Re: Details of interpreting verses from the Qur’an and obvious blunders
My apologies if you are getting that impression, but we have a problem here.
The Blessed Quran is the words uttered by Allah Almighty. The Quran can only be understood by adhering to the following criterion:
First of all Quran explains itself
Secondly we use the Sunnah of the Prophet (saw) to understand the Quran
Thirdly we use the Ijma As-Sahabah
Forthly, Qiyas and Ijtihad – Here we can use rationality and logic as useful tools
Criteria to Understanding Hadith is:
One must be well versed with the Quran
Secondly One must be well versed with Seeerah of the Prophet (saw)
Thirdly One must know and understand in context in which the Prophet said or acted in certain fashion
Forthly we must understand how the blessed Sahabah (may Allah be pleased with them all) understood the hadith - we use the Ijma As-Sahabah on hadith too.
Anything against and besides the above is mischief and in manifest error.
Read my previous post here:
With above principles and conditions the Blessed Quran can be interpreted correctly.
But we have problem when in discussion with Ahmadis:
Ahmadis believe that MGAQ received WAHI from Allah (swt), which MGAQ claimed to be on par with the Quran!!!
This claim is a great profanity/ blasphemy to Muslims enough to be declared out of Islam.
"I say with swearing upon God that I believe in these inspirations in the same way as I believe in Quran and other books of God. And just as I consider Quran undoubtedly and surely the book of God, similarly I believe that that Wahi (revelation) which descends upon me is the word of God."( Haqiqat-ul-Wahi, Roohany Khazaen, Vol.22, .220
And I place my belief in the Ayat (verses) of the Holy Quran, the same way,without a jot of difference, I believe in that clear, and apparent Wahi of God which came to me; whose truth has been unravelled to me through His continuous tokens. And I can swear this standing in Baitullah (holy Kabah)that the holy revelation which descend upon me is the word of the same God Who sent down His Word on Hazrat Musa (Moses), Hazrat Isa (Jesus) and Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa (saw)."( Ek-Ghalati-Ka-Izala, P. 8)
“This Divine conversation which is held with me is certain. If I doubt it for a moment, I become an infidel and my hereafter be destroyed. The word which descends on me is certain and absolute. As a person cannot doubt the sun and its light, having seen the sun and the sunlight, the same way, I cannot place doubt in that word which descends upon me from Allah and I have the same faith in it as in God’s book. It is possible that up to a certain time, mistakes may be committed by me in interpreting God’s word at certain places, but it is not possible that I doubt that (this) is not God’s word.”**(Tajjaliat-e-Ilahi, P. 20, Rabwah)
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"I say with swearing upon God that I believe in these inspirations in the same way as I believe in Quran and other books of God. And just as I consider Quran undoubtedly and surely the book of God, similarly I believe that that wahi which descends upon me is the word of God." (Haqeetqatul Wahi, Roohani Khazain vol.22 p.220)
“I have similar faith in my Wahi as on Holy Quran and Torah.”(Arba’een No.4, Roohani Khazain vol.17 p.454)
“and the Word of God descended so much on me that if it is collected it will not be less than 20 parts.” (Haqeeqatul Wahi, Roohani Khazain vol.22 p.407)
MGAQ claimed he Humanity needed Wahi continuously for need of spiritual development – He claimed that religion without wahi is “Satanic religion and not a divine one”.
*“How absurd and false it is to believe that after the Holy Prophet (Muhammad) the door of the divine revelation has been closed forever and that there is no hope of it in the future till the Day of Resurrection! Can a religion having no direct trace of Almighty God be called a religion? Say, by Almighty God, that in this age there is no one more fed up than myself with such a religion! I name such a religion as ‘Satanic religion and not a divine one. I believe that such a religion guides towards Hell and keeps one blind in life.” *(Zamima Braheen-e-Ahmadiyah Part V, Roohani Khazain, Vol.21, p354)
See how appropriate is the following blessed ayah:
There is among them a section who distort the Book with their tongues: (As they read) you would think it is a part of the Book, but it is no part of the Book; and they say, “That is from Allah,” but it is not from Allah: It is they who tell a lie against Allah, and (well) they know it! [3:78]
So Ahmadis interpret the Quran in light of WAHI received by MGAQ!!!
MGAQ also rejected all the authentic ahadith which did not match up with his Wahi.
"The basis for our claims is not Hadith but Quran and that Wahi which comes to me. Yes, in support we also present those Hadith which are according to Quran and DO NOT CONTRADICT MY WAHI. Rest of the Hadith, I THROW THEM AWAY LIKE A WASTE PAPER." (Roohani Khazain vol.19 p.140)
This is completely at variance to Islamic Beliefs.
That’s reason you were feeling what you felt. Your interpretation of the Quran is completely different from that of Muslims. That’s the difficulty we are having of understanding each other.