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Letter
What do you think of Khilafa?
[From New York City]
inshaAllah i hope you are in a good state of
iman.
I had some questions in regards to
Jamaat al-Muslimeen
and their ideas.
What is your views towards the Khilafah, meaning
what is it, what are its
conditions etc and how to go about establishing
it.
Also with regards to the
political system of Islam what is the role of
women; do you guys believe
that they can be in charge of the state or
governor etc.
Also will you guys have a booth at
ISNA
this
year?
jazakullah khairun for your wonderfull
newsletter. May Allah reward you
brothers and sisters.
asalam walykum
your brother in Islam
Fahad Hashmi
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Ed. Note: Women, based on their TAQWA, have equal
participation with men at
all levels of a truly Islamic society. There
cannot be a Khilafa in which
people do not listen to 'Ayesha (r.a.), Ummul
Momineen.
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The Word "Hadith" in the
Qur'an:
How the Parvezis
try to Mislead the Innocent
The Role of the Prophet (pbuh) Defined in the
Qur'an
by
Kaukab Siddique
Dear Sis. Bint Waleed
Asalamu alaikum
Thank you for tackling the efforts of the
Parvezi sect to connect the
teachings of the Prophet (pbuh) to the use of the
word "Hadith" in the Qur'an.
The Parvezis try to mislead Muslims in a variety
of ways by playing with the
words of the Qur'an.
The word "HADITH" occurs in the Qur'an 23
times. It has a variety of
meanings depending on the context. In none of
these references is it related to
the role of the Prophet (pbuh) and definitely not
to the Companions of the
Prophet (pbuh) narrating the teachings of the
Prophet.
It's part of the trickster role of the
Parvezis and their offshoot
rejecters of Hadith that they bring a word from
the Qur'an which has no relevance
to the issue and try to fool innocent readers
into thinking that the Qur'an is
rejecting the teachings of the Prophet (pbuh)
narrated by the Sahaba
(companions of the Prophet).
The use of the word "Hadith" in the Qur'an
does show that narratives
outside the Qur'an can have validity. For
instance, the Qur'an says: "Has the
Hadith of Musa (Moses) reached thee?" [20:9]
Or the Qur'an asks: "Has the Hadith reached thee,
of the armies - of Pharoah
and Thamud?" [85-17-18]
Thus the Qur'an validates narrations
outside itself as truthful. The
earlier Prophets like Moses and Salih, for
instance, are known from valid Hadith
narrations passed down for centuries, and the
Qur'an is validating them.
The only time the word "Hadith" refers to
the Prophet (pbuh) in the
Qur'an, it is a neutral reference: "When the
Prophet disclosed a matter (hadith)
to one of his wives, and she then divulged it (to
another), and Allah made it
known to him, he confirmed part thereof and
repudiated a part ......." [66:3]
These references have nothing to do with the
role of the Prophet
Muhammad (pbuh) in Islam. If the Parvezis had
been honest people, they would have
never played these word games in their attempts
to distort the message of the
Qur'an.
Unfortunately, the people whom the Parvezis
address seldom open the
Qur'an and certainly have no understanding of the
Hadith. They do not know that
the QUR'AN AND HADITH of the Prophet (pbuh) are
linked to each other.
1. During his life, the Prophet (pbuh) had
started explaining and
implementing the Qur'an. His words were taken as
decisive by his Companions.
2. These words of the Prophet (pbuh) were
transmitted, both orally and in
writing, by the Sahaba to future generations.
That's what we call Hadith today.
3. Does the Qur'an say anywhere that the
Prophet's (pbuh) teachings are of
temporary importance and that the Qur'an can be
interpreted by scholars as they
wish regardless of the words of the Prophet
(pbuh)? The answer is a clear NO.
4. Did any of the Companions of the Prophet
(pbuh) think that the Prophet's
words and actions were of a temporary nature, and
that the Sahaba could
interpret the Qur'an as they wished after Prophet
(pbuh) passed away? Again, the
answer is a clear NO.
The decisive role of the Prophet (pbuh) was
enshrined in Hadith
narrations by his Companions.
The Prophet's work which is extra-Qur'anic is
validated by the Qur'an as
decisive:
"Similarly We have sent among you a Messenger
from among you, reciting to
you our verses, and purifying you, and teaching
you the Book and Wisdom, and
teaching you new Knowledge." [2:151]
The Parvezis try to give the impression that
the task of the Prophet
(pbuh) was only to recite the Qur'an. This verse
tells us otherwise.
i. He recites,
ii. Purifies,
iii. Teaches the Book and Wisdom
iv. Teaches new knowledge.
The "purification" or spiritual growth is a
world in itself and is
exemplified in the life of the Prophet (pbuh).
What did he teach about the Book?
What Wisdom did he provide? What was the new
knowledge?
The Companions (sahaba), who were the
original audience of the Qur'an
and the Prophet, have preserved all this for us
in the Hadith
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