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**vigraxtru** · 07-08-2012, 04:20 AM

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The Definition of the Siddiqeen

The second rank is that of the Siddiqin. These are people close to the blessed prophets in the quality of spiritual excellence. They are like someone seeing something from a distance. Somebody asked Sayyidna 'Ali Radhi-Allahu Anh: Allah be pleased with him: 'Have you seen Allah Almighty?' He said: 'I cannot worship something I have not seen.' Then, he further said: 'Though people have not seen Allah Almighty with their eyes, but their hearts have seen Him through the realities of faith.' By his act of 'seeing', Sayyidna 'Ali meant the kind of sighting he has referred to later, for such intellectual or intuitive perception is like seeing.

The Definition of the Shuhada'

The third rank is that of the Shuhada'. These are people who recog*nize their ultimate objective through the chain of reasons and proofs. They have no access to direct vision, that is, mushahada is what they miss. They are like someone seeing something in a mirror from a close range - very similar to what Sayyidna Harithah Radhi-Allahu Anh: Allah be pleased with him said: 'I feel I am seeing the Throne of my most sublime Lord.'

The expression (That you worship Allah as if you are seeing Him) in the famous hadith may also be interpreted to mean this very kind of 'seeing'.

The Definition of the Saliheen

The third rank is that of the Salihin. These are people who recognize their ultimate objective through following the precepts of Shari'ah. It is like someone sees something in a mirror from a distance. In the other part of the famous hadith quoted above: (And if you cannot see Him, then, He sees you anyway) the reference may be to this very level of 'seeing'. In short, this investigative approach taken by Imam Raghib al-Isfahani shows that all these ranks are ranks that reflect the quantum of knowledge one has of His Lord, and that the different gradations that are there are based on the respective rankings of this knowledge. As for the subject of the verse, it is clear enough. Here, all Muslims have been given the glad tidings that those who are totally obedient to Allah and His Messenger shall be with those who hold higher ranks in Paradise. May Allah Almighty bless us all with this love. Amin. [Ma'ariful Qur'an]

07-08-2012, 04:20 AM	#30
vigraxtru Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 421 Senior Member	http://www.muftisays.com/blog/Seifed...sa,-69.70.html The Definition of the Siddiqeen The second rank is that of the Siddiqin. These are people close to the blessed prophets in the quality of spiritual excellence. They are like someone seeing something from a distance. Somebody asked Sayyidna 'Ali Radhi-Allahu Anh: Allah be pleased with him: 'Have you seen Allah Almighty?' He said: 'I cannot worship something I have not seen.' Then, he further said: 'Though people have not seen Allah Almighty with their eyes, but their hearts have seen Him through the realities of faith.' By his act of 'seeing', Sayyidna 'Ali meant the kind of sighting he has referred to later, for such intellectual or intuitive perception is like seeing. The Definition of the Shuhada' The third rank is that of the Shuhada'. These are people who recog*nize their ultimate objective through the chain of reasons and proofs. They have no access to direct vision, that is, mushahada is what they miss. They are like someone seeing something in a mirror from a close range - very similar to what Sayyidna Harithah Radhi-Allahu Anh: Allah be pleased with him said: 'I feel I am seeing the Throne of my most sublime Lord.' The expression (That you worship Allah as if you are seeing Him) in the famous hadith may also be interpreted to mean this very kind of 'seeing'. The Definition of the Saliheen The third rank is that of the Salihin. These are people who recognize their ultimate objective through following the precepts of Shari'ah. It is like someone sees something in a mirror from a distance. In the other part of the famous hadith quoted above: (And if you cannot see Him, then, He sees you anyway) the reference may be to this very level of 'seeing'. In short, this investigative approach taken by Imam Raghib al-Isfahani shows that all these ranks are ranks that reflect the quantum of knowledge one has of His Lord, and that the different gradations that are there are based on the respective rankings of this knowledge. As for the subject of the verse, it is clear enough. Here, all Muslims have been given the glad tidings that those who are totally obedient to Allah and His Messenger shall be with those who hold higher ranks in Paradise. May Allah Almighty bless us all with this love. Amin. [Ma'ariful Qur'an]
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