It is unfortunate that some Nawasib tasked with sowing Fitnah amongst Muslims by their Jewish and other anti-Islamic paymasters have portrayed the Shia belief of Bada’ as something new and alien to the Islamic faith. That is what we read on Ansar.org and in various others booklets of our opponents:
Ansar.org states:
The theory of Al-Imamah lead to the invention of Al-Bida. The Shia invented Al-bida to save their theory in Al-Imamah from collapsing.
Whilst this approach reveals that the Nawasib are materially rewarded for sowing controversies amongst Muslims it also highlights their failure to assess the truth before attacking the Shia, since the concept of Bada’ can be evidenced from our Holy Book.
Allah (swt) made a covenant with Musa (as) that if he comes to the mount of Tur and fasts for thirty days, he would be granted the Torah. Accordingly, Musa (as) went to the mount of Tur and fasted for thirty days. When on the thirtieth day he went on the mount after doing miswaak (tooth brush), he couldn’t could not understand that one of the conditions of the covenant was to do miswaak (tooth brush). He was according told that Allah (swt), deemed the smell of the one who fasts as better than the fragrance of musk. He was then asked to fast for ten more days and to come to the mount without doing miswaak (tooth brush), it was only then he would be issued with the Torah. Musa (as) accordingly fasted for a further ten more days and on the fortieth day, he was given Torah. Now let us see the episode from the Holy Quran:
[Shakir 7:142]
And We appointed with Musa a time of thirty nights and completed them with ten (more), so the appointed time of his Lord was complete forty nights
It can be read very clearly that Allah (swt) had initially made the covenant for thirty days/nights but later on 10 more nights were added to the covenant. This does not constitute a change in the knowledge of Allah (swt) rather there was a change in the knowledge of Musa (as). Allah (swt) already knew that Musa (as) was to be issued the Torah after forty days. The very fact has been stated in Holy Quran in the following manner:
“so the appointed time of his Lord was complete forty nights”
That is the reason that in another verse, Allah (swt) stated:
[Yusufali 2:51]
And remember We appointed forty nights for Moses, and in his absence ye took the calf (for worship), and ye did grievous wrong.
This verse revealed the reason why this was initially kept from Musa (as) the ten day delay in returning to his people was a test of their faith, those amongst them with weak beliefs came under the influence of Samri and started to worship the calf and in this way, and hence failed the test.
The Quran quotes this incident in the following words:
[Shakir 20:82-89]
And most surely I am most Forgiving to him who repents and believes and does good, then continues to follow the right direction.
And what caused you to hasten from your people, O Musa?
He said: They are here on my track and I hastened on to Thee, my Lord, that Thou mightest be pleased.
He said: So surely We have tried your people after you, and the Samiri has led them astray.
So Musa returned to his people wrathful, sorrowing. Said he: O my people! did not your Lord promise you a goodly promise: did then the time seem long to you, or did you wish that displeasure from your Lord should be due to you, so that you broke (your) promise to me?
They said: We did not break (our) promise to you of our own accord, but we were made to bear the burdens of the ornaments of the people, then we made a casting of them, and thus did the Samiri suggest.
So he brought forth for them a calf, a (mere) body, which had a mooing sound, so they said: This is your god and the god of Musa, but he forgot.
What! could they not see that it did not return to them a reply, and (that) it did not control any harm or benefit for them?
Had it was disclosed to Musa (as) that he would receive the Torah on the thirtieth or fortieth day, or on the thirtieth day provided he conducted miswaak, or fasted for forty days without doing miswaak etc, then how would his adherents have been tested? The test was only possible when the thirty days were mentioned initially and the condition on the fulfillment of which Torah was to be given, this was kept secret. Musa (as) and his nation did not envisage a further ten days. This brief delay period, was sufficient for Samri to misguide the nation saying that the God of Musa (as) was a calf and Musa (as) has mistakenly gone on the mount of Tur and he could not locate the Torah there (naudobillah).
The second belief of Bada’ also comes from the Holy Book that Nawasib have failed to understand due to vision being clouded by Shi’a hatred. The Quran tells us that Prophet Yunus (as) kept preaching to his nation for a number of years and only two people brought faith. In the end, Prophet Yunus (as) became disappointed with his nation and thus asked Allah (swt) to send His (swt) wrath upon them. We read in the Holy Quran:
[Shakir 21:87]
And Yunus, when he went away in wrath, so he thought that We would not straiten him, so he called out among afflictions: There is no god but Thou, glory be to Thee; surely I am of those who make themselves to suffer loss.
Under the commentary of this verse, almost all the Sunni commentators have stated that there was a change in Allah (swt)’s decision for sending his wrath on the people of Yunus (as). For example:
1. Imam Suyuti in Tafseer Dur al Manthur, Volume 4 page 333
2. Ibn Kathir in Tafseer Ibn Kathir, Volume 6 page 232
3. Qadhi Thanaullah in Tafseer Mazhari, Volume 2 page 191
Ibn Kathir records:
This story is mentioned here, and in Surat As-Saffat and Surah Nun. Yunus bin Matta, upon him be peace, was sent by Allah to the people of Nineveh, which was a town in the area of Mawsil [in northern Iraq]. He called them to Allah, but they rejected him and persisted in their disbelief. So he left them in anger, threatening them with punishment after three [days]. When they realized that he was telling the truth and that a Prophet never lies, they went out to the desert with their children and cattle and flocks. They separated the mothers from their children, then they beseeched Allah and pleaded to Him, with the camels and their young groaning, the cows and their calves mooing, and the sheep and their lambs bleating, so Allah spared them from the punishment. Allah says: (Was there any town that believed (after seeing the punishment), and its faith saved it Except the people of Yunus; when they believed, We removed from them the torment of disgrace in the life of the world, and permitted them to enjoy for a while) [10:98].
Obviously Yunus (as) being the prophet of Allah (swt) threatened his nation and predicted the wrath precisely after three days upon the instructions of Allah (swt) i.e. Allah (swt) had decided to send wrath upon them after three days but we see that Allah (swt) abandoned his decision and spared them due to their humble plea that they subsequently made.
Similar to the incident of Musa (as) mentioned above, the reasoning behind keeping the actual condition a secret is clear. Had it been conveyed to Yunus (as) right at the beginning that the wrath was going to be cancelled due to a change in heart amongst the people, there would have been no grounds for him to threaten the wrath on his indifferent nation, since they would have eventually come to their senses. Allah (swt) issued the news of wrath with a (hidden) opportunity for a reprieve if they abandoned their disbelief and came to the path of truth. The nation took advantage of the opportunity, and they became believers.
Another incident concerns the sacrifice of Prophet Ibrahim (as) in which Allah (swt) had instructed Prophet Ibrahim (as) in his dream to sacrifice Ismaeel (as) and he accordingly sought to implement this instruction. Allah (swt) saved Ismaeel (as) when his father was about to slash the knife across his neck and replaced him (as) with a ram. If Ibrahim (as) had been told right at the beginning that his son would be substituted with a ram, how would Ibrahim (as)’s firm heart could be tested? Thus, the actual order was revealed to them while the end result was kept from them so that the examination of their submission and obedience could be assessed. That’s why we read in the Quran:
[Shakir 37:105]
You have indeed shown the truth of the vision; surely thus do We reward the doers of good.
Like the previous incidents of Prophet Musa (as) and Prophet Yunus (as), here we also see that instructions were issued whilst the end result was kept hidden. That is why the nation of Musa (as) thought that he (as) should have returned after thirty days. Prophet Yunus (as) thought that the wrath on his disobedient people was inevitable. Ibrahim (as) thought that Ismaeel (as) was indeed going to be sacrificed. And when the result turned out to be against the expectations of those prophets, then they came to know that the instruction was actually dependent on a condition(s). What is clear that at no place do these incidents suggest that Allah (swt) was ignorant of anything at any place (naudobillah) only narrow-minded people like Nawasib can come to such an absurd conclusion. He (swt) is the knower of the unseen. He (swt) is well aware of the extremes of the universe before their creation. People cannot comprehend His logic which is why they expect something specific from their Lord when it turns out to be against their expectations, it is means that Bada’ has occurred, the reasoning has been divulged for a result that had not initially been expected.
Bada’ demonstrates that a man cannot reach the depths of knowledge and logic held by Allah (swt)
Bada’ implies that Allah (swt) is absolutely Omnipotent and has full control over all things.
Bada’ reveals the connotation that not even a single leaf could move without Allah’s permission in the created world.
If it is suggested that whatever Allah (swt) has to do, has already been decided by him, and He does not possess any authority to alter or change matters, then this would negate the concept of the Islamic Shari’ah that abrogated all previous ones, that is non sense. If it is believed that Allah (swt) has created whatever He (swt) has to do, then the need and wish to worship and keeping aloof from sins will be of no avail because deeds become irrelevant, we are destined for Heaven or Hell, no matter what we do / don’t do. Moreover, such a belief would contradict the Quranic injunctions of making abundant supplications and pleas such as this:
“Pray unto Me and I will hear your prayer” (Quran 40:60)
‘then surely I am very near; I answer the prayer of the suppliant when he calls on Me’ (Quran 2:186)
‘Show us the straight way’(Quran 1:6)
‘And there are some among them who say: Our Lord! grant us good in this world and good in the hereafter’ (Quran 2:201)
Such verses would in effect just be an act, according to such pathetic logic our supplications are not going to make any difference since Allah (swt) will do what He (swt) has decided. But if the change in the previous Shari’ahs is correct, as are concepts such as entering Paradise on account of worship and going to Hell due to abandoning worship is true, and making supplications to alter covenant of Allah (swt) is not false, charity and generous deeds brings Barkah then we will have to accept that Allah (swt) has put many Takwini affairs according to the way we implement the aforesaid acts, although, the fact remains that Allah (swt) knows the end result of all matters. It is a different matter that those close to Allah (swt) expect something due to their previous knowledge but things turned out to be against their expectations, the very appearance of unexpected decisions is referred to as Bada’.
When it is proved that the acceptance of Allah’s divinity and authority is impossible without Bada’ and the completeness of the Sharyah of Muhammad (s), the abrogation of religions, the descending of prophets and achieving Hell or Heaven on the basis of sins and rewards, all of these things are dependent on Bada’ and when from the incidents of three prophets cited above we deduce the easiness the belief of Bada’ has provided to us Muslims then why Nawasib are still found yapping at the statement of Imam Jaffar Sadiq (as):
“The greatness of Allah is in nothing except Bada.”
or
“If people come to know how much reward Bada’ contain, they will not seize to talk about it”
When on the right path, you will find in abundance to prove the truth. Alas! Falsehood wouldn’t hide a place to hide. Salat, the most important act of worship, Muslims and even the old nations kept expressing their submission to Allah Almighty in this manner. An obligation stressed in the Quran approximately 98 times, can Allah Almighty (God forbid) make a mockery of this act by changing his decision (as per Nasibi belief)? If Nasibis think that changing a decision by Allah Almighty is such a void act, then why did this happen in case of prayers? (Nauzbillah) Didn’t Allah Almighty know beforehand that He will change the qibla later on? Sure, He did know that. Then if the qibla was changed, and Nasibis accept that, then how can they say that the belief of Bada is wrong?
A vivid example of Bada (that is so widely yapped about by the Nasibis) is the change of Qibla. The Muslims, for 17 months after Hijrah, faced Baytal Muqaddas while offering prayers, but later on Allah Almighty ordered the Holy Prophet [saww] to turn his face towards the Holy Ka’aba and proceed with that as the Qibla for prayers.
Beloved scholar of Nasibies Ibn Kathir says:
“When Holy Prophet (saww) migrated to Medina, it was ordered that Bayt al Muqaddas should be made the qibla.”
Once it is proven that Allah (swt) initially instructed that Baytal Muqaddas be faced as qibla, then it evident that He changed this decision. Let us cite the incident here. The change of qibla took place in 2 Hijri.
Ibn Kathir in his Tafsir says:
“Holy Prophet [saww] offered prayers facing Baytal Muqaddas for 16 or 17 months. He wanted it to be changed to the Holy Ka’aba, after receiving orders from Allah (swt), he faced the Ka’aba and offered ‘Asr prayer.”
Qadi Thanaullah Panipati Uthmani affirms:
“The change of Qibla according to the most probable narrations, took place on the 15th of Rajab, two months before the Battle of Badr, before the time of sunset. The majority of the Ulema have termed this (date of change) to be correct.”
Tafseer Mazhari, Volume 1 page 185 (published by Darul Isha’at Karachi, Pakistan)
This incident is narrated in detail in the Holy Quran. However, this incident has been dealt with in three parts in the Quran:
1. Foretelling by Allah (swt) about the mocking at the change
2. The change of the Qibla
3. Reverting of people from Islam
Since Allah (swt) knew that not only the Jews, but their agents within the fold of Islam wouldn’t spare any room for misguiding Muslims and creating doubts (refer to treaty to Hudaibiyah), he foretold the Muslims about the change of Qibla.
[Yusufali 2:142]
The fools among the people will say: “What hath turned them from the Qibla to which they were used?” Say: To Allah belong both east and West: He guideth whom He will to a Way that is straight.
Interesting revered Sunni Scholar, Qadhi Thanaullah Panipatti in ‘Tafseer al-Mazhari’. He says:
“When Allah Almighty ordered Prophet Muhammad (s) to change the qibla, the pagans of Mecca mocked, saying that Muhammad has started doubting in his own religion and reverting to our religion, that is why he has replaced his qibla with ours too.”
Tafseer Mazhari, Volume 1 page 180 (published by Darul Ishaat Karachi)
In light of this reference, we can proclaim that we are the real followers of the Holy Prophet [saww], not caring about the mocking of Nawasib, who have to carry ahead the mission of their forefathers, to mock those on the right path, following Allah (swt) in all beliefs and deeds.
Allamah Thanaullah Panipati not sparing his ‘Sunni’ brothers in any way further states:
“Jews and the pagans of Mecca criticized and mocked at the change of qibla from Baytul Muqaddas, this is when the verse was revealed.”
Tafseer Mazhari, Volume 1 page 180, (published by Darul Ishaat Karachi)
Another beloved scholar of our opponents Ibn Kathir in this connection says:
“The fools in the above mentioned verse refers to the scholars of Jews, and it is also said that the munafiqeen (hypocrites) have been referred to as fools.”
This is what has been the argument of the Shia all along, besides all the historical evidences, the attitude, hypocrisy and even the beliefs of Nawasib are also derivations from Jews. With the task assigned to them by the Jews for disuniting the Muslims and harming the mainstream Mu’mineen (Shia), they have inherited all their traits from the Jews too, mocking the Shia for exactly the same issue. Jews mocked Holy Prophet [saww] for the change in decision by Allah Almighty, and same attitude is adopted by Nawasib in dealing with the Islamic belief of Bada’. In their bliss of ignorance, they forget that Allah the eternal, with just a single change in decision, unveiled many faces.
Allah Almighty himself discloses the logic for his change in decision:
[Yusufali 2:143]
and We appointed the Qibla to which thou wast used, only to test those who followed the Messenger from those who would turn on their heels (From the Faith). Indeed it was (A change) momentous, except to those guided by Allah. And never would Allah Make your faith of no effect.
Ibn Kathir under this verse comments:
“Those who were weak in faith started to doubt and said what is this, sometimes he calls this as qibla and sometimes he calls that as Qibla.”
Ibn Kathir testifying the belief of Bada’ in connection to the change of qibla states:
“The change in qibla was done to find out that who the real believers were. Who is it that would face anywhere you would want him and who suddenly reverts and turns murtad (apostate). This was an important issue, that those real followers who know that whatever Holy Prophet [saww] says is true. Who have the belief that Allah does whatever He wants, He may order his creatures as He likes, He may eradicate what he wants and keep unchanged what he wants. Every step of His is logical. It is not difficult for the real followers to follow all the orders of Allah. But those with the sick hearts, whenever confronted with a new order, are afflicted with a new pain.”
The above quoted reference from Tafseer Ibn Kathir is self descriptive and detailed, anyone with a tinge of honesty and intellect would easily understand it and should accept it. This reference should be read and understood, before barking on Shia belief of Bada’. But the poor Nasibis are helpless too, because if they are not going to do all this against Shia, they aren’t going to get the bundles of dollars that they are paid from their Zionist masters. Alas! In this craze, the Nasibis have forgotten Allah Almighty, and submitted to their new God, the Almighty Dollar.
This incident, while proving the belief of Bada’ as Islamic, having solid evidence in Quran, also drags the Nawasib in line with their masters, the Jews, terming them as fools, in the Quran dialect. Here, none, not the Shias at least, believe that Allah Almighty didn’t know beforehand that He (swt) would change the qibla later, but none can raise objections here that why did Allah make the Muslims pray for 17 months as Baytal Muqaddas as their qibla and then change it to provide the Jews with a chance to mock at them. Shias believe that Allah is All-knowing, All-wise. No act of Allah is without logic and reasoning, however, the human minds and souls may not be developed and excelled enough to understand that. He knows the logic behind what he does, and needs not to prove it to others. The absolutism of Allah that Shias believe in is unprecedented and they also don’t dare to question his knowledge and power. The Nawasib coward in the battlefields like their masters who would flee from wars, have inherited the ability of questioning God and His absolutism from their same satanic masters too.
Here is a verse of the Holy Quran, revealed for the Jews and hypocrites at the time of the change in qibla when they mocked at that. It perfectly describes the situation of the Nasibis, not only in the issue of Bada’, but all such belief which are made to appear ‘conflicting’. Indeed Allah is All-wise, All-knowing.
[Yusufali 2:145]
Even if thou wert to bring to the people of the Book all the Signs (together), they would not follow Thy Qibla; nor art thou going to follow their Qibla; nor indeed will they follow each other’s Qibla.
If the Nawasib like that of Sipah-e-Sahabah (kr-hcy.com) abhor the belief of Bada’ so much like Jews, then they should denounce the change of qibla and persist with facing Baytal Muqaddas even now. The basic human ethics call for it that the Nasibis, not believing in Bada’ shouldn’t offer prayers in direction of Ka’aba like the other Muslims who do believe that Allah (swt) can make any change He likes, anywhere and anytime (i.e. Bada’).