The Way of Sacrifice was given to
every Prophet:
My
respectable friends and elders! Allah has given us some ways to reach near Him
and approach him. Some of these ways and methods were bestowed upon a nation
and some others were taught to other nations. Those ways were not told to
second nation which had been for the first nation and for another third a third
commandment was given. In fact each nation was told different ways. Yet there
are some ways and methods to approach Allah are those that their understanding
was taught to every nation. There is no such nation that was not told that
particular way. Every religion and every prophet was given that method, made
that method a resource to get near Him and each and every prophet was instructed
to teach this method to their respective nation as this is the way to approach
Us.
Allah
said this???????????? (Surat Al Hajj Verse 67)
We
have positioned Sacrifice for each nation. There is no such nation and prophet
in the world that have not been given the way to sacrifice by Allah or was not
bestowed this prayer. This implies that this method is as ancient as it
encompasses all the prophets beginning from Hazrat Adam (A.S) till Holy Prophet
(S.A.W).
Everyone Loves Himself:
This
implies that the method of approaching Allah, named as sacrifice, is such a
sealed and sacred one that it was blessed to each and every prophet. Each and
every prophet has its stamp. There is no such prophet who does not have the
stamp of method of Sacrifice. Allah told this method to each prophet. Each
prophet taught this method to his respective nation. And it was said about this
very method that??????????)
O
People! Why did we give this method? What was the purpose behind giving this?
The purpose was ???????, the remembrance of Allah’s name that the animals and
quadrupeds that Allah has blessed you with, when you sacrifice them in the way
of Allah, you should remember Allah, Speak the Greatness of Allah on them.
Through speaking the Greatness of Allah on them give the lesson that all the
things are from Allah. It is only Allah who has given all these animals. How
great is this favor from Him that he made such a huge animal subordinated under
us that we are able to slay it by laying it and it does not even ask why you
are doing this. He sacrifices his life. Allah says: O man! Just think that the
animal under you was not subordinated under you itself. It also has a life like
yours. Like you he is also seldom ready to give his life (Everybody loves his
life). Bus as Allah ordered, Allah made it subordinated and therefore you
should speak of Allah at the time of slaying it. Speak of Allah’s Greatness. By
saying??????? Take the lesson that O Allah! We slay this animal on your name. O
Allah! Greatness is only for you and no one else except you. That is the way
told to approach Allah. How many things were rendered through one source that
when you will speak of Allah at the time of slaying the animal, the Superiority
and Greatness of Allah will be fixed in your heart.
Allah’s name should be take with
Remembrance:
This
implies that at the time of sacrifice, Allah’s name should be taken with the
remembrance of Allah’s Greatness. It means one must take Allah’s name with
attention so that Allah’s greatness should fix in his heart that really only
Allah is Great and this order was also given by Allah. The real spirit of
sacrifice is saying????????? With attention to this Greatness at the time of
sacrifice. But we are not even aware and don’t even think and take Allah’s name
in neglect. Although it is not devoid of reward to take Allah’s name in neglect
yet it does not beget that phenomenon found in attention and belief. And Allah
gave us a strange lesson along with his Greatness and said?????????????????????????
(Surat Ul Hajj: Verse 34, Para 17)
When
you take Allah’s name you will conceive the idea who gave you this animal. Now
it is logical that man thinks that I have earned money, I have spent money but
Allah says that I have given this animal to you. It is given by Allah. What
could you do if Allah had not given this animal to you? In other sense, I am
sacrificing in the way of Allah what is already given by Allah; there is
nothing to my merit. When we take Allah’s name with this belief and faith that
this has been given by Allah, we will remember all the favors of Allah. Who
gave money to purchase the animal, who gave money to feed animal and give it
water. When we remember all these favors, we will be able to admit them, and we
will be able to thank Allah. Afterward stated: Just think that Allah gave you
this animal. He is the one being which gives? (Al Baqarah Verse 23 Para 2) Your
God is One God, Call only His name, Think just about Him.
Good News for the Bowers before
Allah:
But
the Muslim today, Allah forbid, calls the name of some elder who was given high
place by Allah. He thinks if I say it in the name of that elder, I will get the
reward. Allah finished it and said, “Do not attend anyone’s thought in your
heart, Think of none except Him, Make Him your God”.
Afterward
it was said that such a huge animal is your obedient, who did this? If an
animal like camel places his foot on someone, one may not be able to get up. If
it takes someone’s neck in his mouth, no one could get it freed. Such a wild
animal was made obedient to you and said: Did you ever think that such an
animal is my obedient, am I obedient to Allah? Therefore it was said??????? (Sura
Al Hajj Verse 34 Para 17).
Be
obedient to Him. Think how many lessons are there for us in this. Now if
someone says what we will get if we get obedient like this animals are for us,
it was said?????? (Sura Al Hajj Verse 34 Para 17) There are good news for those
who bow to Allah.
An
animal was slain bringing Allah’s greatness in the heart, remembrance of
Allah’s blessings along with commitment to one’s obedience as well. Now
everyone will say,” I am obedient and follower and Muslim”. But it is not
sufficient to just say (or everyone says it from his tongue). In fact Allah has
fixed signs for it. If you hold these signs, you are true in your saying. O
Allah! What signs are those? First sign was said:? (Al Hajj Verse 35 Para 17)
That
when these people remember Allah, their hearts are caught. There is a strange
disposition of heart. It is the man who can say I am obedient to Allah. But
saying this is not sufficient, rather said? (S.A.A) they hold patience on
troubles. As there was trouble on this animal, getting slain is also a trouble,
but it was patient and what it got for being patient? I have already stated that
Allah converted numerous flocks for this animal. Scholars often give the
example that dogs and other forbidden (Haram) animals have no vigour for
sacrifice and therefore there are no flocks for them. Goat, cow etc have the vigor
for sacrifice and although they give birth to one baby at a time and very rare
it is that two babies are born and a bitch gives birth to about six babies at
time, yet you can see the number that which of the races was raised by Allah.
It is the reward of patience. It tells till there is the vigor of sacrifice in
the Muslims, Allah will keep (rather increase) this nation. If this vigor is
gone, there will be such deaths that your name will be removed. Sacrifice is
the greatest wealth if you want survival of Islam. So sacrifice gives us the
lesson that?????? Be patient in the way of Allah if there are troubles. An
important lesson of sacrifice is O Allah! The way how I am sacrificing this
animal in your way, I can sacrifice my lie also if need arises. When this
sentiment will rise Allah will bless these nations with survival. Another fact that????????
Was not said rather said??????? To establish Prayer (Salat). It tells that only
sacrifice is not the perfection (Now it does not mean that we should not
sacrifice, rather we must) rather we should produce the sentiment of prayer as
well within ourselves. Man should also bow before Allah if animal has bowed
before the order of Allah. It means that those who render sacrifices must
contain all these sentiments.
Be conscious about correction of
Intentions (Niyyat):
Found
a strange incident in a book that Hazrat Umar (R.A) sent an army towards a
nation. Muslims arrested them and killed them. When they were about to kill a
man, he said, “I do not belong to this tribe. I have come here for the love of
a woman, therefore let me just see her once so that it should be easy for me to
die.” It means it should be easy for me to give sacrifice. He was taken there
afterwards. He read some verses addressing that woman and then he was killed.
At the moment a woman came out of the crowd of women, fell down on him shivering
and passed away on the spot. Both of them gave their life for worldly Love. In
a way they gave a lesson to the Muslims that it is not a costly deal to give
sacrifice in the Love of Allah in His way.
My
friends! One’s life should have been given to Allah Almighty, yet it was mercy
and favour of Allah that we were replaced by the animal.
The
scholars has written out this case that if one sacrifices the animal with the
faith that today I am sacrificing it, and I am ready to give even my own life
tomorrow, he will get the reward equal to giving his own life.
How
great is this favour of Allah? Just sacrifice with this imagination. How huge
is His reward? Therefore render sacrifice with this sentiment and not for show.
Do not let your intention contaminate. Keep on remembering your intention. Keep
on correcting intention and keep on making prayer that Allah bless us also with
the position which He blesses to the near ones.
O
Allah! Give all of us strength to act upon.
(Amen)
