In that post, discussion on Christine Douglass-Williams’ new book, The Challenge of Modernizing Islam: Reformers Speak Out and the Obstacles
They Face.
Among
the statements cited from the interviews relayed in and excerpts from the
above-mentioned book, the argument of the “Koranic movement” that “holds that
the Hadith is an unreliable source, and that the Koran is comprehensive and sufficient
in itself.”
To that
position and claim of the “Koranic movement” I answer, the Qur’an commands
obedience to “Allah and Allah’s Messenger.”
Moreover,
it declares, “Whoever obeys the Messenger has obeyed Allah.” (4:80.)
It
instructs Muhammad to command, follow me.
It
declares, of Muhammad, that he is an exemplary example to follow. (33:21)
It
declares, Allah rested upon the shoulders of his messenger, Muhammad, the duty
to explain the intended divine meanings of the Qur’anic texts.
Moreover,
it hinges Allah’s love for the believer on the believer’s’ willingness and
compliance in following Allah’s messenger—“ If you love Allah, follow me and
Allah will love you.” (3:31)
It
commands, “Whatever the Messenger gives you you should accept; and whatever he
forbids you, you should forego.” (Surah 59:7)
Therefore,
I ask, how is one to comply with Allah’s command to obey him thus to obey his
messenger, if one has no means of discovering or knowing precisely what the
messenger commanded?
How can
one know he has obeyed Allah if obeying “the Messenger” is obeying Allah if one
is clueless as to precisely what the Messenger commanded?
I
further press, how is one to follow the command of Allah to follow the actions
of his messenger if one has no record or source that details and delineates the
actions of the said messenger?
How is
one to follow that which the Qur’an asserts is the exemplary model believers
are commanded to follow absent works, as stated above, that spell out and
detail the precise actions one is to emulate?
How is
one to understand the intended divine meaning of Qur’anic verses, if the one
that the Qur’an declares was sent to this world for the precise purpose of
explaining and making clear those intended meanings left no authoritative works
bearing out those crucial intended meanings?
If the
Qur’anic claim, as cited above, “follow me and Allah will love you” has a
wiggles’ worth of worth to it, how is the believer to be assured of Allah’s
love for him/her if that love is dependent on his ability to follow the actions
of a messenger of whom there exist no authoritative written records?
What’s
more, how is one to know what “the Messenger gives you” that is that which you
are commanded to “accept, ” how does one find what it is that “he forbids you”
so that one might know that which “you should forego” if there are, as stated,
no authoritative works spelling out those details?
In
other words, pray tell me, how can a book that instructs its readers to follow
and obey such a man be less than intrinsically connected to, thus,
categorically dependent upon works that detail and delineate what that
messenger did, commanded, instituted, or forbid?
Pray
tell me, how can anyone who can reason the distance to the tip of one’s nose,
assert that “ the Koran is comprehensive and sufficient in itself”?
Nonsense,
by it’s own declarations and commands, as shown above, it points the believer
to the details and example of the life of the alleged prophet of Islam.
“Obey
Allah and His Messenger,” “Whoever obeys the Messenger has obeyed Allah,” and
“If you love Allah, then follow me and Allah will love you.” (3:32, 4:80, 3:31
respectively)
“The explanatory role of the Sunnah in relation to the Qur’an
has been determined by the Qur’an itself, where we read in an address to the
Prophet in sura al-Nahl[sic] (16:44): ‘We have sent down to you the Remembrance
so that you may explain to the people what has been revealed to them.’”
(Kamili,
Dr. Mohammad Hasim, Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence, The Islamic Texts
Society, UK, 2003, p. 81)
What
was allegedly revealed? The actions “Allah” wanted to see in his body of Believers, those
actions seen in the life of His Messenger, Muhammad.
Where
does one who desires to obey “Allah” thus obey his messenger, thus follow the
example of his messenger, thus, accept what he ordered, forgo what he forbid,
as he is commanded to do, where does one find the details needed to comply with
all the aforementioned obligations?
Answer:
in the pages of sira, ahadith, maghazi, brought together, along with Qur’anic
text, into one full picture on the pages of tafsir.
The
Qur’an is dependent upon those works, as stated above, is so by its very own
commands and declarations, as shown above.
Hence
these words, guidance and admonition from the revered, Imam Ibn Qayyim
Al-Jawziyyah, under the Heading, The Messengers Are Indispensable:
It is imperative that a servant knows the messenger and his guidance, and it is also imperative that he affirms his message and obeys him. The joy of this life and the afterlife are only attainable through the messengers. Similarly, it is only through them that good and evil can be identified, and it is only through them that one can please Allah.
The messengers are the scale upon which statements and actions are weighed, and obedience to them is what separates the guided from the misguided. Consequently, they are more vital to man than his body is to his soul.
………………….
If the joy of this life and the afterlife is dependant [sic] upon the guidance of the prophet (may Allah send salutations upon him), then all who desire success must know his biography and teachings.
(Imam
Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah, Zad Al-Ma’ad, Provisions for The Afterlife Which Lie
Within Prophetic Guidance, Translation: Ismail Abdus Salaam, Dar Al-Kotob Al-ilmihay,
2010, Lebanon, 1st Edition, P. 18.)
Robert Spencer's Scripture Lesson~Is ISIS Islamic?
Robert Spencer: The Theological Aspects of Islam
That Lead to Jihad
In this video, Robert Spencer proves,
with evidence
from Islamic sources, that ISIS is Islamic. I provide quotes
from
the cited texts plus relevant Sharia. Qur'an quotes are
linked to
50 parallel translations at Islam Awakened. Links to Tafsir Ibn Kathir
and Maududi's Tafheem are below each quote. There is also a
link
to Ishaq's Sira.
Relevant quotes from The Reliance Of The
Traveller are added with links to Hedaya and Risala for easy
confirmation.
Qur'an Verses & hadith cited in the video: click
the Surah/Ayat # to read the verse below. Back
Space to return.
This
verse was revealed as an income replacement to make up for
termination of polytheist pilgrimage to Mekkah. Ibn Kathir
explains it in the first page of the fourth volume of his Sira.
commanded to fight:
ahadith confirming 8:39, 9:29 & 9:123 Note the
highlighed
clauses: you save your wealth & life from Moe by reciting
shahada.
8:39 Dissent:
Islamic law quoted below does not require permission when
there is no caliph!
5:46. And in
their footsteps, We sent 'Iesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary) ,
confirming the Taurât (Torah) that had come before him, and We gave him
the Injeel (Gospel), in which was guidance and light and confirmation
of the Taurât (Torah) that had come before it, a guidance and an
admonition for Al-Muttaqûn (the pious - see V.2:2). Tafsir Ibn Kathir Maududi's Tafheem
5:65. And if
only the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) had believed (in
Muhammad ) and warded off evil (sin, ascribing partners to
Allâh) and had become AlMuttaqûn (the pious - see
V.2:2) We would indeed have blotted out their sins and admitted them to
Gardens of pleasure (in Paradise).
10:94. So if
you (O Muhammad ) are in doubt concerning that which We have
revealed unto you, [i.e. that your name is written in the Taurât
(Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)] then ask those who are reading the
Book [the Taurât (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)] before you. Verily,
the truth has come to you from your Lord. So be not of those who doubt
(it).
10:95.
And be not one of those who belie the Ayât (proofs,
evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allâh, for
then you shall be one of the losers.
5:17. Surely,
in disbelief are they who say that Allâh is the Messiah, son of Maryam
(Mary) . Say (O Muhammad ): "Who then has the least
power against Allâh, if He were to destroy the Messiah, son of Maryam
(Mary), his mother, and all those who are on the earth together?" And
to Allâh belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and all
that is between them. He creates what He wills. And
Allâh is Able to do all things.
5:72. Surely,
they have disbelieved who say: "Allâh is the Messiah ['Iesa (Jesus)],
son of Maryam (Mary)." But the Messiah ['Iesa (Jesus)] said: "O
Children of Israel! Worship Allâh, my Lord and your Lord." Verily,
whosoever sets up partners in worship with Allâh, then Allâh has
forbidden Paradise for him, and the Fire will be his abode
. And for the Zâlimûn (polytheists and
wrongdoers) there are no helpers.
5:73. Surely,
disbelievers are those who said: "Allâh is the third of the three (in a
Trinity)." But there is no ilâh (god) (none who
has the right to be worshipped) but One Ilâh (God
-Allâh). And if they cease not from what they say, verily, a
painful torment will befall the disbelievers among them.
4:157. And because of
their saying (in boast), "We killed Messiah 'Iesa (Jesus), son of
Maryam (Mary), the Messenger of Allâh," - but they killed him not, nor
crucified him, but the resemblance of 'Iesa (Jesus) was put over
another man (and they killed that man), and those who differ therein
are full of doubts. They have no (certain) knowledge, they
follow nothing but conjecture. For surely; they killed him not
[i.e. 'Iesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary) ]:.
5:14.
And from those who call themselves Christians, We took their
covenant, but they have abandoned a good part of the Message that was
sent to them. So We planted amongst them enmity and hatred till the Day
of Resurrection (when they discarded Allâh's Book, disobeyed Allâh's
Messengers and His Orders and transgressed beyond bounds in Allâh's
disobedience), and Allâh will inform them of what they used to
do.
3:61. Then whoever
disputes with you concerning him ['Iesa (Jesus)] after (all this)
knowledge that has come to you, [i.e. 'Iesa (Jesus)] being a slave of
Allâh, and having no share in Divinity) say: (O Muhammad )
"Come, let us call our sons and your sons, our women and your women,
ourselves and yourselves - then we pray and invoke (sincerely) the
Curse of Allâh upon those who lie."
Al-'Aqib and
Saiyid, the rulers of Najran, came to Allah's Apostle with the
intention of doing Lian one of them said to the other, "Do not do (this
Lian) for, by Allah, if he is a Prophet and we do this Lian, neither
we, nor our offspring after us will be successful." Then both of them
said (to the Prophet ), "We will give what you should ask but you
should send a trustworthy man with us, and do not send any person with
us but an honest one." The Prophet said, "I will send an honest man who
Is really trustworthy." Then every one of the companions of Allah's
Apostle wished to be that one. Then the Prophet said, "Get up, O Abu
'Ubaida bin Al-Jarrah." When he got up, Allah's Apostle said, "This is
the Trustworthy man of this (Muslim) nation."
9:30. And the
Jews say: 'Uzair (Ezra) is the son of Allâh, and the Christians say:
Messiah is the son of Allâh. That is a saying from their mouths. They
imitate the saying of the disbelievers of old. Allâh's Curse be on
them, how they are deluded away from the truth!
9:74. They swear by
Allâh that they said nothing (bad), but really they said the word of
disbelief, and they disbelieved after accepting Islâm, and they
resolved that (plot to murder Prophet Muhammad ) which they
were unable to carry out, and they could not find any cause to do so
except that Allâh and His Messenger had enriched them of His Bounty. If
then they repent, it will be better for them, but if they turn away,
Allâh will punish them with a painful torment in this worldly life and
in the Hereafter. And there is none for them on earth as a Walî
(supporter, protector) or a helper.
9:14. Fight against
them so that Allâh will punish them by your hands and disgrace them and
give you victory over them and heal the breasts of a believing
people,
9:29. Fight against
those who (1) believe not in Allâh, (2) nor in the Last Day, (3) nor
forbid that which has been forbidden by Allâh and His Messenger (4) and
those who acknowledge not the religion of truth (i.e. Islâm) among the
people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians), until they pay the Jizyahwith willing submission, and feel themselves subdued.
This verse is codified in the fiqh of the
Shafi'i school of Islamic law: Reliance
Of The Traveller Book
O9.8 I do not expect the pdf file linked below to survive for long. I
have highlighted a crucial clause which proves that Jihad is
offensive, not defensive. Click through, scroll up and read
9.0
& 9.1 With the exceptions of surprise attacks and
enemy
attack, Muslims are required to issue dawah for three days prior to
attacking. To confirm this Islamic law, refer to
the
fiqh of the Hanafi & Maliki madhabs
especialy Hedaya
2.140-145 & 212-216. In Risala, pay particular
attention to
Chapter 30.2b. The version of Imam Al-Shafi'i's
infamous
fatwa in Reliance O9.1 is not clear; verify it in page 18 of The Book
Of Jihad.
The Book Of Jihad pg. 18
Warning: put away all fire, choke & spill hazards and place
women & children in a safe room before opening this
book, it will
piss you off!!
O9.8: The Objectives of Jihad
The caliph (o25) makes war upon Jews, Christians, and Zoroastrians (N: provided
he has first
invited them to enter Islam in faith and practice, and if they will
not, then invited them
to enter the social order of Islam by paying the non-Muslim poll tax (jizya,
def: o11.4)
which is the significance of their paying it, not the money itself
while remaining in
their ancestral religions) (O: and the war continues) until they become
Muslim or else pay
the non-Muslim poll tax (O: in accordance with the word of Allah Most
High,
"Fight those who do not believe in Allah and the Last Day and who
forbid not what Allah
and His messenger have forbidden who do not practice the
religion of truth, being of
those who have been given the Book until they pay the poll
tax out of hand and are
humbled" (Koran 9.29),
the time and place for which is before the final descent of Jesus (upon
whom be peace).
After his final coming, nothing but Isla m will be accepted from them,
for taking the poll
tax is only effective until Jesus' descent (upon him and our Prophet be
peace), which is
the divinely revealed law of Muhammad. The coming of Jesus does not
entail a separate
divinely revealed law, for he will rule by the law of Muhammad. As for
the Prophet's
saying (Allah bless him and give him peace), "I am the last, there will
be no prophet after me,"
this does not contradict the final coming of Jesus (upon whom be
peace), since he will not
rule according to the Evangel, but as a follower of our Prophet (Allah
bless him and give
him peace)).
Allah's
Apostle said, "I have been ordered to fight the people till they say:
'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah.' And if they say so,
pray like our prayers, face our Qibla and slaughter as we slaughter,
then their blood and property will be sacred to us and we will not
interfere with them except legally and their reckoning will be with
Allah." Narrated Maimun ibn Siyah that he asked Anas bin Malik, "O Abu
Hamza! What makes the life and property of a person sacred?" He
replied, "Whoever says, 'None has the right to be worshipped but
Allah', faces our Qibla during the prayers, prays like us and eats our
slaughtered animal, then he is a Muslim, and has got the same rights
and obligations as other Muslims have."
Allah 's
Apostle said, " I have been ordered to fight with the people till they
say, 'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah,' and whoever says,
'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah,' his life and
property will be saved by me except for Islamic law, and
his accounts will be with Allah, (either to punish him or to forgive
him.)"
Sahih Bukhari
Volume 9, Book 92, Number 388:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
When Allah's Apostle died and Abu Bakr was elected as a Caliph after
him, some of the Arabs reverted to disbelief, 'Umar said to Abu Bakr,
"How dare you fight the people while Allah's Apostle said, I have been ordered to fight the
people till they say 'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah'
And whoever
says: None has the right to be worshipped but Allah.' saves his wealth
and his life from me unless he deserves a legal punishment
lusty, and his account will be with Allah! Abu Bakr said,
"By Allah, I will fight him who discriminates between Zakat and
prayers, for Zakat is the Compulsory right to be taken from the wealth
By Allah, if they refuse to give me even a tying rope which they use to
give to Allah's Apostle, I would fight them for withholding it." 'Umar
said, 'By Allah, It was nothing, except I saw that Allah had opened the
chest of Abu Bakr to the fight, and I came to know for certain that was
the truth."
8:39. And fight them
until there is no more Fitnah (disbelief and
polytheism: i.e. worshipping others besides Allâh) and the religion
(worship) will all be for Allâh Alone [in the whole of the world]. But if they cease (worshipping others besides Allâh), then
certainly, Allâh is All-Seer of what they do.
The
caliph fights all other peoples until they become Muslim (O: because
they are not a people with a Book, nor honored as such, and are not
permitted to settle with paying the poll tax (jizya) ) (n: though
according to the Hanafi school, peoples of all other religions, even
idol worshippers, are permitted to live under the protection of the
Islamic state if they either become Muslim or agree to pay the poll
tax, the sole exceptions to which are apostates from Islam and idol
worshippers who are Arabs, neither of whom has any choice but becoming
Muslim (al-Hidaya sharh Bidaya al-mubtadi' (y21), 6.48-49) ).
Sahih Muslim Book 019, Number 4294:
It has been reported from Sulaiman b.
Buraid through his father that when the Messenger of Allah (may peace
be upon him) appointed anyone as leader of an army or detachment he
would especially exhort him to fear Allah and to be good to the Muslims
who were with him. He would say: Fight in the name of Allah and in the
way of Allah. Fight against those who disbelieve in Allah. Make a holy
war, do not embezzle the spoils; do not break your pledge; and do not
mutilate (the dead) bodies; do not kill the children. When you meet
your enemies who are polytheists invite them to three courses of
action. If they respond to any one of these, you also accept it and
withold yourself from doing them any harm. Invite them
to (accept) Islam; if they respond to you, accept it from them and
desist from fighting against them. Then invite them to migrate from
their lands to the land of Muhairs and inform them that, if they do so,
they shall have all the privileges and obligations of the Muhajirs. If
they refuse to migrate, tell them that they will have the status of
Bedouin Muilims and will be subjected to the Commands of Allah like
other Muslims, but they will not get any share from the spoils of war
or Fai' except when they actually fight with the Muslims (against the
disbelievers). If they refuse to accept Islam, demand from them the
Jizya. If they agree to pay, accept it from them and hold off your
hands. If they refuse to pay the tax, seek Allah's help and fight
them...
O9.6
It
is offensive to conduct a military expedition against hostile
non-Muslims without the caliph's permission (A: though if
there is no caliph (def: o25), no permission is required).
Note however, that
Islam considers disbelief to be waging war against Allah, so all
Jihad can be considered defensive in their demon
possessed minds.
47:4. So, when you meet (in
fight Jihâd in Allâh's Cause), those who
disbelieve smite at their necks till when you have killed and wounded
many of them, then bind a bond firmly (on them, i.e. take them as
captives). Thereafter (is the time) either for generosity (i.e. free
them without ransom), or ransom (according to what benefits Islâm),
until the war lays down its burden. Thus [you are ordered by Allâh to
continue in carrying out Jihâd against the
disbelievers till they embrace Islâm (i.e. are saved from the
punishment in the Hell-fire) or at least come under your protection],
but if it had been Allâh's Will, He Himself could certainly have
punished them (without you). But (He lets you fight), in order to test
you, some with others. But those who are killed in the Way of Allâh, He
will never let their deeds be lost,
4:3.
And if you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly
with the orphangirls, then marry (other) women of your choice, two or
three, or four but if you fear that you shall not be able to deal
justly (with them), then only one or (the captives and the slaves) that
your right hands possess. That is nearer to prevent you from doing
injustice.
4:24. Also (forbidden
are) women already married, except those (captives and slaves) whom
your right hands possess. Thus has Allâh ordained for
you. All others are lawful, provided you seek (them in
marriage) with Mahr (bridal money given by the
husband to his wife at the time of marriage) from your property,
desiring chastity, not committing illegal sexual intercourse, so with
those of whom you have enjoyed sexual relations, give them their Mahr
as prescribed; but if after a Mahr is
prescribed, you agree mutually (to give more), there is no sin on
you. Surely, Allâh is Ever AllKnowing, AllWis
33:50. O Prophet
(Muhammad )! Verily, We have made lawful to you your wives, to
whom you have paid their Mahr (bridal money given
by the husband to his wife at the time of marriage), and those
(captives or slaves) whom your right hand possesses - whom Allâh has
given to you, and the daughters of your 'Amm
(paternal uncles) and the daughters of your 'Ammah
(paternal aunts) and the daughters of your Khâl
(maternal uncles) and the daughters of your Khâlah
(maternal aunts) who migrated (from Makkah) with you, and a believing
woman if she offers herself to the Prophet, and the Prophet wishes to
marry her; a privilege for you only, not for the (rest of) the
believers. Indeed We know what We have enjoined upon them about their
wives and those (captives or slaves) whom their right hands possess, -
in order that there should be no difficulty on you. And Allâh is Ever
OftForgiving, Most Merciful.
3:28. Let not the believers
take the disbelievers as Auliyâ (supporters,
helpers, etc.) instead of the believers, and whoever does that will
never be helped by Allâh in any way, except if you indeed fear a danger
from them. And Allâh warns you against Himself (His Punishment), and to
Allâh is the final return.
60:4. Indeed there has been
an excellent example for you in Ibrâhim (Abraham) and those with him,
when they said to their people: "Verily, we are free from you and
whatever you worship besides Allâh, we have rejected you, and there has
started between us and you, hostility and hatred for ever, until you
believe in Allâh Alone," except the saying of Ibrâhim (Abraham) to his
father: "Verily, I will ask for forgiveness (from Allâh) for you, but I
have no power to do anything for you before Allâh ." Our Lord! In You
(Alone) we put our trust, and to You (Alone) we turn in repentance, and
to You (Alone) is (our) final Return,
33:21.
Indeed in the Messenger of Allâh (Muhammad ) you
have a good example to follow for him who hopes in (the Meeting with)
Allâh and the Last Day and remembers Allâh much.
Last Friday Facebook arbitrarily deleted the International Judge the Koran page. Today a new page appears, celebrating the handiwork of the perfidious body guard who murdered the Governor he was sworn to protect. I have reproduced screen shots of the wall and information page below. Click them for the full sized image. A page announcing an upcoming event: investigation into the content & meaning of the Qur'an is arbitrarily pulled down, Then Muslims put up a page celebrating the murder of a critic of Islamic blasphemy law by his own bodyguard. Here is one of the search engine results, the link will take you to the Facebook "news feed", not to the page described because it was deleted.
Welcome to a Facebook Page about International Judge the Koran Day. Join Facebook to start connecting with International Judge the Koran Day. www.facebook.com/.../International-Judge-the-Koran-Day/171630126209459 - Cached
Reverend Terry Jones plans to judge the Qur'an for two hours from 6 to 8 pm. March 20, 2011. In reality, it should be judged constantly by an unending stream of new readers.
7:16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? 7:17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. (King James Bible, Matthew)
Examine the root and stem first. See for yourself exactly what is in the Qur'an. The following links, where possible, are directed to Surah Al-Anfal 39, which commands Muslims to wage perpetual war against pagan disbelievers.
Guillaume's translation of The Life of Muhammad, 141MB archive of 432 jpg files each bearing two pages. You will probably http://www.qurancomplex.com/Quran/Targama/Targama.asp?nSora= 61&l=eng&nAya= .001# 61_ .001http://www.qurancomplex.com/Quran/Targama/Targama.asp?nSora= 61&l=eng&nAya= .001# 61_ .001prefer to buy a hard copy from Amazon.This book describes the raids and battles, with restatements of several ayat which clarify matters a great deal.
The Sealed Nectar, a popular biography of the Profit; it details many of the battles and a significant subset of the extortion letters which preceded them.
I do not demand that you take my word as gospel. I exhort you to investigate for yourself. Read the Qur'an, these Surahs at minimum: [Hilali/Khan]
It will be easiest to sample the ahadith in Riyad us-Saliheen, which are selected from several collections. Then sample one of the books of Fiqh and one Sira. Discover what "Allah said', what Moe said and what he did before making a final judgment.
