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[quote][quote][quote]Dear brother.... ..........[hl]Almighty Allah is the teacher[/hl] of Qur'an and ONLY HE will Explain IT to the believers [hl]NOT Prophet Muhammad[/hl]...... Samsherali[/quote] [blue]I have to repeat Allah’s words again “ Then is it only a part of the Book that ye believe in, and do ye reject the rest?” This because you are picking random Verses leaving out Verses relevant to the topic under discussion and saying that Qur’an does not support my claim. Allah says: (translation of menings) "And We have sent down unto You the Message so that you may explain clearly to men what is sent for them." [An-Nahal, 16:44]. And He says: (translation of menings) "Allah did confer a great favor on the Believers when He sent among them a Messenger from among themselves, rehearsing unto them the Signs (Verses) of Allah, purifying them, instructing them in Scripture, and [hl]]teaching[/hl] them Wisdom. While before that they were in manifest error." [A'ale Imran 3:164]. Who understood deen better-early muslims or' modernist' muslims? Then take the meanings as understood by the early Muslims. Where were these illogical and irrational underdeveloped minds before 150 yrs? Why only they popped up during british rule in India in the form of Parvezis and Qadianis? Why is there no trace of Parvezis from other parts of world except Pakistan? Why don't they come up for an open debate?Why have they used the medium of internet? Why do they hide and deceive people with fake IDs'? Why do they quote out of context,incomplete hadith with no references? Where were they for 12 centuries of Islamic history? [/blue][/quote] Dear brother,- [u][b]Do the words in 16:44 and 3:164 authorise the Hadith as a second source of Law besides the Quran[/b][/u]? Verses 16:44 and 3:164 have been used to claim that since the messenger is commissioned to explain and teach the Quran, thus we need the hadith which explains the Quran. [b]In 16:44 we read:[/b] “We have sent down to you the reminder (Quran) so that you make evident to the people what was sent to them” [b]and in 3:164 we read:[/b] “God has bestowed favour on the believers by sending them a messenger from among them, to recite for them His revelations, and to purify them, and to teach them the scripture and wisdom. Before this, they were totally astray.” [u]To analyse this claim we will deal with two separate claims:[/u] 1- Do these verses authorise the hadith as an additional source besides the Quran? 2- Can the messenger really guide people to the true meaning and message of the Quran? [b]First:[/b] [i]Do these verses authorise the hadith as an additional source besides the Quran?[/i] The words in 16:44 clearly state that the messenger can only make things clear to the people by means of what is revealed to him (Quran). This is also confirmed in 6:114 which states that the only source of law is the book. In addition, the messenger is prohibited from adding his own teachings to the message he received from God. If he does he would be committing a great error that would incur a severe punishment from God (see 69:44-46). What this means is that the messenger is authorised only in delivering the message of the Quran and nothing else. All what he preaches and which is from the Quran must be obeyed, but not any other personal teachings [b][u]that do not have reference or authorisation in the Quran.[/u][/b] To obey the messenger blindly in every word he ever uttered is the work of those who are intent on making an idol out of the messenger, and they do so by corrupting yet another Quranic verse which says “obey God and the messenger”. One of the very clear messages of the Quran is that the moment anyone upholds any kind of personal teachings which are not authorised in the Quran they immediately become guilty of idol worship and are promised severe retribution: "They follow idols who decree for them religious laws never authorized by God. If it were not for the predetermined decision, they would have been judged immediately. Indeed, the transgressors have incurred a painful retribution." But, Traditionalists have opted for that is consider an inaccurate rendering of the Arabic root word "BYN." The word 'lituBaYyeNa is a derivative of "BYN," which is a multiple-meaning word. It means: [b]1)To reveal what is concealed; or 2)To explain what is vague.[/b] Thus the first meaning is the [i]antonym of "hide,[/i]" and the second is the antonym of [u]"make vague." [/u] [b]This passage should be translated in accordance with the first meaning,[/b] and understand the passage as relating to God's order to Muhammad to proclaim the revelation which is revealed to him personally. I believe that the Quran is clear, as its text itself insists. [b] Indeed, "proclaiming" is the whole mission of the messengers of God, as the Quran maintains [/b] (16:35). To be sure, prophets sometimes experience difficulty in proclaiming the revelation (33:37, 20:25). [b]But if the Quran is a profound book written in Arabic so that people may understand (12:2),[/b] [red]if it is to be explained by God (75:19), [/red] [blue]and if it is simple to understand (5:15; 26:195; 11:1; 54:17; 55:1-2), [/blue] [red]then it is hard to see why or how the prophet is to assume the additional mission of explaining the divine message?[/red] I emphasize, once again, that [b]75:19 holds that God explains the Quran, and makes no mention of Muhammad or any other prophet, or indeed any human explanation whatsoever. Thus, the word lituBaYyeNa of 16:44, which must be translated as "proclaim," is similar to the one in 3:187. Verse 3:187 tells us that the people who received the revelation should "…[/b] [red]proclaim the scripture to the people, and never hide it." (3:187)[/red] [b]Second:[/b] Can the messenger really guide people to the true meaning and message of the Quran? It must also be said that a common misunderstanding arises when one or two verses are looked at in isolation. Without looking at all the relevant verses dealing with one particular Quranic topic, a misleading deduction can be arrived at. If we read 16:44 and 3:164 on their own it may well appear that the messenger can fully explain the Quran to the people and that he is the teacher of the Quran, [b]but what about when we read 55:1-2 which says that God is the teacher of the Quran?[/b] [red]Also, what about 75:19 where God is speaking to the messenger and tells him clearly that it is He (God) who will explain the Quran?[/red] It is clear that when we read other verses we get a different picture. [b]As a result, we must arrive at a common meaning which would be in harmony with all the Quranic verses and not just 3:164 and 16:44.[/b] The common meaning is that the messenger delivered the Quran to the people and that he spent all his remaining days preaching the Quran and commanding people to follow it and showing them what the Quran requires them to do. However, the messenger cannot guide anyone or guarantee that all people will understand the true message of the Quran. It is God, and God alone, who can guide the people and truly explain the message of the book to the ones who deserve the guidance. The Quranic verses which confirm this truth are numerous, such as: “You cannot guide the ones you love. God is the only One who guides in accordance with His will, and in accordance with His knowledge of those who deserve the guidance.” 28:56 And in 72:21 the messenger is commanded to proclaim to all people: “I possess no power to harm you nor to guide you” 72:21 The messenger is a tool and a medium between God and the people, but the messenger cannot change what is in the heart nor can he implant belief into any heart nor can he guide anyone, he can only pass the message: "The sole duty of the messenger is to deliver the message (Quran)" 5:92 This duty does not only apply to the messenger, it applies to any Imam or teacher or preacher. There are thousands of such teachers all over the world today giving lectures, lessons and sermons. They all try to explain the Quran ( then what is the difference between the messenger and these imams as explainer?), but do all their listeners understand the message of the book? The answer is NO! [b]To conclude,[/b] [i]the messenger is authorised to use the Quran alone to preach to the people. The messenger will pass the message of the book to all people and invite all to accept and follow the Quran, but he cannot guide anyone nor guarantee that anyone will attain the true message of the book. And if the messenger cannot guide anyone (72:21), so much for the claim which states that the Hadith offers guidance[/i][pre]Text[/pre] Samsher Ali[pre]Text[/pre][/quote]
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