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Division between real and derivative is inevitable: A group, who denies the relevance of beseeching help from any quarter besides Allāh, however, believes that it is valid in natural matters, while there is no need to stress its real and…

Allegation of disbelief against Allāh? The specific verse of sūrah Āl ‘Imrān records the words uttered by ‘Īsā , “I bring the dead to life by God’s leave and I breathe life into the figures of birds made out of…

Second objection: Appeal for help is a form of disbelief in supernatural matters This objection is based on a particular division. Mattes are generally divided into two categories on the basis of causes: Ordinary matters Extraordinary matters According to this…

Smoothing out the Wrinkles  Though beseeching the prophets, the saints and the martyrs for help and assistance is quite appropriate and is proved both by the Qur’ān and the sunnah, some of its denigrators have castigated it as an act…

Fifth objection: Begging and beseeching help from Allāh alone is valid To negate the validity of beseeching others than Allāh for help is based on a fallacious deduct ion from a tradition narrated by ‘Abdullāh bin ‘Abbās as an argument…

Fourth objection: There is no helper except Allāh They make the Qur’ānic verses which negate the attainment of power and victory through not-Allāh as the basis of their negation of seeking help through any person other than Allāh. It is…

Qur’ān and sunnah  Some people, in spite of their awareness of the injunctions of Qur’ān and sunnah and the practice of the Companions, believe that it is possible to help one another in the earthly world and therefore, it is…

Bukhārī related it in as-Sahīh, of istisqā’ (to invoke)  Allāh for rain at the time of drought) ch.7 (1:344-5#969); Muslim, as-Sahīh, b. of salāt-ul-istisqā’ (prayer to invoke Allāh for rain at the time of drought) ch.2 (2:614-5#10/ 897); Bayhaqī, Dalā’il-un-nubuwwah (6:140); Ibn Kathīr,…

‘Uthmān bin Hunayf said: I swear by Allāh that we had neither left the company nor had we carried on a long conversation that the man entered (with his sight fully restored) and it seemed as if he had never…

Mutual relation between appeal for help, intermediation and intercession Another point worth noting in the context of istighāthah is that when we call someone for help, it also seems to support the relevance of the related concept s of intermediation…

Appeal to the Prophet on the Day of Judgement On the Day of Judgement the Holy Prophet will act as a means of forgiveness for the believers. The Qur’ān states: O our Lord! Bless us with all that you have…

Appeal to the holy Prophet for forgiveness  Allāh has honoured the Holy Prophet with the highest stat us among His creatures. Appeal to him and intermediation through his person was valid during his earthly existence and it is equally valid…