Part 40

So he struck it and twelve separate dry pathways were opened up through it, the water being like mountains between them Allaah, the Most High, says: "Then we inspired Moosaa, 'Strike the ocean with your staff' and it split into separate parts, and each part was like a huge mountain." [surah ash-Shu'araa (26):63] A second example was the sign given to 'Eesaa, 'alayhis-salaam that he used to give life to the dead and bring them out of their graves, by the permission of Allaah. Allaah, the Most High, said about him: "And I revive the dead by Allaah's permission." [surah Aal-'Imraan (3):49] "And when you brought forth the dead by My permission." [surah AalMaa'idah (5): 110] A third example: that which was given to Muhammad when Quraysh asked for a sign, so he pointed to the moon and it split into two and that was seen by the people. Concerning this Allaah, the Most High, says, "The Hour has drawn near, and the moon has been split; and if the mushriks see a sign proving the truth of the Prophethood of Muhammad they turn away from it and say: 'This is magic which will pass away.'" [surah al-Qamar (54): l-2] So these are signs which were seen and perceived which Allaah, the Most High, caused to occur as supporting proof and assistance for His Messengers, and they are decisive proofs of His existence. (2) Eemaan in His Lordship (ar-Ruboobiyah). That is that He alone is the Lord, having no sharer in that, nor any helper. So the Lord (ar-Rabb) is the One Who creates, is the Sovereign-King, and the Command is His. So there is no creator except Allaah, nor any Sovereign Lord except Him, and there is no command except for Him. Allaah, the Most High, says, "Certainly creation and the command are His." [surah al-A’raaf (7):54] "That is Allaah your Lord Who alone has the right to worship. He it is Who has complete Sovereignty, and those whom you worship besides Him do not even possess and control the amount of the thin membrane covering a datestone." [surah Faatir (35):13] It is not known that anyone from the creation denied the Lordship of Allaah, the One free of all imperfections, except one who did so out of arrogance and not out of belief in what he said. This was the case with Pharaoh, when he said to his people, "I am your highest Lord." [surah an-Naazi'aat (79):24] "O nobles, I know no other god for you besides me." [surah al-Qasas (28):38] He did not say this out of belief. Allaah, the Most High, says, "They rejected Allaah's clear signs, proving what Moosaa called to, yet in their hearts they knew that they were true and from Allaah; and they did so due to their transgression and arrogance." [surah an-Naml (27): 14] Moosaa said to Pharaoh, as we are told by Allaah, "Moosaa said to Pharaoh: You know for certain that these signs were not sent down except by the Lord of the heavens and the earth, and that they are clear proofs of the truth of what I call you to and that I am Allaah's Messenger. But I think that you O Pharaoh, are one accursed and deprived of good." [surah ai-Israa'(17):102] Therefore the mushriks used to affirm the Lordship of Allaah, the Most High, even though they worshipped others along with Him. Allaah, the Most High, says, "Say, O Muhammad. To those mushriks: To whom belongs the Sovereignty of the earth and all the creation upon it, if it is that you know? They will say: It is Allaah's. Then say: 'Will you not then realise that He it is Who alone deserves all worship?! Say to them, O Muhammad: Who is the Lord of the seven heavens and the tremendous Throne which extends over them all? They will say that it is all for Allaah. Say: Will you not then fear His punishment for your worship of others besides Him? Say: In Whose Hand is the Dominion and Control of every thing, and Who protects and none can protect against His punishment, if it is that you know? They will say: It is for Allaah. Say: Then how is it that you are turned away from acceptance of the truth to falsehood, and to the worship of others along with Allaah." [surah al-Mu'minoon (23):84-89] "And if you, O Muhammad, were to ask those mushriks from your people: Who created the heavens and the earth? They will say: It is Allaah, the Mighty and All-Knowing who created them." [surah az-Zukhruf (43):9] "And if you, O Muhammad, were to ask those from your people who worship others along with Allaah: Who created them?