Islām is not a monolithic religion

[SalamKhan]

I find one verse in the Qur’ān to be interesting, about the pledge to loyalty to Prophet Muhammad which seems to be glossed over by many Muslims:

“Those who swear fealty to thee swear fealty in truth to God; God’s hand is over their hands. Then whosoever breaks his oath breaks it but to his own hurt; and whoso fulfils his covenant made with God, God will give him a mighty wage”(Sūrah 48:10)

The famous theologian, Nāsir Khusraw, when searching for the truth, lamented after reading this verse:

“Whose hand shall we take to pledge our oath?Are those who came later to be deprived of what was given formerly? What sin of ours is it that we were not born at that time?”

Of course, his journey led him to pledge allegiance to the Ismāīlī Imām. I’m not quite convinced that the Ismāīlī Imām is the ‘hand of God’, but this is just some food for thought.

 

[Jezra]

“Whose hand shall we take to pledge our oath?Are those who came later to be deprived of what was given formerly? What sin of ours is it that we were not born at that time?”

Of course, his journey led him to pledge allegiance to the Ismāīlī Imām. I’m not quite convinced that the Ismāīlī Imām is the ‘hand of God’, but this is just some food for thought.

Ismāīlī Imām is not the hand of God.

To truly understand the prophets, you need to consider all of them. The “hand of God” connects to the Right Hand of God mentioned in the Christian and Judaic narratives from Genesis to Revelation in the Bible. The Right Hand will be “Righteous” and will “Judge”. His name will be written “before Creation”. He will be from among the progeny of Muhammad (be praised). He will have a prominent nose and a broad forehead. The sign will be the virgin conceiving and the red warrior goat accompanied by the ram that defeats all life on Earth.

He will fulfil the covenant. He will be of God’s Law. He will rely on Jesus, but Jesus will take second place.

He will show the validity of Islam. He will correct those who err reading the Torah and the Book. He will use knowledge and science to prove himself.

His name will be Faithful and True and he judges. He is the Word of God. (Rev. 19)

He will fulfil all prophecies.

The Right Hand is Mahdi. He is also Moshiach. He is not Messiah, but he is like Jesus because he is Moshiach and teaches the words of Jesus.

He is born of a place that does not use the written word of Arabic and reaching him could mean climbing over snow.

If you can absorb all that and accept the inference, PM me. May Allah, the Creator, guide you.