Invite bohra brothers.
Mu' meneen Brothers and Sisters,
As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.
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Alaekum wa rahmatullah e wabarakthu, Dear Burhan Bhai, I am very pleased to
visit ur web site and I pray from the bottom of my heart that everyone shall be
blessed with the light of true knowledge like u, ameen. I am based in
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Invite bohra
brothers
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His
help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide,
and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear
witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness
that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
Allah
says in the Holy Quran: Chapter 16, Surah An-Nahl Ayat 125:
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to the Way of your Lord with wisdom and excellent admonition and argue with
people in the best manner. Your Lord knows best who has gone astray from His
Way and who is Rightly guided.
Dear and beloved brother, it has always been the case that
when one is born into a sect or a set of beliefs, one unconditionally puts
their belief in the guidance/misguidance declared by their self-appointed ‘holy
men’ and ‘priests’….absolutely regardless of whether whatever they say is in
accordance with the Divine Guidance of the Glorious Quran and the Sunnah.
Amongst this particular sect, the unsuspecting followers
are warned never ever to read the Glorious Quran with understanding, lest they
are misguided from the ‘path’….and once a person is devoid of the understanding
of the Glorious Quran, his likeness is that of a blind person or cattle who
goes wherever their ‘leader’ leads them!
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 7 Surah
Aaraaf verse 179:
179 …… They have hearts wherewith they understand not, eyes wherewith
they see not, and ears wherewith they hear not.
They are like cattle! Nay, more misguided: for they are heedless (of the
Truth).
Dear and beloved brother, the one and only thing which
would truly benefit such brothers is to read (or even hear) the Glorious Quran
with understanding….for this Divine Book of Guidance has a way of its own to
penetrate the hearts of those who wish to seek guidance…..thus if you could
strive and convince some amongst them to read the Glorious Quran with
understanding, they would be well on their way towards guidance…Insha Allah.
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 2 Surah
Baqarah verse 185:
Ramadan is the month in which the Quran was sent
down: this Book is a Perfect Guidance for mankind and consists of clear
Teachings which show the
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 12 Surah
Yusuf verse 1-2:
These are the verses of the Book that makes its
object perfectly clear. We have sent it
down as a Quran in Arabic, so that you
may understand it well.
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 16 Surah
Nahl verse 89:
We have sent down to you this Book, which makes
everything plain, and is a
guidance, blessing and good news to
those who have surrendered themselves entirely.
If one trusts, obeys, and follows the guidance and
commands of Allah and His Messenger (saws),
one can be assured of never ever being misled; but if one believes, obeys and follows any
other guidance, other than that of Allah and His Messenger (saws), one can be
assured of being led astray.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only
due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me
alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is
the Only Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan