Chapter 121 False scriptures are preached in front of the Imam’s door—overestimating one’s own capabilities!
Every religion has its own characteristics and cannot be generalized.
Many people have never understood the organizational structure of Islam, so their knowledge in this area is completely blank.
If we really want to make an analogy, be it an Islamic imam, a mullah, or an ayatollah.
What they mean is actually scholars.
From the perspective of Catholic bureaucracy, it is difficult to understand the universality and normal divisions of Islam.
But if we regard the religious sect of Islam as Confucianism, things will suddenly become clearer.
For example, there are differences between the original Shia and Sunni sects of Islam.
By analogy with Confucianism, it can be interpreted as:
Suppose a group of Confucian scholars believe that Yan Hui is the only successor of Confucius, and believe that other Confucius disciples are not qualified to inherit the title of Confucius, and even claim that Yan Hui will be passed down from generation to generation.
Then, this group of Confucian scholars will be easily tolerated by other Confucian disciples. In the end, this group of people will be cut off by other Confucian scholars, thus creating an additional Confucian school.
At that time, Islam and the Arab Empire were essentially integrated. Under the theocratic system, who was the successor of the Holy Prophet actually meant which faction would control a new empire.
The inheritance disputes arising from this are extremely dangerous compared to the struggles between Confucian schools.
The initial disagreement between the Shia and Sunni sects of Islam was about whether [Ali] was the only legitimate successor of [the Holy Prophet].
Sunnis at the time felt that the successor should be elected by the community. Although [Ali] was respected, he was not regarded as the sole legal heir.
The Shia believe that [Ali] is the legal successor of Muhammad and believe that he should be the first caliph. The name "Shia" of the Shia means "followers of Ali", emphasizing their loyalty to Ali and his respect for him. Respect from future generations (Imams).
Then the four major schools of Sunni teachings are more like the "eight schools of Confucianism".
The four major schools of Sunni teachings all have their own views on the understanding of the Prophet's words, the authority of different scriptures, and how the opinions of these sages guide current life.
For example, the Hanbali sect respects only the Quran and the Hadith, and is the most conservative, emphasizing direct compliance with the scriptures.
Saudi Arabia in the 21st century is this school of law, which emphasizes returning to the pure faith of early Islam and opposing heresy and innovation.
Shafi'i sect stipulates five authoritative sources of teachings and ranks them. The [Quran] is the most authoritative, followed by [Hadith], then [Common Council], and then [Ijtihad]. That is, "expert opinion" and finally [analogy].
Relatively speaking, the Bihanbali sect is more open, but it also requires strict compliance with the scriptures and is relatively restricted in deriving more teachings through [analogous] reasoning.
Now, the Imam Khalid of Alhadi town and the Imam Fahd of this village that Qairis has come into contact with are actually the Hanafi sect to which they belong.
One of the distinctive characteristics of Hanafi religious scholars is their "flexibility", and they often emphasize the importance of personal reasoning and public interest.
The authoritative order of Shariah is: [Quran], [Hadith], [Consensus], [Analogy], [Discretion], and [Custom].
When a situation arises in reality that has no precedent to cite, it will advocate that the issue should be handled based on the discretion and the principle of choosing the good among jurists and law enforcers.
Therefore, when Qaris proposed the new Zakat system, Khalid and Fahd both supported it with both hands and feet.
Anyway, there is no clear stipulation in the [Quran] and [Hadith] about who will collect Zakat, so doesn’t this mean that it can be directly referred to [discretion]?
Moreover, using Zakah to aid the poor and provide good education and medical care is in line with the teachings of the Quran.
Because Islamic religious sects are similar to Confucian schools, they are actually clustered together. At the same time, the teacher-instructor relationship between scholars of different religions is complicated. Generally speaking, it is still the same as the world.
Therefore, when Khalid and Fahd issued the invitation together, the religious scholars and imams from other villages came here happily and had the right to participate in a social gathering.
These imams first had lunch together at Fahd's house, and then chatted separately.
The content of these religious scholars' chats is actually no different from ordinary people in later generations. Who would be crazy enough to discuss professional knowledge while bragging?
Basically, it’s nothing more than: How old is your daughter? Can his son inherit the mantle? Is that person’s disciple doing well now? What kind of fun have you heard recently? Let’s talk about it and have fun together...
However, such a happy scene was suddenly broken by a loud announcement from outside the door.
"There is no god but God, and Muhammad is the messenger of God!"
"Now, I have brought you a revelation that is earlier than that of the Prophet Muhammad! It is about whether you and your descendants can board the ark that leads to the new era!"
No, this group of religious scholars are too lazy to discuss among themselves. That's because firstly, their consensus outweighs their differences. Secondly, it's easy to hurt each other's feelings when discussing such issues, so it's not suitable to talk in such a relaxed setting.
But when the words at the door reached the ears of the people in the mansion, they immediately exploded.
Damn, what is this called? Preaching false scriptures in front of the Imam’s door—overestimating one’s ability!
The invited imams on the side looked at the host Fahd. Fahd spread his hands and looked innocent.
So, after the group of people listened to a few more words, their expressions became tense.
“God has said: [A voice will surely strike them and they will be reduced to pieces, and the disloyal people will be destroyed]!” “[After their destruction, other generations will arise]”
"Now, another generation is coming to an end, and all the treacherous people will be purged!"
"If you don't board the ark leading to the new era together, you will be drowned together when the flood comes!"
The scholars present here naturally know the source of the scripture quoted by the man outside the hospital.
It comes from Chapter 23 of the Quran, which mainly talks about the nature of faith, the characteristics of believers, and the final outcome of believers and unbelievers.
This chapter consists of 118 verses and covers aspects such as faith, behavior, resurrection, Judgment Day, and man's relationship with his Creator.
The passage quoted by the man outside the court was about the story of Noah's Ark and the fate of other peoples who did not believe in the prophet.
Noah's people regarded him as a madman who had received revelation from God, and other peoples who did not believe in prophets also regarded the prophets in their tribe as aliens.
They all refused to believe in the revelations brought by God's messengers, so those nations disappeared into history and became generations unknown to today's people.
How the people outside the courtyard shouted loudly, they were elevating themselves to the position of a prophet, expressing to the believers that those who did not believe in him would not have a good ending.
To this group of professionals in the hospital, the person who overtly and covertly promoted himself to the status of a [prophet] in his words was really a bit of a slap in the face.
The two grumpy people stood up and walked out the door. The other imams also followed, intending to follow them to have fun.
Fahd's house is next to the mosque. Generally speaking, the mosque is only the work place of the imam, not a living residence like a Buddhist temple.
So when he opened the door of Fahd's house and looked out, he saw a Frank standing on a stone, shouting to the nearby villagers.
A guy who didn't look like a scholar hurriedly squeezed through the crowd and came to Garris.
When he comes up, he will pull Garris off the stone and give him a loud physics education.
This man had no intention of talking nonsense with Garris. After all, there was no way he would look up to others to debate scriptures in public.
However, no matter how he stretched out his hand, Garris, who was standing on the stone, dodged it easily with extraordinary dexterity, and kept talking without stopping.
Instead, he seemed to be a monkey being played by others for a moment.
"[When messengers from every tribe came to them, they denied him, so God caused their destruction one after another, and turned their deeds into words, and the disbelieving people were destroyed!]"
"Now, I have come and brought you the revelations of the old days. If you don't believe in me, you will be drowned by God like the previous generations."
After hearing this, the furious man finally stopped arguing with Garris and asked loudly: "Who are you? Why are you deceiving the public with your lies!"
Garris stopped what he was saying, looked down at the panting guy, and then loudly announced his identity.
"Me? I am the brother of Jesus. I died for Jesus thousands of years ago. I am a prophet that is not recorded in the scriptures. I was born six hundred years earlier than the Prophet!"
Listening to Garris's crazy words, many people on the side laughed out loud.
They are still more or less literate in numbers. This Jesus was a person who lived more than a thousand years ago. When Garris, a Frank, said that he was Jesus' younger brother, didn't he mean that he had lived for more than a thousand years?
How could you be so bragging!
"Now, my seclusion has ended, and I shall be the Imam of thousands of peoples in the world."
"I am indeed a prophet, but I am before Muhammad! Muhammad is after me!"
As soon as the word "Garis Recluse" came out, the surrounding farmers didn't know what was going on. The other imams who came to join in the fun were really eye-opening.
No, this [reclusion] should be a Shia concept, right?
The Shiites say that their religious leaders can only be [Ali] and descendants of Ali. However, the inheritance of this religious leader always has bad luck. On the one hand, it is easy to have new inheritance differences, and on the other hand, it is easy to extinguish the heir. .
Several Shia sects stated that the last imams they could record were not dead, but that those imams entered a state of "reclusion" and gradually cut off contact with mortals, but they were still Survive in the physical state.
But the mainstream of the Shia sect [reclusiveness] has only been [reclusive] for more than three hundred years so far.
The Frankish man in front of him opened his mouth and said that he was Jesus' younger brother, and that he had been "reclusive" to this day. Wasn't he saying that he had lived for more than a thousand years?
Is he a thousand-year-old immortal?
To be honest, no matter how I think about it, I feel that the Franks above are a bit outrageous. They seem to be humiliating religious people like them and rubbing their common sense into the ground.
"Now, I have brought God's revelations from the old days, and I will tell you the outcome of your generation. That old revelations have long been forgotten by the world, and that's why I reappeared in the world!"
"You who believe in me! Blessed are you!"
(End of chapter)