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 | Titulli: The Origins of Shirk - by Muhammad Nâsir ad-Dîn al-Albânî From that which has been established in the Sharee'ah (prescribed law) is that mankind was - in the beginning - a single nation upon true Tawheed, then Shirk (directing any part or form of worship,  Mon 26 Sep 2011 - 10:44 | |
| The Origins of Shirkby Muhammad Nâsir ad-Dîn al-AlbânîFrom that which has
been established in the Sharee'ah (prescribed law) is that mankind was - in the
beginning - a single nation upon true Tawheed, then Shirk (directing any part
or form of worship, or anything else that is solely the right of Allah, to
other than Allah) gradually overcame them. The basis for this is the saying of
Allah - the Most Blessed, the Most High:"Mankind was one Ummah, then Allah sent prophets bringing good
news and warnings."
[Surah Al Baqarah 2 ] Transliteration: Kana
alnnasu ommatan wahidatan fabaAAatha Allahu alnnabiyyeena mubashshireena
wamunthireenaIbn 'Abbaas -
radiallaahu 'anhu - said:"Between Nooh
(Noah) and Adam were ten generations, all of them were upon Sharee'ah (law) of
the truth, then they differed. So Allah sent prophets as bringers of good news
and as warners." [2]Ibn 'Urwah al-Hanbalee
(d.837 H) said:"This saying
refutes those historians from the People of the Book who claim that Qaabil
(Cain) and his sons were fire-worshippers." [3]I say: In it is also a
refutation of some of the philosophers and atheists who claim that the
(natural) basis of man is Shirk, and that Tawheed evolved in man! The
preceeding aayah (verse) falsifies this claim, as do the two following
authentic hadith: Firstly: His (the prophet sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam)
saying that he related from his Lord (Allah)I created all my servants upon the true Religion (upon Tawheed,
free from Shirk). Then the devils came to them and led them astray from their
true Religion. They made unlawful to people that which I had made lawful for
them, and they commanded them to associate in worship with Me, that which I had
sent down no authority. [Related by Muslim (8/159) and Ahmad (4/162) from
'Iyaadh ibn Himaar al-Mujaashi'ee radiallaahu 'anhu] [/center] Secondly: He (the
Prophet sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam) saidEvery child is born upon the Fitrah [4] but his parents make him a
Jew or a Christian or a Magian. It is like the way an animal gives birth to a
natural offspring. Have you noticed any born mutilated, before you mutilate
them? Abu Hurayrah said: Recite if you wish: “Allaah's fitrah with which He
created mankind. There is to be no change to the creation (Religion) of Allah.”
[Ar-Rum 30 ] [Related by Al-Bukhaaree (11/418) and Muslim (18/52)] After this clear
explanation, it is of the upmost importance for the Muslim to know how Shirk
spread amongst the believers, after they were muwahhideen (people upon
Tawheed). Concerning the saying of Allah - the most perfect - about the people
of Nooh:
“And they have said : You shall not forsake your gods, nor shall
you forsake Wadd, nor Suwaa', nor Yaghooth, nor Ya'ooq, nor Nasr." [Surah Nooh 71: 23]
Transliteration:
Waqaloo la tatharunna alihatakum wala tatharunna waddan wala suwaAAan wala
yaghootha wayaAAooqa wanasranIt has been related by
a group from the Salaf (Pious Predecessors), in many narrations, that these
five deities were righteous worshippers. However, when they died, Shaytaan
(Satan) whispered into their people to retreat and sit at their graves. Then
Shaytaan whispered to those who came after them that they should take them as
idols, beautifying to them the idea that you will be reminded of them and
thereby follow them in righteous conduct. Then Shaytaan suggested to the third
generation that they should worship these idols besides Allah - the most high -
and he whispered to them that this is what their forefathers used to do!!! So
Allah sent to them Nooh alayhis-salaam, commanding them to worship Allah alone.
However none responded to his call except a few. Allah - the mighty and
majestic - related this whole incident in Soorah Nooh Ibn 'Abbas relates:Indeed these five names of righteous men from the people of Nooh.
When they died Shataan whispered to their people to make statues of them and to
place these statues in their places of gathering as a reminder of them, so they
did this. However, none from amongst them worshipped these statues, until when
they died and the purpose of the statues was forgotten. Then (the next
generation) began to worship them. [Related by al-Bukhaaree (8/534)] The likes of this has
also been related by Ibn Jareer at-Tabaree and others, from a number of the
salaf (Pious Predecessors) - radiallaahu 'anhum. In ad-Durral-Manthoor (6/269):
'Abdullaah ibn Humaid relates from Abu Muttahar, who said:Yazeed ibn al-Muhallab
was mentioned to Abu Ja'far al-Baaqir (d.11H), so he said: He was killed at the
place where another besides Allah was first worshipped. Then he mentioned Wadd
and said: "Wadd was a Muslim man who was loved by his people. When he
died, the people began to gather around his grave in the land of Baabil
(Babel), lamenting and mourning. So when Iblees (Satan) saw them mourning and
lamenting over him, he took the form of a man and came to them, saying : I see
that you are mourning and lamenting over him. So why don't you make a picture
of him (i.e. a statue) and place it in your places of gatherings so that you
maybe reminded of him. So they said: Yes, and they made a picture of him and
put in their place of gathering; which reminded them of him. When Iblees saw
how they were (excessively) remembering him, he said : "Why doesn't every
man amongst you make a similar picture to keep in your own houses, so that you
can be (constantly) reminded of him." So they all said "yes". So
each household made a picture of him, which they adored and venerated and which
constantly reminded them of him. Abu Ja'far said: "Those from the later
generation saw what the (pevious generation) had done and considered
that........to the extent that they took him as an ilah (diety) to be
worshipped besides Allah. He then said : «This was the first idol worshipped
other than Allah, and they called this idol Wadd» [5]Thus the wisdom of
Allah - the Blessed, the Most High - was fulfilled, when he sent Muhammed
sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam as the final prophet and made his Sharee'ah the
completion of all divinely Prescribed Laws, in that He prohibited all means and
avenues by which people may fall into Shirk - which is the greatest of sins.
For this reason, building shrines over graves and intending to specifically
travel to them, taking them as places of festivity and gathering and swearing
an oath by the inmate of a grave; have all been prohibited. All of these lead
to excessiveness and lead to the worship of other than Allah - the Most High.
This being the case even more so in an age in which knowledge is diminishing,
ignorance is increasing, there are few sincere advisors (to the truth) and
Shaytaan is co-operating with men and jinn to misguide mankind and to take them
away from the worship of Allah alone - the Blessed, the Most High.FOOTNOTES:1. Tahdheerus-Saajid
min Ittikhaadhil-Quboori Masaajid (pp.101-106)2. Related by Ibn
Jareer at-Tabaree in his tafseer (4/275) and al-Haakim (2/546) who said:
"It is authentic according to the criterion of al-Bukhari."
Adh-Dhahabee also agreed.3.
Al-Khawaakibud-Duraaree fee Tarteeb Musnadul-Imaam Ahmad'alaa
Abwaabil-Bukhaaree (6/212/1), still in manuscript form.4. [From the Editors]
Ibn-al-Atheer said in an-Nihaayah (3/457): "Al-Fitr: means to begin and
create, and al-Fitrah is the condition resulting from it. The meaning is that
mankind were born upona disposition and a nature which is ready to accept the
true Religion. So if he were to be left upon this, then he would continue upon
it. However, those who deviate from this do so due to following human
weaknesses and blind following of others....." Al-Haafidh Ibn Hajar said
in Al-Fath (3/248): "The people differ concerning what is meant by
al-Fitrah and the most famous saying is that it means Islaam. Ibn 'abdul-Barr
said: That is what was well known with most of the salaf (pious predecessors),
and the scholars of tafseer are agreed that what is meant by the saying of
Allaah - the Most High - "Allaah's fitrah wiht which He created
mankind." is Islaam5. Related by Ibn Abee
Haatim also, as is in al-Kawaakibud-Duraaree (6/112/2) of Ibn 'Urwah
al-Hanbalee, along with an isnaad which is Hasan, up to Abu Muttahar. However,
no biography could be found for him, neither in ad-Dawlaabee's al-Kunaa
wal-Asmaa, nor Muslim's al-Kunaa, nor any one elses. And the hidden defect here
is that he is from the Shee'ah, but his biography is not included in at-Toosee's
al-Kunaa -- from the index of Shee'ah narrators. | |
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