The Qur’ān is an Incoherent Book

2010 08 18 0 Comments Dr. Shehzad Saleem

It is generally believed that the Qur’ān is an incoherent book with haphazardly arranged verses.
Hamīd al-Dīn al-Farāhī’s Majmū‘ah-i tafāsīr,  Amīn Ahsan Islāhī’s Tadabbur-i Qur’ān and Javed Ahmad Ghāmidī’s on-going exegesis al-Bayān have served to remove this misconception.… Read More ...

Faith and Beliefs (2/2)

2011 03 14 0 Comments Javed Ahmad Ghamidi

Īmān (faith) is a religious term. If something is accepted with the certitude of the heart then this is called īmān. The foundation of this word is īmān (faith) in God. If a person accepts the Almighty such that he… Read More ...

Belief in Divine Books

2011 04 15 0 Comments Javed Ahmad Ghamidi

Believers! Have faith in God and His messenger, in the Book He has revealed to His messenger, and also in the Book He has previously revealed and [remember that] he who denies God, His Angels, His Books and His Prophets… Read More ...

The Qur’ān was revealed on Seven Ahruf

2010 08 19 0 Comments Dr. Shehzad Saleem

There are certain narratives which say that the Qur’ān was revealed on seven ahruf. A typical narrative reads:

حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى عَنْ مَالِك عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَبْدٍ الْقَارِيِّ أَنَّهُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عُمَرَ بْنَ… Read More ...

Only God knows the Meanings of Certain Qur’ānic Verses

2010 08 19 0 Comments Dr. Shehzad Saleem

It is generally thought that there are certain verses of the Qur’ān whose meaning is only known to God and that no man is able to understand them. They are called the mutashābihāt verses of the Qur’ān.
It needs… Read More ...