Their Kufr Is Worse than Their Bombing of Gaza!
07-01-2009
In the Name of Allah, we praise Him and invoke peace and blessings upon His
Messenger.
While we are all following the attacks on our brothers and sisters in Gaza in
increasing anger, it is necessary to remember an essential theological concept
with every dead woman or child we see on TV lying in a pile of rubble: our
enmity towards this accursed nation should be first and foremost because of
their kufr. Their offenses against Allah and His Prophets since the start of
their miserable existence far outweigh in evil and vileness all of the bombs,
missiles, killing, starvation, and expulsion they have afflicted us with since
1948.
When one looks through their history, one finds example after nauseating example
of stubbornness, rejection, and mockery of the signs of Allah. By Allah, every
time I go back and read their tragic stories with Prophet Musa, I still shake my
head at how a group can be filled with such stubborn disbelief despite the
presence of a real live Messenger from Allah in their midst, and it is during
such reflection that one comes to understand the Prophet Muhammad’s words: “Glad
tidings seven times to the one who believes in me without seeing me.”
Ibn al-Qayyim mentioned in ‘Ighathat al-Lahfan’ (2/306):
“Muhammad bin Ishaq narrated that when Musa returned to his people and saw how
they were worshipping the cow and said to his brother and as-Samiri what he
said, and he burned the cow and threw it in the river, Musa then chose seventy
of their best men and said: “Go to Allah and repent to Him from what you have
done, and ask Him to repent unto those of your people you have left behind. So,
fast and purify yourselves and your intentions.” So, he went out with them to
Mount Sinai for an appointment he made with his Lord, and he would never
approach to meet Him without His permission. So, the seventy men said to him: “O
Musa, ask your Lord for us to let us hear His Speech.” He said “I will do so,”
and when Musa got close to the mountain, he was shaded with clouds until they
overwhelmed the entire mountain. He got closer and entered the mountain, saying
to his people: “Get closer.” When Musa would speak with his Lord, his face would
be covered with such a dazzling light that no human being could look at him. So,
a barrier was placed between he and his people, and they approached until they
entered the area that was covered by the clouds. They fell prostrating and heard
Allah Speaking to Musa, issuing commands and prohibitions. When Allah was done
doing so, He removed the clouds from around Musa, and Musa came out to them and
they said to him: “We will not believe in you until we see Allah out in the
open!” So, a lightning bolt struck them, and they all died.”
Imagine, this was the state of the seventy best men from the Children of Israel!
Ibn al-Qayyim continued a few pages later (2/311):
“When they were presented with the Torah, they did not accept it despite the
fact that they had personally witnessed the signs that they had witnessed. So,
Allah commanded Jibril to uproot an entire mountain and hold it over their
heads, saying to them: “If you do not accept it, I will throw this on you.” So,
they accepted it unwillingly, and Allah Said: {“And when We raised the mountain
over them as if it had been a canopy, and they thought that it was going to fall
on them, We said: “Hold firmly to what We have given you, and remember that
which is therein so that you may fear Allah and obey Him.”"} [al-A'raf; 171]
‘Abdullah bin Wahb said that Ibn Zayd said: “When Musa returned from his Lord
with the Tablets, he said to the Children of Israel: “These Tablets contain the
Book of Allah and His commands that He has commanded you with, as well as His
prohibitions that He has prohibited you from.” So, they said: “And who would
listen to you? No, by Allah, we will not accept this until we see Allah out in
the open, until He comes out to us and says: ‘This is My Book. So, take it.’ Why
doesn’t He Speak to us like He does with you, Musa?” So, such anger came from
Allah that a lightning bolt struck them, killing them all. Allah then brought
them back to life after they had died, and Musa said to them: “Take the Book of
Allah.” They said: “No.” So, he asked them: “Don’t you know what just happened
to you?” They replied: “Yes, we died and were brought back to life.” He said
again: “Take the Book of Allah,” and they again refused. So, Allah sent the
Angels to take a mountain and hold it over their heads, saying: “Do you know
what this is?” They said: “Yes, Mount Tur.” The Angels said: “Take the Book of
Allah, or we will throw this on top of you.” So, they took it through a
covenant.”"
In these two aforementioned stories, one cannot help but cringe at the horrible
manners displayed with their Prophet, and before that: Allah! This comes despite
the mercy and politeness of Musa in addressing them, as well as Allah’s Mercy in
giving them chance after chance to repent and accept what was so blatant and
clear, even bringing them back to life to ponder over their transgressions for
which they were killed.
However, it doesn’t stop there.
This blasphemy was complemented by their worship of a golden calf immediately
after seeing the Red Sea open up and swallow Fir’awn, a manifestation of Allah’s
Might!
It was complemented by their accusations against Allah of being poor and stingy,
and that He had a son!
It was complemented by their taking their rabbis as lords besides Allah, obeying
them in what they legislated in opposition to their Shari’ah!
It was complemented by their accusations against the progeny of Prophet Ya’qub
of illicit sexual relations, such that Prophet Dawud was the product of
adultery!
It was complemented by their accusations against Prophet Lut that he fornicated
with his two daughters - while he was drunk!
It was complemented by their accusations against Prophet Yusuf of being a
fornicator!
It was complemented by their accusations against Maryam of being a whore, such
that Prophet ‘Isa was a bastard child!
It was complemented by their accusations against Prophet Sulayman of being a
magician, just as they claim about Prophet ‘Isa!
And it doesn’t stop there! Their position towards the Prophets and Messengers
sent to them was not limited to mere rejection, insults, and disbelief in their
messages. Rather, their seething hatred to anything divine led them to take the
ultimate step of transgression: murdering the Prophets of Allah! From the
Prophets of the Children of Israel up to our own Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon
them all), this accursed group combined the crime of kufr with the crimes of
murder and arrogance. They historically boast of having allegedly crucified
‘Isa, and with our own Prophet in their midst, they attempted to murder him by
dropping a boulder on his head, poison him, cast a spell on him, ally with the
polytheists against him, break their pacts with him, and on and on.
Such was the experience of the Prophets and Messengers appointed by Allah with
the Children of Israel, and our love of Allah and His Books and Messengers
transcends that of our love for ourselves, and even for our brothers and sisters
in faith. Therefore, while the believer feels gallantry and jealousy for his
oppressed brothers and sisters in Palestine, this feeling should be magnified
many times over for our Lord, Book, and Prophets such that our hearts burn in
passion with their priorities in proper order…
{“Indeed there has been an excellent example for you in Ibrahim and those with
him when they said to their people: “Verily, we are free from you and whatever
you worship besides Allah. We have rejected you, and there has started between
us and you hostility and hatred forever until you believe in Allah, alone…”"}
[al-Mumtahanah; 4]
And Allah Knows best.
Submitted by a Mujahid