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Seeking Help from the Pious Ones of Allah
The issue of seeking help from the pious votaries of Allah is
supported by the Islamic evidence.We'll provide overwhelming
daleels, that is, documents in our book to be published
elsewhere(on the Net). Here, we'll only discuss about such an event
where recourse to the SufiGnostic/dervish/A'alim-Haqqaniyywas taken
by none other than the Prophet Sulaiyman
(Solomon) himself.
The Koran states in Surah Naml,Ayahs 38-40, (In the name of
Allah, the Most Gracious and theMost Merciful), Qaala yaa
ayyuhaal-malauu ayyukum ya'tiniyy bi-a'rshihaa qabla
ayyatu'niyymuslimiina; qaala 'ifriitum-minal jinni anaa aatiika
bihii qabla a'n taquuma mim-maqaamika wainniyy a'laiyhi laqawiyyun
amiinun; qaala alladhiyy i 'ndahuu i'lmum-minal kitaabi anaa
aatiikabihii qabla ayyartadda ilaiyka tarfuka - falammaa ra'a-hu
mustaqirraan i'ndahuu qaala haadhaamin fadli rabbiyy, meaning
Prophet Sulaiyman said (to his own men): "Ye Chiefs! which of
youcan bring Queen (of Sheba) Bilqis' throne before they (i.e. the
queen and her people) come to mein submission?" Said an Ifrit(large
and powerful one) of the Jinns (genii): "I will bring it to
theebefore thou rise from thy Council; indeed I have full strength
for the purpose, and may be trusted."
Said one who had knowledge of the Book: "I will bring it to thee
within the twinkling of an eye!"Then when Sulaiyman saw it (i.e.
the throne) placed firmly before him, he said: "This is by thegrace
of my Lord!"
According to the Koran, Prophet Sulaiyman wanted the queen
Bilqis and her people to embracethe Islamic religion upon seeing a
Divine Sign from the Prophet. So he made the above call tohis own
people. We can infer, from the story narrated by Allah, as
follows:
1. Prophet Sulaiyman, though being a Prophet of Allah, sought
help from his people - from thepious ones among his Ummah. The
Prophet himself was a votary of Allah and could have asked
Allah for the Sign himself, knowing fully well that his prayer
wouldn't be turned down by his Lord,the Almighty. Moreover, as a
Prophet, he too had the privileges of Divine Power. Yet, he
askedfor help from someone who was well-versed in the 'knowledge of
the Book', and whose namewasAsaf bin Barkhiya, the chief counsel at
the Prophet's court. This person was spirituallyenlightened and
could work miracles (karaamat).
2.Asaf bin Barkhiya brought the throne of queen Bilqis from
Sheba in Yemen to Damascus inSyria, and that too, in the twinkling
of an eye! In order to carry it for such a long distance, he hadto
be haadir(omnipresent) and naazir(able to see the throne from
Damascus all the way toYemen). It is also termed as tayy-i makaan
in Arabic. This Koranic account bears testimony infavor of
Sufi/dervishes' special powers granted by Allah Almighty.
3. The chief counsel at Prophet Sulaiyman's court is quoted in
the Koran as saying, "I will bring itto thee within the twinkling
of an eye." He didn't say that he would bring it if Allah granted
himpermission or the power; he said he would bring it 'within the
twinkling of an eye'. Thus, it iscrystal-clear that he knew the
extent of his spiritual power. TheAwliya or Sufi/dervishes
knowabout the Divine Powers they possess.4. TheAyah also grants us
the permission to say that theAwliya, that is, the Sufi/dervishes
canhave ta'thiror effect on matters of the world and the hereafter.
This is also termed as tasarrufin
Arabic. In other words, they can work miracles. It is not
shirkor polytheism to describe suchAhwali.e. spiritual states of
theAwliya; rather, it is compatible with the Sharia. And
5. The Koranic verse pertains to Khabar, that is, narration of
events, and henceforth, cannot berescinded by any Hukm i.e. Law of
the Sharia. In other words, the Koranic account of the event atthe
time of Prophet Sulaiyman stands throughout the prophet-hood of the
last Prophet HadratMuhammad (sallallaahu alaiyhi wasallam);
meaning, till the End of the World.
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