Monday, December 17, 2007

Arrogance of Allah praising his own book

One does not need to read the argument of the writer to see what is in it. The name suggests all. For this claim, the writer has given the following verse:
"There is no doubt in this book,; it is a direction to the pious who believed in the mysteries of faith, who observe the appointed times of prayer, and distribute alms out of what we have bestowed on them; and who believed in that revelation, which hath been sent down unto thee, and hat which hath been sent down unto the prophets before thee, and have firm assurance in the life to come: these are directed by their Lord and they shall prosper. As for the unbelievers it will be equal to them whether thou admonish them, or do not admonish them; they will not believe - God hat sealed up their hearts and their hearing; a dimness covereth their sight and they shall suffer a grievous punishment." (2: 1 - 6)
There is no Doubt in the Qur'an
The Book, is the Qur'an, and Rayb means doubt. As-Suddi said that Abu Malik and Abu Salih narrated from Ibn `Abbas, and Murrah Al-Hamadani narrated from Ibn Mas`ud and several other Companions of the Messenger of Allah that,
[لاَ رَيْبَ فِيهِ]
(In which there is no Rayb), means about which there is no doubt. Abu Ad-Darda', Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid, Sa`id bin Jubayr, Abu Malik, Nafi` `Ata', Abu Al-`Aliyah, Ar-Rabi` bin Anas, Muqatil bin Hayyan, As-Suddi, Qatadah and Isma`il bin Abi Khalid said similarly. In addition, Ibn Abi Hatim said, "I do not know of any disagreement over this explanation.'' The meaning of this is that the Book, the Qur'an, is without a doubt revealed from Allah. Similarly, Allah said in Surat As- Sajdah,
[الم - ذَلِكَ الْكِتَابُ لاَ رَيْبَ فِيهِ هُدًى لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ ]
(Alif Lam Mim). The revelation of the Book (this Qur'an) in which there is no doubt, is from the Lord of all that exists) (32:1-2).
Some scholars stated that this Ayah - 2:2 - contains a prohibition meaning, "Do not doubt the Qur'an.'' Furthermore, some of the reciters of the Qur'an pause upon reading,
[لاَ رَيْبَ]
(there is no doubt) and they then continue;
[فِيهِ هُدًى لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ]
(in which there is guidance for the Muttaqin (the pious and righteous persons)). However, it is better to pause at,
[لاَ رَيْبَ فِيهِ]
(in which there is no doubt) because in this case,
[هُدًى]
(guidance) becomes an attribute of the Qur'an and carries a better meaning than,
[فِيهِ هُدًى]
(in which there is guidance).

People have a different perception of the same God. One might, out of complete ignorance, say that God is not perfect and can make mistakes. For such people, Allah has clearly said that there is no doubt in it. There is a very small group in the Muslims who say that the Quran is not perfect and there was one very minor group that alleged that it was man-made. For such people, Allah says that there is no doubt in it at all. If the accuser sees this as arrogance, it is his own view but to others it is an assurance.
In this section, the writer also argues the need for Quran since there is the Bible. This is a very long debate and I would recommend the following site:
www.answering-christianity.com

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