1 / 6

The Authority of the Qur’an

The Authority of the Qur’an. “And thus have We revealed it, a true judgment, in Arabic …” (Al-Ra’d:37, italics added). What gives authority to the Qur’an?. Risalah - Allah’s message to Muhammad Muhammad Abu Laylah

minty
Download Presentation

The Authority of the Qur’an

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. The Authority of the Qur’an “And thus have We revealed it, a true judgment, in Arabic…” (Al-Ra’d:37, italics added)

  2. What gives authority to the Qur’an? • Risalah - Allah’s message to Muhammad • Muhammad Abu Laylah • “Muslims believe that the Qur’an in its entirety is the words of Allah revealed to Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) over a long period of time and that the Qur’an is protected from any form of corruption and alteration.”1 • “Read in the name of thy Lord Who creates - “Creates man from a clot, “Read thy Lord is most Generous, “Who taught by the pen, “Taught man what he knew not” (96: 1-5, italics added) ___________ 1 Laylah, Muhammad Abu. "The Nature and Authority of the Qur’an." Aug. 10, 2004.http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite? c=Article_C&cid=1158658453908&pagename=Zone-English- Living_Shariah%2FLSELayout#**1 (accessed Feb. 3, 2010).

  3. Who can interpret it and why? • As the divine word • -No one If confusions arise the Hadith, records of Muhammad’s life and teachings, is to be consulted • “Prophet Muhammad distinguished clearly and sharply between his own words and the words of Allah.”2 “Among all the religious books of the world, the Holy Qur’an is the only Book which enjoys the distinction of having a pure text.”(Ali, I-55) ______________________ 2 Laylah, Muhammad Abu. "The Nature and Authority of the Qur’an." Aug. 10, 2004.http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite? c=Article_C&cid=1158658453908&pagename=Zone-English- Living_Shariah%2FLSELayout#**1 (accessed Feb. 3, 2010).

  4. What does this mean for translations of the text?

  5. Problems arise • Specific words with multiple meanings • Connotations in other languages • Al-Anfal • Maulana Muhammad Ali - top scholar in the Muslim intelligentsia • Anfal(v.1) “means literally voluntary gifts, though it has also been applied to gains acquired in war, or what is generally called spoils of war.” (Ali, 374) • “It [voluntary gifts] is the only war that is carried on by the people in self defense.” (Ali, 376) • Significance • Interpretation of the Battle of Badr - Jihad • Commentaries help explain but it is no longer the divine words of Allah • Palmer - Ali dispute

  6. Works Cited Ali,Maulana Muhammad. The Holy Qur'an with English Translation and Commentary . New 2002 edition ed. Dublin, Ohio: Ahmadiyya Anjuman Isha'at Islam Lahore Inc., 2002. -All Quranic text and Ali references are from this version Laylah, Muhammad Abu. "The Nature and Authority of the Qur’an.” Aug. 10, 2004.http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite? c=Article_C&cid=1158658453908&pagename=Zone-English- Living_Shariah%2FLSELayout#**1 (accessed Feb. 3, 2010).

More Related