came running to him and became complete like before with their heads. (Tafseer Qurtubi, Part 3, Surah Al-Baqarah, under the verse 260, juzz 3, vol. 2, pp. 225-228, derived from)

Allah Almighty has mentioned this event in Parah 3, Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 260:

وَ اِذْ قَالَ اِبْرٰهٖمُ رَبِّ اَرِنِیْ كَیْفَ تُحْیِ الْمَوْتٰىؕ-قَالَ اَوَ لَمْ تُؤْمِنْؕ-قَالَ بَلٰى وَ لٰكِنْ لِّیَطْمَىٕنَّ قَلْبِیْؕ-قَالَ فَخُذْ اَرْبَعَةً مِّنَ الطَّیْرِ فَصُرْهُنَّ اِلَیْكَ ثُمَّ اجْعَلْ عَلٰى كُلِّ جَبَلٍ مِّنْهُنَّ جُزْءًا ثُمَّ ادْعُهُنَّ یَاْتِیْنَكَ سَعْیًاؕ-

And when Ibrahim submitted, ‘O my Lord! Show me how You will revive the dead?’ He (Allah) said, ‘Do you not believe?’ Ibrahim submitted, ‘Why not? But I wish to put my heart at ease.’ So, (Allah) said, ‘Well, take four birds and familiarise them to yourself, then (after slaughtering them) place a part of each of them on separate mountains, then call them; they will come running to you on their feet.

[Kanz-ul-Iman (translation of Quran)] (Part 03, Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 260)

Points gained from both events

‘Allamah ‘Abdul Mustafa A’zami رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه states: it has been proven that calling out to the dead is not Shirk (polytheism). Allah Almighty gave the command to call out to dead birds and a high ranked Prophet called out to them, so it cannot be Shirk (polytheism) at all because Allah Almighty will never command Shirk; neither can a prophet ever commit shirk. So, if calling out to dead birds is not Shirk, then how can it be Shirk to call out to the deceased saints of Allah Almighty and the martyrs! Therefore, those who label it Shirk to call out to saints and martyrs, and label those who exclaim ‘Ya Ghaus’ as Mushriks, they should bow their heads and ponder for a bit, perhaps they will see the