The Truth Message – Part – 3.24:
Mistakes & Misunderstandings of Muslims of today – 2
Tomb Worshipers (Murda-Parast)
Among the ills that take over imperceptibly is one that is the greatest sin: shirk
Shirk: meaning associating partners with God. Even a hint of shirk is unacceptable to God – totally forbidden – Punishable!
Qur’anic verse:
‘Surely, Allah will not forgive that any partner be associated with Him; but He will forgive whatever is short of that to whomsoever He pleases. And whoso associates partners with Allah has indeed devised a very great sin.’ (4:49)
Just another harmful innovation in religion Islam today is Murda-parastish: Tomb-worshiping.
In this age there is a growing tendency towards worshipping saints and seeking favours by visiting their shrines. Some people believe that the dead saints can fulfill all their wishes and some even go to the extent of prostrating before their graves. Many of the Muslim sects even worship them by praying to them for their needs and requesting their blessings. Some women say their child was not given to them by God but by the blessings of such and such a saint, Astaghfirullah!
This trend promotes worshiping the shrines built around graves of greatly blessed souls. Yes, I’ve seen people prostrating before them and perform circuits (Tawaf) around them as is done around the Kaa’ba. They believe that the souls of these departed saints are omnipotent and that this power has been transferred to them by God. If a miracle is asked for, thousands of miracles of the saint are related without a shred of evidence.
The essence of Islam seems entirely lost to these kinds as they appear entirely misguided. How foolish is this practice? Do these lot actually believe that the ‘dead person’ will grant them their wishes?
Honestly, these tomb worshipers are NO different from Idol worshipers; they are equal to those who associate partners with the One God: like Christians, like Hindus, like every other astray religion…
The lord never showed himself and did not allow saving the image or picture of Prophet Mohammad – Because these will only encourage people towards idol-worship.
Tomb worshipers do Shirk that means associating partners with God, whereas Allah himself said that He may forgive every sin except Shirk.
Accepting the oneness of God is basically the First & The Must belief of being a Muslim,
Yet we find Muslims worshipping tombs of ancient or saintly people. It is a filthy practice to be got ridden of as soon possible. Good old saints are to be loved and respected but not worshipped!
Associating partners with the lord actually means positioning those old saintly people in equal with God… How could a Muslim do this? Can’t he even follow the first commandment of being a Muslim?
A tomb-worshiper is NOT a Muslim because they do not believe in the Kalma. Let me explain…
A person is called Muslim when he accepts that ‘There is no God except Allah’ – yet these so-called Muslims associate many equivalent partners with God and claim to be true-Muslims, how horrible is it? This one sin is unpardonable… beware!
Fie on the Tomb worshipers!
Generally speaking there is lesser tendency among Muslims of today towards worship of one God. They acquire greater faith in ‘Blessed Dead Men’ than in Allah, the Almighty and also the five-time-daily Salat/Namaaz appears cumbersome to them. Who’s got time these days, eh?
Actions at graves openly amount to clear Shirk, let’s see a few of them.
Muslims of today wish to merge with modern-day Hinduism as they’ve started adding partners to Allah, Astaghfirullah, but this is true.
Check for yourself the similarities between Hindu & Misguided Muslim worship today and then tell me, okay?
Hindus worship Idols : Muslims worship Graves
Hindus prostrate before idols : Muslims prostrate before graves.
As the idol worshipers fall at the feet of their idols: Muslims make Qiyaam (standing), Ruku (bowing) and Sadja (prostrations) towards graves.
Let me remind & warn all Muslims that these actions are to be done purely for the sake of Allah during Salaat/Namaaz but how easily they went ahead and followed the Hindus.
And again…
Hinuds call Rama, Krishna to seek help : Muslims call Khwaja, Data, Dastagir to seek help.
Hindus bring coconuts, incense stick, bananas, flowers to Mandirs (temples) : Muslims take sweets, incense sticks, coconuts, flowers to Dargahs (Saint Graves).
People who sit at Mandir is Pandit : People who sit at graves are called Mujawar or Khadim.
Hindus hold grand Yatras : Muslims hold grand Juloos.
Hindus sing praises called bhajans to their lords : Muslims sing praises of their babas called Qawwalis.
Hindus decorate Mandirs with expensive cloth and lights : Muslims decorate saint-graves with Good Chadar wrappings etc.
Hindus circumambulate (go around) the idols: Tomb-worshipers also circumambulate the graves.
Do you find any difference?
Is this Islam?
Tomb worshipers (Murda Parast) are then the same as Idol worshipers… Tomb worshipping is unpardonable Shirk/Sin.
A proof of me saying that Muslims of today have become Mushrikeen like Hindus is that… You’ll find Hindus in almost an equal number to the count of Muslims in a Dargah, because they find it so similar to their worship that they believe it easily. Not much difference… any questions again?
My heart bleeds over the errors of worshipping the dead. For, what could be more painful than that a humble human being should be worshipped as God and a mere handful of dust be proclaimed as an equal or partner to the Lord of the worlds!!!
Islam forbids all of the above!
You don’t believe me, do you? You want proofs?
Read then what Allah says in the Holy Qur’an about tomb-worshipers:
[2:166] And there are some among men who take for themselves objects of worship other than Allah, loving them as they should love Allah… and if those who transgress could now see the time when they shall see the punishment, they would realize that all power belongs to Allah and that Allah is severe in punishing.
[9:31] They [Tomb worshipers] have taken their learned men and their monks for lords beside Allah… And they were not commanded but to worship the One God. There is no God but He. Too Holy is He for what they associate with Him!
[2:167] Aye, they would certainly realize if they could see the time when those who were followed (they followed) shall disown their followers and shall see the punishment, and all their ties shall be cut asunder.
[10:67] Behold! Whoever is in the heavens and whoever is in the earth is Allah’s. Those who call on others than Allah do not really follow these ‘partners’; they follow only a conjecture, and they do nothing but guess.
[10:37] And most of them follow nothing but conjecture. Surely, conjecture avails nothing against truth…
[11:110] So be not in doubt concerning that which these people worship. They only worship as their fathers worshipped before, and We shall surely pay them in full their portion undiminished.
[12:41] ‘You worship nothing beside Allah, but mere names that you have named, you and your fathers; Allah has sent down no authority for that. The decision rests with Allah alone. He has commanded that you shall not worship anything save Him. That is the right religion, but most men know it not.
Let me recall you…
A scene at The Holy Prophet’s home:
At one time, Um Salama and Um Habeebah, who had both been exiles in Abyssinia, spoke of the beauty of the Cathedral of Mary there, and of the wonderful pictures on its walls. Overhearing them, the Holy Prophet said, ‘These are the people who, when a saint among them dieth, build over his tomb a place of worship, and adorn it with their pictures. Let the anger of the Lord be kindled against those that turn the tombs of their Prophets into objects of worship. Lord, let not my tomb be ever an object of worship.’
And doing something which the holy one forbids can only amount to disobedience and nobody claiming to be truthful Muslim would ever think of doing it. Check yourself.
Remember: It is forbidden to prostrate before anyone except Allah.
While praying the Dua-e-Qunnut every Muslim says to the lord that ‘…before Thee alone do we prostate…’ but unfortunately the tomb-worshiper’s deeds do not match with their words because they go prostrating before every peer at every dargah! What excellent lies! Absolutely unpardonable… be warned!
Dua-e-Qunnut: O Allah, we beseech Thy help and request Thy protection and believe in Thee and trust in Thee and we laud Thee in the best manner and we thank Thee and we are not ungrateful to Thee. And we cast off and forsake him who disobeys Thee. O Allah, Thee alone do we worship and to Thee alone do we pray and before Thee alone do we prostate and make obeisance and to Thee we flee and we are quick and we hope for Thy mercy and we fear Thy chastisement, for surely Thy chastisement overtakes the unbelievers.
Aye Tomb worshipers!
Hasn’t your heartbeat increased reading the sins you were committing?
Please forgive my rudeness above.
The Holy Prophet adds: “Do not take graves as places of worship, for verily I forbid you to do so” and “Let the anger of the Lord be kindled against those that turn the tombs of their Prophets into objects of worship.”
Tomb worshipping actually lists top amongst the FORBIDDEN things…
Don’t you then understand?
Let me clear my point a little more lest you be confused…
There’s actually nothing wrong with visiting graves of people… I visit graves of many past saints.
Visiting graves will bring you closer to whom you follow/love/value… it is all good, definitely lawful and you can certainly visit Shrines / Dargahs. BUT the problem starts when you start prostrating before them! Problem starts when you start praying TO them (I beg pardon from Allah), or ask Mannat or claim that this particular saint accepts your prayers, etc. How could one believe that this particular dead saint can accept or fulfill your prayer while the living God cannot!?
Who taught you this? Did Rasool Allah (saw), the lead of all prophets, ever say to you ‘Worship Me’?
Did ever any prophet from the times of Prophet Adam (pbuh) ever ever tell his followers to worship him?
Does even one Ayat / Verse of the Holy Qur’an points to this point? No, Never!!!
Read the Holy Qur’an-e-Kareem my dear and especially read Chapter 26: Al-Shu`ara you’ll know everybody just said: [26:111] ‘So fear Allah, and obey me.’
Many chapters from the Holy Qur’an say it; leme show you just one reference from amongst the many:
[3:80] It is not possible for a man that Allah should give him the Book and dominion and prophethood, and then he should say to men: ‘Be servants to me and not to Allah;’…
[3:81] Nor is it possible for him that he should bid you take the angels and the Prophets for Lords. Would he enjoin you to disbelieve after you have submitted to God?
Pure commonsense, isn’t it?
[39:65] Say, ‘Is it other gods than Allah that you worship, O ye ignorant ones?’
[39:66] And verily it has been revealed to thee as unto those before thee: ‘If thou attribute partners to God, thy work shall surely go vain and thou shalt certainly be of the losers.’
[39:67] Aye, worship Allah and be thou among the grateful.
[43:46] And ask those of Our Messengers whom We sent before thee, ‘Did We appoint any deities beside the Gracious God, to be worshiped?’
You must obey and follow a Prophet but worshipping is solely for Allah! Please always remember.
And do remember what our Master and Saviour Rasool Allah (saw) taught us to say when we go to see ‘people of the grave’:
Say: Assalam Alaikum Wa Ahlil Quboor (Peace be upon you, O People/Person of the Grave)
I DO NOT PROSTATE BEFORE THEM NOR DO I PUT MY DESIRES BEFORE THEM TO BE FULFILLED NOR DO I ASK MANNAT OR TIE THREADS or do the other kind of SHIRK that I see many innocent Muslims do. These people though innocently but hold the enshrined people in an equal status to Allah… Astaghfirullah! Now this is just another kind of Biddat (innovation) that has entered Islam.
Tomb worshipers would certainly say me this (as the Holy Qur’an puts down):
[10:79] They said, ‘Hast thou come to us that thou mayest turn us away from what we found our fathers following…?,
Many People blindly follow today whatever their forefathers’ did.
Let’s see what Allah, the Almighty says to them:
[2:166] And there are some among men who take for themselves objects of worship other than Allah, loving them as they should love Allah. But believers are stronger in their love for Allah and if those who transgress could now see the time when they shall see the punishment, they would realize that all power belongs to Allah and that Allah is severe in punishing.
[2:167] Aye, they would certainly realize if they could see the time when those who were followed (they followed) shall disown their followers and shall see the punishment, and all their ties shall be cut asunder.
[2:171] And when it is said to them, ‘Follow that which Allah has sent down,’ they say: ‘Nay, we will follow that wherein we found our fathers.’ What! even if their fathers had no sense at all, no guidance and followed not the right path.
Tomb worshipers warned:
[12:41] ‘You worship nothing beside Allah, but mere names that you have named, you and your fathers; Allah has sent down no authority for that. The decision rests with Allah alone. He has commanded that you shall not worship anything save Him. That is the right religion, but most men know it not.
[11:110] So be not in doubt concerning that which these people worship. They only worship as their fathers worshipped before, and We shall surely pay them in full their portion undiminished.
And the Righteous will say:
[10:107] ‘And call not, beside Allah, on any other that can neither profit thee nor harm thee. And if thou didst so, thou wouldst then certainly be of the wrongdoers.’”
[10:67] Behold! Whoever is in the heavens and whoever is in the earth is Allah’s. Those who call on others than Allah do not really follow these ‘partners’; they follow only a conjecture, and they do nothing but guess.
[10:37] And most of them follow nothing but conjecture. Surely, conjecture avails nothing against truth. Verily, Allah is well aware of what they do.
[12:107] And most of them believe not in Allah without at the same time attributing partners to Him.
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Ok, answer me a commonsense question now:
Please tell me:
If your father runs a certain business or pursues a certain interest which only led him to fail or maybe utterly destroyed the well-being of your family…OR SAY for eg. Say: If your father was a drunkard, or a druggist, or a murderer… would you still follow him?
No, you will not! You make sure to stay away from such and such ways of life… you do not blindly follow him there.
Why? Because you know the difference between right and wrong ways of life.
Now comes another question: You choose to reject his ways of life if he was wrong in the worldly matters, then why do you blindly follow him when he is wrong in spiritual matters?
Remember! Your father and fore-fathers were only human, prone to err as ever.
What if he was never rightly guided?
What if he was never explained the difference between the right way and the wrong way?
What if he was never interested in religion or any religious matters seriously?
What if he was supposed to belong to Kalyug (the dark days) and you are supposed to belong to Satyuga (the bright days)? Won’t you still want to change? 🙂
Join the righteous – Do not destroy yourself and your progeny while you are rightly guided: You’ve been warned!
It is now important that you choose to act righteously so that when your coming generations follow you, they’re on the right path.
And if you reject the truth, then the generations before you also rejected it. And the Messenger is only responsible for the clear delivery of the Message. [29:19]
Our parents are only humans, could go wrong so even Allah in the Holy Qur’an recommends Mohammad (saw) as the Only One Perfect Model made for all mankind, to be followed, so that we only follow right ways of life.
Chapter 21:108: And We have not sent thee but as a mercy for all peoples.
God says to Mohammad (saw): Proclaim! ‘O mankind, truly I am Allah’s Messenger to you all’… (Ch.7:V.159)
(Chapter 33:46): O Prophet! Truly We have sent thee as a Witness, and a Bearer of glad tidings, and a Warner,
[Chapter 33:22]: Verily you have in the Prophet of Allah an excellent model, for him who hopes to meet Allah and the Last Day and who remembers Allah much.
He is but yeah only a human: He is NOT to be worshipped.
I say…
[10:107] ‘And call not, beside Allah, on any other that can neither profit thee nor harm thee. And if thou didst so, thou wouldst then certainly be of the wrongdoers.’”
[10:67] Behold! Whoever is in the heavens and whoever is in the earth is Allah’s. Those who call on others than Allah do not really follow these ‘partners’; they follow only a conjecture, and they do nothing but guess.
[10:37] And most of them follow nothing but conjecture. Surely, conjecture avails nothing against truth. Verily, Allah is well aware of what they do.
[11:110] So be not in doubt concerning that which these people worship. They only worship as their fathers worshipped before, and We shall surely pay them in full their portion undiminished.
[11:120] Save those on whom thy Lord has had mercy, and for this has He created them. But the word of thy Lord shall be fulfilled: ‘Verily, I will fill Hell with the disobedient Jinn and men all together.’
[12:41] ‘You worship nothing beside Allah, but mere names that you have named, you and your fathers; Allah has sent down no authority for that. The decision rests with Allah alone. He has commanded that you shall not worship anything save Him. That is the right religion, but most men know it not.
Truth however remains that:
[12:107] …most of them believe not in Allah without at the same time attributing partners to Him.
O Momins! O Muslims!
“Put your trust in the Living One, Who will never die, and glorify Him with His praises; Sufficient He is, in being aware of the sins of His servants.” [Soorah al-Furqaan 25: 59]
“… those whom you worship beside Allah have no power to provide sustenance for you. Then seek with Allah your sustenance and worship Him (alone), and be grateful to Him. To Him (Alone) you will be brought back.” [Soorah al-Ankaboot 29:18]
And if you reject the truth, then the generations before you also rejected it. And the Messenger is only responsible for the clear delivery of the Message. [29:19]
Time for a Story: Gather around
Many religions accept the fact that ‘God is One’ and yet they are found worshipping idols or dead-men. When asked as why do you worship these when you know that the One God is invisible they say that these are not Gods; they are kept as identity to get concentration and that these will help them get more nearer to the Lord.
The same answer was given by the polytheist of Makkah at the time of Prophet (saw) and the Qur’an testifies it…
Check this:
[39:4] Surely, sincere obedience is due to Allah (alone) and (as for) those who take protectors besides Him, say: We serve them only that they may bring us near to Allah in station.’
Surely, Allah will judge between them concerning that wherein they differ. Surely, Allah guides not him who is an ungrateful liar.
If you ask the same question to the grave worshiper that why do you worship graves? He will reply that we consider them not as God but we rather call them to get nearness to God.
Few Muslims mistakenly believe that these saints are their intercessors!
Allah knows this mentality of us humans, and so has clearly clarified the point; read on please.
The Holy Qur’an answers them:
[10:19] And they worship, instead of Allah, that which neither harms them nor profits them; and they say, ‘These are our intercessors with Allah.’ Say, ‘Would you inform Allah of something He knows not in the heavens or in the earth?’ Holy is He, and high exalted above all that which they associate with Him
And the Tomb-Worshipers add: These saints are not dead, they are living,.. Let’s see what’s the reply from the noble Quran about their claim now?
[16:21] And those on whom they call beside Allah, create not anything, but they are themselves created.
“They are dead, not living; and they know not when they will be raised.” (16:21)
[21:99] ‘Surely, you and that which you worship beside Allah are the fuel of Hell. To it you will all come.’
Anyone who worships anything besides Allah, associates anything with Allah is ruined.
The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) was so particular about the spiritual training of his Companions that he would say that even a little hypocrisy is shirk. He said, ‘avoid shirk, it is more subtle than footprints [on soft soil]’.
Tomb worshipers are NO different from Idol worshipers like Hindus or they are actually similar to those who associate partners with the One God, like Christians.
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Many people start following practices without thinking and simply imitate others. Present Muslims seem to have no idea of real Islam. They only follow what they hear or what their local tradition has taught them.
I believe the current human race has the worst kind of disbelievers in it, very pathetic is our condition! It’s only that we do not know about it or maybe that we do not really care?!
How senseless does it sound to worship (or actually consider God) few of the dead men (blessed Prophets / great saints) or may I say how foolish is it to pray to the buried men of the past or to prostate before them as if they are near and God is far?
Whereas Allah clearly says in the Qur’an:
And when My servants ask thee about Me, say: I am near. I answer the prayer of the supplicant when he prays to Me. So they should hearken to Me and believe in Me, that they may follow the right way. (Ch.2:V.187)
Pray unto Me; I will answer your prayer. (Ch.40:V.61).
A great verse: ‘…I am closer to him (man) than even his Jugular vein. (Ch.50:V.17)
How little is their trust on the almighty! I pity them.
Almost every big & small city in India & Pakistan has a Dargah / tomb of a saint & that’s become a worship place for all tomb worshipers! Prophet Mohammad (saw) had so clearly warned people against the evil of tomb worshiping and yet today we see Muslims worshiping Tombs!
Astaqfiruallah-e-Rabbi Min Kulli Zanbinn Wa’Atoobu Ilaihi. [I beg pardon from Allah, my Lord, from all my sins and turn to Him.]
Dear Reader! Spread this amongst your friends: If they’re on the wrong path, you can lead them to the right, Insha’Allah!
See my dear, we all follow things that we see our parents doing or whatever seems traditional, but factually many of current Muslim concepts are corrupted and innocent Muslims follow whatever the Mullah/Moulana/Peer etc say. Rasool Allah (saw) The Holy Prophet Mohammad himself had predicted the ruining of Islam in the latter days and said:
“There will come a time upon the people when nothing will remain of Islam except its name and nothing will remain of the Quran except its inscription. Their mosques will be splendidly furnished but destitute of guidance. Their divines will be the worst people under the sky; strife will issue from them and avert to them.” (Mishkatul Masabih, Kitabul Ilm)
Big examples for my statement are few of the Mullahs of Pakistan/Indonesia/Arab/ whose judgments are contrary to the teachings of Islam: Where Islam stands for promoting peace – These stand to promote hatred and bloodshed! Not sure which Quran do they read or which Rasool / Hadees do they refer to or What Islam do they follow… They DO Not Follow the Islam, Quran and Rasool (saw) of Arabia at least.
Only this verse suits to the disbelievers of today:
‘O my Lord, my people indeed treated this Quran as a thing abandoned / to be discarded.’ [Al-Furqan, Vs. 31]
The question no longer is: How many Islamic things have they abandoned? The question rather is: How many have they not abandoned?
True it is today-: ‘You may find Islam in the books and in the pages of the Holy Quran the books of Hadith, and the books of the Imams, but not in the lives of Muslims. This is the stark truth about Muslims today.
So, be very careful my dear and do nothing that the Lord or his apostle forbids. May peace be with you forever.
A point to be noted:
Not only Muslims of today follow the corrupted Hindu practices but going a step more Muslims of today even follow certain Christian customs such as celebrating Halloween, birthdays, Valentines day, etc.
Parents do not stop their children from doing so, instead they come forward to defend them saying, ‘We do not believe in their customs. It is only done to have some fun and amusement’. So, it shouldn’t come as a surprise if tomorrow young Muslims abandon Masjids and opt going to Church with their friends to kneel down before Jesus (pbuh) or Mother Mary (pbuh)and request bounties from them… it is perfectly possible!
This has happened in the past and it wouldn’t be shocking at all if history is repeated.
To tell you the details, many Christian missionaries find it very easy to convert Muslims into Christians. The only strong hold they have against us is our weakness. Muslims mistakenly believe the very old Jesus of Nazareth is alive in the 4th or 5th sky which is exactly similar to the Christian belief of ascension of Jesus. Now these Christians prove the superiority of their religion saying that Prophet Jesus (pbuh) is alive not only according to our beliefs but also according to your religious beliefs and you accept that your own Prophet Mohammad (saw) is dead… Mohammad is lost in history yet prophecies in both of our scriptures talk about Jesus coming back to rule in the last of days. So isn’t it just wise to follow the living prophet that to follow a dead one? And so these Muslims are lured into following Christianity… Search into the History and you’ll find hundreds of such examples. Many wise Muslims scholars of the past accepted Christianity with ease abandoning Islam of whose truths they are very least informed.
Dear Muslims, it is very important that you understand the threat that lies under these petty practices. These small mistakes of today will gradually and undoubtedly pave way for bigger mistakes later on. Today these appear trivial or just harmless fun, for now, but in reality are so harmful that they will be accepted as a part of Islam by the future generations. A good example is tomb-worshiping itself – it isn’t a part of Islam yet today it has become a trademark of Muslims.
I recommend that all Muslims, no matter to which of the 73 sections they belong, should endeavor to avoid bringing these innovations into Islamic society – Keep your religion clean as YOU are made the custodians to carry it on to future generations. If you mix a bit of this and bit of that to it today, the future generations will find it as a mess of confused and corrupted concepts which will only lessen their faith in religion, thus directing them towards atheism which is turning out to be the most favorable religion today. It is important to fight and fight again, and keep fighting, for only then can evil be kept at bay though never quite eradicated.
May Allāh enable us to be among those who receive Allāh’s favours and merit His blessings. Āmīn.
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Many people throw coins in certain fountains, rivers, etc and request wishes – absolutely nonsensical! Few people consider certain flowers as ‘wish-flowers’, etc and beg it to fulfill their desires – ridiculous!
Go around the world and you’ll find varied varieties of worshipping practices by ignorant people that will make you hit your head to the nearest wall… ha ha ha
I pity them.
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Continue reading the next chapter:
The Truth Message – Part – 3.25: Status of Women in Islam today (thru the Mullah-God)
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