Say (O Muhammad SAW): "(But) the things that my Lord has indeed forbidden are Al Fawâhish (great evil sins, every kind of unlawful sexual intercourse, etc.) whether committed openly or secretly, sins (of all kinds), unrighteous oppression, joining partners (in worship) with Allâh for which He has given no authority, and saying things about Allâh of which you have no knowledge." (Al-A'raf 7:33)
Approximately a year or one and half year before i met two people involved in dawah,one was graduate from Madeenah university and they were active members of irf.I discussed with them about the issue of calling Allah with names such as Brahma,Vishnu etc. Without answering my question they said Dr.Zakir Naik changed his position.I was happy to know that.As time passed, i listened to Dr.Zakir Naik,He clearly said after quoting [quran17:110],You can call Allah by any name provided Allah named himself with that name or his messenger called him by that.Alhamdulillah,I was happy.Then Brother Zakir gave speech in chennai,where again he said "You can call Allah by Brahma or vishnu".A friend of mine discussed with Bilal Philips on this issue and Bilal philips defended Dr.Naik by saying "When you call Allah as creator,you can also call him Brahma in sanskrit".Subhanallah.Let us examine this issue.
Shaikh Muhammad Ibn Salih al-Uthaimeen (rahimahullah) On The Names And Attributes Of Allah Sub'hanahu Wa Ta'ala
Shaikh Ibn Uthaimeen (rahimahullah) said:
CHAPTER: The Names of Allah Are Tawqeefiyyah There Is No Place For Intellectual Free-Thinking Regarding Them:
Allah's Names are tawqeefiyyah, meaning a kind of knowledge that is restricted to textual evidence; there is no place for intellectual free-thinking regarding them. Based upon this, we must suffice ourselves with what is found in the Book and the Sunnah, without adding or taking anything away. This is because the intellect will not be able to grasp the understanding of Allah's Names that He rightfully deserves, so then we must suffice ourselves with textual evidences only.
This is due to Allah's statement,
"And follow not (O man i.e., say not, or do not or witness not, etc.)that of which you have no knowledge (e.g. one's saying: "I have seen," while in fact he has not seen, or "I have heard," while he has not heard). Verily! The hearing, and the sight, and the heart, of each of those you will be questioned (by Allâh). (Surah Al-Isra Surah 17 Ayah 36).
And He also has said,
Say (O Muhammad (sallallaahu alayhi wasallam)): "(But) the things that my Lord has indeed forbidden are AlFawâhish (great evil sins, every kind of unlawful sexual intercourse, etc.) whether committed openly or secetly, sins (of all kinds), unrighteous oppression, joining partners (in worship) with Allâh for which He has given no authority,
and saying things about Allâh of which you have no knowledge." (Surah Al-A'raf , Surah 7 Ayah 33).
Furthermore, to ascribe a name to Allah the Exalted that He did not ascribe to His own Self, or to deny something He has named Himself, would be a serious crime against Him. So one must behave in the appropriate manner in this affair and stick to what is found in established textual evidences only.
[Al Qawaa'idul-Muthlaa fee Sifaatillahi wa Asmaa'ihil-Husnaa , Translated into English language by Moosa Richardson; Published by TROID publications Page 30].
CHAPTER: The Kinds Of Deviation From the Correct Belief
Allah commands us to abandon those who are known for ilhaad,And (all)the Most Beautiful Names belong to Allâh, so call on Him by them, and leave the company of those who belie or deny (or utter impious speech against) His Names. They will be requited for what they used to do.
(Surah Al-A'raf , Surah 7 Ayah 180)
Ilhaad with regards to the Names of Allah the Exalted means to stray from the obligatory manner of believing in them, and ilhaad takes many forms:
Point THREE: To ascribe a name to Allah that He did not name Himself with. An example of this is how the Christians call Allah the father, or how the philosophers call Him the root cause of everything (al illatul-Faa'ilah). So since the knowledge of Allah's Names is tawqeefiyyah, then to ascribe a name to Allah that He did not name Himself with is straying from the obligatory manner of believing in them. Furthermore, these names that have been ascribed to Allah are sheer falsehood that Allah is far removed from...."
Point FOUR: To derive names of idols from the linguistic base of His Names An example of this is what the polytheists did when they derived the name al-'Uzzaa from al'Azeez, and al-Laat from al-Ilaah, according to one opinion, and they named their idols with these names....... Some kinds of ilhaad may be crimes of shirk or kufr (while others are less than that), depending upon the relative evidences and what they imply.
[Al Qawaa'idul-Muthlaa fee Sifaatillahi wa Asmaa'ihil-Husnaa , Translated into English language by Moosa Richardson; Published by TROID publications Page 37,38].
Shaikh Falah Isma'eel was asked about this individual's statement on 4th September 2004 after his dars on Aqeeda Wasitiyyah of Ibn Taymiyyah (rahimahullah) The following was his response.
The Shaikh said: Even if they are the names of Allah(in that particular language), the origin of it(of these names) indicate to the names of Allah in that particular language; the origin is that if those two names are used upon (hindu) gods it is NOT PERMISSIBLE TO USE THOSE TWO NAMES.
The Shaikh mentioned, the Arabs in Jahiliyyah before the coming of the Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) they used to call their gods with names that were taken from the Names of Allah like Al-Laat from al-Ilaah , Al-Uzza from al-Azeez and al-Manat from al-Mannan. All of this is from Ilhad. Even though these names have been derived from the Names of Allah it is impermissible to call Allah by them since they are used upon the gods , idols of mushrikeen...
And some of the scholars mentioned about the statement of Allah.."..... and leave the company of those who belie or deny His Names". From Ilhaad is (also) to name the gods with the Names that are taken from Allah (i.e. the Names of Allah). Ibn Katheer (rahimahullah) said: Al-`Awfi said that Ibn Abbas said about Allah's statement,"and leave the company of those who belie or deny His Names" 'To belie Allah's Names includes saying Al-Lat (an idol) derived from Allah's Name. Ibn Jurayj narrated from Mujahid that he commented , 'They derived Al-Lat (an idol's name) from Allah, and al-Uzza (another idol) from Al-Aziz'. Qatadah stated that Ilhad refers to associating others with Allah in His Names (such as calling an idol al Uzza). Listen What Dr.Saleh-As-Saleh rahimhullah speaks about Dr.Zakir Naik on this deviation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KREyAGzxShcSo its clear that Ilhaad to name Allah with names of deities of Mushrikeen,whether it be Al-Laat,Al-Uzza or Brahma or Vishnu. Ilhad linguistically means to be inclined or to deviate,wickedness, injustice and straying.
And from this is the word Lahd[ A niche in the grave in which the deceased is placed, facing towards the Qiblah], which is so called, because it is inclined to one side of it. Ilhad cannot be understood without understanding Istiqamah[ To be straight ], because, as it is said: By their antonyms things are explained. Istiqamah in the matter of Allah, the Most High's Names and Attributes is to accept these Names and Attributes according to their true meaning, in a manner befitting Allah, the Almighty, the All Powerful, without corrupting the meanings, or negating them, or explaining the how of them, or comparing them with those of the created beings, in accordance with the rule followed by Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah in this matter.
So, if we know that Istiqamah is in this matter, then the opposite of Istiqamah is Ilhad. The scholars have mentioned a number of types of Ilhad regarding the Names and Attributes of Allah, all of which may be covered by saying: It is to deviate away from what it is obligatory to believe regarding them.
[Source:- Fatawa Arkan-ul-Islam ; Pg 136 - 138, Islamic Verdicts on the Pillars of Islam By the Honorable Shaikh Muhammad bin Salih Al-'Uthaimeen Collected and Arranged by Fahd bin Nasir bin Ibrahim As Sulaiman Darussalam ]This deviancy in Asma-wa-sifaat is widespread everywhere.And i have seen many young minds using the words Brahma and vishnu for Allah without any fear.Furthermore examination of word Brahma and Vishnu unveils the elements of shirk contained in them.MEANING OF ‘BRAHMA’ IN SANSKRIT LANGUAGE ACCORDING TO OXFORD SANSKRIT – ENGLISH DICTIONARY AND OTHER DICTIONARIES
[literally(means) 'growth', 'expansion', 'evolution', 'development', 'Swelling of spirit or soul'] pious effusion or utterance of the heart in worshipping the gods.The Brahma or one self-existent impersonal spirit, the one universal soul (or one divine essence & source from which all created things emanate or with which they are identified and to which they return).
The self existent, the absolute, the eternal (not generally an object of worship)but rather of mediation and knowledge;
Brahma or the one impersonal universal spirit manifested as a personal creator and as the first of the triad of personal gods
1. Brahma, m. a priest (see asura-, kn-, mata-br0); n. the one self existent spirit, the absolute, R
2. Brahma, in comp. for brahman. - observe that in the following derivatives the nom. m. (Brahma) is used for impersonal spirit and the nom. m. (Brahma) for the personal god.
Oxford Sanskrit-English Dictionary The Clarendon press
Sir Monier Williams M.A, K.C.I.E
Hon. DCL OxON, Hon LLD Calcutta, Hon PH.d GOTTINGEN, Hon Fellow of University College and sometime fellow of Balliol College Oxford with the collaboration of
Professor E. Leumann PH.d, University of StausbuggProfessor C. Cappeller PH.d, University of Jenaand other scholars
Sanskrit – English Dictionary by V.S. Apte
Brahma – The Supreme Spirit
Brahman – 1. Relating to Brahman or the Creator or the Supreme Spirit.
2.Brahminical, belonging to Brahmanas
3.Relating to sacred knowledge or study
4.Prescribed by Vedas
5.Holy, Sacred, Devine.
Page 396.
Brahmavath – a. Posessed of spiritual knowledge.
Brahmanee – The wife of Brahman
Brahmaan – a. Relating to Brahma- m. An epithet of Vishnu.
Page 394. The Purpose of this note is to refute the deviancy which is widespread among youths and not attack someone's honour.
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