Page 39 - Taking the Qur'an as a Guide

The Qur'an is the Criterion That Discriminates
Between Right and Wrong

mands believers to hold fast to the Qur'an, as follows:
So hold fast to what has been revealed to you. You are on
a straight path. It is certainly a reminder to you and to
your people, and you will be questioned. (Surat az -
Zukhruf: 43-44)
Those who distance themselves from Allah's revelations and
insist upon disbelief have chosen trouble and torment both in
this world and the next, for the type of life that Allah com-
mands us to live is the one that most suits human nature.
Therefore, people who do not comply with the Qur'an can
never attain true peace and happiness, for they have aban-
doned a lifestyle that agrees with their very nature. To attain
salvation and bliss both in this world and the next, people need
to learn the true religion, the commands of our Lord, and com-
ply meticulously with the Qur'an. Indeed, Allah warns people
thus:
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)
Is it not enough for them that We have sent down to you
the Book that is recited to them? There is certainly a
mercy and reminder in that for people who believe.
(Surat al- 'Ankabut: 51)
The diagnosis, comments, reasoning, and recommendations
of people who abide by the Qur'an and their ability to find so-
lutions to the problems they face stem directly from the
Qur'an. For this reason, they are always right, just, and wise.
The state of those who fail to comply with the Qur'an is
stated as follows:

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