Qur'aan, Abandoned!

Qur'aanic Verse 25:30:

Transliteration:

30. Waqala alrrasoolu ya rabbi inna qawmee ittakhathoo hatha alqur-ana mahjooran

Translation:

30. And the Messenger will say, “O my Lord! My people did indeed treat this Qur’aan as a thing abandoned.”⁵

^{Study Note:}

5. The Messenger (Muhammad, peace on him) might have said so, exasperatingly, when in the initial period of his mission the people of his own tribe would not believe him. But from the immediately preceding context it appears that this is what he would say on Judgment Day when he comes to know of the sorry fate of a large number of people who claimed to be his followers after he left this world. Have not most of the so-called Muslims of today (early part of the 21^st century A.D.) indeed abandoned the Qur’aan? Do they ever refer to it seeking guidance in the conduct of their day-to-day lives in this world? The Qur’aan urges them to stand by and abide by the Truth with patience and with trust in Allah. Do they do that? At the slightest perception of danger to any of their worldly assets, they will not hesitate to abandon the truth and thereby the Qur’aan. The Qur’aan asks them to worship none but Allah. But they run to the graves of dead saints for redressal of grievances and for bestowal of bounties. They fail to understand that such acts of theirs are tantamount to worshipping the dead saints and thereby committing the unpardonable sin of shirk. The Qur’aan asks them to believe in the Hereafter. They do profess that they believe, but they betray their disbelief in almost every act of theirs in this world. They would rather abandon their morning prayer than abandon their sweet sleep. They do not bother to study for themselves what the Qur’aan says. They will try their best to educate their children to earn a lot and to have a good status in worldly life, but they bother the least to prepare them for the Hereafter. They do many, many such things to prove the prophetic statement in this Verse right.

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An extract from Qur'aanic Studies Chapter 25, to be published soon, inshaAllah.

Mohammad Shafi

Beware!

Qur'aanic Verse 82:19:

Transliteration:

19. Yawma la tamliku nafsun linafsin shay-an waal-amru yawma-ithin lillahi

Translation:

19. That Day no creature shall be of any avail to another. And Allah’s shall be the sole command that Day!²

^{Study Note:}

2. Christians, who are sure their Christ [peace on him] will take them to Paradise, beware! And Muslims, who claim that whatever their deeds here in this world their Muhammad [peace on him] will ensure their entry into Jannah, beware!

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An extract from yet-to-be-published Qur'aanic Studies Manzil VII.

Mohammad Shafi

Ritualistic Reading

Qur'aanic Verse 62:5:

Transliteration:

5. Mathalu allatheena hummiloo alttawrata thumma lam yahmilooha kamathali alhimari yahmilu asfaran bi/sa mathalu alqawmi allatheena kaththaboo bi-ayati Allahi waAllahu la yahdee alqawma alththalimeena

Translation:

5. Those who were given the responsibility of bearing [following the instructions in] the Torah, but did not do so are like an ass carrying a load of books.⁴ Terrible is the example of those who deny Allah’s signs/Verses! And Allah does not guide the wicked people.

Study Note:

4. The reference, of course, is to the Jews here. But the simile equally applies to most modern-day Muslims. Like how the Jews treat the Torah, the Muslims treat the Qur’aan! Both practise just ritualistic reading of their respective Scripture without bothering to follow its instructions.

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An extract from yet-to-be-published Qur'aanic Studies Manzil VII.

Mohammad Shafi