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Do I believe in Shab e baraat?
YES, I do.
I find it amazing that before the past 2-3 years, I never even heard about a conflict concerning the legitimacy of Shab e baraat. There are sahih Ahadis that support this (as posted by MalikMohsin sometime before), while on the other spectrum, plenty that are deemed to be weak. Then there are accusations of fabricated ones.
Now, I'm no religious scholar- but honestly I make an effort of reading and understanding Islam but in this case, I beg to differ. Is ibadah now biddah? Fasting? Praying and hoping for forgiveness?
Our divide is as ridiculous as it gets. My connection is with my Allah, as is with every single Muslim out there. We are all to gain inspiration and follow the lives and ideals of the Holy Prophet pbuh, the previous Prophets (AS) as well as the Sahabah Ikram (RA) and the wives of the Prophet pbuh. While they are all humans, as have been mentioned many times in the Quraan, but their personalities epitomise perfection of human behaviour which we should all try our best to follow.
I've read in various articles by Todd Lawson and Professor ur Rahman, that the very act of creation of the Universe was a Mercy of Allah. This side, we do not see in mainstream media, but the God of Islam is characterised by Mercy, instead of his Wrath. His Wrath is as important as can be, but Allah's Mercy and Compassion outdoes it.
Now if a hadis saying- no matter how "disputed" it may be, encourages me to do good, then would I be committing (God-forbid) "kufr" by doing it? What about a Hadis that encourages me to pray, remember Allah and ask for His Forgiveness on one "presumably" special night?
Who is to say that despite our disagreements, Allah swt Does descend to the first heaven and reviews the deedsheets? Since we do not know the absolute truth, suppose if this really does not happen, then still, who are we to say that Allah swt will not forgive the weeping, repenting believer who believes that Allah is observing him from the first heaven and rewriting Destiny?
All this, knowing that our Allah is a personification of Mercy that exceeds mortal comprehension!
There is no limit to Allah's Power and Mercy. And we, of all the Muslims that have ever existed, are seriously no one to police or label another's faith or practice, especially if such "practices" result in increased remembrance of Allah, even for one night, which we would normally waste away youtubing/watching TV whatnot.
Disputing over the concept of "Shab e Baraat" only shows how utterly misleaded and divided we are.. And how utterly ingrained we are in our ways of being divided!
YES, I do.
I find it amazing that before the past 2-3 years, I never even heard about a conflict concerning the legitimacy of Shab e baraat. There are sahih Ahadis that support this (as posted by MalikMohsin sometime before), while on the other spectrum, plenty that are deemed to be weak. Then there are accusations of fabricated ones.
Now, I'm no religious scholar- but honestly I make an effort of reading and understanding Islam but in this case, I beg to differ. Is ibadah now biddah? Fasting? Praying and hoping for forgiveness?
Our divide is as ridiculous as it gets. My connection is with my Allah, as is with every single Muslim out there. We are all to gain inspiration and follow the lives and ideals of the Holy Prophet pbuh, the previous Prophets (AS) as well as the Sahabah Ikram (RA) and the wives of the Prophet pbuh. While they are all humans, as have been mentioned many times in the Quraan, but their personalities epitomise perfection of human behaviour which we should all try our best to follow.
I've read in various articles by Todd Lawson and Professor ur Rahman, that the very act of creation of the Universe was a Mercy of Allah. This side, we do not see in mainstream media, but the God of Islam is characterised by Mercy, instead of his Wrath. His Wrath is as important as can be, but Allah's Mercy and Compassion outdoes it.
Now if a hadis saying- no matter how "disputed" it may be, encourages me to do good, then would I be committing (God-forbid) "kufr" by doing it? What about a Hadis that encourages me to pray, remember Allah and ask for His Forgiveness on one "presumably" special night?
Who is to say that despite our disagreements, Allah swt Does descend to the first heaven and reviews the deedsheets? Since we do not know the absolute truth, suppose if this really does not happen, then still, who are we to say that Allah swt will not forgive the weeping, repenting believer who believes that Allah is observing him from the first heaven and rewriting Destiny?
All this, knowing that our Allah is a personification of Mercy that exceeds mortal comprehension!
There is no limit to Allah's Power and Mercy. And we, of all the Muslims that have ever existed, are seriously no one to police or label another's faith or practice, especially if such "practices" result in increased remembrance of Allah, even for one night, which we would normally waste away youtubing/watching TV whatnot.
Disputing over the concept of "Shab e Baraat" only shows how utterly misleaded and divided we are.. And how utterly ingrained we are in our ways of being divided!
