Is it true that Prophet Muhammad is an excellent example for all ? Is it true that in order to follow his examples we need hadiths ? We have already shown from the Qur'an that it is fully detailed (click to read) and we have already seen from the Qur'an that Muhammad was not given any other revelation beside Qur'an for humanity (click to read). Even then, let us consider the very ayaat (verse) that is quoted by the sheikhs/imams/scholars to raise this issue :
"Indeed, in the messenger of God a good example has been set for you for he who seeks God and the Last Day and thinks constantly about God."
[ Qur'an 33:21]
We notice that the verse does not say that "in Muhammad", but let us assume that the verse is talking about Prophet Muhammad. What these mullahs/sheikhs say is that because of the above ayaat, we have to follow examples of prophet, but from the sahih-hadith collections written by man centuries after the prophet. You can either blindly listen to the scholars, or listen to the Qur'an and what it says about good example. Let me demonstrate to you how much these scholars/sheikhs lie. Let us consider the following verses:
"There has been a good example set for you by Abraham and those with him, when they said to their people: We are innocent from you and what you serve besides God. We have rejected you, and it appears that there shall be animosity and hatred between us and you until you believe in God alone. Except for the saying of Abraham to his father: I will ask forgiveness for you, but I do not possess any power to protect you from God. Our Lord, we have put our trust in You, and we turn to You, and to You is the final destiny. Our Lord, do not let us become a test for those who rejected, and forgive us. Our Lord, You are the Noble, the Wise. Certainly, a good example has been set by them for those who seek God and the Last Day. And whoever turns away, then God is the Rich, the Praiseworthy."
"There has been a good example set for you by Abraham and those with him, when they said to their people: We are innocent from you and what you serve besides God. We have rejected you, and it appears that there shall be animosity and hatred between us and you until you believe in God alone. Except for the saying of Abraham to his father: I will ask forgiveness for you, but I do not possess any power to protect you from God. Our Lord, we have put our trust in You, and we turn to You, and to You is the final destiny. Our Lord, do not let us become a test for those who rejected, and forgive us. Our Lord, You are the Noble, the Wise. Certainly, a good example has been set by them for those who seek God and the Last Day. And whoever turns away, then God is the Rich, the Praiseworthy."
[Qur'an 60:4-6]
So, we find in the context of the overall Qur'an that "good example" does not mean that you now have to go and find out tonnes of man made books about the messengers/prophets in order to follow. Allah uses the EXACT SAME terms to talk about good examples of IBRAHIM and his companions as we see in 60:4-5. Did we go and find out 6 sahih-hadith collections for that ? No, we did not. This is because the Qur'an is already telling us about them. In the same way, when it comes to prophet Muhammad, the Qur'an is filled with examples. The Qur'an is filled with situations he faced and how God ordered him to tackle the situations. Let us consider one of the most extraordinary examples I came across :
"O you prophet, why do you make unlawful what God has made lawful for you, seeking to please your wives? God is Forgiver, Merciful."
"O you prophet, why do you make unlawful what God has made lawful for you, seeking to please your wives? God is Forgiver, Merciful."
[Qur'an 66:01]
In the above ayaat (verse), we see an extraordinary example. A prophet of God making the mistake of declaring things halal/haram by himself which Allah did not give him the authority to do. The example we get from this verse is phenomenal. This verse bares witness that ONLY GOD has the authority to make things halal/haram and just because prophet said something, it does not make it lawful/unlawful. So, we learn from this example the same message that we learnt from the principle of our faith , "There is no God beside Allah".
After all, if Muhammad also could make things halal or haram, then there would be 2 Gods, not ONE. I am ending this post with a food for thought for you:
[Qur'an 39:27]
"And We have repeated for humankind, in this Qur'an, every kind of example, but the majority of humankind do not consent to anything but denying."
[Qur'an 17:89]
Let me ask you, what about you ? Are you with the majority in 17:89 , deny that God gave all examples in His kitaab ?
Peace be with you
------------------------- Student of Allah
As a Christian I would be interested in how anyone can know the mind of Allah/God, especially in terms of new issues in contemporary life. For example, how would we know the mid of God in relation to GM foods - would it not involve some kind of human therefore, faulty, interpretation?
ReplyDeletePeace be on you,
DeleteI am not sure what your question is about. I tried to use my post as "context", but failed to understand what specifically you are referring to. If you are referring to following any scripture for making decisions in the context of modern world, then I would say that the basic principles need to be followed. Thats it. After all, we are the species that sent man to the moon.
But then again, I can't type anything confidently as I could not understand what it is that you were addressing. My bad. Thanks for taking the time to read the post anyway.
Peace be with you
--------------------- Student of Allah
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Peace be with you
--------------------- Student of Allah
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------------ Student of Allah
Salam,
ReplyDeleteJust Read your article . . .
Its quite interesting.
you wrote:
""O you prophet, why do you make unlawful what God has made lawful for you, seeking to please your wives? God is Forgiver, Merciful."
[Qur'an 66:01]
A prophet of God making the mistake of declaring things halal/haram by himself which Allah did not give him the authority to do.""
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NOW another verse states:
"O ye who believe! Obey Allah, and obey the Messenger, and those charged with authority among you. If ye differ in anything among yourselves, refer it to Allah and His Messenger, if ye do believe in Allah and the Last Day: That is best, and most suitable for final determination."
[Quran 4:59]
My question to you :
If the Messenger makes mistakes and doesn't have authority over Sharia {as you said}, then why is Allah ordering to follow Him?
Shalom Aleikhem,
DeleteYour question : If the Messenger makes mistakes and doesn't have authority over Sharia {as you said}, then why is Allah ordering to follow Him?
Answer: Because messengers/prophets were exemplary people. Following them have nothing to do with giving them God like authority. If I may use an analogy, think about a good president who always makes sure that the people of the nation abide by the constitution. A good leader, exemplary.
As outlined in this very article, we have already seen that not even the prophet is allowed to make/break Laws. But, throughout the entire book (Qur'an) we have a lot of examples of the prophet being asked to say this or that to either believers or non-believers. Those are examples for us that we may learn from.
Therefore, we know what the prophet was commanded to inform us, we know that it was his mission, we support the cause and follow what he did, spread the message and keep the laws as per God asks in the Book.
I hope that answers your question. If not, feel free to ask again.
Oh by the way, if I would answer in short, the answer would be :"God asked you to follow him, and he followed God's guidance alone. Therefore, you follow God's guidance alone too. No place for idolizing for there is only One God. "
Peace
------------ Student of Allah
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