The manipulation of 33:21

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"The messenger of God has set a good example for those among you

who seek God and the Last Day, and constantly think about God."  33:21

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This glorious Quranic verse has been very badly manipulated by those who wish to find any justification for upholding the sunna of the messenger. And since the Quran states clearly that the only sunna is the sunna of God (33:62....35:43.....48:23), hence they had to manipulate any Quranic words to make premises for their cherished sunna.

According to such scholars, they claim that the messenger has set a good example for the believers, and thus all believers have to follow everything he did, from how he observed his prayers and hajj to even with which foot he entered the toilet, how he blew his nose in the morning and even whether he urinated standing up or seated. Obviously this is not the message of 33:21. When we read the words in 33:21 we find them much more precise than to accomodate such a claim.

The corrupt scholars always repeat the words "oswaton hasana" (good example) from 33:21 yet they totally disregard the rest of the verse. When we consider all the words in 33:21 we find that God tells us that the prophet has set a good example in specifically two matters, they are:

1- The messenger has set a good example for "those among you who seek God and the Last Day"

2- The messenger has set a good example for those who "constantly think about God."

As a result, God is very specific in telling us in what capacity did the messenger set a good example. He did not set an example in everything he has ever done, nor should he be followed blindly as a person, but he set an example in specifically those two matters.

Consequently, we should also"seek God and the Last Day, and constantly think about God."

We do not need volumes upon volumes of fabricated tales from the likes of Abu Huraira or others to be able to seek God and the last day nor to constantly think of God.

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