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. .ecnassianeR c imalsI fo gninnigeb eht eb dluow yad taht neht ,sgn ihcaet st i fo erawa ylsuoicsnoc emoceb dna ,ha llA fo kooB eht fo ytirohtuA eht sezilaer d lrow m ilsuM eht yad ehT
.htrae eht fo ecaf eht no stsixe taht ha llA fo egassem ylno dna elba tummi ,etelpmoc eht si dna malsI fo srettam lla rof ytirohtua lanif eht sah na'ruQ
dna elbats a otni noinuer eht ni seil thgilp yad tneserp r ieht mor f epacse rieht fo epoh ylno ehT
.ssensselpleh dna yn imongi fo noitisop a n i sevlesmeht era ssergorp lacigolonhce t dna ecne ics ,no itaz ilivic fo sreraeb hcrot eht eb ot desoppus erew dna ecaep dlrow fo srotnaraug eht eb ot erew ,dniknam fo sdeed eht revo sessentiw eb ot erew ohw e lpoep ehT .os od ot liaf ,na'ruQ eht fo thgil gnidiug eht tuohtiw tub ,ti fo tuo teg ot elggur ts yehT .ycnedneped dna raef fo etats a otni pee ts llaf ,sisab lairot irret no snoitan otni dedivid won
nevig efil fo edoc eno dna noi tazinagro lartnec eno fo daetsn I .dlrow eht fo trap reh to yna ni sa se irtnuoc mi lsuM eht ni hcum sa tnapmar niaga era sretiolpxe cimonocE eht eht dna
ehT .meht esae ler ot emac )p( regnessem eht hc ihw morf selkcahs emas eht yb dnuob era dna
s thgiew emas eht fo erusserp eht rednu gninaorg era yadot fo smilsuM eht ,flesti malsI fo eman eht ni malsI fo seimene eht yb detce jni y llacisab era hcihw ,snoi tpecnocs im eseht fo tluser a sA
tog ti ,rewop deyojne smilsuM eht reve erehw dna ,noig ileR edam-nam htiw ti decalper
smilsuM eht gnoma meh t detce jni dna senirtcod dna stpecnoc pu dehctah ma lsI fo seimene eht tuB .ha llA fo kooB eht ni deerced seu lav en iv id eht gnitnemelpm i yb siht detartsnomed eh dna ,)751:7 ( meht nopu erew taht srettef eht dna snedrub yvaeh eht morf ytinamuh esaeler ot saw hal lA fo regnessem eht fo noissim ehT .sretiolpxe laciti loP dna c imonocE fo stros lla dna ,nemygrelC ,erutce jnoc edam-nam ot tne ivresbus era yadot smilsuM eht ,hal lA o t ecneivresbus fo daetsnI .seitrap dna stces suoremun otni dedivid s i dlrow m ilsuM eht dna ,tso l
eht ro elpoep eht fo ytngierevos fo tpecnoc eht ot degnahc neeb sah sr iaffa namuh ni hallA fo ytng ierevos fo tpecnoc ehT .sdog fo rebmun a ni feileb yb decalper neeb sah doG eno n i fe ileB .na'ruQ eht yb detneserp ma lsI c imanyd eht morf trapa selop si yadot dlrow milsuM eh t ni tnanimoderp ma ls I evissap ehT .smilsuM fo ef il eht fo kool tuo eritne eh t degnahc rehtar t i ,ytivissap otni sgnihcaet cina'ruQ eht yb de tareneg yt ivitca suorogiv eht demrofsnart ylno ton ,stseretni detsev yb dezinor tap dna ,ytirojam eht yb detpecca era hcihw ,snoitpecnocsim hcuS
evah yeht htiaf eht ton ro rehtehw gniyfirev tuohtiw ,hturt etu losba eht eb ot ,meht sdeef ygrelC eht revetahw redisnoc dna otni nrob era yeht hc ihw ni tces eht fo sgnihcaet eht fo srewo llo f dn ilb emoceb evah daetsni dna hallA fo kooB eht fo sisy lana lautcelletni fo ytud desopm i y lenivid eht pu nev ig sevlesmeht evah smilsuM eht ,ega tneserp eht ni taht si sno itpecnocsim eseht fo noitanigiro eht rof nosaer latnemadnuf ehT .ecned ive cina'ruQ yb noitacifitcer r ieht ,yltneuqesnoc dna smilsuM sa sevlesmeht yfitnedi ohw esoht gnoma gn iliaverp era hcihw na'ruQ eht gninrecnoc snoisneherppasim suoirav eht denialpxe evah I ,krow sih t n I
adazhehS demhA fihsa Kyb
na'ruQ-lA fo yti rohtuA ehT
PREFACE
(Note: It is requested that the following be read with concentrated attention.)
Ummah
neeb sah
eht fo noitaz ilartneC eht tluser a sA .sgnieb namuh laudividni fo ytng ierevos
.hallA fo kooB eht yb denoitcnas neeb sah tpecca ot derotut neeb evah ro detirehn i
'Deen'
daetsni dna
regnessem eht yb thguorb
eht gnicafed y le telpmoc ni det luser hcihw
'Church and State'
.
'Pharaohs' 'Qaroons'
'Hamans'
sretiolpxe lautcelletni dna suoigileR eht ro
Ummah
,
milsuM eht edam evah hcihw e fil fo syaw eno dna derdnuh era ereht ,na'ruQ eht yb
eht ,sretiolpxe lacit iloP eht ro
Ummah
eht taht noitcivnoc a si ereht sselnu deve ihca eb tonnac evitcejbo siht dna
tink llew
otni detarapes
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eht s i ti taht esrev evoba eht ni deifitnedi sah ha llA .doG fo noitalever sa deredisnoc si skaeps eh revetahw ,noitpmussa eht rednu sa ,f lesmih yb noitalever eht detceles ton sah regnessem eht yhw ot sa sreveilebnu fo noitcejbo siht yfitnedi ot sselgninaem eb dluow ti esr ev
.snoi talever eniviD morf etarapes si hceeps namuh sih tub noita lever
nekops gnihtyreve daH .srail eht morf tcnitsid edam erew elpoep lufhturt eht litnu setircopyH
"Allah pardon you! Why did you give them leave until those who spoke the truth had become manifest to you and you had known the liars?" (9:43)
.tceffe s iht ot na'ruQ eht morf ecnedive s i gniwollof ehT .doG morf noita lever deripsni eht sa w na'ruQ eht ylno tub noi talever ton saw ef il ni derettu eh taht lla dna ,mih no delaever s i taht na'ruQ eht ylno s i ti taht deifiralc sah dna ,mih ot tnes noita lever ro " ihaw"
8991 yluJ ,ihcaraK
adazhehS demhA f ihsaK
.ytirohtuA taht fo no itaz ilaer eht ta demia si krow sihT
CLARIFICATION
Whatever Nabi (S.A.W) uttered is "wahi" (Revelation). Surah 53:34 says that he does not speak of his own desire but it is a revelation sent to him. Therefore whatever speech Nabi (S.A.W) uttered in life and acted upon was revelation from God.
MISCONCEPTION #1
Nabi
eht dna )W.A.S(
fo hceeps namuh yranidro eht neewteb detaitnereffid sah na'ruQ ehT
Nabi
erew ohw )setircopyH ( neeqifanuM eht tuoba dehs inomda si )W .A.S(
<Afalla_hu 'ank (a), lima azinta lahum hatta_ yatabayyana lakal lazina sadaqu_ wa ta'lamal ka_zibin(a).>
:sno issessop dna sevil rieht htiw doG fo esuac eht ni elggurts ot tna tculer ,abuaT haruS n I )a
Nabi
eht ot noissimrep nevig dah eh yhw ot sa dehsinomda si )W.A.S(
haya evoba eh t n I
Nabi
evah ton dluow noitalever cina'ruQ evoba eht neht ,doG morf noita lever a neeb )W.A.S(
Nabi
rof setircopyH eht ot noiss imrep eht nevig dah eh hcihw ni )W .A.S(
Nabi
ton si derettu )W .A.S(
revetahw taht smrifnoc s iht suhT .dahiJ ni noitapicitrap-non fo hceeps eht desoppo yb
Nabi
eht ,noita lever a meht gnirb ton did )W.A.S(
<qul innama_ attabi'u ma_ yu_ha_ ilayya mir rabbi, ha_za_ basa_'iru mir rabbikum wa hudaw wa rahmatul liqaumiy yu'minu_n(a).Wa iza_ quri'al qur'a_nu fastami'u_ lahu_ wa ansitu_ la'allakum turhamu_n(a).>
:esrev eht fo tser eht yb deifiralc rehtruf si sihT .gnieb namuh a sa derettu eh gnihtyreve taht snoitalever eht era tah t tayA c ina'ruQ
"And when thou bringest not a verse for them they say: Why hast thou not chosen it?" (7:203)
:deifitnedi s i srieht fo noitcejbo siht dna detcejbo srevei lebnu nehw taht denoitnem si t i faarA-lA haruS n I )b
<Wa iza_ lam ta'tihim bi a_yatin qa_lu_ lau lajtabaitaha>
Nabi
evoba eht ni neht ,doG morf noitalever a neeb )W .A .S(
Nabi
ton dna ,e lpoep sih ot gnirb ot desu )W .A .S(
yb derettu gnihtyreve dah woN
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trapa taht demrifnoc si ti ,seireuq rieht ot srewsna gnit teg rof enola na'ruQ eht ot srevei leb eht gnitcirtser yB .na'ruQ eht morf snoitseuq r ieht ot srewsna eh t kees ot detcirtser neeb
tsniaga etacilpud ot de llac era hcihw dna )W.A.S( dammahuM o t nwod tnes erew hcihw na'ruQ
eht ni dedulcni neeb evah osla dluow noi ta lever hcus neht ,na'ruQ morf trapa noitalever emos tnes hallA daH .sharuS fo desopmoc ton era ,na'ruQ sediseb doG fo noi talever sa mret stces suoirav hcihw skoob eht dna ,sharuS fo desopmoc si hcihw na'ruQ eht ylno si ti taht wonk
:mih ot nwod tnes neeb sah taht lla ot ral imis haruS a gnirb ot degne llahc era yeht dna )W .A.S (
dammahuM ot tnes noitalever latot eht ot tuo detniop era sreveilebnu eht araqaB-lA haruS n I )d
"Say: I follow only that which is inspired in me from my Sustainer. This (Qur'an) is insight from your Sustainer, and a guidance and a mercy for a people that believe. And when the Qur'an is recited, give ear to it and pay heed, that ye may obtain mercy." (7:203204)
Nabi
,noi talever ton saw ekops )W .A.S(
"O you who believe! do not put questions about things which if declared to you may trouble you, and if you question about them when the Quran is being revealed, they shall be declared to you; Allah pardons this, and Allah is Forgiving, Forbearing." (5:101)
:srewsna rieht evig lliw na'ruQ eht neht ,na'ruQ
eht fo noitalever eht gnirud meht tuoba noitseuq yeht fi tub ,noisufnoc meht esuac yam hcihw sgniht tuoba snoitseuq esiar ton dluohs yeht taht dlot era sreve ileb eht ,hadiaM-lA haruS n I )e
sdrow eht tub ,t i ek il gnihtemos ecudorp ot egne llahc
rof si egne llahc eht esrev evoba eh t n I
.hallA fo noitalever ro "ihaw" ton erew )W .A.S ( fo snoitca dna snoisiced eht lla taht sevorp suht dna ,doG fo noita lever eht fo daetsn i tah t
semit ta evi tai tini nwo sih no detca dna nwo sih no snoisiced edam osla )W .A.S(
esrev siht morf tnedive si t I
:dias s i ti hcihw n i emoc evah ton dluow hallA
morf noitinomda eht esiwrehto ,evitaitini nwo sih nopu detca osla eh tub ,noitalever yleri tne revetahw taht demr ifnoc niaga si ti esrev evoba eh t n I
t i ,302 esrev ni elihw taht deton eb dluohs t I .doG morf snoitalever eb ydaerla neht evah dluow )W .A.S( )WA.S( yb derettu gnihtyreve sa evoba eht d ias evah reven dluow hallA noitalever erew
"O Nabi! why do you forbid (yourself) that which Allah has made lawful for you; you seek to please your wives; and Allah is Forgiving, Merciful." (66:1)
.doG fo noita lever ylno eht si hcihw na'ruQ eht s i ti taht gnitacidn i suht ,y levitnetta ot denetsil eb dluohs ti neht det icer gnieb si na'ruQ eht nehw taht degru
:syas eH nehw tcepsa siht deifitnedi evah ton dluow hallA esiwrehto sa revetahw taht sesrev evoba eht morf tnedive ylraelc si t I
a_yatin> "And when thou bringest not a verse for them"
yb nekops gnihtyreve f I
Nabi
gnieb si t i ,402 esrev ni ,noita lever ton saw ekops )W .A .S(
Nabi
no detib ihorp gnihtemos edam )W .A.S(
Nabi
ton saw nopu detca ro did )W .A.S(
.e lbissimrep edam dah hallA hcihw ,flesmih taht denoitnem si ti ,mirhaT -tA haruS nI )c
revetahw taht demrifnoc s i
reveal unto Our slave"
dnim enas fo esoht llA .etaci lpud ot de llac si "haruS" a ,ti tsniaga dna ,
bring a Surah similar to it"
-lA fo sharuS eht ylno delaever sah ha llA taht hs ilbatse ylraelc
<mimma_ nazzalna_ 'ala_ 'abdina> "that which We reveal unto Our slave".
"And if ye are in doubt concerning that which We reveal unto Our slave (Muhammad), then bring a Surah similar to it, and call your witnesses beside Allah if ye are truthful." (2:23)
<Wa in kuntum fi raibim mimma_ nazzalna_ 'ala_ 'abdina_ fa'tu_ bisu_ratim mim mislih(i), wad'shuhada_'akum min du_nilla_hi in kuntum sa_diqin(a)>
<lima tuhar rimu ma_ ahal lal la_hu laka> "why do you forbid (yourself) that which Allah has made lawful for you" Nabi Nabi
Nabi
evah ton dluow sreve ileb eht neht noitalever erew )W .A.S(
yb derettu gnihtyreve f i woN
Nabi
namuh yranidro sih tub noitaripsni enivid ton saw ekops )W.A.S(
reve tahw na'ruQ mor f
<mimma_ nazzalna_ 'ala_ 'abdina> "that which We
<fa'tu_ bisu_ratim mim mislih> "then
<Wa iza_ lam ta'tihim bi Nabi Nabi
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erehw majaN-nA haruS nI .hallA morf )noitalever ro tnecsed( "luuzun" dna )noitaripsni( " ihaw" sa tnes saw hc ihw na'ruQ eht ylno si ti taht rae lc yltnadnuba s i ti ecned ive evoba eht morF
.egne llahc siht ni dedulcni neeb evah dluow oot taht esiwrehto ,regnessem siH ot hallA yb tnes noita lever rehto on stsixe ereht na'ruQ morf trapa taht setacidn i ylraelc na'ruQ eht fo sharuS ylno ecudorp ot egnellahc eht gnitcirtseR .na'ruQ eht ni deniatnoc ton tub snoita lever erew hcihw secnarettu esoht osla tub ,sharuS net dedulcn i ylno ton evah dluow egne llahc eht neht ,noitalever osla erew tayA cina'ruQ eh t
sah na'ruQ eht fo sharuS eht naht rehto koob ro hceeps rehto oN .etalum is ot de llac era sharuS
ehT .regnessem eht no delaever sah hallA tahw ot ral imis sharuS net gnirb os la uoy t'nod yhw neht egassem eht degrof sah regnessem eht taht yas uoy f i taht degne llahc era srevei lebnu eht siht ot y lper nI .hallA morf ton s i regnessem eht yb dereviled gnieb egassem eht erofereh t nevaeh morf serusaert yna deviecer ton sah regnessem eht ro su nraw ot dednecsed sah legna
noi ta lever e lohw siht fo tuo trap yb dene thg iar ts leef yam tsaerb s ih ro ,pu evig
yam eh taht detac idni si ti esuaceb regnessem eht ot tnes noi ta lever er itne dna etelpmoc eht o t
"Then, it may be that you will give up part of what is revealed to you <ma_ yu_ha_ ilaika> and your breast will become straitened by it because they say: Why has not a treasure been sent down upon him or an angel come with him? You are only a warner; and Allah is custodian over all things. Or, do they say: He has forged it. Say: Then bring ten forged chapters like it <fa'tu_ bi 'ashri suwarim mislihi muftaraya_ tiw> and call upon whom you can besides Allah, if you are truthful." (11:1213)
gnieb egassem yna fo diarfa era ohw esoht sa desopxe era setircopyH eht abuaT- tA haruS nI ) f
<Fa la'allaka ta_rikum ba'da ma_ yu_ha_ ilaika wada_'iqum bihi sadruka ay yaqu_lu_ lau la_ unzila 'alaihi kanzun au ja_'a ma'ahu_ malak(un), innama_ anta nazir(un), walla_hu 'ala_ kulli shai'iw wakil(un).Am yaqu_lu_naftara_h(u), qul fa'tu_ bi 'ashri suwarim mislihi muftaraya_ tiw wad'u_ manistata'tum min du_nilla_hi in kuntum sa_diqin(a).>
:na'ruQ eht ylno eb ot deifitnedi s i hallA fo noitalever eritne eht ,dooH haruS n I )g
cina'ruQ eht ylno s i ti taht etac idni ylrae lc delaever eb ot na'ruQ eht morf sharuS rof srevei leb eht fo ssenregae eht ton seoD ?na'ruQ eht fo edistuo "snoitalever" esoht hti w deifsitas
"And those who believe say: Why has not a Surah (chapter of the Qur'an) been revealed? But when a decisive chapter is revealed, and fighting is mentioned therein you see those in whose hearts is a disease look to you with the look of one fainting because of death. Woe to them then!" (47:20)
:noita lever cina'ruQ eht eviecer ot regae era ohw esoht sa deif itned i
osla era sreve ileb eht eromrehtruF .ylno egassem cina 'ruQ eht tsniaga noitatiseh rieh t etartsnomed daetsni dna , taht raef ton did yeht tub ,thgin dna yad setircopyH eht ot detneserp
"The hypocrites fear lest a Surah (chapter of the Qur'an) should be sent down to them telling them plainly of what is in their hearts. Say: Go on mocking, surely Allah will bring forth what you fear." (9:64)
:meht esopxe lliw hcihw na'ruQ eht n i delaever
hguorht srewsna teg ot detcirtser neeb evah ton dluow sreveileb eht esiwrehto ,hceeps
Nabi
syawla saw noitalever cina'ruQ eht naht rehto )W .A.S(
fo hceeps yranidro eh t woN
Nabi
eb sreveileb eht ton dluow neht " ihaw" erew ef il sih ni derettu )W .A .S(
<ma_ yu_ha_ ilaika> "what is revealed to you"
tuo gnitniop era
sdrow eht sesrev evoba eh t n I
?hallA fo noitalever eht si hc ihw egassem
gnihtyreve f i woN
.noita lever c ina'ruQ
yu_ha>
on ecnis taht mialc ot desu sreveilebnu eht taht sesrev evoba eht morf raelc si ti dna ,
<ma_yu_ha>
"what is revealed"
ylno dna
Nabi
naht rehto )W.A.S(
fo hceeps eht fI .egnel lahc evoba eht ni ecudorp-er ot dedulcni neeb
.e.i,
tsniaga si degrof sharuS net gnirb ot egne llahc
<ba'da ma_
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si taht " ihaw" eht sesirpmoc tahw tuoba seifitset fles ti na'ruQ eht morf ecnedive lanre tni suhT
ylno eht eb ot na'ruQ eht hsi lbatse dna yrar tnoc eht ot evorp sesrev evoba eht sa ,efi l ni derettu
"O Messenger! Deliver what has been revealed to you from your Sustainer <balligh ma_ unzila ilaika mir rabbik>; and if you do it not, then you have not delivered His message, and Allah will protect you from the people; surely Allah will not guide the unbelieving people." (5:67)
:noiss im sih dellifluf evah ton d luow eh esiwrehto ,m ih yb deviecer noitalever eniviD eht rev iled ot deredro si regnessem eht ,hadiaM-lA haruS n I :dniknam ot gnirev iled neht si dna hallA morf deviecer regnessem eht taht gnihcae t eniv id taht si tahw su mrofn i sesrev gniwollof ehT .elpoep eht ot detagaporp regnessem eh t nrut ni dna regnessem eht no dewotseb s i taht egassem en ivid eht si tahw ot sa seifi tnedi osla tub ylno ereh t pots ton seod ti neht regnessem eht yebo ot evah ew taht syas na'ruQ eht nehW eht fo gninihs eht sa raelc sa t i sekam ecned iv e evoba ehT .ha llA fo regnessem eht no deripsn i sdrow eht yb detacidn i sa ,na'ruQ cibarA eht sa )W.A.S( demmahuM ot tnes "ihaw" eht seifitnedi flesmiH hallA haruS ni rettam siht se ifiralc flesmiH hallA ?ot re fer " ihaw" siht seod tah w nehT .noita lever ot thguorb na'ruQ eht morf ecned ive ehT ?srettu eh gnihtyreve edulcni siht seoD ?mih o t tnes s i taht "ihaw" sih t si tahw woN , sa deif itnedi si ) :majaN-nA haruS ni syas t I .ha llA fo regnessem eht yb deviecer noita lever
Nabi
ni neht ,mih ot tnes "ihaw" s i ti tub ,erised nwo s ih fo kaeps ton seod )W.A.S(
Nabi
)W .A.S(
gnihtyreve edulcni ton seod dna ,enola na'ruQ eht ot sre fer " ihaw" eht esrev sih t taht syas t i
"NataqunNabi" Nabi la_ wahyu yu_ha> "It is naught but revelation that is revealed."
fo hceepS(
"By the evidence of the star when it goes down. Your companion does not err, nor does he go astray; Nor does he speak out of desire. It is naught but revelation that is revealed. <In huwa il la_ wahyu yu_ha>" (53:14)
Nabi
sa na'ruQ eht ylno nevig saw )W .A.S(
tah t seifitnedi dna ,yrartnoc eht ot syas evoba thgi l
ralucitrap eht esrev evoba eh t n I
Quran". Nabi
tnes si taht )noitar ipsn i( "ihaw" eht fo stsisnoc tahw ot sa seifi tset os la )W .A.S(
"And this Quran has been revealed to me <u_hiya ilayya ha_zal qur'a_n> that with it I may warn you and whomsoever it reaches" (6:19)
"And thus have We revealed to you an Arabic Quran, <auhaina_ ilaika qur a_nan arabiy yan> that you may warn the mother city and those around it, and that you may give warning of the day of gathering together wherein is no doubt; a party shall be in the garden and (another) party in the burning fire." (42:7)
<auhaina_ ilaika qur a_nan arabiy yan> "We revealed to you an Arabic
Nabi
si ti taht dna snoi talever enivid morf etarapes si )W .A.S(
WHAT IS THAT TEACHING THAT THE MESSENGER RECEIVED FROM ALLAH?
.hal lA yb mih nopu dewotseb egassem enivid eht si hcihw na'ruQ eht y lno fo hceeps namuh eht taht nus
:syas eh nehw ,mih o t
CLARIFICATION
Since the Qur'an says that we should obey Allah and His messenger, therefore this implies that to obey Allah we have to obey the Qur'an, while obedience to the messenger means obedience to some other books apart from the Qur'an.
MISCONCEPTION # 2
<In huwa il
:aroohS-hsA
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:ecnadiug enivid ev iecer yeht taht os gnihcae t a sa elpoep sih ot gnivig si regnessem eht tahw ot sa dednimer era ew niagA .kooB eh t fo e lpoep eht gnoma hallA fo kooB eht gnitagaporp si regnessem eht esrev evoba ot gnidroccA
"O People of the Book! Indeed Our Messenger has come to you making clear to you much of what you concealed of the Book and passing over much; indeed, there has come to you light and a clear Book from Allah; With it Allah guides him who will follow His pleasure into the ways of safety and brings them out of utter darkness into light by His will and guides them to the right path." (5:1516)
:niagA regnessem eht dna ,na'ruQ eht yb elpoep hs inomda ot regnessem eht sdnammoc hallA suhT si regnessem eh t taht gnihcaet taht si tahw woN .gnihcaet enivid sa hal lA fo kooB eht dev iecer sah regnessem eht taht na'ruQ eht ni sesrev rehto ynam dna evoba eh t yb demrifnoc neeb sah ti woN .na'ruQ eht morf t ib tsethgi ls eht eta ived tonnac eh dna kooB s'hal lA yb e lpoep gnoma nrevog ot s i eh dna ha llA fo kooB eht deviecer regnessem eht taht demr ifnoc s i ti niagA sah hcihw gnihcaet enivid eht sa deifitnedi neeb sah hcihw ha llA fo koob eht si ti niaga ecnO taht ,ecnad iug gniriuqer srettam lla rof ytiralc eht sniatnoc hcihw hal lA fo kooB eht s i ti suhT .mih no delaever neeb sah tahw reviled ot deredro si hallA fo regnessem eht esrev evoba eh t n I
"Allah is witness between you and me; and this Quran has been revealed to me that with it I may warn you and whomsoever it reaches." (6:19)
:koob rehto yna
"We know best what they say, and you are not one to compel them; therefore remind him by means of the Quran who fears My Promise." (50:45)
sesrev gniwollof ehT ?mih yb dehs inomda era yeht hcihw hguorht ,elpoep ot no ssap o t
egduj ot si flesmih regnessem eht hcihw hguorht dna regnessem eht nopu dewo tseb neeb
eht yb deviecer gnihcaet enivid eht ,asiN-nA haruS nI .regnessem eht no de laever neeb sah
ot sa yfiralc sesrev gniwo llof ehT ?regnessem eht no delaever era taht swal dna sgnihcae t
"ma_ unzila ilaika mir rabbik"
enivid esoht era tahw woN .
WHAT IS THAT TEACHING WITH WHICH THE MESSENGER ORDERED PEOPLE?
"And We have revealed to you the Book with the truth, verifying what is before it of the Book and a guardian over it, therefore judge between them by what Allah has revealed, and do not follow their low desires (to turn away) from the truth that has come to you;" (5:48)
:dednimer era ew niagA .e lpoep
"Surely We have revealed the Book to you with the truth that you may judge between people by means of that which Allah has shown you; and be not an advocate on behalf of the treacherous." (4:105)
:sa deif itnedi n iaga si regnessem
"And We have revealed the Book to you which has the clear explanation of everything <wa nazzalna_ 'alaikal kita_ba tibya_nal likulli shai'iw>, and a guidance and mercy and good news for those who submit." (16:89)
<ma_ unzila ilaika> (what has been revealed to you):
sa seiftnedi na 'ruQ eht tahw rO
<tazkir bil Qur'an> "Admonishing with the Qur'an"
ton ,
si no issim sih taht flesmih smrifnoc
:regnessem eht sdnammoc hallA
:tcepsa siht yf itned i
fo stsisnoc tahw
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ot si tnemnrevog s'ha llA taht ,kooB detadicu le yltcnitsid s'hallA fo snoitcnu jn i eht gn icudortn i yb si ti taht mr ifnoc ot edam f lesmih si )W .A.S( dammahuM .kooB s'ha llA ni deniatnoc snoitcnu jni eht hguoht efil namuh fo srettam lla gninrevog yb dehsilbatse si t i ,sriaffa namuh ni tub ,swa l larutan fo mrof eht ni esrevinu eht revo lla deniadro si ha llA fo elur ehT
dna ha llA fo kooB eht gniyduts yb ha llA fo wal eht ot tneidebo eb ot elpoep eht gniksa s i oot eh tub ,swal nwo s ih ot tne ivresbus gnieb namuh rehto yna ekam tonnac egassem
"It is not meet for a Human Being that Allah should give him the Book and Government and 'Nabuwah' (Direct reception of Divine Messages), then he should say to people: Be subservient to me rather than Allah; <ku_nu_ 'iba_dal li min du_nilla_h> but on the contrary (he would say): Become sustenance providers (to mankind) because of your teaching the Book and your studying (it yourselves)." (3:79)
eht sa ,ha llA fo wal eht rof ylno si ecneivresbus dna ecneidebo tub ,sdnammoc lanosrep sih o t tneivresbus enoyna ekam ot ytirohtua eht evah ton seod hallA fo regnessem a nevE .wa l rehto on dna ha llA fo waL eht rof ylno si elur dna ecneidebo taht rae lc etiuq ti sekaM
ylno si tI .swal rehto on dna dniknam ot hallA fo egassem eht gnireviled si regnessem eht sa ,hal lA fo egassem eht ot ecneidebo snaem regnessem eht ot ecneidebO .na'ruQ- la ni deniatnoc hal lA fo wal eht tub ,gnihcaet nwo sih yebo elpoep ekam ton seod regnessem eht dna ,swa l s'ha llA ot ylno si ecneivresbus dna ecneidebO .kooB s'hal lA sa sesrev evoba eht ni deif itned i neeb sah egassem enivid taht dna ,mih yb deviecer egassem enivid eht y lno tub ,sgnihcaet ro swal lanosrep nwo s ih etagaporp ton seod regnessem ehT .84:5 ni dias sa ,.kooB enivid s'hallA no yleritne desab era stnemegduj s ih lla dna na'ruQ eht morf tib tsethgi ls eht etaived tonnac regnessem eht taht tnedive ti ekam osla sesrev evoba ehT .elpoep eht ot na'ruQ ni deniatnoc si sa ha llA fo egassem eht gnirevi led si eh dna gnihcaet enivid sa hal lA fo kooB eht dev iecer regnessem eht taht raelc etiuq t i sekam na'ruQ eht morf ecnedive evoba ehT .regnessem
neeb sah noitagaporp esohw na'ruQ eht ylno s i ti taht dez isahpme si ti niagA .esr ev evoba eht syas ,ecnad iug ekat nac eh ,sehsiw reveohw taht os ,na'ruQ eht eticer ot si regnessem ehT
<la_ yushriku fi hukmihi ahada> "He (Allah) does not associate anyone in His Laws." (18:26)
ehT .na'ruQ eht syas ,ot tne idebo eb dna wollof ot deksa era elpoep taht hal lA fo wal eh t
"Most surely He Who has made the Quran binding on you will bring you back to the destination. Say: My Sustainer knows best him who has brought the guidance and him who is in manifest error." (28:85)
"I am commanded only that I should serve the Sustainer of this city, Who has made it sacred, and His are all things; and I am commanded that I should be of those who submit; And that I should recite the Quran. Therefore whoever goes aright, he goes aright for his own soul, and whoever goes ' astray, then say: I am only one of the warners." (27:9122)
<Farz>
eht no )noitag ilbo na(
"He does not make any one His associate in His 'HUKM' (Laws and Ruling)." (18:26)
"Surely the 'HUKM' (Law and Rule) is for none but Allah." (12:40)
si hc ihw na'ruQ eht si ti tah t seifitnedi esrev evoba ehT
OBEDIENCE IS ONLY FOR THE LAW OF ALLAH
:tcepsa siht yfitnedi sesrev gniwo llo f
:regnessem eht no noitagilbo na sa edam
Nabi
s'ha llA fo tneipicer tcerid a s i ohw nosrep a .e. i , '
<Afaghairalla_hi abghi hakamaw wa huwal lazi anzala ilaikumul kita_ba mufassala>
:sriaffa namuh ni dehs ilbatse eb ' a neve taht seralced esrev evoba ehT
. llew sa srehto ot t i gnihcae t
:seralced esrev gniwo llo f
esarhp ehT
"Shall I then seek a Ruler other than Allah? When He it is Who has revealed to you the Book (which is) distinctly elucidated;" (6:114) MESSENGER DELIVERS ONLY THE LAW OF ALLAH, AND PEOPLE ARE TO OBEY THE LAW THAT ALLAH GIVES THEM THRUOGH THE AGENCY OF HIS MESSENGER
otni tup ot osla s i hal lA fo regnessem eh t taht esrev evoba eht n i dehs ilbatse ylraelc si t I sah hal lA tah t setats ylraelc tub ,snoitcnujni etarapes emos sniadro regnessem elihw sgnihcae t dna hal lA fo kooB eht y lno yebo dna wollof ot era sreve ileb eht taht deta ts si ti ,farA-lA haruS n I ycnega eht hguorht su ot tnes sah hallA taht swal esoht yebo ot evah ew dna ,ha llA fo kooB eh t eht hcihw kooB s'hal lA ni deniatnoc swal eht ot ecneidebo snaem regnessem eht ot ecne idebo egassem eht ylno sreviled hallA fo regnessem ehT .sriaffa namuh ni hs ilbatse ot si regnessem
OBEDIENCE IS ONLY FOR THE MESSAGE RECEIVED AND DELIVERED BY THE MESSENGER. NO OTHER BOOK APART FROM THE QUR'AN IS TO BE FOLLOWED AS DIVINE GUIDANCE
"A Book revealed to you so let there be no straitness in your breast on account of it that you may warn thereby, and a reminder close to the believers. Follow what has been revealed to you from your Sustainer and do not follow guardians besides Him (His Laws), how little do you mind." (7:23)
eht taht se tats ylsuougibmanU
nevig taht naht rehto wal ro elur rehto yna ot tneidebo eb ot elpoep ksa ton seod dna ,hal lA fo
ehT .regnessem siH dna hal lA ot ecneidebo yb tnaem si tahw enifed ylrae lc sesrev evoba ehT
ni deniatnoc wa l eht srev iled nrut ni regnessem eht dna regnessem siH no kooB sih delaever
dna ,mih no delaever s i taht doG fo egassem eht ot ylno tneidebo elpoep sekam regnessem
snaem regnessem eht ot ecneidebo taht mrifnoc sesrev gniwo llof ehT .ha llA fo kooB eh t n i
etarapes emos gn ivig si hallA taht naem ton seod regnessem sih dna hal lA ot ecne idebo
taht seifiralc sihT .doG fo egassem eht mor f trapa sgnihcaet rehto yna revi led ton seod
taht tnedive ti sekam ylrae lc siht dna ,hallA fo kooB eht ni deniatnoc s wal eht ecitcarp
:mih yb derev iled gnieb egassem eht ot ecne idebo
"And obey Allah and obey the messenger and be cautious; but if you turn back, then know that only a clear deliverance of the message is (incumbent) on Our messenger." (5:92) "And Allah has made for you of what He has created shelters, and He has given you in the mountains places of retreat, and He has given you garments to preserve you from the heat and coats of mail to preserve you in your fighting; even thus does He complete His favor upon you, that haply you may submit. But if they turn back, then on you devolves only the clear deliverance (of the message)." (16:8182) "And if you (o people) reject (the truth), nations before you did indeed reject (the truth); and nothing is incumbent on the messenger but a plain delivering (of the message)." (29:18) "And obey Allah and obey the messenger, but if you turn back, then upon Our messenger devolves only the clear delivery (of the message)." (64:12)
"Say: Obey Allah and obey the messenger; but if you turn back, then on him rests that which is imposed on him and on you rests that which is imposed on you; and if you obey him, you are on the right way; and nothing rests on the messenger but clear delivering (of the message)." (24:54)
<wa ma_ alar rasu_li il lal bala_ghul mubin> "..and nothing rests on the messenger but clear delivering (of the message)."
,esarhp eht ni desu evitagen e lbuod .regnessem siH fo
8
:taht sediseb ecruos rehto yna yebo ton
9
taht dna swa l siH ot tne ivresbus emoceb ew taht si kooB siH gnilaever fo esoprup yrev eht tah t sreveileb eht sdnammoc ha llA .ecnadiug en ivid su evig nac taht )llew sa sesoM fo egassem eht sn iatnoc hcihw( na'ruQ eht morf trapa kooB rehto on s i ereht taht smrifnoc esrev evobA
"Say: Then bring some (other) book from Allah which is a better guide than both of them, (that) I may follow it, if you are truthful." (28:49)
:hallA fo ecnad iug eht evig nac hcihw koob rehto on si ereh t )31:24 feR .na'ruQ eht sa egassem emas yrev eht sniatnoc hcihw( sesoM ot nevig noitalever eht dna na'ruQ eht morf trapa taht mrifnoc ot edam si regnessem ehT nwo s ih yb sgn iyas yna detnevni eh dah taht regnessem eht tuoba denoitnem s i ti ,regnessem eht fo sgniyas eht era hcihw sesrev cina'ruQ eht s i ti taht gn iyfitnedi retfa ,aqqaH-lA haruS n I na'ruQ eht morf trapa skoob yna nevig ton sah hallA taht dednimer s i hal lA fo regnessem ehT
"And We have not given them any books which they study, nor did We send to them before you a warner." (34:44)
:yduts dluohs elpoep eht hcihw
.taht sediseb ecruos rehto on dna deyebo eb ot si hallA fo noitalever eht y lno taht tnedive ti sekam esarhp eht dna
"Itiba" Sustainer.."
rof ylno si )ecneidebo dna gn iwolloF(
"Mushrikeen"
smr ifnoc hallA tub ,detneserp era taht tayA cina'ruQ eh t ot tcejbo semit lla fo
"What is the matter with you, how is it that you judge? Will you not then mind? Or have you a clear authority? Then bring your book, if you are truthful." (37:154157)
:ycne ic ifed dna tce fed evah snoigileR yb desu gn ieb skoob nettirw nam lla taht gnimrifnoc
suht ,ytirohtua fo koob r ieht ecudorp ot sreveilebnu eht segne llahc hallA ,taffaS -sA haruS n I
"And if he had uttered against Us some of the sayings. We would certainly have seized him by the right hand. Then We would certainly have cut off his aorta. And not one of you could have withheld Us from him." (69:4447)
: ti rof elbatnuocca dleh neeb evah neht dluow eh ,hallA ot meht de tubirtta neht dna fles
:na'ruQ eht morf trapa kooB rehto yna evig ton did eH taht smrifnoc ha llA ,niagA
.na'ruQ eht morf trapa yduts rof koob en ivid reh to yna nevig ton sah hallA taht setacidn i "?yduts uoy hcihw morf koob a uoy evah rO" sesrev evoba eht ni hal lA fo noi tseuq ehT
.kooB nwo yrev s'hal lA morf trapa ,yduts ot era yeht hcihw skoob yna nevig ton sah eH tah t ehT
"Or have We given them a book before this which they hold fast to?" (43:21)
:sreve ilebnu eht tuoba dias si ti furhkuZ-zA haruS n I
"Or have We given them a book so that they follow a clear argument thereof? Nay, the unjust do not hold out promises one to another but only to deceive." (35:40)
"What! shall We then treat the Muslims as the Criminals? What has happened to you? How do you judge? Or have you a book from which you study?. That you have surely therein what you choose?" (68:3538)
"..what has been revealed to you from your "..do not follow guardians besides Him ..."
:noitseuq a sksa ha llA ,niagA
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:detats si t i , laafnA-lA haruS n I
.elpoep eht ot deyevnoc si hallA fo egassem eht taht ,yrassime detceles y lenivid eht fo ycnega eht hguorht si ti dna regnessem siH sa enoemos s tceles tub gnieb namuh yreve dna hcae ot yltcerid swa l esoht evig ton seod eH tub ,wa l enivid l la fo ecruos emerpus eht si ohw hallA s i ti tub erutan en iv id a fo secnanidro dna swa l evig ot secruos e tarapes owt ton era regnessem siH dna hal lA tah t smr ifnoc ylraelc sihT .regnessem s ih sa llew sa hal lA htob ot detubirtta s i tnemecnuonna eht tuB .regnessem siH fo ycnega eht hguorht elpoep ot dereviled nrut ni saw ti dna noitaralced siht deno issimmoc dah ohw ha llA si ti tub ,regnessem eht morf rehto eht dna hallA morf emac tnemecnuonna eno taht hcus ha llA morf noi taralced etarapes a euss i ton did
e lpoep eht ot regnessem eht yb nev ig saw esrev evoba eht ni ytinummi fo tnemecnuonna ehT
eht tuoba regnessem siH fo ycnega eht hguorht hal lA yb nevig si noitara lced a ,abuaT haruS n I
"And an announcement from Allah and His messenger to the people on the day of the greater pilgrimage that Allah and His messenger are free from liability to the idolaters; therefore if you repent, it will be better for you, and if you turn back, then know that you will not weaken Allah; and announce painful punishment to those who disbelieve." (9:3)
:tcartnoc a edam dah srevei leB eht mohw htiw ,"neekirhsum"
gniwollof eht mor f tned ive si sa ,ecneidebo dna wal fo ecruos elgn is a stneserper "regnessem siH dna hal lA" mret ehT .na'ruQ eht naht rehto skoob emos yebo ot evah ew regnessem
eht yebo ot dna na'ruQ eht yebo ot evah ew ha llA yebo ot taht hcus ,secneidebo etarapes owt naem ton od regnessem siH dna hallA ot ecneidebo taht deifitnedi sah na'ruQ ehT
OBEDIENCE TO ALLAH AND HIS MESSENGER ARE NOT TWO SEPARATE OBEDIENCES BUT ONE OBEDIENCE
"And that which We have revealed to you of the Book, that is the truth verifying that which is before it; most surely with respect to His servants Allah is Aware, Seeing. Then We gave the Book for an inheritance to those whom We chose from among Our servants; but of them is he who makes his soul to suffer a loss, and of them is he who takes a middle course, and of them is he who is foremost in deeds of goodness by Allah's permission; this is the great excellence." (35:3132)
taht su smrofni ritaF- lA haruS .miH ot resolc meht gnirb lliw yeht taht noisuled eht rednu hallA sediseb srehto evres ohw esoht ek il emoceb ton od dna ,miH rof )erecnis dna eruP( "silahk" 'neeD' peek ,na'ruQ eht gniwollof yb hallA evres dluohs ew taht su dnimer sesrev evoba ehT
"The revelation of the Book is from Allah, the Mighty, the Wise. Surely We have revealed to you the Book with the truth, therefore serve Allah, keeping 'Deen' sincere for Him in obedience. Now, surely, sincere obedience in 'Deen' is due to Allah (alone) and (as for) those who take guardians besides Him, (saying), We do not serve them save that they may make us nearer to Allah, surely Allah will judge between them in that in which they differ; surely Allah does not guide him aright who is a liar, ungrateful." (39:13)
kees dna na'ruQ eht nodnaba llits elpoep tub ,eslaf si tah w morf eurt si tahw senimre ted hcihw hallA fo kooB eht si tI .snoi tavonn i yna ecudortni ton od dna erup 'neeD' ekam ew
Ummah
eht ylno detirehni ,
eht taht dna regnessem eht no delaever si taht na'ruQ eht ylno si t i
Ummah
.kooB rehto oN .
"Allah and His messenger"
regnessem eht taht suo ivbo si tI .
morf emoc ot de ifitnedi si ti tub
:sesr ev
eht ot ecnatirehni na sa nevig saw hallA fo kooB eht ylnO
:ecnadiug enivid sa kooB rehto on dna ,hallA fo kooB
:snamuh fo s wal eht morf ecne idebo
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si regnessem eht ot ecne idebo taht dehsilba tse ylrae lc si ti ecned ive cina'ruQ evoba eht morF
detats s i ti yhw si tahT .yrass ime detceles sih ot gnihcaet taht nevig sah ohw ,f lesmiH hallA s i ti sa ,l lew sa ha llA yebo yltceridni elpoep eht regnessem eht yb derev iled era hcihw snoitcnujn i esoht gniyebo yb dna mih no de laever sah doG tahw ot ne ts il elpoep regnessem eht o t gninets il yB .setagaporp regnessem eht tahw ot snetsil regnessem eht ot snetsil ohw eh suhT
evitcejbo yb regnessem eht no dewotseb era taht ,hal lA fo kooB eht ni den iatnoc era hcihw snoi tcnujni dna swal esoht si t I .swa l esoht ot tneidebo osla s i f lesmih eh tub noita lever enivid yb deviecer sah eh hcihw swa l esoht yebo ot e lpoep sllac ylno ton regnessem ehT .dniknam o t ti sreviled osla tub flesmih ot egassem enivid eht peek ton seod eh sa , dna ,egassem sa dellac
y lenivid s i ohw ,nosrep tahT .yrass ime de tceles siH no snoitcnujni dna swa l siH slaever dna ,dniknam gnoma nosrep a stce les eh ,yltcerid laudividni yreve dna hcae htiw etacinummoc ton seod hallA ecnis tub ,hallA s i eud si ecne ivresbus dna ecneidebo mohw ot ecruos etamitlu ehT
ni nuonorp sihT .eno laud a ton dna ,nuonorp ralugn is eht ni sdne tub ecne idebo s'regnessem siH sa llew sa s 'hallA htob seifitnedi esrev evoba eht sa ,ecruos eno tub deyebo eb ot wa l en iv id fo secruos etarapes owt ton era regnessem siH dna ha llA taht smrifnoc sihT .setacidn i nuonorp ralugn is eht sa ,meht ot swa l cina'ruQ eht sreviled ohw regnessem
esrev eht tub regnessem siH dna hal lA yebo ot nopu del lac era sreve ileB eht esrev evoba eh t n I
<Wa ma_ arsalna_ min qablika illa_ riju_lan nu_hi ilaihim fas'alu_ ahlaz zikri in kuntum la_ ta'lamu_n(a),Bil bayyina_ti waz zubur(i), wa anzalna_ ilaikaz zikra litubayyina lin na_si ma_ nuzzila ilaihim wa la'allahum yatafakkaru_n>
:swol lof sa si 44 -34:61 fo noitalsnarT hsilgnE dna noitaret ilsnarT cibarA .ecneidebo dna wal enivid fo ecruos elgnis eno rof sdnats hcihw mret a si ti tub secneidebo etarapes owt ton era regnessem sih dna ha llA taht dna ,m ih no delaever neeb evah taht swal enivid eht ot tub sredro lanosrep sih ot ecneidebo ton eht sa deif itned i sevlesmeht era sesr ev cina'ruQ ehT .gnitagaporp si eh tahw ot ecne idebo wohs ot meht sksa dna elpoep sih ot esoht sreviled regnessem eht dna noita lever enivid neeb sah nosrep a hcuS .ha llA morf deviecer sah eh taht swaL esoht sreviled neht ,nesohc .y levitnetta ot netsil ot deksa era sreveileB eh t mohw ot regnessem eht rof s i ralugnis eh t :esarhp eht htiw sdne
Him while you hear"
eht ot gnine tsil erew ohw esoht eb ot deif itnedi era srevei leb eht ereH .
"O you who believe! obey Allah and His messenger and do not turn back from Him while you hear" (8:20)
"Nabi" "Rasul" "Rasul"
<wa la_ tawallau 'anhu wa antum tasma'u_n> "and do not turn back from
"Nabi"
enivid eht fo noitpecer tcerid sih fo tnuocca no
<qaulurrasool>,
:su smrofni esrev gniwol lof eht sa
regnessem eht fo secnarettu enivid
a si eH .
dna
CLARIFICATION The messenger received a separate revelation known as "AzZikr" which was outside the Qur'an. The purpose of this hidden revelation was to enable the messenger to give additional details and explanations of the Qur'an. This is what is stated in Surah AlNahl 16 and verse number 44. MISCONCEPTION #3 "Whoever obeys the messenger, he indeed obeys Allah, and whoever turns back, so We have not sent you as a keeper over them." (4:80) "Most surely, it (the Qur'an) is the saying of an honourable messenger." (69:40) <In nahu_ laqaula rasu_lin karim>
:na'ruQ eh t n i
<anhu> "from him"
"And We did not send before you any but men to whom We sent revelation so ask the followers of the Reminder if you do not know With clear arguments and scriptures; and We have revealed to you the Reminder <AzZikr> that you may make clear to men what has been revealed to them, and that haply they may reflect." (16:4344 M.H.Shakir's translation)
ees su tel ,regnessem eht no "rkiZ-zA" nwod tnes sah ha llA taht de tats si ti ,esrev evoba eh t n I fo noitalucric eht hcihw n i sesrev rehto ynam era erehT .flesti na'ruQ eht fo e tubirtta na si ti tub
A Dictionary and Glosarry of the Koran by J.Penrice pp
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Arabic English Dictionary by F. Steingass pp155 Al Mawrid Arabic English Dictionary pp256
seirrac hcihw
.e .i ,
58 pp yranoitciD hsilgnE cibarA irsA lA "tsefinaM ,wohs oT"
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toor eht morf semoc
<Litubayyina>
s i hcihw ,na'ruQ eht ot dedda snoitanalpxe dna sliated lano itidda evig ot snaem
-zA" sesirpmoc tahw su mrofni s esrev gniwollof ehT ."rkiZ-zA" se ifitnedi na 'ruQ eht woh ot sa
na'ruQ eh t fo edistuo noi ta lever laiceps emos ton s i "rkiZ-zA" taht yfitnedi sesrev evoba ehT
s i tahw ees su tel ,kooB s'hallA fo etubirtta rehtona eb ot "rkiZ" drow eht deifitnedi gnivaH
taht ylpmi stsilanoit idart sa ,"..raelc ekam yam uoy taht .."
.flesti kooB s 'hallA fo etubirtta na tub gnihton si ti taht seifiralc "rkiZ" drow eh t
.regnessem eht no de laever saw "rkiZ-zA" yhw
".tnedive ,tsefinam emoceb ro eb oT"
:"rednimeR ehT" sa detalsnart "rkiZ
"This We recite to you of the communications and the wise reminder. <zikril hakim>"(3:58) "A Book revealed to you so let there be no straitness in your breast on account of it that you may warn thereby, and a reminder close to the believers. <zikra_ lil mu'minin>" (7:2) "And you do not ask them for a reward for this; it is nothing but a reminder for all mankind. <zikrul lil 'a_lamin>" (12:104) "And they say: O you to whom the Reminder <Zikr> has been revealed! you are most surely insane:Why do you not bring to us the angels if you are of the truthful ones? We do not send the angels but with truth, and then they would not be respited. Surely We have revealed the Reminder <Zikr> and We will most surely be its guardian." (15:69) "And this is a blessed Reminder <Zikrun mubarakun> which We have revealed; will you then deny it?" (21:50) "And We have not taught him poetry, nor is it meet for him; it is nothing but a reminder and a plain Quran.<Zikrun wa Qur'an un mubeen>" (39:69) "Surely those who disbelieve in the reminder <kaffaru biz Zikre> when it comes to them, and most surely it is a Mighty Book: Falsehood shall not come to it from before it nor from behind it; a revelation from the Wise, the Praised One." (41:4142) "Therefore hold fast to that which has been revealed to you; surely you are on the right path. And most surely it is a reminder for you and your people <Zikru laka wa le qaumika>, and you shall soon be questioned." (43:4344)
<Litubayyina> <Litubayyina>
yb tnaem
<ba> <ya> <noon>
<bayyana>
".esolcsid ,weiv o tni gnirb ,tsefinaM"
".raelc redner ,tnedive eB"
:fo gn inaem eh t
dro w ehT
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:syas ti erehw hadiaM lA haruS n i detadicule rehtruf s i sihT ." ..nem ot rae lc ekam yam uoy taht. ." esarhp eht yb deifira lc sa ,ylno flesmih o t
tnemetats eht yb deifira lc sa
:taht detats gnieb ylpm is s i ti nehT
:taht regnessem
eht smrofni hallA nehw 44:61 n I .de laecnoc ro neddih si tahw nwonk ro tnedive ekam ot snaem ylpm is tub sliated lano itidda gnivig fo gninaem eht yrrac ton seod "an iyyabutiL" eromrehtruF f lesti na'ruQ eht fo etubirtta na ylpm is tub na'ruQ eht fo edistuo deviecer regnessem eh t taht noitalever emos ton s i "rkiZ-zA" taht detartsnomed ylraelc sah noitalucric evoba eht suhT
:dlot era eW
.'sliated lano itidda evig ot' e.i ,tseggus s tsi lano itidart eht tahw ton dna 'tnedivE ro 'rae lC' eb ot demrifnoc
sa dednuopxe erom si noissucs id rednu drow eht fo gninaem eht evoba eht morF
:sesrev cina'ruQ ni drow siht fo noitalucr ic eht si gniwol loF
dednuopxe s i na'ruQ eht n i ecnerrucco sti sa deifira lc rehtruf s i drow siht fo gninaem ehT
" .ecnuonna ot ,elbisiv ,tuo emoc ,tnedivE ,nialp emoceb ro eb oT"
Dictionary pp87
<tabayyanun>
<katmun> "to hide or to keep to one's self"
dna )781.3(
fo etisoppo sa na'ruQ eht ni derrucco sah
,drow sihT .nopu
<Akhfaaun>
.
: fo gninaem eht yrrac hcihw fo htob )51.5(
evident what is hidden or concealed'
si drow siht fo gninaem eht araqaB-lA haruS ni y llaniF .
ni deifira lc rehtruF
§
.regnessem eht no kooB siH nwod tnes hallA
§
,regnessem eht rof ylno ton dna ,dniknam lla rof tnaem s i kooB siht tuB
§ you the Reminder.."
ti timil ton dna meht ot tnedive kooB eht ekam ot si bo j s'regnessem ehT
"..that you may make clear to men what has been revealed to them, and that haply they may reflect." "Let there be no compulsion in Deen. Truth stands out clear from error <qad tabayyanar rushdu minal ghaiy> .." (2:256) Hans Wehr ArabicEng.
"And We have revealed to you the Reminder that you may make clear to men what has been revealed to them, and that haply they may reflect." (16:44)
"O People of the Book! Indeed Our Messenger has come to you making evident to you <YUBAYYINU LAKUM> much of what you concealed from the Book <KUNTUM TUKHFU_NA MINAL KITA_B> and passing over much; indeed, there has come to you light and a clear Book from Allah." (5:15)
"And when Allah took a covenant from those who have been given The Book, that they shall make it evident to mankind <latubayyinunnahu_ linna_si>, and they shall not keep it secret <wa la_ taktumu_nah>.." (3:187)
"And We have revealed to 'To make
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:dednimer era eW .noi tana lpxe nwo sti sedivorp dna sc ipo t
suoirav htiw s laed hallA fo kooB eht taht dohtem siht yb s i ti dna ,sesrev cina'ruQ eht niht iw
eht tuohguorht sretpahc suoirav ni sc ipot gnitaeper yb .e .i ,kooB siH ni stcejbus tneref fid ht iw tlaed sah f lesmiH hallA taht rennam siht yb si t I .rehto eht snialpxe dna seifiralc esrev hcae tah t evresbo ew dnA .tcejbus siht tuoba yas ot sah hallA fo kooB eht tahw wonk ot emoc ew na'ruQ eht fo snoitacol eht lla ni dessucsid sa ecrovid fo cipot eht tuoba sesrev eht lla gnilipmoc yB
fo retpahc htfif ytx is eht si hc ihw qaa'laT tA aruS ni rehtruf dna retpahc driht ytriht eht baazhA lA haruS ni neht , retpahC htruof eht asiN lA haruS ,na'ruQ eht fo )retpahc( haruS dnoces eht s i hcihw araqaB-lA haruS n i ecrovid fo tcejbus eht htiw gnilaed sesrev dnif ew ecrovid fo c ipot eht tuoba syas kooB s'hal lA tahw ot sa niatrecsa ot erew ew f i ,elpmaxe roF .sre tpahc suoirav niht iw flesti tuohguorht tuo daerps scipot sti sah ha llA fo kooB eht ,siht ek ilnU
.sretpahc cif iceps nihtiw detacruf ib dna de lipmoc stcejbus rieht evah dna ecalp eno ta cipot cif iceps a ssucsid skoob rehto tsom taht hcus ,koob yranidro na ek il ton si na'ruQ ehT
.yra tnemmoc nwo sti si na'ruQ eht taht gnitacidni yb ,sisegexe sti rof snoi tidart fo stros lla fo tnednepedni tpek neeb sah kooB siH taht su smrofni hallA
.ecnatropmi emertxe fo snoitseuq eseht ot rewsna e tauqeda eht su sedivorp na'ruQ ehT ?sno itana lpxe esoht dnif ew nac erehw dnA ?ecne idua sih ot ha llA fo kooB eh t fo egde lwonk eht refnoc regnessem eht did woh taht sesira noi tseuq eht ,esac eht gnieb sihT
.ha llA fo regnessem eht ot etubirtta dluoc ti taht ,re tpahc tsal eht ,saaN-nA haruS ot retpahc tsrif eht ,ahitaF-lA haruS morf na'ruQ eht fo noitanalpxe dna yratnemmoc e telpmoc eht sniatnoc noitidar t fo koob oN .ylno sesrev niatrec ot det im il stroper lacixodarap debircsa emos era snoitalipmoc esoht ni sts ixe tahW .na'ruQ eht fo esrev yreve dna hcae fo no itanalpxe eht niatnoc ton od ,regnessem eht ot de tubirtta dna stces suor av
:sdrow eht yb tnedive s i sa ,elpoep sih ot na'ruQ
eht gniticer ylerem ot detcir tser ton saw ytud sregnessem eht taht etats ot tcerroc si ti elihW
txen eht ni ded ivorp era eseht ot srewsna ehT ?sgnihcaet cina'ruQ eht yfiralc regnessem eht did woH ?elpoep ot tned ive edam hal lA fo kooB eht saw woh woN .dniknam l la ot tnedive dna raelc ha llA fo kooB eht ekam ot saw regnessem eht taht evoba eht morf rae lc s i ti suhT
951:2 eeS .se itnuob dna sgnisselb enivid fo devirped era elpoep ot tned ive t i ekam ton od ohw esoht esuaceb si ylno fles s'eno ot hallA fo kooB eht gnipeek ton rof dnammoc ehT
Book .." (2:129)
yb dlehpu era tah t snoitidart fo skoob eht taht tcaf e lbatsetnocni na os la s i ti ,
CLARIFICATION
The messenger's job was not just to deliver the Qur'an like a postman but his duty is also to explain and give commentary of the divine message. In many Quranic verses it is stated that he gives the knowledge of the Book. The knowledge and Tafsir (Exegesis) of the Book of Allah that the messenger has given is contained in the books of traditions. Thus Qur'an is the theory while the compilations of traditions are its Tafsir.
MISCONCEPTION #4
"O Messenger! Deliver what has been revealed to you from your Sustainer; and if you do it not, then you have not delivered His message, and Allah will protect you from the people; surely Allah will not guide the unbelieving people." (5:67)
<Tasreef ul Ayaat>
stce jbus fo no ititeper dna ecnerrucer ro
<unzur kaifa nusarriful a_ya_ti la'allahum yafqahu_n> "..He will give them the knowledge of the
si sisegexe fo rennam ehT .na'ruQ .na'ruQ eh t .re tpahc
"See how We repeat the verses that they may understand." (6:65)
<Wa laqad sarrafna_ lin na_si fi ha_zal qur'a_ni min kulli masal(in), fa aba_ aksarun na_si illa_ kufu_ra> "And certainly We have repeated for mankind in this Quran, every kind of similitude, but the majority of mankind do not consent to aught but denying." (17:89)
s i egassap eno ta rae lcnu si tahw dna ,kooB siH niht iw sc ipot detalucr ic sah flesmiH hallA :deifitned i si sreveilebnu eht fo noi tcejbo niatrec a erehw ,naqruF-lA haruS ni detroppus rehtru f
<Wa qa_lal lazina kafaru_ lau la_ nuz zila alaihil qur a_nu jumlataw wa_hidah kaza_lika linusab bita bihi fu a_daka wa rat talna_hu tartila_Wa la_ yatu_naka bimasalin il la_ jina_ka bil haq qi wa ahsana tafsira>
"The unbelievers say: "Why is not the Qur'an revealed to him all at once? Thus (is it revealed gradually) that We may strengthen thy heart thereby and We have rehearsed it to thee in slow wellarranged stages gradually. And no example do they bring to thee but We bring to thee the truth and the best explanation." (25:3233)
fo noitcejbo eht oT .ecnatropm i evarg fo ret tam a tuoba su mro fni sesrev evoba ehT
bring to thee the truth.."
)3 (
<Wa la_ yatu_naka bimasalin il la_ jina_ka bil haq qi wa ahsana tafsira>
"And no example do they bring to thee but We bring to thee the truth and the best 'Tafsir' (exegesis)" (25:33)
yltneiciffus derewsna eb dluohs htrof gnirb y am sreve ilebnu eht taht stnemugra eht taht oS
"And no example do they bring to thee but We
.e.i ,
saw regnessem eht ecneH
"Thus (is it revealed gradually) that We may strengthen thy heart thereby and We have rehearsed it to thee in slow wellarranged stages gradually."
.sesrev cina'ruQ fo noita lever eht yb tsa f daets eb ot deniojne dna degaruocne
si sihT .flesti na'ruQ eht yb de ifiralc saw na'ruQ eht dna ,rennam siht yb ,
regnessem ehT .na'ruQ eht nihtiw scipot yfiralc ot , tayA fo ecnerrucer .e.i ,
:detats si ti nehw demrifnoc si sihT .denethgner ts eb yam traeh sregnessem eht taht oS
ll iw esrev enO .flest i na'ruQ eht niht iw egassap rehtona ni esrev rehtona yb tcni tsid edam si na'ruQ eht taht detats s i ti ,ecno ta lla delaever na'ruQ eht ton si yhw ot sa srevei lebnu no desab erew na'ruQ eht no serutcel s'regnessem eht taht evoba eht morf tnedive si t I osla ha llA fo regnessem eht taht demrofni era ew eromrehtruF .rehto eht no thgil worh t
edivorp ot si na'ruQ eht fo tnecsed laudarg eht rof nosaer driht ehT
.kooB s'ha llA fo sisegexe dna noitanalpxe tseb eh t
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:snosaer gniwollof eht ot eud segats n i delaever
:detats si t i sA .hturt cina'ruQ eht .e.i ,'qqaH' yb
:flesti na'ruQ eht yb na 'ruQ eht denialpxe
<Wa kaza_lika nusarriful a_ya_ti wa liyaqu_lu_ darasta wa linubayyinahu_ liqaumiy ya'lamu_n> "And thus do We repeat the verses and that they may say: You have read; and that We may make it clear to a people who know." (6:108)
<tasreef_ul_ayat> Dars ul Quran
evag )1 ( )2 (
<Ahsan_ul_Tafsir>
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.ecne idua sih ot regnessem eht yb thguat yltneuqesnoc saw hcih w dna flesti kooB siH n i
"Do not move your tongue with this (Qur'an) to make haste with it. Surely on Us (devolves) the collecting of it and the reciting of it. Therefore when We have recited it, follow its recitation. Again on Us (devolves) the explaining of it." (75:1619)
:demrofni era ew sA .noitanalpxe sti os la tub
,flesm ih ha llA yb pu neka t kooB eht fo noitcetorp dna no italipmoc ,noitalever eht saw y lno toN
rednu tcejbus eht no thgil worht dluow hcihw sesrev rehto fo noitalever eht yb dedivorp
ehT .semit r ieht fo smelborp eht ot snoitulos eht kees yeht ecnadiug enivid fo thgil eht ni tah t os ,snoitareneg lla rof nevig neeb sah kooB eht revo rednop dna tce lfer ot noitcnujni eht suhT
denoitnem si t I .t i no hcraeser tcudnoc dna gninaem st i dneherpmoc ot evirts lliw ohw esoht o t tnedive eb lliw na'ruQ eht fo egassem eht rof ,kooB s'hal lA no tcelfer dna rednop ot detcurtsn i os la era ew ,sesrev fo noiti teper yb fles sti snialpxe na'ruQ eht taht deifitnedi si ti elihW
etarapes yna evig ton did regnessem ehT .ecneidua sih ot dey evnoc nrutni regnessem eh t
rof snoitidart fo snoitalipmoc yna no tnedneped kooB siH ekam ton did dna ,flesti na'ruQ eh t
eht yb f lesmiH ha llA yb ded ivorp saw sisegexe dna noitacifiralc sti ,esrev eno ni suogibma
Tafsir
deniamer tahW .sevlesmeht sesrev rehto fo
Tafsir
yb na'ruQ eht fo
eht dedivorp ha llA ecneH .na'ruQ eht fo sesrev rehto fo tnecsed laudarg
Tafsir
dna regnessem eht ot kooB siH fo
eht evag ha llA taht rennam siht yb si tI .s isegexe st i
dedivorp hcihw sesrev de laever ha llA suhT
Tafsir
Ummah
Tafsir
Ummah
saw
"See how We repeat the verses, yet they turn away (from the truth rendered by recurrence of Ayat)." (6:46)
yb tnedive eb l liw kooB s'ha llA fo gninaem eht taht gnitats n i thgil rehtruf dehs sesr ev
gniwol lof ehT .na'ruQ eht dnatsrednu ot tcelletni dna nosaer fo seitiliba rieht esu ot deksa
era elpoep esiwek il dna sesrev fo noititeper eht yb raelc edam eb l liw na 'ruQ eht fo gninaem
:kooB eht no tcelfer dna rednop ot detacovda osla era ew ,evoba eht gnita ts htiw gnolA
:nialp deredner eb ll iw sesrev cina'ruQ eht meht rof ,egassem en ivid eht fo gninaem
eht otni yriuqni na ni egagne dna gnidnatsrednu fo se itlucaf r ieht esu l liw ohw esoht tah t
.flest i na'ruQ eht fo segap eht edisni deniatnoc eht no detrapmi eh hcihw na'ruQ eht fo eht sa eht ot fo koob
ul Ayat>
:dootsrednu eb dluohs na'ruQ taht rennam s iht ni s i ti dna
" See how We repeat the verses that they may understand." (6:65)
"A Book We have revealed to you abounding in good that they may ponder over its verses, and that those endowed with understanding may be mindful." (38:29)
"Indeed We have made the verses distinct for a people who will utilize their understanding." (6:98)
"Thus do We make the verses distinct for a people who reflect." (10:24)
Tafsir
saw esrev eno fo
"ArRahmaan (The Beneficent God). It is He who teaches the Qur'an." (55:12)
eht dna ,na'ruQ eht fo rotatnemmoc e.i 'risafuM' eht si ohw ,hallA si t I
Tafsir
<Tasreef ul Ayat>
noiti teper yb ,si taht ,
yb kooB siH fo
Tafsir
hallA yb nevig si taht stcejbus cina'ruQ fo
fo rennam eht evresbo won lliw eW .sesrev fo eht sed ivorp ohw hal lA si ti ecneH
:d ias si t i suhT .noissucsid
<Tasreef
EXAMPLE OF TAFSIR PROVIDED BY ALLAH IN THE QUR'AN ITSELF, AND GIVEN BY NABI (S.A.W) TO THE UMMAH
nwo sti semoceb suht dna stpecnoc nwo sti de ifiralc sah na'ruQ eht woh etar tsnomed ew ereH
"That is The Book, there is no perplexity in it, guidance for the 'Mutaqeen'." (2:2)
r ieht era tahW ?
"And hasten to the protection given from your Sustainer against the consequences of faults; and a Garden, the extensiveness of which is (as) the heavens and the earth, it is prepared for the 'Mutaqeen'. (They are) Those who spend in ease as well as in straitness, and those who restrain (their) anger and pardon men; and Allah loves the doers of good (to others).And those who when they commit an indecency or do injustice to their souls remember (the law of) Allah and seek protection from the consequences of their faults and who can give protection from the consequences of faults but Allah, and (who) do not knowingly persist in what they have done." (3:133135)
fo rehtruf ylrailimis ,
"Surely the 'Mutaqeen' will be in the midst of Garden and springs.Taking joy in the things which their Sustainer gives them,because before that they lived a good life.(further details given about them) They were in the habit of sleeping but little by night.And in the hours of early dawn they were found seeking protection from the consequences of faults. And in their wealth was the right of him who asked and also of those who were prevented (from asking)." (51:15 19)
yna ni gnilaed e lihw sevlesmeht erofeb ecnadiug enivid eht peek syawla
'Mutaqeen'
"He it is Who made the sun a shining brightness and the moon a light, and ordained for it mansions that you might know the computation of years and the reckoning. Allah did not create it but with truth; He makes the signs manifest for a people who have knowledge. Most surely in the variation of the night and the day, and what Allah has created in the heavens and the earth, there are signs for a people who guard <qaum in yataqoon>." (10:56)
sti woh dna tayA sti fo noitanalpxe eht sevig flesti na'ruQ eht woh evresbo ew evoba morF
"O you who believe! Be not like those who annoyed Moses, but Allah cleared him of what they said, and he was worthy of regard with Allah." (33:69)
eht morf sevlesmeht draug dna ,erutan fo swal eht gnissenrah no etartnecnoc osla
fo stceffe suoirujni eht morf sev lesmeht draug yeht suht ,sriaffa namuh ot gniniatrep noi tautis
"Surely those who guard (al lazina attaqau), when a visitation from the Shaitan afflicts them, they remind themselves (of the divine laws), then lo! they see (the right way)." (7:201)
eht ,kooB s'ha llA ni ecnadiug namuh rof nevig swal laicos eht gn itneme lpmi morf trapA
'Mutaqeen'
kooB s'hal lA taht detats s i ti ,na'ruQ eht fo gninnigeb yrev eht ,araqaB-lA haruS n I .
Tafsir
na'ruQ eht yb na'ruQ fo
na'ruQ eht ni nevig era meht ek il srehto ynam dna snoi tseuq eseht ot rewsna ehT ?seitilauq
eht ni tcepsa siht tuoba dednimer era yehT .noitazilitu rieht fo erawanu gnieb fo stceffe ll i
:ekiL .sesrev rehto sa llew sa araqaB lA aruS fo sesrev gnicnavda eht ni ,flest i
:)ytivitca suoirujni morf draug ohw esoht (
eht fo elpmaxe rehtruF .segassap rehto no thgil dehs segassap
eht era ohw ,ot sa desiar eb nac noitseuq a ,esrev evoba eh t n I
:swa l enivid eht htiw tnetsisnoc ton era hcihw sno itca esoh t
:esrev gniwollof eht gnired isnoc yb detar tsnomed si flest i
fo setubirtta eh t no thgil dehs sesr ev evoba eht suhT
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:na'ruQ eht fo segassap rehto n i nevig s i evoba
:haruS gniwo llo f
rof ecnadiug s i ehT
tseb
'Mutaqeen'
'Mutaqeen'
'Mutaqeen'
Tafsir
Tafsir
81
:detcurtsni erew egassem cina'ruQ eht ni sreve ileB
eht ,learsI fo nerdl ihC eht fo sevitarran denoitnem evoba eht htrof gnignirb yb si ti ecneH
ot de llepmoc saw sesoM taht ruoivaheb gn iyonna hcus esuaceb saw t i dna ,regnessem rieh t fo tnorf ni detartsnomed sesoM fo elpoep eht taht ruo ivaheb tnelosni dna edutitta eht saw sihT
dna sesucxe gnikam detrats niaga yeht daetsni tub ,meht rof nettirw saw hcihw dna l yloH eht retne ot meht deksa sesoM .)17-76:2( ni nevig era hcihw fo sliated eht ,sesucxe suoremun evag yeht ,slod i fo pihsrow eht ot eud depoleved dah yeht ytitcnas eslaf eht morf meh t y firup ot redro ni f lac a rethguals ot sesoM fo ycnega eht hguorht meht detcur tsni doG nehW
ni feileb evah ot meht detcer id sesoM nehW .)95-85:2 ees( yltnelosni detca yletarebiled yeh t ,ytic a gniretne e lihw ruoivaheb fo epyt niatrec a niatniam ot dlot erew yeht nehW .)68:02 ees ( .flac eht gnip ihsrow detrats yeht ,syad wef a rof hallA htiw noinummoc rof tnew sesoM nehW
:taht ,hallA tpecxe enoyna erofeb nwod wob ot ton
meht thguat syawla dah ohw doG fo regnessem a ,sesoM deksa yeht siht gniees dna ,slod i fo ecivres eht ot detacided gn ieb elpoep emos devresbo yeht no ita tibah a hguorht gn issap elihW
ta neve de lleber yeht tub ,>awlas aw naM< fo mrof eht ni ecnenetsus ylnevaeh nevig erew yehT
:yas ot desu yeht edutitarg rieht gn isserpxe fo daetsni tub ,haorahP fo
egadnob eht fo tuo meht gnignirb ro f sesoM ot lufetarg neeb evah dluohs e lpoep sih hguohtlA
fo yrogetac siht fo noitpircsed de liated eht sed ivorp flest i na'ruQ ehT ?doG fo regnessem a ssarah yeht did rennam tahw ni dna elpoep eseht era ohw woN .yaw niatrec a ni hallA fo regnessem eht ,sesoM yonna ot desu ohw denoitnem era elpoep emos ,esrev evoba eh t n I
"..Be not like those who annoyed Moses.." (33:69) "He said: My Sustainer! Surely I have no control (upon any) but my own self and my brother; therefore make a separation between us and the nation of transgressors."(5:25) "And when Moses said to his people: O my people! why do you annoy me? And you know indeed that I am Allah's messenger to you.."(61:5) "..go therefore you and your Sustainer, then fight you both surely we will here sit down." (5:24)
:deilper
"O Moses! We will not believe in you until we see Allah manifestly.." (2:55)
:mih dlot yeht ,hallA
".. O Moses! Make for us a god as they have (their) gods He said: Surely you are a people acting ignorantly." (7:138)
"O Moses! we cannot endure one kind of food (always).." (2:61)
:sesoM ot dias dna tah t
"They said: 'We have had (nothing but) trouble both before and after thou came to us."(7:129)
TAFSEEL (DETAILS) OF ANNOYANCE IMPARTED TO MOSES BY HIS PEOPLE:
. tnemssarah fo snaem rieht dna e lpoep
:doG derolpm i suht eh dnA
:yas
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na'ruQ eht taht segde lwonkca osla dasA dammahuM ,na'ruQ eht fo rotalsnarT nwoner rehtonA
hcihw ni rennam eht dna ,regnessem r ieht ot detrapm i dah sesoM fo elpoep eht taht ecnayonna eht dets il sah na 'ruQ eht sseneugav yna tuohtiw dna ylraelc woh ees nac redaer ehT
"It has been said that the Qur'an is its own best commentary . As we proceed with the study of the Book, we find how true this is. A careful comparison and collation of passages from the Qur'an removes many difficulties. Use a good concordance, such as the one I have named among the Works of reference, and you will find that one passage throws light on another." The Holy Qur'an Translation and commentary by A. Yusuf Ali, pp xi
:na'ruQ eht fo yratnemmoc
dna noitalsnart suomaf dlrow sih ni nevig ,seiratnemmoc cina'ruQ ot ecaferp eht ni skramer gnidulcnoc sa yas ot gniwollof eht sah , ilA fusuY halludbA ama llA ,ra lohcS cima lsI dewoneR
,tcaf siht dezi laer os la evah yeht tub ,krow rieht ni snoi tpecnocerp lanoitidart yb derram osla era na'ruQ eht fo srotalsnart yad nredoM ynam hguohtlA .sisegexe rieht rof ecruos eds ituo yna no tnedneped ton era dna ,rehto hcae tnemmoc dna n ia lpxe na'ruQ eht fo segassap tah t tnerappa eb lliw ti na'ruQ eht fo gninaem eht niatrecsa ot skees ylerecnis ohw nosrep yna oT
?regnessem eht mor f emoc y ltsenrae ot noitidart evoba eht n i nevig yrots eht redisnoc ew nac ,flest i kooB eht fo segassap eht niht iw derucco sa noi tana lpxe st i gnivig yb kooB s'hal lA fo egde lwonk detrapmi regnessem eht taht su demrofni sah na'ruQ eht elihW .ma ls I fo esuoh eht nihtiw seiregrof rieht tresni ot redro ni straeh r ieht ni mih rof evah smilsuM eht taht tcepser dna evol esnemm i eht fo egatnavda gnikat suht ,)p( hallA fo regnessem eht fo nosrep eht ot ti gnitubirt ta ylrevelc yb ,elat suoititc if siht morf sevlesmeht devlosba yeh t woh ot sa ,devresbo eb osla dluohs noitidart siht degrof ohw elpoep eht fo e liug ehT .tcejbus eht ot gniniatrep snoititeper cina'ruQ eht dna ,elpoep s ih fo tnor f ni detalimuh si doG fo regnessem ythgim a hcihw ni noitarran evoba eht enimaxe ylluferac ot degru era sredaer ehT
"It has been narrated to me by Ishaq bin Ibraheem, as Ruh bin Ubadah told us, from Auf who was informed by Al Hasan, Muhammad and Khilas, that he narrated from Abu Hurraira who said that, Allah's Apostle said, "(The Prophet) Moses was a shy person and used to cover his body completely because of his extensive shyness. One of the children of Israel hurt him by saying, 'He covers his body in this way only because of some defect in his skin, either leprosy or scrotal hernia, or he has some other defect.' Allah wished to clear Moses of what they said about him, so one day while Moses was in seclusion, he took off his clothes and put them on a stone and started taking a bath. When he had finished the bath, he moved towards his clothes so as to take them, but the stone took his clothes and fled; Moses picked up his stick and ran after the stone saying, 'O stone! Give me my garment!' Till he reached a group of Bani Israel who saw him naked then, and found him the best of what Allah had created, and Allah cleared him of what they had accused him of. The stone stopped there and Moses took and put his garment on and started hitting the stone with his stick. By Allah, the stone still has some traces of the hitting, three, four or five marks. This was what Allah refers to in His Saying: "O you who believe! Be you not like those Who annoyed Moses, But Allah proved his innocence of that which they alleged, And he was honorable In Allah's Sight."33/69 (Sahih Bukhari Volume 4 Hadith 616)
.401:6 n i detats sa ,flesti na'ruQ eht yb na 'ruQ eht denialpxe
tpek eb dluohs ti ,woleb nevig noitidarT eht gniredisnoc elihW .kooB enivid eht fo noitanalpxe sih e tartsnomed ot ,regnessem eht fo nosrep eht ot noitarran gniwollof eht e tubirtta snoitidar t fo skoob eht s iht tsniaga tuB .flest i na'ruQ eht ni deifira lc si 96:33 esrev fo gn inaem eh t
Tafsir
dna ,sesrev fo noititeper yb na'ruQ eht fo
eht evig ot saw regnessem eh t taht dnim n i
Tafsir
.'
' nwo sti s i na'ruQ eht taht degdelwonkca evah dna
:irahkuB-lA hihaS n i detats si t I
Tafsir
:noitalsnarT siH fo drowerof eht ni gn iwollof eht se tats eh nehw ,
nwo sti sedivorp
"The Qur'an must not be viewed as a compilation of individual injunctions and exhortations but as one integral whole: that is, as an exposition of an ethical doctrine in which every verse and sentence has an intimate bearing on other verses and sentences, all of them clarifying and amplifying one another. Consequently, its real meaning can be grasped only if we correlate every one of its statements with what has been stated elsewhere in its passages, and try to explain its ideas by means of frequent cross references, always subordinating the particular to the general and the incidental to the intrinsic. Whenever this rule is faithfully followed, we realize that the Qur'an is in the words of Muhammed Abduh "its own best commentary". The Message of THE QURAN by Muhammad Asad, pp vii
dna ,ecnadiug en ivid gn ikees ylerecnis fo esoprup eht rof kooB eht hcaorppa dluohs nosrep A eht taht elpoep fo yrogetac ylno eht yhw si taht ,na'ruQ eht ni detroper sa yti lanosrep sih wo llo f
"I follow naught but what is revealed to me; surely I fear, if I disobey my Sustainer, the punishment of a mighty day." (10:15)
ew taht s i taht dna ,did eh sa tca osla dluohs ew neht ,e lpmaxe s ih wol lof ot era ew f i ,eroferehT
regnessem eht woh wonk ew taht snaem wollof ot elpmaxe tnellecxe na .e. i
ot evah ew dna ,na'ruQ eht ni deidobme si ,devaheb eh woh e.i ,regnessem eht fo elpmaxe ehT
hguoroht a evah ohw esoht era )W .A.S( dammahuM revo ssentiw raeb ot deifitnedi sah na'ruQ
haruS ni de ifitnedi si tcepsa sihT ..nopu dekrow eh selpicn irp eht era tahw dna efil n i devaheb
a si na'ruQ eht taht revocsid lliw eh dna mih ot tnerappa ylrae lc eb l liw na 'ruQ eht fo gninaem de tca regnessem ehT .na'ruQ eht ni deniatnoc s i hcihw ,m ih ot tnes noitalever eht wollof osla sti rof snoitidart fo stros lla morf tnednepedni tpek ,kooB yrotanalpxe fles dna raelc ,e lpmis
sa ,ylno kooB s 'hallA morf egdelwonk niat ta ot evah ew elpmaxe sregnessem eht wollof oT
deniag evah ot elpoep fo yrogetac eht detcirtser evah ton d luow esr ev evoba eht esiwrehto
eht ,enod si siht f I .snoiton dev iecnoc erp lla morf eerf dna evi tpecer dnim sih peek d luohs
.llew sa skoob rehto dedulcni evah dluow dna ,kooB s'hallA y lno morf egdelwonk
.emas eht od dluohs ew neh t elpmaxe sih wollof ot era ew fi os ,na'ruQ eht nopu
:esrev gniwollof eht yb detats sa ,selpicnirp cina'ruQ eht fo egdelwonk
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:baazhA lA haruS n i detats si t I
.sisegexe :sunuY
MISCONCEPTION #5 It is stated in Surah AlAhzaab, verse no. 21 that "Indeed you have in the messenger of Allah, an excellent example to follow.", therefore to follow his example, we must look into the books of traditions and the stories that are attributed to him. CLARIFICATION
<Laqad ka_na lakum fi rasu_lil la_hi uswatun hasanatul liman ka_na yarjul la_ha wal yaumal a_khira wa zakaral la_ha kasira> "Certainly you have in the messenger of Allah an excellent example (to follow) for him who hopes in Allah and the latter day and remembers Allah much." (33:21)
"And those who disbelieve say: You are not a messenger. Say: Allah is sufficient as a witness between me and you and whoever has knowledge of the Book." (13:43)
"Uswatun Hasana"
"And if you are in doubt as to that which We have revealed to Our servant, then produce a chapter like it and call on your witnesses besides Allah if you are truthful. But if you do (it) not and never shall you do (it), then be on your guard against the fire of which men and stones are the fuel; it is prepared for the unbelievers." (2:2324)
eht yb eslaf devorp neeb sah na'ruQ eht ot lauqe ro ralimis si esle gnihtemos taht mialc ehT
eht sa deifitnedi neeb f lesti sah na'ruQ eht eromrehtruF .sesrev suougibmanu dna raelc evoba
"Allah has revealed the best 'Hadith' (speech) , a book conformable in its various parts, repeating, whereat do shudder the skins of those who fear their Sustainer, then their skins and their hearts become pliant to the remembrance of Allah; this is Allah's guidance, He guides
si se tubirtta sti fo eno gnoma dna )04:96 eeS( regnessem eht fo gniyas .e .i ,
.cibarA ni
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' ro ,hceepS tseB eht .e.i ,
<qaul ur Rasul> AhsanulHadith
Hadith'
eht suht ,na'ruQ eht ot ra limis hceeps ro
lliw eno on tah t d lot era ew araqaB-lA haruS n I .ha llA fo kooB eht ot lauqe-oc ro ra limis si tah t
eht nehw ,naruQ eht ot ra limis gnihtemos nev ig saw regnessem eht taht yas enoyna nac woH
?mih ot detubirt ta ysereh dna sno itidart morf elpmaxe sih kees os la ew taht naem siht seoD
.nrettap taht no tcudnoc rieht esab dluohs yeht dna ,sreve ileB eht rof elpmaxe na si ,na'ruQ
"Say: If the whole of mankind and jinns should combine together to bring something similar to this Quran, they can not bring anything similar to it, though some of them were aiders of others." (17:88)
"Or do they say: He has forged it. Nay! they do not believe. Then let them bring a 'Hadith' similar to it if they are truthful." (52:3334) 'Hadith' <Falyatu_ bihadisim mislihi in ka_nu_ sa_diqin> "Then let them bring a 'Hadith' similar to it if they are truthful." 'Hadith'
ro hceeps on si ereht taht setacidni , :kooB s'hallA ot ytilauqe ro ytiral imis ni gnihtyna ecudorp ot elba eb reve a ecudorp ot degnellahc era sreveilebnu ehT :sdrow eht ni egne llahc enivid
eht ot lauqe -oc ro
eht ni detroper sa m iharbI fo tcudnoc eht taht s i snaem ti tahW .taht naem ton seod ti ,oN
na evah osla ew snoinapmoc sih dna meeharbI ni tah t detats si ti anihatmuM lA haruS n I
gnih temos si ereht taht aed i eht de ined y llaci tahpme sah hallA
?flesti ot lauqe ro ralimis si gn ihton taht se tats f lesti na'ruQ
:taht deta ts ylsuougibmanu sah eH nehw ,na'ruQ
:degne llahc era srevei lebnu eht ,ruT-tA haruS n I
:wollof ot elpmaxe tnellecxe
<Qad ka_nat lakum uswatun hasanatun fi ibra_hima wal lazina maahu> "Indeed, there is for you an excellent example in Ibrahim and those with him." (60:4)
MISCONCEPTION #6 It is said in a tradition attributed to the messenger that he was given the Qur'an and something similar to it, as revelation from Allah. This thing which is similar and coequal to Allah's Book consists of the reports attributed to the person of the messenger are are found in the books of traditions, i.e. the Hadith Literature.
CLARIFICATION "similar"
with it whom He pleases; and (as for) him whom Allah leaves to err, there is no guide for him." (39:23)
eht sniatnoc t i taht su smrofni na'ruQ eht ,
'Hadith'
"Then maybe you will kill yourself with grief, sorrowing after them, if they do not believe in this 'Hadith'." (18:6) T his is a warner of the warners of old. The near event draws nigh. There shall be none besides Allah to remove it. Do you then wonder at this Hadith?" (53:5659)
"
"But nay! I bring as evidence the location of stars; And most surely it is a very great oath if you only knew; Most surely it is an honored Quran, In a book that is protected. None shall have access to it (its meaning) save those who have purified themselves (from wrong concepts and ideologies). A revelation by the Sustainer of the worlds. Do you then hold this 'Hadith' in contempt? And to give (it) the lie you make your means of subsistence." (56:7582)
"So leave Me and him who rejects this Hadith; We will overtake them by degrees, from whence they perceive not." (68:44)
ot ton su snraw os la hallA ,regnessem eht fo
"In which Hadith, then, after it, will they believe?" (77:50) "Do they not consider the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and whatever things Allah has created, and that may be their doom shall have drawn nigh; In which Hadith would they then believe in after this?" (7:185) "And who is more true in giving Hadith than Allah?" (4:87)
hcihw ,kooB siH naht rehto htidaH rehto on tpecca ot era ew taht su smrofni y llacirogetac hallA
"These are the Ayat of Allah which We recite to you with truth; then in which Hadith would they believe after Allah and His Ayat? Woe to every sinful liar, Who hears the Ayat of Allah recited to him, then persists proudly as though he had not heard them; so announce to him a painful punishment. And when he comes to know of any of Our Ayat, he takes it for a jest; these it is that shall have abasing chastisement." (45:69)
eht si ti ,sregnessem fo
fo seimene hcus yfi tnedi sesrev gniwol lof ehT .regnessem siH dna hal lA ot snoitacirbaf esoh t
"In their (all the messengers mentioned in the Quran) narratives there is certainly a lesson for people of understanding. It is not a 'Hadith' which could be forged, but a verification of what is before it and a distinct explanation of all things and a guide and a mercy to a people who believe." (12:111)
etubirtta dna hallA fo htap eht morf elpoep daelsim ot
'Hadith'
seifitnedi osla eH ,sesrev siH naht rehto
:lavorppa enivid eht gnivah
'Hadith'
'Hadith' 'Hadith'
evag hal lA hcihw
eht fo ycne iciffus eh t fo su mro fni sesrev gniwollof ehT .
Hadith
'Best Hadith'
eht .e .i ,
fo kooB eht tub esle enon s i ti dna )51:97 ,42:15 ,9:02 eeS( hallA fo sregnessem eht fo
'Hadith'
eht s i hcihw ,kooB nwo yrev siH naht reh to
'Hadith'
sesrev gniwollof eht sa , )W .A.S(
eht ot nevig
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eht sniatnoc kooB siH taht su smrofni hallA sA
rehto yna tpecca ton dluohs elpoep taht dna
:na'ruQ fo mro f eht ni regnessem siH o t
eht sa kooB nwo siH gniyfitnedi elihW
lufituaeb tsom eht sa flesti gn iyf itned I
'Hadith'
'Hadith'
Nabi
lautca eht s i hcihw flesti hallA etac irbaf lliw ohw s tnaercsim rehto yna tpecca tne iciffus eht s i :etacidn i :ma ls I tseB
'AhsanulHadith' 'Hadith'
"And of men is he who purchases vain 'Hadith' <Lahwal Hadith> to lead astray from Allah's path without knowledge, and to take it for a mockery; these shall have an abasing chastisement. And when Our Ayat (verses) are recited to him, he turns back proudly, as if he had not heard them, as though in his ears were a heaviness, therefore announce to him a painful chastisement." (31:67)
srehto gnidaelsim fo esoprup elos eht rof hceeps e lituf .e. i
"Lahwal Hadith"
lliw elpoep dna ,noitpeced fo sgn iyas hcus etomorp dna ecudorp ohw malsI fo se imene eht si t I
dna ha llA fo kooB eht ot tsaf d loh dluohs eW .shturt enivid sa e liug htiw ti tneserp tub sgniyas
taht ecnedive evoba morf raelc s i ti suhT .kooB s'ha llA fo sgnihcaet enivid lautca eh t fo erawa
syawla sdnim cinataS hcuS .etats sesrev eht sa ,dooheslaf rieht ot noitanilcni na wohs syawla
hallA ot detubirtta yleslaf era hcihw sgniyas evitpeced cinataS hcus wollof ohw e lpoep esohT
dna regnessem eht fo gn iyas eht f lesti s i na'ruQ eht ,na'ruQ eht ot lauqe ro ral im is s i gnihton
.detneserp si ti revenehw ,egassem cina'ruQ eht morf dnilb n iamer syawla lliw dna ,ecnad iug
eb dluohs dna noitpeced fo sgniyas lanoi taripsni c inataS hcus morf draug no eb dluohs eW
eslaf tnevni lliw ohw elpoep cinataS deifitnedi os la sah dna ,kooB siH retfa tpecca lliw yeh t
a hcuS .meht ot detneserp eb lliw ecnad iug cina'ruQ eht revenehw ecnagorra etartsnomed
eurt no eb ot dna h tap thgir eht no eb ot sevlesmeht fo kniht syawla ,regnessem s iH dna
lliw ohw esoht gnieb sa ytitnedi r ieht sevig osla esrev evoba ehT .hallA fo htap eht mor f
"And thus did We make for every Nabi an enemy, the Shaitans from among men and jinn, some of them inspire each other with varnished sayings of deception, and had your Sustainer pleased they would not have done it, therefore leave them and that which they forge. And that the hearts of those who do not believe in the hereafter may incline to it and that they may be well pleased with it and that they may earn what they are going to earn." (6:112113)
dnA
"And We did not send before you any Messenger or Nabi, but when he desired (to propagate the divine message), the Shaitan cast (forgeries) in his desired message; but Allah annuls that which the Shaitan casts, then does Allah establish His Ayat (Verses), and Allah is Knowing, Wise. So that He may make what the Shaitan casts a trial for those in whose hearts is disease and those whose hearts are hard; and most surely the unjust are in a great opposition" (22:52 53)
"He (the Satanic mind) only enjoins you evil and indecency (Fahisha), and that you may speak against Allah what you do not know." (2:169)
" And whoever is dimsighted to the reminder of the Beneficent God, We appoint for him a Shaitan, so he becomes his associate. And most surely they turn them away from the path, but they (the people who are dimsighted to the Qur'an) calculate that they are guided aright!" (43:3637)
MISCONCEPTION #7
hcihw ot sa elpoep eht denoi tseuq sah hal lA eromrehtruF .hal lA yb nev ig
'Hadith'
eht ot detubirtta ylevi tpeced eb l liw tub detac irbaf eb lliw hcihw
'Hadith'
eht gnimr ifnoc suht ,hceeps ro
'Hadith'
:maanA-lA haruS ni deifira lc rehtruf s i elpoep fo yrogetac
degrof a ton si na'ruQ eht taht se tats esrev evoba ehT :hallA ot meht etubirtta tub dooheslaf r ieht etacirba f
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.stnemele ev itpeced hcus fo erawa eb
:dlot era ew namquL haruS n I
.ha llA fo sregnessem ekat snosrep hcuS
fo ecne tsixe eh t
'Hadith'
The Qur'an does not contain everything required for guidance. It is incomplete and does not give us the Divine guidance for all matters requiring guidance. CLARIFICATION
gnih tyna gnikcal dna etelpmocni eb ot kooB siH dered isnoc sah hal lA fi ees ot deecorp su teL
:su mro fni sesrev gniwollof ehT .ecnadiug rof yrassecen
THE QUR'AN HAS EVERYTHING THAT IS REQUIRED FOR DIVINE GUIDANCE "And We have revealed the Book to you which has the clear explanation of everything, and a guidance and mercy and good news for those who submit." (16:89) "In their (all the messengers mentioned in the Quran) narratives there is certainly a lesson for people of understanding. It is not a 'Hadith' which could be forged, but a verification of what is before it and a distinct explanation of all things and a guide and a mercy to a people who believe." (12:111) THE QUR'AN CONTAINS A COMPLETE CODE OF LIFE
"And complete are the words of your Sustainer with truth and justice; there is none who can change His words, and He is the Hearing, the Knowing." (6:115) ".. nothing have we omitted from the Book.." (6:38)
"And were every tree that is in the earth (made into) pens and the sea (to supply it with ink), with seven more seas to increase it, the words of Allah would not come to an end; surely Allah is Mighty, Wise." (31:27)
THE QUR'AN DOES NOT LACK "TAFSEEL" (DETAILED ELUCIDATION) "Shall I then seek a Ruler other than Allah? When He it is Who has revealed to you the Book (which is) distinctly elucidated <Kitab an Muffasalla>." (6:114) "And certainly We have brought them a Book which We have detailed<Fassalnahu> with knowledge, a guidance and a mercy for a people who believe." (7:52) "A Book of which the verses are distinctly elucidated <fussilat ayatahu>, an Arabic Quran for a people who know." (41:3) "Indeed We have made the revelations distinct for a people who take reminder <qad fassalnal ayyati li qaumin yazekerun>". " (6:126) "Thus do We make the revelations distinct for a people who reflect. <nuffasil ul ayyati li qaumin yatafekerun>" (10:24) "Thus do We make the revelations distinct for a people who use their reason. <nuffasil ul ayyati li qaumin yaqilun> " (30:28)
"And this Quran is not such as could be forged by those besides Allah, but it is a verification of that which is before it and a distinct elucidation of the book <Tafseel alKitab>, there is no doubt in it, from the Sustainer of the worlds." (10:37)
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52
fo noitazinagro eht .e.i ,ytinummoc elohw eht yb demarf era swal-eyb hcus taht dnim ni tpek eb dluohs ti revewoH .secnatsmucr ic tnelaverp eht etatissecen hcihw tub na'ruQ eht yb nev ig ton
yb sriaffa rieht n iojne osla sreveileB eht taht seifitned i na'ruQ eht suhT .eriuqer secnatsmucric eh t fi meht ni edam eb nac segnahc dna ,are ro em it niatrec a fo secnatsmucric daerpsediw eh t rof tnaem era yeht tub elbatummi ton era swal-eyb esehT .seulav tnenamrep en iv id eht fo thgi l eht ni demarf eb ot deen taht swal evitartsinimda emos rof deen eht eb yam ereht tub ,semi t lla rof dna tnenamrep si na'ruQ eht ni hallA fo ecnadiug enivid ehT .snoitalever en ivid eh t n i nevig ton erew snoitcurtsni esohw srettam esoht ni e lpoep eht detlusnoc regnessem eht suhT
esehT .emit htiw egnahc yam dna ,secnatsmucric tnerruc eht rof tnaem eb dluow hcus dna ,thgil r ieht ni demarf eb nac swal eyb tub ,ecaps dna emit htiw egnahc ton od hcihw selp icnirp era seulav elbairavni esehT .sliated eh t edivorp ton seod dna selpicn irp elbatummi eht y lno su sevig na'ruQ eht srettam emos rof tuB .cte ecrovid ,ega irram ekil ,sr ia ffa laicos ot gnin iatrep srettam .g.e ,sliated dna swal-eyb dedivorp neve sah na'ruQ eht ,srettam niatrec tuobA
THOSE MATTERS WHICH ARE NOT GIVEN IN THE QUR'AN WILL BE DECIDED BY "SHOORA" (MUTUAL CONSULTATION) OF THE ORGANIZATION OF BELIEVERS
.sreveileB eht rof tneiciffus s i dna ,gninaem sti ni raelc
s i ,stcejbus nwo st i fo noitanalpxe dna noitcnitsid eht sah ,ecnadiug en ivid fo tcepsa yna kca l ton seod ,etelpmoc si hallA fo kooB eht taht su demrofn i yllacirogetac evah sesrev evoba ehT
"Is it not enough for them that We have revealed to you the Book which is recited to them? Most surely there is mercy in this and a reminder for a people who believe." (29:51)
THE QUR'AN IS SUFFICIENT FOR THE BELIEVERS
"And indeed We have made the Qur'an easy for taking reminder, then is there anyone who will receive admonition?" (54:17)
"We have made the revelations clear to you, if you will use your reason. <bayyana lakum ul ayyati in quntum taqilun>" (3:118)
"Ha Mim! By the evidence of the Book that makes things clear. <kitab il mubeen>" (44:12)
"Ha Mim. By the evidence of the Book that makes things clear <kitab il mubeen>. Surely We have made it an Arabic Quran that you use your reason." (43:13)
"Alif Lam Ra (This is) a Book, whose verses are made decisive, then are they made plain, from the Wise, Allaware." (11:1)
THE QUR'AN IS A CLEAR AND PLAIN BOOK, IT IS NOT UNAMBIGOUS IN ITS MEANING
"Shoora"
.sreveileB fo no itazinagro eht fo noitat lusnoc lautum .e.i ,
"And those who respond to their Sustainer and establish Salat, and their matters are administered by mutual consultation among themselves, <wa amruhum shoora baynahum> and who spend out of what We have given them." (42:38)
:selpicnirp enivid eht fo thgil eht ni ,noitatlusnoc lautum
"And take counsel with them in the administrative affair <shawiru hum fil amr>; so when you have decided, then place your trust in Allah; surely Allah loves those who trust." (3:159)
:seif itnedi na'ruQ eht sa ,swal-eyb hcus hguorht swal enivid eht fo noi tatnemelpm i
dna noitar tsinimda ot gniniatrep srettam ro f e lpoep detlusnoc osla hal lA fo regnessem ehT yb demarf eb l liw swal-eyb
"Shoora"
era hcihw nopu dediced era srettam esoht taht no itatlusnoc lautum .e.i ,
Shoora
elohw eht fo ytilibisnopser eht s i metsys
.laud ividni ralucitrap yna yb ton dna sreve ileB
yb s i ti suhT
"And complete are the words of your Sustainer with truth and justice; there is none who can change His words, and He is the Hearing, the Knowing." (6:115) MISCONCEPTION #8 In Surah AlHashr, it is stated: "..So take what the Apostle assigns to you and deny yourselves that which he withholds from you.." (59:7), Therefore this implies that whatever the traditions and Hadith Literature gives us as teaching we should accept and whatever that body of literature has prohibited we should refrain from. Furthermore it is stated in Surah Nisa verse 65 that people cannot become believers until they consider the messenger as a judge in their disputes and submit wholeheartedly to what he decides. This also highlights the importance of the books of traditions and reports attributed to the messenger. CLARIFICATION
fo setacovda yb detouq netfo si hcihw ,rhsaH-lA haruS morf esrev eht fo noitrop eht ,lla fo tsriF
Translation by Allama Abdullah Yusuf Ali "What Allah has bestowed on His Apostle (and taken away) from the people of the townships belongs to Allah to His Apostle and to kindred and orphans the needy and the wayfarer; in order that it may not (Merely) make a circuit between the wealth among you. So take what the Apostle assigns to you and deny yourselves that which he withholds from you. And fear Allah; for Allah is strict in Punishment." (59:7) "(Some part is due) to the indigent Muhajirs those who were expelled from their homes and their property while seeking Grace from Allah and (His) Good pleasure and aiding Allah and His Apostle: such are indeed the sincere ones." (59:8) Translation by Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall "That which Allah giveth as spoil unto His messenger from the people of the townships, it is for Allah and His messenger and for the near of kin and the orphans and the needy and the wayfarer, that it become not a commodity between the rich among you. And whatsoever the messenger giveth you, take it. And whatsoever he forbiddeth, abstain (from it). And keep your duty to Allah. Lo! Allah is stern in reprisal." (59:7) "And (it is) for the poor fugitives who have been driven out from their homes and their belongings, who seek bounty from Allah and help Allah and His messenger. They are the loyal." (59:8) <wa ma_ a_ta_kumur rasu_lu fakhuzu_ hu wa ma_naha_kum anhu fantahu> i.e. "So take what the Apostle assigns to you and deny yourselves that which he withholds from you."
yb dengissa eb ot era taht sliops ro ytoob eht tub ,e lpoep sih gnoma gnitagaporp si regnessem esarhp s iht taht tnemugra fo ekas eht rof tpecca ot erew ew fi neve ,yldnoceS .ydeen eht ot mih eht taht sgnihcaet eht ot re fer ton seoD :tneme tats eht taht raelc si t i sesrev evoba eht morF
era taht swal eyb emarf lliw yeht seulav tnenamrep cina 'ruQ eh t fo thgil eht rednu taht ,
Ummah
segnahc dna ,s i hal lA fo kooB eht ylno tub ,tnenamrep ton era swal-eyb esehT .secnatsmucric gn ivig si eH .morf e lpoep sdibrof eh taht ti s i tahw dna regnessem eht yb dey evnoc sgnihcae t ot si regnessem eht taht sgnihcaet lareneg eht ot srefer txetnoc fo tuo nekat neeb sah hcihw enivid eht fo stsisnoc tahw ot sa raelc yrev si na'ruQ eht neht neve ,elpoep eht ot yevnoc era taht swaL cina'ruQ eht ylno si t I .sesira deen eht fi swa l eyb eseht ni edam eb nac
dna sem it gni liaverp eht ot gnidrocca seulav enivid eht gnitnemelpmi rof deriuqer
:swollof sa nev ig si esrev siht fo txetnoc ehT .txetnoc fo tuo detouq si ,snoitidar t
62
:gn ihcaet en ivid sa na'ruQ eht y lno
.sselemit dna elbatumm i
"We know best what they say, and you are not one to compel them; therefore remind him by means of the Quran who fears My Promise." (50:45)
,dnA ,dnA
"Shall I then seek a Ruler other than Allah? When He it is Who has revealed to you the Book (which is) distinctly elucidated;" (6:114) "And this Quran has been revealed to me that with it I may warn you and whomsoever it reaches" (6:19)
:ha llA yb deredro sA
"And this is a Book We have revealed, blessed; therefore follow it and guard (against evil) that mercy may be shown to you." (6:155)
rieht neewteb egdu j a regnessem eht ekam ot era elpoep taht denoitnem si ti esrev evoba eh t n I
sredro enivid sa dey evnoc regnessem eht taht ti si tahw su demrofni sah na 'ruQ eht ,neht neve
dna regnessem eht yb deng issa eb ot era hcihw sliops eht ot srefer ti sa txetnoc fo tuo detouq
ot rewsna eht su sedivorp na'ruQ ehT ?dn im nwo sih yb nrevog ot eh saW ?elpoep eht gnoma
si 7 esrev ,rhsaH-lA haruS ni esarhp eht ,yltsrif taht ,noitalucric evoba eht morf rae lc s i ti suhT
sdibrof eh ,gnihcaet enivid sa elpoep eht ot gnivig si regnessem eht taht na'ruQ eht si ti elihW egduj regnessem eht did woH .noitc ivnoc tselluf eht htiw snois iced sih tpecca dna ,setupsid ,regnessem eht fo sredro dna sgnihcaet eht ot srefer esrev siht ni esarhp eht taht tnemugra ni noitalever en iv id eht naht rehto ecnadiug s'doG sa kooB rehto yna gni tpecca morf su
fo ekas eht rof tpecca ot erew ew f i neve ,y ldnoces ,sredro ro sgn ihcaet lareneg s ih ton
:detats si ti asiN haruS nI .morf n iatsba ot elpoep sih deksa eh taht ti si tahw dna
72
:seta ts ti nehw noitseuq sih t
:na'ruQ
"Say: Then bring some (other) book from Allah which is a better guide than both of them, (that) I may follow it, if you are truthful." (28:49)
"A Book revealed to you so let there be no straitness in your breast on account of it that you may warn thereby, and a reminder close to the believers. Follow what has been revealed to you from your Sustainer and do not follow guardians besides Him (His Laws), how little do you mind." (7:23) "And We have not given them any books which they study, nor did We send to them before you a warner." (34:44)
<Fala_ wa rabbika la_ yu'minu_nahatta_ YUHAKKIMU_KA fima_ shajara bainahum summa la_ yajidu_ fi anfusihim harajam mimma_ qadaita wa yusallimu_ taslima> "But nay, by thy lord, they will not believe (in truth) until they make thee judge of what is in dispute between them and find within themselves no dislike of that which thou decidest, and submit with full submission." (4:65)
"So judge between them by that which Allah hath revealed, <wa an ahkum baynahum bi maa anzal Allah> and follow not their desires, but beware of them lest they seduce thee from some
part of that which Allah hath revealed unto thee. And if they turn away, then know that Allah's will is to smite them for some sin of theirs. Lo! many of mankind are evillivers." (5:49)
yb ton erew snoisiced dna stnemegduj sih tub ,elpoep eht gnoma egduj a saw regnessem ehT lhaN- lA haruS nI .dniknam gnoma nrevog o t saw regnessem eht tah t ,kooB siH ro ,delaever sah
"And We have not revealed to you the Book except that you may make clear to them that about which they differ, and (as) a guidance and a mercy for a people who believe." (16:64)
eht yb elpoep eht gnoma tnemegduj dessap regnessem eht taht evoba eht morf rae lc s i ti suhT
MISCONCEPTION #9 "Wahy" or revelation is of two types. One is the "wahy al Matlu" which is the recited revelation contained in Qur'an, while the other type of "wahy" is "wahy al ghayr al matlu" which is that revelation that is not recited and is outside of the Quran, and is to be found in the books of traditions. CLARIFICATION
siH sa na'ruQ eht ylno setadilav hal lA tah t ,ylsuoiverp detneserp ecnedive eht morf nees sA
eht fo y lno si noi talever taht mr ifnoc dna ,noitalever deticer nu dna noita lever deticer .e. i ,sepy t
As for that which We inspire in thee of the Book, it is the Truth confirming that which was (revealed) before it. Lo! Allah is indeed Observer, Seer of his slaves." (35:31)
:e lpoep o t eticer ot deredro saw regnessem eht taht
"wahy"
eht ni tneserp si hcihw taht si noita lever/noitaripsni ro
yam eh taht si regnessem siH gnidnes s'hallA fo esoprup eht taht deta ts si ti d'aR-rA haruS n I
<Kaza_lika arsalna_ka fi ummatin qad khalat min qabliha_ umamul LITATLUWA 'ALAIHIMUL LAZI AUHAINA_ ILAIKA wa hum yakfuru_na bir rahma_n(i), qul huwa rabbi la_ ila_ha illa_ huw(a), 'alaihi tawakkaltu wa ilaihi mata_b> "Thus We send thee (O Muhammad) unto a nation, before whom other nations have passed away, that thou mayst recite unto them that which We have inspired in thee, while they are disbelievers in the Beneficent. Say: He is my Lord; there is no God save Him. In Him do I put my trust and unto Him is my recourse." (13:30) Pickthall "wahy al matlu" <litatluwa 'alaihimul lazi auhaina_ ilaika> "..that thou mayst recite unto them that which We have inspired in thee.." "wahy"
det icer .e .i , ylno si noi ta lever taht tnedive ylrae lc si ti esrev evoba eh t n I :esarhp eht yb demrifnoc sa noita lever eht taht dias si ti ,ritaF haruS n I
owt fo s i noitalever ro
deticer eht fo ylno si noitalever taht gniyfingis suht ,mih no delaever neeb sah taht l la "et icer"
taht mia lc eht etu fnoc sesrev gniwollof ehT .de ticer .e .i ,
"Matlu"
"wahy"
hallA tahw .e. i ,
<maa anzal Allah>
yna ton dna ,kooB s'ha llA yb devloser erew setups id dna secnereffid eht dna hallA fo kooB
s i dna noitalever eht s i hcihw na'ruQ eht ylno si tI . )W .A.S ( dammahuM ot tnes noita lever
yb si tI .hallA fo kooB eht yb denrevog eh tub ,fles nwo sih :ytilaer erus fo sts isnoc tahw s i taht dna ,hallA fo kooB
82
:tcepsa siht tuoba nevig si noitadicule rehtru f .noinipo ro koob rehto :epy t deticer siht si t I :epy t
92
dna tsap eht ot detubirtta era taht se lat lacirotsih eht pu gniggid fo daetsni ,snoitcnujni enivid eht morf smelborp yad tneserp ruo ot sno itulos eht kees dna ,ni evil ew semit eht rof thgi l dna ecnadiug eb ot na'ruQ eht fo elohw eh t redisnoc ot evah ew dna ,selpicnirp emos su hcae t yeht tub ,selat lacirotsih sa nev ig ton era yeht ,sregnessem dna snoitan suo iverp fo srednimer eht neve ,na'ruQ eht ni de tarran neeb sah revetahW .tsap eht ni erew yeht sa semit tneserp ni elbacilppa sa era na'ruQ-lA fo seulav tnenamrep ehT .emi t fo secnatsmucr ic eht htiw egnahc ton od dna ,elbatumm i dna tnenamrep era seu lav esehT .seu lav en ivid htiw ti edivorp ll iw
fo noitamrofer dna noitamrof rof selpicnirp enivid eht ,snoitacol l la dna semit lla fo ytinamuh
s i kooB siH taht setats eH nehw weiv siht sesoppo
ha llA saerehW .erutce jnoc no tnedneped ti ekam dna are ralucitrap eno tsuj ot na'ruQ eht timi l
ot si sisegexe sti rof yrotsih fo emit niatrec ni tnan imod selat lacirotsih eht fo deen ni si na'ruQ eht taht tseggus oT .sare dna semit l la ni e lbacilppa eb ot era hcihw selpicnirp elbatumm i sevig tI .ecaps dna emit ot detcirtser era snoitcnujni esohw koob a eb ot tnaem ton s i na'ruQ ehT
.noi talever deticer nu
dna deticer .e.i ,sepyt owt fo si "yhaw" taht se tats hc ihw weiv eht egdelwonkca ton seod ti dna
kooB eht tub sse l enon saw deviecer eh noita lever eht taht demrifnoc flesmih regnessem ehT
"Say (O Muhammad, unto mankind): I warn you only by 'wahy'. But the deaf hear not the call when they are warned." (21:45)
"..And this Quran has been revealed to me.." (6:19)
<wa_u_hiya ilayya ha_zal qur'a_n>
"And recite that which hath been revealed unto thee of the Book of thy Sustainer. There is none who can change His words, and thou wilt find no refuge beside Him." (18:27)
"wahy"
:dniknam dehsinomda eh hcihw ht iw ,ha llA fo kooB eht ni deniatnoc
"wahy"
epyt deticer eht fo ylno si noitalever en ivid ro
taht deta ts ylraelc sah na'ruQ eht suhT
the nations" (81:27)
CLARIFICATION
We cannot understand the Qur'an until or unless we know the "Asbaab ul Nuzul", i.e. the causes of revelation or the history attributed to the Qur'anic verses which inform us why a certain verse was revealed, and its historical background.
MISCONCEPTION #10
<Zikr un lil Alameen> i.e. " A reminder to all <Hudan li Naas> i.e. "Guidance for all mankind" (2:185)
l la rof suht ,
<An Naas>
na'ruQ eht ,tsixe lliw )dniknaM(
"And all we relate to you of the accounts of the messengers is to strengthen your heart therewith; and in this has come to you the truth and an admonition, and a reminder to the believers." (11:120)
:dooH haruS ni dednimer rehtruf era ew dnA
"In their (all the previous messengers mentioned in the Quran) narratives there is certainly a lesson for people of understanding. It is not a tale which could be forged, but a verification of what is before it and a distinct explanation of all things and a guide and a mercy to a people who believe." (12:111)
: fusuY haruS ni tcepsa siht tuoba dednimer era eW .noitagujbus rieht rednu ha llA fo kooB eht ecalp neh t
revenehW .na'ruQ- lA ni deniatnoc eb lliw yteicos
dna
siht saw ti dnA
:hal lA fo
03
:su mrofn i
evig ot saw hallA fo regnessem eht taht na'ruQ eht fo sesrev niatrec ni de tats si tI .tpecnoc tah t senifed os la ti tub ,ria eht n i gnignah ti evael ton seod ti neht tpecnoc a sevig na'ruQ eht nehW
.seu lav en ivid tnenamrep eht fo sisab eht no seite icos ruo erutcurts er ot evirts d luohs
dna n i evi l ew semit eht fo sme lborp eht rof na'ruQ eht yb nevig snoitulos eht kees dluohs eW
:yt ilaer erus ot lauqe ton s i na'ruQ eht syas ,erutce jnoC
.stroper lac ixodarap no yleri tne desab era ,rehto hcae htiw tci lfnoc a ta era hcihw stroper dna erutaretil fo ydob a hcus rof sisegexe sti rof deen ni ton s i na'ruQ eht deednI .erutcejnoc dna ysereh yb yrotsih ereht delipmoc ylpm is tub ,noi talever cina'ruQ fo doirep eht gnirud tneserp neve ton erew ohw sgn ieb namuh yb detce lloc dna de lipmoc saw dna ,rehto eht yb detcejer elihw tces eno yb detpecca si ,ecneics fo stcaf dehsi lbatse dna flest i h tiw yrotcidartnoc ,e telpmocn i si hc ihw eru tareti l fo ydob a ot detcejbus eb reve reven nac ,sem it lla ni elbac ilppa s i ,gninaem sti ni tcnitsid dna rae lc si ,seicnapercsid lla morf eerf s i hcihw ,ha llA fo kooB eht ,ylniatreC ?
milsuM e lohw eht seoD ?siht rof elbal iava a tad fo tes tnetsisnoc eno ylno ereht si dnA ?na'ruQ eht fo esr ev yreve dna hcae fo secnatsmucric lacirotsih eht edivorp ti seod ,ot tnedneped eb ot ha llA fo kooB eht ekam o t tsisn i yeht hcihw nopu erutaret il fo ydob eht rehtehw su mrofni dluohs ,nwonk era ,sesrev fo noita lever eht ot de tubirtta era taht sdnuorgkcab
eb tonnac na'ruQ eht ,taht we iv eht d loh ohw elpoep eht eromrehtruF .yrotsih ot detcirtser gnih temos eb ot kooB s 'hallA mret ohw sreveilebnu eht si t i taht ,evoba eht morf tnedive si t I
yrotsih o t detcirtser gnihtemos eb ot na'ruQ eht redisnoc syaw la lliw ohw elpoep niatrec tuoba su smrofni osla eH ,sare lla ni elbacilppa dna semit lla rof ecnadiug si kooB s iH taht deif itned i sah hallA e lihW .snossel larom dna ecnadiug en ivid sa tub ,selat lacirots ih sa ton ,na'ruQ eht ni nevig era snoitareneg suoiverp dna sregnessem eht fo selpmaxe detarran eht l la suhT
"Heed not the type of despicable men ready with oaths. A slanderer going about with calumnies.(Habitually) hindering (all) good transgressing beyond bounds deep in sin. Violent (and cruel) with all that baseborn Because he possesses wealth and (numerous) sons. When to him are rehearsed Our Signs Tales of the ancients he cries!" (68:1015)
"Undoubtedly Allah doth know what they conceal and what they reveal: verily He loveth not the arrogant. When it is said to them What is it that your Sustainer has revealed? they say Tales of the ancients!" (16:2324)
:semit tneserp eht ni dootsrednu eb ot ton dna
"Asbaab ul nuzzul"
lacirotsih dna noitalever fo sesuac eht .e.i
eht sselnu dootsrednu
Ummah "Asbaab ul nuzzul"
fo noisrev nwo sti evah tc es yreve seod ro lairetam siht rof ecruos tnarre nu na evah
CLARIFICATION
The Quran tells us in some verses that the messenger was to give the knowledge of 'AlKitab' and 'AlHikmah', i.e. the Book and the Wisdom. 'AlKitab' or The Book refers to the Qur'an while 'AlHikmah' or The Wisdom, is something other than the Qur'an and it is the unrecited, hidden revelation which the messenger received outside of the Qur'an and which is contained in the Books of traditions.
MISCONCEPTION #11
"Wert thou to follow those who are in a majority on earth they will lead thee away from the way of Allah. They follow nothing but conjecture: they do nothing but lie." (6:116)
'AlKitab'
'Hikmah'
'AlKitab'
.e.i ,
si tahw en ifed f lesti lliw na'ruQ eht woN .
'Hikmah'
sesrev gniwollof ehT .modsiw .e.i
fo stsisnoc tahw dna ,swal nettirw ro kooB ehT dna fo egde lwonk eh t
,dnA
"Our Sustainer! and raise up in them a messenger from among them who shall recite to them your verses and give them knowledge of The Book and the wisdom, and proivide development to their personalities; surely Thou art the Mighty, the Wise." (2:129) "Certainly Allah conferred a favour upon the believers when He raised among them a messenger from among themselves, reciting to them His verses and providing development to their personalities, and giving them the knowledge of the Book and the wisdom, although before that they were surely in manifest error." (3:164)
egde lwonk evig ot s i regnessem eht taht denoitnem si t i sesrev ral im is ynam dna evoba eh t n I
"Alif Lam Mim. That is The Book, (AlKitab) there is no perplexity in it, guidance to those who guard (against evil)." (2:12) "And recite what has been revealed to you of the Book (AlKitab) of your Sustainer.." (18:27)
ot srefer sesrev denoitnem ylsuoiverp eht ni ro
<Za_lika mimma_ auha_ ilaika rabbuka minal hikmah(ti), wa la_ taj'al ma'alla_hi ila_han a_khara fa tulqa_ fi jahannama malu_mam madhu_ra>
"This is of what your Sustainer has revealed to you of 'Hikmah' (wisdom), and do not associate any other god with Allah lest you should be thrown into hell, blamed, cast away." (17:39)
taht demrifnoc si ti dna ,
"There have already come to them Recitals wherein there is (enough) to check (them). Mature wisdom <Hikmat ul baaligha> but (the preaching of) Warners profits them not." (54:45)
nu" eht .e.i si
ton ,kooB s'hallA fo sdlof eht n ihtiw den iatnoc si dna noita lever det icer .e.i >ultam yhaw< osla
<Wazakurna ma_ yutla_ fi buyu_tikun na min a_ya_til la_hi wal hikmah inal la_ha ka_na latifan khabira>
"And bear in mind that which is recited in your houses of the revelations of Allah and wisdom. Lo! Allah is Subtile, Aware." (33:34)
ni deticer osla saw
fo s tsisnoc '
' taht m ialc eh t seifillun s iht suht ,)W .A.S(
,hallA fo tayA eht htiw gnolA' taht setats ylraelc esrev evoba ehT
Nabi
:dedn imer era )W .A.S(
Nabi
'Hikmah' Hikmah
si
niaga s i siht ramaQ-lA haruS nI .ha llA fo kooB eht fo etubirtta rehtona ylpmis si
'Hikmah'
f lesmiH ha llA yb detufer s i na'ruQ eht fo edistuo noi talever emos si
'Hikmah'
'Hikmah'
'Hikmah'
taht esrev gniwollof eht ni deifira lc era ,na'ruQ eht fo edistuo "noita lever deticer
.ees llahs ew sa ,
'Hikmah'
<wahy ghayr matlu> 'Hikmah'
si
skoob eht ni dnuof eb ot si ti tub na'ruQ eht ni deniatnoc ton s i dna ,doG fo noita lever neddih
det icer nu eht si ,
regnessem eht hcihw noitalever fo epyt rehtona si ti ecneh ,
'Hikmah' 'AlKitab'
'Wisdom'
ni deifiralc si siht sa ,na'ruQ eht ot srefer ,
'AlKitab'
sa snoitidart fo skoob eht mret ot revewoH .tces rieht yb detacitnehtua snoitidart fo
sa deifitnedi si hcihw noitalever siht ,meht ot gnidroccA .dev iecer
:syas eH ,na'ruQ eht fo seulav en iv id eht gni tats retfa nehw
eb ot flesti na'ruQ eht seifitnedi esr ev evoba eht suhT
taht noitpecnocsim eht rednu era ohw esoht y llaniF
13
si tahw seifiralc f lesti na'ruQ eht sa gnorw yr ev
ro kooB ehT .modsiw eht dna kooB eht fo .g.e ,f lesti sesrev rehto ynam taht ylpm i sts ilanoitidar t tuB fo seviw ehT .ti fo edistuo fo seviw eht fo semoh eh t naht rehto gnihtemos taht mialc ehT :detaeper
'Hikmah'
'Hikmah'
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There is no accommodation for "Aql" i.e. reason or intellect in matters of 'Deen'. We should not attempt to understand the divine message or the interpretations of our Ancestors on the basis of reason or rational thought, but should humbly submit to whatever they convey to us. The use of "Aql" (reason) is prohibited in matters pertaining to the understanding of the Qur'an. Whatever our Ancestors have conveyed to us as "Religious truth", we should humbly acknowledge and follow that, and should not engage in any rational inquiry, as the use of reason is forbidden to ascertain the divine message.
evag eH taht syas hallA ,na'ruQ eht ni taht ,deksa eb dluohs ,tces r ieht fo snoitidart fo skoob tah t gnimialc nopu tsisni ohw esohT .swal enivid eht dniheb nevig si tah t modsiw dna elanoitar eht ot srefer dna fles ti kooB s'hallA fo setubirtta eht fo eno tub ,na'ruQ
"Alif Lam Mim. These are verses of the Book of Wisdom. A guidance and a mercy for the doers of goodness," (31:13
yhw si tahT .snoitcnujni enivid eht dniheb modsiw eht sevig neve dna swal siH gnitnemelpm i fo stifeneb eht no tcelfer dna rednop ,kniht ot su sksa hallA suhT .syadwon yteicos
namuh ot gn iod era sknird cilohocla dna sgurd ,gnilbmag tahw terces on si ti dnA .gnihtemos
gnitnemelpmi yb evired ew stifeneb eht nopu tcelfer ot su sksa dna t i dniheb nosaer ro mods iw eht sevig os la ti ,wal a seniadro na'ruQ eht r evenehw erofereht ,lliw eerf dna nosaer fo seitluca f rieht gnisu tpecca ot evah elpoep eht taht gnihtemos s i ti dna ,elpoep nopu yl lufecrof deilppa eb ot tnaem ton sa w hallA fo wal eht ecniS .wa l taht dniheb elanoitar ro modsiw eht evag osla hallA ,wal eht htiw gnola tub ,yteicos namuh gninrevog rof snoi tcnujni dna swal nettirw eh t
Hikmah
si tub ,na 'ruQ eht fo edistuo noitalever emos ton si '
'AlKitab'
.e .i
"Ya Seen. I swear by the Quran full of wisdom. Most surely you are one of the messengers." (36:13)
"They ask thee concerning intoxicants and gambling. Say: "In them is great enervation" (2:219)
"..This (dress code) will be more proper, that they may be recognised, and thus they will not be given trouble.." (33:59)
,nemow rof sserd tsedom rof snoitcnujni eht gnivig ret fA .g.E .seite icos ruo n i wal en iv id eh t
dev iecer ,hal lA fo sregnessem eht llA .flesti na'ruQ eht fo etubirt ta rehtona y lpmis ' taht tnedive ti sekam na'ruQ ehT
'Hikmat'
:sa wal taht dniheb
'Hikmat'
fo semag dna stnacixotni fo noitib ihorp eht dniheb
<Yas'alu_naka 'anil khamri wal maisir(i), qul fihima_ ismun kabir>
"Ism"
cibarA na ,
sa cte gni lbmag ,sgurd ,rouqil .e.i ,stnac ixotn i seifitnedi esrev evoba ehT
:detats s i ti nehw deifitnedi s i ecnahc eht e.i e lanoi tar eht ylralimiS
"Enervation"
n i yhporta dna ssenkaew secudorp hcihw gniht a hcus .e. i
<AlHakeem>
,si taht ,
si eno ,na'ruQ eht fo setubirtta detaeper netfo eht gnoma
snaem hcihw drow
ro modsiw eht se tats na'ruQ eh t
.'noitalever deticer nu '
Wisdom"
Hikmah
eht fo edistuo noitalever de ticer nu emos ton si '
'Hikmah'
eht ot srefer
' taht evoba eht morf tnedive s i ti suhT
)
:yfitnedi sesrev gniwollof eht sa ,
'Hikmah'
,cte )21 :13( namquL ,)45:4 ( maharbA fo srewolloF ehT ,)84 :3( suseJ ,)512:2( divaD :ot
'Hikmah'
ot deilpmi si
fi tces niatrec a fo snoitidart fo skoob eht nevig e lpoep eseht lla erew oS
MISCONCEPTION #12
?hcus sa eb
"The Book of
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:ek il stnemetats ,nosaer ot laeppa hcihw stnemeta ts fo llu f
si na'ruQ ehT .nosaer sih fo thgi l eht ni ti rehpiced dna ti revo tcelfer dna rednop ot detrohxe si naM .yllacitircnu dna ylgninoi tseuqnu detpecca ,eb ot ton si na'ruQ eht fo egassem ehT
.snamuh fo tnemecnavda lautirips eht ot ecnarednih a sa ti drager ton seod dna nosaer fo ymene on s i na'ruQ eht taht ,erofereht ,raelc si t I
r ieht esu ot ytud rieht gninrecnoc ssensseldeeh eht fo dedn imer niaga era yeht ,n isaY haruS n I
ot nwohs era lleH fo sre llewd eht hcihw ni esrev gniwollof eht n i naht erom desser ts eb tonnac ,nosaer fo seitlucaf eht gnisu ,egassem enivid eht fo s isylana lanoitar a fo ecnatropm i ehT
eht morf sse ldeeh niamer ohw esoht nehw ,naqruF-lA haruS ni detautnecca niaga s i tniop ehT
ni efil desabed dna sselhtrow a sevi l ylno ton ,su sllet na'ruQ eht ,nam a hcuS .noitar tsinim sih ot nosaer yolpme ton seod eh nehw nam fo noitareneged eht fo noitpircsed ticilpxe na si sihT
taht seta ts tI .nosaer namuh ot delaeppa sesrev st i fo ynam n i sah na'ruQ ehT .egassem s'hallA
CLARIFICATION
"Aql"
fo noisneherpmoc eht ni ecalp on sah )cibarA ni
"Do you think that most of them hear or use their reason? They are but as the cattle—nay but they are farther astray." (25:44)
"They have hearts with which they discern not, and they have eyes with which they see not, and they have ears with which they hear not ; these are as the cattlenay are worse ; they are the heedless." (7:179)
:ti stup na'ruQ eht sa ,esuaceb ,os si t I
"There are many a people, both among the humankind and the jinns, who lead such a life as makes it obvious that they are meant for hell." (7:179)
:retfaereh eht fo efi l eht evil ot tpani f lesmih sredner osla tub dlrow sih t
"Without doubt, the worst of beasts in Allah's sight are the deaf, the dumb, who do not use their 'Aql' (reason)" (8:22)
eht sa ,level namuh a no des ingocer eb ot evresed ton od egassem enivid eht niatrecsa ot nosaer dna tce lletni fo seitlucaf rieht ez ilitu ton od ohw elpoep eht hal lA fo thgis eh t n i
( nosaer taht tseggus ot gnorw yrev si t I
"Aql"
esuac eht saw siht dna ,esoprup yna ot t i esu ton did tub
"..that they may ponder over its verses.." (38:29) "Is it then that they do not ponder over what is said.." (23:68) "And yet Shaitan has led astray of you a great multitude. Did ye not then apply your reason? This is the Hell with which ye were threatened." (36:6263) "They will (further) say: Had we but listened or used our 'Aql' (reason), we should not (now) be among the companions of the blazing fire!" (67:10) "Will they not ponder over the Qur'an?" (4:82)
dessessop dah yeht taht timda :sa deifitnedi era egassem c ina'ruQ :tuo stn iop esrev gniwo llo f
:tce lletni dna nosaer fo seitluca f
:etats tneserp rieht fo
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.tnemugra emas eht eht nevig erew sregnessem eht dna hallA fo hturt eht gnitpecca ni re irrab a neeb syawla sah srotsecna fo htiaf ehT
nehw ,elpoep fo noitcaer tsomerof eht semi t l la nI .hal lA fo egassem eht htiw ecnairav ta yltsom era srotsecna fo sfeileb eht sa hallA fo hturt eht gni tpecca ni re irrab a desuac syawla sah htia f detirehn i ehT .foorp tuohtiw senirtcod rieht ot gniwo llof dnilb tseggus dna s fei leb suoigiler gninrecnoc sno itseuq esiar ot s laitneulfni dna stnerap rieht yb degaruocsid osla era yehT '?gnorw eb s'eno devol dna sred le ruo dluoc woH` taht no itpmussa eht rednu hturt elohw eh t eb ot srotsecna rieht fo htiaf eht ekat elpoep ynaM .meht etaulave yl lacitirc ro yltnegilletni ron nosaer yb s fei leb esoht esylana ton od yehT .sro tsecna dna stnerap rieht morf detirehni evah yeht hcihw sevil rieht ni sfei leb esoht niatniam e lpoep yllareneG .htiaf fo srettam ni srotsecna rieht e tat im i yldnilb ohw seno eht era ecnadiug en iv id morf devirped era ohw elpoep tah t tcaf eht setartsnomed osla ti ,tce lletni dna nosaer fo e lor la icurc eht se ifitnedi na'ruQ eht elihW
erus eb lliw eh ,siht seod eh fI .gnidnatsrednu fo re wop s ih esu dna kn iht ot nam s tcepxe hallA
on evael sesrev rehto suoirav dna gniwollof ehT .rednop dna kniht ot meht trohxe ot tub e lpoep morf ecneidebo dnilb dnamed ot ton dednammoc si hallA fo regnessem eht nevE .nam fo efi l eht n i nosaer ot elor tnatropmi na setacol la na'ruQ eht taht sesrev suoremun morf tnedive si t I
"And when it is said to them:`Follow what Allah has revealed !' They say: `Nay ! We will follow what we found our ancestors following.' What ! Even though their Ancestors were void of wisdom and guidance?" (2:170)
:ecnad iug rof na'ruQ eht tlusnoc yllanosrep naht rehtar nrob era yeht hcihw n i tluc ro tces eht fo gniwollof dni lb eht referp yeht dna emas eht s i na'ruQ wollof ot dlot era yeht nehw evig elpoep taht esucxe ehT .sfe ileb lar tsecna rieht ot kcits lliw yeht dna esle gnihtemos gniwo llo f srotsecna rieht dnuof yeht taht s i meht ot tnedive edam s i hal lA fo ytilaer dna hturt eh t
"Say: 'This is my way: I invite unto Allah upon conscious insight accessible to reason, I as well as those who follow me, and glory be to Allah, for I am not one of those who associate (others with His laws)." (12:108)
,serehps etairporppa rieht nihtiw tpek era yeht fI .rehto hcae ot yratnemelppus era ecnad iug fo secruos esehT .hallA fo kooB eht ni deniatnoc noitalever dna nosaer fo pleh denibmoc eht htiw ylno dewollof dna derevocsid eb nac ,htap thg iar ts ehT .htap thgir eht wo llof o t
"Say, I exhort you unto one thing. It is that 'ye awake, for Allah's sake by twos and singly. And then, reflect.." (34 : 46) .
a ni detneserp s i gnihcaet stI .gnidnatsrednu dna nosaer s'nam o t s laeppa na'ruQ ehT
"These are they whom Allah (by His Law of Retribution) has deprived (as a result of their own doing) of the blessings of life and has made them deaf and has blinded their eyes. Will they not then ponder on the Qur'an or there are locks on their hearts." (47:2324)
"We have made the revelations clear to you, if you will use your reason." (3:118)
"Certainly We have revealed to you a Book in which is your own reminder; what! Will you not then use your reason?" (21:10)
"Thus do We make the verses distinct for a people who reflect." (10:24)
"Do you not then reflect?" (6:50)
:yas ot edam si ha llA fo regnessem eht suhT .meht neewteb tc ilfnoc on eb lliw ereh t
: gnikniht tnednepedni fo sevorppa dna segaruocne na'ruQ eht taht tbuod rof moor
.elbisneherpmoc dna tcni tsid si hcihw egaugna l
: sdrow eseht ni debircsed era suoidet gnikniht dnif ohw elpoep ehT
setivni tI .srotsecna dna stnerap fo ht iaf eht fo gniwollof dn ilb eht sesoppo ylgnorts na'ruQ ehT
feihc sih sa nataS yb degaruocne si sfeileb lartsecna ot noiss imbus dnilb ehT .foorp tneicif fus
edivorp ot stnenoppo sti sksa osla tub )401:6,471:4 ees( smialc sti rof ecnedive sedivorp y lno
ton na'ruQ ehT .hturt eht gniniatrecsa n i ecnegilletni dna yt iliba gninosaer rieht esu ot e lpoep
ro noitseuq tuohtiw sfeileb rieht tpecca ot nosrep a sevlovni srotsecna fo gniwo llof dnilB
eht ,hal lA fo kooB eh t morf ecnad iug gniriuqer srettam lla rof ecnadiug gnikat fo daetsn I
:srehtaf r ieht fo syaw eht gniypoc nopu tsisni srevei lebnu
:na'ruQ eht morf yawa dniknaM peek ot si evitce jbo
.)751:73 ,111 :2 ,46:72 ,42:12 ees( sfoorp tneicif fus
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)HUBP( noraA dna )HUBP( sesoM ot esnopseR
noitseuq )HUBP( s'maharbA ot rewsnA
)HUBP( dammahuM ot noi tcaeR
)HUBP( biaohS ot esnopseR
rednimer )HUBP( s'hpesoJ
)HUBP( dooH ot esnopseR
)HUBP( haoN ot esnopseR )HUBP( hilaS ot esnopseR
"..Never did we hear such a thing among our Ancestors of old." (23:24)
"..Have you come to us that we may serve Allah alone and leave that which our Ancestors served..?" (7:70)
"..Do you forbid us that which our Ancestors served?.." (11:62)
"O Shoaib, does your Salat order that we leave of that which our Ancestors served." (11:87)
"They said:`Nay we but found our Ancestors doing thus what we do!" (26:74)
"If not Him you serve nothing but names which you have invented, you and your Ancestors.." (12:40)
"..Never did we hear the like among our Ancestors of old!" (28:36)
"..This is just a Man whose intention is to oppose you from that which your Ancestors served.." (34:43)
"When they are told to follow what Allah has revealed,they say:`Nay we shall follow the ways that we found our Ancestors following !' What ! Even if it is Satan beckoning them to the penalty of the blazing (fire)? " (31:21)
" What! Have We given them a Book before this to which they are holding fast?" (43:21) "Nay! They say:`We found our Ancestors following a certain way and we will guide ourselves by their footsteps." (43:22)
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:syas na'ruQ eht sA .no itca ot ed iug yhtrowtsurt a gnieb morf raf si hcihw krow sseug erem sa dess imsid si esle llA .ti nopu tca dna t i tpecca ot su ses ivda dna egdelwonk tcerroc fo ecnatropmi eht no sserts syal na'ruQ ehT
on evah ew hc ihw fo sgniht tuoba eugra oT .denoitseuq eb ot neve ton era ew mohw tuoba dna egde lwonk niatrec on evah ew mohw tuoba elpoep rof noitisop a gnin iatniam yb noitnetnoc n i egagne ton dluohs ew tub ,drawer rieht teg yterus a fo ll iw yeht neht ,seulav enivid nopu detca srotsecna ruo fI .sselgninaem erofereht si meht tuoba eugra oT . lla ta denoitseuq eb ton ll iw e w mohw tuoba dna su ht iw erom on era ohw sro tsecna fo esuaceb si no itnetnoc nairatces sih t llA .seitilanosrep rieht tuoba erutcip etarapes a ev ig hcihw stroper rehto emos yb smialc rieh t etu fer yam stnenoppo rieht elihw ,noitidart laro dna krowsseug no desab era hcihw ytilanosrep rieht tuoba stroper edivorp ,deifilpmexe eb dluohs dna dediug ylthgir erew tces r ieht fo sredle desaeced eh t taht niatniam ohw elpoep eht y llausU .sro tsecna ruo fo htiaf ro sdeed eht ton dna ,snoitca nwo ruo rof elba tnuocca dleh eb ot era ew taht deifira lc ylpma sah na'ruQ eht sa ,sro tsecna ruo fo yteip eht gnidrager noitne tnoc yna ni egagne ot sselgninaem si ti eroferehT
dne ruo neht srotsecna ruo gniwo llof y ldnilb era dna sev il ruo ni ecnad iug cina'ruQ eht gnitaler ton era ew esac nI .sgnihcaet sti tsniaga s i ro gniyas si na'ruQ eht tahw ot smri fnoc ti rehtehw ees dna ,srotsecna ruo morf detirehn i evah ew taht htiaf eht gnizy lana ni na'ruQ fo airetirc eht dna gninosaer ruo esu ew taht emitefil siht ni ytinutroppo eht evah ew ecno laitnesse si t I
"Do not pursue that whereof you have no knowledge. Verily, the hearing and sight, and the heart, each of these will be asked." (17:36)
:noitnetnoc lautcef feni hcus morf niarfer o t su sksa na'ruQ ehT .erehwon su dael lliw egdelwonk
"They were a people that have passed away. For them is what they earned and for you is what you earn. And you will not be questioned as to what they did." (2:141)
:sro tsecna ruo fo htiaf ro sdeed eht tuoba
e lbatnuocca dleh eb ton lliw ew ,snoitca nwo ruo rof elbatnuocca dna elbisnopser era eW
"They will (further) say: Had we but listened or used our 'Aql' (reasoning), we should not (now) be among the companions of the blazing fire!" (67:10)
:yad taht no timda rehtruf lliw e lpoeP
"They will say:`Our Sustainer! Our misfortune overwhelmed us and we became a people astray!" (23:106)
"Were not my ayat (verses) rehearsed to you and you did but treat them as falsehoods?"(23:105)
"The fire will burn their faces and they will grin therein with their lips displaced." (23:104)
:yad tsal eht no noitseuq lliw hallA
"So they (too) rushed down their footsteps." (37:70)
"Surely they found their Ancestors on the wrong path." (37:69)
"Then their return is to the blazing (fire)." (37:68)
:dloterof neeb sah
"Just in the same manner, whenever We sent a Warner before you to any town, the wealthy ones among them said:`Surely we found our Ancestors following a certain way and we will certainly follow in their footsteps." (43:23)
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:regnessem siH dna hallA ot meht etubirtta ylesla f neh t dna sev lesmeht yb swal-hairahS tnevni ohw esoht tuoba dednimer era ew aroohS-hsA haruS n I
.hturt en iv id eht eb ot ygrelC eht fo sgnihcaet detocnoc eht redisnoc ot deduled era elpoep dna ,yti liba gninosaer rieht sselesu redner suht ,hcaet yeht reve tahw noitatiseh tuohtiw tpecca
morf swal gnitnevni yb ,kooB siH ni debircsed hallA fo htap eht morf elpoep sredn ih ygrelC ehT
niatrecsa ot nosaer fo seitlucaf ruo yolpme ot su sksa na'ruQ ehT .rehto hcae tnemelppus yeh t rehtar :nosaer dna hal lA fo kooB eht .e.i ,noitalever neew teb tcilfnoc on s i ereht ,pu mus oT
rof setisiuqer-erp laitnesse eht ,na'ruQ eht ot gnidrocca ,era esehT .snoitanilcni lanoitome nah t rehtar ,hturt eht niatrecsa ot deyolpme eb ot era nosaer fo seitlucaf ehT .saib dna ecidu jerp ,sno iton deviecnocerp mor f eerf dnim evitpecer a htiw na'ruQ eht hcaorppa dluohs nosrep A
"Woe, then, to those who write the book with their hands and then say: This is from Allah, so that they may take for it a small price; therefore woe to them for what their hands have written and woe to them for what they earn." (2:79)
:smret tsegnorts eht ni hcus stneser na'ruQ ehT ot srewollof rieht rotut os la yehT .ha llA ot meht gnitubirtta y leslaf neht dna sevles nwo rieh t
"O you who believe! Most surely many among the Religious scholars and the priests eat away the property of mankind falsely, and oppose them from Allah's way; and (as for) those who hoard up gold and silver and do not spend it in Allah's way, announce to them a painful chastisement." (9:34)
:abuaT-tA haruS ni detats si ti suhT .hallA yb nevig 'neeD ' eht fo stnenoppo
yrev eht tcafni era ygrelC eht taht setats na'ruQ eht noinipo dleh ylediw siht ot yrartnoc tub ,noigileR fo srekaterac eht sa ygrelC eht stpecca dlrow eht fo htiaf yreve tsom la hguohtlA
.noitidart yratidereh
dna krowsseug ni tsurt ruo gnittup fo daetsni ,snaem lla yb hturt eht ta evirra ot evirts d luohs eW .regnessem siH dna hallA yb detseted si srotsecna fo noitatimi dnilb dna egassem st i
a sniamer ti ,yaw siht ni t i hcaorppa ton od ohw esoht oT .ecnadiug en ivid eht gnidnatsrednu
.y tilanoitar ruo wovasid ot s i noitpmuserp erem a htiw tnetnoc eb oT .egdelwonk tcerroc deveihca evah ew llit pots ot ton ytud ruo si t i ,sgnieb lanoitar sA
CLARIFICATION
The Clergy are the caretakers of Religion. We should consider them to be the sole authority for the interpretation of the divine message and should humble ourselves to what they inform us. We should not challenge any thing that the Clergy has authenticated as they are the rightful descendants of the messengers of God.
MISCONCEPTION #13
"But nay! I bring as evidence the positioning of stars. And most surely it is a very great oath if you only knew. Most surely it is an honored Quran, In a book that is protected. None shall have access to it save those who purify themselves (from false ideologies and preconceived notions). A revelation by the Sustainer of the worlds." (56:7580)
"..A guess can never take the place of truth.." (53:28)
:koob delaes
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.srehto fo sehsiw dna smihw eht tub gniwol lof eh si tahw neht ,egassem cina'ruQ eht n iatrecsa ot sesnes dna nosaer sih esu ton seod enoemos fI ?gnorw si ohw dna thgir s i ohw egdu j ot ew era woh neht na'ruQ eht ni desserpxe sa hal lA fo lliw eht wonk ton od ew fi dna ,hallA fo lliw eht wonk ot sah eno mi lsuM a eb ot ecneH
"A part has He guided aright and (as for another) part, error is justly their due, surely they took the Shaitans for guardians beside Allah, and they think that they are on guidance!" (7:30)
:slaudividni emos tuoba su denraw osla sah hal lA roF ?htap thgir eht no si meht fo eno hcihw wonk ot ew era woh nehT .ton esruoc fO ?hallA fo 'neeD' tcerroc eht gnihcaet ,noi tseuq tuohtiw lla yeht era :esrev id etiuq era sgnihcae t esohw dlrow eht ni sralohcS suoigileR eno dna dnasuoht a era ereht taht dednimer eb su teL secneuqesnoc eht esiwrehto ,su morf yawa tfig nevig-doG siht prusu ot slaudividni fo puorg ro laudividni yna wolla ton su teL .tfig emerpus a s i rednop ot dna kniht ot ytiliba ruo eroferehT )13:54 ,03:52, ,401 ,76-66:32 eeS( .sevlesruo eraperp ot evah ew taht siht rof si ti dna ,na'ruQ eht gninrecnoc ylno su noitseuq lliw hallA yad lan if eht enO
"And they shall say: O our Sustainer! surely we obeyed our leaders and our great men, so they led us astray from the path; O our Sustainer! give them a double punishment and curse them with a great curse." (33:6768)
tnemetats gniwollof eht ekam ot su dael yam airetirc cina'ruQ eht htiw sgnihcaet r ieht gniyfir ev tuohtiw ,nem taerg dna sredael suo igi leR ruo wollof ot taht ecnavda ni demrofn i era eW
"When those who were followed shall renounce those who followed (them), and they see the chastisement and their ties are cut asunder. And those who followed shall say: Had there been for us a return, then we would renounce them as they have renounced us. Thus will Allah show them their deeds to be intense regret to them, and they shall not come forth from the fire." (2:166167)
:asrev eciv dna tnemegduj fo yad eht no sredael rieht nwosid lliw srewo llof dnilb ehT
"And they shall all come forth before Allah, then the weak shall say to those who were proud: Surely we were your followers, can you therefore avert from us any part of the chastisement of Allah? They would say: If Allah had guided us, we too would have guided you; it is the same to us whether we are impatient (now) or patient, there is no place for us to fly to." (14:21)
na'ruQ eht sa ,sdne cigart ot dael yam edoc enivid eht morf meht gniyfirev tsrif tuohtiw y ldnilb sredael noinipo ro sno inipo gniwolloF .dnim dna sesnes nev ig-doG ruo h tiw t i gninimaxe tsri f tuohtiw no itamrofni yna tpecca ton dluohs ew taht su sehcaet ylraelc esrev evoba ehT
tuohtiw gnihtyna tpecca ot ton su sksa na'ruQ ehT .llew t i esu dna y lesiw tfig siht esu d luohs eW .nosaer dna kniht ot yti liba eht si su nopu dewo tseb sah hallA taht stf ig tsetaerg eht fo enO
"Do not pursue that whereof you have no knowledge. Verily, the hearing and sight, and the heart, each of these will be asked." (17:36)
:syas ti nehw ,morf emoc yam ti ecruos a 'suoip' hcum woh ret tam on ,tsrif ti gniyfir ev
"Or have they associates who have prescribed for them any Shariah laws that Allah does not sanction? And were it not for the word of judgment, decision would have certainly been given between them; and surely the unjust shall have a painful punishment." (42:21)
.na'ruQ eh t ni dloterof neeb evah
:noitubirter fo yad eht no
:setats
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