Heavenly Jewels

K 5. It is on page 1 0 of Taqweeyatul Imaan that, To increase or decrease ones sustenance, to allow one to be in good health, or bad health, to give one respect, to fulfill ones desires, to get rid of evils and calamities and to remove one from hardships is only under the authority of Allah. Anyone who calls to any one other than Allah in time of need is a mushrik, whether he feels he who he is calling to have the ability to assist him by himself or through the Will of Allah. It is shirk either way.'@ K 6. Almighty Allah says in the Holy Quran, 'Almighty Allah and His Rasool have enriched them through their Grace.' Here, the Holy Quran is announcing that the Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) has caused people to be enriched with wealth and the author of the corrupt book says that one who believes such things is a Mushrik. According to him, the Holy Quran is propagating Shirk. The Holy Quran announces, '0 Esa!@) You cure the blind and leper through my command.' In another verse Almighty Allah says referring to Hazrat Esa (alaihis salaam), 'I cure the blind and the leper and I bring the dead back to life through the command of Allah.' This is the injunction of the Quran and yet the wahabis say that none other can give good health (with or without the command of Allah). The Wahabis must now say how is it so that Almighty Allah has blessed Hazrat Esa (alaihis salaam) with this ability? If still they insist on this being shirk, then I do not know their definition of Islam. K 7. On page 11 of Taqweeyatul Imaan, a Hadith of the Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) is quoted wherein it is said, 'Respect this jungle for it is in the (sacred Haram) and do not hunt any animals therein and do not fell the trees in its boundary for it is a place sacred for worshipping Allah.' After quoting this narration, he says, To show respect to the jungles@) around the houses of Prophets or ghosts is shirk, even though one thinks that he is worthy of respect or to think that Allah will be pleased with you respecting them is also shirk. There are numerous Hadith which 1 10