Why did the nation collapse after the death of the Prophet? (1-2)
After the death of the Prophet, peace be upon him, the Muslims dispersed. Tens of thousands of narrations were developed and attributed to the noble prophet. The religious discourse emerged based on human references and concepts that did not recognize the purpose of Allah Almighty for His creation as included in the verses. The holy Qur’an was isolated and the divine discourse, which Allah Almighty has ordered His Messenger to inform for creation, was abandoned.
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) died after the Farewell Hajj. The prophet died three months after the message was completed and the message was completely conveyed as Allah Almighty said:
“Today have I complemented for you your religion and made all grace abound in you. And I have chosen for you Islam as the acceptable system of faith and worship “(Al Maidah 3).
At that moment, the revelation stopped after the Prophet had accomplished what Allah Almighty had commanded him and revealed it to his messenger within a clear noble book. Allah has entrusted His Messenger with the following:
The Almighty said:
“And We have sent down to you O Muhammad the Quran confirming the Scriptures revealed before it -AL-Tawrah and AL-Injil- and serving as the Book of reference for matters disputed among Ahl AL-Kitab, for it is the umpire of all preceding Scriptures, and the decision based on its precepts shall have to be, accepted as final. Therefore, base your Judgments Muhammad on its precepts revealed by Allah, and do not follow their desires which deviate from the truth imparted to you. In fact, for each of you people Jews, Christians and Muslims have We authoritatively determined a law and a course to follow, and had Allah willed, He would have made all of you one conjoint body united in feeling and thought. But He meant to test your qualities with what He has ordained for-you. Therefore, contend you people for good will and for deeds imprinted with wisdom and piety; you are all destined to go back to Allah, and there and then shall He inform you of the detailed particulars of all the points upon which the whole unreasoning turned.” (Al Maidah 48).
And in the saying of Allah Almighty:
“O you the Messenger: Proclaim and intimate all that has been revealed to you from Allah, your Creator, and if you do not, then you Will have not proclaimed His message. Under His tutelage, Allah protects you from the people who are characterized by acts of prepensed malice and hostile intentions. Indeed Allah does not guide to His path of righteousness those who are. Given to infidelity” (Al Maidah 67).
And the saying of Allah Almighty:
“A Book -the Quran- is revealed to you O Muhammad, laying upon you an immense responsibility for which you have been chosen. Therefore, let it not oppress your thoughts and feelings or depress your spirits, but use it and act upon it to warn those who deny the truth and to put those who have conformed to Islam in mind of their duties.” (Al A’raf 2)
And the saying of Allah Almighty:
“ And you people, act, in accordance with all that has been revealed to you from Allah, your Creator, and take not besides Allah tutelary guardians; they will influence you to revert in character to your aboriginal stocks. How little you people keep Allah in mind.” (Al A’raf 3)
And the saying of Allah Almighty:
“Who is more wrong than he who viscously and wrongfully relates to Allah falsehood or denies His revelations and signs betokening Omnipotence and Authority! Such persons do have what has been apportioned to them in life according to their good or bad books, just as they do have access to the share of the Book imparted to them by Our Messengers. And when Our angels of death disembody their souls at the predetermined point of time, they ask them: «where now are those you incorporated with Allah and invoked besides Him! ». They have forsaken and renounced us « they say, and failed our expectation » So; they were witnesses of their own actions and of their deeds reflecting infidelity and disobedience to Allah.” (Al A’raf 37)
And the saying of Allah Almighty:
“Who then is more wrongful of actions than he who relates to Allah falsehood or denies His revelations and signs demonstrating His Omnipotence and Authority! Indeed the wicked shall never prosper.” (Yunus 17)
And the saying of Allah Almighty:
“The fact is that: they deny the Quran and assert that it is false without deliberating on its divine discourse and without knowledge of its precepts, nor has its interpretation been given yet. Similarly reacted their predecessors under the vexations of their minds, and you can see the fatal consequence of the wrongful of actions.” (Yunus 39)
And the saying of Allah Almighty:
“And if they do not respond and such an undertaking they fail to fulfill, then you people must realize that the Quran has indeed originated from Allah and revealed by His Authority, and there is no Ilah but He. Therefore, are you unbelievers going to conform to Islam if indeed you are seeking the truth!” (Hud 14)
And the saying of Allah Almighty:
“A. (Alef), L. (Lam), R. (Raa), the Surah opens with these introductory letters from the Arabic Alphabet to draw attention to the miracle of the Quran which though written in the people’s tongue cannot be emulated. A Book -the Quran- the Source of enlightenment – We have revealed it to you O Muhammad to guide people into all truth and to lead them, Allah willing, out of darkness and superstitions of later times and out of want of spiritual and intellectual sight into illumination and enlightenment, and to direct them to the path of righteousness, the path of Allah, the AL-Aziz (Almighty) and AL-Hamid (to Whom are extolled the glorious attributes);” (Ibrahim 1)
And the saying of Allah Almighty:
“And We send down the Book -the Quran- to you O Muhammad only to serve Allah’s purpose and be of service in effecting Allah’s object of illucidating to the various sects and to the people at large the strained points upon which the whole unreasoning turns and the points in the heat of dispute. 1t is the spirit of truth that guides into all truth as well as a mercy to those whose hearts are imprinted with the image of religious and spiritual virtues.” (Al Nahl 46)
And the saying of Allah Almighty:
“The day shall come when We summon a witness from every nation, the Messenger who evolved from their midst and conveyed Our message, to testify of his peoples’ response and We summon you O Muhammad to testify of your peoples’ response. The Book -the Quran- which We sent down to you is the fountain-head of divine knowledge and the chief source of divine information. It illucidates every aspect of every thought and it is a guide into all truth and a mercy extended to the people and a joyful tidings to those who conformed to Islam.” (Al Nahl 89)
And the saying of Allah Almighty:
“This Quran does indeed guide to the best way of moral rightness which has had everlasting residence in the character of the Godhead and to the uprightness of decision. It announces joyful tidings to those who acknowledge Allah with hearts impressed with the image of religious and spiritual virtues and with deeds of wisdom and piety; they shall be recipients of a great reward.” (Al Israa 9)
And the saying of Allah Almighty:
“We have expounded and oriented Our revelations in this Quran to circumstances and requirements so as to bring them -the infidels- to their senses, yet they do what is contrary to that normally expected. They push themselves away from it with an averted state of mind and feelings and with a mental attitude of opposition and repugnance.” (Al Israa 41)
And the saying of Allah Almighty:
“We enshrouded their hearts to preclude them from exercising intellectual power or understanding and struck them deaf so that nothing that engages the intellect would come to their hearing. These are the people whose hearts dare rise defiant against Allah; when you recite the Quran and Allah is mentioned as the sole Omnipotent and Exclusive Authority, they insolently turn their backs upon you with a mental attitude of opposition and repugnance.” (Al Israa 46)
And the saying of Allah Almighty:
“We have expounded and oriented Our revelations in the Quran to circumstances and requirements and We quoted every typical instance forming a particular case of a principle, yet most people simply refuse to acknowledge the truth and will not express esteem nor gratitude.” (Al Israa 89)
And the saying of Allah Almighty:
“ A Quran that has been revealed in partible division at intervals so that you may recite it O Muhammad to the people slowly and deliberately. We revealed it in succeeding stages and each part with the others makes up the whole.” (Al Israa 106)
And the saying of Allah Almighty:
“And who is more wrongful of actions than he who has been reminded of Allah’s evident signs and revelations and shuns them, forgetting what his unclean hands have committed! The fact is We enshrouded their hearts to preclude them from exercising intellectual power or understanding and struck them deaf that nothing that enages the intellect would come to their hearing. These are those whose hearts dare rise defiant against Allah. And if you invite them to accept the spirit of truth guiding into all truth, never shall they acknowledge Providence as their guide.” (Al Kahf 57)
And the saying of Allah Almighty:
“ And We did not teach him poetry nor did We instruct him to play the poet or compose poetry nor does it befit him as a Messenger of Allah. What he discourses is indeed a divine message and nothing but a Quran that is intelligible, imparting illumination and enlightenment. To use it as the means for a profitable end and to exhort those who are living and spiritually receptive to Allah’s commands and to warn those who are spiritually dead to alter their irreverent course of action when warned of its danger, wherefore infidelity shall be justly laid to their charge.” (Ya Seen 69-70)
And the saying of Allah Almighty:
“Thus did We inspire to you O Muhammad a Quran in the Arabic literary form to warn the people of the Mother City -Macca- and the people of all cities around. To caution them against the horror and grisly dread which shall dwell without end on the undoubted and inevitable Day of the Throng when some shall be in the beautiful and blissful region of heaven’s realm and others in the blazes.” (Al Shura 7)
And the saying of Allah Almighty:
“ Therefore keep your hold O Muhammad on all that has been inspired to you and cling to the Quran; you are indeed on the path of righteousness. For the Quran is an authoritative counsel to you and a discourse of Practical Divinity to your people and there shall come the Day when all of you will be called to account.” (Al Zukhruf 43-44)
And the saying of Allah Almighty:
“ We know best what they -the infidels- say, and you O Muhammad never forced them to follow you or your admonition nor did you erect among them tyrannies. Therefore, keep reminding people of their duty to Allah, their Creator, and proclaim the Quran to those who regard Allah’s warning with reverence and awe, tinged with latent fear.” (Qaf 45)
It is stated in the previous verses a confirmation that Allah Almighty charged His Messenger to inform people of His verses and to set them a right road map for the entire human life. Through obeying these commands, we will enjoy the blessings in the world and enjoy what Allah gave us. We should be away from what Allah Almighty has forbidden. Through this complying, we will live a happy life in the world and be safe on the day of judgment.
Source :
«Muslims .. Between the religious speech and the divine speech», issued by «Al Nokhba House for Printing, Publishing and Distribution», by the Arab researcher and thinker Ali Muhammad al-Shurafa al-Hammadi.
