of the
Authorized
English translation of the Quran by
Dr.
Rashad Khalifa
Role of the
Prophet Muhammad
The Prophet's sole mission was
to deliver Quran, the whole Quran, and nothing but
Quran(3:20;
5:48-50,
92,
99;
6:19;
13:40;
16:35,
82;
24:54;
29:18;
42:48;
64:12).
Delivering the Quran was such
a momentous and noble mission that the Prophet did not have any time to do
anything else. Moreover, the Prophet was enjoined in the strongest words
from issuing any religious teachings besides the Quran
(69:38-47).
He was even enjoined from explaining
the Quran
(75:15-19)
- God is the only teacher of the
Quran (55:1-2)
and the Quran is the best Hadith
(39:23 &
45:6).
These Quranic facts are manifested
in the historical reality that the words and actions (Hadith & Sunna)
attributed to the Prophet did not appear until the second century after his
death. The Quran
has prophesied the fabrication of Hadith and Sunna by the Prophet's enemies
(6:112-115).
The Quran teaches us that it was
God's will to permit the invention of Hadith and Sunna to serve as criteria
for exposing those who believe only with their lips, not in their
hearts. Those who
are attracted to Hadith and Sunna are proven to be false believers
(6:113). Ironically,
the books of Hadith report the Prophet's orders to write down nothing from
him except the Quran!
Shown below are two such Hadiths
taken from the Hadithists' most reliable sources, Sahih Muslim and Is-haah
Ahmad Ibn Hanbal:
The prophet Said, "Do not write down anything
from except for the Quran."
[Ahmed, Vol.1, Page 171, and Sahih Muslim]
This Hadith states that the prophet
maintained his anti-hadith stand until death.
[ Ahmed, Vol. 1, page 192]
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