God's Way - 'unchangeable' or 'irreplacable'
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Peace all,
Several people here are using 3362 in a way that is not precise. They are taking classical translations to make 3362 mean that God's way is unchangeable and base many arguments against miracles through it. I wanted to make it clear that the verse should be translated thus
That was God's way with those who passed away of old, and you will never find to God's way a substitute.
Sunnata Allahi fee allatheena khalaw min qablu walan tajida lisunnati Allahi tabdeelan
Please look at that carefully. The way that last verse is normally translated might lead you to believe that God's way is 'unchangeable' hence seeming to support the ideas of the 'unchangeable' people.
But the literal meaning is that there is NO OTHER WAY than God's way. There is no SUBSTITUTE or other way than HIS WAY. The meaning is plain - THERE IS ONLY ONE GOD, therefore there is only ONE WAY. You won't find a substitute as there simply isn't another way.
Peace.