THE WISDOM BEHIND SAINTLY MIRACLES

Allah, through His wisdom, ennobles His saints and beloved with various types of supernatural* phenomena,so as to honour them on account of their faith and sincerity, assist them in their struggle and aid for Allah's religion, make manifest Allah's omnipotence, increase the faith of those who believe,and show that laws of the natural universe are only through Allah's design anddecree, and that in and of themselves, material causes have no independent effect, rather, Allah created the results that are through the means and not by the means as is the doctrine ofAhl al-Sunna wal-Jama'a.
An obstinate opponentmight retort: "Giving aid tothe truth and spreading Allah's religion is not through supernatural phenomena; rather it is through the establishmentof logical arguments and rational proof." We say to this: Yes. It is a must that the teachings of Islam be spread through the aid of sound intellect, valid logic, and penetrating evidence, however, stubborn bigotryand obstinacy invite to supernatural phenomena through miracles, just as Allah, through His wisdom,aided His Prophets and Messengers with miracles so as to show their truthfulness and the veracity of their invitation, and force those whose hearts were locked and whose intellects were deficient to abandon their stubbornness and liberate themselves from their ownbigotry and think correctlyand resolutely, thus bringing them to firm faithand certitude. Here, we seethat the miraculous gifts (of the saints) and the miracles (of the Prophets) share in similar goals and wisdoms, the difference between them however, isthat the inimitable miracle( mu`jiza ) is only for the Prophets - upon them all be peace - and the miraculous gift ( karâma ) is only for the saints; everymiraculous gift for a saint is an inimitable miracle fora Prophet./ - - - :-> Transtors: 1.http://free-translation.imtranslator.net/lowres.asp 2.http://translate.google.com/m?twu=1&hl=en&vi=m&sl=auto&tl=en

6a] The number of angels with each person

6a]
Ibn Katheer (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
“The aayah (interpretation of the meaning): ‘For him (each person), there are angels in succession, before and behind him. They guard him by the Command of Allaah’ [al-Ra’d 13:10-11] means: each person has angels who take turns in guarding him by night and day, who protect him from evil and from accidents, just as other angels take turns in recording his deeds, good and bad, by night and by day.
Two angels, on the right and the left, record his deeds. The one on the right writes down his hasanaat (good deeds) and the one on his left writes down his sayi’aat (evil deeds).
Two other angels guard him and protect him, one from behind and one from in front.
So there are four angels by day and four others by night.”
(Tafseer Ibn Katheer, 2/504)
And Allaah knows best./ - - - :-> Transtors: 1.http://free-translation.imtranslator.net/lowres.asp 2.http://translate.google.com/m?twu=1&hl=en&vi=m&sl=auto&tl=en

6] The number of angels with each person

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How many angels are there with any muslim and what are their functions concerning him/her?
Praise be to Allaah.
The honourable angels accompany the children ofAdam from the day they are formed in their mothers’ wombs until theday when their souls are brought forth from their bodies at the time of death. They also accompany them in their graves and in the Hereafter.
- Their accompanying them in this world is as follows:
1 – They take care of him when he is created
It was reported from Anas that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Allaah appoints an angel in the womb, who says, ‘OLord, a nutfah (mixed drop of male and female sexual discharges)? O Lord, a ‘alaqah (a clot)? O Lord, a mudghah (lump ofchewed flesh)?’ When Allaah decrees that it is to be created, (the angel) says, ‘O Lord, male or female? Doomed or blessed? What is his provision? What is his lifespan?’ And that is written in his mother’s womb.”
(Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 6595; Muslim, 2646. This version was narrated by al-Bukhaari).
2 – They guard the son ofAdam
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“It is the same (to Him) whether any of you conceals his speech or declares it openly, whether he be hid by night or goes forth freely by day.
For him (each person), there are angels in succession, before and behind him. They guard him by the Command of Allaah”
[al-Ra’d 13:10-11]
The commentator on the Qur’aan who had the best understanding of it, Ibn ‘Abbaas, explained that the mu’aqqibaat [translated here as “angels in succession”] refers to the angels whomAllaah has appointed to guard man from in front and from behind. When the decree of Allaah comes – when He decrees that some accident or calamity etc. should befallhim – the angels withdraw from him.
Mujaahid said: There is noperson who does not have an angel appointed to protect him when he is asleep and when he is awake, from the jinn, menand wild beasts. There is nothing that comes to him but the angels tell it to clear off, except for that which Allaah grants permission for it to befall him.
A man said to ‘Ali ibn Abi Taalib: “A group from (thetribe of) Muraad wanted to kill you.” ‘Ali said, “Withevery man there are two angels who protect him from everything that is not decreed; when the decree comes, they withdraw and do not stand between him and it.A man's decreed lifespan is his protection.”
The “angels in succession” mentioned in the aayah from Soorat al-Ra’d are what is referred to in another aayah (interpretation of the meaning):
“He is the Irresistible (Supreme), over His slaves,and He sends guardians (angels guarding and writing all of one’s good and bad deeds) over you, until when death approaches one of you, Our messengers (angel of death and his assistants) take his soul, and they never neglect their duty” [al-An’aam 6:61]
The guardians whom Allaah sends protect a person until the appointed time (of death) that has been decreed for him comes.
3 – The angels who writedown hasanaat (good deeds) and sayi’aat (bad deeds)
Every single person has two angels who write down his deeds, both good and bad, minor and major. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“But verily, over you (are appointed angels in charge of mankind) to watch you,
Kiraaman (Honourable) Kaatibeen —writing down (your deeds),
They know all that you do”
[al-Infitaar 82:10-12]
“And indeed We have created man, and We know what his ownself whispers to him. And We are nearer to him than hisjugular vein (by Our Knowledge).
(Remember) that the two receivers (recording angels) receive (each human being), one sitting on the right and one on the left (to note his or her actions
Not a word does he (or she) utter but there is a watcher by him ready (to record it).
[Qaaf 50:16-18]
The angel on the right records hasanaat (good deeds) and the angel on the left records sayi’aat (bad deeds).
It was reported from AbuUmaamah that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The angel on the left does not write down anything until six hours have passed after a Muslim does a bad deed. If he regrets it and asks Allaah for forgiveness, he casts it aside [does not write it down], otherwise he writes down one (sayi’ah/bad deed).”
(Narrated by al-Tabaraani in al-Mu’jam al-Kabeer, 8/158. The hadeeth was classed as saheeh by Shaykh al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami’, 2/212)
Once we know this, the number of angels who accompany the son of Adam after he is born will become clear: four angels.
Ibn Katheer (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:/ - - - :-> Transtors: 1.http://free-translation.imtranslator.net/lowres.asp 2.http://translate.google.com/m?twu=1&hl=en&vi=m&sl=auto&tl=en

5a] Could you give us some information about the angels?

5a]
“O you who believe! Wardoff yourselves and your families against a Fire (Hell) whose fuel is men and stones, over which are (appointed) angels stern (and) severe”
[al-Tahreem 66:6 – interpretation of the meaning]
Among them are some who strive in jihaad with the believers:
“(Remember) when your Lord revealed to the angels, ‘Verily, I am with you, so keep firm those who have believed. I will cast terror into the hearts of those who have disbelieved, so strike them over the necks, and smite over all their fingersand toes’”
[al-Anfaal 8:12 – interpretation of the meaning]
On Laylat al-Qadr in the month of Ramadaan, the angels come down to witness goodness with the Muslims, as Allaah says (interpretation of themeaning):
“The Night of Al-Qadr (Decree) is better than a thousand months (i.e. worshipping Allaah in that night is better than worshipping Him a thousand months, i.e. 83 years and 4 months).
Therein descend the angels and the Rooh [Jibreel (Gabriel)] by Allaah’s Permission with all Decrees”
[al-Qadr 97:3-4]
The angels do not enter a house in which there is a statue, picture (image) or a dog. The Prophet (peaceand blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The angels do not enter a house in which there is a dog or an image.” (Narrated by Muslim, 2106).
Belief in the angels is one of the pillars of faith, and whoever denies it is a kaafir:
“and whosoever disbelieves in Allaah, His Angels, His Books, His Messengers, and the Last Day, then indeed he has strayed far away[al-Nisaa’4:136 – interpretation of the meaning]
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