Removing Doubts Concerning Verses of Jihad in Quran: Are Jihad-Verses not the Verses of Quran? Part 4
By
Kamal Mustafa Azhari for New Age Islam
Translated
from Urdu by Newageislam.com
7 May
2021
Jihad-Verses
are undoubtedly Verses of the Quran – One just needs to understand the context
Important points discussed in Part 4
Jihad-verses
are Verses of the Quran
The
Quran is protected from distortion, increase or decrease
Allah
Almighty Has taken the responsibility of Protecting the Quran
Believing
in Islam requires faith equally in all the Quranic verses
Disbelieving
in any verse of the Quran is an act of disbelief (Kufr)
Satan can
never succeed in distorting the Holy Quran by adding something to it or
deleting something from it
Suspicion
4:
Another
suspicion is that verses of Jihad are not really verses of the Qur'an but added
because they contradict other verses.
Such
suspicion is created by Wasim Rafidi and his like-minded individuals who
publicly make a false claim to be the followers of the Quran and at the same
time deny certain verses of the Quran.
All the
commandments of the Shari'ah are firm and unwavering and everyone must
believe in them. The Holy Qur'an is protected from alteration, distortion,
increase or decrease. Allah Almighty says, “It is certainly We who have the
Reminder [the Quran] and it is certainly We Who will preserve it” (15:9)
If
Wasim Rafidi says that Allah Almighty did not take the responsibility of
protecting the Quran which is before us today in the form of paper and ink but
instead the Quran which Hazrat Jibril (Gabriel) gave to the Holy
Prophet (peace be upon him); then a question arises; where is that Quran that
Allah Almighty took responsibility for? If it does not exist then it means, God
forbid, it is no longer protected and the Muslim Ummah is still without
the Quran!!!
Wasim Rafidi
too does not believe so because he has made an objection only to 26 verses.
That he has not objected to the rest of the Quranic verses is proof of
accepting the rest of the Quran, i.e. according to him, this Quran is the same,
but only 26 verses are extra. If these 26 verses are extra, then verse 15:9 in
which Allah has promised to protect the Quran forever is also included in
verses that he has accepted as the verses of the Quran.
That
is, he is obeying verse 15:9 and at the same time denying 26 verses from the
same Qur'an. This was the habit of the Children of Israel, in whose rebuke
Allah Almighty said:
“So do
you believe in part of the Scripture and disbelieve in part? Then what is the
recompense for those who do that among you, except disgrace in worldly life;
and on the Day of Resurrection they will be sent back to the severest of punishment.
And Allah is not unaware of what you do.” (2:85)
Believing
every verse of the Qur'an by heart is faith [Iman] because this Qur'an
is an attribute of Allah Almighty and denying His attribute is an act of disbelief
[kufr].
The
oppressor [Wasim Rafidi) says that since one verse of the Qur'an reads, “For
you is Your religion” and another verse connotes “Kill him who does not believe
in one God [Referring to verse 9:5 kill the mushrikin”, there is a
contradiction in the Quran. But he has ignored the context of these two verses
of the Quran and accused the Quran of contradiction.
One
must ask him that the Quran that he believes except for 26 verses also includes
the following verse;
“Then
do they not reflect upon the Qur'an? If it had been from [any] other than
Allah, they would have found within it much contradiction.” (4:82)
If the
Quran had been from any person other than Allah, there would have been a
contradiction in it. Since Wasim Rafidi believes in this verse, he too should
believe that there is no contradiction in this Quran.
Understanding
the great Qur'an requires strong faith, special knowledge, abundant wisdom and
insight.
When
the same Qur'an was recited on Abu al-Hakam, he disbelieved and became Abu
Jahl, and when the same Qur'an was recited on Abu Qahafa, he
became Siddiq-e-Akbar.
Ye to apnā apnā hai hausla ye to apnī apnī uḌaan hai
koī uḌ ke rah gayā baam tak koī kahkashāñ se guzar gayā
(It's
one's own motivation; it's one's own flight
Some
flew to the roof and
some passed through the galaxy)
Today,
people, such as Narsinghanand and Wasim Rafidi, talk about the increase and
decrease in the Holy Qur'an. These ignorant people should think that when Iblis
[the devil’s name] could not increase or decrease the Holy Qur'an, then
obviously it is not possible for his disciples to commit such a heinous act?
Allah
Almighty says, “Falsehood cannot approach it from before it or from behind it;
[it is] a revelation from a [Lord who is] Wise and Praiseworthy.” (41:42)
Quoting
the statement of Hazrat Qatadah, Imam Jalaluddin Suyuti
(may Allah be pleased with him) comments under this verse;
“Allah
has bestowed this honour on the Holy Qur'an because it is His speech and has
protected it from falsehood. He [Hazrat Qatadah] said, ‘batil’
(falsehood) in this verse means Shaitan (Satan). Satan’s manipulation
and contrivance just do not work on this Book. Shaitan cannot distort
this Book by adding something to it, or deleting something from it”.
Similarly
Allah Almighty says, “And if you are in doubt about what We have sent down upon
Our Servant [Muhammad], then produce a Surah the like thereof and call
upon your witnesses other than Allah, if you should be truthful” (2:23).
The
Quran is a kind of Book that cannot possibly come from anyone except Allah, and
the like of which no human being can ever produce. This demonstrates that this
is the Word of Allah. The biggest supporter of those who had doubt and
hesitation in accepting the Holy Quran as the Word of Allah was Iblis.
When their master Iblis could not do anything in propaganda against the
Holy Quran and can never succeed in distorting the Quran, then it is more
impossible for his disciples to do so; therefore, they should not be engrossed
in their wishful thinking for doing so.
Fanus ban ke jiski hifazat khuda kare
Wo shama’ kiya bujhe jise raushan Khuda Kare
Literal
translation:
Whose
protection air provides by becoming a glass shade
How
would that candle be put out which God illuminates?
Meaning:
No harm can be done to those who are guarded by Allah Almighty, or the one,
whose guardian is God Almighty, cannot be impacted by any force, ever.
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Mustafa
Kamal Azhari, the son of a popular Sunni debator Allama Sagheer Ahmad
Jokhanpuri, is a classical Islamic scholar (Aalim and Fazil). Presently he is
doing research work in the Faculty of Theology at Al-Azhar University, Cairo,
Egypt.
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