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THE THREE WAYS OF SHOWING OUR GRATITUDE FOR ALLAH'S MERCY
Whenever you heared someone accuse or challenge the act of celebrating the birthday, his main aims is to challenge or destroy the celebration of the birthday of the noble Prophet (S. A. W. W).
THE VERSES OF BOUNTIES AND ALLAH'S MERCY
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In the Holy Qur'an Allah set many verses that allows us to be grateful to Him when sent His mercy unto us. These verses are as follow:-
- " BUT THE BOUNTY OF THY LORD-REHEARSE AND PROCLAIM !
(Dhuha :11)
- " ...... IF YE ARE GRATEFUL, I WILL ADD MORE (favours) UNTO YOU : BUT IF YE SHOW INGRATITUDE, TRULY MY PUNISHMENT IS TERRIBLE INDEED. "
(Ibrahim :7)
- " Say, " IN THE BOUNTY OF GOD AND IN HIS MERCY, IN THAT LET THEM REJOICE. "
(Yunus:58)
- " GOD DID CONFER A GREAT FAVOUR ON THE BELIEVERS WHEN HE SENT AMONG THEM AN APOSTLE FROM AMONG THEMSELVES, REHEARSING UNTO THEM THE SIGHS OF GOD, SANCTIFYING THEM AND INSTRUCTION THEM SCRIPTION AND WISDOM, WHILE, BEFORE THAT, THEY HAD BEEN IN MANISFEST ERROR. "
(Al-Imran, 164)
- " WE SENT THEE NOT, BUT AS A MERCY FOR ALL CREATURES. "
(Anbiya:107)
THE PROPHET AS A GREAT MERCY
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The Prophet (S. A. W. W) said in His tradition that;
" WHOEVER CAME TO YOU WITH GOOD, BE GRATEFUL TO HIM. "
So there is nothing granted to us from Allah as mercy like how He sent the Prophet Muhammad (S. A. W. W) unto us. So, we must celebrate for his birthday and the birthday of his descendant.
Don't asked us that to show you where the companions of the Prophet Muhammad (S. A. W. W) celebrated for his birthday, just follow us to this tradition and our reasons.
The Prophet said :
" WHOEVER APPLY GOOD ACTION IN ISLAM AND PEOPLE ACTS IT AFTER HIM, HE WILL BE HAVE AN EXACTLY REWARD OF ALL THOSE FOLLOW IT AFTER HIM WITHOUT DIMINISHING ANYTHING FROM THEIR REWARDS. AND THEN WHOEVER APPLY EVIL ACTIONS/DEEDS IN ISLAM AND PEOPLE ACTS AS HE DEED AFTER HIM, HE WILL BE HAVE AN EXACTLY EVIL REWARD OF ALL THOSE FOLLOW IT AFTER HIM WITHOUT DIMINISHING ANYTHING FROM THEIR BAD REWARD. "
(Sahihul-Muslim, vol. 8, page : 61)
NOTE:- This means to innovate something good as how Umar Bn Khaddab congregated people under one person to lead them in (Ramadan Tarawihi) during his life time.
THE WAYS OF SHOWING OUR GRATITUDE TO ALLAH ON HIS MERCY
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There are three ways of showing gratitude to Allah's mercy. Here it as follow:-
(1)- THROUGH ACT OF WORSHIP (praying, fasting) as show in the Holy Qur'an when Allah bounted His messenger with His Pool (Khauthar). He commanded him to pray and sacrifice as his gratitude.
" WE HAVE GRANTED YOU WITH THE FOUNT (of Abundance). THEREFORE TO THEE LORD TURN IN PRAYER AND SACRIFICE. "
(Surayul-Khauthar:1-2)
(2)- THROUGH PROCLAMATION :- Allah said;
" BUT THE BOUNTY OF THE LORD-REHEARSE AND PROCLAIM! "
(Dhuha :11)
This also means to proclaim by how people can hear you as how some Prophets deed. Prophet Yusuf (A. S) said :
" OH MY LORD ! THOU HAST INDEED BESTOWED ON ME SOME POWER, AND TAUGHT ME SOMETHING AS THE INTERPRETATION OF DREAM AND EVENTS; OH THOU CREATOR OF HEAVENS AND THE EARTH, THOU ART MY PROTECTOR IN THIS WOULD AND IN THE HEREAFTER. TAKE THOU MY SOUL (at death) AS ONE SUBMITTING TO THY WILL (as a muslim) AND UNITE ME WITH THE RIGHTEOUS. "
(Yusuf :101)
" AND SOLOMON WAS DAVID'S HEIR HE SAID : " OH YE PEOPLE ! WE HAVE BEEN TAUGHT THE SPEECH OF BIRDS AND ON US HAS BEEN BESTOWED OF ALL THINGS. THIS IS INDEED GRACE MANIFEST (from God). "
E. T. C
You see all these prophets proclaimed and expressed their gratitude to Allah for bestowed His mercy on them through proclamation to the people.
Are they wrong?
" TO PROCLAIM ON ALLAH'S BOUNTY IS A GRATITUDE WHILE KEEPING SILENCE IS DEVIATION. "
(Hadith)
(3)- THROUGH CELEBRATION:- This will be shown in the following verse.
" SAID THE JESUS THE SON OF MARY : OH GOD OUR LORD ! SEND US FROM HEAVEN A TABLE SET (with viands) THAT THERE MAY BE FOR US FOR THE FIRST AND THE LAST OF US . A SOLEMN FESTIVAL AND A SIGN FROM THEE; AND PROVIDE FOR OUR SUSTENANCE FOR THOU ART THE BEST SUSTAINER (of our needs). "
(Ma'ida :117)
Then God said : " I WILL SENT IT DOWN UNTO YOU: BUT IF ANY OF YOU AFTER THAT RESISTETH FAITH, I WILL PUNISH HIM WITH A PENALTY SUCH AS I JAVE NOT INFLICTED ON ANY ONE AMING ALL THE PEOPLES. "
(Ma'ida:118)
You see Allah agreeded with this request and take a quate that He will punish all those who resisteth.
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29th May, 2021/ 18th Shawwal, 1442.