Re: Nailpolish and salat
Brother, do not compare Prophet (SAW) with Scholars. Quran was revealed to Prophet (SAW) and his knowledge was coming from Allah. As for Scholars, there is nothing special about them, as they learn Quran and Islam just like anyone, and would be responsible of their deeds just like anyone. Most have their own preferences and biases.
Anyhow, regarding most ayahs, even Prophet (SAW) used to leave the understanding to people listening. Not only Sahabas but even kuffars use to understand Quran when they use to hear. Some Kuffars after understanding Quran used to accept Islam but problematic Kuffars used to reject messages in Quran, as if they were deaf and dumb or dead.
Actually, most of the time when people (that includes Kuffar) used to ask Prophet (SAW) regarding something, Allah used to send ayahs (revelations) to clarify people and answer their questions, such that they could understand.
Why are you upset? Don’t you know that there is no scholar of present time, whom one group of Muslim or another may call deviant or misguided?
Anyhow, regardless of I believe what they believe or not, they would be answerable to Allah what they believe in same way I (just like any Muslim) would be answerable to Allah what I believe.
Can you please tell me that, Allah sent Quran for humans (regardless of their religion) or so-called scholars?
If Allah sent message for humans, then why he would send his message (Quran) in language that human could not understand (without someone interpreting for them)?
If Allah sent message for so-called scholars, then why humans should accept that message (Quran) as if it is meant for them?
I do not know why you think that so-called scholars can understand Quran and ordinary humans can’t?
Fact is that, Quran is easy to understand as Quran is message from Allah to humans, not so-called scholars, in language of humans. Having doubt on that means doubting Allah’s ability to send message in language that humans’ could understand, and thus Allah needing help of so-called scholars to explain his message. Such belief is preposterous.
Even though, if Allah had not mentioned in Quran that his message (Quran) is easy for humans to understand, I would have still believed that his message (Quran) is easy to understand, as his message (Quran) is for humans. Anyhow, it is not at one place but at many places in Quran Allah told Muslims that Allah has made Quran easy to understand.
For instance: Surah Al-Qamar (54) at 4 places: ayah 54:17, 22, 32 and 40.
If one read surah Al-Qamar (54) and think on content, it would be clear that in ayahs 54:17, 22, 32 and 40, Allah means ‘understanding Quran and not just remembering’. Anyhow, I won’t go into the content of the surah Al-Qamar because there are many other places where it is much clearly mentioned that Quran is easy to understand. Surah Yusuf (12), Ayah 1 and 2.
Ayah 12:1 A.L.R. Alif, Lam, Ra. These are the verses of the clear Book.
In 12:1 Allah refers Quran as: Kitab-il-Mubeen … clear book or book that manifest itself (a book that is open or clear for anyone to understand)
Ayah 12:2 Indeed, We have sent it down as an Arabic Qur’an that you might understand.
In 12:2 Allah refers to Quran as book sent in Arabic because people may understand
Ayah 41:44 … Had We sent this as a Qur’an (in the language) other than Arabic, they would have said: “Why are not its verses explained in detail? What! (a Book) not in Arabic and (a Messenger an Arab?” Say: “It is a Guide and a Healing to those who believe; and for those who believe not, there is a deafness in their ears, and it is blindness in their (eyes): They are (as it were) being called from a place far distant!”
In surah 41 (Fussilat) ayah 44, Allah says that Quran is sent in Arabic so that people whose language was Arabic could understand. If it was for memorisation only then Allah could have sent Quran in Chinese and it would have made no difference.
Prophet (SAW) language was Arabic and people around him used to speak Arabic. So Allah sent ‘Quran’ in Arabic not because Arabic is any special, but because people around Prophet (SAW) could understand the message.
If Quran was just easy to remember and not easy to understand, than sending Quran in Chinese would have been great idea. People would have considered ‘Quran’ as obvious miracle, as Prophet (SAW) did not used to know Chinese still receiving ‘wahi’ in Chinese. Further, people would have remembered Quran (as they do today) and when it comes to understanding they could have looked for ‘people who knew Chinese with knowledge’ (so-called scholars) to understand (well, that is what some so-called Muslims would like to do).
Just imagine … in surah 41:44 … Allah says that, if Quran was not sent in Arabic, people would say “Why are not its verses explained in detail? What! (a Book) not in Arabic and (a Messenger an Arab?”
Does it show something? Why people would say: ‘Why are not its verses explained in detail?’
If Allah wanted that ‘Quran’ should be explained by Prophet (SAW) and humans should only remember than … What is need for: ‘verses getting explained in details?’ Was there not Prophet (SAW) enough, who could have explained the book in detail?
Obviously, if people would have asked question than prophet (SAW) could have told them that your job is just to remember the book like parrots and leave the explanation on me.
But Allah did not wanted that, Allah wants that people for whom Allah sent message (Quran) should understand the message too, so he sent Quran in language that people could understand (Arabic at the time because people around messenger used to speak Arabic). Actually, in front of Allah it would have been valid for people to reject Quran if they could not understand it, and that is why Allah said what he said, that is, if Quran was sent in language that people could not understand they would ask. ‘Why are not its verses explained in detail?’ (41:44)