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the western part of SaudiArabia, not far from the Red Sea, there lies
the town of Makkah. In the center of this town there is a small square
buildingmade of stones. The small, cubed building may not rival
skyscrapers in height or mansions in width, but its impact on history
and human beings is unmatched. Since time immemorial world travelers
have known this town and thisstone built house. This is Baytullah, the
House of Allah. Its sanctity and antiquity is older than history
itself.
The Baytullah\Kaaba is the building towards which Muslims face five
times a day, everyday, in prayer. This has been the case since the
time of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him & his
family) over 1400 years ago. Literally, Kaaba in Arabic means a high
place with respect and prestige. The word Kaaba may also be derivative
of a word meaning a cube.
The other names of the Kaaba, are Bait ul Ateeq - which means,
according to one meaning, the earliest and ancient. According to the
second meaning, it means independent and liberating. Both meanings
could be taken. Bait ul Haram - the honorable house. Scholars and
historians say that the Kaaba has been reconstructed between five to
12 times.
Tradition goes that the Kaaba was ordained by Allah to be built in the
shape of the House in Heaven called Baitul Ma'amoor. Allah in his
infinite Mercy ordained asimilar place on earth and Prophet Adam
(p.b.u.h.) was the first to build this place. The Bible, in the
chapter of Genesis describes its building when God ordained Abraham
(p.b.u.h.) to erect a Shrine for worship when Abraham (p.b.u.h.) was
ordered to go to the southern desert with his wife Hager (p.b.u.h.)
and infant son Ishmael (p.b.u.h.). The Old Testament describes this
building as the Shrine of God at several places, butthe one built at
Ma'amoor is very much similar to the one at Makkah. There is no doubt
that it was referring to the stone built house at Makkah.
Holy Qur'an brought this story into the full light of history. Say:
"Allah spoken the Truth: follow the religion of Abraham, the sane in
faith; he was not of the Pagans." The first House (of worship)
appointed for men was that at Bakka: Full of blessing and of guidance
for all kinds of beings. (Holy Qur'an 3:95-96)
From the above verses Holy Qur'an firmly establishes the fact that
Abraham (p.b.u.h.) was the real founder of the Holy Shrine.
When Prophet Abraham (p.b.u.h.) built the Holy Shrine in Makka , his
prayers were that this place should remain a center of worship for all
good and pious people; that Allah should keep hisfamily the custodians
of the Holy place. Ever since,Ishmael (p.b.u.h.) the son of Abraham
(p.b.u.h.) who helped his father to build this place and his
descendants remained the custodians of the Holy Shrine. History tells
us that centuries passed and the guardianship of the Kaaba remained in
the family of Ishmael (p.b.u.h.) until the name of Abde Manaf came
into the limelight. He inherited this service andmade it much more
prominent. His son Hashim took this leadership and extended it to many
other towns ofHijaz so much so that many pilgrims flocked annually to
this place andenjoyed Hashim's hospitality. A feast was given in honor
of the pilgrims, the family of Hashim served food and water to all
guests. This prominence created jealousies and his brother Abdusham's
adopted son Omayya tried to create trouble. There was a dispute in
which Omayya failed and left Makka to settle downin the Northern
provincesof Syria (Sham). After Hashim his brother Muttalib and after
him Hashim's son Shyba who became known as Abdul Muttalib assumed the
leadership of the family. He organized feasts and supplies of water to
the pilgrims during the annual festival of pilgrimage to the Holy
Shrine.
Prophet Abraham (p.b.u.h.) built this House for devout worship to the
only God. But within his lifetime people disobeyed his orders and
began to put idols inside the Kaaba. Abraham (p.b.u.h.) had to clean
theHouse of these idols and of idle worshippers. He told the people
that this was a symbolic house of God. God does not live there; He is
everywhere. People did not understand this logic andafter the death of
Abraham (p.b.u.h.), the people, out of reverence, filled the place
with idols again. They thronged to this place annually and worshipped
their personal gods, It was over Four Thousand yearslater that the
last of the line of prophets Muhammad Ibne Abdullah (p.b.u.h.) entered
Makka triumphantly, went inside the Kaaba and, with the help of his
cousin and son-in-law Ali Ibne Abi Talib (p.b.u.h.) destroyed all the
idols of Kaaba with their own hands. At one stage of this destruction
of idols, the tallest of the idol Hubbol was brought down after Ali
had to stand on the shoulders ofthe Prophet to carry out God's orders.
The Prophetof Islam (p.b.u.h.) was reciting the verse from the Holy
Qur'an "Truth hath come and falsehoodhath vanished" . This was done in
the 8th year of Hijra, January 630 AD after the bloodless victory at
Makka by the Prophet of Islam (p.b.u.h.).
Historically when Abraham (p.b.u.h.) was ordered by Allah to build the
Shrine for worship, he uncovered the original foundations of the Kaaba
built by Adam (p.b.u.h.). Abraham (p.b.u.h.) with the help ofhis son
Ishmael (p.b.u.h.) erected the new shrine on the same
foundations.Originally it contained only four walls without a roof.
Centuries later during the time of Khusayi who was the leader of the
Tribe of Quraish in Makka a taller building was completed with a roof
and a quadrangle wall around it to give it the shape of asanctuary and
doors all around the sanctuary walls. People entered through these
doors to come to the Kaaba for worship. It is now about 60 feet high,
60 feet widefrom east to west and 60 feet from north to south. A door
is fixed about 7 feet above ground level facing Northeast. A Black
stone (Hajar al-Aswad) was fixed into its eastern corner. In front of
the building was Maqam-e-Ibrahim, the arch shapegate known as that of
Banu Shayba and the Zamzam Well. Just outside are the Hills called
Safa and Merwa and the distance between the hills is about 500 yards.
These days both of the hills are enclosed into the sanctuary walls
with a roof over it.
The whole building is built of the layers of gray blue stone from the
hills surrounding Makka. The four corners roughly facethe four points
of the compass. At the East is theRukn-e-Aswad (The Black stone), at
the North is theRukn-e-Iraqi, at the west Rukn-e-Shami and at the
south Rukn-e-Yamani. The four walls are covered with a curtain
(Kiswa). The kiswa is usually of black brocade with the Shahada
outlined in the weave of the fabric. About 2/3 rd of the way up runs a
gold embroidered band covered with Qur'anic text.
In the Eastern corner about 5 feet above ground the Hajar al-Aswad
(The Black stone) is fixed into the wall. Its real nature is difficult
to determine, its visible shape is worn smooth by hand touchingand
kissing. Its diameter is around 12 inches. Opposite the Northwest wall
but not connected with it, is a semi circular wall of white marble. It
is3 feet high and about 5 feet thick. This semi circular space enjoys
an especial consideration and pilgrims wait in queue to find a place
to pray there. The graves of Ishmael (p.b.u.h.) and his mother Hager
(p.b.u.h.) are within this semi circular wall (Hateem). Between the
archway and the facade (N.E.) is a little building with a small dome,
the Maqam-e-Ibrahim. Inside it is kept a stone bearing the prints of
two human feet.Prophet Abraham (p.b.u.h.) is said to have stood on
this stone whenbuilding the Kaaba and marks of his feet are
miraculously preserved. On the outskirts of the building to the
Northeastis the 'Zamzam Well' (this is now put under ground).
History of the building of the Kaaba
And when We made the House a pilgrimage for men and a (place of)
security, and: Appoint foryourselves a place of prayer on the
standing-place of Abraham. And We enjoined Abraham and Ishmael saying:
Purify My House for thosewho visit (it) and those who abide (in it)
for devotion and those who bow down (and) those who prostrate
themselves. And when Abraham said: My Lord, make it a secure town and
provide its people with fruits, such of them as believe in Allah and
the last day. He said: And whoever disbelieves, I will grant him
enjoymentfor a short while, then I will drive him to the chastisement
of the fire; and it is an evil destination. And when Abraham and
Ishmael raised the foundations ofthe House: Our Lord! Accept from us;
surely Thou art the Hearing, the Knowing: Our Lord! And make us both
submissive to Thee and (raise) from our offspring a nation submitting
to Thee, and show us our ways of devotion and turn to us (mercifully),
surely Thou art the Oft-returning (to mercy), the Merciful. Our Lord!
And raise up in them a Messenger from among them who shall recite to
them Thy communications and teach them the Book and the wisdom, and
purify them; surely Thou art the Mighty, the Wise. (Holy Qur'an
2:125-129)
Holy Qur'an in the above verses described it clearlythat Allah had
ordained his servant Abraham (p.b.u.h.) to build the Shrine there for
worship of One God. During Khusayi's time it was rebuilt and
fortified. During the early years of Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h.)
before he announced his ministry, floods damaged the Kaaba and it was
rebuilt again. When the Black stone was to be put in its place the
Makkans quarreled among themselves as to who should have the honor
toplace it there. Abu Omayyah, Makkah's oldest man, proposed that the
first man to enter the gate of the mosque the following morning would
decide the matter. That man wasthe Prophet (p.b.u.h.). The Makkans
were ecstatic. "This is the trustworthy one (Al-Ameen)," they shouted
in a chorus. "Thisis Muhammad". He came to them and they asked him to
decide on the matter. He (p.b.u.h.) agreed. Prophet Muhammad
(p.b.u.h.) proposed a solution that all agreed to putting the Black
Stone on a cloak, the elders of each of the clans held on to one
edgeof the cloak and carried the stone to its place. TheProphet
(p.b.u.h.) himselfthen picked up the stone and placed it on the wall
of the Kaaba. It has been fixed there ever since.
After the martyrdom of the family of the Prophet at Karbala in 61
Hijri (681AD), the Omayyad Caliph Yazid Ibne Moawiya did not stop
there in the pursuit of his destruction.He sent a large contingent
under the command of Haseen IbneNamir to Madina to destroy the Mosque
of the Prophet (p.b.u.h.). They did not stop there but proceeded to
Makka and demolished the four walls of the Kaaba and killed thousands
of Muslims who protested. Yazid died and Ibne Namir returned to
Damascus, Abdullah Ibne Zubayr and his associatesrebuilt the Kaaba.
Umawiforces came back to Makka and killed Abdullah Ibne Zubayr, hung
his body on the gates of the Kaaba for three months for all to see the
Umawi power. But eventually this arrogance of power brought its own
consequences and Mukhtar became the ruler in Iraq. Under his guidance
the Kaaba was refurbished and pilgrims began to arrive in safety to
perform Hajj.
The Kaaba successfully withstood the Cremation invasion of 317/929,
only the Blackstone was carried away which was returned some twenty
years later. In the year 1981 the Wahabis brought tanks inside the
Kaaba to crush the kahtani revolution against the Saudi regime and
almost demolished the South Eastern Wall. This was later restored with
the help of the Makkan people.
Every man living in Makka in the 6 th and 7 th century must out of
necessity have had some relationship with the Kaaba. On the Muhammad
(p.b.u.h.), theProphet of Islam, the Qur'an is silent during the
Makkans period in this respect. All that is known is that the Muslim
community of the period turned towards Jerusalem in prayers.
Subsequently about a year and a half after the Hijra the Muslims were
ordered during prayers, which were lead, by the Prophet of Islam
himself to turn towards Makka. The particular mosque in Madina where
this happened is called Masjid-e-Qiblatain, meaning the mosque with
two Qiblas. The Qur'an tells the Muslims, "Indeed We see the turning
of your face to heaven, so We shall surely turn you to a qiblah which
you shall like; turn then your face towards the Sacred Mosque, and
wherever you are, turn your face towards it." (Holy Qur'an 2:144)
At this same period the Qur'an began to lay stresson the religion of
Abraham (p.b.u.h.), presenting Islam as a return to the purity of the
religion of Abraham (p.b.u.h.) Which, obscured by Judaism and
Christianity, shone forth in its original brightness in the Holy
Qur'an. The pilgrimage to the Kaaba and ritual progressions around the
building were continued, but were now for the glorification of One
God. The Abrahamic vision of the Kaaba created a means of discerning
an orthodox origin buried in the midst of pagan malpractices to which
thefirst Muslims pointed the way.
Every year after the Hajj ceremony the place is closed for one month
andon the day of Ashura the Kaaba is washed from inside by the Water
from the well of Zamzam and anew Kiswa is brought to cover the Kaaba
for the next year.
This is the story of the Kaaba and the persons who protected it and
remained its custodians and protectors from the satanic and evil
forces throughout history. Muhammad (p.b.u.h.) andthe people of his
household (Ahlul Bayt) were the protectors of the Kaaba, and currently
the 12 th Imam Muhammad Al-Mahdi (p.b.u.h.) from the direct descent of
the Prophet ofIslam is the real protector, its custodian and guardian
and shall remain as such while in /
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The Fever CHAPTER 8

I cringed when my alarm went off a little after three in the morning.
I had to be into work by four, and I had definitely not gotten enough
sleep the night before with a late poker game. But, on the other hand,
I did come back five-thousand dollars richer- one of the best nights
I'd ever had. That was the thing about gambling; I very rarely lost.
Actually, so far I had never lost money on a night. I played too
conservative. It almost wasn't gambling- I played my odds perfectly.
Either way, being to work at four in the morning was not one of the
best things that couldhappen on a Monday morning.
Once arriving at work, I found my bus already outin the parking lot-
something not usual or routine for my type of work. I walked up to it,
finding it idling. I walkedup the steps and found a large, metal case
in the back of the bus.
I shifted into drive and started to pull out of the parking lot. I
couldn't help but feel sorry for thepeople running up to thebus stops
on the way to my destination, only to find out that I wasn't stopping
to shuttle them around the city.
Finding my destination was simple enough. It was a casino that I had
played poker and twenty-one at only a few nights before. As soon as I
pulled in, four men in allblack were there, simply walking through the
doors that I opened for them, grabbing the case, and leaving. A fifth
man came through the door and handed me an envelope. I was signaled
out of the casino parkinglot and pulled into a Wal-Mart to open and
read the letter.
Congratulations, you have just assisted in your first crime for the
biggestthug in all of Chicago! I hope you enjoyed your job and you
will be contacted in the future for jobs since you offeredto do
anything to help out your precious little family. If you are
readingthis letter, you have successfully completed the job that was
asked ofyou. You can go on with your pathetic little life. Tell no one
or you and your family will die. Have a nice day!
I nearly puked in my mouth when I read the letter. The sarcastic tone
was nearly unbearable. I couldn't help but imagine what I had just
done as I drove back to the station to clock in. I completely ignored
the people again running to the bus stop to try to catch my bus to a
different part of town.
Life did get interesting once I got back to the transit station. I
pulled in directly after my boss anda few coworkers. I parked the
vehicle and inits designated spot and got out to find disgust onmy
boss's face.
"Where the hell were you?"
"Umm, I noticed a flat tireyesterday so I came in early to go get it filled."
"You know we have an air-compressor in the garage?"
"Yes, I know. I couldn't get it to work."
"Was it out of gas?"
"I don't know, I'm usuallynot one to use it."
"There is gas in the shelving above it. Go fill it up." I left to go
to the garage, knowing that I had just dodged a bullet. Once finding
the air compressor, it was indeed empty of gas. I lucked out, and
found some gasoline to fill it up again. The mechanics here were lazy
anyways; it's not my job to fill the air compressor and checkthe
inflation of the tires.
After the early morning incident, the day went fairly smoothly. I
picked up all the people on my route that I had avoided earlier in the
morning and took them around the city to their desired destinations.
The day went on just as normal. No one knew what had taken place
before then sun rose that morning. When I got home, everything was a
different story.
"Where were you this morning?" Jen inquired as soon as I had opened the door.
"The office called me in late the night before. I had to run a special
routeto the casino with a bus full of tourists."
"At four in the morning?"her voice was questioning.
"I only do what I'm told."
"Well, give me some heads up next time so I'mnot at home sick all day
worrying about you. All I heard from the twins today was "where's
Daddy? Is Daddy playing hide and seek?" I didn't know what to tell
them because you weren't scheduled to go in until almost noon."
"Don't worry, Jen."
"Don't worry me, Paul."
"It won't happen again," I lied. I knew deep down that it would
definitely happen again. The good thing was that I was getting better
at lying. Everything made sense and no one asked questions. Of course,
that was part of gambling, making everyone else think that you were
about to do something else.
The rest of the night went fairly smoothly, andfor the first time in a
few months, I stayed home for the night. It didn't raise the same
thrill as winning large sums of money, but I was very relaxed and the
night was calm. I went to bed early and got a good night's rest.
I couldn't stop.
The next night I was at it again, throwing away the money that I had
earned that week for my paycheck. But I wasn't throwing it away; I was
investing it and growing it exponentially. Tonight, so far, I had
nearly come up with a quarter of the money that I needed to pay off
the rest of my debt. I had just surpassedthe two-hundred thousand
dollar mark when I cashed in my chips for the night.
Eventually, my class of gambling improved. I started going to clubs to
gamble, wearing suits and gambling thousands of dollars at a time. I
hid the suit at work, not letting Jennifer know of my dual identities.
She didn't need to know. The less she knew the better. Yes, she's my
wife, but this was my responsibility. I told myself, after I had
raised the money, everything would be over.
But it was never over. It was like a bad drug that had taken control
of my life. It became an every night ordeal. I easily slid past the
mark that I needed to hit and kept going. I had earned a reputation as
one of the cunningest gamblers in the city. I played other drug
traffickers, businessmen, anybody with money. I played at casinos,
gentlemen's clubs, private boats, mansions, and once a week at my
co-worker's house. And I always won. I always won. I never lost a
game. And when I started falling behind, I got myself back in the lead
quickly. I was the best. And to everyone who thought they knew me, I
was a simple, middle-class husband living paycheck to paycheck.
I tried stopping on a few occasions, but it never happened. I couldn't
everstop. It was the best thing that had ever happened to me. Money,
money was what made life worth living. But I always wanted more...
And I did odd jobs along the way. Most of the time, it involved
transporting money across the city. It was simple, it was easy. I got
caught once and I paid off the cop and that was the end of that.
Everything was beautiful.It couldn't get any better.I had more than
enough money and I was close to the date I had to be at to pay back
the money. No problem, piece of cake-

Names and Attributes of Allaah - , al-Jawaad (the Magnanimous) is one of the names of Allaah.

Is al-Jawaad (the Magnanimous) one of the beautiful names of Allaah?
Can we use it in aname such as 'Abd al-Jawaad? If it is not one of the
names of Allaah, is it one of the attributes of Allaah? Can we use it
as a name?.
Praise be to Allaah.
Al-Jawaad (Magnanimous) is one ofthe names of Allaah, as isindicated
in the Sunnah. Al-Bayhaqi narrated in Shu'ab al-Eemaan and Abu Na'eem
narrated in al-Hilyah from Talhah ibn 'Ubayd-Allaah and Ibn 'Abbaas
(may Allaah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Allaah is Magnanimous (Jawaad)
and loves magnanimity, and He loves high morals, and He hates
lowmorals." Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami' no.
1744.
Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in al-Nooniyyah:
He is the most Magnanimous and His magnanimity encompasses all of
creation with bounty and kindness
He is the most Magnanimous and He does not turn away anyone who asks,
even if he is from a kaafir nation.
Shaykh al-Sa'di said in al-Tafseer (5/299): al-Rahmaan (the most
Compassionate), al-Raheem (the most Merciful), al-Barr (the Benign)
al-Kareem (the most Generous) al-Jawaad (the Magnanimous) al-Ra'oof
(the most Kind) al-Wahhaab (the Bestower) – these are all names that
are close in meaning, and they all indicate that the Lord has the
attributes of mercy, kindness, magnanimity and generosity, and that
His mercy and giving encompass all of creation as decreed by His
wisdom, and that thebelievers enjoy the greater part of that. End
quote.
Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) said when listing
the names of Allaah: From the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allaah (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him) we learn the names: al-Jameel
(the Beautiful), al-Jawaad (the Magnanimous) al-Hakam (the Arbiter)
al-Hayy (the Ever Living). End quote from al-Qawaa'id al-Muthlaa.
See: Sifaat Allaah 'azza wa jall al-Waaridah fi'l-Kitaab wa'l-Sunnah
by Shaykh 'Alawi ibn 'Abd al-Qaadir al-Saqqaaf.
Based on that, it is permissible to use the name 'Abd al-Jawaad (slave
of the Magnanimous).
And Allaah knows best.

Names and Attributes of Allaah - , Doubts about the creation of the Qur’aan.

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General Articles ]•●•► •►I believe that the Qur'aan is the word of
Allaah and is not created, but how can wereconcile between this and
the hadeeth which says that Soorat al-Baqarah and Aal 'Imraan will
come on theDay of Resurrection like two clouds pleading on behalf of
their companions. This definitely rules out the idea that these two
clouds are part of the Essence of Allaah. Similarly there are other
ahaadeeth about Soorat Tabaarak in the grave, and other soorahs of
theQur'aan which will appear in created form and defend a person in
the Hereafter?.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
The Muslim believes that the Holy Qur'aan is the Word of Allaah, which
Hespoke in a manner that befits His Majesty and might, may He be
glorified.
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"And if anyone of the Mushrikoon (polytheists, idolaters, pagans,
disbelievers in the Oneness of Allaah) seeks your protection then
grant him protection so that he may hear the Word of Allaah (the
Qur'aan) and then escorthim to where he can be secure, that is because
they are men who know not"
[al-Tawbah 9:6].
Imam al-Aajurri said in al-Sharee'ah (1/84):
You should realize, may Allaah have mercy on us and you, that the
belief of the Muslims whose hearts are not devoid of the truth and who
have been guided aright, is that the Qur'aan is the word of Allaah,
and is not created, because theQur'aan is part of the knowledge of
Allaah, and the knowledge of Allaah cannot be created; exalted be
Allaah far above that. This is indicated by the Qur'aan, the Sunnah,
thewords of the Sahaabah (may Allaah be pleased with them) and the
words of the imams of the Muslims (may Allaah have mercy on them).
Noone denies this but an evil Jahami, and the Jahamis are kaafirs
according to the scholars.
Allaah said to His Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
(interpretation of the meaning):
"Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): 'O mankind! Verily, I am sent to
you all as the Messenger of Allaah — to Whom belongs the dominion
ofthe heavens and the earth. Laa ilaaha illa Huwa (none has the right
to be worshipped but He). It is He Who gives life and causes death. So
believe in Allaah and His Messenger(Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم), the
Prophet who can neitherread nor write (i.e. Muhammad صلى الله عليه
وسلم), who believes in Allaah and HisWords [(this Qur'aan), the
Tawraat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel) and also Allaah's Word: "Be!"
— and he was, i.e. 'Eesa (Jesus) son of Maryam (Mary), عليهما
السلام],and follow him so that you may be guided'"
[al-A'raaf 7:158]
This refers to the Qur'aan.
And Allaah said to Moosa(peace be upon him) (interpretation of the meaning):
"O Moosa (Moses) I have chosen you above men by My Messages, and by My
speaking (to you). So hold that which I have given you and be of the
grateful"
[al-A'raaf 7:144]
There are many similar verses in the Qur'aan. Allaah says
(interpretation of the meaning):
"Then whoever disputes with you concerning him ['Eesa (Jesus)] after
(all this) knowledge that has come to you [i.e. 'Eesa (Jesus) being a
slave of Allaah, and having no share in Divinity]"
[Aal 'Imraan 3:61]
and He says (interpretation of the meaning):
"Verily, if you follow their desires after that which you have
receivedof knowledge (from Allaah), then indeed you will be one of the
Zaalimoon (polytheists, wrongdoers)"
[al-Baqarah 2:145]
Allaah is All-Knowing, All-Hearing, All-Seeing and He speaks and all
of His attributes are eternaland existed before He created anything.
The one who says anything other than that is a kaafir.
We will quote some Sunnahs, reports and scholarly opinions whichwill
prove this point; rather when the one who has knowledge andreason
hears them, they will increase him in knowledge and understanding, and
when the one in whose heart is deviation hears them, if Allaah wants
to guide him to the path of truth, he will change his mind, but if he
does not change his mind, the calamity will be greater for him. End
quote.
Whoever would like to know more may refer to the mutawaatir evidence
mentioned by al-Aajurri which shows that the Qur'aan is the word of
Allaah and is notcreated.
Secondly:
The idea that the Qur'aan is created is not derived from the Qur'aan
and Sunnah, rather it is based on rational evidence that led them to
deny some of the attributes of Allaah, may He be exalted. That was
when they said that the attributes can only exist in created beings,
and they reached this idea through a series of misconceptions that
theycalled "evidence that this world is not eternal". Then after that
they looked in the Holy Qur'aan and distorted allthe evidence that
goes against this concept thatthey came up with, and they compiled
every specious argument that could be indicated. Among the specious
arguments they cling to is that which was mentioned by the questioner,
which is mentioned in saheeh ahad reports – even though with regard to
'aqeedah they do not quote anything but mutawaatir reports as evidence
– that the Qur'aan will come on theDay of Resurrection in a specific
form to intercede for its companions. They said that this indicates
that it is a created being, as nothing can be described as coming
andgoing except something that is created.
It was narrated that Abu Umaamah al-Baahili (may Allaah have mercy on
him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) say: "Read the Qur'aan, for it will come on the
Day of Resurrection intercedingfor its companions. Readthe two bright
ones, al-Baqarah and Soorat Aal 'Imraan, for they will come on the Day
of Resurrection like two clouds or shadows, or like two flocks of
birds in ranks, pleading on behalf of their companions" Narrated by
Muslim (804).
Clouds and shadows refer to things that shade a man from abovehis
head, and two flocks of birds in ranks refers to birds that spread
theirwings in the air. Sharh Muslim by al-Nawawi (6/90).
And it was narrated fromBuraydah (may Allaah bepleased with him) that
the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "The
Qur'aan will come on theDay of Resurrection, like a pale man, and will
say: I am the one that kept you awake at night and made you thirsty
during the day" Narrated by IbnMajaah (3781); classed assaheeh by
al-Busayri in al-Zawaa'id and by Ibn Hajar in al-Mataalib al-'Aaliyah
(4/66). Al-Albaani said in Da'eef Ibn Majaah: It is da'eef but may be
classed as hasan. It was classed as hasan because of the hadeeth of
Abu Hurayrah in al-Silsilah al-Saheehah (2829).
This is an ancient argument that was answered by Imam Ahmad and other
imams of Sunnah.
Ibn Qutaybah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in Ta'weel Mukhtalaf
al-Hadeeth (258):
What was meant by the words "al-Baqarah and al 'Imraan will come like
two clouds" is that their reward will come to the one who read them
and will shade him on the Day of Resurrection, and the reward will
come to a man in his grave, and it will come to a man on the Day of
Resurrection and argue in his defence. … End quote.
See: al-Radd 'ala al-Zanaadiqah wa'l-Jahamiyyah, by Imam Ahmad (42-43).
Ibn Battah said in al-Ibaanah al-Kubra (5/476):
The Jahamis resorted to distorting the meaning of some ahaadeeth. So
as to deceive those who have no knowledge of hadeeth. What was meant
in the ahaadeeth when it said that "the Qur'aan will come, and
al-Baqarah will come, and prayer will come, and fasting will come" is
that the reward for all that will come, and all ofthis is explained in
the Qur'aan and Sunnah.
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"So whosoever does good equal to the weight of an atom (or a small
ant) shall see it.
8. And whosoever does evil equal to the weight of an atom (or a small
ant) shall see it"
[al-Zalzalah 99:7-8].
The apparent meaning of these words is that hewill see both good and
evil, but he will not see good and evil, rather he will see the
recompense for them, namely both reward and punishment.
Similarly, Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"On the Day when every person will be confronted with all the good he
has done, and all the evil he has done, he will wish that there were a
great distance between him and his evil. And Allaah warns you against
Himself (His punishment) and Allaah is full of kindness to
(His)slaves"
[Aal 'Imraan 3:30].
This does not mean that these deeds that you didwill come in that
form, in the form of evil, rather you will see the recompense for all
of that in the form of reward and punishment.
So it may be said that the Qur'aan will come, and that prayer will
come, and that zakaah will come, and that patience will come, and that
gratitude will come,but what will come will be the reward for all of
that. End quote.
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah sad in Majmoo' al-Fataawa (8/408):
When the Jahamis argued with Imam Ahmad and others of Ahl al-Sunnah
saying that the Qur'aan was created,on the basis of the words of the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him): "Al-Baqarah and
Aal 'Imraan will come like two clouds or shadows, or like two flocks
of birds in ranks" or "The Qur'aan will come like a pale man" and so
on.
They said: The one that comes and goes can onlybe something created.
Imam Ahmad responded to them by saying that Allaah, may He be exalted,
has described Himself as coming and going, as He says (interpretation
of the meaning):
"Do they then wait for anything other than thatthe angels should come
to them, or that your Lord (Allaah) should come, or that some of the
Signs of your Lord should come"
[al-An'aam 6:158]
"And your Lord comes with the angels in rows"
[al-Fajr 89:22].
Yet despite that, this cannot be taken as evidence that He is created,
according to consensus, rather one may say His command or decree has
come. Similarly the Mu'tazilah who say that the Qur'aanwas created,
interpret this verse as meaning that His command or decree has come.
So whycan't it be said that the coming of the Qur'aan refers to the
coming of its reward, and that what is meant by "al-Baqarah and Aal
'Imraan will come" is thecoming of their reward, and their reward is
created? This was stated by more than one scholar, and they explained
that what wasmeant by the coming of al-Baqarah and Aal 'Imraan was
their reward, to answer the Jahamis who claimed that the coming and
going of the Qur'aan meant that it was created. End quote.
In Majmoo' al-Fataawa (5/398) it says:
Ahmad and other imams of Sunnah interpreted this hadeeth as
meaningthat the reward of al-Baqarah and Aal 'Imraan will come, as
something similar was said about the coming ofone's deeds in the grave
and on the Day of Resurrection – what is meant is the reward for one's
deeds. The Prophet(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
"Read al-Baqarah and Soorat Aal 'Imraan, for they will come on theDay
of Resurrection like two clouds or shadows, or like two flocks of
birds in ranks, pleading on behalf of their companions."
This hadeeth is in al-Saheeh. Because it enjoins reading them and
states that they will come pleading on behalfof the reader, it is
known that what is meant by that is the reader's recitation of them,
which is his deed, and the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) told us that his deed, which is his recitation of them, will
come in the form that he mentioned, just as he told us that other
deeds will also come. End quote.
From the above it is clearthat it is not valid to quote these
ahaadeeth as evidence that the Qur'aan is created, because what is
referredto in them is the reward for reading the Qur'aan, just as what
is meant in the verse "So whosoeverdoes good equal to the weight of an
atom (or a small ant) shall see it" [al-Zalzalah 99:7] is that he will
see the reward for good.