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Bigotry:
The Dark Danger

Our Prophet (pbuh) governed on the basis of the Qur'an and
lived by the Qur'an alone. Our Prophet (pbuh) has absolutely no
authority to make anything lawful or unlawful outside the Qur'an,
and because of his prophethood and powerful fear of God, he would
in any case never do such a thing. Almighty God reveals in a verse

that this attracts His wrath:

… this [the Qur'an] is the word of a noble messenger. It is not the
word of a poet –how little faith you have! Nor the word of a for-
tune-teller –how little heed you pay! It is a revelation from the
Lord of all the worlds. If he had made up any sayings and
ascribed them to Us, We would have seized him by force, and
then We would have cut off his life-blood and not one of you
could have protected him. (Qur'an, 69:40-47)
The Qur'an is an explanation of everything and has been pre-

served. As God reveals in one verse:

… This [the Qur'an] is not a narration which has been invented
but confirmation of all that came before, a clarification of every-
thing, and a guidance and a mercy for people who believe.
(Qur'an, 12:111)
As is clear from the verse, "O Prophet! Why do you make
unlawful what God has made lawful for you, seeking to please

your wives? God is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful" (Qur'an, 66:1),
our Prophet (pbuh) has no authority to make lawful things unlawful,
even in his own private life. In addition, God makes it clear in
numerous verses, such as "Jurisdiction over it belongs to God
alone" (Qur'an, 6:57) and "Nor does He share His rule with anyone"

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