Sermons on Waqf-e-Nau — Page 10
Prophet Muhammad saw : Another reason for following the Holy Prophet SaW , mentioned in the Holy Quran, is that Allah Himself taught him saw the manner in which Allah is to be obeyed: (AI-An'am Ch6v 107)3 Follow that which Allah is revealing to thee. . . and turn aside from the idolaters and pay no attention to anyone else. Obedience to Hadhrat Muhammad saw is not differ- ent (from obedience to Allah). No one should think that by telling us; 'if you love Me then love the Holy Prophet- saw, Allah is asking us to love an unrelated person. We are being told to love a person whom Allah Himself has tutored and molded in His own image and thus brought His beauty within our reach. A man needs a human model that he can emulate and love. It is related that once Hadhrat Muhammad saw entered Khana Ka'aba and saw that some people were decorating idols. They had set them upright and were putting earrings in their ears and dressing them up. After adorning the idols they prostrated in front of them. Hadhrat Muhammad- saw asked them the reason for doing so. They replied, 'we worship them and love them because they (the idols) teach us how to love God and we gain God's love through their love. ' The very same day the verse was revealed: (AI-'Imran Ch3 v32)4 3Translation: Follow that which has been revealed to thee from thy Lord; there is no god but He; and turn aside from the idolaters. 4Translation: Say 'If you love Allah, follow me; then will Allah love you' 10