HOW THE DEVIL SYAITAN DECEIVE MEN AND HOW MEN CAN PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM THE DEVIL SYAITAN
The basis of the truth is the Quran and the Sunnah. What is the Quran? The Quran is the words of Allah and what is the Sunnah? The Sunnah is the actions of Prophet Muhammad saw which explain the Quran. In other words both the Quran and the Sunnah are the same. One is the words and the other one is the actions and therefore the basis of truth is the Quran and the Sunnah. The Prophet Muhammad saw said to his umat prior to his death, he has leave them with two things and if they hold fast to these two things they will never be deviated forever by the devil syaitan. In order to understand the Quran, Muslims must look at the Sunnah, which means the Muslims must look at the actions of the Prophet Muhammad saw and not to have ilmu, knowledge or Arabic language. According to Muslims scholars a person need to have fifth teen (15) fields of knowledge in order to understand the Quran. In other words, what our Muslims scholars are trying to tell to the Muslims that only the Muslims scholars understand the Quran and that Muslims will not understand the Quran unless they follow the Muslims scholars blindly? This is the way on how the Iblis and syaitan are deceiving the Muslims scholars into the belief that the one who give a person the understanding of the Quran is their knowledge and not Allah. The truth is there is no one who can give a person the understanding of the Quran except Allah. Allah gives the understanding of the Quran to whom He loves. Who are the persons whom Allah loves? The person whom Allah loves is the believers. The Muslims scholars who are not believers are easily deceived by the devil syaitan. Iblis and syaitan are trying to promote the position of the Muslims scholars to be the same as the Prophet Muhammad saw. When our Muslims scholars are not believers they do not love Allah but they want to have the respect and the love of the Muslims. When our Muslims scholars are not believers they love to be uplifted to the same level as Prophet Muhammad saw and in this way they will be able to obtain the respect and honour from the Muslims.
In order to look pious to others, many Muslims like to practice all the small practices of the Prophet Muhammad saw. They are not sincere in practicing the small practices of Prophet Muhammad saw because they tend to avoid practicing the great practices of the Prophet Muhammad saw. What is the great practice of the Prophet Muhammad saw? The great practice or Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad saw is to invite the mankind to good and preventing the mankind from evils. Without practicing the great Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad saw Muslims will not become believers and Muslims will not have sincerity in all of their actions. Many Muslims women are covering their faces from the public and many women think the practice of covering their faces is obligatory. In the Quran, Allah orders the Muslims women to cover their head including their hairs and to cover their chest and with the intention to please Allah. I have not seen any verses of the Quran that order the Muslims women to cover their faces but they are so many women particularly in Jemaah Tabligh who cover their faces as if Allah orders the Muslims women to cover their faces. Many Muslims women in those countries such as India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia are covering their faces. What is the Hukum of covering of the faces of the women? Why the order to cover the faces of the women is not clear in the Quran? In case the covering of faces for women is fardu or obligatory then the order must be mentioned clearly in the Quran.
In Saudi Arabia the Muslims scholars make the fatwa that the wearing of spectacles are meant only for men and to drive cars are the activities related only to men. Muslims scholars in Saudi Arabia prohibit women to wear spectacles and to drive cars. In Muslims countries where males are dominating the women, the women in those countries are mainly regarded as the second class citizen and women are regarded good only for fulfilling the sexual desires of men. I have the doubt that the order for women to cover their faces come from the Quran. I believe that the order for women to cover their faces come from the Muslims scholars and not from the Quran. Muslims scholars in Afghanistan under the rules of the Taliban prohibit the women from working outside their houses and Muslims scholars in those countries believe that women are to remain within the four walls of their houses only. Is the order to prevent women from working outside their houses come from the Quran or it comes from the Muslims scholars? When our Muslims scholars are not believers they are easily deceived by the Iblis and syaitan. Iblis and syaitan uses our Muslims scholars to deviate Muslims from obeying the order of Allah correctly. The order for women to cover their faces which are not even obligatory or sunnat has been made obligatory by the Muslims scholars.
Sunnah is the actions of the Prophet Muhammad saw and Sunnah is to explain about the Quran which are the words of Allah. Allah gives the understanding of the Quran to Prophet Muhammad saw and among the whole men the person who really understands the Quran is the Prophet Muhammad saw. When Muslims are following the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad saw the Muslims are following the Quran. When Muslims are not following the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad saw the Muslims are not following the Quran. Sunnah is the actions of Prophet Muhammad saw. Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad saw is not the houses, vehicles, or clothes of the Prophet Muhammad saw but the actions of Prophet Muhammad saw. Many Muslims do not understand the meaning of Sunnah. When the Prophet Muhammad saw was riding a horse, the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad saw is the act of riding the horse and not the horse is Sunnah. When Prophet Muhammad saw was eating bread, the Sunnah is the action of eating of Prophet Muhammad saw and not the bread. When Prophet Muhammad saw was wearing a Jubah and a turban, the Sunnah is the actions of wearing the Jubah and the turban and not the Jubah and the turban are Sunnah. Many Muslims believe that to ride the horses is Sunnah and instead of driving the car, they want to ride the horses. Sunnah is the actions of the Prophet Muhammad saw in riding the horses and the horse is not the Sunnah.
Prof Dr Nasoha Saabin
January 2013
Integrative Holistic Wellness Centre
Prof. Dr. Nasoha Saabin 