Foreword:
This submission does not
corroborate Sunni or Shia Islam. The "Islam “a popular belief among masses
of Muslims (traditional “Islam”), includes with the Quran other sources of
Islamic knowledge. These other sources include Hadiht, [conjecture and
fabrications attributed to the apostle] and Fiqh [Hadith based Islamic jurisprudence].
These sources are actually toxic waste and an effort to eliminate Quranic Truth
by human intervention. These sources were integrated to accomplish vested
interests, not necessitated by Islam entered 200-250 years after the death of
the apostle, in the existing form. They were spoken words and unwritten
statements regarded as traditions unlike the Quran which was written down from the
day one. These sources have countless statements that are not only derogatory
of Rasool (pbuh) but also against the positive and normative science. Some
statements in the hadith for example compare women to monkeys and dogs and call
them bad luck. They even suggest that the woman serve her husband like a
"Majazi Khuda" she is required to obtain prior permission from her
husband to observe “Saum” fasting decreed by Quran. This is not only contemptible
and shameful, but also goes against monotheistic ideology of the Quran.
Traditionalists attached
animal sacrifice with pilgrimage (HUJJ). It did not cause perplexity in the
minds of those who blindly follow the tradition and desert the Quran. Off
course, animals are being sacrificed on other occasions like, Sadqa and Charity
to get closer to Allah and save them from calamities, miseries and paranormal
effects. However, animal sacrifice is considered a sacred duty of every Muslim
during period of Hajj and Umra. In the persuasion of this belief Muslim Ummah
universally sacrifice animals at their dwellings. Therefore, the title make
obligatory for us to understand the meanings of Hajj in the light of Quran.
Meanings
of Hajj
The
root of this Arabic word is ( hey,jeem,jeem). According to the meaning of its
root, it would be a conference, where all the matters of human peace and
tranquility are decided rationally. In Quranic terms, it means: an Islamic
conference where, all the matters relating to Umat e Muslimah and humanity
resolve to establish peace and tranquility at large, in the light of Quranic
injunctions. Thus, Hajj means,’ worldwide annual Muslim convention’ while “Umrah”
means, an emergency call to the Muslims of the world to gather on particular
issues.
The
first and foremost responsibility and sacred duty of Muslims of the world is,
to inaugurate organize, positively administer and take care of the basic needs
of invitees. Further, representatives from different nations of the world would
be invited as observers, reporters. Islamic ideology calls for a continuous
struggle to establish peace among the different nations of the world by
resolving their bilateral and collective issues. This is a reason that Quran entitle
Human, not only Muslims, wherever recount commandments for Hujj.
It
is a normal course to inaugurate any meeting that some traditions, rituals and
formalities are attached and regularize by introducing bylaws and statutes. One
of them is called,” Twaf” Circumambulation of Kaaba. This very act denotes the
sense; to safeguard this sanctuary ideologically.
Animal
Sacrifice (QURBANI)
This
word “Qurbani” does not exist in Quran except 3:183. It’s imperative to relate the verses of
Quran here, which will crystallize and bring us to the actual status of this
belief and inshallah, remove the misconception of animal sacrifice.
2:196
وَأَتِمُّوا
الْحَجَّ وَالْعُمْرَةَ لِلَّـهِ ۚ فَإِنْ أُحْصِرْتُمْ فَمَا اسْتَيْسَرَ مِنَ الْهَدْيِ ۖ وَلَا تَحْلِقُوا رُءُوسَكُمْ حَتَّىٰ يَبْلُغَ الْهَدْيُ
مَحِلَّهُ ۚ فَمَن كَانَ مِنكُم مَّرِيضًا أَوْ بِهِ أَذًى مِّن رَّأْسِهِ
فَفِدْيَةٌ مِّن صِيَامٍ أَوْ صَدَقَةٍ أَوْ نُسُكٍ ۚ فَإِذَا أَمِنتُمْ فَمَن تَمَتَّعَ بِالْعُمْرَةِ
إِلَى الْحَجِّ فَمَا اسْتَيْسَرَ مِنَ الْهَدْيِ ۚ فَمَن لَّمْ يَجِدْ فَصِيَامُ ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ فِي
الْحَجِّ وَسَبْعَةٍ إِذَا رَجَعْتُمْ ۗ تِلْكَ عَشَرَةٌ كَامِلَةٌ ۗ ذَٰلِكَ لِمَن لَّمْ يَكُنْ أَهْلُهُ حَاضِرِي
الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ ۚ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّـهَ وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّـهَ شَدِيدُ الْعِقَابِ
[2:196] Daryabadi
And
fulfill the pilgrimage and 'Umra for Allah. And if ye be besieged, offer whatsoever offering
be easy, and shave not your heads, until the offering reacheth its destination.
Then whosoever of you sick or hath hurt in his head, for him is a ransom by
fasting or alms
or a rite. Then when ye are secure, whosoever
combinoth 'Umra with the pilgrimage, for him is whatsoever offering be easy.
And whosoever cannot afford then for him is a fast of three days during the
pilgrimage and of seven when ye return these are ten days complete. That is for
him whose family dwells not near the Sacred Mosque. And fear Allah, and know
that verily Allah is severe in chastising.
[2:196] Sahih
International
And complete the Hajj
and 'umrah for Allah. But if you are prevented,
then [offer] what can be obtained with ease of sacrificial animals. And do not shave your heads until the sacrificial
animal has reached its place of slaughter. And whoever among you is ill or has an
ailment of the head [making shaving necessary must offer] a ransom of fasting
[three days] or charity or sacrifice. And when you are secure, then
whoever performs 'umrah [during the Hajj months] followed by Hajj [offers]
what can be obtained with ease of sacrificial animals. And whoever cannot find [or afford such an
animal] - then a fast of three days during Hajj and of seven when you have
returned [home]. Those are ten complete [days]. This is for those whose family
is not in the area of al-Masjid al-Haram. And fear Allah and know that Allah is
severe in penalty. Please
note; this sacrifice is an atonement if, not observed than a severe penalty is
destined.
Please compare the
above translations from Traditionalists how they assert meaning of the
highlighted Arabic words in the verse. Please note that one is using the word sacrificial animal and the other avoiding it. Therefore, it is
imperative to find out meanings of Arabic words الْهَدْيُ and
نُسُكٍ used in the text from
classic Arabic lexicon.
الْهَدْيُ (Heh, daal, yeh)
Huda: basically means
to be prominent and light up: to be in the forefront: and to lead the others:
the day is called huda: haadiyah is the raised rock which can be seen
from afar at sea: *** the Qur’an says: afalam yahdi lahum: 20:128 was is
it not made evident, clear and evident to them: Ibn Faaris says it has two
basic meanings a: 1) to go ahead in order to show the way and 2) to send a
gift.
نُسُكٍ (Nuun, Siin, Kaf )
Nasakas saub: he washed the
cloth and thus cleaned it : the Muheet says the real meaning of this word is to
wash and make clean: all other meanings are relevant to it: ** ardun naasika:
green land on which it has rained recently*.This basic meaning leads to its
meaning to right or correct some matter: nasakas sabakha: means he
corrected the salinity of the soil: asaka ila tariqatin jameelah: he
adopted a better way and stuck to it*.
قُلْ إِنَّ
صَلَاتِي وَنُسُكِي وَمَحْيَايَ وَمَمَاتِي لِلَّـهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ ﴿١٦٢﴾
[6:162] Daryabadi
Say thou: verily my
prayer and my rites and my living and my dying are all for Allah,
Lord of the worlds.
[6:162] Sahih
International
Say, "Indeed, my
prayer, my rites of sacrifice, my living and my dying are for Allah, Lord
of the worlds.
Please compare, how
the word NUSAK is translated…. This is an example of addition, fabrication and
conjecture from traditional Muslims.
5:95
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا
لَا تَقْتُلُوا الصَّيْدَ وَأَنتُمْ حُرُمٌ ۚ وَمَن قَتَلَهُ
مِنكُم مُّتَعَمِّدًا فَجَزَاءٌ مِّثْلُ مَا قَتَلَ مِنَ النَّعَمِ يَحْكُمُ
بِهِ ذَوَا عَدْلٍ مِّنكُمْ هَدْيًا بَالِغَ الْكَعْبَةِ أَوْ كَفَّارَةٌ
طَعَامُ مَسَاكِينَ أَوْ
عَدْلُ ذَٰلِكَ صِيَامًا لِّيَذُوقَ وَبَالَ
أَمْرِهِ ۗ عَفَا اللَّـهُ عَمَّا سَلَفَ ۚ وَمَنْ عَادَ فَيَنتَقِمُ اللَّـهُ مِنْهُ ۗ وَاللَّـهُ
عَزِيزٌ ذُو انتِقَامٍ ﴿٩٥﴾
Where is the connotation
of sacrifice? It is just KILLING, Gift and ATTONMENT. Only the killing of animal cannot be considered “Animal Sacrifice”
Translation from
Traditional Muslims:
[5:95] Shakir
O you who believe! do
not kill game while you are on pilgrimage, and whoever among you shall kill it intentionally, the compensation (of it) is the like of what he killed, from the cattle, as two just persons among you shall judge,
as an offering to be brought to the Kaaba or the expiation (of it) is the
feeding of the poor or the equivalent of it in fasting, that he may taste the
unwholesome result of his deed; Allah has pardoned what is gone by; and whoever
returns (to it), Allah will inflict retribution on him; and Allah is Mighty,
Lord of Retribution.
[5:95] Sahih
International
O you who have
believed, do not kill game while you are in the state of ihram. And whoever of
you kills it intentionally - the penalty is an equivalent from sacrificial
animals
to what he killed, as judged by two just men among you as an offering [to Allah]
delivered to the Ka'bah, or an expiation: the feeding of needy people or the
equivalent of that in fasting, that he may taste the consequence of his deed.
Allah has pardoned what is past; but whoever returns [to violation], then Allah
will take retribution from him. And Allah is Exalted in Might and Owner of
Retribution.
22:28
لِّيَشْهَدُوا مَنَافِعَ لَهُمْ
وَيَذْكُرُوا اسْمَ اللَّـهِ فِي أَيَّامٍ مَّعْلُومَاتٍ عَلَىٰ مَا رَزَقَهُم
مِّن بَهِيمَةِ الْأَنْعَامِ ۖ فَكُلُوا مِنْهَا
وَأَطْعِمُوا الْبَائِسَ الْفَقِيرَ ﴿٢٨﴾
Please find out if there is any word for “Sacrifice”? No, but wherever they find the word “Animal” they try hard to relate this with Animal
sacrifice; look:
[22:28] Sahih
International
That they may witness
benefits for themselves and mention the name of Allah on known days over what
He has provided for them of [sacrificial] animals. So eat of them and feed the miserable and poor.
[22:28] Yusuf Ali
"That they may
witness the benefits (provided) for them, and celebrate the name of Allah,
through the Days appointed, over the cattle which He has provided for them (for
sacrifice): then eat ye thereof
and feed the distressed ones in wan
[22:28] Wahiduddin
Khan
so that they may
witness its benefit for them and, on the appointed days may utter the name of
God over the cattle He has provided for them. Then eat their flesh, and feed
the distressed and the needy
Please
note, why Mr.Wahiduddin is not trying to convey the sense of Animal Sacrifice
here?
22:34
وَلِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ جَعَلْنَا مَنسَكًا
لِّيَذْكُرُوا اسْمَ اللَّـهِ عَلَىٰ مَا رَزَقَهُم مِّن بَهِيمَةِ الْأَنْعَامِ ۗ فَإِلَـٰهُكُمْ إِلَـٰهٌ وَاحِدٌ فَلَهُ أَسْلِمُوا ۗ وَبَشِّرِ الْمُخْبِتِينَ ﴿٣٤﴾
[22:34] Wahiduddin
Khan
For every people We
have appointed rites of sacrifice, so that they may pronounce the name of God
over the cattle which He has provided for them. Your God is One God; surrender yourselves
to Him; and give good news to the humble.
[22:34] Sahih
International
And for all religion
We have appointed a rite [of sacrifice] that they may mention the name of Allah over
what He has provided for them of [sacrificial]
animals.
For your god is one God, so to Him submit. And, [O Muhammad], give good tidings
to the humble [before their Lord]
22:36
وَالْبُدْنَ جَعَلْنَاهَا لَكُم
مِّن شَعَائِرِ اللَّـهِ لَكُمْ فِيهَا خَيْرٌ ۖ فَاذْكُرُوا اسْمَ
اللَّـهِ عَلَيْهَا صَوَافَّ ۖ فَإِذَا وَجَبَتْ
جُنُوبُهَا فَكُلُوا مِنْهَا وَأَطْعِمُوا الْقَانِعَ وَالْمُعْتَرَّ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ سَخَّرْنَاهَا لَكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ ﴿٣٦﴾
Translation
[22:36] Sahih
International
And the camels and cattle We have
appointed for you as among the symbols of Allah; for you therein is good. So
mention the name of Allah upon them when lined up [for
sacrifice]; and when they are
[lifeless] on their sides, then eat from them and feed the needy and the
beggar. Thus have We subjected them to you that you may be grateful.
[22:36] Maududi
We have appointed sacrificial camels among the symbols of (devotion to) Allah. There is much good in
them for you. So make them stand (at the time of sacrifice) and
pronounce the name of Allah over them, and when they fall down on their sides
(after they are slaughtered), eat and also feed them who do not ask and those
who ask. Thus have We subjected these animals that you may give thanks.
The camels (which are slaughtered during this congregation for the
purpose mentioned above) are also among the symbols of the Divine Order. In
fact anything which contributes in any way towards establishing or
strengthening the Divine System is counted among such symbols. (But this does
not mean that these cattle become sacred for you.) They are for your use. So
line them up and slaughter them after proclaiming the name of Allah; and
when they fall to the ground on any of their sides, eat their flesh and feed
the needy as well as those who are in distress. It is for this purpose that we
have made animals subservient to your needs, so that you (should have no worry
about your food and) can pay full attention to your high goal so that you may
achieve fruitful results.
22:37
لَن يَنَالَ اللَّـهَ لُحُومُهَا
وَلَا دِمَاؤُهَا وَلَـٰكِن يَنَالُهُ التَّقْوَىٰ مِنكُمْ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ سَخَّرَهَا لَكُمْ لِتُكَبِّرُوا اللَّـهَ عَلَىٰ مَا
هَدَاكُمْ ۗ وَبَشِّرِ الْمُحْسِنِينَ ﴿٣٧﴾
[22:37] Maududi
Neither their flesh reaches Allah
nor their blood; it is your piety that reaches Him. He has subjected these
animals (to you) that you may magnify Allah for the guidance He has bestowed
upon you. Give glad tidings, (O Prophet), to those who do good.
[22:37] Pickthall
Their flesh and their food reach not
Allah, but the devotion from you reacheth Him. Thus have We made them subject
unto you that ye may magnify Allah that He hath guided you. And give good
tidings (O Muhammad) to the good.
(It is being reiterated that these cattle are essentially to meet
your requirements; and that this is the reason for slaughtering them on this
occasion.) It is not their blood or flesh which reaches Allah;
what matters unto Him is how you guard His Laws (Taqwa). He has made the
cattle subservient to you so that you (become free of your physical needs and)
can wholeheartedly make efforts to ensure that the Code of Law ordained by Allah
for your guidance, attains supremacy over all man-made laws (2:185). And to the
people, who lead balanced and graceful lives according to the Divine Laws, give
glad tidings of the very pleasant outcomes of their deeds.
لَن تَنَالُوا الْبِرَّ
حَتَّىٰ تُنفِقُوا مِمَّا تُحِبُّونَ ۚ وَمَا تُنفِقُوا
مِن شَيْءٍ فَإِنَّ اللَّـهَ بِهِ عَلِيمٌ ﴿٩٢﴾
[3:92] Daryabadi
O
Ye shall not attain unto virtue until ye expend of that which ye love;
and whatsoever ye expend, verily Allah Is thereof Knower.
In 22:37
statement “Neither their flesh reaches Allah nor their blood” means, do not
consider the slaughtering an act of التَّقْوَىٰ and you should not
consider these animals sacred, these are just for you and the despondent around
you for eating
but “it
is your piety that reaches Him” It is an act of your kindness towards
human race which bring virtue to you. Above mentioned verse 3:92 is clarifying
it.
ذَٰلِكَ وَمَنْ يُعَظِّمْ شَعَائِرَ اللَّـهِ
فَإِنَّهَا مِنْ تَقْوَى الْقُلُوبِ ﴿٣٢﴾ لَكُمْ فِيهَا مَنَافِعُ إِلَىٰ أَجَلٍ مُسَمًّى
ثُمَّ مَحِلُّهَا إِلَى الْبَيْتِ الْعَتِيقِ ﴿٣٣﴾
[22:32] Daryabadi
Thus it is. And whosoever respecteth
the rites of Allah, and then verily it is from piety of the hearts.
[22:33] Daryabadi
For you in them are benefits for a
term appointed, and thereafter the destination is toward the ancient House.
The Momineen,
on the basis of their Eiman and positive constructive deeds (rites of
slaughtering animals for needy and all other rites of Hujj are good deeds but
not a condition or obligation for Hujj), shall abide in a society that is
evergreen.
In Verse #2 of
Sura Alkusar meaning the word فَصَلِّ
لِرَبِّكَ وَانْحَرْ
﴿٢﴾ has
always been taken as “Sacrifice”.
but it is not correct. Let us try to reach to its correct meanings through
renowned Arabic dictionary Taj-ul-Urus by Murtaza-az-Zabidi (D 1205) and other
lexicons.
Root
of this word is Nuun,
hah, rah
Nahr us sadr: the upper part
of the chest: the part of the chest where a garland is worn: nahral ba-eera
yanharahu nahra: he hit the spear on the spot adjacent to the chest
where the throat begins: camels are slaughtered in this way.
Ibn Faaris, says that this root has several meanings: it
also means the chest as well as to split the chest open.
but nahara means to dominate something very well: to
obtain something very well: to comprehend some matter thoroughly (
Zamukhshary): an-nehru; wan nehr means expert; clever; experienced: one
who comprehends everything and oversees everything and one who acts upon
something very firmly(Muheet) Thus, wanhar in108:2 means to act firmly
on something after understanding all its aspects; after dominating it in every
way.
However,
Quran mentions that there was a tradition of “Burnt Sacrifice” __ in previous
nations; الَّذِينَ قَالُوا إِنَّ اللَّـهَ عَهِدَ إِلَيْنَا
أَلَّا نُؤْمِنَ لِرَسُولٍ حَتَّىٰ يَأْتِيَنَا بِقُرْبَانٍ تَأْكُلُهُ النَّار Translation: There are those who say. Verily God hath
covenanted with us that we should believe not in an apostle until he brings
unto us a sacrifice which a fire shall devour.
Thus, in respect of Muslim
ummah and in the context of Eid-ul- Azha there is no command from Allah (in
Quran) exits for ANIMAL SACRIFICE. How can we please Allah and expect a reward
from him when it is not a requirement from him? It will rather displease and
annoy Allah, since we are following shurakaa others
Myth Regarding
Animal Sacrifice
It is very
painful for me to comment on the words being considered by billions “The words
of God”. However, the subject forces me to expose the truth by following the
command of Allah: And do not pursue that of which you have no
knowledge. Indeed, the hearing, the sight and the heart - about those entire
will be questioned. وَلَا تَقْفُ مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ
بِهِ عِلْمٌ ۚ إِنَّ السَّمْعَ وَالْبَصَرَ وَالْفُؤَادَ كُلُّ أُولَـٰئِكَ كَانَ عَنْهُ
مَسْئُولًا ﴿٣٦﴾
exposition
17:36) you should
not take a stand (regarding anything) where you have no personal knowledge (Use
all means of inquiry and then come to a conclusion - Allah has given you
all the faculties for this purpose.) Mind it, the ear and the eye and the heart
- all of them shall have to answer in regard to the question whether personal
inquiry was made about the concerned matters.
Genesis
22
Abraham
Commanded to Offer Isaac
1 And it came to pass after these things that
God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I
am.
2 And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son
Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Mori'ah; and offer him there
for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
12 And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad,
neither do thou anything unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing
thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, from me.
13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked,
and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went
and took the ram(a mail sheep), and offered him up for a burnt offering in the
stead of his son. Heb. 11.17-19
17 That
in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as
the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which [is] upon the sea shore; and thy
seed shall possess the gate of his enemies.
By holding
firmly Quranic injunctions and applying the bestowed faculties from Allah to
understand the subject in question, we figured out that Allah can never
persuade His messenger and a friend “Abraham” to slaughter his son for a burnt
sacrifice. Allah commanded: do not kill an innocent human unjustifiably as such killing
is accredited to kill the whole Humanity. (5:32) وَتَمَّتْ كَلِمَتُ رَبِّكَ صِدْقًا وَعَدْلًا ۚ لَا
مُبَدِّلَ لِكَلِمَاتِهِ ۚ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ ﴿١١٥﴾ Translation Sahih
International: And
the word of your Lord has been fulfilled in truth and in justice. None can
alter His words and He is the Hearing, the Knowing. . The verse 22:12 of the book of Genesis is
also a sufficient evident to this commandment either.
Do we think
that a ram (mail sheep) was a sufficient ransom for a test where life of a son
was at stake by his father? If we ponder a little and feel that it was a
firmness of belief, height of emotional control, manifestation of massive power
against the most ardent enemy of humans” The Hinderer,(Devil)”and colossal show
of gigantic power of God consciousness and steadfastness . How can we accept
Allah’s ransom ‘a ram’ against such a high character of Abraham? Furthermore
multiplicity of descendants is not a blessing unless it contains people of very
high character. Therefore, we are force to believe that this biblical narration
is a distortion.
It is very
unfortunate that our religious leaders of traditional Islam accepted this
biblical distortion and named it” animal sacrifice” “ Sunnat e-Ibrahimi. Let us
see how Quran enlighten us in this regard.
َالصَّافَّات
Sura
Al-Saffat
37
English Translation
from Sahih International
فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ مَعَهُ السَّعْيَ قَالَ يَا بُنَيَّ
إِنِّي أَرَىٰ فِي الْمَنَامِ أَنِّي أَذْبَحُكَ فَانْظُرْ مَاذَا تَرَىٰ ۚ قَالَ يَا
أَبَتِ افْعَلْ مَا تُؤْمَرُ ۖ سَتَجِدُنِي إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّـهُ مِنَ الصَّابِرِينَ
﴿١٠٢﴾
And when he
reached with him [the age of] exertion, he said, "O my son, indeed I have
seen in a dream that I [must] sacrifice you, so see what you think." He
said, "O my father, do as you are commanded. You will find me, if Allah
wills, of the steadfast."
أَذْبَحُكَ this
word has been translated as “sacrifice” while its actual meaning is”
Slaughter”. This is how traditional translators distort Quranic text to support
the Hadith.
There is no sense of Allah’s temptation to Abraham to scarify or
slaughter his son but it was a dream, dreams which, people of that status
comprehend, conveyed to his son. The son, having the same standard of his
character replied ۚ قَالَ
يَا أَبَتِ افْعَلْ مَا تُؤْمَرُ He said, "O my father, do as you are
commanded. Thus, there was no “temptation” and no “sacrifice”.
فَلَمَّا أَسْلَمَا وَتَلَّهُ لِلْجَبِينِ
﴿١٠٣﴾
And when they had both submitted and he put him down upon his
forehead,
وَنَادَيْنَاهُ
أَنْ يَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ ﴿١٠٤﴾
We called to him, "O Abraham,
قَدْ صَدَّقْتَ
الرُّؤْيَا ۚ إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الْمُحْسِنِينَ ﴿١٠٥﴾
You have fulfilled the vision." Indeed, We thus reward the
doers of good.
إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَهُوَ
الْبَلَاءُ الْمُبِينُ ﴿١٠٦﴾
Indeed, this was the clear trial.
وَفَدَيْنَاهُ بِذِبْحٍ
عَظِيمٍ ﴿١٠٧﴾
And We ransomed him with a great sacrifice, Here again the translator distort the meaning of بِذِبْحٍ (slaughtering)
Please note that how God ransom Abraham in Genesis 22:13 through
Ram ( male Sheep). Is it not belittling God who rewarded Abraham with a
goat/ram? Let us have a look how Allah ransoms this act of Abraham:
وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ
فِي الْآخِرِينَ ﴿١٠٨﴾
And We left for him [favorable mention] among later generations:
As far as the son(Ishmail) is concerned, We saved him for a far greater
and tremendous slaughtering. (This great
slaughtering refers to the fact that instead of keeping his leadership confined
to Syria, We wanted him to become the custodian of Our House Kaaba, which was
located in the far off barren land of Arabia and which had to become the center
and gathering place of all those the world over, who believed in the unity of
God.
سَلَامٌ عَلَىٰ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ﴿١٠٩﴾
"Peace upon Abraham."
The great slaughtering which
Abraham wanted to give would have remained confined to his son
(Ishmail); but the ‘sacrifice’ for which We saved him (that is the
custodianship of the Kaaba) would
continue for posterity (even after Ishmail)
كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي
الْمُحْسِنِينَ ﴿١١٠﴾
Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good.
This is how Allah reward or ransom the great slaughtering. Look how
these rewards goes on:
Allah had also given him the good news of (his second son) ISAAC
NABI who was amongst the saliheen. All Nabi and Rasools belong to progeny of
Abraham. So for so Muhammad pbuh the last Nabi of Allah belongs to Abraham as
confirmed by Genealogy.
Allah showered his blessings on Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, , and all
other Messengers amongst the descendants of his sons and saved them and their
nations from awesome calamities.
Conclusion:
1. Animal
Sacrifice is not a Quranic Concept.
2.
It is derived from Bible and propagates by traditional Islamic
scholars and jurists, through falsifications attributed, to our beloved apostil
/messenger of Allah (Muhammad pbuh).
3.
It is neither attached nor obligatory with pilgrimage.
4.
Slaughtering of animals won’t make them holy, these are for
eating during Hujj by Hajies( Rich and poor together)
5. These
animals are symbols like other Symbols like “Saee” at Safa O Marwah.
This
misconception has already created imbalance in human society as whole and
specifically among Muslims of the world. Its devastating effects have many
angles, and facets. We must high light them inshallah in our next
submissions.
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