THE DEFAMED LIE (VERSES NO. 101 - 105)

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Verses 106-111Verses 101-105

      The reference here again is to some of the objections of the Pagan Arabs to the Glorious Qurän:ِ

      ``When we change one sign for another, they say; you are no more than a forger of lies....''

      This was because Most of the Pagan Arabs who were almost all illitrates, knew not what was the aim of Qurän and the object of the Messenger of God's mission. This was while Mohammad (AS) with the help of Qurän was after establishing a community full of justice with perfect morale, and free from all sorts of oppression and transgression. So they could not understand that for a community which is in a state of transformation and development, abrogation is something necessary. Abrogating some verses, or replacing an order with another in a progressive revelation is according to a minute programme checked in all aspects. How can a doctor cure a disease in the same day and with only one single prescription?

      The next verse follows the same object telling the prophet:ِ

      ``(SAY TO THEM THAT YOU FORGE NOTHING) and it is the Holy Spirit who has brought it down from your Lord, to me, in truth, in order to make firm the believers and to guide the Muslims and to give them glad-tidings.''

      Therefore the verses are all truth, be they abrogated or unabrogated, basics, or allegoricals. They are all from Allah, and each of them follow a certain reality.

      The above verse (NO.102) imply that by the Revelation God intends to make the believers firm in their line and object, and to give guidance and glad tidings to the Muslims. This is because belief is in the heart, but Islam is in the appearance.

      Any how, in order to strengthen the faith of people, use is made of long term and short term, programmes and instructions, and abrogating an order does not mean derogating it; which may mean something has been said or written wrongly, or it is inferior to something else, and it has to be corrected. God forbid that! In the side of Allah, nothing will be done by mistake or wrongly. Only a whole matter may be taught to people progressively, and part by part, or through various classes. An instance of this is the unlawfulness of alcoholic beverages that was declared step by step.

      When the Pagan Arabs made sure that the most eloquent and learned men among them could not write down even a chapter the like of Qurän; which is so eloquent, deep, and meaningful, they postulated that there must be a very learned and literate man behind the curtain, to teach and dictate the Quranic verses to Mohammad (AS).

      Some commentators have understood the pointed to, teacher, must have been SALMÄN FARSI, Mohammad's very near disciple. But this does not read, because we know that SALMÄN joined Mohammad in Medina, while the verse under discussion was revealed to the prophet in Mecca.

      Another man has also been said to have done that, whose name was, ``BALÄM'' who lived in Mecca. He was a sword maker, and a native of Rome. He was not well versed in Arabic language:ِ

      ``And verily We know that they say; only a human being teaches him this Qurän. But the language of the man to whom they point, is foreigner, while this Book is perpicuous Arabic. Say the Holy Spirit (GABRIEL) has brought it down from your Lord in truth to make the believer firm, and guide the Muslims and give them good-news.''

      It is indeed true that, such a book of wonderful eloquency and strange depth of meaning, cannot flow out from the tongue of a man, specially illiterate and unable to read and write. Even the most learned and literate men throughout the ages have failed to bring a chapter the like of Qurän. This proves that the book has been sent down to Mohammad, as he himself has said, from God, the All-knowing, who knows the secrets and mysteries of the universe, that are beyond human comprehension.

      More ridiculous than what the Pagan Arabs have said; is that which some of the USSR materialists and communists, announced in their Eastern Congress in 1954. They came to the conclusion that:ِ

      ``Such a Book as Qurän, cannot flow out of the brain of one single man like Mohammad. It rather must have been the fruit of some deep studies and long strives of a group of learned scholars; and we doubt the whole Qurän to have been compiled and composed in Arabian Peninsula!!! Most assuredly, parts of Qurän has been written outside the Arabian territory!!''

      The next verse (NO.104) threatens, that, those who do not believe in the signs of Allah, will not be guided by God, and they will taste a painful punishment.

      This is because the wicked people accuse the man of God of foring lies, while they themselves are liars and beliers.

 

 

 

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