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Aqeedah The Majlis Vol 21 No 08, p.4

Are there any secrets of the Shariah which are known to only a few select Auliya?

Question

Are there any secrets of the Shariah which are known to only a few select Auliya?

Answer

It is simple to understand that Allah's Knowledge is infinite, eternal, all-embracing and perfect. In relation to man, almost everything of Allah's Knowledge is a secret. However, regarding the Shariah as related to mankind, there are absolutely no secrets. The very objective of the Shariah will be defeated if there had to be secrets unknown to every adherent of the Shariah. How are people expected to follow a Shariah in which secrets are a constituent?

Secrets such as the Huroof-e-Muqat-taat, the appearance of Nabi Isaa, Imaam Mehdi and Dajjaal, the nature of the Rooh, the date of Qiyaamah, the date of Resurrection, etc. are not related to the ahkaam of the Shariah. Following the ahkaam is not reliant on the knowledge of these secrets.

Allah Ta'ala has revealed a complete and perfect Deen for our Hidaayat. Everything required for our guidance and the attainment of salvation is in the Shariah delivered to mankind. It is a Shariah devoid of secrets. The claim of there being secrets in the Shariah as it relates to the ahkaam which are imposed on us is baseless.

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