OBEDIENCE AND DISOBEDIENCE TO ALLAH

OBEDIENCE AND DISOBEDIENCE TO ALLAH

Salamualaikumwarahmatullahwabarakatu my noble brethren on this educative platform!

Our topic is: Obedience and disobedience it's aimed at bringing to light our purpose of being the creatures of the CREATOR Obedience to Allah and His Messenger.

Surah Al-Anfal– Verses 20-21

يَاأَيُّهَاالَّذِينَآمَنُواأَطِيعُوااللَّهَوَرَسُولَهُوَلَاتَوَلَّوْاعَنْهُوَأَنْتُمْتَسْمَعُونَ

وَلَاتَكُونُواكَالَّذِينَقَالُواسَمِعْنَاوَهُمْلَايَسْمَعُونَ

20. “O' you who have Faith! Obey Allah and His Messenger, and do not turn away from him while you hear (him).”

21. “And be not like those who say: ‘We heard’, but they do not hear (indeed).”

In the Qur’an thoroughly, the commandment of the obedience from the Messenger of Allah (S) has occurred next to the obedience from Allah. In eleven occurrences the term /’ati‘un/ (do obey) has been mentioned after the Qur’anic phrase:

 

“Be in awe of Allah”.

In this verse, although both the obedience from Allah and the obedience from the Messenger are referred to, the objective is the disobedience from the Messenger, (not from Allah), especially in the Battle of Badr and his commands concerning the military affairs.

In this obedience, the obedience from the Divine leader, truthfulness is the necessary condition, and only the act of ‘hearing’ is not enough. The verse says:

 

“And be not like those who say: ‘We heard’, but they do not hear (indeed).”

Surah Al-Anfal– Verse 22

إِنَّشَرَّالدَّوَابِّعِنْدَاللَّهِالصُّمُّالْبُكْمُالَّذِينَلَايَعْقِلُونَ

22. “Verily the worst of animals in the sight of Allah are the deaf, the dumb, who do not understand.”

The Arabic term /summ/, mentioned in the verse, is the plural form of /asamm/ which means ‘deaf’ ; and the Qur’anic term /bukm/ is the plural form of /’abkam/ which philologically means ‘dumb’.

Those who do not accept the teachings of divine prophets are differently defined in the Qur'an.

 

Sometimes they are resembled to the dead, as it is recited in its two occurrences:

“Surely you do not make the dead to hear...” (Surah Ar-Room, No. 30, verse 52); and (Surah An- Naml, No. 27, verse 80)

Sometimes they are resembled to beasts:

“...and eat as the beasts eat...”. (Surah Muhammad, No. 47, verse 12)

Sometimes they are introduced worse than the beasts, as the Qur'an says:

   “...they are as cattle, rather they are more astray...” (Surah Al-‘A’raf, No. 7, verse 179)

Sometimes they are considered as the worst creatures, as the verse under discussion says:

Therefore, for the continuation of the order of the truth, people should always be recommended to be obedient unto the Divine leader. The verse says:

 

“O’ you who have Faith! Obey Allah and His Messenger…”

It should also be known that leaving the obedience from the Prophet (S) is the disobedience from Allah. The verse continues saying:

 

“…and do not turn away from him while you hear (him).”

In this obedience, the obedience from the Divine leader, truthfulness is the necessary condition, and only the act

“Verily the worst of animals in the sight of Allah are the deaf, the dumb, who do not understand.”

Also, in view of the fact that the Qur’an is the Book of practice, and not merely a ceremonial book, thoroughly it lays emphasis on the consequences of deeds. In this verse, too, those who have safe ears but they do not pave the way of hearkening to the revelations of Allah, and do not follow the words of truth and the programs which lead to happiness, are considered as earless persons.

And, *those who have a sound tongue but keep silence when they should defend the truth are considered as some deaf and dumb persons*.

I once again seized this very platform to pray for myself and the entire Muslim ummah, that Allah(azzawajal)  to extol and shower *HIS BOUNTIFUL* UPON  us all in this world and the hear after and that we aren't far from shortfalls, He should pardon us as well *AAMMEENN*

May Allah straighten our crooked affairs be it hidden or open and enable us to put to practice the little we have presented.  I can't end without praying for our Muslim brethren who have passed on since the time of ADAM(PBUH) till date,  that Allah should forgive them their sins and grant them jannatulFirdaus.