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ABRAHAMIC ACCORD VS THE ACCORD OF IBRAHEEM ALAYHIS SALAAM
THE WISDOM AND GOOD INSTRUCTION OF THE AMBIYAA
“Remember when he (Ibraaheem) said to his father: ‘O my father! Why do you worship something which does not hear nor see nor benefit you in anything whatsoever?
O my father! Verily there has come to me such knowledge which has not come to you. Therefore, follow me. I shall guide you to the Straight Path.
O my Father! Do not worship Shaitaan. Verily shaitaan unto Ar-Rahmaan was disobedient.
O my father! I fear that the Punishment from Ar-Rahmaan will befall you, then you will become the friend of shaitaan.” (Maryam, Aayaat 42, 43, 44 and 45)
“Verily, you (O Mushrikeen!) and the entities you worship are fuel for Jahannam.” (Al-Ambiya, Aayat 98)
“Ibraaheem said to his father and his people: ‘What do you worship?’ They said: ‘We worship idols… He (Ibraaheem) said: ‘Do they hear you when you call or do they benefit you or harm you?’ They said: ‘We found our forefathers doing so.’ He said: ‘Now see (that is open your ears and hear) that which you and you forbearers worship, verily they are my enemies…” (Ash-Shu’raa’, Aayaat 70 – 77)
“Verily for you there is a beautiful pattern in Ibraaheem and in those with him. Remember when he said to his people: ‘Verily, we dissociate from you (mushrikeen) and from the (idols) you worship besides Allah. We have rejected you, and animosity and hatred have developed between us and you for all time until you believe in Allah, The One… (Al-Mumtahinah, Aayat 4)
“Say (O Muhammad!): ‘O Ahl-e-Kitaab (Yahood and Nasaara)! Come to (an agreement) on a matter which is common between us and you (namely) that we worship only Allah, and that we do not commit shirk with Him in anything, and that some of us should not take others as deities besides Allah.’ Then if they turn away, say: ‘Bear witness that verily we are Muslimoon’.” (Aal Imraan, Aayat 64)
And, how did Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) interact with the Mushrikeen when he presented Tauheed to them? The kuffaar had tried a variety of ruses as a compromise for ‘coexistence’ and ‘harmony’, but Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) had rejected every conciliatory proposal of the mushrikeen. ‘Harmonious coexistence’ based on kufr and shirk was unequivocally rejected by Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam).
The ‘wisdom’ and ‘good instruction’ commanded by Allah Ta’ala constrained Hadhrat Ibraaheem (Alayhis salaam) to say to the mushrikeen:
‘Now see (that is open your ears and hear) that which you and you forbearers worship, verily they are my enemies…”
‘Verily, we dissociate from you (mushrikeen) and from the (idols) you worship besides Allah. We have rejected you, animosity and hatred have developed between us and you for all time until you believe in Allah, The One…
This is the meaning of the Aayat: “Call to the Path of your Rabb with wisdom and beautiful advice and argue with them with them in a way which is best.” (Am-Nahl, Aayat 125)
The Hikmat and Mauizah Hasanah mentioned in this Qur’aanic aayat do not mean participation in non-Muslim functions and celebrations. It does not mean adopting silence regarding their false deities and false ideologies. It does not mean bootlicking.
(Issued By Mujlisul Ulama)
