I'm at a crossroads and I need your opinion

January 12, 2020

I'm at a crossroads and I need your opinion

When I wrote and published my book (The Awaited Letters), I intended not to talk about it in the various media outlets or enter into a discussion or debate with Al-Azhar Al-Sharif. I intended to publish it in libraries only and announce it on my Facebook page. Until now, I am determined not to publish videos or speak to the various media outlets regarding what is stated in my book. However, many friends and Al-Azhar scholars advised me to present my book to the Al-Azhar Research Complex so that I can obtain its approval that my book does not contradict the Quran and Sunnah. I am now faced with two options:

First option:
I would like to continue with my current approach of advertising my book only on Facebook and continue to publish it in bookstores. However, the downside of this option is that many people will not read my book and will consider it to be contrary to the Qur’an and Sunnah. I will continue to be accused of blasphemy, misguidance, madness, and other various accusations.

Second option:
I will move to another stage of confrontation, which is to present my book to the Al-Azhar Al-Sharif Research Complex so that it can be studied and I will ultimately obtain approval or rejection of what it contains.
One of the downsides of this option is that the percentage of Al-Azhar’s approval of my book requires a miracle. The percentage of Al-Azhar’s approval of my book does not exceed 1%, and these are the reasons I mentioned in a previous article.

I don't know the consequences if my book's content is legally rejected, and whether it will continue to be published. However, I do know that if my book is approved, many people will read it, and the attacks on me will cease, and the book will no longer legally violate the Quran and Sunnah.

I had a third option before and during the publication of my book, which was to convince an Al-Azhar scholar of my book so that he could continue in this battle to convince people of my opinion. However, I failed in this option. I have communicated with about five Al-Azhar scholars so far. My dialogue with them was based on the Quran and Sunnah, while their dialogue with me was based on Ibn Kathir’s principle (Every messenger is a prophet). Since our Master Muhammad (peace be upon him) is the Seal of the Prophets, he is also the Seal of the Messengers. Consequently, the dialogue ended with many of them advising me to take my book to the Al-Azhar Research Complex for discussion, as I did not find any answers to my questions from them.
I am fully aware that even if I spent months trying to convince any well-known religious scholar of what is stated in my book, if I ever reached that sheikh, I would not be able to convince him to declare that our Master Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, was not the Seal of the Messengers and to declare his opposition to the consensus of scholars. Consequently, he would lose his popularity and would be met with the same insults and accusations that were directed at me when I announced my opinion.
Now I only have the first and second options.
As I mentioned to you, I have entered a losing battle and I knew that very well before I entered it. But the question is, should I complete this battle on my own and head to Al-Azhar, which is ultimately not my battle but the battle of a coming messenger whom God Almighty will support with clear proofs that will change people’s beliefs? Or should the situation remain as it is now and I be content with publishing the book and announcing it on my Facebook page?
I have prayed Istikhara several times and asked Allah Almighty to guide me to which path to choose, but I still do not know which path to choose. We hope that you will give your opinion and answer the question: What will happen if Al-Azhar rejects what is stated in my book if I choose the second option? 

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