Such act is similar to a sick person who visited a doctor to get a medical prescription. Instead of getting the medicine by following up with a pharmacist who understands what the sick person needs from the prescription, the person instead used the piece of paper literally for medical purposes by hanging around the neck or by soaking the paper in water and drink it. Another way to look at it is if we received a letter in a weird language from a long lost family member. What would we do to demonstrate our love for the person? We would work hard to get the letter translated to understand the message our beloved family wants to convey to us.
Unfortunately, Muslims do not treat Al-Quran’s message the same way. Al-Quran has been sent by the Supreme Healer to cure human moral diseases. Muslims however treat it like any other book on earth. Sometimes they only scan through the Quran to look for a particular verse that fits his or her ideals. They do not entirely follow the directions and abstain from what has been laid in the Al-Quran. Muslims do not consult the Al-Quran to understand what should be our beliefs, what should be our deeds, how should we conduct transactions, what law should we follow in contracting friendship and making enmity, where our loyalty lies, what are the rights as a human being and as a Muslim, what is truth and what is falsehood, who should we obey and disobey, with whom should we maintain relationship and with whom not, who is our friend and who is our enemy, what will benefit us and what will disgrace us.
Apparently Muslims have given up on understanding Al-Quran in a comprehensive manner. Instead, Muslims follow their own whims and desires interpreting certain verses in the Al-Quran for their own political and manipulative agenda. Making things worse, some Muslims seek advice from misguided and selfish non-believers ideologies that has no interest in upholding Islamic legislation and practice altogether. They follow these ideologies blindly and idolized the success by making reference to the so-called developed nations adhering to such ideology. These same Muslims merely scan through Al-Quran and dare claim being Islamic by just quoting few verses to reflect their high Islamic index value. It is thus ironic that the greatest possible injustice committed against Al-Quran’s message are committed by the very people that asserted they have faith in it and ready to sacrifice their life on it. These Muslims are slowly but surely imitating Bani Israel step by step.
Bani Israel was honored with the Torah and Injeel, however they did injustice to these Books of Allah and saw its consequences.
“…And they were covered with humiliation and misery, and they drew on themselves the Wrath of Allah. That was because they used to disbelieve the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allah and killed the Prophets wrongfully. That was because they disobeyed and used to transgress the bounds (in their disobedience to Allah, i.e. commit crimes and sins).” – Al-Baqarah: 61.
True Muslims should learn and know who is called a Muslim and what is the meaning being a Muslim. He or she should know what differences takes place when the person becomes a Muslim, what distinguishes a Muslim and a non-Muslim, the responsibility as a Muslim and the limits to remain as a Muslim. To do that, it is thus essential to follow the true teaching of the Al-Quran and Prophet Muhammad pbuh tradition in every way. Muslims must hold back their personal wisdom, worldly customs and political leaders or top scholars views and wholly entrust every matter in accordance to God’s book and the saying of the Prophet. This act of total entrustment and submission to Allah is what one defines as Muslim.
How can a person consider himself a true Muslim if the person does not depend on the Quran and the traditions of the Holy Prophet (pbuh)? How does a person can claim that he or she is a devout Muslim when the person comes to know specific instruction of the Al-Quran and Sunnah yet reacts by saying, “this does not appeal to my intellect” or “my tribe or party have been following a different course so I will not follow” or “everyone in the world is moving the opposite way, so why should I conform?” or “such holy person or this particular leader taught me this”. Anyone still claiming to be a Muslim but still giving these excuses is actually deceiving himself and others too.
It is a contradiction to call oneself a Muslim on the one hand and on the other give preference to personal opinion or tribal practice over and above the Al-Quran and As-Sunnah. The Muslims must be within the bound of Islam by adhering to the word of God and His Messenger’s Sunnah as the ultimate criterion of truth and justice. Everything opposed to Allah and His Messenger is false and transgressing the limits of Islam.
“Verily, We did send down the Tarot (Torah) [to Musa (Moses)], therein was guidance and light, by which the Prophets, who submitted themselves to Allah’s Will, judged the Jews. And the rabbis and the priests [too judged the Jews by the Taurat (Torah) after those Prophets] for to them was entrusted the protection of Allah’s Book, and they were witnesses thereto. Therefore fear not men but fear Me (O Jews) and sell not My Verses for a miserable price. And whosoever does not judge by what Allah has revealed, such are the Kafirun (i.e. disbelievers – of a lesser degree as they do not act on Allah’s Laws).” Al-Maidah: 44.
Wallahua’lam.
Abu Ameen
ISMA Activist
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