Obeying Chiefs and Leaders in Disobedience of Allah

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Monotheism: Part 8-4: Obeying Chiefs & the Affluent in Disobedience of Allah

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Response of the chiefs & the affluent to Prophet Noah (PBUH)

Response of the chiefs & affluent people to some great

Pro hets: Some Exam les

}}52 Indeed We sent forth Noah to his people and he said: ' my

people! Serve Allah, you have no other god than Him Indeed I

fear for you the chastisement of an awesome Day.'The leading

men of his people replied: 'We see that you are in manifest

error. 'He said: ' my people! There is no error in me, but I am a

Messenger from the Lord of the universe. I convey to you themessages of my Lord. I give you sincere advice, and I know from

Allah that which you do not know. }} As Noah was building the Ark, whenever the leading men of his

nation passed by him, they would scoff at him. He said: 'If you

scoff at us, we too scoff at you in like manner.


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}}7

And We sent forth Noah to his people. (He said): 'I have been sent to you

to warn you plainly that you may worship none but Allah or else I fear

for you the chastisement of a Grievous Day.The notables among Noah'sown people, who had refused to follow him, responded: 'We merely

consider you a human being like us. Nor do we find among those who

follow you except the lowliest of our folk, the men who follow you

without any proper reason. We see nothing in you to suggest that you

are any better than us. Rather, we believe you to be liars.'

4}4{ We sent Noah to his people, and he said: "My people! Serve Allah; you

have no god other than He. Do you have no fear?"But the chiefs amonghis people who refused to believe, said: "This is none other than a

human being like you who desires to attain superiority over you. Had

Allah wanted (to send any Messengers) He would have sent down

angels. We have heard nothing like this in the time of our ancestors of

old (that humans were sent as Messengers). He is a person who has been

seized with a little madness; so wait for a while (perhaps he will

improve)."


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Response of the chiefs & the affluent to Prophet Hud (PBUH)

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Then, after them (Noah), We brought forth another generation;andWe sent among them a Messenger from among themselves, saying:

"Serve Allah; you have no god other than He. Do you have no fear?"

The notables among his peoplewho had refused to believe and who

denied the meeting of the Hereafter, and those whom We had

endowed with ease and comfort in this life, cried out: "This is no

other than a mortal like yourselves who eats what you eat anddrinks what you drink. If you were to obey a human being like

yourselves, you will certainly be losers. Does he promise you that

when you are dead and are reduced to dust and bones, you will be

brought forth to life?Far-fetched, utterly far-fetched is what you are

being promised.There is no other life than the life of the world. We

shall live here and here shall we die; and we are not going to be


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raised again.This man has forged a mere lie in the name of Allah and

we shall never believe what he says." The Messenger said: "My

Lord! Come to my help at their accusing me of lying."He answered:

"A short while, and they shall be repenting." Then a mighty blast

quite justly overtook them, and We reduced them to a rubble. So

away with the wrong-doing folk! }}2

And to 'Ad We sent forth their brother Hud. He said: ' my people!

Serve Allah; you have no other god than Him. Will you, then, not

avoid evil? 'The unbelievers among the leading men of his people

said: 'Indeed we see you in folly, and consider you to be liars. 'He

said: ' My people! There is no folly in me; rather I am a Messenger

from the Lord of the universe. I convey to you the messages of my

Lord, and I give you sincere advice. Do you wonder that an

exhortation has come to you from your Lord through a man from


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Response of the chiefs & the affluent to Prophet Saleh (PBUH)

amongst yourselves that he may warn you? And do call to mind

when He made you successors after the people of Noah and

increasingly endowed you with great physical strength. Remember

then the wondrous bounties of Allah, that you may prosper. ' They

said: 'Have you come to us that we should worship none other than

Allah and forsake all whom our forefathers used to worship? Then

bring upon us the scourge with which you have threatened us if you

are truthful? 'Hud warned them: 'Surely punishment and wrath from

your Lord have befallen upon you. Do you dispute with me about

mere names that you and your forefathers have concocted and for

which Allah has sent down no sanction? Wait, then, and I too am

with you among those who wait.' Then We saved Hud and his

companions by Our mercy, and We utterly cut off the last remnant

of those who called the lie to Our signs and would not believe.

}}4

And to Thamud We sent forth their brother, Salih. He said to them: '

my people! Serve Allah, you have no god other than Him. Truly there


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The king (Namrood) Rejecting Prophet Abraham (PBUH)

has come to you a clear proof from your Lord. This she-camel from

Allah is a sign for you. So leave her alone to pasture on Allah's earth,

and touch her with no evil lest a painful chastisement should seize

you. And call to mind when He made you successors after 'Ad and

gave you power in the earth so that you took for yourselves palaces

in its plains and hewed out dwellings in the mountains. Remember,

then, the wondrous bounties of Allah and do not go about creating

mischief in the land.' The haughty chiefs of his people said to those

believers who had been oppressed: 'Do you know that Salih is one

sent forth with a message from his Lord?' They, replied: 'Surely we

believe in the message with which he has been sent.' The haughty

ones remarked. 'Most certainly we disbelieve in that which you believe.'

}}

Have you not considered the case of the person who had an

argument with Abraham as to `Whom Abraham acknowledged as his

Lord?' The dispute arose because Allah had given him the kingship,(which had made him arrogant). When Abraham said, "My Lord is He

Who gives life and causes death," he answered, "I give life and cause

death." Then Abraham said, "Well, Allah brings the sun from the

east: just bring it from the west." At this the disbeliever was

confounded: (yet he did not believe), for Allah does not show

guidance to unjust people.


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Response of the chiefs & the affluent to Prophet Shu'ayb (PBUH)}4{

And to Midian We sent forth their brother Shu'ayb He exhorted

them: O my people! Serve Allah, you have no god but He. Indeed


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a clear proof has come to you from your Lord. So give just weight

and measure and diminish not to men their things' and make no

mischief on the earth after it has been set in good order. That isto your own good, if you truly believe. And do not lie in ambush

by every path [of life] to threaten or to hinder from the path of

Allah those who believe, nor seek to make the path crooked.

Remember, how you were once few, and then He multiplied

you,and keep in mind what was the end of mischiefmakers. Andif there are some among you who believe in the message that I

bear while some do not believe, have patience till Allah shalljudge between us. He is the best of those who judge.' The

haughty chiefs of his people said: 'O Shu'ayb! We shall certainly

banish you and your companions-in-faith from our town, or else

you shall return to our faith.' Shu'ayb said: 'What! Even though

we abhor [your faith]? If we return to your faith after Allah has

saved us from it we would be fabricating a lie against Allah. Nor

can we return to it again unless it be by, the will of Allah, ourLord. Our Lord has knowledge of all things, and in Allah we put

our trust. Our Lord! Judge rightly between us and our people, for

You are the best of those who judge.' The notables of his people

who disbelieved said: If you follow Shu'ayb, you will be utter

losers. Thereupon a shocking catastrophe seized them, and they

remained prostrate in their dwellings. Those who had charged

Shu'ayb with lying became as though-they had never lived there;

it is they who became utter losers. Shu'ayb then departed from

his people, and said: ' my people! Surely I conveyed to you the

message of my Lord, and gave you sincere advice. How, then,

can I mourn for a people who refuse to accept the truth?'


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The End of Pharaoh and his Nation

gods?' Pharaoh replied: 'We will kill their male children and spare

their female ones. For indeed we hold irresistible sway over them.'

}1} Moses prayed: 'Our Lord! You bestowed upon Pharaoh and his chiefs

splendour and riches in the world. Our Lord! Have You done this that

they may lead people astray from Your path? Our Lord! Obliterate

their riches and harden their hearts that they may not believe until

they observe the painful chastisement. 4}{

And Pharaoh proclaimed among his people: "My people, do I not

have dominion over Egypt, and are these streams not flowing

beneath me? Can't you see?Am I better or this contemptible man

who is scarcely able to express himself?Why were bracelets of gold


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not bestowed upon him? Why did a retinue of angels not accompany

him as attendants?"He incited his people to levity and they obeyed

him. Surely they were an iniquitous people.So when they incurred

Our wrath, We exacted retribution from them, and drowned them

all, and made them a thing of the past and an example for those

who would come after them. }}5 And indeed We sent Moses with Our signs and with a clear

authority to Pharaoh and his chiefs. But they obeyed the

command of Pharaoh even though Pharaoh's command was not

rightly-directed.He shall stand at the head of his people on theDay of Resurrection, and will bring them down to the Fire. What

a wretched destination to be led to! They were pursued by a

curse in this world and so will they be on the Day of

Resurrection. What an evil reward will they receive!

1}{ They are exposed to the Fire every morning and evening; and on

the Day when the Hour will be established, a command shall be

given: "Admit the Pharaonites to an even more severe

chastisement."


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Who shouldn't be obeyed among people?

Be careful in choosing your leaders because on the

Day of Judgment

}-7}Then think of the Day We will summon every community with its

leader. }{ On the Day of Resurrection, Pharaoh's will lead his people to

bring them down to the Fire. What a wretched destination to be

led to!

}{Do not follow him whose heart We have caused to be heedless

of Our remembrance, and who follows his desires, and whose

case has gone beyond all bounds. }}2 And do not follow the command of transgressors who spread

mischief in the land and do not act aright.


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Obeying Allah and his Messenger comes First

Who must be obeyed?

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And obey Allah and the Messenger, that you may be shown mercy.

}}1 Believers! Obey Allah and His Messenger and do not turn away

from him after you hear his command. 3}{Therefore, establish Salat, pay the Zakat dues and obey the

Messenger; it is expected that you will receive mercy. }3}3

Say, "Obey Allah and obey the Messenger, but if you turn away,

you should note it well that the Messenger is responsible for the

duty entrusted to him and you are responsible for the duty


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The Reward of Obeying Allah and His Messenger-}2{ As regards the true Believers, men and women, they are all

protecting friends to one another: they enjoin what is good and

forbid what is evil; they establish Salat, pay Zakat dues, and obey

Allah and His Messenger. It is they upon whom Allah will most

surely send His blessings. Allah is All-Mighty, All Wise.Allah has

promised to the Believers, both men and women, the Gardens

underneath which rivers flow and wherein they will abide for

ever: there will be neat and clean beautiful dwelling places for

them in these Gardens of perpetual bliss; and, above all, they

will enjoy Allah's pleasure: this is the supreme success.}43{

These are the bounds set by Allah. Allah will make the one who

obeys Allah and His Messenger enter the Gardens beneath which


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In the Afterlife: Consequences of obeying chiefs &

the affluent against Allah & His Messengers.

The People in Authority whom Allah likes }2} These are the people who, if We bestow authority on them in

the land, will establish Prayers, render Zakah, enjoin good, and

forbid evil. The end of all matters rests with Allah.

}4}3 Certainly, Allah has laid curse on the disbelievers and has

prepared for them a blazing Fire, in which they will live for

ever and will have no protector and helper. On, the Day their

faces are rolled about on the Fire, they will say, "Would that

we had obeyed Allah and His Messenger!" And (they) will

say, "Our Lord, we obeyed our chiefs and our great men, and

they led us astray from the right path. Lord, give them a

double chastisement and curse them severely."


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}}7

And there are people who set up equals and rivals with Allah and

adore them with the adoration due to Allah, whereas the Believers

adore Allah most ardently. Would that these transgressors could

realize now what they will realize, when they will see the

chastisement before them that power and authority wholly belong

to Allah and that Allah is severe in punishment! When He will inflict

punishment, those very leaders and guides whom they followed in

the world will disown them. But punishment they shall get and all

their bonds shall be cut off. Then those who followed them will say,

"Would that we were given another chance to return to the world:

then we will disown them just as they have disowned us today."

Thus will Allah bring before them the deeds they did in the world in

such a manner as to make them wring their hands in regret but they

shall be unable to come out of the Fire.

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poet?" Whereas he had come with the Truth and had confirmed the

Messengers. (Then it will be said to them :) "You shall have to taste

the painful scourge, and your retribution will be strictly according to

the deeds that you have been performing." }3}4 The disbelievers say, "We will never believe in this Qur`an, nor in

any other Book which came before it." Would that you could see

these wicked people at the time when they will be standing before

their Lord! Then, they will blame one another. Those who had been

oppressed in the world, will say to the arrogant, "But for you we

would have been the believers." The arrogant ones will say to the

oppressed ones, "Did we hinder you from the guidance when it

came to you? Nay, but you yourselves were guilty." The oppressed

ones will say to the arrogant ones. "Nay, but it was your plotting by

day and night when you told us to deny Allah and to set up others as

equals with Him." At last, when they will see the torment, they will

repent in their hearts, and We shall put fetters on the necks of the


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And when those people shall all be exposed together before Allah,

then those who were weak in this world will say to those who had

posed as big ones."As we followed you in the world, can you now do

anything to relieve us from the torment of Allah?" They will reply,

"Had Allah guided us to the way of salvation, we would have

certainly guided you to it. Now it is all the same whether we bewail

it or bear it with patience: there is for us no way of escape."And when Our judgment has been passed, Satan will say, "The fact is

that the promises Allah had made with you were all true. I, too,

made some promises with you but I failed to keep any of them." Yet

I had no power over you; I did nothing but to invite you to my way

and you accepted my invitation. So do not now blame me, but blame

yourselves. I cannot help you here, nor can you help me. I dissociate

myself from your making me a partner with God before this. Such

wrong-doers are sure to receive a grievous torment."

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