On the other side...

On the other side, no doubt, supplicating to these pure souls does not mean that we have considered any independence for them against Allah, but the aim is that we get help from their honour and their position with Allah, and that we seek help from the reverence and greatness they have in the Court of Allah, and this is the exact Unity and servitude of Allah.

Therefore, as the Qur’a-n explicitly says in the subject of intercession, they intercede only by the leave and command of Allah: “… Who is it that can intercede with Him save by His leave? …” [^1] Also, supplicating to them is from this way and of this kind. Who can reject the clear verses of supplicating? Or may he imagine this act as polytheism and stands against the Qur’a-n and claims Monotheism?

They are but some proud ignorant persons who bring these subjects forth to create separation between Muslims. We study in the biography of the companions of the Prophet (p.b.u.h.) that for their difficulties they used to go beside the tomb of the Prophet (p.b.u.h.) and resorted and sought help from his pure soul in the Presence of God. As Biyhaqi-, the famous traditionist of the Sunnites, Narrates that there happened a draught and famine at the time of the second Kalif.

Then Bila-l, accompanied with a group of of the holy Prophet (p.b.u.h.), went beside the Prophet’s grave, and said such: “O’ Messenger of Allah! Seek rain for your Ummah … for verily they have annihilated.” [^2] Some of the commentators of the Sunnites, like ’A-lu-si-, have narrated many traditions in this regard.

After a discussion and strictness concerning these traditions, at last he says: “Next to all these statements, I do not see any hinder in resorting to Allah by the rank of the Prophet (p.b.u.h.) whether at the time of his life and after his death.” Then he also adds the names of some others who have a rank with Allah and confesses to the admissibility of resorting to them. (Rauh-ul-Ma‘a-li-) [^1] Sura Al-Baqarah, No. 2, verse 255 [^2] Kita-b-ut-Taqas)s)ul 'ila- Haghighat-it-Tawassul.