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Nur_Ilahi wrote: Assalamualaikum,   ....................Al-Junaid's assertion actually means that the murid is to be kept ignorant and "pure" enough to occupy himself with dthikr or wird , so that he may join the ranks of those who receive "direct revelation from God," i.e. esoteric knowledge. Abosait, in regards to the above paragraph, you must have forgotten that Muhammad Rasulullah was An-Nabiyul-Ummi - The Unlettered Prophet. But did his being illiterate made him ignorant?

Dear brother/sister Nur_Ilahi,

Wa alaikum assalam wa Rahmatullah.

Please read the following verses from the Qur�an and the translation of their meanings..

Al-Kahf [18:110]          

قُلْ إِنَّمَا أَنَا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ يُوحَى إِلَيَّ أَنَّمَا إِلَهُكُمْ إِلَهٌ وَاحِدٌ فَمَن كَانَ يَرْجُو لِقَاء رَبِّهِ فَلْيَعْمَلْ عَمَلًا صَالِحًا وَلَا يُشْرِكْ بِعِبَادَةِ رَبِّهِ أَحَدًا

18:110 Say: "I am but a man like yourselves, (but) the inspiration has come to me, that your Allah is one Allah. whoever expects to meet his Lord, let him work righteousness, and, in the worship of his Lord, admit no one as partner.

    Fussilat [41:6]          

قُلْ إِنَّمَا أَنَا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ يُوحَى إِلَيَّ أَنَّمَا إِلَهُكُمْ إِلَهٌ وَاحِدٌ فَاسْتَقِيمُوا إِلَيْهِ وَاسْتَغْفِرُوهُ وَوَيْلٌ لِّلْمُشْرِكِينَ

41:6 Say thou: "I am but a man like you: It is revealed to me by Inspiration, that your Allah is one Allah. so stand true to Him, and ask for His Forgiveness." And woe to those who join gods with Allah,-

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His being unlettered until he recieved inspiration was a clear proof that Qur'an was not fabricated by him but was really the word of Allah and Muhammed Sallallahu alaihi wasallam is His messenger in truth.

You will learn from the above that Mohammed Sallallahu alaihi wasallam received inspiration and revelation.  And such inspiration was revealed to Prophets before him also but he being the last of the messengers Deen has been completed and there will be be no more "direct revelation"

Proof of this is in the following verse. Please read the verse and the translation of its meaning.

Al-Ma'idah [5:3]          

حُرِّمَتْ عَلَيْكُمُ الْمَيْتَةُ وَالْدَّمُ وَلَحْمُ الْخِنْزِيرِ وَمَا أُهِلَّ لِغَيْرِ اللّهِ بِهِ وَالْمُنْخَنِقَةُ وَالْمَوْقُوذَةُ وَالْمُتَرَدِّيَةُ وَالنَّطِيحَةُ وَمَا أَكَلَ السَّبُعُ إِلاَّ مَا ذَكَّيْتُمْ وَمَا ذُبِحَ عَلَى النُّصُبِ وَأَن تَسْتَقْسِمُواْ بِالأَزْلاَمِ ذَلِكُمْ فِسْقٌ الْيَوْمَ يَئِسَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ مِن دِينِكُمْ فَلاَ تَخْشَوْهُمْ وَاخْشَوْنِ الْيَوْمَ أَكْمَلْتُ لَكُمْ دِينَكُمْ وَأَتْمَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ نِعْمَتِي وَرَضِيتُ لَكُمُ الإِسْلاَمَ دِينًا فَمَنِ اضْطُرَّ فِي مَخْمَصَةٍ غَيْرَ مُتَجَانِفٍ لِّإِثْمٍ فَإِنَّ اللّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

5:3 Forbidden to you (for food) are: dead meat, blood, the flesh of swine, and that on which hath been invoked the name of other than Allah. that which hath been killed by strangling, or by a violent blow, or by a headlong fall, or by being gored to death; that which hath been (partly) eaten by a wild animal; unless ye are able to slaughter it (in due form); that which is sacrificed on stone (altars); (forbidden) also is the division (of meat) by raffling with arrows: that is impiety. This day have those who reject faith given up all hope of your religion: yet fear them not but fear Me. This day have I perfected your religion for you, completed My favour upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion. But if any is forced by hunger, with no inclination to transgression, Allah is indeed Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.

Thus if anyone claims that he receives direct inspiration from Allah in matters of deen he is a liar.

Nur_Ilahi wrote: Dear Bro Abosait, .............Perhaps you can elaborate on your idea of Ihsaan....................

In Islam, Ihsaan is the Muslim responsibility to obtain perfection, or excellence, in worship, such that Muslims try to worship God (Arabic Allah) as if they see Him, and although they cannot see Him(Due to believing Allah is not made of materials), they undoubtedly believe he is constantly watching over them.

That definition comes from the hadith (known as the Hadith of Angel Gabriel ) in which Muhammad Sallallahu alaihi wasallam states,

"[Ihsaan is] to worship God as though you see Him, and if you cannot see Him, then indeed He sees you." (Al-Bukhari and Al-Muslim).

Nur_Ilahi wrote: ...............I do not think I am able to give a better explanation than yours is.........................

Hadith #2

Also on the authority of Omar, who said :

One day while we were sitting with the messenger of Allah there appeared before us a man whose clothes were exceedingly white and whose hair was exceedingly black; no signs of journeying were to be seen on him and none of us knew him.

He walked up and sat down by the prophet. Resting his knees against his and placing the palms of his hands on his thighs, he said:

"O Muhammed, tell me about Islam".

The messenger of Allah said:

"Islam is

• to testify that there is no god but Allah and Muhammed is the messenger of Allah,
• to perform the prayers,
• to pay the zakat,
• to fast in Ramadhan, and
• to make the pilgrimage to the House if you are able to do so."

He said:

"You have spoken rightly",

and we were amazed at him asking him and saying that he had spoken rightly. He said:

"Then tell me about eman."

He said:

"It is to believe in Allah, His angels, His books, His messengers, and the Last Day, and to believe in divine destiny, both the good and the evil thereof."

He said:

"You have spoken rightly".

He said:

" Then tell me about ehsan."

He said:

"It is to worship Allah as though you are seeing Him, and while you see Him not yet truly He sees you".

He said:

"Then tell me about the Hour".

He said:

"The one questioned about it knows no better than the questioner."

He said:

"Then tell me about its signs."

He said:

"That the slave-girl will give birth to her mistress and that you will see the barefooted, naked, destitute herdsman competing in constructing lofty buildings."

Then he took himself off and I stayed for a time. Then he said:

"O Omar, do you know who the questioner was?" I said: "Allah and His messenger know best".

He said:

"He was Jebreel (Gabriel), who came to you to teach you your religion."

narrated by Muslim