"AWLIYA" IN THE QURAN

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Please refer to the following 23 Ayats from the Quran.(concise meaning)

It cannot be found, in the Quran, to prove that the word "AWLIYA"

refers to a particular Muslims or group of Muslims whom we should follow and we should ignore the instructions of Allah and his prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him). Even, no verse (Ayat) is found to prove that such AWLIYA are allowed to preach Islam

by way of mocking, accusing and abusing other group of Muslims and to create hate and dispute among Muslims.

Now let us see, what is the meaning of AWLIYA in The Quran.

(1) Al Baqra- 2/3&4 ::: Definition of Muttaqin

Allah gives Hidayat to the Muttaqin, who has the following six qualities:

(1) Iman (faith) on unseen (Ghaib), (2) Establish Salah (namaz), (3) spends from the Rizk given (4) Iman on Quran

(5) and on heavenly book revealed before Quran and (6) Iman on Akherat (life hereafter)

(In this Ayat, Allah says - He gives guidance / hidaayat to Muttaqin. Therefore, all Muslims have to make all possible efforts to be better

Muttaqin. So, every believer / Muslim is more

or less Muttaqin of lesser or higher degree.) (2) Al Anfal- 8/34 - Definition of Awliya No one can be Awliya except who are Muttaqin (3) At-Tauba -9/71 Muslims (Momineen) are Awliya (friends / protector) of each other.

(4) Al Maida - 5/55

Do not take Awliya (friend, guardian, protector) other than Allah, Rasul and believers (Imanwala). (5) Yunus -10/62 - ال خوف وال هم يحزنون أال إن أولياء للاAwliya (means Muttaqin) does have no fear and no grieve.

(6) Al A'araf -7/3 Follow only Quran and Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and do not take Awlia (friend or protector) other than Allah. (7) Hud- 11/20 No Awliya except Allah -

(8) Al Ra'ad -13/16 Have you taken them Awliya other than Allah who have no power to benefit or to harm ? (9) Ash-Shura -42/9 Have they taken Awliya other than Allah?

(10) Ash-Shura - 42/6

Allah is watching them who have made Awliya other than Allah and you (O Muhammed - peace be upon him) are not responsible for them. (11) Ash-Shura - 42/46 No Awliya (protector) to help them other than Allah.

(12) Al Isra (Bani Israel) -17/97 Those, who are misguided, they will not find Awliya (protector) other than Allah. (13) Al Kahf - 18/102 what?, unbelievers think, they can make my banda (servants)

Awliya other than me? (14) Al Furqan - 25/18 It is not appropriate that we make Awliya (protector) other than you (Allah) (15) Az-Zumar - 39/3

Surely, the religion (i.e. the worship and the obedience) is for Allâh only.

And those who take Awliyâ' besides Him say (they say): "We

worship them (other than Allah / so called AWLIYA) only for the reason that they may bring us near to Allâh." Surely, Allâh will judge between them concerning that wherein they differ. Truly, Allâh guides not him who is a liar, and a disbeliever.

(16) Fussilat (Haamim Sajda)- 41/31 We (Allah) are your Awliya (guardians) in this worldly life and in the hereafter (Akherat), and you shall have therein what your souls desire (tashtahi) and you shall have therein what you ask for. (17) Al Jathiyah - 45/10

In front of them there is Hell, and that which they have earned (good deeds) will be of no profit to them, nor (will be of any profit to them) those whom they have taken as Awliyâ' (protectors, helpers) besides Allâh. And theirs will be a great torment. (18) Al Jathiyah - 45/19 Verily, they can avail you nothing against Allâh. Verily, the

Zâlimûn (polytheists, wrong-doers) are Awliyâ' (protectors, helpers) of one another, but Allâh is the Walî for the Muttaqûn.

(19) Al Ahqaf - 46/32 And whosoever does not respond to Allâh's Caller, he cannot escape on earth, and there will be no Awliyâ' for him besides Allâh (from Allâh's Punishment).

(20) Al Baqra - 2/166 & 167 When those (so called Awliya) who were followed, will disown (will reject) those (their Murid) who had followed (so called Awliya), and they (Murid) will see the torment (azab), then all their relations between them will be cut off (in Akherat).

And those (Murid) who had followed (such so called Awliya) will say:

"If we had only one more chance to return (to the worldly life), we would disown (declare ourselves as innocent from) them (so called Awliya), because they (so called Awliya) had disowned (declared themselves as innocent) from us (in Akherat)." Thus Allâh will show them their deeds, as (Murid) will regret for

them. And they will never get out of the Fire (Jahannam)

Translation of A'ala Hazrat Ahmed Raza Khan: (The day) when the leaders will be disgusted with their followers – and they shall see their punishment, and all their links will be cut off. And the followers will say, “If we were to return (to earth), we

would break off from them like they have broken off from us”; this is how Allah will show them their deeds as despair for them; and they will never come out from the fire (hell).

(21) Al Furqan - 25/17+18 (please refer to the following NOTE) And on the Day of Qiyamat (Day of judgment) when He (Allah) will gather them (those who worship and call other than Allâh) and will gather them ( those who were worshiped such as, angels, pious men, saints, peer, awliya, 'Īsā (Jesus) son of Maryam etc.) He (Allah) will asked (those who were worshiped): "Was it you who misled

these My slaves (banda) or did my slaves (themselves) stray from the (Right) Path?" They (those who were worshiped) will reply : "Glorified are You (Allah)! we did not tell them to worship us (to take up as their awliya, Protectors, Helpers) besides You, but You gave them and their fathers so much comfort that they forgot the warning, and became a lost people (doomed to total loss).

(22) Al Baqarah - 2/257 Allâh is the Walî (Protector or Guardian) of those who believe. He

(Allah) brings them out from darkness into light. But as for those who disbelieve, their Awliyâ (supporters and helpers) are Tâghût [false deities and false leaders], they bring them out from light into darkness. Those are the dwellers of the Fire, and they will abide therein forever.

(23) Al Baqarah- 2/107 Do you not know that it is Allah to Whom belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth, and that besides Allah you have no Awliya or helper?

Ayat NO: 25/17+18 above does not refer to Idols, because, every thing (as evidenced by The Quran) other than human and Jinn, all (including mountains, animals, birds etc) will turn into dust at the day of judgment (Qiyamat). Therefore, there is not at all any possibility to have such conversation with Idols.

Allah's friends (Awliya) are always very pious and highly righteous, moral / honest /decent people who have attained high level of TAQVA by

tremendous worship, strictly practicing Allah’s orders and Sunnah of the prophet p.b.u.h. They NEVER ask Muslims to follow them, but always ask Muslims to follow The Quran at the first stage, Allah and his messengers

(p.u.b). They always speak good words, pray even for the Muslims who do not practise Islam correctly and do refrain from causing any dispute among the Muslims.

May Allah guide all of us.