Critique of Pervezi-Quranist Methodology

Following are a few critiques and criticisms of Ghulam Ahmed Pervaiz's methodology for interpreting The Quran, also serving as critiques of similar methodologies adopted by many Quranist groups and individuals, with whom I am more familiar than with Mr Pervaiz, which is the true purpose of this post.

Javed Ahmed Ghamidi's critique of Ghulam Ahmed Pervez's method of interpreting the Quran:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCcGjReukp4

Refutation of Ghulam Ahmed Pervaiz's views about Salat by Dr Israr Ahmed:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDZlllLGqUA

Dr Khalid Zaheer on Mr. Ghulam Ahmed Pervaiz's understanding of Qur'an:

"...while interpreting Qur an he (Pervez) seems to be employing a way of understanding Qur anic words which is unique to him: Instead of giving meanings to Qur anic vocabulary the way Arabs of those times understood, he developed a new science for understanding meanings of Qur anic words. The end result was that he understood from Qur an a message which, at least in some cases, was completely unique, unknown to anyone before him."

- http://www.khalidzaheer.com/qa/935

"Our intellect is a God-given source of guidance. Divine revelation is a guide for our intellect. The Qur anic description of the unseen realities is metaphorical. Since, we can t see those realities and there aren t any words in our vocabulary to describe their truth literally, the Qur an has used allegorical expressions (mutashabihaat; see Qur an 3:7) to do so.

We have belief in the unseen; but it s not blind. We have accepted, or we ought to ideally accept, Qur an and the prophet, alaihissalaam, on the merit of the arguments that have been presented to believe in them. Once we begin to believe in them, we start accepting whatever we learn through them from reliable sources. That process is based on our faith that we have acquired through our intellectual reasoning and spiritual experiences. Even when we don t understand intellectually some of the contents of the message we have received from the Qur an and the prophet, we accept those contents on the one hand and struggle to find the truth about their reality through intellectual reasoning on the other.

All along this journey of faith, our intellect is our guide, which does two things: It helps us in knowing the true meanings of the text of Qur an on the one hand and in reconciling it with the common sense and undeniable worldly, scientific information we already have on the other. While going through the task of reconciliation, we should never forget the fact that the text of Qur an is the final authority and all else has to adjust in the light of it. While going through this process, which is at times a difficult task, we cannot ignore the fact that our understanding of Qur an could be faulty on some occasions while on others our perception of common sense or facts of life could be incorrect. That is why reflecting upon the verses of the Qur an has to be an ongoing process for all believers.

In the process mentioned above, I have a feeling, and may Allah guide me if I am wrong, that both traditional Muslims and modernists like Pervaiz Sahib have faltered. While the traditionalists have decided that the text of the Qur an must be understood in the manner the earlier Muslims have understood it, the modernists believe that the text must conform to the understanding of the modern knowledge. We, too, may have erred in our understanding of the text, and I am sure we have erred at least on some occasions, but we are firmly committed to our stance that the Qur an is the ultimate criterion of deciding what is correct religious understanding from what is not. It is on the basis of this commitment that we are always prepared to review and revise our opinions.

The Qur an itself has to be understood on the basis of its own language, which was the language of the Arabs who spoke and wrote it immediately before and at the time when the book was being revealed. It has also got to be interpreted in the context of its own verses. ..."

"...The Qur an is a guidance for everyone and therefore its meanings should be accessible to everyone. That doesn t mean that all ordinary people can understand Qur an like scholars can do. What it means is that the method of learning the true message of Qur an is clear; anyone who wants to achieve a higher level of understanding of Qur an can do so by following that methodology." 

- http://www.khalidzaheer.com/qa/936

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The Forgetfulness caused by Satan

SHAITAAN / SATAN CAUSING FORGETFULNESS OF ALLAH’S REMEMBRANCE:

Chapter Al-Mujadila 58

اسْتَحْوَذَ عَلَيْهِمُ الشَّيْطَانُ فَأَنْسَاهُمْ ذِكْرَ اللَّهِ أُولَٰئِكَ حِزْبُ الشَّيْطَانِ أَلَا إِنَّ حِزْبَ الشَّيْطَانِ هُمُ الْخَاسِرُونَ

SHAITAAN has gained mastery over them, and HAS CAUSED THEM TO REMAIN FORGETFUL of the remembrance of God. Such as these are Shaitaan's partisans: oh, verily, it is they, the partisans of Shaitaan, who will truly be the losers! (19)

IF SHAITAAN CAUSED MUHAMMAD TO FORGET:

Al-An’aam 6

وَإِذَا رَأَيْتَ الَّذِينَ يَخُوضُونَ فِي آيَاتِنَا فَأَعْرِضْ عَنْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ يَخُوضُوا فِي حَدِيثٍ غَيْرِهِ وَإِمَّا يُنْسِيَنَّكَ الشَّيْطَانُ فَلَا تَقْعُدْ بَعْدَ الذِّكْرَىٰ مَعَ الْقَوْمِ الظَّالِمِينَ

And when thou seest those who engage in vain discourse concerning Our Signs, then turn thou away from them until they engage in a discourse other than that. And if SHAITAAN SHOULD CAUSE THEE TO FORGET, then sit not, after recollection, with the unjust people. (68)

SHAITAAN CAUSING YOUSUF'S COMPANION TO FORGET:

Yousef 12

يَا صَاحِبَيِ السِّجْنِ أَمَّا أَحَدُكُمَا فَيَسْقِي رَبَّهُ خَمْرًا وَأَمَّا الْآخَرُ فَيُصْلَبُ فَتَأْكُلُ الطَّيْرُ مِنْ رَأْسِهِ قُضِيَ الْأَمْرُ الَّذِي فِيهِ تَسْتَفْتِيَانِ

وَقَالَ لِلَّذِي ظَنَّ أَنَّهُ نَاجٍ مِنْهُمَا اذْكُرْنِي عِنْدَ رَبِّكَ فَأَنْسَاهُ الشَّيْطَانُ ذِكْرَ رَبِّهِ فَلَبِثَ فِي السِّجْنِ بِضْعَ سِنِينَ

O my two companions of the prison, as for one of you he will pour out wine for his lord to drink; and as for the other, he will be crucified so that the birds will eat from his head. The matter about which you inquired has been decreed.' (41)

And of the two he said to him whom he thought to be the one who would be released, 'Mention me to thy lord.' But SHAITAAN CAUSED HIM TO FORGET mentioning it to his lord, so he remained in prison for some years. (42)

SHAITAAN CAUSED THE YOUNG BOY TO FORGET:

Al-Kahf 18

وَإِذْ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِفَتَاهُ لَا أَبْرَحُ حَتَّىٰ أَبْلُغَ مَجْمَعَ الْبَحْرَيْنِ أَوْ أَمْضِيَ حُقُبًا

فَلَمَّا بَلَغَا مَجْمَعَ بَيْنِهِمَا نَسِيَا حُوتَهُمَا فَاتَّخَذَ سَبِيلَهُ فِي الْبَحْرِ سَرَبًا

فَلَمَّا جَاوَزَا قَالَ لِفَتَاهُ آتِنَا غَدَاءَنَا لَقَدْ لَقِينَا مِنْ سَفَرِنَا هَٰذَا نَصَبًا

قَالَ أَرَأَيْتَ إِذْ أَوَيْنَا إِلَى الصَّخْرَةِ فَإِنِّي نَسِيتُ الْحُوتَ وَمَا أَنْسَانِيهُ إِلَّا الشَّيْطَانُ أَنْ أَذْكُرَهُ وَاتَّخَذَ سَبِيلَهُ فِي الْبَحْرِ عَجَبًا

قَالَ ذَٰلِكَ مَا كُنَّا نَبْغِ فَارْتَدَّا عَلَىٰ آثَارِهِمَا قَصَصًا

And remember the time when Moses said to his young companion, 'I will not cease pursuing my course until I reach the junction of the two seas, though I may have to journey on for ages. (60)

But when they reached the place where the two seas met, THEY FORGOT THEIR FISH and it made its way into the sea going away quickly. (61)

And when they had gone beyond that place, he said to his young companion, 'Bring us our morning meal. Surely, we have suffered much fatigue on account of this journey of ours.' (62)

He replied, 'Didst thou see, when we betook ourselves to the rock for rest and I forgot the fish -- and none but SHAITAAN CAUSED ME TO FORGET to mention it to thee -- it took its way into the sea in a marvelous manner? (63)

SHAITAAN ADORNED THEIR DEEDS FOR THEM SO THEY FORGOT:

Al-An’aam 6:

فَلَوْلَا إِذْ جَاءَهُمْ بَأْسُنَا تَضَرَّعُوا وَلَٰكِنْ قَسَتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ وَزَيَّنَ لَهُمُ الشَّيْطَانُ مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ

فَلَمَّا نَسُوا مَا ذُكِّرُوا بِهِ فَتَحْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ أَبْوَابَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ حَتَّىٰ إِذَا فَرِحُوا بِمَا أُوتُوا أَخَذْنَاهُمْ بَغْتَةً فَإِذَا هُمْ مُبْلِسُونَ

Why, then, when Our punishment came upon them, did they not humble themselves? But their hearts were hardened all the more and SHAITAAN ADORNED FOR THEM ALL THAT THEY DID. (43)

THEREFORE WHEN THEY FORGOT that with which they had been reminded, and We opened unto them the gates of all things, till, even as they were rejoicing in what they were given, We seized them suddenly, and lo! they were in utter despair. (44)

--
Fahad Ali Khan

Messengers ask Forgiveness and Punishment for People

MESSENGERS ASK FOR ALLAH’S FORGIVENESS (MAGHFIRAT) AND PUNISHMENT (AZAAB) FOR THE PEOPLE:

MESSENGERS WHO ASKED FOR ALLAH’S FORGIVENESS FOR THE PEOPLE:

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MUHAMMAD ASKED ALLAH’S FORGIVENESS FOR PEOPLE

Al-Munafiqun 63/5-6:

وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ تَعَالَوْا يَسْتَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ لَوَّوْا رُءُوسَهُمْ وَرَأَيْتَهُمْ يَصُدُّونَ وَهُمْ مُسْتَكْبِرُونَ

And when it is said to them 'COME, THAT THE MESSENGER OF GOD ASK FORGIVENESS FOR YOU,' they turn their heads aside, and thou seest them holding back disdainfully while they are big with pride. (5)

سَوَاءٌ عَلَيْهِمْ أَسْتَغْفَرْتَ لَهُمْ أَمْ لَمْ تَسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ لَنْ يَغْفِرَ اللَّهُ لَهُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الْفَاسِقِينَ

For them it is equal whether thou ask forgiveness for them, or ask not forgiveness for them. God will never forgive them. Surely, God guides not the rebellious people. (6)

An-Noor 24/62:

إِنَّمَا الْمُؤْمِنُونَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا بِاللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ وَإِذَا كَانُوا مَعَهُ عَلَىٰ أَمْرٍ جَامِعٍ لَمْ يَذْهَبُوا حَتَّىٰ يَسْتَأْذِنُوهُ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَسْتَأْذِنُونَكَ أُولَٰئِكَ الَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ فَإِذَا اسْتَأْذَنُوكَ لِبَعْضِ شَأْنِهِمْ فَأْذَنْ لِمَنْ شِئْتَ مِنْهُمْ وَاسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمُ اللَّهَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ

Those alone are true believers who believe in God and His Messenger and who, when they are with him for the consideration of some matter of common concern which has brought them together, go not away until they have asked leave of him. Surely, those who ask leave of thee, it is they alone who truly believe in God and His Messenger. So, when they ask leave of thee for some urgent affair of theirs, give leave to those of them whom thou pleasest AND ASK FORGIVENESS FOR THEM OF GOD. Surely, God is Most forgiving, Merciful. (62)

An-Nisa 4/64:

وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا مِنْ رَسُولٍ إِلَّا لِيُطَاعَ بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ وَلَوْ أَنَّهُمْ إِذْ ظَلَمُوا أَنْفُسَهُمْ جَاءُوكَ فَاسْتَغْفَرُوا اللَّهَ وَاسْتَغْفَرَ لَهُمُ الرَّسُولُ لَوَجَدُوا اللَّهَ تَوَّابًا رَحِيمًا

And We have sent no Messenger but that he should be obeyed by the command of God. And if they had come to thee, when they had wronged their souls, and asked forgiveness of God, AND THE MESSENGER ALSO HAD ASKED FORGIVENESS FOR THEM, they would have surely found God Oft-Returning with compassion, and Merciful. (64)

At-Taubah 9/80:

اسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ أَوْ لَا تَسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ إِنْ تَسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ سَبْعِينَ مَرَّةً فَلَنْ يَغْفِرَ اللَّهُ لَهُمْ ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ كَفَرُوا بِاللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ وَاللَّهُ لَا يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الْفَاسِقِينَ

ASK THOU FORGIVENESS FOR THEM, OR ASK THOU NOT FORGIVENESS FOR THEM; even if thou ask forgiveness for them seventy times, God will never forgive them. That is because they disbelieved in God and His Messenger. And God guides not the perfidious people. (80)

EESA (“JESUS”) ASKED ALLAH’S FORGIVENESS FOR THE PEOPLE:

Al-Maidah 5/118:

إِنْ تُعَذِّبْهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ عِبَادُكَ وَإِنْ تَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ فَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ

If Thou punish them, they are Thy servants; AND IF THOU FORGIVE THEM, Thou surely art the Mighty, the Wise.' (118)

YOUSEF (“JOSEPH”) ASKED ALLAH’S FORGIVENESS FOR HIS BROTHERS

Yousef 12/92:

قَالَ لَا تَثْرِيبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الْيَوْمَ يَغْفِرُ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ وَهُوَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ

He said, 'No blame shall lie on you this day; MAY GOD FORGIVE YOU! And He is the Most Merciful of those Who show mercy. (92)

YAQOOB (“JACOB”) ASKED ALLAH’S FORGIVENESS FOR HIS SONS

Yousef 12/97-98:

قَالُوا يَا أَبَانَا اسْتَغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا إِنَّا كُنَّا خَاطِئِينَ

قَالَ سَوْفَ أَسْتَغْفِرُ لَكُمْ رَبِّي إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ

They said, 'O our father, ASK OF GOD FORGIVENESS OF OUR SINS FOR US; we have indeed been sinners.' (97)

He said, 'I WILL CERTAINLY ASK FORGIVENESS FOR YOU OF MY LORD. Surely He is the Most Forgiving, the Merciful. (98)

IBRAHIM (ABRAHAM) ASKED ALLAH’S FORGIVENESS FOR HIS PARENTS AND THE BELIEVERS:

Ibrahim 14/41:

رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيَّ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَوْمَ يَقُومُ الْحِسَابُ

Our Lord, forgive me and my parents and the believers on the day when the reckoning will take place.' (41)

IBRAHIM ASKED ALLAH’S FORGIVENESS FOR HIS FATHER:

Al-Mumtahina 60/4:

قَدْ كَانَتْ لَكُمْ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ فِي إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَالَّذِينَ مَعَهُ إِذْ قَالُوا لِقَوْمِهِمْ إِنَّا بُرَآءُ مِنْكُمْ وَمِمَّا تَعْبُدُونَ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ كَفَرْنَا بِكُمْ وَبَدَا بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمُ الْعَدَاوَةُ وَالْبَغْضَاءُ أَبَدًا حَتَّىٰ تُؤْمِنُوا بِاللَّهِ وَحْدَهُ إِلَّا قَوْلَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ لِأَبِيهِ لَأَسْتَغْفِرَنَّ لَكَ وَمَا أَمْلِكُ لَكَ مِنَ اللَّهِ مِنْ شَيْءٍ رَبَّنَا عَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْنَا وَإِلَيْكَ أَنَبْنَا وَإِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيرُ

Indeed there is a good example for you in Abraham and those who were with him when they said to their people, 'We have nothing to do with you and with that which you worship beside God. We disbelieve all that you believe in. There has become manifest enmity and hatred between us and you for ever, until you believe in God alone' -- except that Abraham said to his father, 'I WILL SURELY ASK FORGIVENESS FOR THEE, though I have no power to do aught for thee against God.' Their prayer was: 'Our Lord, in thee do we put our trust and to thee do we turn in repentance, and towards thee is the final return; (4)

At-Taubah 9/114:

وَمَا كَانَ اسْتِغْفَارُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ لِأَبِيهِ إِلَّا عَنْ مَوْعِدَةٍ وَعَدَهَا إِيَّاهُ فَلَمَّا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُ أَنَّهُ عَدُوٌّ لِلَّهِ تَبَرَّأَ مِنْهُ إِنَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ لَأَوَّاهٌ حَلِيمٌ

And IBRAHIM ASKING FORGIVENESS FOR HIS FATHER was only because of a promise he has made to him, but when it became clear to him that he was an enemy of God, he dissociated himself from him. Surely, Abraham was most tender-hearted and forbearing. (114)

IBRAHIM ASKED ALLAH’S FORGIVENESS AND MERCY FOR THOSE WHO WOULD DISOBEY HIM:

Ibrahim 14/36:

رَبِّ إِنَّهُنَّ أَضْلَلْنَ كَثِيرًا مِنَ النَّاسِ فَمَنْ تَبِعَنِي فَإِنَّهُ مِنِّي وَمَنْ عَصَانِي فَإِنَّكَ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ

My Lord, they have indeed confused/misguided many among mankind. So whoever follows me, he is certainly of me; and whoever disobeys me, SURELY YOU ARE FORGIVING, MERCIFUL

NUH (“NOAH”) ASKED FOR ALLAH’S FORGIVENESS FOR HIS PARENTS AND THE BELIEVERS

Nuh 71 / 26-28 :

رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيَّ وَلِمَنْ دَخَلَ بَيْتِيَ مُؤْمِنًا وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ وَلَا تَزِدِ الظَّالِمِينَ إِلَّا تَبَارًا

My Lord! Forgive me and my parents and whoever enters my house believing, and the believing men and the believing women. And do not increase the wrong-doers in anything except destruction! (28)

ANGELS ASK FOR ALLAH’S FORGIVENESS FOR THOSE ON EARTH:

Ash-Shura 42/5:

تَكَادُ السَّمَاوَاتُ يَتَفَطَّرْنَ مِنْ فَوْقِهِنَّ وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ يُسَبِّحُونَ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّهِمْ وَيَسْتَغْفِرُونَ لِمَنْ فِي الْأَرْضِ أَلَا إِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ

The skies are nearly torn apart from above; and the angels proclaim the praises of their Lord AND ASK FORGIVENESS FOR THOSE ON EARTH. Behold! it is, surely, God Who is the Most Forgiving, the Merciful. (5)

ANGELS ASK ALLAH’S FORGIVENESS FOR THOSE WHO BELIEVE:

Ghafir 40/7:

الَّذِينَ يَحْمِلُونَ الْعَرْشَ وَمَنْ حَوْلَهُ يُسَبِّحُونَ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّهِمْ وَيُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِ وَيَسْتَغْفِرُونَ لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا رَبَّنَا وَسِعْتَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ رَحْمَةً وَعِلْمًا فَاغْفِرْ لِلَّذِينَ تَابُوا وَاتَّبَعُوا سَبِيلَكَ وَقِهِمْ عَذَابَ الْجَحِيمِ

Those who bear the Throne and those who are around it, proclaim the praise of their Lord and believe in Him, AND ASK FORGIVENESS FOR THOSE WHO BELIEVE, saying, 'Our Lord, Thou dost comprehend all things in Thy mercy and knowledge. So forgive those who repent and follow Thy way, and protect them from the punishment of Hell; (7)

رَبَّنَا وَأَدْخِلْهُمْ جَنَّاتِ عَدْنٍ الَّتِي وَعَدْتَهُمْ وَمَنْ صَلَحَ مِنْ آبَائِهِمْ وَأَزْوَاجِهِمْ وَذُرِّيَّاتِهِمْ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ

Our Lord, make them enter the Gardens of Eternity which Thou hast promised them, as well as such of their fathers and their wives and their children as are virtuous. Surely, Thou art the Mighty, the Wise; (8)

وَقِهِمُ السَّيِّئَاتِ وَمَنْ تَقِ السَّيِّئَاتِ يَوْمَئِذٍ فَقَدْ رَحِمْتَهُ وَذَٰلِكَ هُوَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيم

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And guard them against evils; and he whom Thou dost guard against evils on that day -- him hast Thou, surely, shown mercy. And that, indeed, is the mighty triumph.' (9)

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MESSENGERS ALSO CALL FOR ALLAH’S PUNISHMENT / AZAAB UPON THE PEOPLE

ALLAH'S MESSENGERS ALWAYS PREVAIL:

Al-Mujadila 58 / 20-21:

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يُحَادُّونَ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ أُولَٰئِكَ فِي الْأَذَلِّينَ

كَتَبَ اللَّهُ لَأَغْلِبَنَّ أَنَا وَرُسُلِي إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَوِيٌّ عَزِيزٌ

Certainly those who oppose God and His messenger are among the most abject. (20)

God has decreed: "Indeed, I will overcome! Me and My messengers!": Certainly, God is strong, powerful. (21)

As-Saafaat 37 / 171-173 :

وَلَقَدْ سَبَقَتْ كَلِمَتُنَا لِعِبَادِنَا الْمُرْسَلِينَ

إِنَّهُمْ لَهُمُ الْمَنْصُورُونَ

وَإِنَّ جُنْدَنَا لَهُمُ الْغَالِبُونَ

And Our word has indeed gone forth for Our servants, the Messengers, (171)

that, certainly, they – they indeed– would be helped, (172)

and that, certainly, Our hosts – they indeed– would be those who overcome! (173)

MESSENGERS WHO CALLED FOR ALLAH’S PUNISHMENT / AZAAB UPON THE PEOPLE

NUH’S CALL FOR PUNISHMENT:

Al-Qamar 54 / 10-16:

فَدَعَا رَبَّهُ أَنِّي مَغْلُوبٌ فَانْتَصِرْ

فَفَتَحْنَا أَبْوَابَ السَّمَاءِ بِمَاءٍ مُنْهَمِرٍ

وَفَجَّرْنَا الْأَرْضَ عُيُونًا فَالْتَقَى الْمَاءُ عَلَىٰ أَمْرٍ قَدْ قُدِرَ

وَحَمَلْنَاهُ عَلَىٰ ذَاتِ أَلْوَاحٍ وَدُسُرٍ

تَجْرِي بِأَعْيُنِنَا جَزَاءً لِمَنْ كَانَ كُفِرَ

وَلَقَدْ تَرَكْنَاهَا آيَةً فَهَلْ مِنْ مُدَّكِرٍ

فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ

Therefore he (Nuh / Noah) called out to his Lord, "SURELY I HAVE BEEN OVERCOME! SO HELP ME!" (10)

Therefore We opened the gates of the sky with water which fell in torrents; (11)

And We caused the earth to burst forth with springs, so the two waters met for a purpose that was decreed. (12)

And We carried him upon that which was made of planks and nails. (13)

It floated on under Our eyes; a reward for him (the messenger) who had been rejected. (14)

And surely We left it as a sign. But is there anyone who would take heed? (15)

How then was MY PUNISHMENT and My warning! (16)

Nuh 71 / 26-28 :

وَقَالَ نُوحٌ رَبِّ لَا تَذَرْ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ مِنَ الْكَافِرِينَ دَيَّارًا

إِنَّكَ إِنْ تَذَرْهُمْ يُضِلُّوا عِبَادَكَ وَلَا يَلِدُوا إِلَّا فَاجِرًا كَفَّارًا

رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيَّ وَلِمَنْ دَخَلَ بَيْتِيَ مُؤْمِنًا وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ وَلَا تَزِدِ الظَّالِمِينَ إِلَّا تَبَارًا

And Nuh said: MY LORD! LEAVE NOT UPON THE LAND ANY DWELLER FROM AMONG THE REJECTORS. (26)

For surely if You leave them they will lead astray Your servants, and will not beget any but immoral, ungrateful (children) (27)

My Lord! Forgive me and my parents and whoever enters my house believing, and the believing men and the believing women. AND DO NOT INCREASE THE WRONG-DOERS IN ANYTHING EXCEPT DESTRUCTION! (28)

MUSA’S (“MOSES”) CALL FOR PUNISHMENT:

Yunus 10 / 88-90 :

وَقَالَ مُوسَىٰ رَبَّنَا إِنَّكَ آتَيْتَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَلَأَهُ زِينَةً وَأَمْوَالًا فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا رَبَّنَا لِيُضِلُّوا عَنْ سَبِيلِكَ رَبَّنَا اطْمِسْ عَلَىٰ أَمْوَالِهِمْ وَاشْدُدْ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ فَلَا يُؤْمِنُوا حَتَّىٰ يَرَوُا الْعَذَابَ الْأَلِيمَ

قَالَ قَدْ أُجِيبَتْ دَعْوَتُكُمَا فَاسْتَقِيمَا وَلَا تَتَّبِعَانِّ سَبِيلَ الَّذِينَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

وَجَاوَزْنَا بِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ الْبَحْرَ فَأَتْبَعَهُمْ فِرْعَوْنُ وَجُنُودُهُ بَغْيًا وَعَدْوًا حَتَّىٰ إِذَا أَدْرَكَهُ الْغَرَقُ قَالَ آمَنْتُ أَنَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا الَّذِي آمَنَتْ بِهِ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ وَأَنَا مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ

And Moses said, 'Our Lord, You have bestowed upon Pharaoh and his chiefs splendour and riches in the present life, with the result, our Lord, that they are leading men astray from Your path. OUR LORD! DESTROY THEIR RICHES AND HARDEN THEIR HEARTS SO THAT THEY BELIEVE NOT UNTIL THEY SEE THE GRIEVOUS PUNISHMENT.' (88)

God said, 'Your prayer is accepted. So you both be steadfast, and follow not the path of those who know not.' (89)

And We brought the children of Israel across the sea; and Pharaoh and his hosts pursued them wrongfully and aggressively, till when the calamity of drowning overtook him, he cried, 'I believe that there is no god but He in Whom the Children of Israel believe, and I am of those who submit to Him.' (90)

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A PRAYER FROM THE QURAN

Aal-e-Imran 3/192-194:

رَبَّنَا إِنَّنَا سَمِعْنَا مُنَادِيًا يُنَادِي لِلْإِيمَانِ أَنْ آمِنُوا بِرَبِّكُمْ فَآمَنَّا رَبَّنَا فَاغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَكَفِّرْ عَنَّا سَيِّئَاتِنَا وَتَوَفَّنَا مَعَ الْأَبْرَارِ

رَبَّنَا وَآتِنَا مَا وَعَدْتَنَا عَلَىٰ رُسُلِكَ وَلَا تُخْزِنَا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ إِنَّكَ لَا تُخْلِفُ الْمِيعَادَ

Our Lord, we have heard A CRIER CALLING US UNTO FAITH, saying, 'Believe ye in your Lord,' and we have believed. OUR LORD, FORGIVE US, THEREFORE, our sins and remit from us our evils and in death join us with the righteous; (193)

Our Lord, GIVE US WHAT THOU HAST PROMISED TO US THROUGH THY MESSENGERS; and disgrace us not on the Day of Resurrection. Surely, Thou breakest not Thy promise. (194

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Fahad Ali Khan

Dec-06-2012

Wahi Other Than The Quran For People Other Than Messengers

فَإِذَا قَرَأْتَ الْقُرْآنَ فَاسْتَعِذْ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ

So when you read The Quran, you shall seek refuge with God from Satan the Stoned.

(The Quran 16/98)

At least two out of the three modes of Divine communication to man involves WAHI, the so-called INSPIRATION:

Ash-Shoora 42/51: And it is not for a man that God should speak to him except (1) by WAHI / INSPIRATION, or (2) from behind a veil, or (3) by sending a messenger to INSPIRE with His permission what He pleases. Surely, He is High, Wise. (51) 

وَمَا كَانَ لِبَشَرٍ أَنْ يُكَلِّمَهُ اللَّهُ إِلَّا وَحْيًا أَوْ مِنْ وَرَاءِ حِجَابٍ أَوْ يُرْسِلَ رَسُولًا فَيُوحِيَ بِإِذْنِهِ مَا يَشَاءُ إِنَّهُ عَلِيٌّ حَكِيمٌ

THE QURAN IS THE WAHI/INSPIRATION TO WARN PEOPLE WITH:

Al-An'aam 6/19: Say: What thing is the weightiest in testimony? Say: Allah is witness between you and me; and THIS QURAN has been INSPIRED towards me so that WITH IT I may WARN you and whomsoever it reaches. Do you really bear witness that there are other gods with God? Say: I do not bear witness. Say: He is only one God, and surely I am clear of that which you set up (with Him). (19) 

قُلْ أَيُّ شَيْءٍ أَكْبَرُ شَهَادَةً قُلِ اللَّهُ شَهِيدٌ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكُمْ وَأُوحِيَ إِلَيَّ هَٰذَا الْقُرْآنُ لِأُنْذِرَكُمْ بِهِ وَمَنْ بَلَغَ أَئِنَّكُمْ لَتَشْهَدُونَ أَنَّ مَعَ اللَّهِ آلِهَةً أُخْرَىٰ قُلْ لَا أَشْهَدُ قُلْ إِنَّمَا هُوَ إِلَٰهٌ وَاحِدٌ وَإِنَّنِي بَرِيءٌ مِمَّا تُشْرِكُونَ

But THERE IS WAHI OTHER THAN THE QURAN. And PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT PROPHETS OR MESSENGERS ALSO RECEIVE WAHI:

MUSA’S MOTHER RECEIVED WAHI:

Al-Qasas 28/7: And We INSPIRED towards MUSA'S MOTHER, saying: Give him suck, then when you fear for him, cast him into the river and do not fear nor grieve; surely We will bring him back to you and make him one of the messengers. 

وَأَوْحَيْنَا إِلَىٰ أُمِّ مُوسَىٰ أَنْ أَرْضِعِيهِ فَإِذَا خِفْتِ عَلَيْهِ فَأَلْقِيهِ فِي الْيَمِّ وَلَا تَخَافِي وَلَا تَحْزَنِي إِنَّا رَادُّوهُ إِلَيْكِ وَجَاعِلُوهُ مِنَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ

THE DISCIPLES (OF JESUS) RECEIVED WAHI:

Al-Maida 5/111: And remember My favour when I INSPIRED TOWARDS the disciples saying, 'Believe in Me and My Messenger,' they said, 'We believe and bear Thou witness that we have submitted.' (111) 

وَإِذْ أَوْحَيْتُ إِلَى الْحَوَارِيِّينَ أَنْ آمِنُوا بِي وَبِرَسُولِي قَالُوا آمَنَّا وَاشْهَدْ بِأَنَّنَا مُسْلِمُونَ

MARYAM RECEIVED WAHI THROUGH A MESSENGER (AS PER 42/51) :

Maryam 19/19: [The angel] answered: "I am but a messenger of thy Sustainer, [who says,] `I shall bestow upon thee the gift of a son endowed with purity.'" (19) 

قَالَ إِنَّمَا أَنَا رَسُولُ رَبِّكِ لِأَهَبَ لَكِ غُلَامًا زَكِيًّا 

 IBRAHIM’S WIFE RECEIVED WAHI THROUGH MESSENGERS (AS PER 42/51) :

Az-Zariyat 51/29-30:

Thereupon his wife approached [the guests/messengers] with a loud cry, and struck her face [in astonishment] and exclaimed: "A barren old woman [like me]!" (29) 

They (the messengers) answered: "Thus has thy Sustainer decreed; and, verily, He alone is truly wise, all-knowing!" (30)  

فَأَقْبَلَتِ امْرَأَتُهُ فِي صَرَّةٍ فَصَكَّتْ وَجْهَهَا وَقَالَتْ عَجُوزٌ عَقِيمٌقَالُوا كَذَٰلِكِ قَالَ رَبُّكِ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْحَكِيمُ الْعَلِيمُ

THE BEE RECEIVED DIVINE WAHI:

An-Nahl 16/68: And your Lord INSPIRED towards THE BEE saying: Make hives in the mountains and in the trees and in what they build. 

وَأَوْحَىٰ رَبُّكَ إِلَى النَّحْلِ أَنِ اتَّخِذِي مِنَ الْجِبَالِ بُيُوتًا وَمِنَ الشَّجَرِ وَمِمَّا يَعْرِشُونَ

THE EARTH WILL RECEIVE DIVINE WAHI:

Az-Zalzalah 99/1-5: 

When the earth is shaken to its (utmost) convulsion, (1)And the earth throws up its burdens (from within), (2)And man cries (distressed): 'What is the matter with it?'- (3)On that Day will it declare its tidings: (4)Because your Lord INSPIRED TO IT. (5) 

إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ الْأَرْضُ زِلْزَالَهَا 

وَأَخْرَجَتِ الْأَرْضُ أَثْقَالَهَا 

وَقَالَ الْإِنْسَانُ مَا لَهَا 

يَوْمَئِذٍ تُحَدِّثُ أَخْبَارَهَا 

بِأَنَّ رَبَّكَ أَوْحَىٰ لَهَا

PEOPLE WHO LIE ABOUT RECEIVING DIVINE WAHI / INSPIRATION:

Al-An'aam 6/93: And who is more unjust than he who forges a lie against God, or says, 'It has been INSPIRED to me,' while nothing has been INSPIRED to him; and who says, 'I will sent down the like of that which God has sent down?' And if thou couldst only see, when the wrongdoers are in the agonies of death, and the angels stretch forth their hands, saying, 'Yield up your souls. This day shall you be awarded the punishment of disgrace because of that which you spoke against God falsely and because you turned away from His Signs with disdain.' (93) 

وَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ افْتَرَىٰ عَلَى اللَّهِ كَذِبًا أَوْ قَالَ أُوحِيَ إِلَيَّ وَلَمْ يُوحَ إِلَيْهِ شَيْءٌ وَمَنْ قَالَ سَأُنْزِلُ مِثْلَ مَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ وَلَوْ تَرَىٰ إِذِ الظَّالِمُونَ فِي غَمَرَاتِ الْمَوْتِ وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ بَاسِطُو أَيْدِيهِمْ أَخْرِجُوا أَنْفُسَكُمُ الْيَوْمَ تُجْزَوْنَ عَذَابَ الْهُونِ بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَقُولُونَ عَلَى اللَّهِ غَيْرَ الْحَقِّ وَكُنْتُمْ عَنْ آيَاتِهِ تَسْتَكْبِرُونَ

WAHI FROM OTHER THAN GOD:

ZAKARIYA INSPIRED WITHOUT SPEAKING:

Maryam 19/10-11:  

Zachariah said, 'My Lord appoint for me a commandment.' God said, 'The commandment for thee is that thou shalt not speak to the people for three successive days and nights.' (10)  

So Zakariya came out to his people from him chamber: He INSPIRED TOWARDS THEM to celebrate Allah's praises in the morning and in the evening. (11) 

قَالَ رَبِّ اجْعَلْ لِي آيَةً قَالَ آيَتُكَ أَلَّا تُكَلِّمَ النَّاسَ ثَلَاثَ لَيَالٍ سَوِيًّا
فَخَرَجَ عَلَىٰ قَوْمِهِ مِنَ الْمِحْرَابِ فَأَوْحَىٰ إِلَيْهِمْ أَنْ سَبِّحُوا بُكْرَةً وَعَشِيًّا

SHAYATEEN INSPIRE FANCY SPEECH TOWARDS EACH OTHER:

Al-An'aam 6/113: The Quran 6/113: And thus we have made for every prophet enemies from among the HUMAN SHAYATEEN AND THE JINN SHAYATEEN, who INSPIRE TOWARDS EACH OTHER fancy speech in order to deceive.  Had your Lord willed, they would not have done it. You shall disregard them and their inventions. 

وَكَذَٰلِكَ جَعَلْنَا لِكُلِّ نَبِيٍّ عَدُوًّا شَيَاطِينَ الْإِنْسِ وَالْجِنِّ يُوحِي بَعْضُهُمْ إِلَىٰ بَعْضٍ زُخْرُفَ الْقَوْلِ غُرُورًا وَلَوْ شَاءَ رَبُّكَ مَا فَعَلُوهُ فَذَرْهُمْ وَمَا يَفْتَرُونَ

SHAYATEEN INSPIRE TOWARDS THEIR AWLIYA / FRIENDS:

Al-An'aam 6/121: And eat not of that on which the name of God has not been pronounced, for surely that is abomination. And certainly THE SHAYATEEN INSPIRE TOWARDS THEIR FRIENDS with such thoughts that they may dispute with you. And if you obey them, you will indeed be of those who set up gods with God. (121) 

وَلَا تَأْكُلُوا مِمَّا لَمْ يُذْكَرِ اسْمُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ وَإِنَّهُ لَفِسْقٌ وَإِنَّ الشَّيَاطِينَ لَيُوحُونَ إِلَىٰ أَوْلِيَائِهِمْ لِيُجَادِلُوكُمْ وَإِنْ أَطَعْتُمُوهُمْ إِنَّكُمْ لَمُشْرِكُونَ

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Fahad Ali Khan 

Zina / Adultery

Salaam alaikum,

If we pay close attention to the context of 24/2(the verse ordaining punishment for the az-zina), we realize that for az-zina to occur, az-zaani can be any man, "married" or not, but az-zaaniya must be a "married" woman:

Verse 24/4 talks about those who accuse al-muhsanaat of committing az-zina:

24/4: And those who accuse al-muhsanaat, then do not bring four witnesses, therefore you shall lash them eighty lashes,....

Al-muhsanaat is a category of women, coming from the root Ha-Saad-Nun, meaning secured, reserved, immune, fortified/impenetrable, inaccessible etc. According to verse 4/25, a woman is made muhsana through nikah/"marriage". That is, a Muhsana is a "married" woman.

Then again, in 24/6 it talks about husbands accusing their wives(i.e. women "married" to them):

24/6: And those who accuse their azwaaj, and have no witnesses for them except themselves,....

Both verses are about the accusation of women, and more importantly married women, and not about men. Why not about men? Because the man's role was secondary; the act could not have been az-zina, had the woman not been "married". Az-zina, therefore, is a polyandrous act.

I think this is why verse 24/2 mentions the zaainya first and the zaani second, as it could not have been az-zina without the polyandrous woman. Everywhere else that I can remember, the man is always mentioned first, and the woman second.(Except in the case of al-fahisha in 4/15-16 where the women are also mentioned first)

Even in the story of Yusuf, the woman who tried to force herself on him was married. Zina therefore, being a polyandrous act, betrays the trust of the husband, (which of course she was unsuccessful at):

12/52, "...I have not akhnu-hu/betrayed him in the absence",

(...she said referring to her husband.)

Therefore the punishment of az-zina is for the act of committing and assisting polyandry, i.e. for the woman betraying her husband, and for the man "accessing" the woman reserved for her husband.

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Fahad Ali Khan