PROPHET MOHAMMAD AND HIS HOUSEHOLD(AHLAL BAYT)
Muslims around the world have to pray at least five times aday; and in every prayer they have to recite Salawat Ibrahimiyya(Tashah-hud), this way:
“Allahum-ma Sal-li Alaa Moham-madin wa Alaa Aaali Moham-madin, Kama Sal-laita Alaa Ibrahi-ma wa Alaa Aali Ibrahim; In-na-ka Hamidum Majeed!”
“O, Allah! Bless Thee Mohammad and Aali Mohammad (hisHousehold) as Thou Hath Blessed Ibrahim and his Household; VerilyThou Art most Praiseworthy, most Gracious.”
But . . . .
Surprisingly enough, very few Muslims know or even try toknow the Aali Mohammad or the people for whom they ask Allah’sblessing so many times a day!
Who are the Aali Mohammad (P.B.U.H.)? What is their role inIslam and in the Islamic Society? Why do we have to include themin our daily prayers? And why without including them in Salat,our prayers are not accepted by Allah (S.W.T.)?*
Historical Background
To know more about Prophet Mohammad’s Household, who arealso known as Ahlal Bayt, or Aali Mohammad, we have to go backinto the history; and to reduce the chances of any doubt, weshall try to get light, from the Holy Qur’an:
“And when Allah tested Ibrahim by some “Words” and hecompleted (the test), Allah said: Now I appoint thee Imam of thepeople. (Ibrahim) Said and how about my children? (Allah) Said
My Promise won’t be for the sinners (among them).” Holy Qur’an:(2:124).
As we have seen, here Allah granted the request of patriarchAbraham to bestow Imamah (Imamhood or Leadership) on hisrighteous descendants. (Not the sinners, because sinful peoplecan’t become Imams of the Ummah. So Imams must be impeccable andinfallible)
Who are They?
But who are the righteous descendants of Abraham (A.S.)?Well, those who, according to the Holy Qur’an, were grantedImamah or the Leadership of the People of the Book, namely:Isma’il, Is-haq, Yaqub, Yusuf, Dawoud, Solaiman, Moses, Jesus,and finally the last prophet of Allah - - our very own belovedProphet Mohammad (P.B.U.H).
They are the righteous children of Abraham or Aali Ibrahim,who received Imamah or God given leadership over the believers.Now, there are two very important questions to be answered:
1. Who are the Aali Mohammad for whom we pray togetherwith Aali Ibrahim, saying:
“O Allah! Bless Thee Aali Mohammad (the same way) as Thou HathBlessed Aali Ibrahim?” (At-ta-hiyyat, Daily Salats).
2. How did Allah bless Aali Ibrahim that we ask Him toBlessAali Mohammad in the same manner?
The second question has been answered by Allah (S.W.T.) inthe verse from the Holy Qur’an:
“Are they (?) jealous of the people (?) for what Allah Hathgiven them from His Grace? While We Gave Aali Ibrahim the Bookand the Wisdom and We Gave them a Great Possession!”
Holy Qur’an (4:54).
So what was given by Allah (S.W.T.) to Aali Ibrahim, was TheBook, The Wisdom and a Great Possession! (Both material as wellas spiritual - - the leadership of the Ummah).
Who are the Aali Mohammad?
With regard to the first question, i.e. “Who are the AaliMohammad?” Some people have tried, in vain, to interpret theAali Mohammad as the followers of Prophet Mohammad (P.B.U.H.)!
The answer is that every Aali Mohammad is a follower ofProphet Mohammad, but not every follower of Prophet Mohammad, isnecessarily an Aali Mohammad, too!
Specifically the following points should be considered verycarefully:
a) If we go to the Arab tribesmen and ask them what dothey mean by “Aali so and so,” when they refer to aclan or a tribe, we will know that “Aal” refers only tothe “children of a certain chieftain.”
b) In the Qur’anic terminology, except for one or twonegative cases, like Aali Farun (Pharoaschildren/followers), the term Aal is used to mean thechildren of the descendants of a person. Examples are:(1) Aali Is-haq, (2) Aali Yaqub, (3) Aali Dawoud, (4)Aali Imran, (5) Aali Ibrahim, (6) Aali Yasin, (7) AaliNooh, (8) Aali Musa, (9) Aali Haroon, etc., etc.
In the Hadith and the prayers, also, the terms Aali Taha,Aali Yasin, Aali Mohammad have always had this particularmeaning. (Even in the history of Islam such terms as AaliMohammad, Aali Ali, Aali Fatimah, Aali Abbas, etc, refer to thedescendants of those respectable personalities).
Prophet Mohammad Left No Son
Some people say: But Prophet Mohammad (P.B.U.H.) left nomale child after him, because his two sons Ibrahim and Qasim bothdied in their early childhood; then where are the children of theProphet to become Aali Mohammad?
Well that was exactly what some unbelievers said during thelifetime of Prophet Mohammad (P.B.U.H.). According to theircalculations, the Holy Prophet had no son to carry his name afterhim and that he was an “Abtar” or without a descendant.
But Allah answered them back in a very short, yet stronglyworded Sura of the Holy Qur’an this way:
“In the Name of Allah the Beneficent, the Merciful.* VerilyWe have given thee (O’ Mohammad!) the Ever Increasing One. Thenpray to the Lord and sacrifice. Surely thy enemy’s tail is cutoff! (childless).” Holy Qur’an (108:1-3).
Though Allah (S.W.T.) took the sons of Prophet Mohammad(P.B.U.H.), he left for him a blessed daughter – Fatimah Zahra(Kauthar or Ever Increasing One) who is known as “Sayyidato Nisa-il Aalamin” (The Lady of all Women of all Ages).
Thus, Prophet Mohammad’s descendants or Aali Mohammadcontinued not through a male child, but through Sayyida Fatimahand her beloved husband Imam Ali. (Just like Prophet Iisa (A.S.)or Jesus, who is son of Prophet David A.S. through Sayyida MaryamA.S.).
To know how the children of Imam Ali and Fatimah Zarha arecalled “Children of Prophet Mohammad,” we have to refer to theHoly Qur’an once more.
Mubahala Or the Spiritual Confrontation
When the Christian leaders of Yemen came to Prophet Mohammad(P.B.U.H.), and after long debates did not want to accept thetruth of Islam, Allah (S.W.T.) ordered the Prophet to do Mubahalaor the spiritual confrontation with them!
“Say (O’Mohammad!) let’s call our sons and your sons ourwomen and your women, ourselves and yourselves and then ask Allahto destroy the liars!” Holy Qur’an (3:61).
All Muslim historians, without exception, say that in the“spiritual confrontation of Islam vs. Christianity” there wereonly five people present: They were Prophet Mohammad himself,Imam Ali, Fatimah Zahra, Imam Hassan and Imam Hosain.
(From this Ayah we understand that whenever there is aconfrontation between the family of Prophet Mohammad (P.B.U.H.)and others, the opposite camp belongs to the unbelievers and theliars upon whom is the curse and the Anger of Allah (S.W.T.)!
Here, some interesting questions arise. For instance, thatAllah’s order was “let us bring our sons, and you bring yoursons, we will bring our women and you bring your women, and youcome yourselves and we shall come ourselves!”
Question No. 1. Who were the sons that Prophet Mohammad(P.B.U.H.) brought with him?
Answer: Imam Hassan and Imam Hosain.
Question No. 2. Who represented the women on the side ofIslam?
Answer: Fatimah Zarha.
(Now why the Holy Prophet did not include any of his ownwives in the crucial confrontation of Islam vs. Kufr? The bestanswer would be that he was carrying out the Order of AllahS.W.T.)*
Question No. 3. Who represented the “selves” in Allah’scommand, aside from Prophet Mohammad (P.B.U.H.) himself?
Answer: The man who slept in place of Prophet Mohammad whenhe migrated from Mecca to Madinah; He who represented the HolyProphet as the governor of Yemen and he who took the Prophet’splace when he left Madinah to fight the Romans. He was none butImam Ali.
Now, we have the complete picture of the first generation ofthe Aali Mohammad or the Household of the Holy Prophet(P.B.U.H.).
And what is the position of this Household or Ahlal Bayt inthe Eyes of Allah (S.W.T.)? Well, let’s ask Him.
In the Holy Qur’an Allah reminds:
“Verily Allah wills to remove (all kinds of) impurities fromYe, O Household (of the Prophet) and to clean Ye thoroughly.”Holy Qur’an (33:33)
Some people argue that this verse includes the wives of theHoly Prophet (P.B.U.H.) also, but as we saw before, they were notpresent in the Mubahala or the confrontation of ProphetMohammad’s family vs. the Christians or Nadjran. The Prophetshould know Allah’s orders better than anyone else.
(Of course, all Muslims must respect the wives of ProphetMohammad (P.B.U.H.) as their spiritual mothers, but here we aresearching for Aali Mohammad/Children of the Prophet and not hiswives – may Allah bless them all). **
The Role of Aali Mohammad
After knowing Aali Mohammad or the Ahlal Bayt, now thequestion will be: So what if they are Aali Mohammad (P.B.U.H.)?
The answer is that: If they are the Aali Mohammad, then theywill have some responsibilities over their shoulders as did AaliIbrahim, Aali Dawoud, etc. And we also followers of ProphetMohammad (P.B.U.H.) will have some obligations to them in thesame manner that the followers of Ibrahim, Dawoud, (A.S.) etc.had in the previous ages. This belief is confirmed in thefollowing verses of the Holy Qur’an:
“Such has been the way Allah dealt with the people before,and you won’t ever see Allah change His way!” Holy Qur’an(33:62).
“This is the way of those Prophets We sent before you, andyou won’t find any changes in Our Way” Holy Qur’an (17:77).
Allah’s way will never change, Allah’s way won’t alter.”Holy Qur’an (35:43), etc.
Their Role is Imamah
Every Muslim believes that the Holy Qur’an is the last ofthe Heavenly Books and that the Prophet Mohammad (P.B.U.H.) isthe last Prophet or Khatamon Nabiy-yin.
In the same manner, the Imamah or spiritual leadership ofthe Muslims after the death of Prophet Mohammad, cannot be deniedby anyone who knows Islam even a little.
For centuries, all Muslims have agreed (Ijmaa) that a Muslimhas to have a Madh-hab which he will follow the Fiqah of theIslamic Jurisprudence, and the head of that Madh-hab is calledImam.
That’s why in Islam, we have the following Madh-habs andtheir respective Imams:
1) Madh-hab Hanafi, which is headed by Imam Abu Hanifa BinThabit Bin Marzban whose origin is from Iran, and who is the
greatest of all Imams (Imam Azam); * (Born 80 A.H. Died 148A.H.).
2) Madh-hab Maaliki, lead by Imam Maalik, (95 A.H. to 179A.H.).
3) Madh-hab Shafe-iy, lead by Imam Shafe-iy, (150 A.H. to203 A.H.).
4) Madh-hab Hanbali, lead by Imam Ahmad Hanbal, (163 A.H. to230 A.H.).
The Imams of Aali Mohammad
As we have Imams in the Sunni School of Fiqah (Four Imamsthat were mentioned above), we also have Imams of the Ahlal Baytor the Aali Mohammad.
The Imams of the Ahlal Bayt are as follows:
(1) Imam Ali Bin Abi Talib, (2) Imam Hasan Bin Ali, (3) ImamHosain Bin Ali, (4) Imam Zainol Abidin, (5) Imam Mohammad Baqir,(6) Imam Jafar Saadiq (the teacher of the first Imam of the SunniMadh-hab who is Imam Abu Hanifa, also known as the Great Imam, aswell as another Sunni Imam named Imam Maalik), (7) Imam Musa Al-Kazim, (8) Imam Ali Riza, (9) Imam Mohammad Taqiy, (10) Imam AliHadiy, (11) Imam Hasan El-Askary, (12) Imam Mahdi (The WorldReformer who is to appear in the future with Allah’s permission).**
However there are some differences between the two conceptsof Imamah upheld by Aali Mohammad and the non-Ahlal Bayt Imams.
Take note of the following instances:
1. The Imams who were not from Aali Mohammad started theFiqah or Jurisprudence some 100 or 200 years after the death ofProphet Mohammad (P.B.U.H.), while the Ahlal Bayt started Imamah
(Spiritual leadership), immediately after the Prophet’s passingaway.
2. The second difference between the two groups of Imams isthat the Imams of Aali Mohammad all claimed to have Authority(Olil Amr) from Allah thru their appointment by Prophet Mohammad(P.B.U.H.), *** one after the other; the non-Ahlal Bayt Imamsnever claimed to have such an authority from anyone at anytime,and they had no authority, indeed.
The Right Number of Imams
After knowing the Ahlal Bayt and the non-Ahlal Bayt Imams(12 versus 4) I will be very interesting to ask Allah (S.W.T.)and His Prophet (P.B.U.H.) about the right number of Imams.After all, that’s what Allah (S.W.T.) has ordered when hecommanded us by saying:
“O, ye who believe! Obey Allah, and obey the Messenger andthose who are Authorized (by whom? Of course by Allah, throughHis Messenger) amongst you (the Imams); and if you dispute inanything (including those who are Authorized/Imams) then take itto Allah and His Messenger (ask them) if you believe in Allah andthe Day of Judgment. This is a better and much agreeablejudgment.” Holy Qur’an (4:59).
This Ayah expresses two things very clearly, namely:
a) Obedience to those who are Authorized (?) is obedienceto Allah and His Messenger and vice versa, meaning disobedienceto those who are Authorized is disobedience to Allah and HisMessenger (P.B.U.H.).
This means that those who are AUTHORIZED are spotless andpure (See the Holy Qur’an 33:33), otherwise, how could Allahorder us to obey someone who himself is a sinner, or a wrong doerand impure?
b) In all disputes (especially regarding those who areAuthorized) a believer should refer the matter to Allah and HisMessenger (and not anyone else, as some people tried to do byputting the matter to people’s decision not to Allah and HisMessenger’s) see The Holy Qur’an 3:154, etc.
The Prophet (P.B.U.H.) Says 12
According to a very popular Hadith from Prophet Mohammad(P.B.U.H.), the number of the Rightful Leaders or Emirs after himshall be 12 (no more no less!) and all of them shall come fromQoraish. (Ref. (1) Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 9, p. 250; (2) SahihMuslim Vol 4, p. 482; (3) Mosnad Ahmad, Vol. 1, p. 398, etc.).
This Hadith could not be about the Khalifahs, because theywere not twelve. It also could not be about the non-Ahlal BaytImams because they are not twelve, either.
The only twelve Leaders/Emirs in the history of Islam arethe Holy Imams of the Ahlal Bayt – i.e. Imam Ali, Imam Hasan,Imam Hosain up to the last Imam, namely, Imam Mahdi. These arethe only twelve personalities who perfectly fit the descriptionsof the Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H.).
Previous Religions (Ahlal Kitab) and their 12 Leaders
Considering that the people of the Book (followers ofProphets Musa and Iisa (A.S.) also proclaim the same Source ofTruth that Islam comes from – i.e. God Almighty, many things aresimilar or even common among these three Godly religions ofJudaism, Christianity and Islam.
In fact, the Holy Qur’an very often talks about thosereligions, their Prophets, as well as their history and law. Italso declares many times that the Holy Prophet of Islam “Has comewith the BOOK, confirming what (other books) went before it, and
He (Allah) revealed the Taurah and the Gospel before.” HolyQur’an (3:3).
Considering such closeness between these three Heavenlyreligions, it will be very interesting to see the leadershipstyle as well as their numbers among them, too.
The Holy Qur’an says the number of “The Chieftains appointedby Allah among the People of Israel, was 12.”
“And We appointed Twelve Chieftains among them.” HolyQur’an (5:13). (Note the word appointed by Allah not chosen bythe people)!
And when Muslims asked the Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H.) about thenumber of successors he said: “Twelve people, just like thechieftains of Bani Isra-il, “ Mosnad Ahmad Vol. 1, p. 398.
Even in the Old Testament it states that from Ismael thereshall come a “Great Nation with Twelve Princes.” See, forexample, this verse from that Book:
“As for Ismael, all right, I will bless him also, just asyou (Prophet Abraham) have asked me to. I will cause him tomultiply and become a great nation. Twelve Princes shall beamong his posterity.” Genesis (17:20).
Now, who are these 12 Princes in the family of Ismael who isthe forefather of Prophet Mohammad (P.B.U.H.)? No one but the 12Holy Imams of the Ahlal Bayt of the Prophet (P.B.U.H.) just likethe 12 Chieftains of Bani Isra-il.
Next is the number of the Apostles of Jesus (A.S.) which isalso 12. (Also the 12 Gates of Jerusalem, 12 Angels, with thenames of 12 Apostles, etc.).
What is the reason that the number ofPrinces/Leaders/Imams/Khalifahs after Prophets Musa, Iisa andMohammad (P.B.U.H.) are 12? We don’t know, but there are some
other 12 Phenomena in this universe that may explain the mysterybehind this number:
a) Allah in the Holy Qur’an says:
“Verily the number of the months of the year with Allah is 12, so ordained byHim, the day He created the heavens and the earth.”
Holy Qur’an (9:36)
b) According to the scientists a big number of naturalelements is composed of 12 parts.
c) The Zodiac signs which are based on the ancient scienceof astrology are also 12 (something to think about).
Despite these quotations, still the instructions of ProphetMohammad (P.B.U.H.) are the only reliable foundation of thebelief and following his 12 progeny, as he told upon the order ofAllah (S.W.T.).
Are the Imams Necessary?
There are some new groups and sects (like the Wah’habis ofSaudi Arabia) who preach that there is no need for any Imam.They believe that everybody should read the Holy Qur’an and theHadith of the Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H.) and follow them as heunderstood themto mean! (We shall discuss this later, but firstlet us see if we need any Imam to guide us in Islam). In orderto grasp the question of “Do we need Imams?” better, we may putit this way: “Do w need the Prophets at all?”
The answer to the second question is: Definitely yes,because we need a messenger to bring us the message of Allah(S.W.T.) to us and guide us according to His laws andcommandments.
Then you may ask, after the messenger delivered the message,and himself passed away, do we need any teacher of the Book who
will explain the meanings and will interpret the difficult partsof it, and who will answer the questions that may arise, longafter the messenger had left? *
The Holy Qur’an say yes. Please take note of the followingverses:
(1) “And what We have sent to thee (O’Mohammad) from theBook, is the Truth, supporting the revelations before it; VerilyAllah knoweth all about people. Then We gave the Book asinheritance to those servants of Us whom we chose. . . . That isa Great Giving!” Holy Qur’an (35:31-32).
(2) “The unbelievers say: Why no sign is revealed from hisGod (to support his claim)? Well, the truth is that you(O’Mohammad) are a Warner; And for every nation there is a Guide(Imam)” Holy Qur’an (13:7).
(3) “He (Allah) is Who revealed unto you (O’Mohammad) theBook, some verses of which are clear; Those are the fundamentalsof the Book, and some are not so clear (thus needclarification).” Holy Qur’an (3:7).
Now, how shall we clarify those verses which are not soclear? Again the Holy Qur’an tells us what to do:
(4) “Then you ask those who are familiar with the Note(Reminder or the Qur’an) if you don’t know.” Holy Qur’an (16:43)
(5) “(And on Ibrahim) We bestowed Is-haq, also Jacob as agrandson and We made all of them righteous. And We appointedthem Imams who guided (the people) in accordance with OurOrders . . .” Holy Qur’an (21:72-73).
(6) “And verily We sent Noah and Abraham (as ourmessengers) and assigned Prophethood and the Book amongst theirchildren.” Holy Qur’an (57:26).
(7) “Verily Allah chose Adam and Noah and families ofIbrahim as well as Imran above all people. Offspring, one of theother; And Allah heareth and knoweth all things.” Holy Qur’an(3:33-34)
(8) “One day (day of Judgment) We shall call every peoplewith their Imam.” Holy Qur’an (17:71).
(9) “O, Ye who believe! Obey Allah, and obey the Messengerand those who are Authorized (certified by Allah and HisMessenger) amongst you; And if you dispute in anything (regardingthe Authority, etc.) then take it to Allah and His Messenger (askthem) if you believe in Allah and the Day of Judgment; This is abetter and much agreeable judgment.” Holy Qur’an (4:59).
And what kind of Authority is that? Again the Holy Qur’anguides us:
“They ask you (O’Mohammad!) do we have any share in that Authority? Tell them(No!) the Authority, all of it, belongs to Allah (and those whom He has Authorized).”Holy Qur’an (3:154).
Through all these verses we got the following messages: (1)Every people have an Imam (Qur’an 13:7) with whom they shall comein the Day of Judgment (Qur’an 17:71); (2) The Book has beengiven as inheritance (after the Prophets) to those servant ofAllah who were chosen by Him/Children of the Prophet’s Noah,Ibrahim, etc. (Qur’an 57:26); (3) The Holy Qur’an has some pointswhich are not clear to everyone; (4) We have to ask those who areknowledgeable about this Book; (5) There are some Imams who guidepeople in accordance with the Orders of Allah versus those whodon’t; (6) We have to obey Allah and His Messenger and those whoare Authorized; and finally (7) The whole Authority comes fromAllah and not from men!
But Why The Household?
One may ask: Why such an Authority or Imamah is limited tothe Household of Prophet Mohammad (P.B.U.H.)? Why not free forall? After all, Islam is the religion of the people and for thepeople (though not by the people) and Allah is the God of thepeople?
The answers are as follows:
(1) That is the Sunnat-Allah (or Allah’s way) throughouthistory (among all nations and after every Prophet) and Allah’sway does not change (see Holy Qur’an 33:62 and 17:77, etc.).
As He decided for Aali Ibrahim, Aali Nooh, Aali Imran andother Prophet’s families, the same He did for Aali Mohammad(P.B.U.H.) See Holy Qur’an 57:27 also 3:33-34, 11:73, etc.
(2) The Holy Qur’an points out some specific Houses thatare chosen by Allah (S.W.T.) to do His work (like theHouses of the Prophets):
“The Light of Allah shineth . . . in those Houses that Allahhas allowed (chosen) to rise high/grow, and to mention His Name,in which, He is praised in the morning as well as in the eveningby (those) men whom no business or buying (and selling) willprevent from remembering Allah and establishing the prayer andgiving charity (sharing) and who are fearing The Day in which thehearts and eyes shall tremble (Day of Judgment).” Holy Qur’an(24:36).
(3) Allah says: “None shall touch (handle or explain) thisBook except the Purified Ones!” Holy Qur’an (56:79).
And who are the “Purified People” in the eyes of Allah?Again the Holy Qur’an identifies them:
“Verily Allah wants to remove all impurities from youO’Ahlal Bayt (Aali Mohammad) and clean you a thorough cleaning.”Holy Qur’an (33:33).
In another verse, as we noted earlier, the Holy Qur’anfurther emphasizes that some people are chosen by Allah to“Inherit” the Book:
“Then We Gave the Book as an inheritance to some of OurServants whom we Chose (…) This is a Great Blessing!” Holy Qur’an(35:31-32).
(Also look at the Hadith of the Holy Prophet regarding the“Two Important Valuables” he left for Muslims after him, namely1) The Book of Allah, and 2)The Ahlal Bayt, as teachers of theBook. See Sahih Muslim, Vol. 5, p. 272 and Sahih Tirmidi, vol.2, p. 308, etc.)
The Wah’habi – Saudi Concept of Imamah
In recent years, the Saudi royal family and its twinbrother, the Wah’habi sect, who are both by-products of theinfamous Lawrence of Arabia, the British Secret Agent (pleaseread the book of the same title or see the movie called Lawrenceof Arabia to know the truth better)* are spreading a new conceptof Islam in general and Imamah in particular.
The money they are using to propagate this idea is theAmerican Petro-Dollar and the company that pays for itspropagation is the so-called Arab-American Oil Company (ARAMCO).The agency that orchestrates all this “American Islam” is theSatanic Organization of the CIA, which is the evil instrument ofthe U.S. imperialism to destroy Islam and all other Godly andhuman values that may stand against their Satanic plots. (Nowonder, Imam Khomeini called America, the Great Satan)!
Among the many tools that they use for their unholy purposesare the so-called “Ulama” who receives their monthly salaries inU.S. dollars coming from doubtful sources.
What Is the Comcept?
The Saudi-American Islam preaches that there is no need forany Imam and every Muslim should read the Holy Qur’an and followwhat he understands from the Holy Book. (This is exactly thesame concept that the CIA-backed American missionaries preach inthe name of Protestantism -- Baptists, Methodists, Lutherans,etc. in the Christian world). They are telling the people toread the Holy Qur’an and the Hadith (without a teacher) and tounderstand Islam (without a guide or Imam) while they know verywell that 60% of Saudi Arabians are “no read no writes!” Also abig percentage of the Muslim population in the Middle East orelsewhere, either don’t know how to read and to understand theHoly Qur’an and the Hadith or they are simply illiterate.
What Is The Purpose?
Apparently, this plan, or plot, is pretending to believethat the Book of Allah is complete (which is true) and that everybeliever can understand all that is revealed in the Book (whichis not true). See Holy Qur’an (3:7).
But the real intention of its advocates is to prevent theformation of any Islamic Organization under the leadership of aspiritual Muslim leader or Imam that can unite Muslim Ummah tostand against the Satanic forces of Imperialism and declare Jihadagainst America and its puppets in the world, namely Israel,Egypt, Saudi Arabia, etc.
Just to know how successful this Anti-Islam, Anti-Imamahscheme has been in the Muslim world, it’s enough to note that formore than half a century, all Islamic movements in the Muslimworld have failed to establish an Islamic rule. (Look at theIkhwan Al-Muslimin in Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Palestine, etc. orthose Islamic movements in countries like Pakistan, Malaysia,Indonesia, the Philippines, etc. and you will see failures afterfailures of such Islamic Organizations or Fronts).
The only successful Islamic movement that was able toestablish an Islamic government in a Muslim country so far has
been the Islamic Revolution of Iran under the leadership of ImamKhomeini; and the major factor for this successful IslamicRevolution was Imamah or the spiritual leadership rising upagainst the corrupt regime of the Shah of Iran.
This phenomenon – Imamah vs. the corrupt governments, iswhat the Saudi royal family and the rest of the corrupt regimesin the Muslim world and their “mother” the U.S. imperialism, areso afraid of. That’s why they spend so much money and use somany “Ulama” as a tool just to preach that there is no need forImams and that everyone is an Imam for himself! (Thus there areno united fronts against Imperialism and there is no Ummah, noJihad and nothing at all!) But as Muslims, we should think thatif there be no Imam, who else then shall declare Jihad (which isemphasized in more than 200 places in the Holy Qur’an)? We can’teven have a Friday prayer, Id-Al-Ad’ha, Id Al-Fitir prayers, etc.without an Imam; how then do we expect that the Muslim Ummahcould march forward (both spiritually and materially) without anImam?
Do you think that all Muslims for many centuries have beenwrong by following Imams? Are we to accept that only the newlyestablished “Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its new Wah’habi sect”are right and the rest of the Muslim world is wrong? Can youbelieve that?
But The Holy Qur’an Says It Differently
The Holy Qur’an tells us a different story. It teaches usthat we need an Imam or a spiritual leader who will follow thefootsteps of Prophet Mohammad (P.B.U.H.) and will implement theCommandments of Allah (S.W.T.) (not the dictates of the U.S.) inthe Muslim society. It does not allow the community to bewithout a spiritual guide or Imam, even just for a day!
When Prophet Musa (A.S.) was called by Allah (S.W.T.) toMount Sinai (for 30 days), the Holy Qur’an says: “He appointedhis brother Aaron as his Khalifah and leader (Imam) of the
people.” Inspite of this, some people did not want to follow himand started worshipping a calf (!). This is the case whichproves that you can’t follow what you think is right - -certainly you need a guide or an Imam.
The Holy Qur’an tells it better:
“And We (Allah S.W.T.) invited Moses for thirty days; thenWe (testing the people) increased it by ten more days; thusmaking it forty nights; And Moses told his brother (Aaron) takemy place among my people (lead them), improve the situation andfollow not the ways of corrupt men!” Holy Qur’an 7:142. (See,corrupt men even among the followers and companions of Moses andAaron)!
In the history of Islam the same event was repeated. WhenProphet Mohammad (P.B.U.H.) left Madinah to fight the oppressivegovernment of Rome, he assigned Imam Ali to run the Islamic CityState of Madinah during his absence for a few days. But somepeople did not want to follow Imam Ali. (The same story for Musaand Aaron. No wonder Prophet Mohammad said: “O, Ali you are tome like Aaron to Musa (A.S.) except the fact that there is noMessenger after me.” Sahih Bukhari, vol. 5, p. 492). *
So, the Imam is needed in a Muslim society, not only for along period, but for every single day in the life of the Ummah.(To our opinion, the basic reason why the Muslims of thePhilippines could not reach their goals despite 400 years ofJihad, is the lack of a united front under the leadership of aqualified Imam acceptable to the majority of the Muslims in thecountry).
The Love of Aali Mohammad
Allah in the Holy Qur’an says:
“Tell them (O’Mohammad) I don’t ask any compensation for it(preaching Islam) except (that you) love the loved ones!” (ofthe Holy Prophet). Holy Qurian (42:23).
According to the Islamic historians, a group of Sahaba(companions of the Holy Prophet) came to him and wanted to offerhim some material things as a token of their appreciation of whatProphet Mohammad (P.B.U.H.) had done in guiding them towardsIslam, and out of the Jahiliyyah and Ignorance. But Allah toldthe Prophet (P.B.U.H.) to tell them that he needed nothing oftheir material possessions! However, if they wanted to repay theHoly Prophet, they would better be kind to his relatives anddescendants. Unfortunately, many so-called Muslims did the exactopposite!
The Biggest Tragedy in Islam
Inspite of the Holy Prophet’s repeated recommendations andclear instructions, all the Imams of Aali Mohammad and a bignumber of Prophet’s children and grandchildren were either killedby sword or poisoned by the people, immediately after the deathof Prophet Mohammad (P.B.U.H.).
Fatimah Zahra, the only child that Prophet Mohammad leftbehind him, and wife to Imam Ali, mother of Imams Hasan andHosain, and the lady whom all Muslims remember during the Khotbahof Friday prayer and other Salats, was critically wounded by amob who attacked and burned her house. They injured herphysically and killed the fetus in her womb! This tragic eventtook place even as the body of Prophet Mohammad (P.B.U.H.) wasleft unburied. Because some people thought that the election ofa Khalifah or a successor was more urgent than the burial of thebody of Prophet Mohammad! (Leadership of the Ummah seemed soimportant to the Sahaba; then why did the Prophet say nothingabout such an important issue? Or did he say, but some peopledid not want to follow)!
Fatimah Zahra was injured severely and died of complicationssix months after her father passed away. She was only 18 yearsold at the time of her tragic death. She requested Imam Ali tobury her secretly as a sign of protest against those ungrateful“followers” of her father!
Until now, no Muslim knows exactly where is the tomb ofFatimah, the beloved daughter of Prophet Mohammad (P.B.U.H.).
Imam Ali, the husband of Fatimah, and the cousin of ProphetMohammad (P.B.U.H.) was disobeyed, hurt, and finally martyredinside the Kufa Mosque during a morning prayer.
Imam Hasan, the grandson of Prophet Mohammad, (son ofFatimah and Ali) was disobeyed and dastardly poisoned by Mo’awia,the governor of Damascus, who was also a former companion ofProphet Mohammad (P.B.U.H.).
Imam Hosain, the second grandson of Prophet Mohammad(P.B.U.H.) was beheaded by Khalifah Yazid, son of Mo’awia! Alongwith Imam Hosain, 72 other Muslims (some Aali Mohammad and someSahaba of Prophet Mohammad) were killed by Yazid’s soldiers.
His sisters, Zainab and Ummi Kulthum, the granddaughters ofthe Holy Prophet, and Imam Hosain’s own daughters (Sakina andRoqayya) were taken as captives, and were introduced to thepeople of Iraq and Syria as “non-Muslims!” (And today thefollowers of Yazid and Mo’awia call the followers of the AhlalBayt as non-Muslims. Is it amazing? Like father, like son!)
All other Imams of Aali Mohammad, except for Imam Mahdi,have been jailed (Imam Musa Al-Kazim for 14 years) and killedthrough poisoning by the Khalifahs of their times, both theUmayyads as well as the Abbasids.
This is how the so-called Muslims returned the services ofProphet Mohammad (P.B.U.H.) after his death.
And now, the Saudi government and its Wah-habi rulers havedestroyed the tombs of four of those Imams of the Ahlal Bayt ofthe Holy Prophet, namely: Imam Hasan, Imam Zainol Abidin, ImamMohammad Al-Baqir, and Imam Ja’far As-Saadiq. They argue that,according to the Wah-habi / Salafi Islam, construction of anytomb for anybody is a “Bid-ah” (!) or un-Islamic.
(What about the tombs of Prophet Mohammad (P.B.U.H.) orProphet Ibrahim (A.S.) and other Prophets)?
How come building palaces with golden faucets for Saudiroyal family is not a Bid-ah and contrary to the Sunnah ofProphet Mohammad? Why the re-establishment of the Kingdom ofSaudi Arabia is not a Bid-ah and against the teachings of ProphetMohammad; but having a tomb built upon the burial ground of agood Muslim or an Imam, whom we are all supposed to remember,love and follow, is a Bid-ah? **
The truth of the matter is that, as the Munafiq people inthe early days of Islam hated the Holy Family of Prophet Mohammad(P.B.U.H.) and massacred them, their children today (lead by theSaudi royal family) are doing the same; as did the Jews with thedescendants of Abraham or Aali Ibrahim. A.S. (See the HolyQur’an 3:112, etc.).
The Saudi-American unholy alliance knows very well that eventhetombs of Aali Mohammad can inspire Muslims in uprising againstthe corrupt regimes in the Islamic world – just like what ImamHosain did when he and his followers fought against Yazid, andhis anti-Islamic rule.
If these regimes were allowed to continue their crimesagainst Islam and the Ahlal Bayt, maybe one day, they wouldremove even the name of Aali Mohammad from the prayer: “Allahum-ma Salli Ala Mohammad wa Ala Aali Mohammad, Kama Sal-laita AlaIbrahim wa Ala Aali Ibrahim.”*
May Allah forbid it! Insha Allah!
