Reply to a Mockery — Page 13
Response to the booklet entitled Ilh a m i Girgit 13 48. Mu h ill (He who declares what is lawful) 49. Mu h arrim (He who declares what is prohibited). These names are mentioned in the following hadith: هللا ُ عَلَيْه ِ وَسَلَّم َ إِل َّ مُحِل ًّ وَمُحَرِّمًا. ی َّ مَا بُعِث َ نَبِي ُّ هللا ِ صَل The Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him was raised as Mu h ill (He who declares what is lawful) And Mu h arrim (He who declares what is prohibited). ( S a hih Muslim, Kit a bu s - S aidi Wa-dhab a ’i h wa m a yu’kalu minal- h ayaw a ni, B a bu Ib ah ati d - D abbi, H ad i th 5014. ) The above is a sample of the claims and the blessed titles of the Holy Prophet s as. In fact, our lord and master Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, is a perfect reflection of all divine attributes. His claims reflect his truthfulness and his nobility. Borrowing from Abul Bashir’s reasoning, we pose the question: Does he believe that the numerous claims of the Holy Prophet s as prove him (God forbid, God forbid) to be a liar and impostor? No, certainly not. We declare in the name of God that it is not so; rather, every single title and claim testifies to the extent of his glory. But Maulaw i Abul Bashir, with his novel reasoning, proves himself a liar, time and time again. Who can be more foolish than the one who cuts the very branch on which he is sitting? Or who, blinded by obstinacy or enmity, attacks others in such a manner as to attack his dear ones? If Maulaw i Sahib had in his heart even an ounce of love for God’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, he would