An Address of Key
Importance by Dr. Israr Ahmad
The
following address was delivered by respected Dr. Israr Ahmad where
he was invited to address a meeting
by the Islami Jamiat-e-Tulaba
(Islamic Students Organization)
of Allama Iqbal
Medical College-Lahore, in
the College Hostel's Mosque
situated inside
the Punjab University Campus, on
14th November 1987.
The address was transcribed from the audio tape by (Late) Shaikh Jamil-ur
Rahman.
OPENING REMARKS
I
seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the rejected,
In
the name of Allah The Beneficent, The Merciful,
"We verily
sent Our messengers
with clear proofs,
and revealed with them
the Scripture and the Balance
(Justice), that mankind may
observe right measure
(may keep up justice);
and He revealed iron, wherein
is mighty power (in matters
of war) and (many) uses for mankind, .... "
(Al-Hadeed
57: 25)
And "He it is Who hath sent His Messenger (Muhammad SAW) with the guidance and the religion of truth (Islam), that He may cause it to prevail over all religion .... "
(Al-Fat’h
48: 28)
And "Say (to mankind
0 Muhammad SAW); If ye
love Allah (SWT), follow me;
Allah (SWT) will love
you and forgive your
sins. Allah (SWT) is Forgiving, Merciful."
(Aal-e-lmran
- 3: 31)
Dear
Students!
I have just been informed that the topic of my speech tonight has been decided as 'Love for Muhammad (SAW) the Messenger of Allah (SWT) and what it Demands'. I was not informed of this until now and was instead told in general terms that I would be required to speak on the Seerah of Prophet Muhammad (SAW), upon whom be Allah's blessings and peace. In any case there is not much difference or divergence between the two and they can easily be linked with each other. They are in fact inseparable and entail each other.
But my speech tonight will largely be set in the context of an Ayat of Surah Al-Hadeed (The Iron), which was the topic of a lengthy discourse I just delivered at the Quran Academy before coming here. This was precisely the reason why I had sought excuse from coming to this gathering tonight since I hold lectures at the Quran Academy on Saturdays after Maghrib prayers. We (at the Quran Academy) have been studying Surah Al-Hadeed (The Iron) in sessions for the past eight weeks, and in today's session the 25th Ayat of this Surah came under discussion, the recitation of which I did at the outset of my speech.
I have just been informed that the topic of my speech tonight has been decided as 'Love for Muhammad (SAW) the Messenger of Allah (SWT) and what it Demands'. I was not informed of this until now and was instead told in general terms that I would be required to speak on the Seerah of Prophet Muhammad (SAW), upon whom be Allah's blessings and peace. In any case there is not much difference or divergence between the two and they can easily be linked with each other. They are in fact inseparable and entail each other.
But my speech tonight will largely be set in the context of an Ayat of Surah Al-Hadeed (The Iron), which was the topic of a lengthy discourse I just delivered at the Quran Academy before coming here. This was precisely the reason why I had sought excuse from coming to this gathering tonight since I hold lectures at the Quran Academy on Saturdays after Maghrib prayers. We (at the Quran Academy) have been studying Surah Al-Hadeed (The Iron) in sessions for the past eight weeks, and in today's session the 25th Ayat of this Surah came under discussion, the recitation of which I did at the outset of my speech.
Many of you
must probably have
seen the notice
in the newspapers today
where I had stated three questions in connection with
this lecture.
Firstly, "Is Islam Simply A Missionary Religion (like Christianity) Propagated For Dogma Or Personal Piety Only Or Is It A Complete Way of Life Demanding Revolutionary or Radical Changes At The Collective Level?"
Secondly “What does an Islamic Revolution truly aim to achieve?"
It is with reference to these three questions and within the context of the Prophet Muhammad's Seerah, Allah's blessings and peace be upon him, that I will be speaking further. As far as its relationship to the topic suggested by you is concerned, an obvious link between the two is the fact that the primary demand that love for Muhammad (SAW) the Messenger of Allah (SWT) entails is true following of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) in letter and spirit. To emphasize and lend strength to this particular point I recited Ayat number 31 of Surah Aal-i-lmran (The Family of Imran), which makes quite evident the significance of such true following in our religion. It reads:
Firstly, "Is Islam Simply A Missionary Religion (like Christianity) Propagated For Dogma Or Personal Piety Only Or Is It A Complete Way of Life Demanding Revolutionary or Radical Changes At The Collective Level?"
Secondly “What does an Islamic Revolution truly aim to achieve?"
And thirdly "Is it permissible to use force in
bringing about an Islamic Revolution?"
It is with reference to these three questions and within the context of the Prophet Muhammad's Seerah, Allah's blessings and peace be upon him, that I will be speaking further. As far as its relationship to the topic suggested by you is concerned, an obvious link between the two is the fact that the primary demand that love for Muhammad (SAW) the Messenger of Allah (SWT) entails is true following of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) in letter and spirit. To emphasize and lend strength to this particular point I recited Ayat number 31 of Surah Aal-i-lmran (The Family of Imran), which makes quite evident the significance of such true following in our religion. It reads:
"Say
(to mankind O Muhammad SAW): "If you love Allah then truly
follow me (i.e. the Prophet Muhammad
SAW), follow my chosen path, so that Allah loves you and forgives your
sins. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."
(Aal-e-lmran
- 3: 31)
To Be Continued....
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