The Noble Son — Page 77
HAZRAT MAULANA JALAL-UD-DIN SHAMS RA 77 Resolution of Intricate Islamic Issues Then in his writings and speeches he has presented such detailed and well-argued discussions upon issues related to Islam that were considered most difficult, complicated and intricate, that they became common knowledge. In this connection his books, Dalail Hastee Baaree T’aalaa [Proofs on the Existence of God], Malaaika-tullah [The Angles of Allah ], Taqdeer-e-Ilaahee [Decree of Allah] and Haqeeqatur- Ro’yaa [The Philosophy of Visions] etc. are worthy of attention. The manner in which the most difficult matters have been brought into common knowledge by Hazrat Musleh Mauood aba – renders an enquiry into such subjects, in other books, to be a useless task. If the treatise, At-Tauheed , which consists of discussions on beliefs, by the world-renowned writer of this age, Allama Sheikh Muhammad Abdohu, Mufti of Egypt, is studied and then one reads the lectures of Hazrat Musleh Mauood, Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmood aba concerning the existence of God, one will see between the two an immense difference. When Huzoor ra penned the discussion on morals he did so in such a manner that the like of it is not found in the books of Imam Ghazali rta. His book Minhaajut-Taalibeen [Way of the Seekers] is living proof of this. When he discussed historical issues, he did so with such unparalleled prestige as has been only his prerogative. The schisms that arose in the life of Hazrat Usman ra are the most sensitive chapters in the history of Islam. The beauty and elegance with which he has clarified and solved these issues, in his writings, is such that scholars and professors of Islamic history