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'The Barriers from Al-Mohaimen are four' (qasida 5:16) This is the motto of this section, which is for talking about the barriers that cuts off the Moslems' relations with Allah [Al-Mohaimen which is a name of Allah that means the Dominant who controls everything]. We need to know these barriers in order for us to be able to avoid or rectify them in our path to Allah. This section started with a question from one of our viewers, which he sent to the Discussion page. We then found out that it is a big issue that needs more extensive discussion. We found a book made out of a research conducted by a group of brothers which took them 2 years to complete. This book discusses this subject extensively from the point of view of sayyidi Fakhraddin because it was made with the help of some of his older companions. The book's title is "al-Morshid al-Wagis" which means [the summarized guide]. You can find all special expressions in the Glossary. We need your comments to develop this site for you.
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I came out from his place in an unusual state, walking in the street holding my head as if I was holding a pot filled with water and I am afraid for the water to be spilled. Can you imagine what happened to my head after that talk I heard. Every time I think about it, my head gets hotter and the water in the pot gets boiling, and whenever it gets boiling, I could not see in front of me. And, over all, at the end he says: like it or not! You are free… free to do what? You are telling me that this is the only right way, and no way else, then you tell that I am free! How is that? Some one tells me how. Oh, the water is really boiling, and I am afraid it will be reduced. What do I do? Where do I go? I kept talking to myself, one time with low voice and another time with high voice.
Suddenly I found a
hand
pulling me and voice saying: Stop what you are addicted to, you were
about to fall in the opened street gutter. I took my guard and found
that there was an opened
I was afraid for my mind, to be cooked and melt down, so I hurried home. I asked them to prepare a big flask of cold roselle and I started drinking as if I was drinking wine to forget. Anyway, the morning came so I hurried up, wore my cloth and went to him carrying the pot. And without Salam or any greetings, I started into the subject saying: the words you said, was it Shari'a or Truth? He said: the words I said was Truth and… I interrupted him: O, yes, sheikh, you relieved my heart, may Allah relieve you. He said: why are you interrupting me… I have not completed my words yet. I wanted to tell you that the words I said before were Shari'a and Truth. I said in a loud voice: Woe! O, white news… what are you saying? The pot is burned down and the water has evaporated. He said: what pot? I said: explain the words you said now to me. He said: it is Truth because what we say is true, and Shari'a because we are still talking about Shari'a… calm down and listen… is not Islam built on five. Now we are talking about the first base, or more precisely in the second half of it. I said: what base? And what rocket? Explain to me those words, or I am going to do like women: scream and gather people around you… he laughed and said: be patient, o, son… be patient. Is not the first base of Islam, the saying of "La-ilaha-illa-Allah Muhammadun-rasoul-Allah", is not this the word of Tawhied [unification]. We are talking about the second half of it the apparent half or the half of belief, which is… (Muhammadun-rasoul-Allah) [PPBUH]. Allah, Almighty, loves sayyduna Muhammad [PPBUH] an unlimited love… an absolute love… above all description. What is the proof of this?
I will tell you… when
Allah
ordered Sd. Adam [PBUH]
to land onto earth, Sd. Adam [PBUH]
kept crying and entreating to Allah, Almighty. Who was he
interceding with? He was saying: O, Lord, I intercede to You with
Muhammad to forgive me. He kept repeating this prayer. Then the
Lord, Almighty, revealed to him: O, Adam, how did you know Muhammad?
He said: O, Lord, when You created me and I raised my head, I saw
written on the throne "La-ilaha-illa-Allah Muhammadun-rasoul-Allah",
and I do not think that you would add a name to Your name unless he
was Your beloved. Allah revealed to him: And if it was not for him I
would not have created you. Then He forgave him… these words I said
are from a Hadith which exactly exists in the Sahih of… and he
stopped for a while to remember. I said: in al-Bukhary… in Muslim.
He looked at me and said: O, son, are all honorable prophetic Hadith
only in al-Bukhary or Muslim?! Hay, there are other books collecting
the Hadith of sayyduna
I interrupted him saying: wait… wait, I do remember the Hadith that you said a little while ago… yes… sayyduna the Messenger of Allah [PPBUH] said (I am the master of Adam's sons, and no pride in that)… did you pay attention? He said "the sons of Adam" not "Adam". Yes, the pot is tiring me, but I am still focused with you… he answered: exactly… think about this Hadith… ok? He repeated the word in a loud voice… ok? Iraised my head from the paper that I was writing this note in, and I said: ok… ok. He said: ok… let us go back to our subject… wait… wait. The answer to your question is in Qur'an, i.e. it is Shar'ia and we do not need to wait until we talk about the Truth. Listen sir, our Lord, Almighty, took the covenant of all the prophets and the messengers that if the Messenger of Allah [PPBUH] came in the time of any prophet or messenger of them, then this prophet or messenger has to follow him… where can you find those words? When we go the verse 81 of Sura Aal-Emran, it says [When Allah took the covenant of the prophets. Behold that which I gave you a book and wisdom. And then there comes to you a messenger, confirming what is with you. You shall believe in him and you shall support him. He said: Do you agree, and will you take up My burden in this? They said: We do agree. He said: Then bear you witness. I will be a witness with you] of course these words are not just for the prophets and messengers, but each prophet or messenger sent to a nation, he should convey that to them. So he would say to his nation: Be ware, if there comes unto you a messenger after me with virtues: so and so, you must believe in him immediately without thinking or hesitation. Sd. Ali [AHHF] said "Allah did not sent a prophet, since Adam and who followed him, unless he took from him a covenant unto Muhammad, and ordered him to take the covenant of his people to believe in him and if he was sent while they are alive they would support him". Do you follow me… did you get this. I said: May Allah give you more light… this is the talk and… I paused for a while because I felt some thing different… what happened? I found out that I have put down the pot and was relieved of carrying it. That is why the talk had another form and became easy. I said: continue you speech and fill me up. He said, laughing: are you hungry? I said: for this speech… yes. Do you believe me. O, sheikh, this is the first time I can feel that the speech has a taste… continue… continue, let me be satiated. He answered: the following words will need concentration… that is why I will try to simplify the following points as much as I can. I said, with the confidence of an understanding one: continue and do not worry… now I am opening my chest… continue, o, sheikh.
At this point he looked at me and saw the signs of not understanding on my face. He said: ok… I will try to simplify those words more… look sir… you know that the prophets and messengers are infallible by Allah, Almighty… i.e. Allah is protecting them from slips… ok? So the words of this verse were directed to whom? For each nation that had one of these prophets or messengers… the prophets and messengers did what they have to do; they called people to the unifying God… then each one told his nation to follow the Final Messenger [PPBUH], if he is to be sent during their time… it ok so far? These nations had some people who abided by the words of their prophets and messengers, those were the believers, and some people turned back, those were the one who turned away after they heard the words from their prophets and messengers and showed approval… those are the miscreants who got out of the belief… where did they went? Of course they became disbelievers. I said to myself "maybe I should ask him": They disbelieved in Allah? He said: No… the disbelief is not in Allah… in these cases the disbelief is in the words of a prophet or a messenger, before, during, or after. Disbelief is from the Arabic word Kafar… which means in the language: cover… from people… this is called disbelief. The other thing is the polytheism which is said about those who make something share with Allah, then it would be said that they became polytheists. He looked at me and found me in another world… of stupidity and lack of understanding. He said: do you want me to make it more simple? I quickly said: do not make it any simpler. Please help me. He said: help you get up? I said: help me carry. He said: carry what? I said: the pot.
Written by Ahmed Abbas Translated by Samira
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gutter
in front of me, so I avoided it quickly. I was not afraid for myself
or anything, but I was afraid for the pot to be spilled. I felt
tired and I did not know why… Was it because of too much walking? Or
because of too much thinking? Anyway, I found a big stone and I sat
on it. I said to myself: Hay, calm down, and think straight about
what he said… is it Shari'a or Truth? If it was Shari'a, how do I do
it? Is it Shari'a or Truth? How do I put it? They told us that
Shari'a is acts to be done, like: prayers, fasting, alms giving,
Hajj… these are the acts that Muslims do and agreed to, but the
things he said are not agreed upon, not by most Muslims anyways… so
he must be talking about the Truth… how could it be Truth? We have
not finished talking about Shari'a as he said… is it Shari'a or
Truth? Is it Truth or Shari'a? some one help me… that the pot is not
just boiling, it has boil over and gushed out and the water started
to reduce. 
the
Messenger of Allah [
He
said: Our Lord, Almighty