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Mubashir
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A question and a reply

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A question and a response;

Salam Brother

The other day I was wondering why we send Salam to Prophets who have passed away? As Prophets, surely they are in peace in which ever form they exist! People who go for Hajj visit the Prophet’s tomb to offer their Salaams!

35:22 Nor are the living equal with the dead. God makes him hear who wants to hear. You cannot make the dead of heart hear just like those who are in the graves.

Perhaps there is a translation issue and Salam here means Salut or appreciation for the missions they accomplished!

If we argue with people about why they says “Ya Rasool Allah” for someone who has passed on, they would likely ask “Why then you bid “Salam” to him!! Some people says “Tajdar e Haram ho nigah e Karam” (means O Crowned one of Haram (Prophet) please be kind to us) What kind of shirk is this?

Kindly share your views.

Thanks

REPLY by Aurangzeb Yusufzai:

Salaam to you too.
Unfortunately, we have inherited only one single meaning of every word of the Quran - and that too, the very commonplace meaning in the street jargon. No appreciation is given to the classical masterpiece of the Arabic prose that the Quran embodies.

Salaam to Divine Messengers is to acknowledge their greatness and pay homage to them for their roles in the service to humanity.
Salaam also means Salutation, Greeting, humility, obedience, etc. And according to the Quran it is mandatory for us to pay Salaam, or homage, to the divine messengers.
As for calling "Ya Rusoolullah" etc. as if he is still alive and listening to us, it can undoubtedly be categorized as a form of SHIRK. We are an ignorant and/or dead community, and this kind of things are part of our irrational inherited dogmas.
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Post by Sidqi »

Makes sense.
Even in Urdu or English we say salam or salute to greatness of a person, achievement, performance or an objective completion in an amazing way.

The jobs done by prophets against all odds in most cases were amazing, therefore salute to them.

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learning lessons from brother Mubashir, Yousf Zai and my man Br. Sidqi thanks

37:79 Peace and salutation to Noah in the worlds!
Salaamun 'alaa Noohin fil 'aalameen

37:109 Peace and salutation to Abraham!
Salaamun 'alaaa Ibraaheem

37:120 Peace and salutation to Moses and Aaron!
Salaamun 'alaa Moosaa wa Haaroon

37:130 Peace and salutation to Elijah
Salaamun 'alaaa Ilyaaseen

37:181 And salutations to all the Message-bearers!
Wa salaamun 'alalmursaleen

37:182 And all praise is due to God, the Lord of the Worlds!
Walhamdu lillaahi Rabbil 'aalameen
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