It takes time to ponder, yet time, at least in our lives, are limited and rushed. This is evident in the modern era where the words of man have superceded the word of Allah for few take time to reflect upon Quran, the word of Allah. It is easier for most to listen to the speech of man, devoid of substance, being Quran and Sunnah, as if the last chapter of Quran has meaning in this instance.
Aqeedah/Belief is key to eemaan/faith for incorrect beliefs can
nullify eemaan. Eemaan is believing in Allah and rejecting falsehood/false
deities - taghut. The focus in the first period of prophethood of Prophet
Muhammad ﷺ was on strengthening belief. This note is
a challenge to you to study the beliefs of Muslims through authentic sources. How
did the early Muslims believe. Sometimes so much focus is given to the views
and opinions of people that lived long after, that the true meanings are
missed. What are the authentic sources that Ahlus-sunnah wa-l-jama’ah
follow. If you know this and stick to this, then know that any opinion outside
of that, is mere speech and has little, if any value, unless it is in total
conformity. Conformity must have yardsticks and benchmarks. Yet today we are overwhelmed
by beautiful words and speeches devoid of any proofs from authentic sources and
people gobble these up. You have Quranists who reject hadith because they don’t
understand Quran yet claiming to follow Quran. On the other hand, to support
their deviancy, there are people who use weak and, at times, fabricated hadith
to support their misguided viewpoints. The masses are gullible largely because
they are ignorant while they may accept things in good faith. This is the dilemma for most. The one point
that cannot be missed is that people largely follow modern-day personalities,
those with good voices, orators, charisma. Attaching yourself to these
personalities can result in idol worship or cult worship. Simply put, when the
words of these men are favoured above the words of Allah and His Prophet, Muhammad
ﷺ, then your beliefs become questionable. And
with that, your eemaan. The test can be simple in terms of who is right and
who is wrong: Is what you are doing in conformance with Quran and Sunnah
-strictly, or is it subject to interpretation? Is what another is doing, perhaps
he is doing less than you, but can he be faulted in terms of Quran and Sunnah? If,
in your opinion, he is blameworthy because he is not conforming to your
standard, or he is missing out, then what proofs do you have from authentic sources?
The yardstick for following someone
cannot be that he has acquired (some) knowledge, but rather, it must be,
firstly, that he is strict upon Quran and Sunnah and fears deviating from it
such that when a truth comes to him and is a correction on a previous action or
understanding, he inclines to the correction. Secondly, see how much a speaker
quotes from Quran and hadith versus how much they quote from secondary and
other sources.
In conclusion for this topic, for
the time being: As part of your beliefs, aqeedah, to affirm your eemaan
is to have a solid understanding of taghut for rejecting taghut
is necessary for your eemaan.
See previous : part 3: https://capemuslimspeak.blogspot.com/2025/01/blind-following-of-misguidance-part-3.html
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