Page 11 - How Do The Unwise Interpret The Qur'an ?

Introduction

can benefit from the Qur'an and easily understand and follow its
commands.
However those people who heed their baser selves, do not
fully accept the power of God, and have doubts about the
Hereafter, will use their twisted logic to misinterpret the Qur'anic
verses. God informs us of the nature of such people who do not
seek guidance from the Qur'an in the following verse:

We have made things clear in this Qur'an so that they
might pay heed, but it only makes them run away the
more! (Surat al-Isra': 41)
What we have said so far makes it clear that only those who
are sincere in their faith will understand the Qur'an correctly. The
Qur'an was revealed as a clear book from God that those of His
servants who believe and who use their reason can easily
understand and seek guidance from.
As faith increases, so do wisdom, sincerity, and fear of God at
the same rate. As a result, the finer points and mysteries of the

Qur'an can be understood much better.
When a person who is not a believer still reads the Qur'an
sincerely and without ulterior motives, he readily recognizes that
it is a holy book and thus become a believer. As God's verses are
clear, they can be acted upon immediately. After an individual
becomes a believer, the depth of his faith, prayer and the level of
his knowledge will be the factors that will grant him access to the
intricacies and mysteries of the Qur'an.
On the other hand, those without faith or fear of God cannot
comprehend the Qur'an correctly. In fact, they misinterpret even
the most obvious matters which they claim to know. Explicit
expressions appear contradictory to them. No matter how clever,
knowledgeable, cultured or well-informed about the Qur'an these

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