Nahjul Balagha – Jild 1: Khutbat:Dars 5: Khutbah 1 – Anbiya ka Silsila, Allah ka Ahd aur Rasoolullah ﷺ ki Ba’sat (Allah chooses His Prophets &The Prophethood of Muhammad ﷺ )

Pichhle dars mein humne Hazrat Adam (a), farishton ke sajde, Iblis ke inkar aur tauba ke waqie ka mutala kiya tha.

Aaj hum Khutbah 1 ke agle hisse mein dekhenge ke Allah Ta’ala ne insaniyat ki rehnumai ke liye Anbiya (a) ka silsila kyun qayam farmaya, Ambiya ki zimmedari kya thi aur aakhir mein Rasoolullah Muhammad ﷺ ko kis azeem maqsad ke liye mab’oos farmaya gaya.

1. Hazrat Adam (a) ke baad Anbiya ka silsila

Arabi matn:

«وَلَمْ يُخْلِهِمْ بَعْدَ أَنْ قَبَضَهُ، مِمَّا يُؤَكِّدُ عَلَيْهِمْ حُجَّةَ رُبُوبِيَّتِهِ، وَيَصِلُ بَيْنَهُمْ وَبَيْنَ مَعْرِفَتِهِ، بَلْ تَعَاهَدَهُمْ بِالْحُجَجِ عَلَى أَلْسُنِ الْخِيَرَةِ مِنْ أَنْبِيَائِهِ، وَمُتَحَمِّلِي وَدَائِعِ رِسَالَاتِهِ»

Roman Urdu talaffuz:

Wa lam yukhlihim ba’da an qabazahu mimmaa yu’akkidu alaihim hujjata ruboobiyyatihi, wa yas ilu bainahum wa baina ma’rifatihi, bal ta’aahadahum bil-hujaji alaa alsunil-khiyarati min anbiyaa’ihi, wa mutahammili wadaa’i’i risaalaatihi.

Roman Urdu tarjuma:

Allah ne Hazrat Adam (a) ko duniya se utha lene ke baad insaanon ko apni rehnumai se mehroom nahin chhoda. Woh aise daleel aur paigham bhejta raha jo un par apni parwardigari ki hujjat qaim karte aur unhein apni pehchan se jorte. Balkeh Allah ne apne muntakhab Anbiya ki zabanon ke zariye apni daleelein un tak pahunchata raha, jo uski risalat ki amanaton ko uthaye hue the.

Tashreeh:

Is ibarat mein Imam Ali (a) ek bunyadi haqeeqat samjhate hain: Allah ne insaan ko paida karke usay baghair rehnumai ke nahin chhoda.

Insaan ke paas aql hai, lekin aql ki apni hudood hain. Insaan aksar apne faide, khwahishat, riwayat aur mahol se mutasir hota hai. Is liye Allah ne Anbiya (a) bheje taake:

  • Allah ki wahdaniyat ki taleem dein.

  • Haq aur batil mein farq wazeh karein.

  • Insaan ko halal-o-haram batayein.

  • Akhlaq aur insaf ka rasta dikhayein.

  • Aakhirat aur jawabdehi ki yaad dilayein.

Qur’ani hawala – Surah An-Nisa 4:165:

«رُسُلًا مُبَشِّرِينَ وَمُنْذِرِينَ لِئَلَّا يَكُونَ لِلنَّاسِ عَلَى اللَّهِ حُجَّةٌ بَعْدَ الرُّسُلِ»

Roman Urdu: Rusulam mubashshireena wa munzireena li-allaa yakoona linnaasi alal-laahi hujjatum ba’dar-rusul.

Tarjuma: Humne Rasool bheje jo khushkhabri dene wale aur khabardar karne wale the, taake Rasoolon ke aane ke baad logon ke paas Allah ke muqable mein koi hujjat baqi na rahe.

2. Ambiya ka bunyadi maqsad

Arabi matn:

«لِئَلَّا يَخْلُوَ اللَّهُ سُبْحَانَهُ خَلْقَهُ مِنْ نَبِيٍّ مُرْسَلٍ، أَوْ كِتَابٍ مُنْزَلٍ، أَوْ حُجَّةٍ لَازِمَةٍ، أَوْ مَحَجَّةٍ قَائِمَةٍ»

Roman Urdu talaffuz:

Li-allaa yakhluwallahu Subhaanahu khalqahu min nabiyyim mursalin, aw kitaabim munzalin, aw hujjatin laazimatin, aw mahajjatim qaa’imah.

Roman Urdu tarjuma:

Taake Allah apni makhlooq ko kisi bheje hue Nabi, nazil ki hui kitab, lazim hujjat ya wazeh aur qayam rehne wale raaste se mehroom na rakhe.

Tashreeh:

Is ibarat mein chaar cheezen samne aati hain:

  1. Nabi-e-Mursal: Allah ka bheja hua Nabi jo logon tak paigham pahunchata hai.

  2. Kitab-e-Munazzal: Allah ki taraf se nazil hone wali kitab.

  3. Hujjat: Allah ki taraf se aisi daleel jo haq ko wazeh kare.

  4. Mahajjah: Seedha aur roshan rasta jo insaan ko hidayat ki taraf le jaye.

Imam Ali (a) ka bayan yeh samjhata hai ke hidayat ka nizaam Allah ki hikmat ka hissa hai.

Qur’ani hawala – Surah Al-Ma’idah 5:44:

«إِنَّا أَنْزَلْنَا التَّوْرَاةَ فِيهَا هُدًى وَنُورٌ»

Tarjuma: Beshak humne Taurat nazil ki, jis mein hidayat aur noor tha.

3. Anbiya ki musalsal aamad aur Allah ke ahd ki tajdeed

Arabi matn:

«رُسُلٌ لَا تُقَصِّرُ بِهِمْ قِلَّةُ عَدَدِهِمْ، وَلَا كَثْرَةُ الْمُكَذِّبِينَ لَهُمْ»

Roman Urdu talaffuz:

Rusulun laa tuqassiru bihim qillatu adadihim, wa laa kathratul-mukazzibeena lahum.

Roman Urdu tarjuma:

Woh Rasool jinhein na unki tadaad ki kami kamzor karti thi aur na unhein jhutlane walon ki kasrat unke farz se rok sakti thi.

Tashreeh:

Anbiya (a) ne mushkil halaat mein bhi apna paigham pahunchaya. Unhein mukhalifat, mazaq, takleef aur kabhi jaan ke khatre ka samna karna pada, lekin unhon ne Allah ke hukm ko tarjeeh di.

Is se dawat dene walon aur ilm hasil karne walon ke liye sabaq milta hai: haq ki baat daleel aur hikmat ke saath kehni chahiye, chahe logon ki tadaad kam ho.

Qur’ani hawala – Surah Ya-Sin 36:30:

«يَا حَسْرَةً عَلَى الْعِبَادِ مَا يَأْتِيهِمْ مِنْ رَسُولٍ إِلَّا كَانُوا بِهِ يَسْتَهْزِئُونَ»

Tarjuma: Afsos hai bandon par! Unke paas jo bhi Rasool aaya, woh uska mazaq udate rahe.

4. Anbiya ki taleem ka markazi nuqta: Tawheed

Arabi matn:

«وَكَانَ ذَلِكَ فِي بَرْهَةٍ مِنَ الزَّمَانِ، وَدَرَسَتْ أَعْلَامُ الْهُدَى، وَظَهَرَتْ أَعْلَامُ الرَّدَى»

Roman Urdu talaffuz:

Wa kaana zaalika fee barhatim minaz-zamaan, wa darasat a’laamul-hudaa, wa zaharat a’laamur-radaa.

Roman Urdu tarjuma:

Yeh silsila zamane ke mukhtalif dauron mein jari raha. Kabhi hidayat ki nishaniyan dhundhli pad gayin aur gumrahi ki alamat zahir hone lagin.

Tashreeh:

Imam Ali (a) insani tareekh ke us pehlu ki taraf ishara karte hain jahan waqt guzarne ke saath log asal taleem ko bhoolne lagte hain.

Kabhi tauheed ki jagah shirk, insaf ki jagah zulm aur akhlaq ki jagah na-insafi le leti hai. Aise halaat mein Allah apne Anbiya ko bhejta raha taake insaniyat ko dobara seedhe raste ki taraf bulaya ja sake.

Qur’ani hawala – Surah An-Nahl 16:36:

«وَلَقَدْ بَعَثْنَا فِي كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ رَسُولًا أَنِ اعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ وَاجْتَنِبُوا الطَّاغُوتَ»

Tarjuma: Humne har ummat mein ek Rasool bheja ke Allah ki ibadat karo aur taghoot se bacho.

5. Rasoolullah Muhammad ﷺ ki ba’sat

Arabi matn:

«إِلَى أَنْ بَعَثَ اللَّهُ سُبْحَانَهُ مُحَمَّداً رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ لِإِنْجَازِ عِدَتِهِ، وَإِتْمَامِ نُبُوَّتِهِ»

Roman Urdu talaffuz:

Ilaa an ba’athallahu Subhaanahu Muhammadan Rasoolallaahi sallallaahu alaihi wa aalihi li-injaazi idatihi, wa itmaami nubuwwatihi.

Roman Urdu tarjuma:

Yahan tak ke Allah Subhanahu ne Muhammad Rasoolullah ﷺ ko mab’oos farmaya taake apne waade ko poora kare aur nubuwwat ke silsile ko mukammal farmaye.

Tashreeh:

Rasoolullah ﷺ ki ba’sat insani tareekh ka azeem waqia hai. Aap ﷺ ko Allah ne tamam insaniyat ke liye hidayat ka paigham de kar bheja.

Aap ﷺ ki taleem mein tauheed, adal, rahmat, akhlaq, ibadat aur insani huqooq sab shamil hain.

Qur’ani hawala – Surah Al-Ahzab 33:40:

«وَلَٰكِنْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَخَاتَمَ النَّبِيِّينَ»

Tarjuma: Balkeh woh Allah ke Rasool aur aakhri Nabi hain.

Yeh ayat Khatm-e-Nubuwwat ki bunyadi daleel hai.

6. Rasoolullah ﷺ ka paigham tamam insaniyat ke liye

Qur’ani hawala – Surah Saba 34:28:

«وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ إِلَّا كَافَّةً لِلنَّاسِ بَشِيرًا وَنَذِيرًا»

Tarjuma: Aur humne aap ko tamam logon ke liye khushkhabri dene wala aur khabardar karne wala bana kar bheja.

Tashreeh:

Aap ﷺ ka paigham kisi ek qabeelay, ilaqe ya nasl ke liye mahdood nahin tha. Aap ﷺ ki taleem tamam insaniyat ke liye hai.

Aap ﷺ ne nasli aur qabaili fakhr ko rad kiya aur taqwa ko izzat ka mayar qarar diya.

Qur’ani hawala – Surah Al-Hujurat 49:13:

«إِنَّ أَكْرَمَكُمْ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ أَتْقَاكُمْ»

Tarjuma: Allah ke nazdeek tum mein sab se zyada izzat wala woh hai jo sab se zyada muttaqi hai.

7. Sunni aur Shia nuqta-e-nazar

Anbiya ke silsile aur Rasoolullah ﷺ ki Khatm-e-Nubuwwat par Sunni aur Shia dono maktab-e-fikr ka bunyadi aqeeda mushtarak hai.

Dono ke nazdeek:

  • Allah ne insaniyat ki hidayat ke liye Anbiya bheje.

  • Hazrat Muhammad ﷺ Allah ke aakhri Nabi hain.

  • Qur’an Allah ki aakhri nazil karda kitab hai.

  • Rasoolullah ﷺ ki sunnat aur taleem hidayat ka bunyadi zariya hai.

Ahl-e-Bayt (a) ke maqam aur unki dini rehnumai ki tafseel mein Sunni aur Shia riwayat ke darmiyan ikhtilaf maujood hai. Is mauzu ko hum aage Khutbah 1 ke mutaliqa hisse aur mustanad Ahadith ke saath alag se samjhenge.

8. Dars 5 ka khulasa

  1. Allah ne Hazrat Adam (a) ke baad bhi insaniyat ko hidayat se mehroom nahin chhoda.

  2. Anbiya ka bunyadi maqsad tauheed aur Allah ki bandagi ki dawat dena tha.

  3. Ambiya ne logon ko haq aur batil mein farq samjhaya.

  4. Insani tareekh mein hidayat aur gumrahi ke daur aate rahe.

  5. Rasoolullah Muhammad ﷺ ko nubuwwat ke silsile ki takmeel ke liye mab’oos farmaya gaya.

  6. Aap ﷺ ka paigham tamam insaniyat ke liye hai.

     

 

Allah chooses His Prophets

اختيار الانبياء

From his (Adam’s) progeny Allah chose prophets and took their pledge for his revelation and for carrying His message as their trust. In course of time many people perverted Allah’s trust with them and ignored His position and took compeers along with Him. Satan turned them away from knowing Him and kept them aloof from His worship. Then Allah sent His Messengers and series of His prophets towards them to get them to fulfil the pledges of His creation, to recall to them His bounties, to exhort them by preaching, to unveil before them the hidden virtues of wisdom and show them the signs of His Omnipotence namely the sky which is raised over them, the earth that is placed beneath them, means of living that sustain them, deaths that make them die, ailments that turn them old and incidents that successively betake them.

وَاصْطَفى سُبْحَانَهُ مِنْ وَلَدَهِ أَنْبيَاءَ أَخَذَ عَلَى الْوَحْيِ مِيثَاقَهُم، وَعَلَى تَبْليغِ الرِّسَالَةِ أَمَانَتَهُمْ، لَمَّا بَدَّلَ أَكْثَرُ خَلْقِهِ عَهْدَ اللهِ إِلَيْهِمْ، فَجَهِلُوا حَقَّهُ، واتَّخَذُوا الاْنْدَادَ مَعَهُ، وَاجْتَالَتْهُمُ الشَّيَاطِينُ عَنْ مَعْرفَتِهِ، وَاقتَطَعَتْهُمْ عَنْ عِبَادَتِهِ، فَبَعَثَ فِيهمْ رُسُلَهُ، وَوَاتَرَ إِلَيْهِمْ أَنْبِياءَهُ، لِيَسْتَأْدُوهُمْ مِيثَاقَ فِطْرَتِهِ، وَيُذَكِّرُوهُمْ مَنْسِيَّ نِعْمَتِهِ، وَيَحْتَجُّوا عَلَيْهِمْ بَالتَّبْلِيغِ، وَيُثِيرُوا لَهُمْ دَفَائِنَ الْعُقُولِ، وَيُرُوهُمْ آيَاتِ الْمَقْدِرَةِ: مِنْ سَقْف فَوْقَهُمْ مَرْفُوع، وَمِهَاد تَحْتَهُمْ مَوْضُوع، وَمَعَايِشَ تُحْيِيهِمْ، وَآجَال تُفْنِيهمْ، وَأَوْصَاب تُهْرِمُهُمْ، وَأَحْدَاث تَتَابَعُ عَلَيْهِمْ،

Allah never allowed His creation to remain without a Prophet deputised by Him, or a book sent down from Him or a binding argument or a standing plea. These Messengers were such that they did not feel little because of smallness of their number or of largeness of the number of their falsifiers. Among them was either a predecessor who would name the one to follow or the follower who had been introduced by the predecessor.

لَمْ يُخْلِ اللهُ سُبْحَانَهُ خَلْقَهُ مِنْ نَبِيٍّ مُرْسَل، أَوْ كِتَاب مُنْزَل، أَوْ حُجَّة لاَزِمَة، أَوْ مَحَجَّة قَائِمَة، رُسُلٌ لا تُقَصِّرُ بِهِمْ قِلَّةُ عَدَدِهِمْ، وَلاَ كَثْرَةُ المُكَذِّبِينَ لَهُمْ: مِنْ سَابِق سُمِّيَ لَهُ مَنْ بَعْدَهُ، أَوْ غَابِر عَرَّفَهُ مَنْ قَبْلَهُ.

The Prophethood of Muhammadﷺ

مبعث النبي (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم)

In this way ages passed by and times rolled on, fathers passed away while sons took their places till Allah deputised Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) as His Prophet, in fulfilment of His promise and in completion of His Prophethood. His pledge had been taken from the Prophets, his traits of character were well reputed and his birth was honourable. The people of the earth at this time were divided in different parties, their aims were separate and ways were diverse. They either likened Allah with His creation or twisted His Names or turned to else than Him. Through Muhammad (S) Allah guided them out of wrong and with his efforts took them out of ignorance.

عَلَى ذْلِكَ نَسَلَتِ القُرُونُ، وَمَضَتِ الدُّهُورُ، وَسَلَفَتِ الاْباءُ، وَخَلَفَتِ الاْبْنَاءُ.

الَى أَنْ بَعَثَ اللهُ سُبْحَانَهُ مُحَمَّداً(صلى الله عليه وآله) لاِنْجَازِ عِدَتِهِ وَتَمامِ نُبُوَّتِهِ، مَأْخُوذاً عَلَى النَّبِيِّينَ مِيثَاقُهُ، مَشْهُورَةً سِمَاتُهُ، كَرِيماً مِيلادُهُ. وَأهْلُ الاْرْضِ يَوْمَئِذ مِلَلٌ مُتَفَرِّقَةٌ، وَأَهْوَاءٌ مُنْتَشِرَةٌ، وَطَرَائِقُ مُتَشَتِّتَةٌ، بَيْنَ مُشَبِّه للهِ بِخَلْقِهِ، أَوْ مُلْحِد في اسْمِهِ، أَوْ مُشِير إِلَى غَيْرهِ، فَهَدَاهُمْ بهِ مِنَ الضَّلاَلَةِ، وَأَنْقَذَهُمْ بمَكانِهِ مِنَ الجَهَالَةِ.

Then Allah chose for Muhammad, peace be upon him and on his progeny, to meet Him, selected him for His own nearness, regarded him too dignified to remain in this world and decided to remove him from this place of trial. So He drew him towards Himself with honour. Allah may shower His blessing on him, and his progeny.

ثُمَّ اخْتَارَ سُبْحَانَهُ لِمحَمَّد صلى الله عليه لِقَاءَهُ، وَرَضِيَ لَهُ مَا عِنْدَهُ، فَأَكْرَمَهُ عَنْ دَارِالدُّنْيَا، وَرَغِبَ بِهَ عَنْ مُقَارَنَةِ البَلْوَى، فَقَبَضَهُ إِلَيْهِ كَرِيماً صَلَّى اللهُ علَيهِ و آلِهِ،

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