Quran

“ How can it be proved that the Quran is a conclusive proof that is a miracle which is the business of the prophets to perform, as curing is the business of a physician, we would say that this can be known in many ways:—First, the precepts which it contains about knowledge and deeds, cannot be acquired by learning, but only by divine revelation ”

“ The printed holy Quran is only reflection of the original Quran, which has been saved and compiled on paper. The religious scholars and protector of the holy Quran (those who memories the holy Quran by heart) relates to the printed book of the holy Quran. ”

“ And if something is beyond understanding and the religious scholars have different views about it, should be ignored. If a spiritual guide is involved in an unorthodox act, he should not be followed and be quit immediately. The holy Quran is the word of God the best and the most truth. No religious scholar or a spiritual guide is superior to the holy Quran. ”

“ Let the reader, ere he closes this little book, consider carefully the Qurānic passage which adorns the title page. It is there written, “Ask those who are acquainted with the scripture, if ye know not.”’ Then is it not your highest wisdom, O Muhammadan reader, to follow this teaching of the Qurān, and seek in the Gospels the way of eternal life? Not only are Muslims in general thus advised to seek a solution of their doubts by a reference to Christians; but the Qurān pictures Muhammad himself as receiving the same admonition. ”

“ On the whole, if there are books worthy to be called the words of God, on account of their wondrous nature, and separation from the genius of human words and their peculiarity by what they contain in regard to knowledge and deeds, then it is clear that the Quran is much more worth thy, and many times fitter, than they are to be called the words of God. ”

“ The Quran is but little read by Europeans; it is ignorantly supposed to contain many things that it does not contain; there is much confusion in people’s minds between its text and the ancient Semitic traditions and usages retained by its followers; in places it may seem formless and barbaric; but what it has chiefly to tell of is the leadership of one individualised militant God who claims the rule of the whole world, who favours neither rank nor race, who would lead men to righteousness. ”

“ That the Quran is an evidence of his prophecy, is based, we believe, upon two principles, which are found in the Book itself. The first being that the existence of the class of men called prophets and apostles is well-known. They are the men who lay down laws for the people by divine revelation, and not by human education. Their existence can be denied only by the people who deny repeated action, as the existence of all things which we have not seen—the lives of the famous thinkers and so forth. ”

“ Next to the act of testifying to the unity of God, the Qurán is the great bond of Islám. No matter from what race the convert may have come, no matter what language he may speak, he must learn in Arabic, and repeat by rote portions of the Qurán in every act of public worship.
The next subject for consideration is that of the [66] Traditions, or the second branch of the science of 'Ilm-i-usúl. The Traditions contain the record of all that Muhammad did and said. It is the belief of every Muslim, to whatever sect he belongs, that the Prophet not only spake but also acted under a divine influence. ”

“ I have conversed with some who seemed to me set on knowing and doing the will of God, who showed, so far as I could obtain an insight into their character, a reverent, earnest, humble temper, as if they had come under the power of the few passages, occurring here and there in the Quran, which inculcate spirituality of mind and love to all men, and as if they had in a measure escaped from the externalism so prominent in that book, and from its hard, fierce, bitter tone towards all who refuse to receive it as a revelation from heaven. ”

“ Muslims do not deny the close ties between the Quran and the Old and New Testaments and suggest that the ties further demonstrate that Muhammad extends the line of succession that began with the prophets of Judaism and Christianity.
Women in Islam. For the most part, the Quran treats men and women equally, applies the same injunctions and prohibitions to men and women, and grants many of the same privileges and benefits, such as divorce, property ownership, or inheritance. But women are treated separately in certain instances. ”

“ In dealing with serious minded Muhamnia- dans, we should, as far as possible, abstain from attacking any real or apparent contradic tions which may exist in the Quran, and insist more upon a general comparison between the two systems : the teaching of Jesus and the teaching of Muhammad, the position of man under the Gospel and the position of man under the Quran, the sonship of the Christian and the servitude of the Muslim, the covenant of Grace and the covenant of Works ”

“ All Muslim theologians have given a literal in terpretation of the sensual delights, and it is impossible for any candid mind to read the Quran and Traditions and arrive to any other conclusion on the subject. ”

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tribes to have a Quran in their own dialect; for Abdul Haqq* says, "The Quran was first revealed in the dialect of the Quraish, which was the Prophet s native tongue; but when the Prophet saw that the people of other tribes recited it with difficulty then he obtained per mission from God to extend its currency by allowing it to be recited in all the chief dialects of Arabia, which were seven : Quaraish, Tai, Hawazin, Ahl-i-Yaman, Saqif, Huzail, and Bani-Tamln. ”

“ In the Quran we read,* "We believe in God, and that which was sent down unto us and that which was sent down to Ibrahim and Ismail and Isqha and Yaqub and the Tribes, and that which was delivered to Moses and the Prophets from the Lord, and Ave make no distinction between any of them." And yet this very book which " makes no distinction between any of them" and which is said to be " confirmatory" of the Scriptures, ignores the Atonement, the Sacra ments of Baptism and the Lord s Supper, and denies the Crucifixion of the Saviour, the Son- ship of Christ and the doctrine of the Holy Trinity. ”

“ We have shown enough to prove to every unprejudiced and open-minded reader that the Qurān has been greatly corrupted, and that Sunni and Shiah alike agree in affirming that numerous differences exist in different copies. Many reliable scholars even admit that in many cases the text of the Qurān has been wilfully corrupted by unscrupulous Muslims. ”

“ Hidāyat-ul-Muslimīn, Minār-ul-Haqq, Mizān-ul-Haqq, Tahqiq-ul-Imān, Tahrīf-i-Qurān and. Tawil-ul-Qurān. Let the reader, then, with all earnestness, pursue the study of this all-important subject; for those whose opinions and comments we have quoted are the foremost of the scholars of Islām, and their testimony cannot lightly be set aside. We have seen what men like Kāzī Baizāwi, Imām Husain, Muslim, Bukhārī and Jallāl-ud-Dīn have to say with regard to the Qurān. We have seen how, even in the life-time of Muhammad himself, grave differences arose in the various readings of the Qurān ”

“ The Qurán, the last of all, is to be followed till the day of judgment. It can neither be abrogated nor changed. Some laws of the previous books have been abrogated by the Qurán and ought not to be followed."
The one hundred and four books were sent from heaven in the following order:—To Adam, ten; to Seth, fifty; to Enoch (Idris) , thirty; to Abraham, ten; to Moses, the [147] Taurát (Pentateuch) ; to David, the Zabúr (Psalms) ; to Jesus, the Injíl; to Muhammad, the Qurán. The one hundred to which no distinctive name is given are known as the "Suhúf-ul-Anbiya,"—Books of the Prophets. ”

“ External worship is related to Shariah (Islamic Law) . Those who recite the Quran frequently others who perform additional, obligatory prayers, pray using rose beads or those who exhort and praise Allah SWT verbally, the Hafiz and the Qari are all within the confines of Shariah. ”

“ When the pupil is a boy, he sits arrayed in his best clothes along with the others in the front verandah, with an open Qurān before him, but takes no active part in the proceedings and simply listens to a number of leubès chanting certain chapters (Surah 93–114) from the sacred book. When they reach the 112th Surah, all present join in and close the ceremony with one of the prayers specially used for concluding every recitation from the Qurān (meuhatam) . ”

“ It is the station of laudables which grants the desirable end to the possessor of Tasawur of Ism-e-Allah Zaat. While, the possessors of wrong innovations are themselves reprobates and take their disciples as well to the level of cursed ones. Meaning: The final level is to return to the beginning. Meaning: Meditation of a moment is better than the prayers of both the worlds.
In the Ilm-e-Dawat of heart, Quran is recited by heart. ”

“ S: Whoever does good whether male or female and he is a believer, We will most certainly make him live a happy life, and We will most certainly give them their reward for the best of what they did.
016.098 Y: When thou dost read the Qur'an, seek Allah's protection from Satan the rejected one.
P: And when thou recitest the Qur'an, seek refuge in Allah from Satan the outcast.
S: So when you recite the Quran, seek refuge with Allah from the accursed Shaitan,
016.099 Y: No authority has he over those who believe and put their trust in their Lord. ”

“ Do they not then reflect on the Quran? Nay, on the hearts there are locks.
047.025 Y: Those who turn back as apostates after Guidance was clearly shown to them,- the Evil One has instigated them and busied them up with false hopes.
P: Lo! those who turn back after the guidance hath been manifested unto them, Satan hath seduced them, and He giveth them the rein.
S: Surely (as for) those who return on their backs after that guidance has become manifest to them, the Shaitan has made it a light matter to them; and He gives them respite. ”

“ Surely Allah has bought of the believers their persons and their property for this, that they shall have the garden; they fight in Allah's way, so they slay and are slain; a promise which is binding on Him in the Taurat and the Injeel and the Quran; and who is more faithful to his covenant than Allah? Rejoice therefore in the pledge which you have made; and that is the mighty achievement.
009.112 Y: Those that turn (to Allah) in repentance; that serve Him, and praise Him; that wander in devotion to the cause of Allah: that bow down and prostrate themselves in prayer ”

“ He is reported for instance to have held that one might handle the Quran even when in a state of ritual impurity, and that a man might have nine wives at once, opinions anciently upheld by the Ẓāhirites. ”

“ Of this doctrine Muhammad makes great use in his Quran, arid all those who have had any practical acquaintance with the lives of Mu- hammaclans, know well to what extent it influences the daily life of every Muslim. It
Lahw-ul-MaJifiiz, occurs only once in the Qurdn r namely, Sura Ixxxv. 22, where it relates to the Quran being written thereon. The Preserved Tablet 011 which the actions of men are written, is called Imdm-ul- Mubin,. the clear prototype, Sura xxxvi. 1 1 .
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is not only urged as a source of consolation in every trial, but as a palliation of every crime. ”

“ The real text-books are the works of certain authors who derive their authority from the consensus of teachers among the faithful. Hence we see how foolish it is for Europeans who have but a superficial knowledge of Islam to make verses from the Qurān and the like the basis of conversations on religion with their native friends ↑ The former is called in Arabic fardh (Mal. pěrlu, Ach. peureulèë) or wajib, the latter sunnat (Mal. and Ach. sunat) . ”

“ And We reveal of the Qur'an that which is a healing and a mercy for believers though it increase the evil-doers in naught save ruin.
S: And We reveal of the Quran that which is a healing and a mercy to the believers, and it adds only to the perdition of the unjust.
017.083 Y: Yet when We bestow Our favours on man, he turns away and becomes remote on his side (instead of coming to Us) , and when evil seizes him he gives himself up to despair!
P: And when We make life pleasant unto man, he turneth away and is averse; and when ill toucheth him he is in despair. ”

“ In Sūra Jonas, verse 92, it is written,
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"If thou art in doubt concerning that which we have sent down unto thee (O Muhammad) , ask them who are reading the Book before thee." We have seen, in the preceding pages, that there is ample reason to doubt the testimony of the Qurān as it exists to-day; let Muslims then, with fearless resolution, turn to the Gospels and learn from them of the wonderful love of God as revealed in Christ Jesus. Jesus Himself said, "Heaven and earth shall pass away ”

“ It is highly meritorious for him to read the Qurán in an audible voice. By such an act he becomes [250] a man of penetration, whose words are as powerful as a sharp sword. [257]
When the thirty days have passed the fast is broken. This act is called Iftár, and the first day on which food is taken is called the 'Íd-ul-Fitr—the 'Feast of the breaking of the fast.' On that day the Sadqa, or alms are given before the Namáz is said in the Mosque. The Sadqa of the 'Íd-ul-Fitr is confined to Muslims: no other persons receive it. ”