Quran: Fully Detailed
[7:52] We have given them a scripture that
is fully detailed, with
knowledge, guidance, and
mercy for the people who believe.
[29:43] We cite these examples for the people, and
none appreciate them except the knowledgeable.*
Our knowledge of the Quran is one of the guards we have against
Satan. When we're fully aware of God's teachings and commands in
the Quran, we're less likely to fall into Satan's traps or to
follow his path. Our ignorance definitely aids in making us easy
targets for him.
[29:49] In fact, these
revelations are clear in the chests of those who possess
knowledge. Only the wicked will disregard our
revelations.
[35:28] Also, the people, the animals, and the livestock come in
various colors. This is why the people who truly
reverence GOD are those who are knowledgeable.
GOD is Almighty, Forgiving.
Among many of the characteristics of the Quran is that sometimes
the details regarding specific matters are listed in different
verses of different chapters. It's our duty when studying and
dealing with these issues in our life to examine them in the
light of the WHOLE context of the Quran. This would be the
appropriate approach to conclude the right teachings and grasp
the correct understandings. Failing to do so would result in
gathering insufficient facts about certain matters which will
lead to reaching wrong and even contradictory conclusions due
to the negligence of other verses that would properly clarify
them for us. We should always remember that there is no
contradictions in the words of God and that all of God's systems
are unchangeable. It's always our shortcoming, and this kind of
selective following of certain verses that would create such
contradictions, disputes, and different opinions and thus
disunity and different actions. God has specifically invited us
to practice caution when we study the Quran and has assured us
that all the details are contained in it. We only have to do our
homework and examine His words carefully, from cover to cover:
Proof of Divine Authorship
[4:82] Why do they not
study the Quran carefully? If it
were from other than GOD, they would have found in it
numerous contradictions.*
[5:101] O you who believe, do not ask
about matters which, if revealed to you prematurely, would
hurt you. If you ask about them in light of the
Quran, they will become obvious to
you. GOD has deliberately
overlooked them. GOD is Forgiver, Clement.
[73:4] Or a little more. And read the
Quran from cover to cover.
Some people with a certain disease in their
hearts intentionally make it their business to create
divisions, confusion, and contradictory stands through this
Satanic game of partially obeying God's laws and selectively
applying the Quran. God has sufficiently warned us against
this practice and against these hypocrites:
[15:90] We will deal with
the dividers.
[15:91] They accept the Quran only partially.
[15:92] By your Lord, we will
question them all,
[15:93] about everything they have
done.
[2:85] Yet, here you are killing each
other, and evicting some of you from their homes, banding
against them sinfully and maliciously. Even when they
surrendered, you demanded ransom from them. Evicting them
was prohibited for you in the first place. Do you
believe in part of the scripture and disbelieve in part?
What should be the retribution for those among you who do
this, except humiliation in this life, and a far worse
retribution on the Day of Resurrection? GOD is
never unaware of anything you do.
[3:23] Have you noted those
who were given part of the scripture, and how they
are invited to uphold this scripture of GOD, and
apply it to their own lives, then some of them turn
away in aversion?
[13:36] Those who received the
scripture rejoice in what was revealed to you;
some others may reject parts of it. Say, "I am
simply enjoined to worship GOD, and never associate any
idols with Him. I invite to Him, and to Him is my ultimate
destiny."
[42:10] If you dispute any part
of this message, the judgment for doing this rests
with GOD. Such is GOD my Lord. In Him I trust, and
to Him I submit.
Believers in God alone and followers of Quran alone are
expected to to be united, speaking one language - the
language of true guidance - and acting according to the only
one valid source of laws. We cannot take Quran-based
actions if we are not fully aware of all the details
mentioned throughout the 114 chapters of this infallible,
fully detailed, Arabic Quran. We cannot be united with one
voice, one choice, and one action if we fail to
encompass the whole context of the Quran, and grasp all the
tiny details of every single issue in the entire book.
Selectivity and partial obedience means nothing and leads to
nothing but confusion, divisions, weakness, and ultimately a
total loss of voice of the truth. In this case, Satan is a
winner. He rejoices when we start having personal opinions
and different answers even to the very crystal clear,
straightforward matters.
Believers are United
[3:103] You shall hold fast
to the rope of GOD, all of you, and do not be divided.
Recall GOD's blessings upon you - you used to be enemies and
He reconciled your hearts. By His grace, you became
brethren. You were at the brink of a pit of fire, and He
saved you therefrom. GOD thus explains His revelations for
you, that you may be guided.
[61:4] GOD loves those who fight in His cause
united in one column, like the bricks in one
wall.
[3:105] Do not be like those who became divided
and disputed, despite the clear proofs that were given to
them. For these have incurred a terrible
retribution.
Sectarianism Condemned
[30:32] (Do not fall in idol
worship,) like those who divide their religion
into sects; each party rejoicing with what they
have.
No Compulsion in Religion
[2:256] There shall be no compulsion
in religion: the right way is now distinct from the wrong
way. Anyone who denounces the devil and believes
in GOD has grasped the strongest bond; one that never
breaks. GOD is Hearer, Omniscient.
God's call for unity is the only valid one and the knowledge
of the Quran is an important element of its
foundation. Being able to correctly extract the
right conclusions to implement them to our daily life as a
community is the literal meaning of holding fast to the rope
of God and grasping the strongest bond .. Satan's call for
unity is in fact a call for division in disguise. It's based
on illusion. He jumps in when we choose wrong and works hard
so we lose our eyesight, misunderstand and wrongly
apply certain verses by ignoring other related ones. Not
only that, but he also picks and chooses for us certain
verses, taken out of context, to add legitimacy to his
views. Only the knowledgeable of the WHOLE Quran can
understand these kinds of schemes and defeat Satan with
the Truth.
[20:114]
Most Exalted is GOD, the only true King. Do not rush into
uttering the Quran before it is revealed to you, and say,
"My Lord, increase my knowledge."
Peaceful Friday, salaam and may God increase our knowledge.
