(131) It is related by Abu Hurairah that the Apostle of God said: By the Holy Being in whose control is my life, if you knew what is known to me [about the Anger of the Lord and the terrible events of the Last Day and the Hereafter] you would laugh less and weep more. - Bukhari Commentary.-It shows that if all that was revealed to the Prophet about the Lords supreme indifference to everything, and His Anger and Almightiness and the frightful happenings of the Last Day and Futurity came fully to our knowledge and our eyes could see what was visible and ears could hear what was audible to him, our peace of mind would be destroyed so completely that we would grieve much and rejoice little. (132) It is related by Abu Zarr Ghifari that the Apostle of God said: I see the things of the invisible world you do not see and hear the sounds [of the invisible world] you do not hear. The sky is shaking and it is appropriate that it shook. By the Glorious One in whose power is my life ! There is not even a space of four fingers in the heavens where an angel is not prostrating himself before the Almighty, with his forehead touching the ground. If you knew the things that are known to me, you would laugh little and weep much, and could not enjoy the bed with your spouses, and would go out into forests and deserts groaning and crying out to the Lord. [After relating it] Abu Zarr said to us, I wish I were a tree that was cut down. -Musnad-i-Ahmad, Tirmidhi and Ibn-i-Maja Commentary.-As we have seen earlier, in connection with Traditions pertaining to Faith, the chief task and mission of the Apostle is to communicate to the bondmen the truths that are revealed and the commands that are sent down to him and the duty of his followers is to believe in those truths and observe those commands as the fundamental principles of their lives. The range of the sources of knowledge, like the intellect and the sense,. God has granted to mankind is limited to the visible world. They do not go far enough to uncover the realities of the other [the invisible] world. The only way for us to know and understand the transcendental truths, therefore, is to rely on and accept as authentic what the Divine Apostles see, hear or tell. This is Faith in a nutshell. In this Tradition the Prophet has made the awe-inspiring revelation about the other world that the sky is shaking with the Power and Splendour of the Lord and with the abundance of the angels. There is hardly any space in it where an angel may not be prostrating himself in reverence and humility. He has, further, emphasised that if we became aware of what was known to him, we would not be able to live happily in this world and enjoy its comforts but abandon our homes and roam about in wilderness, wailing and beseeching the Lord for mercy. The narrator, Abu Zarr, was so deeply moved by the report that while relating it he would often burst out: Would to God that I was a tree which was cut down from the roots so that I was not presented to the Lord for the Great Reckoning. Since man has been created to function as the Vicegerent of God on earth and he can discharge his duty properly only when he enjoys peace of mind in the world, the truths have not been revealed to him which would have ruined his composure and tranquillity. For example, if the punishment of the grave of Hell was made known to men like us and we could see all the events of the Hereafter with our own eyes, we could not attend to the daily needs or even manage to live. But as the Prophet Muhammad was raised up for the fulfillment of a special mission, it was essential that these realities were revealed to him to a certain extent so that he could attain the certitude and assurance that was needed for his lotty work and position. Thus, certain truths beyond the sphere of human experience were made known to him, and, with it, Divine Providence ordained for his heart an extraordinary strength that enabled him to carry out the tremendous responsibilities of Apostleship in a fitting manner and lead a balanced life that could serve as a model to mankind at all times.
__________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> See what's inside the new Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/2pRQfA/bOaOAA/yQLSAA/TXWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> *************************************************************************** {Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom (i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.} (Holy Quran-16:125) {And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33) The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim] The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, "Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all." [Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Recommended: http://www.islamonline.net http://www.islam-guide.com http://www.prophetmuhammadforall.org -------------------------------------------------------------------------- All views expressed herein belong to the individuals concerned and do not in any way reflect the official views of IslamCity unless sanctioned or approved otherwise. If your mailbox clogged with mails from IslamCity, you may wish to get a daily digest of emails by logging-on to http://www.yahoogroups.com to change your mail delivery settings or email the moderators at [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the title "change to daily digest". Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/islamcity/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
