Page 28 - Taking the Qur'an as a Guide

TAKING THE QUR'AN AS A GUIDE

They are surprised that a Warner should come to them
from among themselves. The unbelievers say: "This is a
lying magician. Has he turned all the gods into One
Allah? That is truly astonishing!" Their leaders went off
saying: "Carry on as you are! Hold fast to your gods.
This is clearly something planned. We have not heard of
this in the old religion. This is merely something con-
trived. Has the Reminder been sent down to him out of
all of us?" They are in doubt about My Reminder. They
have yet to taste My punishment. (Surah Sad: 4-8)
Such people generally assert they act so in the name of reli-
gion, for they are not knowledgeable about Islam. Those who
disregard Allah's judgments or change them because they con-
flict with their personal interests disrespect Allah and His
Book. Such people fail to appreciate that our Lord, Who cre-
ated everything from nothing, can do anything He wills, that
His Knowledge encompasses everything, and that He knows a
person's secrets and what is even more concealed. Their
"knowledge," however, is limited to prejudice and supersti-
tions.
Allah shows His True Path in the Qur'an:
Follow what has been revealed to you from your Lord –
there is no god but Him – and turn away from the idol-
aters. (Surat al-An'am: 106)

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