CHAPTER THREE
HAAZIR & NAAZIR

INTRODUCTION

THE LITERAL AND SHAR'I MEANING OF HAAZIR & NAAZIR

Haazir literally means someone who is present in front (i.e. he is not unseen). Al-Misbaahul-Muneer states, “حضر مجلس ای شھدہ و حضر الغائب حضور اقدم من غیبتہ”.

It is stated in Muntahul-Irb, "There are a few meanings to Naazir, e.g. a person wbosees, the pupil of the eye, vision, the vein of the nose, the liquid of the eye."

Al-Misbaahul-Muneer states, "It is recorded in Qaamoosul-Lugaat, "Ibn Abi Bakr writes in Mukhtaarus-Sihaah, "We are Naazir until where our sight ends, and Haazir until where our authority reaches. Due to us being able to see until the sky, we are Naazirs (people that can see) until it but are not Haazir until it because our reach does not extend to there. We are however Haazir in the rooms and homes we are present in because we can grasp them."

According to the Shariah, the meaning of Haazir & Naazir in the creation is the spiritually strong person who sees the entire world as how he sees the-palm of his band, or the one who can also hear both near & far voices and sound equally and can travel through the whole creation assisting those with needs over thousands of miles. This speed can either be spiritually with a likeness in bodily structure [jism-e-misaali} or with that body that had been buried or is present somewhere. All of this is proven for the spiritual luminaries from the Quran, Hadith and rulings of the UJama.

IN PROOF OF HAAZlR & NAAZIR

Section 1

PROOFS FROM QURANIC VERSES

1. "0 Revealer of the Unseen! Verily we have sent you as Haazir & Naazir, I bearer of glad-tidings, a warner, inviter towards Allah عزوجل wlth His consent and an illuminating: sun."^3.1a.

- Surah Ahzaab. Verses 45-6

'Shaahid' can mean witness as well as Haazir & Naazir. A witness is called shaahid because he was present at the occasion. There are two reasons for addressing the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم like this,

1. He bares testimony in the world by being the knower of the Unseen and the one who sees it. Otherwise, all prophets are witnesses.

2. Rasoolullahصلی اللہ علیہ وسلم will be an eye-witness for the Prophets on the Day of Qiyaamat. This witnessing will not be without having seen.

Similarly, he is Mubashir, Nazeer and Daaiyan llaUah as one who has seen. Other prophets have also performed these tasks but have done them by hearing. This is why only Rasoolullahصلی اللہ علیہ وسلم went on Me'raj. 'Siraajum-Muneer' is the sun which is present verywhere in the world and in every home. The Holy Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم is also present every place. Thus, this entire ayat is proof that he is Haazir & Naazir.

2. "And similarly, we made you the best of all ummabs so that you can bear witness for people and this Messenger صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم your protector and witness.^3.1b

_ Silrah Baqarah, Verse 143

3. "So how will it be when we shall bring forth a witness from every ummab, and 0 Beloved ot we shall bring you as a protector and witness over all of them."^3.1c

_ Surah Nisaa, Verse 41

These Quranic verses gesture towards the incident of Qiyaamat wherein the Ummahs of other prophets will say to Allah عزوجل "Your Messengers didn't propagate Your commands to us." The prophets though, will say that they did and present the Ummah of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم as proof. Their testimony will then be objected to due to the final Ummah not having been in the times of the prophets: "How do you bare witness whilst you have not seen?" They will reply, 'The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم told us." Then, the testimony of the Noble Messenger صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم will be taken. He will testify to two things - that the prophets did indeed propagate (tableegh) and that his Ummah is worthy of baring witness. This win conclude the case and judgement will be passed in favour of the prophets. 1£ Rasoolullah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم did not witness the propagation of the previous prophets and the condition of his future Ummah by sight, why wasn't his testimony disputed! he way his Ummah's witnessing was? This proves that his testimony was by ~ and the Ummah's was by being told. Confirming that the Holy Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم Haazir & Naazir.

4. "Verily a Messenger صلی اللہ علیہ وسلمfrom amongst you, who becomes ~ieved when you experience any difficulty, has come to you." .3.1d

- Surah Tauba. Verse J 28

This ayat proves that the Holy Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم Haazir & Naazir in three ways,

I. 'Ja'akurn' is an address to Muslims that the Holy Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم has come to all of them. So be is with every Muslim and they are spread out over the entire world. Thus, the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم is also present at all places.