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[quote]Salam, friend Please read with patience;- Some people, who insist that the Quran alone is not sufficient to practice Islam, manipulate a number of Quranic verses to justify their claim. One such verse is 2:143. They state that the previous Qibla, which is spoken of in 2:143 and which was intended as a temporary test, is not given full details in the Quran, but it was inspired to the prophet. They add that since this was a command from God which the people had to follow, they had to follow words from the prophet outside the Quran. From that they justify the need for hadith and that the Quran alone is not sufficient. They make similar claims regarding 2:187 where we read that the rules for fasting have been relaxed for the receivers of the Quran, but the previous rules are not given in the Quran. It can be said that the argument they pose for 2:143 is the same as that for 2:187, thus the reply to 2:143 should serve as a reply to 2:187 as well. One of the interpretations of 2:143 has it that God has set a temporary Qibla as a test for the people of that time, the details of which are not given in the Quran. There are other interpretations for 2:143, but for arguments sake we will assume that this is the correct interpretation. If this is what happened, then this would have been before it was changed to the masjid al-haram in 2:144. It would also mean that this Qibla was set before the whole Quran was revealed to Muhammad, and certainly before 2:144 was revealed. This would mean that the prophet would have received an inspiration about a previous Qibla before the Masjid Al-Haram was set in 2:144 to be the final Qibla. It would also mean that the temporary Qibla would have been applicable only until 2:144 was revealed and not one day after. It would also be correct to say that the believers at that time only had to follow inspiration given to the prophet about a different Qibla, only up to when 2:144 was revealed. It is very important here to note that this would have taken place before the complete Quran was revealed. What this also means is that after the change of Qibla in 2:144, the details of the previous Qibla do not apply to us today. This is the heart of this matter, and it is the factor which totally invalidates the claims of those who reject the ‘Quran alone’. As a result, we are able to practice perfect Islam today by using the Quran alone. All we are required to do is follow the Qibla in 2:144. The details of the previous Qibla, and in whatever way it was inspired to the prophet, do not apply to us today. Therefore, the attempt of the hadith followers to use 2:143 to imply that the Quran is not sufficient for us is another big lie which is easily exposed. God indeed inspires to His messengers information that is outside the scripture. One example we have is when God inspired some information to Muhammad about some of his wives (66:3). The details of this information are not given in the Quran. God inspires His messengers all the time, but that is not all, God inspires ordinary people and not just messengers. We have the example in 28:7 of how God inspired the mother of Moses to throw her baby son in the river and not worry. So there is no problem whatsoever in accepting inspiration given to Muhammad which is not in the Quran. But we must be focused on the fact that none of this information relates to our practice of Islam today nor is required by us. The hadith advocates then ask: If you accept that Muhammad received inspiration from God outside the Quran then why do you not follow his hadith? The answer is simple, the personal hadith of Muhammad was not inspired by God. In reply, they claim that every word uttered by Muhammad was inspired by God. Now here the question is, if every word uttered by Muhammad was inspired by God, then how come we read in the Quran about SIX OCCASIONS where God reprimanded Muhammad for mistakes he made? Is God inspiring mistakes to His messenger? When we have the clarity to distinguish between inspiration given to Muhammad outside the Quran (as in 66:3), and between his personal hadith, we realise that neither of these are applicable to us today nor do they form any part of our religion. On the one hand, and as shown above, the various pieces of inspiration given to Muhammad outside the Quran related to that time only and not to us today. As for the personal hadith of Muhammad, once again we are commanded very clearly not to follow it for the following reasons: 1- God commands us not to believe/follow any hadith other than the Quran (45:6) 2- God tells us that the Quran has all the details we need (6:114) and that nothing has been left out of the book (6:38). As a result, all what may have been inspired to Muhammad and which is not in the Quran is not part of our Islam today nor is required of us. 3- God commands us to use the Quran as the only source of law (6:114) 3- God tells us that the hadith is the fabrication of the devil (6:112) 4- God tells us that we are not accountable to what was given to those before us, which refutes the claim associated with the previous Qibla. The Quranic evidence is clear: “Such is a community from the past. They are responsible for what they earned, and you are responsible for what you earned. You are not answerable for anything they have done"2:134 "For each congregation, we have decreed 'Mansakan' (set of rituals/rites) that they must uphold.” 22:67 “For each of you, we have decreed different ‘Shira’a wa minhaja’ (laws and rites). Had God willed, He could have made you one congregation. But He thus puts you to the test through the revelations He has given each of you.” 5:48. Summary: 1- Was Muhammad given inspiration regarding a previous Qibla? Very possible 2- Is this Qibla applicable to us today? No, our Qibla is given in 2:144 3- Do we need information about this previous Qibla in order to practice our religion? No 4- Does 2:143 justify the call to follow hadith? Never! Not in a million years! The same reply applies to 2:187, whatever rules were connected to fasting in the past do not apply to us today, their details do not need to be in the Quran. We do not need these details to practice Islam. The fact still remains; the Quran is all we need for salvation. Taken from www.quran-islam.org[/quote]
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