To think according to principle, to possess true faith & believe & accept the true Commands of Islam is known as "Aqeeda". It is also understood as one's intention, concept & path that one follows. It must also be understood that the basis of one's action is one's Imaan & that the basis of one's Imaan is one's Aqeeda. If one's Aqeeda is corrupt, then one's Imaan is improper & if one's Imaan is not proper, then his Amaal (actions) are useless. In other words, Aqeeda is the soul, Imaan is the body & Amal is the garb.
To have good & strong Imaan, one must have the proper Aqeeda. It is for this reason that we quote a few un-Islamic beliefs together with the proper Islamic answers, so that we may, after reading about them, repent from any false & corrupt beliefs that we may hold & thereafter, hold firmly to the proper Islamic beliefs. To hold improper per Aqeeda leads to Kufr, whereas proper Aqeeda is strength for Imaan.
The un-Islamic beliefs which we have quoted below are quotations from those individuals who possess such beliefs & by writing them in this book, we have no intention of Kufr.
FALSE BELIEF 1: "Allah can speak lies". ("Barahine Qaatia" by Khaleel Ambesvi; "Yakrozi" by Ismaeel Dehlwi; "Fatawa Rasheedia" by Rasheed Ahmed Gangohi).
PROPER BELIEF: Lies is a defect which is not worthy of the Zaat of Almighty Allah & is totally Muhaal (Impossible) for Almighty Allah. Allah is free from all shortages & defects thus making lies Muhaal for Almighty Allah.
FALSE BELIEF 2: To say that Allah is free from place, space, direction & time, etc. is to be misled. ("Izaah-ul-Haq" by Ismail Dehalwi)
PROPER BELIEF: Time & space have been created & will be eventually destroyed. Almighty Allah is Qadeem (Always Is & Always Will Be). If one accepts Allah to be in a fixed place & in a fixed time zone, then one will have to accept, Ma'az-Allah, that Allah is a creation & can be destroyed, where as it is well known that, that which is Haadees (non-Eternal) & can be destroyed can never be Allah. The Being of Allah is Eternal & anything that is non-Eternal cannot be Allah. It is, thus, necessary to accept Almighty Allah to be free from time & place.
FALSE BELIEF 3: The Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) had died & is mixed in the sand. ("Taqweeyat-ul Imaan" by Ismail Dehalwi)
PROPER BELIEF: It has been stated in the Hadees: "Verily, Almighty Allah has made it Haraam upon the earth to eat the bodies of the Ambiya". It has also been stated that Ambiya are alive & are blessed with Sustenance from Almighty Allah.
FALSE BELIEF 4: Every creation, no matter how big or small, is equivalent to a cobbler before Allah. ("Taqweeyat-ul Imaan" by Ismail Dehalwi)
PROPER BELIEF: The Holy Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) is the most beloved Nabi of Almighty Allah. Almighty Allah took Qasm (Oath) even on the city of the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam). He is the greatest of the creations of Almighty Allah. His every word is accepted in the Court of Allah. He is a perfection in the Attributes of Almighty Allah & Allah has not created any unique being besides Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam).
FALSE BELIEF 5: Ambiya are not totally free from lies. To say that it is not possible for Ambiya to lie or to say that they are totally sinless is false. ("Tasfiyat-ul-Aqaa'id" by Qasim Nanothawi)
PROPER BELIEF: Ambiya & Malaa'ikah are Masoom (Sinless). It is Muhaal for them to commit sin. Committing a sin is not a quality of Ambiya. Ambiya are free from all small & big sins & all defects even before & after their Nabuwwat.
FALSE BELIEF 6: The Ummah sometimes supercede the Ambiya in A'maal (Good deeds). ("Tahzeer-un-Naas" by Qasim Nanotawi)
PROPER BELIEF: A Kaafir can never be equal to a Muslim. An ordinary Muslim is not equal to a practising Muslim. A practising Muslim can never be equal to a non-Aalim, who is not equal to an Aalim. An Aalim is never equal to a Wali, a Wali can never be equal to a Tabbe Taabi'ee. A Tabbe Taabi'ee can never be equal to a Taabi'ee. A Taabi'ee can never be equal to a Sahaba. A Sahaba can never be equal to the Khulafa-e-Arbaa. None from the Khulafa-e-Arbaa can be equal to Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique. He in turn can never be equal to a Nabi. No Nabi can be equal in any way to the King of Prophets, Muhammad Mustafa (sallallahu alaihi wasallam). How then can a Ummah supercede Nabi Muhammad (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) in good deeds? Ma'az-Allah!
FALSE BELIEF 7: To think of an ox & donkey in Salaat is permissible, but to think of the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) in Salaat is Shirk (Polytheism). ("Seerat-e-Mustaqeem" by Ismail Dehalwi)
PROPER BELIEF: For a Muslim to perform any Ibaadat accepting that it is a noble action of Rasoolullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) is the true sense of Ibaadat. If one reads Namaaz thinking of it as the Sunnah of the Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam), then, without doubt, one will think of the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam). This belief creates in the mind of the performer the thought of the Holy Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam). Not only is the thought of the Prophet in Namaaz permissible, it is also the demand of Shari'ah that one must remember the Holy Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) at the time of Tashahud. According to the Fuqaha (Jurists) it is Waajib to believe that the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) is observing you & that he is aware of your actions.
FALSE BELIEF 8: Any person who says the Nabi to be Haazir & Naazir is a Kaafir. ("Jawaahir-ul-Quraan" by Ghulaamullah Khan)
PROPER BELIEF: Until & unless we do not accept Rasoolullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) as being Haazir & Naazir, the concept of Risaalat will be incomplete. Our Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) is Shaahid, Mubashir & Nazeer.
FALSE BELIEF 9: Rasoolullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) is our elder brother & we are his younger brothers. ("Taqweeyat-ul-Imaan" by Ismail Dehalwi)
PROPER BELIEF: The Holy Quran has commanded us that the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) cannot be regarded as the father of anyone of you. How then can he be regarded as the elder brother? Then, to call him elder brother is disrespect & against of Quranic command. We are the Ummati, he is the Nabi. We are sinners, he is the Masoom most pure. We are believers, he is the source of Imaan. The difference here is enormous. It must be understood, that if the husband takes his wife as his mother, then his Nikah will be nullified. Likewise, if one takes the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) as the elder brother, then one's Imaan will be nullified.
FALSE BELIEF 10: To respect the Prophet deeply is Kufr. ("Ad-Durr-un-Nazeed" by Qazi Shaukani)
PROPER BELIEF: The respect & reverence of the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) is not only waajib, but is an obligation upon every Muslim. Unless a person does not love the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) more than anyone & anything in the world, his Imaan will not be perfected. The love of the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) is the first condition of Imaan.
FALSE BELIEF 11: The grave of the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) is an idol & to respect it is Kufr & Shirk. ("Ad-Durr-un-Nazeed" by Qazi Shaukani)
PROPER BELIEF: Madinah is more exalted than Makkah; the Roza-e-Anwar more than the Kaaba & the actual Qabr-e-Anwar is even more exalted than Jannat. The Qabr-e-Anwar is a sign from amongst the signs of Allah & to respect it is a sign of Imaan & Taqwa.
FALSE BELIEF 12: Any person who says, "As-Salaatu Was Salaamu Alaika Ya Rasool allah", is a Bid'ati & sinner. ("Akhbaar Ahle Hadees Amritsar")
PROPER BELIEF: Bukhari & Muslim narrate on the authority of Hazrat Usman bin Haneef (radi Allahu anhu) that a Sahabi who was blind by birth was once taught a special Du'a by the Holy Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam), which he was to recite after every Salaah. The Du'a is as follows: "O Allah, I ask from you & turn towards you through the Wasila of Your Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu alaihi wasallam), who is indeed a prophet of mercy. O Muhammad (sallallahu alaihi wasallam)! with your Wasila, I turn towards Allah for my need so that it may be bestowed. O Allah, accept the Prophet's intercession for me".
To say "Ya Nabi" & call to the Holy Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) & to send salutations upon him, is the Sunnah of Almighty Allah, the Angels, the Prophets & the Sahaaba-e-Kiraam. Almighty Allah has commanded us to send salutations upon the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) in abundance. To send Durood at least once in one's life is Fard & in Namaaz it is Waajib. It is also Waajib to send salutations out of Namaaz, for the fist time the name of the Prophet is mentioned. Even if the name is mentioned continuously, then to send salutations is Sunnah.
FALSE BELIEF 13: To ask assistance from the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) is the work of Shaitaan & Shirk. ("Kashf-ush-Shubhaat" by Abdul Wahab Najdi; "Taqweeyat-ul-Imaan" by Ismail Dehalwi)
PROPER BELIEF: "Ya Rasool allahi Unzur Haalana, Ya Habib allahi Isma Qaalana, Innani fir Bahri Hammim Mughriqun, Khuz Yaddi Sahhil lanaa Ishkaalana", has been the Wazeefa of the great predecessors & is accepted as a means of asking from the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam). To seek assistance from the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) & seek Wasila of Auliya & Saaliheen is permissible.
FALSE BELIEF 14: To use the Ambiya, Awliya & Malaa'ikah as a means of Wasila (Mediation). ("Tohfa-e-Wahaabiya" by Ismail Dehalwi)
PROPER BELIEF: We did not enter this world without means & we will not leave this world without means. With the exception of the verse of the Quran commanding mediation, the following verses of Sheikh Bouseeri & Sheikh Saadi (alaihir rahmah) are always in the Du'as of Muslims: "Ya Rabbi bil Mustafa Baligh Maqasidana, Waghfirlana Ma Madaa Ya Waasi al-Karami", & "Ilahi bahaqe bani Fathima, ke Barqaul Imaan Qunni Khatima, Agar Daawatam rad Kunni War Qabool, Manno Dast Damaane Aale Rasool".
FALSE BELIEF 15: Anyone who accepts the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) to be an intercessor for him on the Day of Qiyamah, is a Mushrik equal to Abu Jahl. ("Taqweeyatul Imaan")
PROPER BELIEF: When the intercession of a Hafiz-ul-Quran, according to the Hadees Shareef & of an Aalim ba Amal is accepted, then why not that of Rasoolullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam)? On the Day of Qiyamah, the doors of intercession will be opened by none other than the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam). It is also very rewarding to recite Durood-e-Taaj.
FALSE BELIEF 16: "Rahmat-ul-Lil-Alameen" (Mercy unto the Worlds) is not a special title of the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam), but the Ummati are also "Rahmat-ul-Lil-Alameen". ("Fatawa Rasheedia")
PROPER BELIEF: "Rahmat-ul-Lil-Alameen" is the unique quality of Rasoolullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) as stated in the Holy Quran.
FALSE BELIEF 17: To say that if Allah & His Rasool wills, then only will a certain thing happen, is Shirk.
PROPER BELIEF: That which Rasoolullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) wants, is what Allah wills. Almighty Allah will not will anything without the pleasure of the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam).
FALSE BELIEF 18: Those persons whose names are "Muhammad" or "Ali" have no control over anything. ("Taqweeyat-ul-Imaan")
PROPER BELIEF: Almighty Allah has blessed the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) with the keys to the treasures of both the worlds & Hazrat Ali's (radi Allahu anhu) name is the means of assistance in problems, why then can they not have any control?
FALSE BELIEF 19: To keep the names: Rasool Baksh, Nabi Baksh, Abdun Nabi, Abdul Mustafa, Abdur Rasool, Abdul Ali, Ghulam Nabi, Ghulam Mustafa, Ghulam Nabi, Ghulam Hussain, Ghulam Mohiyyuddin & Ghulam Mo'inuddin, or to like such names, is Shirk. ("Taqweeyat-ul-Imaan")
PROPER BELIEF: All these names are allowed & are very exalted & blessed names.
FALSE BELIEF 20: The knowledge of the Prophet is like children & animals. The knowledge of Shaitaan is more than the Prophet. To say that the Prophet possessed 'Ilm-e-Ghayb or Knowledge of the Unseen, is Shirk. ("Hifz-ul-Imaan" by Ashraf Ali Thanawi; "Barahine Qaatia"; "Fatawa Rasheedia")
PROPER BELIEF: The meaning of the word "Nabi" alone is "one who knows & shows the Unseen". What position does the knowledge of an ordinary person hold in front of that of the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam)? It is even less than a drop in front of an ocean or a grain of dust compared to all the sand in the world. The Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) has been blessed with all the knowledge by Almighty Allah.
FALSE BELIEF 21: If Allah wills, then he may create a million Muhammads. ("Taqweeyat-ul-Imaan") A Prophet can even come after Muhammad (sallallahu alaihi wasallam). ("Tahzeer-un-Naas")
PROPER BELIEF: The doors of Prophethood have been sealed. Muhammad (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) is the Seal of Prophethood. The Prophet also said that no Prophet shall come after him. Any person who claims Nabuwat after the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) is a Liar, Dajjal Kazaab & a Shaitaan.
FALSE BELIEF 22: To commemorate the Milad is like commemorating the function of the Hindu deity. ("Baharine Qaatia" by Khaleel Ambesvi)
PROPER BELIEF: Milad is a means of gaining blessings & closeness to Almighty Allah. It is the practice of all the great predecessors. Many sources of Shari'ah are available to prove it's authencity.
FALSE BELIEF 23: The illusion of illusionists are greater than the Miracle of Prophets. ("Mansab-e-Imaamat")
PROPER BELIEF: The Miracles of Prophets are to show proof of their Prophethood & it is that which is from Allah, whereas the illusions of illusionists are from Shaitaan.
FALSE BELIEF 24: Anyone who says the Sahaba to be Kaafirs is not out of the Sunnah Jamaat. ("Fatawa Rasheedia")
PROPER BELIEF: By one calling an ordinary Muslim a Kaafir, he himself becomes a Kaafir. How then can those who call the Sahaba Kaafirs not be Kaafirs?
FALSE BELIEF 25: To call oneself "Qaadiri", "Chishti", "Naqshabandi", etc. is Bid'at & words of Kufr. ("Tazkeer-ul-Ikhwaan")
PROPER BELIEF: To call oneself by these titles are totally allowed & is a means of recognition of ones spiritual order. Examples of these are: Siddiqui, Alawi, Usmaani, Farooqi, Hanafi Shafa'i, etc.
FALSE BELIEF 26: To put lights, carpets, to give water & food, or arrange Wudhu water at the Mazaar of Auliyah Allah are Shirk.
PROPER BELIEF: If carry out all the above mentioned practices at other places are permissible, then it should be a means of blessing to do so at the Darbaar of Wali where there are a gathering of Muslims.
FALSE BELIEF 27: To eat & drink the Tabarukaat (Niyaz) of the Saints causes the heart to die (spiritually). ("Fatawa Rasheedia")
PROPER BELIEF: Eating the Niyaz of the Auliya brightens the heart & one's life & is a means of great blessing.
FALSE BELIEF 28: To call the Prophet "Shafi'-ul-Muznibeen", to recite Khatam, to imagine the blessed face & the Tomb of Rasoolullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam), to think that he has authority - all these qualities, even with the granting of Allah Ta'ala - is all Shirk, so much like the Shirk of Abu Jahl. (Kitaab-ut-Tauheed by Ibn-e-Abdul Wahab Najdi)
PROPER BELIEF: According to authentic sources of Islamic Shari'at, to belief that Rasoolullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) is interceder, mercy, authority, helpful & to imagine his blessed face & Tomb with respect, is regarded as a great & rewarding action. To recite Khatam Shareef is also permissible & rewarding as well. A person who denies this, his belief is like Abu Jahl.
Note: To believe all these above mentioned false "Islamic" beliefs makes a person a hypocrite, Shia, Rafazi, Khaarijite, Qadiani, Ghair-Muqallid (Ahle Hadees), Tablighi, Deobandi, Maudoodi, Ahle Quran (People of Quran), etc. which are totally out of Islam. Any person who falsely claims to be the true Mahdi is misguided & a Faasiq. Any person who says that Almighty Allah can lie, that the Prophet's (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) knowledge are like those of animals, that the Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) is not the Final Messenger, that the swearing of the Sahaba does not make one a criminal, that the Prophet's knowledge is less than Shaitaan, etc. is a KAAFIR (totally out of the folds of Islam). We should not perform Salaah or associate with such persons as their companionship is detrimental to our Imaan.
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