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TAKING THE QUR'AN AS A GUIDE

good pleasure, and follow in our Prophet's (saas) footsteps.
As Allah informs us in the Qur'an, the Words of our Lord are
"perfect in truthfulness and justice," and only those who ad-
here to the Qur'an and the Sunna of our Prophet (saas) can at-
tain to the truest and most accurate knowledge. There is no
"judge" other than Allah, as stated in the following verse:
(Say), "Am I to desire someone other than Allah as a
judge when it is He Who has sent down the Book to you
clarifying everything?" Those We have given the Book
know that it has been sent down from your Lord with
truth, so on no account be among the doubters. The
Words of your Lord are perfect in truthfulness and jus-
tice. No one can change His Words. He is the All-
Hearing, the All-Knowing. (Surat al-An'am: 114-115)
Also, our Prophet (saas) said that it is the unique source to
which all people should refer. We find some of his admoni-
tions in the following prophetic traditions:
The Qur'an is a strong rope of Allah, meaning that it is a reli-
able means of linking with Allah and a firm charter of guidance.
It is the straight path. The Qur'an is the clear truth that keeps
thoughts from straying. (Tirmidhi)
The Messenger of Allah said: "These hearts become rusty, just
as iron becomes rusty when water gets into it." Someone asked:
"O Messenger of Allah, how can these be cleared?" He said: "A
great deal of remembrance of death and recitation of the
Qur'an." (Bayhaqi; Manzoor No'mani, Ma'ariful Hadith
[Pakistan], 85.)
Rejoice, for verily this Qur'an – one part of it is in the hands of
Allah and the other part is in your hands. Therefore, hold on to

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