English translation of Maktubat Imam Rabbani (selective 100) | Mujaddid Alf
sani | Sheikh Ahmad sirhindi
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51 - THIRD VOLUME, 101st LETTER
This letter, written to Shaikh Abdullah, informs that it is not permissible to interpret or explain away the ayats of the Qur'an as philosophers understand them: May Allahu ta'ala give you safety and protect you against calamities! You sent the book named Tabsir-ur- rahman. I have read some parts of it. I am sending it back. [Tabsir-ur-rahman wa Taysir-ul- mannan is a book of tafsir. It was written by Zayn-ud-din Ali bin Ahmad Armawi 'rahmat Allahi ta'ala 'alaih', one of the savants of the Hanbali Madhhab. He died in the year 710.] My dear brother! It is understood that the author of this book has deviated into the way of philosophers. He almost holds them equal to prophets. The meaning which he gave to an ayat of hud Sura has caught my eye. He interprets the ayat like philosophers, disagreeing with prophets' way. He holds prophets' word and philosophers' word equal as if they were of the same value, and says, "according to the unanimity of prophets and philosophers" about the ayat, "For them there is none in the next world," and says, "By feeling, or mentally, theoretically..." concerning the ayat, "Torment by fire only." What value would philosophers' unanimity ever have at a place where there is prophets' 'alaihimus-salawat-u wat-tahiyyat' unanimity? What importance could their words have which inform of the torment in the next world, especially when they disagree with prophets' words? Philosophers say that Hell torment is mental and theoretical, and he says so, too. These words of theirs show that they disbelieve the fact that the body will feel the torment. However, prophets have communicated unanimously that torment will be felt. The book, also in its other parts, writes the ayats of the Qur'an as philosophers say. On account of its writings which disagree with those who follow prophets' way, the book bears secret, even very obvious, harm. Seeing that it would be necessary to inform you of this fact, I have caused your head to ache with a few words. I send my salam.