99 NAMES OF ALLAH WITH DEFINITION & BENEFITS
Noor Ebrahim Khan (NM)
Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah
As-Salaam Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakatuhu
ASMAH’UL HUS’NAH
"SubhaanakAllah
humma wa bi hhamdika la ilaaha illah anta astaghfiruka wa’atooboo
ilaik."
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Noor Ebrahim Khan (NM)
As-Salaam Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakatuhu
Please forgive me for forwarding an unverified article. I have since sent it to the Ulema and Mufti for feedback on the article and am awaiting a reply, inshAllah.
I will most certainly post the reply once I receive it.
JAZAKALLAHU KHAIRAN AHSANUL JAZAA.
Rasheed CMA
Wa Alaikumussalam Dear Noor,
Yes, this is the very pleasant and appreciable step. However, I wish to add some points on TAQLID, one of the root causes of the downfall of Muslim Community all over the world.
Taqlid = following without thinking’
‘Taqlid’ is actually a verbal noun which means ‘to gird your neck with a band’. This thus shows obedience to and following a particular person. As a term, it denotes following someone without asking ‘reason or argument’ for the religious verdict so forwarded. Initially, taqlid was not related to one particular school of thought. Common Muslims were only supposed to go to the scholars and, without asking them any reference or argument for religious verdict, take fatwa from them as regards their problems or issues.
Later, Muslim scholarship thought that this might give rise to ‘following the low desires’ by taking fatwa from so many scholars and then accepting only that which is favorable to the seeker. In other words, the scholars thought that allowing the Muslims to take fatwa from many scholars would cause them to fall prey to satanic whispers since they would not be following Allah but Satan by accepting easy verdicts. Seeing this, the Muslim scholars took another drastic step. They issued the verdict that only one jurist should be followed throughout the lifespan. Since only four schools of thought were preserved in complete form, the Muslim scholars propagated these, which eventually became prevalent among all the Muslims. In the beginning, there seems to have been no bigotry among the adherents of these four schools of thought.
However, as it was based on ‘following without thinking’, false feelings of pride and prejudice ultimately found place in the hearts of the blind followers. This is why that the adherents of these schools think of others as inferior. I hope you understand that this is totally against the spirit of Islam—a religion that supports critical thinking.
How can we clamber out of the pit of blind following (Taqlid)?
We can achieve this by inculcating critical analytical skills within ourselves as well as our children. Unless we learn to question something and appraise its validity, we cannot hope to do away with blind following. The level of intellect can vary from person to person but a certain basic level of intellect has been given to everyone. This also incorporates the sense of judgment. That is why people who do not use their intellect have been admonished in our religion.
Clambering out of blind following does not seem to be an easy thing to do. Education seems to be the only cure at the moment. Educating the masses that ideas only matter and not personalities, a man remains a man even after acquiring a great deal of knowledge, difference of opinion should be respected, and finally ideas should be criticized and not those presenting them.
Regards,
Rasheed
Noor Ebrahim Khan (NM)
2ND CONFIRMATION RECEIVED. APOLOGIES TO ONE ALL AND THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT TO MY ATTENTION.
Respected Brother/Sister in Islam
Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakaatuh
The 99 names of Allah itself are established through the Ahadith of Nabi (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam). However, the benefits of reciting them so many times etc, is not substantiated by any verse of the Qur’an or any Hadith. It is probably based on the experience of some pious person.
And Allah Knows Best.
Wassalaam.
Suhail Tarmahomed (Mufti)
Fatwa Dept.
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