Ask Ghamidi Live - Episode - 2 - Questions & Answers with Javed Ahmed Ghamidi
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0:02 - 0:10ASK GHAMIDI LIVE Episode-2
ONLINE Q&A with Javed Ahmed Ghamidi. -
0:20 - 0:21[Faisal Haroon] Salamalaikum
Your host Faisal Harun -
0:21 - 0:23is back again at your service
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0:23 - 0:27We have with us Janab Javed
Ahmed Ghamidi Sahab. -
0:27 - 0:31This is the 2nd Web
Conference of Ask Ghamidi Live. -
0:31 - 0:34And as you are aware
the objective of this Web conference -
0:34 - 0:37is to provide an opportunity
for the people across the world -
0:37 - 0:41to ask their questions
directly from Ghamidi Sahab. -
0:41 - 0:45Before we formally start
the proceedings of this conference -
0:45 - 0:48I would like to draw your attention
to some of the important points. -
0:48 - 0:49The first thing is that
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0:49 - 0:53a good many persons have
registered themselves for this, -
0:53 - 0:55and due to the scarcity of time,
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0:55 - 1:00it will be difficult to have
everyone's question Live here. -
1:00 - 1:03We have a list of registered
users from which -
1:03 - 1:07and without any
pre-screening or discrimination, -
1:07 - 1:10we will give you, as per
the date and time of registration -
1:10 - 1:14the opportunity to ask your
questions from Ghamidi Sahab -
1:14 - 1:18Therefore, the most important
point is when the time comes -
1:18 - 1:26you will have 20 seconds to ask your
question and I would request you -
1:26 - 1:30to kindly ask just one question.
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1:30 - 1:33If you wish to express some
feelings that you may have, -
1:33 - 1:37or wish to convey your Salam to
him, then there isn't any harm in it, -
1:37 - 1:43if you exceed your time by 8 to 10 secs.
it isn't an issue at all. -
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mind that -
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profile for the 'ASK GHAMIDI' app. -
1:52 - 1:55the same name
gets displayed in Zoom. -
1:55 - 1:58Hence if you wish to change
your name displayed in Zoom, -
1:58 - 2:02then please Right Click on
your name to Rename it. -
2:02 - 2:06With this, we formally start this
Conference in the name of Allah, -
2:06 - 2:09Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim,
Salam Alaikum Ghamidi Sahab. -
2:09 - 2:11[Javed Ahmed Ghamidi]
Wa Alaikum Assalam. -
2:11 - 2:14[Faisal] Sir, we give 3-4 a few minutes
for the participants to log in, -
2:14 - 2:18in the meantime, with your permission
may I present a question to you? -
2:18 - 2:21[Ghamidi] Please go ahead.
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2:21 - 2:26[Faisal] 'Ana' which we
translate as 'ego', -
2:26 - 2:30is it, in essence, a bad thing,
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2:30 - 2:36and our aim should be to eradicate it
from the root in our personality? -
2:36 - 2:41Or is its use, or its use at the wrong
time turns it into an evil thing. -
2:41 - 2:44And a secondary question
associated with it is the prejudices, -
2:44 - 2:49or biases that are there, are these
'Ego' too, in another form? -
2:49 - 2:54Or these, in essence, develop
from a different source? -
2:54 - 3:03[Ghamidi] Allah (swt) has created humans
as an extraordinary creature. -
3:03 - 3:07If we see them in comparison
to all other creatures, -
3:07 - 3:12then it is a Masterpiece of
the Creation of Allah (swt). -
3:12 - 3:18Obviously, man is a conscious being,
hence this greatness, and significance -
3:18 - 3:23of this aspect of his Creation,
is understood by himself as well. -
3:23 - 3:25Therefore, an element of
self-awareness -
3:25 - 3:31and self-consciousness for this
always remains inside him. -
3:31 - 3:36If it remains within a limit
then it is nothing bad, -
3:36 - 3:41however, this feeling if left untamed
then goes beyond -
3:41 - 3:48to form such an egotism that
is considered fit for condemnation. -
3:48 - 3:51The same is the situation
for arrogance, there too, -
3:51 - 3:58a person considers himself greater,
however, compared to whom? -
3:58 - 4:00From among the
creatures present in the world, -
4:00 - 4:03obviously, human beings
have a superiority over them. -
4:03 - 4:05However, if that superiority
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4:05 - 4:07turns into a feeling
of superiority against Allah, -
4:07 - 4:12or against the truth,
then it is Shaitanat (Devilry). -
4:12 - 4:16Therefore in the Quran, it was
said about Iblees that -
4:16 - 4:22when it was demanded of him
that he bows to an inferior Creation -
4:22 - 4:28by the Command of Allah,
so he declined. -
4:28 - 4:31The words are
"Aba Wa Astakbar". -
4:31 - 4:34That he considered
himself superior. -
4:34 - 4:41This act of feeling superior
actually becomes the basis of destruction. -
4:41 - 4:46Since human beings should always remain
balanced with respect to two aspects. -
4:46 - 4:52With regard to his Creator,
i.e. there is no comparison at all. -
4:52 - 4:54He is the Master of the universe,
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4:54 - 4:58the Creator and Controller
of the systems of this universe, -
4:58 - 5:03and our status is that of
an insignificant Creature. -
5:03 - 5:06And second is, the Truth that
is revealed by Allah (swt), -
5:06 - 5:10or when that Truth establishes
somewhere in the world, -
5:10 - 5:11in challenge to that.
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5:11 - 5:16Hence when the Prophet (pbuh)
was asked, -
5:16 - 5:19that we have an
aesthetic sense too, -
5:19 - 5:22we love to see things as beautiful
and with perfection -
5:22 - 5:26we like to see them
intrinsically beautiful, -
5:26 - 5:30we long to look presentable
and handsome to others. -
5:30 - 5:37We live and dress well, then he said,
"Allahu Jameel Wa Yuhibbul Jamal". -
5:37 - 5:40'Allah (swt) is beautiful
and loves beauty. -
5:40 - 5:44This isn't arrogance.
-
5:44 - 5:51After this was asked what is arrogance?
He said, "Ghamtun Naas Wa Batarul Haqq". -
5:51 - 5:56"To despise people and
to stand against Truth". -
5:56 - 6:02This is in fact the thing that should
be called condemnable egotism. -
6:02 - 6:05As it is the false
expression of the self. -
6:05 - 6:09And this has been declared
by Allah (swt) as a huge crime. -
6:09 - 6:13Hence it was announced that camel
may pass through the eye of a needle, -
6:13 - 6:19however, an arrogant,
consumed with false self-pride -
6:19 - 6:22and haughtiness
cannot enter Jannah. -
6:22 - 6:25So with this, we should
seek refuge from Allah, -
6:25 - 6:29however, selflessness, self-respect
and a special type of pride -
6:29 - 6:30are the protective attributes
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6:30 - 6:33of the intellectual and physical
existence of human beings. -
6:33 - 6:36there is nothing in them
which can be condemnable. -
6:36 - 6:37[Faisal] Thank you very much,Sir.
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6:37 - 6:40So we now move
forward to the questions. -
6:40 - 6:44The first question that we have
is from Ahmed Shoeb Sahab. -
6:44 - 6:46Ahmed Shoeb Sahab,
I am unmuting your Mic. -
6:46 - 6:48You may go
ahead with your question. -
6:51 - 6:54[Ahmed Shoeb] As Salam Alaikum, Sir.
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6:54 - 6:57My question refers to your
lectures in Mizan Al-Hikmah -
6:57 - 7:04which discusses Iman on Allah,
you had said that the intellect says -
7:04 - 7:08that the Creator of this
Universe does not need anything. -
7:08 - 7:11My question will be clear
from the analogy that -
7:11 - 7:15if we consider ourselves
as ants on paper, -
7:15 - 7:17i.e. that paper will
be our Universe, -
7:17 - 7:24then we will feel that the Entity that
is writing does not require anything. -
7:24 - 7:27However, in fact, he is a needy
person who writes that. -
7:27 - 7:33Hence my question is it possible
or can we establish that -
7:33 - 7:37the Creator of this Universe,
in reality, does not need anything? -
7:37 - 7:41Or will we come to know
of it in the Akhirah? -
7:41 - 7:43[Ghamidi] There are just
two aspects of our knowledge. -
7:43 - 7:50One is, how something should
be in our imagination? -
7:50 - 7:54So when we think of
this great universe, -
7:54 - 7:59where the distances, as per our
science, have gone into light-years, -
7:59 - 8:04where its greatness is just beyond
the realms of human knowledge, -
8:04 - 8:07One who is the Creator
of such a Universe -
8:07 - 8:10ought not to need
anything of whatever kind. -
8:10 - 8:13And if He really does need anything,
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8:13 - 8:18then it will be something which is
even superior to Him and as a consequence -
8:18 - 8:22that superior thing would
become His Creator, -
8:22 - 8:25and then this chain
will become infinite. -
8:25 - 8:31Hence, the intellect tells us that if we
have to accept and believe in a Creator, -
8:31 - 8:33then this attribute
should be present in Him. -
8:33 - 8:35As far as the matter
of intellect goes, -
8:35 - 8:39from the things it experiences,
it can say that those exist, -
8:39 - 8:42however, the things which
are intellectually derived -
8:42 - 8:47or inference is made,
there, the maximum it can say is that -
8:47 - 8:52"This is how it should be".
This is in line with His Glory, -
8:52 - 8:54if such a thing is accepted,
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8:54 - 8:58then the logical consequence
should only be this. -
8:58 - 9:02The intellect cannot
supersede this. -
9:02 - 9:06Post this, if we get some
news from somewhere, -
9:06 - 9:10Hence the chain of the
Prophets started by Allah, -
9:10 - 9:16and made us aware about Himself,
about His attributes, and His ways, -
9:16 - 9:19then He said that
all of us are needy -
9:19 - 9:21in respect to Allah (swt)
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9:21 - 9:24and Allah is indifferent
to all such things. -
9:24 - 9:29Hence the Surah which is called
"The heart of the Quran" -
9:29 - 9:35it was announced there,
"Neither is His (Lord) peer -
9:35 - 9:38nor is any entity
made out of Him". -
9:38 - 9:43"Neither He is from some entity,
and He is "As Samad" -
9:43 - 9:48"independent of everything", however,
"Everything is dependent on His Support". -
9:48 - 9:50After the acquisition
of this knowledge, -
9:50 - 9:55the heavenly Revelation confirmed
that concept of our intellect. -
9:55 - 9:57This is what we believe.
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9:57 - 10:01However, all the realities will
unravel only in the Akhirah. -
10:01 - 10:06[Faisal] InshaAllah. The next question
is from Muhammad Abdullah Sahab. -
10:06 - 10:08Muhammad Sahab I am
unmuting your Mic. -
10:08 - 10:10you may go ahead
with your question. -
10:10 - 10:14[Muhammad Abdullah] As Salam
Alaikum, -
10:14 - 10:18to maintain the foundation
of the family after the marriage. -
10:18 - 10:21And before the marriage
through Sadd-e Zariya -
10:21 - 10:25restrictions have been imposed on
free relationship between man and woman. -
10:25 - 10:28The question is if a class
of people exist -
10:28 - 10:33who have no aim to lay
the foundation of a family, -
10:33 - 10:36or to give birth and bring up
another human being, -
10:36 - 10:40and through Science it is possible
these days to 100 % avoid this, -
10:40 - 10:43then the question is,
for the people -
10:43 - 10:46who nurture such kinds of ideas,
what is the reason still -
10:46 - 10:50for the imposition of these
restrictions? Thank you. -
10:50 - 10:53[Ghamidi] For human beings
when laws are legislated -
10:53 - 10:55at the international level,
or at the National level, -
10:55 - 11:01or for a particular Group,
then those are not legislated -
11:01 - 11:05keeping in view the exceptions.
When we form laws that -
11:05 - 11:08all the people would drive
on the left side, -
11:08 - 11:12then we cannot permit
a person just for the sake of displaying -
11:12 - 11:15his skills that he drives the
vehicle on the right side, -
11:15 - 11:20and say that look I drove and showed that
there wasn't any accident that took place. -
11:20 - 11:25The collective laws are
always legislated in general. -
11:25 - 11:28They are made "Ala Sabili Taghleeb",
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11:28 - 11:33i.e. those are legislated looking
into the general conditions. -
11:33 - 11:37If there are some
exceptions in the laws, -
11:37 - 11:40for them, principles have
been stated in the Quran. -
11:40 - 11:44That some person
became restless, -
11:44 - 11:48then there would be
exception in Prohibition -
11:48 - 11:54and if some person has difficulty
then there would be concessions in Ibadah. -
11:54 - 11:56These are the principles.
-
11:56 - 12:00At the level of Group, collection,
National or International level, -
12:00 - 12:07none of the laws are formulated
keeping exemptions in mind. -
12:07 - 12:09[Faisal] Thank you very much, Sir.
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12:09 - 12:15Rafia Khwaja Sahiba, I am unmuting your
Mic. You may ask your question. -
12:20 - 12:25[Rafia Khwaja] As Salam
Alaikum, Ghamidi Sahab. -
12:25 - 12:28Ghamidi Sahab, my question
is that Islam came -
12:28 - 12:34to abolish slavery so why didn't the
Prophet (pbuh) free Maria Kibtiya -
12:34 - 12:38in his lifetime
and why did the Prophet (pbuh) -
12:38 - 12:42and the Khulfa-e Rashideen
(The four Rightly Guided Khalifas) -
12:42 - 12:47practiced what Islam
wanted to abolish? Thank you. -
12:47 - 12:52[Ghamidi] The methodology adopted
in Islam was full of wisdom, -
12:52 - 12:55i.e. slaves were only
made in the battles, -
12:55 - 12:58and there wasn't any concept
of catching hold of an independent person -
12:58 - 13:01and making him
a slave in the Arab land. -
13:01 - 13:04It was considered a big
crime in those days too. -
13:04 - 13:08Hence there wasn't the
question that an independent -
13:08 - 13:13person be made into a slave, albeit the
prisoners of war were made slaves. -
13:13 - 13:17Hence Islam imposed
Prohibition on it. -
13:17 - 13:20Hence in Surah Muhammad,
Allah (swt) announced -
13:20 - 13:23before the occurrence
of the first battle, -
13:23 - 13:26that if the prisoners of wars
-
13:26 - 13:30are made captives, then
"Fa Imma Mannam Ba'adu Wa Imma Fid'a", -
13:30 - 13:32there will be just two situations
-
13:32 - 13:36either they will be made
free out of good gesture. -
13:36 - 13:40Or 'Fidya' would be accepted.
i.e. some recompense would be taken. -
13:40 - 13:44Or it may be that some prisoners
are exchanged from either side, -
13:44 - 13:47or there might be some
other form of exchange, -
13:47 - 13:51or it may be that some
monetary ransom is accepted. -
13:51 - 13:57Hence, the starting point
of slavery was nipped in the bud. -
13:57 - 14:00The existing slaves
or the woman slaves, -
14:00 - 14:04for them the path to freedom
wasn't opened in this manner. -
14:04 - 14:07Such an opening would have
become oppression. -
14:07 - 14:08They were living human beings.
-
14:08 - 14:13Those wouldn't have had any
place to stay or sleep -
14:13 - 14:16and what they would
do for their living? -
14:16 - 14:20That was left to them.
And the instructions -
14:20 - 14:24were given to people that
to treat them with the same -
14:24 - 14:30what you eat and drink
and have the same -
14:30 - 14:33arrangements done for them
which you do for yourselves. -
14:33 - 14:38Their self-respect was reinstated.
Their names as slaves were changed. -
14:38 - 14:41These reforms were done.
-
14:41 - 14:44Obviously, in one generation
and the people who had been -
14:44 - 14:46existing from before,
or came after being traded -
14:46 - 14:49at different places in the world,
they had to hang on, -
14:49 - 14:51so they were left as such so as to allow
an incremental change, -
14:51 - 14:53that slavery will
gradually be made extinct. -
14:53 - 14:57There wasn't any
measure required, -
14:57 - 15:02and any such step would
have become quite difficult for them -
15:02 - 15:06and the State was not in
a position that those people -
15:06 - 15:09who had paid money
and spent their wealth to buy them, -
15:09 - 15:13to return their money
for their freedom. -
15:13 - 15:17This was the wisest way,
albeit in the end, -
15:17 - 15:20In Surah Noor, it was announced
that all slaves whether -
15:20 - 15:25they are men or women,
if they wish for their freedom -
15:25 - 15:29then they should prove that
they are independently capable -
15:29 - 15:32of sustaining themselves,
-
15:32 - 15:35then the people would be
bound to make them free. -
15:35 - 15:37This method was
adopted by Islam. -
15:37 - 15:39And during this gradual process,
there wasn't any need for -
15:39 - 15:44any revolutionary measures.
It would have set a bad example. -
15:44 - 15:48According to me, this is a
point of deep research -
15:48 - 15:52that when Allah Himself
wanted to end this evil, -
15:52 - 15:55then what wisdom
He had adopted. -
15:55 - 15:57Out of which there
wasn't any turmoil -
15:57 - 16:01or war as a consequence,
and there wasn't the need -
16:01 - 16:03to make camps for them,
there wasn't such pressure -
16:03 - 16:05on the Government,
-
16:05 - 16:08and homeless people were
not resplendent in lanes and bazaars -
16:08 - 16:12rather the door was shut
upon with great tact, -
16:12 - 16:15and for the future,
it was left to the situation. -
16:15 - 16:18Hence it is not a reality
that except for the deviations -
16:18 - 16:23of the Monarchs when
slavery ended in the world, -
16:23 - 16:28none of our societies
had slavery at the time. -
16:28 - 16:32i.e. leave aside the Harems of Kings,
and Nawabs as they were ready -
16:32 - 16:39to infringe upon all kinds of things,
there are a lot of women of the Mughals -
16:39 - 16:42who remained Hindu
and in spite of that -
16:42 - 16:45marriages took place with them.
This wasn't done as per Islam. -
16:45 - 16:52Hence, the way adopted by
Islam was perfectly effective -
16:52 - 16:54and the doors of
slavery were shut, -
16:54 - 16:59and the opening of the path of freedom
for men was also gradually opened. -
16:59 - 17:01[Faisal] Thank you, Sir.
-
17:01 - 17:04The next question
is of Ahmed Khan Sahab. -
17:04 - 17:07Ahmed Sahab,
I am unmuting your Mic. -
17:07 - 17:08You may ask the question.
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17:11 - 17:12[Ahmed Khan] Assalam
Alaikum Ghamidi Sahab. -
17:12 - 17:14[Ghamidi] Wa Alaikum As Saalam.
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17:14 - 17:20[Ahmed Khan] Ghamidi Sahab my question
is related to the Quran. -
17:20 - 17:27I went through your translation
and of your Ustaz Amin Ahsan Islahi. -
17:27 - 17:32Your translation of Surah Rahman
for the Ayah -
17:32 - 17:34"Fabi Ayyi aalaai Rabbikuma
Tukazzebaan", -
17:34 - 17:39is done a little differently,
and the translation of your Ustaz -
17:39 - 17:44for almost every Ayah is different.
-
17:44 - 17:47If the preceding Ayah is for
'Nemah' then the translation of -
17:47 - 17:50"Fabi Ayyi aalaai
Rabbiku Maa Tukazzebaan", -
17:50 - 17:53is accompanied with 'Nemah' too.
Sir, I would like to know, -
17:53 - 17:58how broad is its meaning, and what
is the reason for so great a difference? -
17:58 - 18:02[Ghamidi] The word which has been
used in the Arabic language -
18:02 - 18:09has such a broad meaning, and according
to the context and the background, -
18:09 - 18:13it is used with different aspects.
-
18:13 - 18:19Hence some people like
Maulana Syed Abul Ala Sahib Maududi, -
18:19 - 18:22or my respectable Ustaz
Imam Amin Ahsan Islahi, -
18:22 - 18:29they have used the method that in every
place they have used a different word. -
18:29 - 18:38I feel that the word 'Shaan' in Urdu
language possesses a similar broadness. -
18:38 - 18:42So for this word even though
its broadness is not of that degree, -
18:42 - 18:44which is possessed by
the word 'Ala', -
18:44 - 18:48however, this too,
if you look at its usages -
18:48 - 18:50possesses a lot
of expanse in itself. -
18:50 - 18:53Hence, I have preferred it,
since there is a single word, -
18:53 - 18:57hence if is such a word is there
in the Urdu language -
18:57 - 19:00which is nearly its counterpart, which
nearly expresses the idea, -
19:00 - 19:02then that should be used,
-
19:02 - 19:04both these approaches
are absolutely fine, -
19:04 - 19:06and both can be adopted.
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19:06 - 19:10[Faisal] Thank you
very much, Sir. -
19:10 - 19:13We move on to the next question.
The next question is -
19:13 - 19:16from Nasar Ahmed Sahab.
Nasar Sahab your Mic. is being unmuted. -
19:16 - 19:17You may ask your question.
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19:17 - 19:20[Nasar Ahmed] As Salam
Alaikum, Ghamidi Sahab. -
19:20 - 19:22[Ghamidi] Wa Alaikum As Salam.
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19:22 - 19:25[Nasar Ahmed] I would quickly say my
question as I have a request too, -
19:25 - 19:31I came across a Hadees, probably
it is in Tirmidhi and Ibn-e Maaja, -
19:31 - 19:35and similar to it is found
in Bukhari that it is better -
19:35 - 19:44to delay the Isha Salah,
and what I have gathered till now -
19:44 - 19:46is whenever, the time for
a Salah starts then -
19:46 - 19:49that is the most preferred
time to offer it, -
19:49 - 19:51we should offer it at the earliest,
-
19:51 - 19:53so please give some
guidance about it. -
19:53 - 19:55And I request Faisal Sahab
and your colleagues -
19:55 - 20:00and students that here
we generally talk in the English language, -
20:00 - 20:03and our children are generally
studying in the same language, -
20:03 - 20:08hence if some reading list
is published for regular people -
20:08 - 20:12who do not wish to become Aalim
rather just to train ourselves -
20:12 - 20:14by gathering information
and knowledge, -
20:14 - 20:18hence if there is a reading list
in the English language, -
20:18 - 20:23I saw just now that on kindle,
"Islam a Comprehensive Introduction" -
20:23 - 20:26is available, so that is very good.
-
20:26 - 20:28Hence If something is
there of this sort please, -
20:28 - 20:30it would be great, Thank you.
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20:30 - 20:33[Ghamidi] The matter which you said
in the end, its arrangement -
20:33 - 20:36is being done
by this center -
20:36 - 20:40as well as by the Al Mawrid
Institutes all over the world. -
20:40 - 20:44In Pakistan, Australia,
and wherever they are, -
20:44 - 20:49you may contact them.
As far as your question is concerned, -
20:49 - 20:54its answer is that the model
set by the Prophet (pbuh), -
20:54 - 20:59is the best example for
us in Ibadaat (worship), -
20:59 - 21:04and he preferred that there should
be a delay in the Isha Salah, -
21:04 - 21:08its real objective is that it should be
offered close to the time of sleeping. -
21:08 - 21:13So that our last activity for
the day is the Ibadah of Allah. -
21:13 - 21:16Hence, it is 'Mustahab',
a liked activity, a good thing. -
21:16 - 21:19The Prophet (pbuh) has liked it.
-
21:19 - 21:24However, when it is time we may offer
the Salah, there isn't any harm in it. -
21:26 - 21:28[Faisal] Thank you, Sir.
Let me also tell you, -
21:28 - 21:31that you may visit
Ghamidi.org/books -
21:31 - 21:33then the books available with us,
where there are books -
21:33 - 21:36in English as well as in Urdu,
and there are sections, -
21:36 - 21:39where you may visit the
English Section to see the English books. -
21:39 - 21:41Other than this,
if you wish to ask -
21:41 - 21:44some similar questions
through the 'ASK GHAMIDI' app. -
21:44 - 21:47then you may do so, Insha Allah,
we will try to help you out, -
21:47 - 21:50in the best possible way.
We offer courses in English as well. -
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-
21:58 - 22:02We go on to the next question. The next
question is from Shahid Ashrafi Sahab. -
22:02 - 22:04Shahid Sahab your
Mic. is being unmuted, -
22:04 - 22:07please go ahead
with the question. -
22:07 - 22:08[Shahid Ashrafi] As Salam Alaikum,
-
22:08 - 22:14Ghamidi Sahab, my question actually
relates to the last session. -
22:14 - 22:18And I still have some
confusion about the slabs in Zakat, -
22:18 - 22:22especially about the
slabs in the salary, -
22:22 - 22:26I viewed one of the lectures
of Dr. Shahzad Sahab, -
22:26 - 22:31there he says that slab
which is exempted -
22:31 - 22:34that is deducted and he says
that the Zakah should be calculated -
22:34 - 22:40on the remaining amount.
And you probably are of the opinion that -
22:40 - 22:43it should be on
the total amount. -
22:43 - 22:47i.e. on the full salary.
So please remove this ambiguity -
22:47 - 22:51and the second, if the zakat
is to be paid on the full amount, -
22:51 - 22:54then the question is that
-
22:54 - 23:02we pay the amount in our HSA
account without having paid the tax, -
23:02 - 23:07we contribute there.
Similar such things are also there. -
23:07 - 23:11Then in that case we would
have already paid the Zakat -
23:11 - 23:13while we are still paying
on the full amount. -
23:13 - 23:18So please explain this and if possible,
can we have an exclusive program -
23:18 - 23:21arranged with respect to Zakat
-
23:21 - 23:25then the confusion of many
people can be removed through it. -
23:25 - 23:26Thank you.
-
23:26 - 23:30[Ghamidi] As per my knowledge
a lot of programs have been done. -
23:30 - 23:36However, since this is a practical issue,
the questions keep surfacing. -
23:36 - 23:41The answer to your question is that
this is a purely innovative opinion, -
23:41 - 23:46and such differences
are natural and will exist. -
23:46 - 23:49Hence we should not
be perturbed by it. -
23:49 - 23:52Allah (swt) has Himself left this
avenue open for His Deen, -
23:52 - 23:56that some of the things are
fixed and some have been left -
23:56 - 24:00for the human intellect that
the people themselves fix them out. -
24:00 - 24:03Hence, some differences
do take place there -
24:03 - 24:05and this has been the case right
from the first day. -
24:05 - 24:09My inclination is towards
the point which you stated, -
24:09 - 24:13therefore some person might say
that there is a difficulty -
24:13 - 24:17surfacing for the people and since
there isn't any explicit clarification -
24:17 - 24:20from the Prophet (pbuh)
is not available from the Prophet (pbuh) -
24:20 - 24:21and we are
carrying out 'Ijtejhad', -
24:21 - 24:25hence convenience has to be
kept in focus while doing 'Ijtihad'. -
24:25 - 24:29Hence, on whatever we are
satisfied we can act accordingly. -
24:29 - 24:34The point that has been fixed in Shariah
is actually the code of conduct of Zakah. -
24:34 - 24:38That should never
be infringed upon. -
24:38 - 24:39[Faisal] Thank you, Sir.
-
24:39 - 24:43Muhammad Usman Sahab, it is
your turn for the next question, -
24:43 - 24:47I am unmuting your Mic. please
do go ahead with your question. -
24:47 - 24:49[Muhammad Usman] As Salam Alaikum,
-
24:49 - 24:54my question is that Allah (swt) has never
sent a compact Book on Islam, -
24:54 - 24:59for example your book 'Meezan'.
Why hasn't He revealed such a Book? -
24:59 - 25:05Is the test of intellect
aimed through it? -
25:05 - 25:10[Ghamidi] You have asked a
very interesting question, -
25:10 - 25:15All the Books of Allah are
compact, however, this is not His style. -
25:15 - 25:19In every era, the outlook
of people, their approach -
25:19 - 25:23and understanding of
things, keep changing. -
25:23 - 25:26According to this the Ulema
present them accordingly, -
25:26 - 25:30this happens for every
subject of study in the world. -
25:30 - 25:33If you have a glance at the Books
of Allah then -
25:33 - 25:37Torah is a very
compact Book on Law. -
25:37 - 25:40From the beginning till the end
the Shariah or the Law -
25:40 - 25:45given by Allah (swt) to the Bani Israel
has been stated there. -
25:45 - 25:47And it has been stated
from both aspects, -
25:47 - 25:52i.e. the Divine Law of Allah (swt),
that has been fully stated there, -
25:52 - 25:56and in the same way,
the Law for Guidance -
25:56 - 25:59for the whole of humanity,
that too has been fully stated. -
25:59 - 26:05More or less the same style is
found there which is used by us. -
26:05 - 26:08i.e. the law has been
elaborated in an orderly way. -
26:08 - 26:12As far as the Zabur
(Psalms of David) is concerned, -
26:12 - 26:15the supplications are there.
Those are exactly like, -
26:15 - 26:20I am stating without intending comparison,
like an anthology of Ghazals. -
26:20 - 26:25Hence, the word 'Mazaamiir' (Psalms)
has been used there. -
26:25 - 26:29Those are very beautiful Ghazals
or very beautiful songs, -
26:29 - 26:32or you may say, very beautiful
Dua and supplications, -
26:32 - 26:36when you read them, then
everything is perfect in its place. -
26:36 - 26:40The same situation is of the Gospel,
it could not be arranged, -
26:40 - 26:46had it been arranged by Allah (swt),
then it would have been similar to it. -
26:46 - 26:49However, the style of
the Quran is that -
26:49 - 26:51it is the Book
of 'Inzaar' (Warning). -
26:51 - 26:55i.e. since the chain of Prophethood
was about to end, -
26:55 - 26:58hence both the objectives
have been fulfilled. -
26:58 - 27:02Its topic is Guidance, and
that is under discussion. -
27:02 - 27:08However, its style is one of 'alerting',
therefore this is its compactness. -
27:08 - 27:12My or somebody else's book
cannot possess that compactness, -
27:12 - 27:15the compactness that is seen in it.
-
27:15 - 27:19The work that legislations
are separated out from it, -
27:19 - 27:23the discussions relating
to 'Imaniyaat' (Belief and creed) -
27:23 - 27:25are taken out of it,
this is the forte of Ulema -
27:25 - 27:27and they have
always been doing it. -
27:27 - 27:33The Book of Allah should be a live
Book addressing the human beings. -
27:33 - 27:35And that is the
style of the Quran. -
27:35 - 27:38[Faisal] Thank you, Sir.
-
27:38 - 27:40We move on to the
next question, -
27:40 - 27:43The next question is
from Zahid Gulkhan Sahab. -
27:43 - 27:46Zahid Gulkhan Sahab,
your Mic. is unmuted, -
27:46 - 27:48you may ask your question.
-
27:49 - 27:51[Zahid Gulkhan] Salam
Alaikum Ghamidi Sahab. -
27:51 - 27:53[Zahid Gulkhan] My
question is that -
27:53 - 27:56if someone wishes to
become an Aalim of Deen, -
27:56 - 27:59[Faisal] Zahid Sahab would
you speak a little louder, please. -
27:59 - 28:00[Zahid Gulkhan] My
question is that -
28:00 - 28:02if someone wishes to
become an Aalim of Deen, -
28:02 - 28:04then what should he do
in places like India, -
28:04 - 28:07as here, if someone wishes to
become an Aalim of Deen -
28:07 - 28:10then we have to go to
a Madrasa of a particular Sect. -
28:10 - 28:14However, if one wishes to
study the Deen as a whole, -
28:14 - 28:20then how is it possible, if you may
suggest some Organization or method. -
28:20 - 28:22[Ghamidi] You learn Arabic
language from any place, -
28:22 - 28:27have command over it
to the best possible level, -
28:27 - 28:31the knowledges and arts, which have
the status of the legacy of the Muslims, -
28:31 - 28:35learn the essential
arts and sciences, -
28:35 - 28:38those can be learned
from independent tutors. -
28:38 - 28:41That you may also learn
from a Madrasa of Deen. -
28:41 - 28:45Since as far as sciences and the arts are
concerned, -
28:45 - 28:47there isn't any question of sectarianism.
-
28:47 - 28:52After this comes the stage where the
Quran or the Hadees is learned or taught. -
28:52 - 28:55Therefore when we will have
developed the fundamental capacity -
28:55 - 29:00then we with our determination
can study both these things, -
29:00 - 29:01and understand them.
-
29:01 - 29:04This methodology has been
adopted by many scholars, -
29:04 - 29:06we too have adopted
the same methodologies. -
29:06 - 29:09So you may follow them as well.
-
29:09 - 29:11[Faisal] Thank you, Sir.
-
29:11 - 29:15Let me just remind you
that the names that -
29:15 - 29:17are there in the profile
of ASK GHAMIDI, -
29:17 - 29:19the same name should be
displayed on Zoom, -
29:19 - 29:23if those names aren't displayed
so you may Rename them. -
29:23 - 29:26If your names are different
then I would not know -
29:26 - 29:28whether you have
logged in or not, -
29:28 - 29:31hence there is the possibility of
your name being skipped by me. -
29:31 - 29:34Hence whatever name is there
in the profile for ASK GHAMIDI, -
29:34 - 29:36the same name should
be displayed in Zoom too. -
29:36 - 29:38The next question is
from Usman Sadat Sahab. -
29:38 - 29:41Usman Sahab you
may ask your question. -
29:41 - 29:44[Usman Sadat] As Salam Alaikum,
Ghamidi Sahab. -
29:44 - 29:47[Ghamidi] Wa Alaikum As Salam.
-
29:47 - 29:50[Usman Sadat] Sir, in your
Tafseer Al Bayan, -
29:50 - 29:52'Ar Rahmanir Rahim'
the Ayah of Surah Fatiha, -
29:52 - 29:56the meaning as given by Islahi Sahab
which you have quoted, -
29:56 - 29:59then according to him,
he has written that -
29:59 - 30:02in the vigor of Rahmaniat,
He hasn't just Created this world, -
30:02 - 30:04rather He wasn't even
unmindful of its Guardianship. -
30:04 - 30:08Hence, Sir, if we consider this Universe
to be the creation of human beings -
30:08 - 30:11and talk then it is understandable
that human being becomes emotional, -
30:11 - 30:14however, that Lord who is free from
all such emotions and feelings, -
30:14 - 30:17is it appropriate
to use such words for Him? -
30:17 - 30:20Hence the meaning
which he has elaborated, -
30:20 - 30:22are those automatically meant
by the words -
30:22 - 30:27or this formation of argument is
as per their understanding? Thank you. -
30:27 - 30:31[Ghamidi] The image of Allah
which the Quran has given, -
30:31 - 30:36is that of a live, permanent,
lasting being. -
30:36 - 30:44There Allah (swt) expresses
His Anger, Love, kindness. -
30:44 - 30:49An Entity comes forth in front of us,
which is Living and to say that -
30:49 - 30:53Allah (swt) is an Entity that transcends
all emotions, -
30:53 - 30:55then it would become the
law of philosophers -
30:55 - 30:58or 'Illat -ul- Ilal' (Prime Mover).
-
30:58 - 31:01Allah (swt) has expressed
His sentiments in the Quran. -
31:01 - 31:06And has used the same words
which are normally used among us. -
31:06 - 31:09Albeit, what is the nature of
the sentiments -
31:09 - 31:11and how do they arise,
among us obviously -
31:11 - 31:16those are quite imperfect,
Allah (swt) is above this imperfection. -
31:16 - 31:20However, he is a living Entity,
if you study the Quran sometimes, -
31:20 - 31:27then in multiple places, Allah (swt) has
attributed this adjective to Himself, -
31:27 - 31:31Allah has said that He (swt)
hates that person very much. -
31:31 - 31:36Or "He hates him" or "He loves it".
So all these terms which are used -
31:36 - 31:42for the expression of emotions, have
been used for Allah (swt) in the Quran. -
31:42 - 31:47There is no doubt in it, as far as
the opinion is concerned that -
31:47 - 31:51what does the word
'Rahman' signifies, -
31:51 - 31:58is not an issue of understanding, rather
the Arabic language makes it obvious. -
31:58 - 32:01i.e. whatever are the adjectives
that exist in this form -
32:01 - 32:05there this intensity
and passion is found, -
32:05 - 32:09that we may convert
into a suitable word, -
32:09 - 32:12if there arises some misunderstanding
with the word 'emotion', -
32:12 - 32:17then we may substitute it with
passion, excitement, or fury, -
32:17 - 32:23or any term, hence the words that have
been used by Allah (swt) for Himself, -
32:23 - 32:25if we look at them from
the point of view of attributes, -
32:25 - 32:28are the same which
we use for human beings. -
32:28 - 32:32And the words that are chosen
for deeds are also the same. -
32:32 - 32:34Those which are used
for human beings. -
32:34 - 32:38Hence there is no harm in it.
Why has this been done? -
32:38 - 32:43Since we do not have the ability
to imagine anything beyond it. -
32:43 - 32:47Hence our deeds, our attributes
have been allegorically employed -
32:47 - 32:51to enable us to form a concept.
And along with it, -
32:51 - 32:53the warning has been given that
-
32:53 - 32:56these are 'Mutaashabihaat'
(Meaning only known to Allah). -
32:56 - 32:59Do not speculate Allah's qualities based
on your concepts. -
32:59 - 33:02However, just for understanding,
I have used the method of simile, -
33:02 - 33:06which would enable you to
form a concept of your own. -
33:06 - 33:10Hence, we are compelled
to use the same words, -
33:10 - 33:12we do not have any
other option other than it, -
33:12 - 33:16although we will clearly tell,
"Laisa Kamislihi Shai". -
33:16 - 33:21No thing is like Allah at all.
-
33:21 - 33:23[Faisal] Thank you Ghamidi Sahab.
-
33:23 - 33:26We go on to the next question. The
next question is of Mashud Irfan Sahab. -
33:26 - 33:30Mashud Sahab your Mic. is unmuted,
you may go ahead with your question. -
33:30 - 33:32[Mashud Irfan] Salam
Alaikum, Ghamidi Sahab. -
33:32 - 33:34[Ghamidi] Wa Alaikum As Salam.
-
33:34 - 33:36[Mashud Irfan] Hope that
you are hale and hearty. -
33:36 - 33:39My question is related to
the Law for Inheritance. -
33:39 - 33:41And the question is
we are aware that -
33:41 - 33:43when there are offsprings
-
33:43 - 33:46as well as brothers
and sisters of the deceased, -
33:46 - 33:48then the parents share is one-sixth,
-
33:48 - 33:52however, if both are not alive
then the father's share is two-third, -
33:52 - 33:55and the mother's share is one-third.
And we know that -
33:55 - 33:59the basis given by Allah (swt)
for Law of inheritance, -
33:59 - 34:01is 'Aqrabun Nafa', hence
what is the reason that -
34:01 - 34:04in one situation the share
of parents is equal -
34:04 - 34:08and in the other situation,
the share of the father doubles -
34:08 - 34:09in comparison to the mother.
-
34:09 - 34:12And in the end,
I would like to say that -
34:12 - 34:15we sincerely love you
and your efforts -
34:15 - 34:18and always make Dua to Allah
to bestow you with the best of rewards -
34:18 - 34:20and let this noble work
continue uninterruptedly. -
34:20 - 34:21Amen,
Salamalaikum. -
34:21 - 34:22[Ghamidi] Thank
you very much. -
34:22 - 34:30If you think a little, this point will be
self-evident, like when we have offspring -
34:30 - 34:35then all our deepest feelings, wants
and desires are related to him. -
34:35 - 34:39We see the future and believe
that that strength -
34:39 - 34:42that we are to acquire has
been achieved through offsprings. -
34:42 - 34:45If the offsprings are not there,
then the same status -
34:45 - 34:49is assumed by brothers and sisters.
However, if neither the offsprings -
34:49 - 34:54nor the brothers and sisters are there,
then everything transfers to the parents. -
34:54 - 34:57And those responsibilities
which the offsprings -
34:57 - 34:58or the brothers and sisters
were to assume, -
34:58 - 35:02if you ponder a little then the same
responsibilities are entrusted -
35:02 - 35:05according to the proximity
of the benefts, to the father. -
35:05 - 35:10Hence, the nature of the share has been
made similar to that of the offspring. -
35:10 - 35:13[Faisal] Thank you, Ghamidi Sahab.
-
35:13 - 35:15We take on the next question.
-
35:15 - 35:18The next question is from
Fatima Khadijah Sahiba. -
35:18 - 35:24Fatima Sahiba your Mic. is unmuted,
do go ahead with the question. -
35:29 - 35:37[Faisal] You will have a pop-up display
where you have to unmute yourself. -
35:42 - 35:52We move along, the next question that
we have is from Saira Qureshi Sahiba. -
35:52 - 35:57Saira Sahiba I am unmuting your Mic.
please go ahead with your question. -
35:58 - 36:00[Saira Qureshi] Yes, Salam Alaikum.
-
36:00 - 36:02[Ghamidi] Wa Alaikum As Salam.
-
36:02 - 36:07[Saira Qureshi] I have to ask is what is
the difference between Iblees and Satan? -
36:07 - 36:09Are they one and the same
or are they different? -
36:09 - 36:14Or is the Iblees just one or is it
in multiple numbers? -
36:14 - 36:17If it is single then how
come that he is misleading -
36:17 - 36:20all the human beings
of the world simultaneously, -
36:20 - 36:22or does he possess
an especial ability for it? -
36:22 - 36:25Or if the Iblees exist
in multiple numbers, -
36:25 - 36:29then had all these multiple numbers
declined to prostrate before Adam? -
36:29 - 36:31Thank you very much?
-
36:32 - 36:36[Ghamidi] Iblees is the
title of Azazeel. -
36:36 - 36:43i.e. the Jinn that refused
to prostrate before Adam. -
36:43 - 36:52He was just a single Jinn, Allah (swt)
punished him for this refusal, -
36:52 - 36:57as a consequence of it, he became more
arrogant and stood in challenge. -
36:57 - 37:05Therefore, he asked for time,
to continue his mission. -
37:05 - 37:11Hence he keeps seeking followers
in the same way, as the leaders do. -
37:11 - 37:15Hence the Quran has elaborated
in another place that -
37:15 - 37:18he and his Race is
carrying on with this work. -
37:18 - 37:24i.e. his followers, his offsprings, and
those who tread the path shown by him. -
37:24 - 37:30Iblees is just one. Whether he is alive
or dead we cannot say anything about it. -
37:30 - 37:34However, he continues his
mission through his colleagues. -
37:34 - 37:41He never appears everywhere rather,
those Satans or rebellious people -
37:41 - 37:46who are his followers whether they
are among the Jinns or human beings, -
37:46 - 37:48they are the associates
for his mission. -
37:48 - 37:51This too has been
elaborated by the Quran itself, -
37:51 - 37:56There it has been said,
"Innahu Yarakum Hua Wa Qabilubhu", -
37:56 - 38:02he and his fraternity, and in Surah Naas,
is said, "Minal Jinnati Wannaas", -
38:02 - 38:06that his disciples are among
the humans as well as among the Jin. -
38:06 - 38:09Like the missions of people
continue in the world, -
38:09 - 38:11in the same way,
his mission continues, -
38:11 - 38:14and his disciples, colleagues,
and the people -
38:14 - 38:19who are involved in Satanic activities
among Jinn and the human beings -
38:19 - 38:22who are doing this work and have
been doing it ever since -
38:22 - 38:25the world came into existence
and shall continue with it till Qiyamah, -
38:25 - 38:28as that is the allowed
respite for him. -
38:28 - 38:33The word of Satan is in a
way an adjective, -
38:33 - 38:36it can be used for every rebel,
it may also be used for -
38:36 - 38:43human beings and for Jinn too,
it may be spoken in the singular -
38:43 - 38:47as well as for dozens of people,
this word has been used -
38:47 - 38:50for the human beings too
in the Quran itself. -
38:50 - 38:53The rebels among Jinn,
for them, it has been used too. -
38:53 - 38:57And most importantly,
it has been used for the Iblees as well. -
38:57 - 39:01Hence, Satan is not the name
of just one creature, -
39:01 - 39:05rather, for any creature
who become rebellious, -
39:05 - 39:08it is an adjective, which
may be used for him. -
39:08 - 39:11Albeit Iblees is
the title of Azazeel. -
39:12 - 39:14[Faisal] Thank you, Ghamidi Sahab.
-
39:14 - 39:19The next question is from my
namesake Faisal Ahmed Sahab. -
39:19 - 39:24Faisal Sahab I am unmuting your Mic.
You may ask your question. -
39:24 - 39:26[Faisal Ahmed] Yes, As Salam Alaikum, Sir.
-
39:26 - 39:28[Ghamidi] Wa Alaikum As Salam.
-
39:28 - 39:29[Faisal Ahmed] My question is
-
39:29 - 39:34about the last video
on the Return of Isa A.S. -
39:34 - 39:37Ghamidi Sahab, there
you have read the Hadees -
39:37 - 39:39where its timing has been mentioned.
-
39:39 - 39:42From what I have understood there
are two fundamental objections that -
39:42 - 39:43we have to assume that
-
39:43 - 39:46Qustuntania (Istanbul)
will be recaptured once again. -
39:46 - 39:48i.e. it will get out of
the hands of Muslims, -
39:48 - 39:51and the second question was that
the era goes back to the ancient ways, -
39:51 - 39:54swords are begun to be used.
-
39:54 - 39:57So these were the two
objections that were understood by me. -
39:57 - 40:01So here for the second point
which I was thinking that -
40:01 - 40:04the Prophet (pbuh) has stated,
then obviously, -
40:04 - 40:06there wasn't any concept
of the modern weaponry, -
40:06 - 40:08hence the words that
were usual -
40:08 - 40:12or the weapons
that were common, -
40:12 - 40:15in that terminology
the message is given, -
40:15 - 40:19so can't we assume that
swords imply the arms of those times, -
40:19 - 40:24or the spear that Hazrat Isa
would use would actually not be a spear, -
40:24 - 40:29rather an arm of that period
or he would not require it at all. -
40:29 - 40:32Even if I predict something
for the future then -
40:32 - 40:35I will at the utmost say that
there would be such a war in the future, -
40:35 - 40:37however, the arms that
will be used then, -
40:37 - 40:40obviously, either I will use
the common terms, -
40:40 - 40:43or take help from the words
that are usual -
40:43 - 40:46for describing the
weapons of today. -
40:46 - 40:50So can't we take it in this manner,
can you please elaborate upon it? -
40:50 - 40:51Thank you very much.
-
40:51 - 40:56[Ghamidi] How are we to interpret
them or think upon them, -
40:56 - 41:01for it, you may please wait
for the last episode. -
41:01 - 41:05Till now I have just explained that the
Narrations that are in our view, -
41:05 - 41:09what are the different questions
that arise about them? -
41:09 - 41:13I am yet to give a verdict, neither
I have expressed my opinion about it. -
41:13 - 41:15I have been stating the
reasons for my dissatisfaction. -
41:15 - 41:19You see, so and so, and such
and such questions arise too, -
41:20 - 41:23so I have put forth the
questions -
41:23 - 41:27and Insha Allah the episode
that will be aired on this Friday -
41:27 - 41:30there the aspect from which
the Quran looks at this matter, -
41:30 - 41:33that will come up and the arguments
done by the people, -
41:33 - 41:35that I have to discuss a little,
-
41:35 - 41:38and in the end,
I will say as to -
41:38 - 41:41what should be the angle of
perception for these Narrations? -
41:41 - 41:43[Faisal] Okay, Faisal Sahab
-
41:43 - 41:50when the next episode
of Response to 23 Questions is released, -
41:50 - 41:54you are in the App, so you
will receive the notification InshaAllah. -
41:54 - 41:56We go on to the next question.
-
41:56 - 41:59Osama Ahmed Sahab I
am unmuting your Mic. -
41:59 - 42:01please go ahead with your question.
-
42:04 - 42:07[Osama Ahmed] As Salam Alaikum, Sir.
My query with you is -
42:07 - 42:11like there isn't any original
Scripture available of the Quran, -
42:11 - 42:14which would have been written during
the times of the Prophet (pbuh), -
42:14 - 42:16then the point that comes
to mind is -
42:16 - 42:19whether the original Scriptures
of Torah, Psalms, -
42:19 - 42:21and the Bible are available
-
42:21 - 42:25or these too exist through
the process of 'Ijma' and 'Tawatur'? -
42:25 - 42:28Since your point of view
is that the Divine Scriptures -
42:28 - 42:32are available in their pure form,
and the changes that -
42:32 - 42:35have taken place are only
in the historical records. -
42:35 - 42:37Kindly do explain this point.
-
42:37 - 42:39And secondly, in brief,
please tell me -
42:39 - 42:44when will your Program
"Zaawia-e Ghamidi" start once again? -
42:44 - 42:45Thank you very much , Sir.
-
42:46 - 42:51[Ghamidi] Zaawia-e Ghamidi
used to be a Program for the youth, -
42:51 - 42:56when I used to go to Pakistan,
we used to have those sessions. -
42:56 - 43:00And its name had been given
Zaawia-e Ghamidi by that organization. -
43:00 - 43:03Now if I ever go back
Insha Allah ul Aziz, -
43:03 - 43:06as presently all travelling
is restricted due to Covid, -
43:06 - 43:09then it is hoped that
we shall meet them again -
43:09 - 43:13and hopefully, some more
discussions would be communicated -
43:13 - 43:18likewise by them. It wasn't
any specific program of mine. -
43:18 - 43:22Please repeat the
first part of your question? -
43:23 - 43:28[Osama Ahmed] Sir, the original Scripture
of the Quran is not available. -
43:28 - 43:31Then are the Psalms, Torah, and
the Bible -
43:31 - 43:33do they exist in their
original Scripture, -
43:33 - 43:35i.e. which was written
-
43:35 - 43:38at the time when Hazrat Isa or
Hazrat Musa had come. -
43:38 - 43:40Is there any such
Scripture available? -
43:40 - 43:44Or these too, are communicated to us
through the process of Ijma and Tawatur? -
43:44 - 43:48as the extent to which I understand,
the Christians and the Jews -
43:48 - 43:52do not memorize
them as the Muslims do? -
43:52 - 43:55So if this isn't the possibility,
how then these Scriptures -
43:55 - 44:01are available in their pure form
apart from the historical records, -
44:01 - 44:04which according to you
have gone through changes? Sir. -
44:05 - 44:08[Ghamidi] The history that
is available to us, -
44:08 - 44:10we can form opinions
based upon them. -
44:10 - 44:14The words in which
the Quran was revealed, -
44:14 - 44:19exactly in the same
arrangement as given by Allah, -
44:19 - 44:24people memorized it, and the
people started to write it as well. -
44:24 - 44:28The Prophet (pbuh) came
to this world in the light of history. -
44:28 - 44:34The people all around
were aware that a Prophet of Allah -
44:34 - 44:39has established a Sultanate,
after him, that Sultanate extended -
44:39 - 44:42its boundaries to a large
part of the world, -
44:42 - 44:46and then its continuity
and succession was preserved. -
44:46 - 44:49So the situation here is this.
-
44:49 - 44:52While to the extent
the Bani Israel are concerned, -
44:52 - 44:57they had secured their history through
writing their records and books. -
44:57 - 45:01And all of those are present
in the collection of the Bible. -
45:01 - 45:05We may refer to them.
However, their original language -
45:05 - 45:09or which we call as original Script,
regarding them, -
45:09 - 45:12the researchers put
forth their opinions, -
45:12 - 45:15if we wish to study them
in brief then go through -
45:15 - 45:21the chapter of 'Belief in Books'
in my book Meezan. -
45:21 - 45:23There I have stated these points.
We do not have them -
45:23 - 45:28in their original form.
Albeit this is quite clear that -
45:28 - 45:31they had been preserved in
manuscript and transmitted from -
45:31 - 45:33generation to generation
in the same way, -
45:33 - 45:36as the Quran has been transmitted.
-
45:36 - 45:41i.e. the way implies that as it
gets transmitted now in written form. -
45:41 - 45:44This is what we see
in the collection of the Bible. -
45:44 - 45:50Their original texts became
extinct in some period, -
45:50 - 45:52And now their translations exist.
-
45:52 - 45:54These are the translations
that we see now. -
45:54 - 45:59In English, and in Hebrew, and in Greek
as well, all these are the translations. -
45:59 - 46:02Like the translation of the Quran
started being done in the very beginning, -
46:02 - 46:05and in a lot many languages
the translations are available, -
46:05 - 46:08hence there too, the
translations are there. -
46:08 - 46:10When the translations
come to us, -
46:10 - 46:13and the whereabouts of the
original scripts -
46:13 - 46:17when we research into history
we come to know, -
46:17 - 46:24that with Syedna Isa A.S. it happened
that he could not arrange its written form -
46:24 - 46:29i.e. the people had just begun to start
writing it based upon their memory, -
46:29 - 46:32and the stage of arranging was not
reached -
46:32 - 46:34like the Quran was arranged
by the Prophet (pbuh) -
46:34 - 46:39in the last two years in
accordance to the Guidance of Allah. -
46:39 - 46:41And then the Qiraat took
place of Arza-e Akhiraa, -
46:41 - 46:44and then it was handed
over to a Sultanate, -
46:44 - 46:48which would take care of the work
of publishing it across the world. -
46:48 - 46:49All this never happened there,
-
46:49 - 46:54so his apostles transmitted
those narrations in two's and four's -
46:54 - 46:56and then the people
of the later times, -
46:56 - 46:58in the methodology
of writing Seerah, -
46:58 - 47:03like the Hadees are written
among us, wrote in that manner. -
47:03 - 47:06The tragedy with Torah has been
that twice its pages -
47:06 - 47:11were destroyed into smithereens.
People took it away, -
47:11 - 47:14the Bani Israel was
made into slaves. -
47:14 - 47:16There had been subjected
to great misery, -
47:16 - 47:19its mention is there
in Surah Bani Israel, -
47:19 - 47:22so obviously when all these
stages have occurred in their history. -
47:22 - 47:26and the age also is generally
pre-historic, -
47:26 - 47:29now this is to be asked
from them, -
47:29 - 47:33presently, we do not have any
original text at the world level. -
47:33 - 47:37They also do not claim this.
All these are just translations. -
47:40 - 47:43[Faisal] Thank you
very much, Sir. -
47:43 - 47:46We move ahead,
the next question is from Asdar Sahab, -
47:46 - 47:48Asdar Sahab I am
unmuting your Mic., -
47:48 - 47:50you may ask your question.
-
47:55 - 47:57[Asdar] Salam Alaikum,
my question is -
47:57 - 48:00before adopting a
physical existence, -
48:00 - 48:04does the spirit has any
gender or when it enters a body, -
48:04 - 48:08accordingly, it adopts a gender.
i.e. when the spirit enters a body, -
48:08 - 48:13in the body, it grows and
gets mature and strong. -
48:13 - 48:17And if it is so, then does this
process stop after death, -
48:17 - 48:23i.e. when a minor dies, so that
spirit remains a minor forever? -
48:23 - 48:27And the second thing is,
as it is possible nowadays -
48:27 - 48:31if someone changes his/her sex, then
what effect will it have on the spirit? -
48:31 - 48:33Thank you.
-
48:33 - 48:36[Ghamidi] The information that
we human beings have till now, -
48:36 - 48:41we guess from it that
attributes of feminity -
48:41 - 48:45or masculinity is in the personality,
you call it spirit or soul, -
48:45 - 48:50whatever we like, its expression
takes place in the body -
48:50 - 48:53and the matter of
changing the sex is similar, -
48:53 - 48:56i.e. the body is not compatible,
-
48:56 - 49:01and at times through a surgical procedure
that compatibility is developed. -
49:01 - 49:04That the real personality
as it is apparent -
49:04 - 49:09from the psychological as well
as from the scientific studies. -
49:09 - 49:13As nothing has been said from
Allah (swt) in this regard, -
49:13 - 49:16hence nothing can
be said with finality. -
49:16 - 49:20However, from the studies
that we do or experience -
49:20 - 49:23from that it is apparent that
all these attributes -
49:23 - 49:28and the awareness is
found in the personality itself. -
49:28 - 49:30The body is
given to it accordingly. -
49:30 - 49:33[Faisal] Thank you, Sir.
-
49:33 - 49:36The next question we have
is from Abdullah Rihan. -
49:36 - 49:39Abdullah Rihan Sahab
your Mic. is unmuted, -
49:39 - 49:41please go ahead
with your question. -
49:41 - 49:43[Abdullah Rihan] Salam Alaikum
-
49:43 - 49:46My question pertains
to the application -
49:46 - 49:49of the Law of Itmam-e Hujjat
(The Completion of God's proof) -
49:49 - 49:51That when the followers
of Syedna Isa A.S. -
49:51 - 49:55were given supremacy over
those who had not accepted him, -
49:55 - 49:59then for those Jews on whom
Syedna Isa A.S. himself -
49:59 - 50:02had not completed
the Final Argument, -
50:02 - 50:08why the application of the punishment
of Allah (swt) continues on them? -
50:10 - 50:13[Ghamidi] The first basic point should
be understood that -
50:13 - 50:19the Itmam-e Hujjat done by
Syedna Isa A.S. -
50:19 - 50:24as a consequence of it,
two things were decided in the law. -
50:24 - 50:27For all the Prophets,
these two points are fixed. -
50:27 - 50:31One is, that the people with
Iman would get Salvation, -
50:31 - 50:36i.e. the Prophet (pbuh) and his
Companions will achieve Salvation. -
50:36 - 50:39"Nunjil Mumineen". The
Quran delivers it in this manner. -
50:39 - 50:45And those people who are deniers,
on them, the Torment will be rained. -
50:45 - 50:49Regarding the Prophet,
the Law has been decreed that -
50:49 - 50:54the execution of the Judgement
can be in both forms, -
50:54 - 50:56i.e. in the presence of
the Prophet (pbuh) -
50:56 - 51:02and after the death of the Prophet.
i.e. after he is rescued and following it. -
51:02 - 51:04The Quran has worded this too.
-
51:04 - 51:09"Imma Nuriyannaka Ba'azal Lazee
Naaiduhum Au Natawaffi annak" -
51:09 - 51:13i.e. either I will send this
in your presence or -
51:13 - 51:16I will award you death and post
it, they will be taken care of. -
51:16 - 51:18There are just
two punishments. -
51:18 - 51:22Either Capital punishment or
the punishment of Subordination. -
51:22 - 51:26Hence the Bani Israel were given
the punishment of Subordination, -
51:26 - 51:29i.e. those people who
had denied Isa A.S. -
51:29 - 51:35And this punishment was meted out to them
in the form of the attack of the Romans. -
51:35 - 51:40They were left totally subjugated, and
their whole earlier status ended. -
51:40 - 51:44They were ousted from that position which
they had been enjoying. -
51:44 - 51:47Initially, this subordination
was of the nature that -
51:47 - 51:50on half of the part
things were in their control, -
51:50 - 51:52however, everything was ended,
-
51:52 - 51:56very severe punishment was meted
to them in 70 C.E. -
51:56 - 52:02and as far as we know,
Syedna Isa A.S. had lived up to 50 years -
52:02 - 52:04as we come to know
from the Bible, -
52:04 - 52:08then within 10 -20 years of
his ascent from the world -
52:08 - 52:13this severe punishment
was given to them. -
52:14 - 52:18This is the other aspect of it.
i.e. who is Bani Israel? -
52:18 - 52:22Bani Israel was the
chosen nation of Allah. -
52:22 - 52:26Bani Israel is not the nation
of Aad or Samud, -
52:26 - 52:30when they denied accepting
Hazrat Isa, i.e. Bani Israel, -
52:30 - 52:36then for themselves, there has been
a law decreed which exists in the Torah, -
52:36 - 52:41according to it the whole nation
has been punished till Qiyamah, -
52:41 - 52:44if they wish to come
out of that damnation, -
52:44 - 52:48then the moment every Jew
reaches the age of maturity, -
52:48 - 52:52if he attends to the injustice
and rebellion of the past, -
52:52 - 52:56then he/she would come out of it.
This is the Decree of Allah (swt). -
52:56 - 53:00When the nations are punished,
it is done in this manner. -
53:00 - 53:03The people who will be
born in that nation, -
53:03 - 53:05when they will reach
the age of maturity, -
53:05 - 53:08they have to adopt means
to ward off that punishment. -
53:08 - 53:11Otherwise, that would
be continuously be given -
53:11 - 53:13from generation to generation.
-
53:14 - 53:16[Abdullah Rihan] Thank you.
-
53:16 - 53:20[Faisal] The next question is
of Abdur Rahman Mughal Sahab, -
53:20 - 53:22Abdur Rahman Sahab
your Mic. is being unmuted, -
53:22 - 53:24you may ask your question.
-
53:29 - 53:31[Abdur Rahman]
As Salam Alaikum. -
53:31 - 53:33[Faisal] Wa Alaikum As Salam
-
53:33 - 53:37[Abdur Rahman] The question was that
I have understood this from your lectures -
53:37 - 53:40like in Surah Sajda you said that
-
53:40 - 53:45first the animal existence of the
human beings came into existence. -
53:45 - 53:48That chain continued
and after that Hazrat Adam -
53:48 - 53:51was chosen and the soul
of a human was blown into him. -
53:51 - 53:55Hence the question here was that
in another place in Surah Aal-e Imran, -
53:55 - 53:59Allah (swt) said that
the example of the Creation of Isa A.S. -
53:59 - 54:02is the same as that of Adam A.S.
-
54:02 - 54:06Hence isn't there an apparent
contradiction, please tell me about it? -
54:06 - 54:10The second is that you said that
Adam A.S. wasn't ousted from Jannah, -
54:10 - 54:12it would perhaps be
a garden in this world. -
54:12 - 54:15So you haven't written
any proper detail of it, -
54:15 - 54:17so please elaborate upon it?
-
54:17 - 54:21[Ghamidi] i.e. what is the reason to
consider it a garden of Paradise? -
54:21 - 54:26When Allah (swt) is telling that the
body was made ready inside the Earth. -
54:26 - 54:27It passed through
so and so stages. -
54:27 - 54:32"After that, I gave birth to you here".
In another place is described in detail -
54:32 - 54:36that "I unearthed you from this
soil and into it you will go". -
54:36 - 54:39"From here only you
will have risen in Qiyamah". -
54:39 - 54:42Then which Paradise?
Paradise is yet to come into existence. -
54:42 - 54:45regarding Jannah,
Allah (swt) has stated that -
54:45 - 54:49after the destruction of this world,
the material that is scattered all around, -
54:49 - 54:57the material that you see, will be
accumulated to form Jannah. -
54:57 - 55:00Hence there is no reason at all
to consider that Jannah -
55:00 - 55:04as the Jannah which
human beings would be given. -
55:04 - 55:06The word of Jannah
in the Arabic language -
55:06 - 55:08and in the Quran,
in multiple places, -
55:08 - 55:10has been used for the garden.
-
55:10 - 55:13Hence it is used even for that Jannah
and there too it means the Garden. -
55:13 - 55:19Gardens has been the term used.
So this justification -
55:19 - 55:21should be given by those
people who consider him -
55:21 - 55:23to be in some Heavenly Paradise
-
55:23 - 55:26otherwise, in multiple places
in the Quran it has been explained -
55:26 - 55:30that he was born in this world,
here only the soul was blown, -
55:30 - 55:32and all the matters
occurred here. -
55:32 - 55:35And the picture that has
been drawn in Surah Taha, -
55:35 - 55:39clearly tells that it was
a place in this world, -
55:39 - 55:42and it would be such
a place where the human being -
55:42 - 55:45can initiate his life,
since the human intellect -
55:45 - 55:49and awareness has
to take effect gradually. -
55:49 - 55:52And after that the inventions
would take place, -
55:52 - 55:55dresses would be worn, and
then the facilities would develop. -
55:55 - 55:58Hence it should have been
any such region where those -
55:58 - 56:02things are provided for which
have been stated in Surah Taha, -
56:02 - 56:07"Annaka La Tajua Fiha Wala Tara
Wala Tazmau Fiha Wala Tazha". -
56:07 - 56:11i.e. there would be such weather which
would be absolutely moderate, -
56:11 - 56:14neither the thirst will disturb nor
the sun would shine intensely, -
56:14 - 56:16the different foods would
be available, -
56:16 - 56:19and the beginning obviously
would be with fruits, -
56:19 - 56:23or in later periods the human beings
would be hunting the animals. -
56:23 - 56:26So that is the picture in which
i too see all this. -
56:26 - 56:29According to me, the arguments
should be given by the people -
56:29 - 56:32who as they saw
the word Jannah, -
56:32 - 56:34and in spite of seeing that
this word has been used -
56:34 - 56:37in multiple places in
the Quran for the garden. -
56:37 - 56:41For Jannah, the word 'garden'
has been appropriated and used. -
56:41 - 56:45It is not that this word's
original meaning is Jannah. -
56:45 - 56:48For Jannah, the specific words
that are used are different. -
56:48 - 56:51And they haven't been used here.
Hence according to me, -
56:51 - 56:55this is the appropriate
explanation and this is quite justified. -
56:55 - 56:59Regarding the first part of your
question I would like to state that -
56:59 - 57:02the point made there is that
this human being -
57:02 - 57:07that had started from Adam A.S.
how had it come into existence? -
57:07 - 57:10i.e. was it the father
and mother in the beginning? -
57:10 - 57:14Hence the whole process has
been indicated that we created from soil, -
57:14 - 57:18"Khalaqa Hum Min Turab", We had
started its Creation from Soil, -
57:18 - 57:22And note how We took him through
different stages for giving him birth, -
57:22 - 57:27so if this was easy for us, how come
it was difficult to give birth to Isa. -
57:27 - 57:31Hence, according to me, this
is what is implied by that allegory. -
57:31 - 57:33[Faisal] Thank you very much, Sir.
-
57:33 - 57:36We go on to the next question,
the next question is from -
57:36 - 57:38Shakir Muhammad Sahab.
-
57:38 - 57:41Shakir Sahab your Mic. is being
unmuted, you may ask your question. -
57:41 - 57:44[Shakir Muhammad] AsSalam
Alaikum, Ghamidi Sahab. -
57:44 - 57:48My question is in relation
to the Shariah of Allah. -
57:48 - 57:55like it is said that the Shariah of Allah
keeps changing with every Prophet, -
57:55 - 58:01so along with it, the example
is given like the way Musa A.S. -
58:01 - 58:05married to two sisters
simultaneously, -
58:05 - 58:08and with the Prophethood
of Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh) -
58:08 - 58:13that possibility was Prohibited.
-
58:13 - 58:16Is this concept rightly understood
as per the Shariah? -
58:16 - 58:19As Salam Alaikum.
[Faisal] Wa Alaikum As Salam. -
58:19 - 58:21[Ghamidi] It hasn't been said anywhere
-
58:21 - 58:23that with each Prophet
the Shariah changes. -
58:23 - 58:25It has been said that
-
58:25 - 58:28that the nations that have been given
the Shariah by Allah (swt) -
58:28 - 58:31there are some changes that keep
taking place with respect to -
58:31 - 58:34the situation of the time
and for sake of testing. -
58:34 - 58:38It is not so. You see the Shariah
which was given to Hazrat Musa -
58:38 - 58:40The Sharia that was given
to Bani Israel that -
58:40 - 58:43was their Shariah for more
or less two thousand years. -
58:43 - 58:48There nobody made any changes in it.
To the point, their last Prophet, Isa A.S. -
58:48 - 58:51he also did not bring
any new Shariah. -
58:51 - 58:55So this point is not correct that with
each Messenger the Shariah changes. -
58:55 - 58:59As far as the point that
the Shariah of the Torah -
58:59 - 59:04which, presently, is with us,
and that of the Quran -
59:04 - 59:08there at least 90 to 95% complete
conformity is found between them, -
59:08 - 59:10there isn't any difference,
-
59:10 - 59:13where there are one
or two inconformities, -
59:13 - 59:16we cannot say conclusively
that those have reached to us -
59:16 - 59:18in their original form,
or those have not reached us. -
59:18 - 59:20Or there has been some
change in them influenced -
59:20 - 59:24by the opinions of some Fuqaha.
When we see even our own Shariah -
59:24 - 59:27which has been given by the Quran or
given by the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), -
59:27 - 59:29so when those have been
studied by the Fuqaha, -
59:29 - 59:33a few things have entered into it,
which is quite natural in human work, -
59:33 - 59:36and which are not
a part of the Shariah. -
59:36 - 59:40Perhaps such a situation should
also be assumed for them, -
59:40 - 59:43except that there was something
specific with Bani Israel -
59:43 - 59:46and when something specific
for Bani Israel is there -
59:46 - 59:49it has been stated
by the Quran itself. -
59:49 - 59:53It has been stated in the Quran that
they had been the chosen race of Allah, -
59:53 - 59:56and being the chosen race,
like for the Prophets, -
59:56 - 60:02there are some specific Commands, for them
too, there are some specific Commands. -
60:03 - 60:05[Faisal] Thank you very
much Ghamidi Sahab, -
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61:15 - 61:19InshaAllah, I hope that this platform
comes out to be really helpful for us. -
61:19 - 61:26With this, let me thank all of you,
and specially Ghamidi Sahab for your time, -
61:26 - 61:30Do permit your host, InshaAllah
if we live, we shall meet again, -
61:30 - 61:32take care of yourselves,
Allah hafiz.
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