come from among his people who would introduce new aspects of
spiritual cognisance to people, make them aware of the existence of
Allah and bring the last Shariah to them.
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=(4)= The four aspects the prophet was to set lofty standards of we
recitation of God's signs, teaching of the Book, imparting of Wisdom
and his teaching be such that it would purify those among whom his
advent would take place and as well as others who were yet to be born
till the Day of Judgment...... Indeed the verse concludes in acknowledging
that Allah is the Mighty and the Wise and that only He could create a
man so perfect and grant him the wisdom as elucidated in the verse.
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=(5)= Hadhrat Ibrahim (on whom be peace) prayed that the fulfilment of
his sacrifice would be in the prophet with the above mentioned
qualities to be born from among his progeny (from the progeny of
Ishmael) and that he would set examples of supreme excellence...... His
prayer is mentioned in Surah Baqarah, verse 130, and its acceptance is
also recorded in Surah Baqarah in verse 152 in that the advent of such
a prophet indeed came to pass.... In addition, verse 3 of Surah Al
Jummah (62:3) also repeats the subject of 2:130. ...
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=(6)= Hadhrat Ibrahim (on whom be peace) prayed to Allah for the
prophet-to-come to recite the Signs of Allah, to teach, to impart
wisdom and to purify (2:130)..... When Allah accepted the prayer, He
declared (2:152 and 62:3 ) that He had indeed sent the Prophet, who,
in accordance with the prayer, firstly recites the Signs of Allah.....
This change in order, the holy Caliph said, is owing to specific
divine wisdom which he would expound at a later time. For now the four
aspects for which supplication was made for this prophet is explained.
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=(7)=The first of these supplications was for the prophet to recite
Signs (Ayah) of God to people..... According to lexicons Ayah means,
'signs', 'miracles', 'warning that works as advice' as well as
'piece'..... So we may infer from the verse that the teaching revealed
to this prophet, which he may take to the people, may be comprised of
signs and miracles about which he may give reasoning to revive faith
in Allah.
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=(8)= In terms of the meaning of Ayah as 'piece' or plural 'pieces'
the import is that the teaching of this prophet was to be revealed
piece-meal...... In the verse of acceptance of prayer (2:152) it is
confirmed that indeed this teaching was revealed piece-meal and this
in turn was made a Sign of its truth.
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=(9)= The Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) has deemed the
revelation of the Holy Qur'an piece-meal (17:107 & 25:33) as a
specific sign. The Qur'an was revealed over a period spanning twenty
three years as a proof of its truthfulness. During this period the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) faced the severest of
times where he experienced many battles as well as attempts were made
to take his life. Until the time the Quranic revelations were complete
and Allah declared that its message was perfected (5:4) none of the
attempts on the life of the Prophet were successful and ultimately he
met his death due to natural causes.
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=(10)=In addition, at that time, mankind had not reached a stage where
they could take the message of the Qur'an but in pieces. Indeed their
faith was resolute in its perfection; however, they were a long way
off in reaching the pinnacle of attaining knowledge and learning.....
Today the human mind has greatly evolved with the aid of knowledge and
sciences......[ By way of example the holy Caliph mentioned Dr. Abdus
Salam (Nobel laureate from his Community). Dr. Salam based all his
research work on Quranic verses]..... With the spread of knowledge
mankind has understood God's existence in a better, more perceptive
manner...... At the time of the advent of the Holy Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allah be on him) each religion was embroiled in overt or
covert shirk (associating partners with Allah), those who were
apparently religious had forgotten the reality of God......The holy Caliph
said the situation these days is the same and he will give a discourse
on this in his future sermons.
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=(11)= When Hadhrat Ibrahim (peace be on him) had made his prayer with
the knowledge that an era would come that would be even more perilous
than his era, and he had prayed to Allah for a prophet to be sent,
from among his people, at that time to make people aware of Allah's
existence with proofs and reasoning.
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=(12)= Allah says: *And who strive in Our path, We will surely guide
them in Our ways. And verily Allah is with those who do good.*
(29:70): It is the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on
him) who showed the way to reach Allah....The Promised Messiah (on whom
be peace) says this informs us that in order to unravel spiritual
discernment and knowledge striving is essential and for this we have
the blessed model of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be on him)
before us. Forsaking this, many people opt to follow the so-called
holy people (Peers) who do not even operate within the parameters of
the Shariah but make all sorts of claims in enhancing their
status........The holy Caliph of holy promised Messiah said when Allah the
Exalted has furnished us with all that we need to know, has given us
the reasoning and the proofs, then it is our task to make an effort
and strive for spiritual development - and this cannot be attained
through so-called saints and holy people. Rather it can be achieved
through the ways expounded by the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allah be on him) and through the miracles and signs that he
demonstrated in his blessed life. The so-called Peers do not lead one
to God. Indeed Allah Himself comes to those who seek Him through the
signs and indications as exemplified by the Holy Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allah be on him).
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=(13)= According to lexicon the word Ayah also signifies chastisement/
torment. In the verses (first explained earlier) the word 'recite'
also signifies that the Prophet will warn against the torment or
chastisement to people..... This is the reason the Holy Qur'an has
expounded the incidents of the earlier prophets as a warning for the
world in general as well as for those who believe the Qur'an. Divine
punishment comes to those who try to meddle with Allah's Divinity.
Denying or rejecting a prophet of God, although a great misfortune,
does not necessarily bring about Divine punishment, unless and until
all limits are exceeded in terms of sedition and disorder. The holy
Caliph of holy promised Messiah prayed: May Allah guide the world at
large and may He grant to all the correct insight and perception of
the teachings of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on
him) so that the capacity to turn to Him is attained. ...(Rest of the
subject will continue latter).
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