THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE REVELATION OF DIVINE BOOKS .
WE BELIEVE that, for the guidance of man. God sent down several DIVINE
BOOK, among which we may name:_ The SOHOF, given to NOAH; the
LAW, given to Moses; the GOSPEL given to JESUS, and the QURØN given
to Mohammad. .Were these books not sent, human would have been led
astray, falling afar off from the natural path of piety, ethics, and straight path
of truthSuch divine Books, like the clouds of mercy, have rained upon the
plane of the hearts, bringing to fruit the seeds of knowledge, wisdom and
virtues “The APOSTLE (MOHAMMAD) believes in that which is revealed
to him from his LORD, and so do man of faith_they all believe in ALLAH,
His angels, His books, and in all His apostlesThey say:_ “We make no
distinction between any of the prophets.” They also say: “We hear the
prophets and we obey.” Our LORD!
we BEG Your forgiveness that to you ends all the road.” .
QURØN _ S2: 285 .
Unfortunately through long elapse of time, many of the scriptures have been
tampered with, and altered to some extent, by the interference of some
ignorant and unauthorized people, resulting in the replacement of some
wrong thoughts and immoral ideas. Among these an exception is the Glorious
QurÌn, which has remained unaltered and exactly is the same as it was;
and It has always been shining like the bright sun, throughout the ages and the
nations, alighting the hearts
25_ QURØN, IS THE GREATEST OF THE MIRACLES OF THE
PROPHET .
WE BELIEVE that QURØN is the greatest and the most important one, among
the many miracles of Islam’s prophet:_ Not only for its eloquency, fluency,
vividness and expressiveness, but rather for other important aspects and wide
dimentions of the book, about which broad descriptions have been given by
the experts in their booksWE BELIEVE that no one can ever bring a book
like QURØN, even not a chapter compareable to it! This is because, QURØN
frequently asks the doubtful to do it if they can, and all who have
endeavoured have failed! .
"Say:_ “If the whole of mankind and JINNS gather together to make out a
book like this QURØN, they could not do it even if they back up each other
with help and support.” .
QURØN _ S17: 88 .
"If you are in doubt of what we have revealed to our servant (Mohammad),
then produce only one chapter compareable to this book; and call your
witnesses or helpers to help you, if there are any besides Allah to assist you;
if what you say be ture. But if you fail to do so, and certainly you will fail,
then fear the FIRE whose fuel is man and stons prepared for the unbelievers .
QURØN _ S2: 23_24 .
WE BELIEVE that age will not make QURØN old and out of fashion; but
rather its miraculous points and views shall appear more and more clearly,
and its greatness shall become more evident to the worldWe have a tradition
narrated by Emam Jaafar Sadiq that:_ “God has not made QURAN to answer
a certain age or distinct group of people. It shall always remain
fresh, New, and lively.” .
26_ QURØN IS NOT ALTERED AT ALL .
WE BELIEVE that this book the QURØN which is now at the hands of the
Moslims, is the exact and unaltered copy of that which was revealed to our
prophet MOhammad _ nothing less and nothing moreA group of trustworthy
scribes chosen by the
prophet himself took note of the revelations from the very beginning up to the
end, and Moslims had it a duty of must, to read and recite the verses by day
and night. A large group of Moslims committed the book to memory and a
group of them had it on the scrolls. .
Those who had the book in their memory and those who could recite it for the
others, had always had a very respectful position among the believer. Such
customs and else, prevented the least amount of changes or any alteration to
take place in the bookBesides that, God Himself has promised and
guaranteed to look after His book and keep it safe and secure until the end.:–
.
“We have without doubt, sent down the QURAN, and We will assuredly
guard it.” .
QURØN _ S15_9 .
All the learned, and researcher fo Islam, whether SHIITE or SONNI, agree
that the least alteration has not ever occured int this Holy BookSome literate
persons, discuss some rare and obscure tradition (HADIS) that may mean that
some changes have taken place, but the highest majority of those who have the
knowledge of Islam, reject that, taking it false and the mistake of some
unaware comentatorsSuch improvidents who lack forethought, by such false
ideas strike upon the validity of the most important DIVINE BOOK, in
contrast to the belief of all the learned Moslims of different sects, which
maintain that QURØN is unaltered for the least word. These unwise friends,
water the mills of the enemy through their ignorance, and bring into question
the book which is sent by Allah, and has been promised to be guarded by
AllahIf we carefully study the ways that the book was revealed to the prophet
and collected by the chosen scribes, and how it was guarded, written,
memorized and recited by so many firm and true believers, no doubt remains
as to any alteration or the change of even an epsilon in the whole workOn the
other hand, of the imaginary or assumed Quran with some alteration, not ever
a copy exists anywhere, or in any hand, so as to differ with the famous HOLY
QURØN which all the Moslims hold as their SACRED DIVINE
BOOKTo_day the Holy Quran is found in every house and in every library.
Even those Qurans written several hundred years ago are kept in our
MUSEUMS and those in the non Islamic countries, and no one can find the
least differnces in all the existing Qurans throughout the wide worldTo_day
the roads to investigations are open to all, and anyone who doubts, may look
for it himself and make sure that QURØN has not been altered for the least
“So announce glad tidings to My Servants _ to those who listen to My
PRECEPTS, and follow what is the best in them. Those are the ones that
Allah has guided and those are endued with understanding.” .
QURØN _ S39: 17_18 .
To_day, in our religious schools, the knowledge of QURØN, is extensively
taught, and one of the most important of our lessons in this field is the
UNCHANGEABILITY OF QURØN
26_ QURØN AND THE SPIRITUAL AND PHYSICAL NEEDS OF
HUMAN .
WE BELIEVE that whatever is needed in SPIRITUAL AND PHYSICAL
dimentions of man, is fundamentally found in QURØN. All the governmental
and political tenets, all the social principles, the bases of symbiosis, the
fundamentals of war and peace, the elements of judgements and economics,
and whatever is needed, can be traced in the BOOK and taken out for use, so
as to alight the space of human life:__ .
“And We have sent down to you the BOOK, explaining all things, It is a
GUIDE, a Mercy, and Glad tidings to Muslims.” .
QURØN _ S16: 89 .
This is why WE BELIEVE that Islam is not APART of politics and
diplomacy. This belief makes the Muslims to rule over themselves, so as to
revive the precious Islamic values in their societies, leading towards justice
and equity. A Moslim Must be just and fair to his enemy as he shows justice
to friends:_ .
“O,Believers! Stand up firmly to hold JUSTICE, and be as a witness to
ALLAH, even against yourselves or your parents or your kins, and whether it
be against rich or poor_for God is preferable to all thatfollow not your lusts,
lest you swerve. If you fail to do justice, verily Allah is aware of all that you
do.” .
QURØN _ S4: 135 .
“O,BELIEVERS! Stand up firmly for the sake of Allah, and bear true witness,
and let not the hatered for other men, turn you away from doing justice. deal
justly. Justice is nearer to PIETY. Have fear of Allah. He is aware of all that
you do
QURØN _ S5: 8 .
28_ RECITATION, CONTEMPLATION, AND ACTION . WE BELIEVE
that the recitation of QURØN is the best of worship, because it inspires the
reciter to think and to contemplate, by which actions may result.
QURØN addressing the prophet says:_ .
“Keep vigil all the night (i.e stand in prayer) except for a few hour_half the
night, more or less; and with measured and.” rhythmic tone recite the
QURØN.” .
QURØN _ S73: 2_4 .
And addressing all the Muslims, QURØN has:_ .
“Read you the QURØN as much as you can.” .
QURØN _ S73: 24 .
“Do they not contemplate the QURAN, (so as to catch its meanings) or their
hearts are locked up?” .
QURØN _ S47: 24 .
“And We have indeed made the QURØN, easy to understand and remember.
Then is there anyone who may receive admonition?” .
QURØN _ S54: 17 .
“And QURØN is a book which We have revealed as a blessing: So follow it,
and be righteous, so that you receive God’s Mercy.” .
QURØN _ S6: 158 .
Therefore those who read QURØN, without any contemplation, and actoin,
loose a lot for ignoring two main, important elements (thought and act) and
grasping only one.(reading) .
29_ THE DEVIATING DISCUSSIONS .
WE BELIEVE that some mysterious hands have always tried to deviate and
swerve Muslims from contemplation and thought over the verses of
QURØNThe OMAYYED and BANIABBAS dynasties engaged the Muslims
on void disputes, to answer the question whether QURØN is old or new!?
Is it created or is eternally old as God!? Such prolong controversies divided
the united Muslims into rival groups altercating and fighting each other.
To_day we know that thousands of bloods have been shed upon such
arguments about nonesense, and quarrels for nothing! while any one with a
common sense can answer that easily:_ If by QURØN, the paper and ink, the
cover and the painting is meant, it is certainly created and is something new.
On the other hand if by QURAN the meaning is the aim, it is certainly among
the knowledge of God, and as the God’s Attributes are not apart of His
substance, one may say that QURØN is as old as God Himself
But the inhumn, merciless gov ernors tried to keep Muslims busy on these
useless subjects; and now adays too, we see that the same thing and similar
affairs happen in Muslim societies, so as to keep them aside of contemplation
and thought
30_ RULES AND REGULATIONS OF COMMENTATING QURØN .
WE BELIEVE that the words of QURAN should commonly be takem for their
fundamental meanings and not for their connotations, with the exception of
some, that clear reasons prove them to mean other ways. The verses in
QURØN should never be commentated on the basis of conjectures or self
interests. As an instance when we read in QURØN:_ .
"And he who was blind in this world, will be blind in the hereafter (next
world), and most astray from the path.(of solvation) .
QURØN _ S17: 72 .
We are sure enough that blind in this verse does not mean, sihgtless. It rather
means some one who has lost his sense of understanding and judgement, and
not him who has lost his sense of vision. This is because there are many a
blind one, who is virtuous and truthful, and on the contrary, there are many
who can see well with their eyes, but who are out of mind and their hearts are
locked up and cannot use even their common seses.! As another example we
may consider the following verse about the enemies of Islam:_
"The parable of those who reject faith is that of a man (i.e. the prophet) who
calls an animal that can hear nothing except a shout or cry. deaf, dumb and
blind are they, and void of wisdom. (they understand
nothing) .
QURØN _ S2: 171 .
It is evident that those hertics who are addressed here, were not deaf, dumb
or blind. We then may
conclude that they were mentally such. Thereforesuch verses that:_ .when we
read in Qur
"The HANDS of God are widely out stretched
QURØN S5: 67 .
OR .
"O,NOAH! construct the ark under OUR EYES." .
S11: 37 .
We don't understand that God has physical hand or eye. We rather take hand
to mean GOD'S POWER and the EYE to mean HIS KNOWLEDGE. This is
because any material or matter consists of parts and needs time and space, as
well as direction and is of course perishable. God the Almighty is far Greater
and beyond of having such attributesWe never take the fundemental meaning
of such words as mentioned above. which is not reasonable
"We sent not any Apostle, except to teach in the languge of his own people, in
order to clear things for them." .
QURØN _ S14: 4 .
31_ THE DANGER OF SELF COMMENTARIES .
WE BELIEVE that self commentary of QURØN
(i.e. to use one's own views and interests in comments).is a very dangerous
programme in relatoin to QURØN, and of course one of the few great SINS.
Through a tradition God says:_ .
"He who commentates any words with his own views and self interset does
not believe in Me!" .
evidently had he been a believer, he would not commentate the words of God
to accord with his lusts and conjecturesIn many important books among which
we may name SAHIH TERMADI page 304: It is written that the prophet has
siad:_ .
"He who comm ntates QURØN by his lusts, and on the basis of self interest,
or what he knows not, he should prepare himself to join the Fire of HELL." .
By self commentary we mean to describe or explain the Quranic verses by
one's own point of view. such a commentator is not a follower of Quran, He
rather tries to make Qur. to follow his lusts and conjectures.
If the Gates of self_commentaries be kept open to Quran, the sacred Book
will loose importance and soon will be of no value among all, because every
one could then seek to compare and conform his false ideas with Quran, as an
evidence to proveSelf commentary is also in contrast with the accepted rules
and regulations of Arabic literature and linguistics, The likening of
QURØN'S verses to one's fancies and conjectures will cause deviation and
swerving in the straight path of the bookSelf commentary consists of several
branches, among which, to confront theself_interests is one. To make it short,
as theunreasonable grasp of the fundamental meaning of the words may lead
to deviation from the turth, so is self_commentary, and both ways will keep
the believer far apart from the excellent commandments and blessfull teaching
of the Glorious Quran
32_ THE PROPHET'S METHODICAL WAY, (SUNNAT) IS
TAKEN FROM THE BOOK OF GOD. (QRUØN) .
WE BELIEVE that no one should say the Book of God is enough for our
guidance, ignoring the true traditions that we have received as to what the
prophet said or how he behaved. For these traditions may serve to explain the
realities, and clear the meanings of some of the more difficult verses in teh
Book to show us better the roots and branches of our religionThis is because
Quran has declared that the words, and the methodical ways (SUNNAT) of
the prophet should serves as an example for us; as that of the God's "..... So
take whatever the Apostles assigns to you, and deny yourselves that which he
withholds from you, and fear Allah, for Allah is strict in punishment." .
QURØN _ S59: 7 .
"It is not becoming to a believer, whether man or woman, when a matter has
been decided by Allah and by His Apostle, to have any option. If anyone
disobeys Allah and His Apostle he is on a clearly wrong path." .
QURØN _ S33: 36 .
"He (i.e. Mohammad) does not speak out of his own fancy, His speech is
none except that which is inspired to him from God. (i.e. what he says is none
but inspired revelation) .
QURØN _ S53: 2_3 .
Those who are indifferent to the SUNNAT of the prophet are in fact ignoring
QURØN and the inspired revelatoin. Of course whatever is related to the
prophet must be clearly proved: That, it really is said by the prophet, and it is
not forgedWe cannot easily accept whatever is ascribed to the prophet to be
truely of Him! .
Emam Ali in one of his speeches collected in the famous book named
NAHJOL BALØGHEH has
said:_ ."So many lies were forged and ascribed to the prophet so much that
one day he got up and said to an audience. `He who ascribes a lie to me
should prepare himself to take his place in the Fire of Hell.'" . A similar
tradition is also written in the famous book SAHIH BOKHARI vol one; page
3833_ THE SAINT'S, (EMAM) METHODECAL WAY (SUNNAT) .
WE BELIEVE that the traditions and orders of the innocent Emams are all
taken from the prophet,
through their fathers, and are all to be obeyed. Ther is a famous tradition
related by successive witnesses:_
"I have left among you two heavy things to prevent you being misled:_ The
Book of Allah and my nearest KINS."3 On the other hand, whatever the siants
have said, are narrations from the prophet: The prophet foresaw the future
and to solve its problems, laid the key in the hands of his nearest kins, and
THE BOOK OF ALLAH; and how can a true Muslim ignore such a firm and
important Hadis!? if the above tradition was considered precisely, our
present difficulties in faith, comments, and the disputes in jurisprudence,
would not exist