Regrettably,
many Muslims, who blind follow their Mullas and Shaikhs, believe that
all forms of divine revelation have ceased with the death of Prophet
Muhammad (Sallallaho alaihi wasallam) and now Allah no longer speaks
to mankind. But we shall see that such a doctrine is the very
antithesis of Islam, and is a resemblance to idolatry. Allah Most
High says in the Qur'an regarding the idol of the golden calf that
was worshiped in the time of Prophet Moses:
اَلَمۡ
یَرَوۡا اَنَّہٗ لَا یُکَلِّمُہُمۡ وَ
لَا یَہۡدِیۡہِمۡ سَبِیۡلًا
“Did
they not see that is could neither speak to them nor guide them to a
path?” [7:148]
Similarly,
in Prophet Abraham's (peace be upon him) debate with his polytheistic
nation, he instructed them to ask their large idol a question, to
which they replied:
ثُمَّ
نُکِسُوۡا عَلٰی رُءُوۡسِہِمۡ ۚ لَقَدۡ
عَلِمۡتَ مَا ہٰۤؤُلَآءِ یَنۡطِقُوۡنَ
Then
they hung their heads (in shame) (saying): “You know very well that
these (idols) do not speak” [21:65]
To
which the Prophet Abraham (peace be upon him) replied:
قَالَ
اَفَتَعۡبُدُوۡنَ مِنۡ دُوۡنِ اللّٰہِ
مَا لَا یَنۡفَعُکُمۡ شَیۡئًا وَّ لَا
یَضُرُّکُمۡ
(Abraham)
said: “Do you then worship besides Allah that which can neither
benefit you in the least nor harm you?” [21:66]
So we
see that the quality of speech and the ability to speak is an
Attribute of Allah, and it must never cease, otherwise there will be
no difference between Allah, Holy and Exalted is He, and the dead,
lifeless and mute idols which are worshiped by the deviated pagans.
The
authentic narrator of Hadith and Imam Harun b. Ma'ruf (d. 231 H)
said:
من
زعم أن الله لا يتكلم ، فهو يعبد الأصنام
Translation:
“Whoever claims that Allah does not speak [present tense], then
such a person is a worshipper of idols!”
Reference:
Kitab-us-Sunnah of Imam Abdullah b. Hanbal; p.172, no.209
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