Sunday, August 26, 2012

Islam Destiny

Within the Knowledge of Allah Ta'ala, He wrote what was going to happen in the world and whatever His servants were going to do. Allah Ta'ala wrote good in some people's fate and wrote bad in another person's fate. He did not make the person helpless by writing this down, but wrote down what the servant was going to do. An example of this is that if Allah Ta'ala wrote bad for Zaid, then it was because He is aware that Zaid is going to do bad, and if Zaid was to do good, then He would have written good for Zaid, thus His Writing and His Knowledge did not make any person compelled. After performing bad deeds you should not say that this happened because it was Allah Ta'ala's will and therefore it was in my destiny, but all good things are done with the Pleasure of Allah Ta'ala and all bad deeds are done with the pleasure of one's desires.
To believe yourself as totally without will or totally helpless is a misguided belief. The Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) has referred to those who do not believe in Taqdeer to be like fire-worshippers of his Ummah.
It is forbidden to discuss or debate the subject of destiny. A person should only think that they are not helpless like stones and therefore cannot do anything according to their will, but actually Allah Ta'ala has given humans the power to do as they please and the reward and sin is based upon this power of will. Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique and Sayyiduna Umar (radi Allahu anhuma) were prohibited from discussing Taqdeer.

Islam Khulafa-E-Raashideen

After the Holy Prophet Muhammad(sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) his true Caliph and related Imaam is Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique (radi Allahu anhu). After him in leadership is Sayyiduna Umar (radi Allahu anhu). Sayyiduna Usman Ghani (radi Allahu anhu) followed him. After him is Sayyiduna Ali (radi Allahu anhu) followed by Sayyiduna Imaam Hasan (radi Allahu anhu). These leaders Khilafat is known as "Raashida" or "pious" because these great Sahabis (Companions) gave true representation of the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam).
The true pious Khilafat as per the traditions of the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) lasted thirty years, meaning it terminated after six months of the true Khilafat performed by Sayyiduna Imaam Hasan (radi Allahu anhu). Thereafter, the leader of Muslims, Umar bin Abdul Aziz (radi Allahu anhu) performed the pious Khilafat, and Sayyiduna Imaam Mehdi will perform true Khilafat in the final era. Sayyiduna Amir Mua'awiya (radi Allahu anhu) was the first king in Islam. After the Prophets, and out of all of Allah's creations including Jinn, humans and Angels, the most virtuous are Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique, then Sayyiduna Umar, then Sayyiduna Uthman Gani, then Sayyiduna Ali al-Murtada (radi Allahu anhum).