A Complete, and "Fully Detailed" Scripture
To believe in the Quran, one must uphold six prime convictions contained in the book:
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FIRST: The Quran is the word of God.
SECOND: The Quran is perfect with no contradictions.
THIRD: The Quran is comprehensible and with no ambiguity.
FOURTH: That the Quran is straightforward with no crookedness.
FIFTH: The Quran is complete.
SIXTH: The Quran is fully detailed, and it encompasses all matters.
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All Muslims will certainly testify to the first condition, that the Quran is the word of God. It is in connection to the other five conditions that they will have lots of ‘ifs’ and ‘buts’! Sadly the great majority of Muslims will fall short on some, or on all, of the other five conditions. Let us consider these six conditions in more detail.
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FIRST
The Quran is the word of God
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The Quran includes a physical proof which confirms beyond any doubt that the book is God given, and not the work of any human being:
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“This (Quran) too is a blessed scripture that we have revealed; you shall follow it and lead a righteous life, that you may attain mercy. Now you can no longer say, "The scripture was sent down to two groups before us (Jews and Christians), and we were unaware of their teachings"
Nor can you say, "If only a scripture could come down to us, we would be better guided than they. "Now there has come to you a ‘Bayyinah’ (clear proof) from your Lord and a beacon, and a mercy. Now, who is more evil than one who rejects these proofs from God, and disregards them? We will commit those who disregard our proofs to the worst retribution for their heedlessness” 6:155-157
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The proof spoken of in 6:157 is in the mathematical structure of the Quran and the miracle found therein. For full details of the miracle please go to: Miracle of the Quran
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SECOND
The Quran is perfect and
with no contradictions
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“A.L.R. This is a book whose verses have been perfected” 11:1
No Quranic verse contradicts or invalidates another. However, a great number of Muslim scholars have shown their failure to uphold this truth. Through a false concept which they have devised, and which they call the ‘Al Nasekh’ (abrogator) and ‘Al Mansoukh’ (abrogated), they claim that some Quranic verses annul and invalidate other verses.
For detailed information about this great lie against the Quran please go to: False Accusations
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THIRD
The Quran is clear and
comprehensible
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“A.L.R. These are the signs of the clear book.” 12:1
”We have made it (the Quran) easy to understand and in your own tongue (language) may you take heed” 44:58
Although God confirms that the Quran is clear and easy to understand, yet the same scholars who advocated the "abrogation lie" will tell us that the Quran is difficult to understand, and that nobody is qualified to interpret it except their likes! What nonsense! They even go to the extent of prohibiting its interpretation by anyone who does not possess a degree from one of their acknowledged Islamic academies! Howeve, their interpretations are often far more ambiguous than what they claim the Quran to be!
Although God confirms that the Quran is clear and easy to understand, yet the same scholars who advocated the "abrogation lie" will tell us that the Quran is difficult to understand, and that nobody is qualified to interpret it except their likes! What nonsense! They even go to the extent of prohibiting its interpretation by anyone who does not possess a degree from one of their acknowledged Islamic academies! Howeve, their interpretations are often far more ambiguous than what they claim the Quran to be!
They argue that since the Quran is ambiguous there is a justified need for the ’hadith’. For them, the ‘hadith’ offers the guidance required to understand the Quran!
Apart from numerous other contradictions that are found in the claims of these scholars, the claim that the hadith of the prophet offers guidance is in clear violation of the following Quranic verse:
"Say, "I possess no power to harm you, nor to guide you." 72:21
If the prophet is commanded by God to say that he cannot guide us, how can his hadith offer us guidance?
Generally speaking the Quran contains five types of verses:
1- Law giving: These are the verses that include all the rituals, the prohibitions, and the laws of God.
2- Warning: These are the verses that warn against disobeying God. These verses speak of a sin, a warning against it and an assigned punishment.
3- Narrative: Examples of these verses are the ones which relate the stories of previous prophets....etc.
4.-Informative: Examples of these are the verses which contain scientific information, (e.g. verses which speak of the universe, geology or embryology ...etc).
5- Reflective: Like the verses which contain various parables.
On Judgement Day, believers will be accountable to the first two types of verses (Law giving and Warning verses) regardless of which divine scripture they follow. On the other hand, no one will be accountable to the last three types of verses.
The Quran was not only revealed for the intellectuals or the scholars, but also for the unlearned and simple folk who may not be as clever. For that specific reason, and because God is the Most Fair, God deliberately made sure that these law giving verses in particular, and by which we will be held accountable to, are very clear and straightforward.
These verses are clear and straightforward, not through the interpretations of the scholars (as they claim), but through the simple words of God (12:1 and 44:58).
God distinguishes between the clear straightforward verses (the law giving in particular) and between other verses which could be interpreted in more than one way:
“He sent down to you this scripture, containing authoritative verses, which constitute the essence of the scripture, as well as multiple-meaning or allegorical verses. Those who harbor doubts in their hearts will pursue the multiple-meaning verses to create confusion, and to extricate a certain meaning. None knows the true meaning thereof except God and those well founded in knowledge. They say, "We believe in this-all of it comes from our Lord." Only those who possess intelligence will take heed” 3:7
If the law giving verses of the Quran were complex and required a degree of intelligence to understand them, and follow them, then there would be a favourable bias given to the intelligent. But because of God's justice and fairness, we find that the law giving verses are made very clear and straightforward. Thus no injustices would befall anyone. This is made quite clear in the Quran in numerous verses such as:
“God does not inflict an atom’s weight of injustice.”4:40
An example of the law giving verses that are quite straightforward is the verse that specifies the steps of ablution:
“O you who believe, when you observe the Contact Prayers (Salat), you shall wash your faces, wash your arms to the elbows, wipe your heads and your feet to the ankles” 5:6
This simple order from God is phrased in such simple and direct words that it is not possible to find different words which would make the meaning any clearer.
FOURTH
The Quran is straightforward
and without crookedness
"An Arabic Quran, without any crookedness, that they may take heed" 39:28
The interpreters who constantly twist God's words and claim that they mean something other than the obvious and straightforward meaning, are guilty of disclaiming this fourth attribute of the Quran. The examples of this type of corruption run in the hundreds. To view some of these please go to: Misinterpreted Verses.
For now, this is one of the classic examples of such corruption:
God decreed that Hajj may be observed in the known months, which are the four months which God calls "hurum":
"Hajj shall be observed in the specified months. Whoever "farada" (sets out to observe) Hajj "feehhinna" (therein) shall refrain from sexual intercourse, misconduct and arguments throughout Hajj" 2:197
It is very clear from these Quranic words that God has decreed four whole months for the purpose of Hajj and not the first 10 days of the Islamic month of Zu Al-Hijja!
The Arabic words (Mann farada feehhinna al-Hajj) or (whoever sets out to observe Hajj therein) are self indicative. The word "farada" which means to observe or execute, comes from the word "fard" which means a religious obligation. Thus the word "farada" means to actually execute the obligation (Hajj). The word (therein) refers to the four months. Together, these two words (observe) and (therein) confirm that God has decreed for us that we may observe Hajj anytime during the four months.
However, the ulama (religious scholars) have come up with the most ridiculous excuse to twist the content of this Quranic law. In an attempt to over-rule the Quranic law and uphold their hadith and sunna, they have claimed that this verse speaks of the time 14 centuries ago when the journey of Hajj on camel and donkey backs took months to complete! They thus claim that this verse speaks of the intention of Hajj and not the actual observation of Hajj. In other words, people can prepare for their donkey and camel rides and make the intention for hajj anytime during the four months!
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We pose here for a moment to see how their fabrications exposes their own lies.
According to their interpretation of 2:197 the four months are given to accomodate the intention of the hajj. So here we have a man who makes the intention on the first day of the four months to go to Hajj. After doing so, this man gets on his donkey and starts the trip. And as we are well reminded, in the old days the trip used to take more than a month (depending on where the person is coming from). So this man, who started his trip on the first day of the four months, arrives a month after he started his trip. When he arrives at Mecca (after one month), he would have in fact missed the hajj, which according to them can only be observed during the first ten days of the four months!
Any human being who employs any degree of common sense will immediately see the absurdity of this ridiculous interpretation of 2:197:
- Do these interpreters not realise that the Quranic law is decreed for all people and for all times, and not only for those who travelled on donkeys and camels 14 centuries ago?
- Do these interpreters not see God's deliberate use of the word "Farada" (to observe) in this verse? Do they not see the words "Feehin al-hajj" which means (whoever observes the Hajj therein) ? God did not say (whoever starts his journey therein)! the words (observe) and (therein) constitute God's clear and straightforward decree that hajj may be observed in these months, and not that the donkey journey may be started during these months!
Sadly, these so-called scholars get away with such corrupt interpretation because the majority of people are too lazy to verify the Quranic truth for themselves and in stead rely on the sholars in the belief that these scholars are to be trusted above the words of the Quran!
May we always remember that God proclaimed that the Quran is straightforward and without crookedness. Therefore, if God says that Hajj may be observed during the four months, then God means just that. God does not say (observe therein) and means (start the donkey ride)!! God does not say one thing and mean another! The reader is free to believe God or believe the twisted interpreters!
For more examples of misinterpreted Quranic verses please go to: Misinterpreted Verses
FIFTH
The word of God is
complete in the Quran.
The Quran categorically states that the Word of God is complete in the Quran.
“The Word of your Lord is complete in truth and in justice” 6:115
The claim of the pro-hadith writers that God revealed to His prophet words or teachings outside of the Quran (what they call hadith Qudsi) is in clear violation off this verse. It is also in violation of 17:73 and 69:43-47 where God very clearly warns the prophet not to ever claim that he received any revelations from God other than the Quran:
“They almost diverted you from the revelations we have given you. They wanted you to fabricate something else, in order to consider you a friend. If it were not that we strengthened you, you almost leaned towards them just a little bit. Had you done that, we would have doubled the retribution for you in this life, and after death, and you would have found no one to help you against us” 17:73-75
“(This Quran) A revelation from the Lord of the universe. Had he uttered any other teachings. We would have punished him. We would have stopped the revelations to him. None of you could have helped him.” 69:43-47
Throughout the Quran, we are told that the only revelation received by Muhammad from God was the Quran (see 4:105, 5:48, 6:19, 6:92, 6:155, 29:47, 16:89, 39:2, 76:23).
SIXTH
The Quran is fully detailed.
The following verses confirm that the Quran is fully detailed and that it contains all the details required for the believer in order that he/she can follow Islam:
"We did not leave anything out of this book” 6:38
”Shall I seek other than God as a source of law, when He has revealed to you this book fully detailed?” 6:114
”The word of your Lord is complete, in truth and justice. Nothing shall abrogate His words. He is the Hearer, the Omniscient” 6:115
”This is not fabricated ‘hadith’; this (Quran) confirms all previous scriptures, provides the details of everything, and is a guidance and mercy for those who believe” 12:111
”We have revealed to you this book to provide explanations for everything, and guidance and mercy and good news for the submitters” 16:89
In spite of the very clear words: “fully detailed”, “details of everything” and “explanations for everything” the corrupt interpreters somehow still claim that the Quran does not include all the details! Sadly, they claim that the Quran has only mentioned the major outlines of the religion while as the details of everyday rituals are only to be found in the Hadith and Sunna!
These false claims only go to expose these people’s ignorance of the Quran, and also their disbelief in God's words.
To conclude, belief in the Quran requires belief in all of the above six convictions, and not just the belief that the Quran is the word of God. Consequently, all those who insist that the Quran does not include all the details of the religion or those who believe that the Quran is ambiguous and can only be explained through the hadith, they do not believe the Quran, nor do they believe God. There are no ifs or buts in this issue.