Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume I — Page 363
! ! 363 long as I lived among them and they continued on the path of Tauheed [the worship of O ne God , the Oneness of God ]. Once Y ou caused me to die, Y ou were their Guardian. ” God Almighty will ask this question on the Day of Judgment. This verse clearly indicates that Ha z rat Jesus as states that his followers were not misguided until after his death. According to the verse, if Ha z rat Jesus as was still living, his followers would not have gone astray, yet the reality is that his followers have indeed gone astray, for they have discontinued the ir belief in Tauheed. Consequently, as the u mma h s hav e gone off course, it proves that Hazrat Jesus as has passed away. The Holy Qur’ān and the companions of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa have decisively concluded that Haz rat Jesus as is dead. Thus, the path we have chosen is the right one and we have not erred in following this path. God is not displeased with us. The second point is that no follower can take special blessings away from the blessings of t he Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. A simple example will explain this. Salāt is obligatory on every adolescent man and woman. Islam commands that every child of seven be taught to observe Salāt. If he does not observe Salāt by the time he turns ten, he must be made to observe it by reprimanding him. We say f ive obligatory prayers each day and Al - H amd Sharif, [ Surah Al - Fatihah ] must be recited in each and every r ak ‘ at. There are other Surahs which are not recited in some r ak ‘ at , but Surah Al - Fatihah is obligatory and must be recited in every r ak ‘ at. What is the importance of including this Surah in every single r ak ‘ at? Let us look at the following verse: § َﻋ َﻠ ۡﻴ pِۡ َا ۡﻧ َﻌ ۡﻤ َﺖ ا :َِّ ۡﻳ َﻦ ِﺻ َﺮ ا َط § ا ۡﻟ ُﻤ ۡﺴ َﺘ ِﻘ ۡﻴ َﻢ ا ﻟ ِّﺼ َﺮ ا َط َﻧ ﺎ ِا ۡﻫ ِﺪ “ Guide us in the right path. The path of those upon whom Thou hast bestowed Thy blessings ,… ” (Holy Qur’ān , Ch. 1: V. 6 - 7) The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa said there is no Salāt without reciting Surah Al - Fatihah. Let us now examine what the straight path is and how the Holy Qur’ān further elaborates upon this. It is revealed in Surah A n - Nisa :