Re: Why do Sunnis have a problem with Matam?
No one has that capacity vested in him. Surely the most basic and important tenet of Islam is tawhid, the oneness of God. Common sense says that when you can say ‘Ya Allah’, why would you instead say ‘Ya Muhammad’? Is he more powerful (nauzibillah)? When you start claiming that he has a special capacity vested in him by God to help, how is that any different from Hindus who claim that their idols are just a means of praying to one God? At the end of day, I think we should try and avoid whatever is doubtful or unclear, and for me the only thing that is shirk free without a shadow of doubt is calling on Allah for help.