A Lesson For Muslims

A Lesson For Muslims

The following fearful episode was narrated by Hakimul Ummat Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi (rahmatullah alayh):


In a town not far from Thanabovan (where Hakimul Ummat lived) a prominent Muslim member of parliament became very ill. Doctors had given up hope. There was a very pious hakeem (physician) in Thanabovan. For some reason he had refused to attend to the sick MP. Some relatives of the indisposed man asked Hadhrat Thanvi to request the hakeem to attend to the sick MP. on Hadhrat Thanvi’s request, the hakeem visited the sick MP.


After diagnosing the sick man, the hakeem also came to the same conclusion as the other doctors. However, the dying MP implored the hakeem to remain at his bedside. The sick man told the hakeem that he sees infront of him two fierce looking angels holdind a bag of fire in their hands. They were beckoning to him to enter the bag of fire. They were only waiting for the hakeem to depart. Thereafter they would extract the sick man's soul and capture it inside the bag of fire. Out of fear and terror the sick MP begged the hakeem to remain with him. After some time, the hakeem had to leave. on the departure of the hakeem, the MP died.

Commenting on this episode, Hadhrat Hakimul Ummat said that the Hindus of the town wanted to erect a temple in the Muslim area. The Muslim community vehemently opposed this proposal. However, the Muslim MP, for political motives, supported the application of the Hindus. Consequently they succeeded in acquiring permission to build the temple.

A temple as we all are aware is a venue of shirk and kufr. Nothing is more abhorrent to Allah Ta’ala than shirk and kufr. At the time of his death the Muslim MP was tasting the consequences of his support for shirk and kufr.

Aiding and supporting any shirk and kufr have disastrous effects at the time of Maut (Death). The impact is adverse. It can lead to kufr at the time of Maut or at least severe athaab (punishment) as the aforementioned episode testifies.

Among such acts of dangerous consequences for Imaan, prevalent in these days are:

• Standing for a flag

• Singing the anthems of countries and standing in honour

• Inter-Faith prayer gatherings

• Entering a non-Muslim place of worship for prayers or for merely sitting in silence and respect.

• Participating in a religious practice of other religions.