I advice every Pakistani to read this and understand how true it is:
Which Group is The Right Group?
There is a famous story I like to use to help give a clear picture of what petty things can do to separate and divide the Muslims that might be appropriate to use here in helping to establish a better understanding. The story goes something like this:
"What Color Was The Dog?"
Once there was a community of Muslims who were small in number yet large in belief and strong in action. So much so that, the non-believers could not defeat them in battle even though they had the Muslims out numbered.
One day a young man from the enemies pretended to enter into Islam and he went to the big teacher [learned man] in one part of the city and listened to his teaching of the Quran. The subject happened to be on the chapter of the Quran called Al-Kahf [The Cave, - #18].
When the teacher completed his talk he offered a chance for the brothers present to ask some questions. When it came the turn of the non-believer, he asked the teacher the question:
“Sir, in the story of the 'sleepers' in the cave, there is mention of a dog. And I was wondering if I might inquire as to what color the dog might have been? I hope you don’t mind my asking, especially if it is something that maybe you don’t know the answer to.”
Immediately the teacher says to the young man, “That’s no problem at all,
everyone should know that the dog was YELLOW.”
The young man said, “Are you sure? I mean, could it have been another color?”
“No.” replied the old teacher, “It was
definitely YELLOW.” Once again the young man thanked him and went on his way.
The next night the young enemy acting as though he was still seeking knowledge went to the other side of town and sat in another gathering of knowledge and they too were discussing different things about verses in the Quran.
So when it came time for the teacher to give each person attending, the opportunity to ask a question, the imposter posing as a Muslim raised his hand and then asked the question, “In the chapter about the “Cave”, the sleepers are mentioned in different numbers but each time there is a reference to their dog as being counted along with them. Now I was wondering whether or not anyone of knowledge has ever made any reference to what the color the dog might have been?”
The teacher immediately said, “Yes! The dog in this story in the Quran was
BLACK.”
The young non-believer man was pleased and continued, “Sir, are you quite certain that the color of the dog mentioned in the story was BLACK?”
“Young man,” he quickly replied, “I'll
stake my reputation on that as a fact.”
“Thank you, sir." said the non-believer.
The next night the non-believer still posing as a Muslim went back to the first teacher and then when it came time for the questions and answers he raised his hand and asked, “Teacher, you have so much knowledge and I am only a small beginner, I was just wondering, could you maybe remind me about the answer to the question the other night about the color of the dog in the cave in Surah Al-Kahf?” (Quran: Chapter 18).
The teacher said, “There is
no doubt whatsoever amongst the great scholars of Islam on this question. The dog was YELLOW. And anyone who says other than this has no knowledge.”
With that the young man spoke up again and said, “Sir, what would you say if someone else said that
he would stake his reputation of being a scholar in Islam on the fact that the dog is not yellow, but rather that the dog is most certainly BLACK?”
The teacher quickly replied, “Then
his reputation is not that of a scholar but one of a fool.”
Now the next time the enemy went to the teacher who believed the dog was BLACK, he told the teacher that the teacher on the other side of town was calling him names and saying that he had no knowledge of Islam and that for sure that the dog was YELLOW.
The teacher became angry and shouted, “You tell him, that
I said he is the one without knowledge.
I am the one who graduated from the
greatest of schools of Islam, while he is but a fool.”
The plan was working. Before long the community was divided into two groups. Each group was claiming that their teacher was the one with the correct answer. Fighting broke out in the streets and the Muslims began attacking each other all over the city. Everyone became involved to the extent that there was not a single person who was excluded from this terrible situation. Screaming, shouting, hitting and fighting were everywhere.
And then it happened. The Kafir went back out to his people and told them,
“Let us go to fight them now. You will now find them most easy to defeat.”
And that is exactly what they did.
May Allah save us from such Fitnah [tribulations]. Ameen.
Sheikh Yusuf Estes
I dont care what the word Kafir here means but it suits the bastards causing all this chaos! This is exactly what is happening in Pakistan now!
- Mullahs declaring they know something that the Quran never said (colour of the dog is neither in the Quran nor in the hadith)
- Because these Mullahs dont know their own basics
- The Mullahs fear saying I dont know or the answer is not found (due to stupid ego), many are suffering from misguidance
- Mullahs putting their reputation and pride before knowledge is another cause
- Declaring the other stupid because he differs in opinion based on something that is neither in the Quran or the Hadith is pure stupidity itself!
- Showing off that they are taught by the greatest scholar, studied in best school and what not doesnt make you a great scholar automatically!
- bastardised media
- and some political parties start bitching over collateral damage
- our judiciary
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Akheilos
i dont want hurt your feelings ..just let my frustration out for injustice to poor fellow ..supreme court has
given direction to govt on many occasions ..havent they ?
You mean in the past as in 1400 years ago? Lately all the supreme court does is swing where the money asks it to bend!
