Page 32 - Communication and Argument in the Qur'an

30 COMMUNICATION AND ARGUMENT IN THE QUR’AN

Do they say: “He has invented it”? Say: “Then produce
a surah like it and call on anyone you can besides
Allah, if you are telling the truth.” (Surah Yunus: 38)
The Qur’an is the book in which Allah revealed the true
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2. Living the Qur’an’s moral teachings at
Every Moment
Do they then seek the judgment of the Time of
Ignorance? Who could be better at giving judgment
than Allah for people with certainty? (Surat al-Ma’ida:
50)
People will not please Allah or attain Paradise just by
proclaiming their faith in the Qur’an; they must live their
faith by making the Qur’an their guide and measure in all
circumstances. In other words, if they know but do not
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every subject in the light of the Qur’an, and to reject every
measure and criterion of the ignorant society that are
incompatible with the Qur’an.
If something is to be criticized or commended, it must
be done only insofar as it violates or agrees with the
Qur’an. Believers must decide and act according to the