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[quote]And he (the Prophet (pbuh) does not speak out of his own desire. It is not but a revelation revealed (to him). (53:3-4)

Reply: This verse was an answer to the propaganda that was raised against the prophet raising doubts about the message of Islam. It was never meant to establish as a general rule that every word uttered from him is Divine. Scholars elaborate on this point in the explanation of this verse. For instance Maududi explains that: As for the other words, apart from the Qur'an, which the Holy Prophet (upon whom be peace) spoke, they could inevitably be of three kinds:

1) those words which he employed for preaching religion and inviting others to Allah, and for explaining the themes, teachings and commands of the Qur'an, or for giving admonition and instruction to the people to fulfil the object for which the Qur'an was revealed

2) those which the Holy Prophet spoke in connection with the struggle of raising Allah's Word and his services for establishing Islam. In this regard, he had to perform countless duties of different kinds as the leader and guide of the Muslim community

3) those he said concerning common matters of life as a man, which had nothing to do with the duties of Prophet hood, which he said before being appointed a Prophet as well as continued saying even after having been appointed a Prophet

Out of 1), 2) and 3) Maududi thinks only 1) is "revealed", the rest may or may not be revealed. Depends on the case at hand.

One may disagree with Maududi's catergorization, but it atleast proves one thing that scholars dont consider this verse as an evidence to the claim that all words spoken by the Prophet were divine in nature.

Salman

Edited by: salmant on Tuesday, July 24, 2007 11:14 AM[/quote]

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