Calling Ambiya Bashar Like Them!
List A: Allah has called Ambiya as Bashar
Surah Ale Imran
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مَا کَانَ لِبَشَرٍ اَنۡ یُّؤْتِیَہُ اللہُ الْکِتٰبَ وَالْحُکْمَ وَالنُّبُوَّۃَ ثُمَّ یَقُوۡلَ لِلنَّاسِ کُوۡنُوۡا عِبَادًا لِّیۡ مِنۡ دُوۡنِ اللہِ وَلٰکِنۡ کُوۡنُوۡا رَبّٰنِیّٖنَ بِمَا کُنۡتُمْ تُعَلِّمُوۡنَ الْکِتٰبَ [/FONT]
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وَبِمَا کُنۡتُمْ تَدْرُسُوۡن[/FONT]
Surah Shura, Ayah No. 51
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وَ مَا کَانَ لِبَشَرٍ اَنۡ یُّکَلِّمَہُ اللہُ اِلَّا وَحْیًا اَوْ مِنۡ وَّرَآیِٔ حِجَابٍ اَوْ یُرْسِلَ رَسُوۡلًا فَیُوۡحِیَ بِاِذْنِہٖ مَا یَشَآءُ ؕ اِنَّہٗ عَلِیٌّ حَکِیۡمٌ[/FONT]
List B: Ambiya themselves called Bashar
Surah Ibrahim, Ayah No. 11
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قَالَتْ لَہُمْ رُسُلُہُمْ اِنۡ نَّحْنُ اِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُکُمْ وَلٰکِنَّ اللہَ یَمُنُّ عَلٰی مَنۡ یَّشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِہٖ ؕ وَمَا کَانَ لَنَاۤ اَنۡ نَّاۡتِیَکُمۡ بِسُلْطٰنٍ اِلَّا بِاِذْنِ اللہِ ؕ وَعلَی اللہِ فَلْیَتَوَکَّلِ [/FONT]
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الْمُؤْمِنُوۡنَ[/FONT]
Surah Isra, Ayah No. 93
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قُلْ سُبْحَانَ رَبِّیۡ ہَلْ کُنۡتُ اِلَّا بَشَرًا رَّسُوۡلًا[/FONT]
Surah Kahaf, Ayah No. 110
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قُلْ اِنَّمَاۤ اَنَا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُکُمْ یُوۡحٰۤی اِلَیَّ اَنَّمَاۤ اِلٰـہُکُمْ اِلٰہٌ وَّاحِدٌ ۚ فَمَنۡ کَانَ یَرْجُوۡ لِقَآءَ رَبِّہٖ فَلْیَعْمَلْ عَمَلًا صَالِحًا وَّ لَا یُشْرِکْ بِعِبَادَۃِ رَبِّہٖۤ اَحَدًا[/FONT]
List C: Non-Believers called Ambiya not only “Bashar” but also “Like Them”
Now I am listing Ayahs which indicate it were Non-Believers who claimed Ambiya to be “Bashar like them”!
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[FONT=Quranic_Font]Surah Hud, Ayah No. 27[/FONT]
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فَقَالَ الْمَلَاُ الَّذِیۡنَ کَفَرُوۡا مِنۡ قِوْمِہٖ مَا نَرٰىکَ اِلَّا بَشَرًا مِّثْلَنَا وَمَا نَرٰىکَ اتَّبَعَکَ اِلَّا الَّذِیۡنَ ہُمْ اَرَاذِلُنَا بَادِیَ الرَّاۡیِ ۚ وَ مَا نَرٰی لَکُمْ عَلَیۡنَا مِنۡ فَضْلٍۭ بَلْ [/FONT]
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نَظُنُّکُمْ کٰذِبِیۡنَ[/FONT]
Surah Ibrahim, Ayah No. 10
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قَالَتْ رُسُلُہُمْ اَفِی اللہِ شَکٌّ فَاطِرِ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَ الۡاَرْضِ ؕ یَدْعُوۡکُمْ لِیَغْفِرَ لَکُمۡ مِّنۡ ذُنُوۡبِکُمْ وَیُؤَخِّرَکُمْ اِلٰۤی اَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّی ؕ قَالُوۡۤا اِنْ اَنۡتُمْ اِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُنَا ؕ تُرِیۡدُوۡنَ اَنۡ تَصُدُّوۡنَا عَمَّا [/FONT]
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کَانَ یَعْبُدُ اٰبَآؤُنَا فَاۡتُوۡنَا بِسُلْطٰنٍ مُّبِیۡنٍ[/FONT]
Surah Ambiya, Ayah No. 3
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لَاہِیَۃً قُلُوۡبُہُمْ ؕ وَ اَسَرُّوا النَّجْوَی ٭ۖ الَّذِیۡنَ ظَلَمُوۡا ٭ۖ ہَلْ ہٰذَاۤ اِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُکُمْ ۚ اَفَتَاْتُوۡنَ السِّحْرَ وَ اَنۡتُمْ تُبْصِرُوۡنَ[/FONT]
Surah Mu’minoon, Ayah No. 24
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فَقَالَ الْمَلَؤُ الَّذِیۡنَ کَفَرُوۡا مِنۡ قَوْمِہٖ مَا ہٰذَاۤ اِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُکُمْ ۙ یُرِیۡدُ اَنۡ یَّتَفَضَّلَ عَلَیۡکُمْ ؕ وَ لَوْ شَآءَ اللہُ لَاَنۡزَلَ مَلٰٓئِکَۃً ۚۖ مَّا سَمِعْنَا بِہٰذَا فِیۡۤ اٰبَآئِنَا الْاَوَّلِیۡنَ[/FONT]
Surah Mu’minoon, Ayah No. 33
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وَ قَالَ الْمَلَاُ مِنۡ قَوْمِہِ الَّذِیۡنَ کَفَرُوۡا وَکَذَّبُوۡا بِلِقَآءِ الْاٰخِرَۃِ وَ اَتْرَفْنٰہُمْ فِی الْحَیٰوۃِ الدُّنْیَا ۙ مَا ہٰذَاۤ اِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُکُمْ ۙ یَاۡکُلُ مِمَّا تَاۡکُلُوۡنَ مِنْہُ وَ یَشْرَبُ مِمَّا تَشْرَبُوۡنَ[/FONT]
Surah Mu’minoon, Ayah No. 34
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وَلَئِنْ اَطَعْتُمۡ بَشَرًا مِّثْلَکُمْ اِنَّکُمْ اِذًا لَّخٰسِرُوۡنَ[/FONT]
Surah Mu’minoon, Ayah No. 47
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فَقَالُوۡۤا اَنُؤْمِنُ لِبَشَرَیۡنِ مِثْلِنَا وَ قَوْمُہُمَا لَنَا عٰبِدُوۡنَ[/FONT]
Surah Shu’ara, Ayah No. 154
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مَاۤ اَنۡتَ اِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُنَا ۚۖ فَاۡتِ بِاٰیَۃٍ اِنۡ کُنۡتَ مِنَ الصّٰدِقِیۡنَ[/FONT]
Surah Shu’ara, Ayah No. 186
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وَمَاۤ اَنۡتَ اِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُنَا وَ اِنۡ نَّظُنُّکَ لَمِنَ الْکٰذِبِیۡنَ[/FONT]
Surah Yaseen, Ayah No. 15
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قَالُوۡا مَاۤ اَنۡتُمْ اِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُنَا ۙ وَ مَاۤ اَنۡزَلَ الرَّحْمٰنُ مِنۡ شَیۡءٍ ۙ اِنْ اَنۡتُمْ اِلَّا تَکْذِبُوۡنَ[/FONT]
Surah Qamar, Ayah No. 24
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فَقَالُوۡۤا اَبَشَرًا مِّنَّا وَاحِدًا نَّتَّبِعُہٗۤ ۙ اِنَّاۤ اِذًا لَّفِیۡ ضَلٰلٍ وَّ سُعُرٍ[/FONT]
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ذٰلِکَ بِاَنَّہٗ کَانَتۡ تَّاۡتِیۡہِمْ رُسُلُہُمۡ بِالْبَیِّنٰتِ فَقَالُوۡۤا اَبَشَرٌ یَّہۡدُوۡنَنَا ۫ فَکَفَرُوۡا وَ تَوَلَّوۡا وَّ اسْتَغْنَی اللہُ ؕ وَ اللہُ غَنِیٌّ حَمِیۡدٌ[/FONT]
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Summary: In2 Ayahs Allah calls them Bashar, in 3 Ayahs Ambiya call themselves Bashar and in 2 Ayahs Non-believers call them Bashar while in 10 Ayahs they even called them BASHAR LIKE THEM![/FONT]
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It is also important to note that whenever Ambiya called themelves "Bashar Like Them", they were accosting to Non-believers![/FONT]
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So it means they were considering them Bashar like Non-believers?????[/FONT]
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Could any Believer may even think that Ambiya are Bashar like Non-believers!!! [/FONT]
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Reasons could be their humbleness or they were aware that they are accosting Non-believers so it hardly matters as Non-believers even deny to worship Allah! [/FONT]
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I tried my best to find any ayah which indicates any of BELIEVERS EVER CALLED AMBIYA AS BASHAR LIKE THEM OR EVEN BASHAR![/FONT]
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So according to Quran there are 3 categories to call Ambiya as Bashar:[/FONT]
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Category 1: Allah has called them Bashar but is interesting to note what Allah comments about Sahaba:[/FONT]
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Surah Hujraat, Ayah No. 4[/FONT]
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اِنَّ الَّذِیۡنَ یُنَادُوۡنَکَ مِنۡ وَّرَآءِ الْحُجُرٰتِ اَکْثَرُہُمْ لَا یَعْقِلُوۡنَ[/FONT]
[Shakir 49:4] (As for) those who call out to you from behind the private chambers, surely most of them do not understand.
[Pickthal 49:4] Lo! those who call thee from behind the private apartments, most of them have no sense.
[Yusufali 49:4] Those who shout out to thee from without the inner apartments - most of them lack understanding
So when you may call Ambiya as Bashar then why can’t you say anything about Sahaba!
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Category 2: Ambiya has called themselves Bashar but it is interesting to note at “Sulah e Hudabiya”, Rasool Allah even agreed to sign treaty as Muhammad Bin Abdullah not as Rasool Allah:[/FONT]
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It has been narrated on the authority of al-Bara' b. 'Azib who said: 'Ali b. Abu Talib penned the treaty between the Holy Prophet (may peace be upon him) and the polytheists on the Day of Hudaibiya. He wrote: This is what Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah, has settled. They (the polytheists) said: Do not write words "the Messenger of Allah". If we knew that you were the Messenger of Allah, we would not fight against you. The Prophet (may peace be upon him) said to 'Ali: Strike out these words. He (Ali) said: I am not going to strike them out. So the Prophet (may peace be upon him) struck them out with his own hand. The narrator said that the conditions upon which the two sides had agreed included that the Muslims would enter Mecca (next year) and would stay there
for three days, and that they would not enter bearing arms except in their sheaths or bolsters.
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[FONT=Quranic_Font]While dealing with Non-believers, Rasool Allah even agreed to accept as if he is not Rasool so would you also accept his decision and declare him not a Rasool![/FONT]
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Category 3: Non-believers has called Ambiya as not only Bashar but also Like them![/FONT]
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I am afraid only one category is left to call Ambiya as Bashar Like Them and if you want to fit in that, choice is yours![/FONT]
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Now one might think when Ambiya are Bashar then why don’t you call them Bashar![/FONT]
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I am quoting one “Rubae” here to make you understand of fact that expression of some realities is not appropriate and even sometimes such expression leads to “Kufr”. [/FONT]
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Itna Na Akar, Itna Na Jazbaat Main Rah[/FONT]
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Had Say Na Guzar, Dair e Zaat Main Rah[/FONT]
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Aik Qatra e Na Pak Nasab Hai Tera!!!!![/FONT]
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Aukat Yahi Hai Teri, Apni Aukat Main Rah[/FONT]
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Now “Qatra e Na Pak Nasab Hai Tera” is Reality but do you propagate this reality or would you like if someone introduces you as YOURS NASAB IS QATRA E NA PAK.[/FONT]
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Think![/FONT]
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We are Muslims, We are Not Allah that we may enjoy Authority to call Ambiya as Bashar![/FONT]
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We are Muslims, We are Not Nabi that we may call other ones to be Bashar Like Them![/FONT]
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We are Muslims, We are Not “Kuffarr” who kept on repeating Ambiya are Bashar Like Them![/FONT]