This excerpt is taken from Sheikh Irshad Ullah Maan's book In Search of Truth.
Tawheed Fi Al-Adat means: to consider Allah alone and without partner in one's habits.
Shirk Fi Al-Adat means: not keeping Tawheed in mind in one's habits. The following matters are noteworthy in this regard:
Using Shirk-related Names:
Using shirk-related names such as Peer Bakhsh, Mian Dad, Tohfa Dastgir, etc. These names should be changed to names reflecting Tawheed like Allah Bakhsh, Allah Dad, Tohfa Rehman, Abdul Rehman, Abdul Wahab, Abdullah, as it is proven from the Ahadith that the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ changed the names of several Sahaba (may Allah be pleased with them).
Swearing by anyone other than Allah:
Swearing by anyone other than Allah is shirk. As detailed in authentic Ahadith, firstly a Muslim should not swear at all, but if compelled, should swear only by Allah. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said that swearing by anyone other than Allah is shirk.
Asking about the Unseen:
Going to astrologers, etc., to learn about the unseen and believing in them is shirk, as the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Whoever goes to a fortune-teller and asks him about something, his prayers will not be accepted for forty days.
Reference: Muslim, Book of Peace, Chapter on the Prohibition of Divination and Consulting Fortune-Tellers:2230
Currently, in front of me is
Reference: Lahore War News dated April 17, 1999
. On its page 8, the predictions of a spiritual expert and palm reader, a bearded astrologer Muhammad Yaseen Watto, are mentioned. The title is "What will happen in the future?" In this article, the mentioned astrologer made the following predictions:[1] President Clinton will suffer a major accident.
[2] Indian Prime Minister Vajpayee will be removed from power.
[3] A large quantity of minerals will be discovered in Pakistan, which will make the country prosperous.
[4] Nawaz Sharif will complete his current term of government.
[5] There is no possibility of martial law for a long time.
Now it is
Reference: March 2004
, meaning these predictions are five years old. You yourself can judge that these statements have been proven one hundred percent false.Clinton has not yet experienced any accident.
Neither has Vajpayee, the Prime Minister of India, been deprived of power so far.
Neither have the mentioned minerals been discovered yet, nor has Pakistan become prosperous.
General Musharraf took over the government of Pakistan in
Reference: October 1999
, and Nawaz Sharif and his government were dismissed. Nawaz Sharif is still in Jeddah and living in exile there. The Creator of the universe has spoken the truth:[قُلۡ لَّا یَعۡلَمُ مَنۡ فِی السَّمٰوٰتِ وَ الۡاَرۡضِ الۡغَیۡبَ اِلَّا اللّٰہُ ؕ وَ مَا یَشۡعُرُوۡنَ اَیَّانَ یُبۡعَثُوۡنَ]
Say: None in the heavens and the earth knows the unseen except Allah, nor do they know when they will be raised.
Reference: (An-Naml:65)
I am a regular reader of Nawa-i-Waqt, and for many years I have been collecting the predictions of astrologers published in Nawa-i-Waqt Lahore; their details are as follows.
Predictions of Yaseen Vato:
Reference: ① Nawa-i-Waqt Lahore Sunday Magazine page 15 dated April 12, 1998:
[1] Nawaz Sharif: Will complete five years as Prime Minister, however, Shahbaz Sharif seems to be surpassing Nawaz Sharif.
[2] The Kashmir issue will be resolved during Nawaz's era, and the decision made in this regard will be better for Pakistan.
[3] Between 2001 and 2003, Jamaat-e-Islami will support Nawaz Sharif, and an Islamic bloc will emerge at the foreign level, which will include Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Sudan, and others besides Pakistan.
[4] There is no possibility of change in the border assembly.
Note: All the above predictions proved to be wrong. Nawaz Sharif's government was dismissed in October 1999, and he is now in Jeddah.
Reference: ② Daily Jang Lahore, April 17, 1999, page 8
[1] This year, the President of the United States, Bill Clinton, will face some accident.
[2] Vajpayee, the Prime Minister of India, will lose power this year, and severe unrest will spread in India.
[3] Rare minerals will be discovered in the land of Pakistan this year.
[4] By the end of this year, Nawaz's government will achieve several successes.
[5] Nawaz Sharif's government will complete its term. After October 28, 1999, the opposition will become weaker.
[6] There is no possibility of martial law in the country anytime soon.
[7] Imran Khan and Jemima will never separate.
[8] The Sharia Bill will be passed this year.
You have noticed: that all the above predictions by Mr. Vato proved to be 100% wrong.
Reference: ③ Nawa-i-Waqt Lahore dated April 29, 2004:
[1] Extraordinary changes will occur in the country in the near future.
[2] Through pediatrics, it seems that the Pakistan Peoples Party will reach a compromise with General Musharraf.
[3] General elections will be held in the country next year in which the Pakistan Peoples Party will get a clear majority.
[4] General Pervez Musharraf will definitely take off his uniform before December 31, 2004, and will continue to work as the President of Pakistan.
All the above predictions by Mr. Vato proved to be wrong. At present,
Reference: Nawa-i-Waqt Lahore dated March 17, 2005
is in front of me, on page 12 of which Benazir's statement is that if the government removes the pediatrics from the ministries, progress in reconciliation can be made. Whereas Mr. Vato is saying the opposite.
Reference: ④ Nawa-i-Waqt Lahore dated May 14, 2004:
[1] Despite adverse external and internal conditions, the Jamali government will face no threat in the current year; however, the coming year 2005 will be a year of extraordinary changes, and general elections will also be held in that year in which the Pakistan Peoples Party will secure a clear majority.
[2] Like Vajpayee's party, the US President will also lose the election.
Vato Sahib's statements proved to be completely wrong.
Reference: ⑤ Nawa-i-Waqt Lahore dated 5 November 2004:
[1] Allied forces will withdraw from Iraq by November 2005.
[2] President Pervez Musharraf will take off his uniform before 31 December in the current year.
All of Vato Sahib's predictions proved to be wrong.
Reference: ⑥ Nawa-i-Waqt Lahore dated 15 October 2004:
[1] In the upcoming US presidential elections, President George W. Bush will win.
[2] President Musharraf will start the construction of the Kalabagh Dam.
[3] The rulers will face difficulties and complications in the last quarter of the current year.
All predictions proved to be wrong. First, Mr. Yaseen Vato said in the above-mentioned writing
Reference: May 14, 2004
that like Vajpayee's party, the President of the United States would also lose the election, and then in the prediction of
Reference: October 15, 2004
, he said that in the upcoming US presidential elections, President George W. Bush would win. These two contradictory predictions reminded me of a joke: there was an ignorant spiritual guide of an ignorant Mirasi (a traditional musician caste), and the ignorant Mirasi asked the ignorant spiritual guide whether his buffalo, which was pregnant, would give birth to a male or female calf. The ignorant spiritual guide replied that first of all, it will not give birth to a female calf, otherwise, it is stuck on the male calf. This is exactly what Mr. Yaseen Vato said—that President Bush would either lose the election or win it.
Reference: Nawa-i-Waqt Lahore Sunday Magazine page 19 dated April 13, 1998
published an article by Advocate Khalid Parvez Malik stating that the Third World War is expected by 2000. The year 2000 will be the last year of planet Earth; everyone will fall into the sleep of death, and the world will end in 2000.All this proved to be wrong.
Reference: ⑦ In the Battle of Lahore dated 22 February 2000
, Humayun Afzal made four predictions:[1] According to the movement of the planets, there will be no alliance between Muslim League (N) and Pakistan Peoples Party.
[2] Altaf Hussain is at risk of having a heart attack by August 2000 due to mental stress.
[3] Muslim League (N) will split into several factions or groups by June 2000.
[4] Benazir Bhutto will present herself for accountability after June 2000.
All these four predictions have proven to be wrong.
⑧ And then
Reference: Nawa-i-Waqt Lahore dated 30 June 2004
contains three of his predictions:[1] According to the Pakistani horoscope of 29 June 2004, the current assemblies will last until September or October.
[2] There is no possibility of Shaukat Aziz becoming Prime Minister under the current system.
[3] According to the prediction, government formation will take place under a new system between September and November 2004.
All of these proved to be wrong.
⑨ Similarly,
Reference: Nawa-i-Waqt Lahore dated 27 February 2004
contains 9 predictions by the famous astrologer Dr. Muhammad Ishaq:[1] Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan will recover from his decline after May 19 and will become the President of Pakistan in the future.
[2] The period until August will not be good for the rulers.
[3] A prominent leader will die suddenly, which will complicate the political environment and cause chaos in the country.
[4] After March 15, there will be a period of changes.
[5] Mian Shahbaz Sharif will be in Pakistan anytime after March 15, and he will be given a very big responsibility before September.
[6] Madam Benazir Bhutto will return after a major national tragedy in April.
[7] US President George Bush will lose the election.
[8] In India, the Bharatiya Janata Party will win the election again.
[9] Sonia Gandhi will be attacked with intent to kill.
All of these proved to be false.
⑩ Similarly, five predictions by astrologer Sana Khan published in
Reference: Nawa-i-Waqt Lahore dated July 11, 2004
were proven false and baseless:[1] The next three months are important.
[2] There will be political changes in the center and provinces.
[3] They will not leave like Shaukat Aziz Jamali.
[4] Harmony between Shaukat Aziz and General Musharraf is never possible.
[5] Certainly, there will be a dramatic change in the country, especially the month of December is very significant.
⑪ Five predictions of Zamurd Hussain Naqvi in
Reference: Nawa-i-Waqt Lahore on 1st October 2004
:[1] October 2004 is extremely sensitive and delicate regarding President Pervez Musharraf. Especially the second and third week of October.
[2] Regarding Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, October, November 2004, and the last three weeks of February 2005 are important.
[3] When the current assemblies will be upset, the effects will begin from 12th November 2004 to the mid-period between 17th and 18th December 2004.
[4] October and November 2004 are decisive months concerning the future of Benazir and Asif Zardari.
[5] Nawaz Sharif and Shahbaz Sharif have spent most of their ill-fated time. The period from 12th November to 14th December 2004 is extremely important regarding their return to Pakistan.
All these predictions have proven to be wrong.
⑫ And the prediction of
Reference: 2nd November 2004
that the 2nd November American elections would remain controversial, proved to be wrong.Similarly, the prediction published in the Indian astrologer Phuman's Nawa-i-Waqt Lahore dated 30 October 2004 that Bush's stars are in motion and Kerry will win the election proved to be wrong.
Hadith Regarding Astrology:
[عن ابن عباس، قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم:من اقتبس علما من النجوم ، اقتبس شعبة من السحر زاد ما زاد]
Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Whoever acquires any part of astrology has acquired an equivalent amount of magic; whatever increase he makes, the same increase will be made.
Reference: Sunan Abi Dawood: 3905, Sunan Ibn Majah: 3726
And you have read in this chapter about the authenticity of various astrologers' predictions,
But it is written in Tafseer Muradabadi: Astrology is true.
Reference: (As-Saffat: 89, Fa: 87)
Belief in Allah and Belief in Stars:
The belief that stars influence a person's fate is completely wrong. The Holy Quran states that people use stars to find their way at night.
Allah Almighty has adorned the sky of the world with stars, and these are missiles for the devils. Apart from these three things, nothing about the stars is established from the Quran and authentic Hadith, and an authentic Hadith is narrated in this regard.
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ led the companions رضي الله عنهم اجمعين in the morning prayer at Hudaybiyyah, and it had rained at night. When the prayer was finished, he ﷺ turned his blessed face towards the people and said: Do you know what your Lord says? They replied: Allah and His Messenger (ﷺ) know best. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Allah Almighty says, "In the morning, some servants of Mine have become believers, and some disbelievers. Whoever says that the rain has come by the grace and mercy of Allah, he is My believer and denies the stars. And whoever says that the rain has come because of the arrival of such and such star in such and such place, he is My denier and a believer in the stars."
Reference: Bukhari, Book of Adhan, Chapter: The Imam faces the people when he says Salam:841
Showing off (Riya):
A Muslim should do every deed solely for the pleasure of Allah. If he does any work and shows off (i.e., performs riya), then that is shirk.
Reference: (Al-Ma'un:6)
Similarly, in Sahih Muslim, it is narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: On the Day of Judgment, the first to be judged will be the riya-performing warrior, the riya-performing scholar, and the riya-performing generous person, whom the angels will drag face down and throw into Hell because of their riya.
Reference: Sahih Muslim, Kitab al-Imarah, Bab Man Qatala lil-Riya wal-Sum'ah Istahaq al-Nar:1905
Drawing the image of a living being:
It is proven from authentic hadith that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: On the Day of Judgment, Allah will say to the one who made the image, "Give life to what you have created in the image."
Reference: Bukhari, Kitab al-Libas, Bab 'Adhab al-Musawwirin Yawm al-Qiyamah:5951, Muslim, Kitab al-Libas wal-Zeenah, Bab Tahrim Tasweer Soorat al-Hayawan...etc:2108
Similarly, it is strictly forbidden to speak ill of the times.
[قال أبو هريرة رضي الله عنه قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال:الله يسب بنو آدم الدهر وأنا الدهر بيدي الليل والنهار]
Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Allah says, "Man curses the times, while I am the Times; in My hand are the night and the day."
Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari:6181
