Belief in AlQuran

abdalquran

If someone lives their life according to the Quran but never reads it, are they wrong?

If someone read never read the best map to a destination, but walked in that direction, he?ll more than likely find the place. Quran is not indispensable. I study it because I consider it the best guidance and as it unfolds, I?m seeing more and more insights.
No offense for calling Quran ?the best map?. Its just my opinion. Your scholarship of the bible led you to the same conclusions about God so fair dues to that.

Many people (including myself) read the Quran and do not reject it, yet I have not converted to Islam. Am I still a kaffir?

Why on earth would you want to convert to Islam? You need to affect the Arab cultural expression of religiosity. Pray like an arab, eat like an arab, greet like an Arab. Lemme tell ya something John, how you run your ministry, THAT?S how I envision a Quranist movement would be like. Except for the fact you don?t use the Quran. Muslims have got bogged down in these cultural performances.

abdalquran

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Indeed any one; from amongst the people identified/recognized/referenced as believers , and any one from those identified as Jews, and Nisaa'ra and Sai'been;
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who had accepted belief in Allah and the Last Day; and performed righteous acts

Dude, it doesn?t say ?any one of those identified as jews etc etc. So don?t make stuff up, ok?
Man amana billahi wal yawmil aakhir refers to ANYONE who believe in God and the ?last day?. If it referred to believers, alladhina haadu, nasaraa and sabieen, it would say ?alladhina amana billahi wal yawmil akhir?.

MUNZIR_ALI

Thank you for your very good answers. Unfortunately people like me (non-trinitarian Christians) are still branded as "unbelievers" just because of the name "Christian"

I wrote an essay about you and your church and my classmates called me infidel. rotfl just because of the name christian.

SarahY

Imfromjakarta thanks for your response. it?s not that i?m spiritually feeling down, just abit conflicted with thoughts and understanding. But thats cos i?m ignorant and dealing with discomfort of ideas because of preconceived ideas. Though I still wanna understand ?kafir?.

I guess you?re right some people choose hell unconsciously or maybe with full knowledge...

Thanks Wakas, I?ve saved the file i?ll look into it and comment on it later.

Rev john

Jannah = paradise.

Well i think jannah should be worked for. Who gets it God knows. If belief is enough it sounds to simple?

I don?t know if people ?convert? to islam. If you believe it, you believe it. But if u believe it and cause mischief and misguide people that?s something else (not saying you do)

Well i know it sounds odd how can someone believe in God but if that person rejects Quran then they are kafireen of the belief of The Quran not necessarily God. I sound confusing sorry.

abdalquran

Whats your ideas of the terms mu`min and muqeen you seem to have studied them. I should take Wakas? advice and look through the Quran. I guess i?m being lazy and wanted to see some people?s thoughts.

In that case my responses might be delayed

so people, sorry

Salam

abdalquran

abdalquran
Whats your ideas of the terms mu`min and muqeen you seem to have studied them. I should take Wakas? advice and look through the Quran. I guess i?m being lazy and wanted to see some people?s thoughts.

Well, it?d be too much to get into here so I?ll try to sum up. Mumineen are people who answer the calls to ?alladhina aamanoo? in the Quran which if im not mistaken, are 88 in total. I should add that this doesn?t mean they read the Quran and heeded it. It could be that they answered an inner call to adhere to such rules. That was my point to Mazhar above. It?s impossible to disobey the messenger and still make it to jannah but there are many channels of messengership. The ayaat could even be in your soul, as you know.
So those are mu?min. As for muqeen/ones of certainty, you?ll find that these people have understood the rabubiyah/lordship of Allah in total. It?s possible that these people have achieved the eye of certainty/ayn al-yaqeen by contemplating death. These people have no more doubts.

Mazhar

refers to ANYONE who believe in God and the ?last day?.

Grand Qur'aan says something different

Verb PERFECT; Third person; singular; masculine; Form-IV.

Verb PERFECT; Third person; singular; masculine;

abdalquran

Thanks for the info below, mazhar. Can you please tell us how what you say is relevant?

Grand Qur'aan says something different

Verb PERFECT; Third person; singular; masculine; Form-IV.

Verb PERFECT; Third person; singular; masculine;

Mazhar

Thanks for the info below, mazhar. Can you please tell us how what you say is relevant?

In the quoted verses an eternal principle has been told that in the time and space who ever believed he will be rewarded, nothwithstandin their worldly identification. Principle and the criteria remains the same in time and space.

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We said "You go down out of this place you jointly, (don't feel disappointed/ frustrated)

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then when comes to you people Guidance from Me then whosoever physically acts/exclusively follows My Guidance

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consequently upon such people for reason of having exclusively acted on My Guidance, there is no cause of fear for them and neither shall they grieve.

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Whoever, in time and space, notwithstanding by what name they were known and famous in their respective periods, will qualify if they had followed the Book of their period. Today the prevalent Book of Allah is ONLY Grand Qur'aan which affirms and sanctifies the Books sent earlier in time and space.

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And accept that (Grand Qur'aan) which I have since sent, who/which certifies/sanctifies what is with you people {from Tor'aat} and do not be the first one {amongst people of Book} to disregard that {Qur'aan};

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abdalquran

Whoever, in time and space, notwithstanding by what name they were known and famous in their respective periods, will qualify if they had followed the Book of their period. Today the prevalent Book of Allah is ONLY Grand Qur'aan which affirms and sanctifies the Books sent earlier in time and space.

Mazhar, I cannot understand you read ?A? and come up with ?B?. There?s no ?book of the period? in any of the ayaat you quoted. 2/38 for examples speaks of kalimaat/words which will redeem Adam.

As for the only prevalent book of Allah, would God be fair entire mankind on their acceptance or rejection of the Quran as a text (not reject its teachings but the text itself)? Some people were born never even knowing Quran and God is gonna chuck them into hell for that?! Others were shown the horrible example of Muslims (blowing up stuff while holding the Quran yelling Allahu akbar!)? Sorry man, that doesn?t tally at all. Quran is the best source of guidance, it?s never the only source of guidance.

No longer a Sunna-rejecter

Many people are of the opinion lots of people can be muslim (not that i disagree) how are you defining the term muslim?

Another thing, IF the purpose of Quran is a guidance ya ayuha allathina aminou is a common phrase you will see, addressing those who believe so who is that? (the ones that aminou (look at chapter 49 for example) the muslims? the believers of the Quran or what? The guidance seems to implicate commandments however I know people are of the belief Quran isnt needed.

262 Surely those who have trust/assurance/freedom of doubt in their heart/mind (al mumineen), and those who are Jewish, and the Nazarenes, and those who follow other religions, any one of them who acknowledge God and the Last day, and do reform, they will have their reward with their Lord, with no fear over them, nor will they grieve.

Pay attention to the "and".

4133 Who can be better in speech than one who invites to God, and does reforms, and says "I am one of those who have peacefully surrendered (al muslimeen)."

Mumins uphold the book, so they uphold the salat/bond, bring forth the development/betterment/zakat, strive with their money and lives in the cause of God, etc.

A muslim is one who has trust in/acknwoledge God, the last day/heareafter and does reform/righteous deeds.

4133 Who is better in saying than one who invites to God, and does good works, and says "I am one of those who have peacefully surrendered."

Whats the point in following it if its not needed? If you can be a Muslim without it? Does being muslim give you jannah?

82 The mumins are those whom, when God is mentioned, their hearts tremble; when His signs are recited to them, it strengthens their acknowledgement; and they put their trust in their Lord.

83 They uphold the bond, and from Our provisions to them they spend.

84 These are the true mumins; they will have high ranks at their Lord, forgiveness, and a generous provision.

Also the term kafir comes to mind. If a person comes across Quran reads/studies it yet rejects it does that not make them a kafir? Yet what if that person believed in God? Doesnt that make them a muslim?

A kafir is one who conceals the truth/is ungrateful. There isnt really a thing such as "apostasy" or "conversion" as understood in the classical sense in islam. We must never forget that God is the most compassionate/merciful. Furthermore, a muslim, as explained above, is not one who (needs) to uphold the Quran/reading.

2109 arent ahl alkitab believers? Some are mushrikeen but there are believers so if a believer of God is simply a muslim then it's really not much??

Anyone who sets up partners with God is a mushrik. It makes no difference if the person calls himself/herself "Sunni", "Jewish", "Muslim" or anything else.

Sorry if it sounds disjointed random thoughts going through my head

We should always seek knowledge and clarification/verification (1736, 3918, 12114).

No longer a Sunna-rejecter

Just a few questions

Muslim means submitter to God? If that is true then I agree with you that anyone who submits to God is Muslim
If someone lives their life according to the Quran but never reads it, are they wrong?
I do not know what jannah means, but why would it be restricted to Muslims (in the narrower meaning of the word)?
Many people (including myself) read the Quran and do not reject it, yet I have not converted to Islam. Am I still a kaffir?
How can someone who believes in God be an "unbeliever" just because they are in a different religion?

Once again, just a few random thoughts.

Explained in my previous post. It is simply someone who trusts in/acknowledges God, does righteous deeds/reform and believes in the hereafter.
"We made the Quran easy to learn. Do any of you wish to learn?" (5417, 5422, 5432, 5440)

565 If the people of the book only would have acknowledged and been aware, We would have cancelled for them their sins and admitted them to gardens of paradise.

566 If they had upheld the Torah, the Injeel, and what was sent down to them from their Lord (Quran), they would have been rewarded from above them and below their feet. From among them is a pious nation, but many of them commit evil.

"Jannah" means "hidden garden/garden". It is open to all muslims (see definition above).
One doesnt "convert" to islam be uttering some magic Arabic words. You are already a muslim, IMO, since you acknowledge God, the last day/hereafter and you (probably) engage in righteous deeds/reform.
262 Surely those who acknowledge, and those who are Jewish, and the Nazarenes, and those who follow other religions, any one of them who acknowledge God and the Last day, and do reform, they will have their reward with their Lord, with no fear over them, nor will they grieve.

Mazhar

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Whoever, in time and space, notwithstanding by what name they were known and famous in their respective periods, will qualify if they had followed the Book of their period. Today the prevalent Book of Allah is ONLY Grand Qur'aan which affirms and sanctifies the Books sent earlier in time and space.

Mazhar, I cannot understand you read ?A? and come up with ?B?. There?s no ?book of the period? in any of the ayaat you quoted. 2/38 for examples speaks of kalimaat/words which will redeem Adam.

As for the only prevalent book of Allah, would God be fair entire mankind on their acceptance or rejection of the Quran as a text (not reject its teachings but the text itself)? Some people were born never even knowing Quran and God is gonna chuck them into hell for that?! Others were shown the horrible example of Muslims (blowing up stuff while holding the Quran yelling Allahu akbar!)? Sorry man, that doesn?t tally at all. Quran is the best source of guidance, it?s never the only source of guidance.

Let us not wander in the whole universe. We are not concerned about those who never even know the existence of Qur'aan. All reference quoted were in connection with a specific understanding of a friend on the forum, responding Rev John's point
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Many people (including myself) read the Quran and do not reject it, yet I have not converted to Islam. Am I still a kaffir?

The basic and fundamental obligation of a reader of a book is to either reject the stuff contained in it or accept it. One cannot do the two things simulteneously, neither he rejects it nor he accepts it. This will only reflect one is in state of perplexity, confusion, is indecisive.

For every moment in time there is a book

For each and every moment/period there is a Book.

And ever since the arrival of Qur'aan this is the Book for the entire humanity till the Last Day. Whomever Qur'aan reaches he has to decide whether he accepts it and becomes believer or opts to refuse/reject it and become Kafir, one who denies.

Rev_John

Let us not wander in the whole universe. We are not concerned about those who never even know the existence of Qur'aan. All reference quoted were in connection with a specific understanding of a friend on the forum, responding Rev John's point
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The basic and fundamental obligation of a reader of a book is to either reject the stuff contained in it or accept it. One cannot do the two things simulteneously, neither he rejects it nor he accepts it. This will only reflect one is in state of perplexity, confusion, is indecisive.

For every moment in time there is a book

For each and every moment/period there is a Book.

And ever since the arrival of Qur'aan this is the Book for the entire humanity till the Last Day. Whomever Qur'aan reaches he has to decide whether he accepts it and becomes believer or opts to refuse/reject it and become Kafir, one who denies.

I don't think there is anything in the Quran to reject.

nsws1988

I don't think there is anything in the Quran to reject.

how about the commandments and prohibitions?

Rev_John

how about the commandments and prohibitions?

Most if not all are contained in the bible too

nsws1988

Most if not all are contained in the bible too

If you accept them and accept that they are orders and prohibitions from God, do you follow them?

Mazhar

I don't think there is anything in the Quran to reject.

When one arrives at this conclusion about any book, it becomes an obligation that he should wholeheartedly accept the verdict of the Book and pronounce his belief loudly and clearly and then physically follow its advises in different moments of his life. If this is not the reaction then one is like those who read books only for fun and killing time.

Rev_John

If you accept them and accept that they are orders and prohibitions from God, do you follow them?

I do my best, but as a human being, I fail sometimes

SarahY

Finally back to this thread (sorry for the delay)

Imfromjakarata

676-79 doesn?t exactly mention what makes a muslim.. it?s Ibrahims story

Agreed. Does good work, believes in God = muslim (4133)

28 doesn?t define mumin. Jews /Christians (generally speaking) believe in God and last day but I wouldn?t classify them as mumineen. I think the mutaqeen are the mumineen (22)
And they believe in the gayb/unseen, establish salat and spend from their possessions (23)

(ya ayuha) allathina aminou phrase.. i find it interesting how it?s used in 262
inna ?allathina aminou? those who believe, and Jews, Christians and sabians ?mun amina billah? who believe in God.

Like it uses iman to differentiate the muslims or mumins and then the Jews et al. 569 uses same concept. It makes me think why differentiate..

In regards to 4170. The message has come to us and it is better for us to believe in it (the Quran). When I initially was reading the verse it kind of felt it implicated there will be some who reject the message (duh obviously) but what I mean is, it feels weird saying this but I almost felt it was saying it?s not a necessity to follow. So I read over it and understood it differently more like we have no escape from God.

I totally agree with you in terms of who go to Heaven and who go to Hell only Allah has knowledge about it. However Allah asked us to judge using the Books, it applies for people who receive Taurat, Injil, (please read QS 544-45 and QS 547) as well as al-Qur'an. All the decision using judgment from the Book must be fair to all parties involve in dispute.

For me the Quran is complete and I don?t need to judge by them (previous books) for example the verse says ?wakatabna ?alayhim? It?s directed to them, what God wrote for them. Not for us to use their scripture to judge by. Also I believe 548 verifies the truth in their scriptures is what is in accordance with Quran.

In regards to intentions, I think they matter and actions also. I see them working simultaneously. You don?t rob a bank to give to the poor, that?s like cheating. The verse you mentioned 2225 implicates intention. However our deeds are very important and will be ours 997-8

Wakas

You?re right, i should study more than enquire through others thoughts/opinions. I guess laziness and procrastination mixes up and creates frustration. So venting thoughts on the forum can help, kinda like a motivator.

Preconceived notions can be difficult to challenge/recognise or to even look at it objectively.

I?m yet to finish the book, i decided to skip a few 100 pages lol and read the kufr section (part of it actually, VII) interesting. I had already had the thought that kufr would be that one reject truth after one has been revealed or shown it based on surah 98. Yet it?s more than that, the idea of ?ungratefulness? never really come to my mind. Though when I read that bit I instantly thought of Sulayman in regards to the throne in which it?s said ?aashkuru am akfuru? (2740). I can see that shukr is something I personally should focus on.

BTW others should read the book (even though I haven?t finished, yes I recommend it!) it?s good as it makes you look at concepts in light you probably haven?t looked at (well for me at least). I think it helps abolish preconceived notions by studying Quran through Quran and the understanding of words by their root. It definitely helps and it?s not just a bunch of words put together, it?s explained thoroughly. So thumbs up for that!

Mazhar

They way I have understood the concepts of muslim and mumin is that a mumin will strive according to Quran, whereas a muslim will do good and believe in God. So in regards to 5721

Mumins also believe in Muhammad as Rasool and thus their actions will be rewarded with jannah.

Maybe i?m missing something.. but that?s my thought.

Abdalquran

You said mumins are the ones who answer to ?alladhina aamanoo? so in regards to verses like 262 and 569
inna ?allathina aminou? those who believe, and Jews, Christians and Sabians ?mun amina billah? who believe in God.

The verses use the ?iman? term twice to differentiate between the two, almost like the iman is different.. but not exactly. It?s still calling out to both who have iman. So you reckon only the calling to alladhina aamanou is to mumins, and any other iman call wouldn?t be mumins? Basically what significance do you think it is with the differentiation? If you think there is any?

Keeping your theory allathina aminou in mind, what type of ?believers? are not lost in regards to surah103? All people of iman? Including Christians /Jews?

My thoughts are the ones with iman are the ones who believe in God and Quran unless stated otherwise. So I would think it?s the mumin?s who aminou who are the saved ones. However the Jews, Christians, Sabians will get their ajr/reward.

In regards to muqeen I?m not sure, I would assume one who is a mumin and truly is striving (through their true conviction of their heart) to follow the guide that they have yaqeen, otherwise why gamble? But I dunno I would have to look up the terms possibly it has links with mumin or mutaqeen.

Progressive1993
Thanks for sharing your thought. I had in mind the preconceived notion of kufr as simply ?disbelief? though clearly it?s more than that.

san

All very good questions...

Actually, "muslim" simply means one who is peaceful, or one who submits. The concept of God doesn't even occur in this word's usage, and the idea of it specifically referring to the act of submitting to God depends on the context.
I wouldn't think so. The Qur'aan says that the "ahlu al kitaab" (people of the book), which many determine to be the Jews and Nazarenes, can also be viewed as believers. Therefore, if Jew lives according to the Torah, which is also a revelation from God, he shouldn't be found guilty, nor should a Nazarene who lives according to the Torah and Evangel.
Jannah simply refers to "paradise", and it's not limited to those who call themselves "Muslims".
No. The idea of "kufr" is not based on 'converting to Islaam', it's about accepting God's signs and avoiding idolatry. Therefore, in that sense, 'converting' is not a requirement of anyone, as long as you believe in God, believe in His angels (or controlling forces), believe in His messengers and scriptures, and believe in the judgement.
That's a good question, and I think that depends on how a person perceives God. For example, Trinitarians believe in God, but they are rebuked in the Qur'aan. People who believe that Jesus was 'God Incarnate' believe in God too, but they're also rebuked in the scripture. I think it's important to believe in the complete oneness of God, assigning no partners to Him whatsoever. As long as you do this, I think you'll be okay...

God knows best.

Just a correction intended, Ahmad Bilal,

This is mathematically unsound Jannah ... it's not limited to those who call themselves "Muslims". CMIIW, but that statement implies

is a superset of
or
is a subset of

which is not true, according to Alqur'aan.

Had you written Jannah simply refers to "paradise", and the prospect of entering it is not limited to those who call themselves "Muslims" , there would be no need for this correction.

Reading 4145, we may conclude that 'Those who call themselves "Muslims"' while they are actually Almunafiquwn may enter the deepest/worst hell. Unless they return as per 4146. This clarification is needed so no one who reads that statement should feel safe just because they think/call themselves as "Muslims".

7027 (AlmuSalliyn) And those who are fearful of the punishment of their Lord.
7028 Indeed, the punishment of their Lord is not safe

Peace