Are hadiths the example of prophet Muhammad ?

Peace to the world,

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."

[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."

[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:

"And We have certainly presented for the people in this Qur'an from every example- that they might remember."

[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

Which is the best creation of God ?

Peace to the world,

We who believe in God, attribute ownership of all creations to God. As muslims, we believe that God created many things. However, the virus of arrogance is present in us. We want to believe that we are the center of attraction and the universe is there for us only. A traditional muslim is made to believe that us humans are "THE BEST OF CREATION", or as it is traditionally stated "Ashraf-ul-maqlukat". Since we love to be pampered, most of us never bother criticising this belief. On top of that, we have the mullahs/sheikhs/imams/scholars constantly ensuring us that we are indeed the best.

Is it really the case ? Human beings are the best of Allah's creations ? The rapist that raped a child and then brutally murdered her is unfortunately a human being too. Does this not bother you ? How on earth does being born out of the womb of a homosapien (human) qualify you to be "THE BEST" ?

Planets orbiting the Sun according to the laws of the creator are inferior infront of you, for what ? What makes you The Best when those planets are doing some real work to prove their qualifications ? God gives a Book and most get busy breaking every rule of the Book , is that what makes us The Best ? I dont know about you, but that title makes no sense to me. It is a very arrogant and delusional idea that human beings are "The Best of all creation". I grew up knowing that humans are really the best of all creations according to God. But as I started reading the Qur'an, it was made plain to me. God never said so. Infact, what He said was:

"As for those who believe and do good works, they are the best of creation. " [ Qur'an 98:07] So, you believing alone is not enough. You need to be righteous, do good to have any chance of being the best of creation. But who listens to Allah/God ? After all, your scholars studied so much, they cant be wrong. Allah protected his kitaab for you, this should have been your furqaan (critereon), but why will you use it when you have other man made books to decide for you. After all, no matter how much traditional muslims say that Qur'an is their number one source, simple questioning of ANY thing reveals that Qur'an is the last place where they get their religion from. Just incase you still doubt about what I just said about being the best, here is another ayaat(sign/verse) from the Qur'an: "And We have honored the Children of Adam and carried them in the land and the sea, and We have provided for them of the good things, and We have preferred them over many of those We created in a marked preference." [ Qur'an 17:70] The next time your favourite sheikh boasts about being the best , ask him/her to explain the highlighted part of the ayaat. God preferred children of Adam over "many", which means that he did not prefer us over "all". I hope that God increases us in knowledge and understanding and guides us all to His straight path. Feel free to comment or criticize. Peace be on you -------------------------- Student of Allah