Doubts of the Quraanites! Interpretations and Misunderstandings.
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I ask Allaah to make this post a benefit for the Muslims and to guide the people of innovations and desires to the correct understanding.
The doubts spread by the recent deviant group known as the ?Quraanites? or ?Ahl al-Quran? has taken to the hearts of some of the youth who are not educated in the religion. This minority group which organized itself as a group in the Indo-Pak region by al-Jackralaawee has become severely active on the internet in the recent years. Many people assume that the Quraanites trace their roots back to the ?ex? Coptic Christian, Rashad Khalifa (also known as Richard Caliph). However the Quraanites only formulated as a group during the time of Abdullaah al-Jackralaawee, before this they trace their ideology to the first sect of Islaam The Khawaarij. The reason it is said that this group is a recent group is that the Quraanites never existed as a group until the 1800?s. The overwhelming majority of the Muslims, including the sects, agreed upon following the Sunnah. Even the Shee?ah who split away from the companions of the Prophet ?peace be upon him- agreed upon following narrations.
The scholars of Islaam have refuted these people before, and their arguments have been dismantled by the books and lectures of the scholars. However most of these refutations remain in the Arabic language whilst the Quraanites mainly target those who are completely ignorant of the Arabic language. This tactic is used because it easily enables them to play around with the English translations of certain Arabic words to give a specific meaning. Although there are writings of these Quraanites in the Arabic language, they use the same principle in attacking the Sunnah which is manipulation of the Arabic language to suit their beliefs.
Let us look at a popular example. Allaah says in Surah an-Nahl, verse 44
((And we have sent down the remembrance so that you may explain to the people that which has been revealed to them so that they may contemplate))
The word ?Dhikr? which translates as ?Remembrance? refers to the Qur?aan and this is not disputed. But the word ?explain? is where the Quraanites place their manipulations.
The Sunnah is the explanation of the Qur?aan as Imaam Ahmad said in his Usool as-Sunnah
((The Sunnah explains the Qur?aan))
The Quraanites will maintain that the Qur?aan does not need any explanation and it is clear to all who read it. They use some verses to support themselves as evidence for this.
Let us first look at this word ??, ?so that you may explain?
Before proceeding, it must be understood that with any language the ?proofs? and ?evidences? for a matter are not formulated except by ? ?, meaning by following the development of the language from its origins. Shaykh ibn Uthaymeen explained this in his explanation of Kitaab al-Aajurrumiyyah, a well-known book on Arabic Grammar. So in order to understand the language, one must look at the way it was used and understood in the past. This is how the dictionaries have recorded the meanings of words and this is how the language was understood. This concept of linguistic transmission itself is a refutation of the Quraanite rejection of the sciences of narration because linguistics itself is a narrative science.
So InshaAllaah we will look at how the word ?? ?Bayyinah? was used and understood during the time of the Prophet ?peace be upon him-.
Ibn Mandhoor mentioned in his monumental compilation Lisaanul ?Arab (The language/tongue of the Arabs) concerning the word (Bayyanah)
((And to ?Bayyanah? (clarify) something is to make it manifest))
And notice there is a difference between Bayyanah and Bayyinah. Ibn Mandhoor mentioned
((And from it (the meaning) is the statement of The Most High (Allaah) ?Clear Verses? with the Kasrah of the Yaa and giving an emphasis/Shaddah , and whoever recites ?Mubayinaat? with a Fat-hah on the Yaa then the meaning is that Allaah is the One who clarified it.))
This is a proof that in the case of this Ayah, it is not Allaah who ?explains? but rather the Prophet ? peaces be upon him-.
And this is why the scholars of Tafseer have said that the meaning of this verse is
((To expound to the people what comes from its meanings and its rulings.)) (Tafseer al Maysar)
Imaam ash-Shanqeetee said in his Adwaaul Bayaan
((And The Most Majestic and Most High (Allaah) mentioned in this verse two rulings from the ruling of the revelation of the Qur?aan to the Prophet ?peace be upon him-))
He continues
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((The first of them to explain to the people what has been revealed in this Book from the orders and prohibitions, the promises and covenants, and like that. And this ruling has been clarified in other than this place as well. Such as His statement ?And We have not revealed to you this Book except that you explain to them that which they differ about?, and His statement ?Indeed We have revealed to you a book in Truth that you may judge between the people?))
The second matter from this Ayah is the contemplation of what has been revealed.
Imaam as-Sa?dee said in his Tayseerul Kareem
((And this means to clarify its wordings and make clear its meanings))
Imaam at-Tabaree said in his Jaami? Ahkaam al Qur?aan
((So that you may explain to them what has been revealed to them from that))
Imaam al-Qurtubee said in his Tafseer
((So the Messenger ?Peace be upon him- is the one who explains from Allaah what He intends in what He says in His Book from the rulings of Prayer, Charity, and other than that from that which He has not explained.))
Ibn Katheer said in his Tafseer
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((And due to this the Messenger of Allaah ?Peace be upon him- said ?Rather I have been given the Qur?aan and something that is like it with it?, meaning the Sunnah. And the Sunnah likewise was sent down as a revelation just as the Qur?aan was revealed except that it is not recited as the Qur?aan is recited and Imaam ash-Shaafi?ee ?may Allaah have Mercy upon him- and other then him from the Imaams used this as evidence and many other evidences and this is not the place to mention them.))
What the Quraanites cast their doubts on is on the word ?Tubayyina? (to explain). They try to loosen the meaning to refer to pronounce without any explanation. This way they can nullify the understanding and explanations and statements of the Prophet ?Peace be upon him-.
The Sunnah is not just the Hadeeth. Although sometimes these words are used interchangeably, the word Sunnah refers to the ?Understanding of the Prophet ?Peace be upon him- towards the Qur?aan?. This is the way of the Prophet ?Peace be upon him-.
The word Sunnah can take on different meanings and intentions based upon the science it refers to.
The Muhadithoon (Scholars of Hadeeth) use the word ?Sunnah? to refer to everything that has been narrated from the Prophet ?Peace be upon him- from his statements, actions, tacit approvals, and attributes/manners.
The Usooliyyoon (Scholars of Usool) then it is similar to the usage of the scholars of Hadeeth with the restriction to the statements, actions, and tacit approvals.
As for the Fuqahaa (Scholars of Fiqh) then the meaning is that which is reported from the Prophet ?Peace be upon him- of what he performed but is not obligatory upon the Muslims, so the one who performs them is rewarded and the one who does not perform them is not punished.
When you understand that the Sunnah is the explanation of the Qur?aan by the Prophet ?Peace be upon him-, then the affair becomes clearer. Most of the Quraanites are not sincere in establishing the understanding of the Qur?aan upon the understanding of the Prophet ?Peace be upon him-. Rather what happens is that many of them formulate a belief before they establish the proof. So when your belief is ?Quran Alone, God Alone?, then you reject the lifetime in which the Prophet ?Peace be upon him- spent in explaining the rulings of the Qur?aan to his companions.
Taken from abulhaarith.wordpress.com
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Ibn Mandhoor mentioned in his monumental compilation Lisaanul ?Arab (The language/tongue of the Arabs) concerning the word (Bayyanah)
((And to ?Bayyanah? (clarify) something is to make it manifest))
The qur'aan explains itself. This is what the "qur'aan aloners" maintain.
The opposite of the word "bayyana" is "katama hide". Here's what God wants them to do when He commands them to declare/bayyin it to people3187
And (remember) when Allah laid a charge on those who had received the Scripture (He said) Ye are to expound it to mankind and not to hide it. But they flung it behind their backs and bought thereby a little gain. Verily evil is that which they have gained thereby.
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The qur'aan explains itself. This is what the "qur'aan aloners" maintain.
The opposite of the word "bayyana" is "katama hide". Here's what God wants them to do when He commands them to declare/bayyin it to people3187
And (remember) when Allah laid a charge on those who had received the Scripture (He said) Ye are to expound it to mankind and not to hide it. But they flung it behind their backs and bought thereby a little gain. Verily evil is that which they have gained thereby.
That was hard one punch KO rotfl
The thing about wayfinder is he did not explain why the prophet would need the Koran to "explain" to mankind if he can do it anyway.
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That was hard one punch KO rotfl
The thing about wayfinder is he did not explain why the prophet would need the Koran to "explain" to mankind if he can do it anyway.
Hey BigM
Cool down, this is not my thread... i took it from a salafi blog and posted it here for information only... Just to expose their way of doing and twisting stuff! I am a big fan of 'the quran explain itself...' LOL ignore
Thanks Samia for the input... Very good point. Some more like this will be very nice.
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Hey BigM
Cool down, this is not my thread... i took it from a salafi blog and posted it here for information only... Just to expose their way of doing and twisting stuff! I am a big fan of 'the quran explain itself...' LOL ignore
Thanks Samia for the input... Very good point. Some more like this will be very nice.
My bad. But If i were i you i would look at Shafi's risala and the arguments he gave which is the usual obey God and the messenger and the Koran and wisdom arguments. I have talked about this before and showed the Koran does not use plural verbs for them but singular verbs especially the Koran and wisdom. Meaning its one source and not two.
But this is what most sunni authorities will use.
You can see a summary here
http//www.fonsvitae.com/shafii.html
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My bad. But If i were i you i would look at Shafi's risala and the arguments he gave which is the usual obey God and the messenger and the Koran and wisdom arguments. I have talked about this before and showed the Koran does not use plural verbs for them but singular verbs especially the Koran and wisdom. Meaning its one source and not two.
But this is what most sunni authorities will use.
You can see a summary here
http//www.fonsvitae.com/shafii.html
TANKS handshake
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Typical arguments qurannites are a new sect, they've only been around for 100-200 years, RK was a coptic-jew, they don't know arabic, the movement is popular among the youth, ect. Nothing we haven't heard before.