Showing posts with label Quran. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Quran. Show all posts

Friday, 24 April 2009

Wake up, Muslim Ummah (2)

Nowadays, in circulation there is an Iranian film that claims to present the Islamic point of view of the life of Mariam mother of Jesus, may Allah be pleased with both of them. This claim is not true for the following reasons:

1-From its start till the end, this film stresses the concept of Jesus as the saviour, which is not an Islamic concept. Muslims do not believe that any human being, even Prophet Muhammad, PBUH, is our saviour. Rather, he, Muhammad, is our teacher and guide to the straight path. Every Muslim is responsible for his/her choices and actions. The concept of the saviour is the core of Christianity. Christians believe that Jesus is their saviour as they believe that he was crucified and suffered to save them from Hell-fire.

The idea of the saviour originates from the Christian belief of Jesus being crucified. On the other hand, this idea or claim is strongly rejected in The Qur'an in surah 4, verse 157-158:
وقولهم إنا قتلناالمسيح عيسى بن مريم وما قتلوه وما صلبوه ولكن شبه لهم وإن الذين اختلفوا فيه لفى شك منه مالهم به من علم إلا اتباع الظن وما قتلوه يقينا* بل رفعه الله إليه وكان الله عزيزا حكيما* وإن من أهل الكتاب إلا ليؤمنن به قبل موته ويوم القيامة يكون عليهم شهيدا
"They did not kill him, nor did they crucify him, though it was made to appear like that to them; they certainly did not kill him. Allah raised him up to Himself. Allah is Almighty and all-Wise. Then there is not one of the people of the book who will not believe in him [as a messenger of Allh] before his [Jesus] death, and on the day of Resurrection he [Jesus] will be a witness against them."

It is clear in the above verses, that the Qur'an firmly negates the crucifixion, confirming that Allah the Almighty did not allow it to happen, and saved Jesus by raising him up to Himself. It is also clear that Jesus, may Allah's peace be upon him, will be a witness against those who will claim other than the truth about him as is communicated in the Qur'an.

2- Muslims reject the symbolising of Prophets via acting, pictures or illustrations, etc.
In this film, the characters of Prophet Zachariyyah, the honourable Mariam, mother of Jesus as well as others, were played by acters, which is absolutely unacceplatble from the islamic point of view.

3- Most of the events in this film are not authentic from the Islamic point of view, as they were taken from Scriptures other than the Qur'an. This is despite the fact that the Prophet PBUH, has ordered us not to take information from Scriptures other than the Qur'an; he said:
"لا تصدقوهم ولا تكذبوهم"
"Neither believe them nor accuse them of lying."

My dear readers , it is important to note that highlighting the false concept of the saviour in this film simulates the tactic that is used by those who published the booklet, al Siratul Mustaqiim and the website, which the previous post warned Muslims against. We should therefore be careful of similar material which has an Islamic cover, but the contents may not necessarily be the same as what is advertised.

Tuesday, 24 February 2009

The Main Sources of Islamic Teachings







The main sources of legislation and guidance in Islam are the Qur'an and the teachings of the Prophet, may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him, which is known as sunnah. The prophet's teachings include two types:
  • The Hadith al-Nabawi, which constitutes the main part of the Prophet's teachings. It is narrations by the companions that tell us the sayings and/or doings of the prophet, may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him. Both wordings and meanings are from the Prophet.
  • The Hadith al-Qudsi, which is narrations by the Prophet (PBUH) telling us of divine messages directly inspired to him in meanings only from Allah, in most instances without the intermediate role of the arch angel Gabriel. The meanings of this type of hadith are from Allah, while the wordings are the prophet's way of expressing these meanings.
There is a greater difference between the Qur'an and the-Hadith al-Qudsi. The Qur'an is Allah's own words and unmatched speech revealed to the Prophet by means of the arch angel Gabriel. It is a living miracle that proves the Prophet-hood of Muhammad, (PBUH) to the world and continues to guide mankind to the truth. The role of the angel in the case of the Qur'an, was conveying the message exactly as he received it from Allah to the Prophet, including the mode of its recitation, which is known as tajweed. The role of Prophet Muhammad (BPUH) was to commit the Qur'anic verses to memory exactly as it was revealed to him, and recite it to people. This is, in addition to understanding the message, living by it and teaching people what it implied and how to implement it.

As appears, the Hadith al- Qudsi is different from the Qur'an; it is not Qur'an, and it does not acquire the status of the Qur'an in any way.