Is it permissible to invocate Al mighty Allah By the words “AAH” & “AH” part- 02

Is it permissible to invocate Al mighty Allah By the words “AAH” & “AH” part- 02

(1.1)  it being a name of Almighty Allah is witnessed and proved by the following hadees.  Our beloved Prophet (sal) prayed as follows. “I beg of your mighty to make the holy Quraan a spring to my heart and a remedy for all afflictions and distresses by all the names thee nameth thy self or by the names thee choosth in thy supernatural knowledge or by the names given in the divine religions or by the names thee taughth to any of thy creations.)  (musnad Ahmad)

In this Hadees our Prophet (sal) has indicated that Almighty Allah has many more names by the phrase (you taught one of your creatures) He emphasizes the possibility of teaching his beloved saints some of his names.  The name “AAH” may be such a name taught by Allah Almighty to his great saints.

It is a well accepted fact by the Muslim world that the spiritual leaders – great saints are the people who attained the close presence of Almighty Allah scarifying their hearts and souls to continuous supplications.  This is witnessed by many thousands of people who lived in the periods of Great saints such as Saiyidhunaa Muhiyyaddheen Abdhul Khaadhr Al Jeelaanie (Rali) and Saiyidhunaa Abul Hassen Al Shaadhulee (Rali).  This is why they are highly respected and followed by Muslims all over the world.  Muslims everywhere accept the thareekas (spiritual orders) found by them as they are distinguished Ulamaas and great scholars who learnt academically and divinely where pious and faithful believers prefer to accept their ways keeping good faith on them.  Followers of thareekas are of firm and stern belief that, by following them, they benefit here and here after.  And acting hostilely towards them opposing their ways will result in eternal damnation. 

The hadees narrated by Aaish (Rali) to say “Apostle of Allah came to us while a patient was moaning, then the moaner was told to keep quite then our Apostle said let him moan – moaning is a name of Almighty Allah”  is also an evidence to prove this fact.

                                           

(1.2)   Shortened form of the word Allah.

The practice of invoking Almighty Allah by the word “AAH” is seen in fassiyya branch of Shadhuleeya Order.  Also this is a distinguished invoking way.  This word “AAH” is not pronounced by the tongue but by throat and the heart.  Those who are not familiar with the followed and practiced invocating system of Soofi orders suspect in them  due to their ignorance.  Their suspicions and condemnations are baseless. 

Shortening of the words is a practice of Arabs in the Arabic language.  Shortening of the word Allah is a practice of Arabs approved by the grammatical regulations of the Arabic language.  The world reputed Arabic grammarian Mohamed Al Sabbaan has stated in his book titled Al Risaalathul Qubrah,  that Arabs had such a practice of shortening the word Allah in order to make invocation rather easier for a long time. 

Also the scholars of Islamic jurisprudence as well as the scholars of interpretation of the Holy Quraan have ascertainably confirmed that the word Allah is in its full strength and full weight whenever the letter “H” is there even though its other letters are removed.

The world accepted Islamic jurisprudential scholar Imaam Ibnu Hajur (Rah) has stated in his religious verdict that, it is permissible to invoke almighty Allah by the words mentioned in the holy Quraan such as “Kaaf” – “Haa”- “Yaa” – “Ain” – “Saad” – as well as by a single letter of the word Allah.

The famous interpretation of the holy Quraan “Thafseer Al Quasin” states that the word Allah will be in its full weight and its full strength even some of its letters were removed.  The books “Shamsul Maariful Sugra” and Shamsul Maariful Qubrah” where the author has given etymologies of letters and words and systems of using Arabic Alphabetic for various purposes has stated that the word Allah is the self name of the creator and the central name where all other his names describe his attitudes and significances.  This name can be shortened in many forms.  Its meaning and significances will not be changed even its letters were removed.  Its every letter contains the divine power and its strength.  Well reputed spiritual leader Sheih Sahrawardhee has allowed invoking Almighty Allah by the words of “Lahu Lahu”.  Another famous Soofi Sheih Dhimra (rali)  has taught his pupils to invoke by the word “AAH”.  Sheih Abdussalaam(rali)  also taught his followers to invoke by the word “AAH” as written in the book titled “Unnurathunnbaviyyh”  

When the great scholar Sheikhul Islam Shihaabuddeen Ibnu Hajar (rali) was questioned about invoking standing, singing devotional songs while invoking by the words of “Hu”, “Haa”, “Hee” and moving while invoking, he replied all these are allowed and permitted in the Islamic Law.  So, it is very clear that the Zikr system of Fassiyyah branch of Shaazuliyya order is complying with the Islamic Law and the word “AAh” is similar to the word Allah both in the vision of Islamic Law and the Arabic Grammar.  The soul familiar and habituated with this Zikr will be bestowed with an opportunity of leaving the world – physical body with invoking while he groans at his last minutes saying “AAH” “AAH” intentionally or unintentionally.  So this Zikr will be most important and highly valued.

One of the main Imaams of Shaazuliyyah order Sheik Ahamed Zarrook Al Fassy (rali) narrates the version of Mohammed Al Magribi (rali) a great saint and the Khaleefa – a representative of Sheih Abu Abbaas Al Mursi (rali) in his book, Mohammed Al Magribi (rali) having stated that “when I went to the Majlis of Abu Abbaas Al Mursi (rali) I saw him and his followers been engaged in Zikr “AAH” expressing a sound of roaring like that of animals.  When I asked them what that Zikr was in an admiring mood, I was replied that is the Zikr of realistic theologians.  Then the gentle breeze of Zikr blew on me, and then I became over whelmed.  In deep contemplation I saw our Prophet Muhammad (Sal) saying that is the Zikr of Angles of Allah which they have obtained through their meditation.  It is the Zikr of good feelers of the powers of almighty Allah.  Make Zikr so.  Don’t oppose those invokers.  They are in the limits of their lord.  So I started to make Zikr by the word “AAH” and taught it to others too.  They did Zikr in circles of groups.  By doing this Zikr we gained many benefits.  (Nusrathunnabaviyyah). 

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