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TAKING THE QUR'AN AS A GUIDE

follows to those who say: "Bring a Qur'an other than this or
change it."
Say: "It is not for me to change it of my own accord. I fol-
low nothing except what is revealed to me. I fear, were I
to disobey my Lord, the punishment of a Dreadful Day."
(Surah Yunus: 15)
Consequently, the Sunna of our Prophet (saas) is to apply
the Qur'an to daily life. For this reason, Allah informs us that
obeying him is a basic tenet of faith. In one verse, Allah states
that such obedience is actually obedience to Him (Surat an-
Nisa': 80). Anyone who complies with his words and follows
his Sunna also observes the Qur'anic judgments, for every atti-
tude, decision, and word of our Prophet (saas) stems from the
Qur'an. In the following prophetic tradition, our Prophet
(saas) said:
He who obeys me has obeyed Allah, and he who disobeys me has
disobeyed Allah; he who obeys the Amir (the Ruler I appoint)
has obeyed me, and he who disobeys the Amir has disobeyed me.
(Bukhari)
As the Qur'an states, our Prophet (saas) was a person of
moral excellence who was distressed by the believers' suffer-
ing. He was deeply concerned about the believers, and was
gentle and merciful toward them (Surat at-Tawba: 128); a
noble person who enjoined good and forbade wrong, and re-
lieved the believers of their heavy loads and the chains that
were around them (Surat al-A'raf: 157); and was a blessing to
people, purified them, and taught them the Book and Wisdom
(Surah Al 'Imran: 164).
To be a true Muslim with whom Allah is pleased, a person

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