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KITAB, QURAN & ARABIC

CHAPTER 1     KITAB, QURAN & ARABIC –     IS "ARABIC" THE NAME OF A LANGUAGE OF MIDDLE EAST AND THE BOOK QURAN ...

Thursday, 6 February 2025

Aamilus salihat - عَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ


Aamilus saulihat -  عَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ 


One of the important phrase aamilus saulihat  عَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ occurred at least 53 times in the entire Quran. It is irresponsibly translated as "do righteous deeds", which is a wrong translation and does not reflect the true connotation of the phrase. 

The right meaning of عَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ is to do reformation, do islah, do amendment, do conciliation, do efforts for the sake of peace and reform (أَصْلَحَ)

The book Quran and Islam gives much importance to reforms and peace. Reforms and peace is the subject of mind therefore the phrase عَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ is linked with our mind and not with our physical action of piety. The phrase aamilos-saulihaat عَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ in the book Quran is often connected with reformation of our own nafs / self. 

First we need to deeply understand the right meaning of the vocabulary in order to form a correct opinion about the context of the Quran, if we seriously want to know or infer any topic, otherwise we will miss the entire message.

Aamilos-saulihat is guidance and related to the entry towards our Hidden Garden of  Enlightenment or Jannah, which is located in our own mind. The emphasis of this phrase aamilos-saulihat is towards reformation of our own mind / self / nafs rather than some common virtuous deeds.

The word for virtuous or righteous deeds in the context of the book Quran is الْبِرَّ / al-Birr. Al-Birr is distinctly explained in 2:177

We see the continuous chain of translators one after another wrongly translate the word الصَّالِحَاتِ / saulihaat as righteous deed thus killing the actual essence of its meaning. righteous deeds

What are the common righteous deed according to the traditional Islam?

1) Helping others 
2) Making dua 3) Respecting others 4) Treating others as equals 5) Being kind and nice to everyone 6) Praying five times a day facing Mecca 7) Giving alms (zakat) 8) Fasting (sawm) 9) Making the pilgrimage (hajj)   10) Counting names of Allah (Tasbih)

What are actual righteousness according to the Quran and Islam?

2:177Righteousness is not that you turn your faces toward the east or the west, but [true] righteousness is [in] one who believes with Allah, the yaumal aakhirah, the malaikah, the Kitab, and the nabiyeen and gives total inclination, in spite of love for it, to which is close to heart, unique ideas, the, whose thinking is blocked, the pathfinder, those who ask, and those who are  watchful; and who establishes connection (salah) and brings purity / growth (zakah); those who fulfill their commitment when they commit; and those who are patient in suffering and hardship and at the time of stress. Those are the ones who have been true, and it is those who are the ones who are thoughtful / take precaution / mindful / cautious / diligent (الْمُتَّقُونَ).









Monday, 3 February 2025

"BEING A LIFE LONG STUDENT OF THE BOOK QURAN"

 

It has become a fashion to call oneself a LIFE-LONG STUDENT OF THE BOOK QURAN and not prepared to unlearn. This statement is even uttered by so called Quranic scholars so that they can easily escape when cornered with tough questions. If every scholars look upon themselves as students then who will be the teacher. If they are not confident enough in their teachings then why they recognize themselves as teachers if they are still a student or still learning? Why misguide who wants to learn and then say to look humble that Allah knows best after every detailed explanation? This is dishonesty; this is cheating with innocent masses.

I had a long exchange of views with a fellow colleague in a Quranic group about this subject; these are some of my deliberation from our discussion regarding the understanding of the book Quran.

He said,

"We're all students of the Qur'an. While we appreciate your understanding remember some will approve other won't. Others will have a different understanding to what you have but it does not mean they're wrong as well and at the same time you might be right as well. Everyone has there own views which they entitled to"

My answer: 

This is wrong approach towards understanding of the book Quran, everybody cannot be right at the same time. 2+2 must have same answer even if it is solved by a layman or an expert; the answer will always remain 4 and no other answers will be accepted. It has to be simple, only one answer can be right. Two different understanding cannot be right. If we want to do justice with the Quran then we must come at same understanding or agree on at least 90% of the understanding since it is not mathematics that we can get 100% right answer. If we do not agree on at least 90% of the content then we are wasting our time by trying to please everyone and doing injustice to the Author of book Quran.

He said,

"So basically you're not prepared to listen to other views in the group at all because that's what you are saying. No other view is correct but yours."

My answer:

This is the problem, I never said I am correct but if someone is saying that they are students but in reality acting like a teacher then this is hypocrisy. Why must anyone comprise when they think that they are right. In the matter of Quran we must express and come to common amicable conclusion rather than quietly listening to others even if according to you they are wrong.  

A student must act like a student, open to unlearn, learn and question respectfully if not understood. If you genuinely think you are a student and you want to understand then your behaviour must be of a student. 

If I am saying that only one view can be right it does not mean that it must be my view. Argue, fight and come to conclusion. keep your ego aside. In this era of IT revolution one cannot remain illiterate or illogical. 

I have no ego but since more than 1400 years we are just acting like students but not ready to unlearn & learn. How long this game of being a lifelong student will last? In this game of ignorance the book Quran is the biggest victim.

Take responsibility and say that this right and fight for it with all your might why shy away from taking responsibility. If you love Quran you must fight for it but never lose the ethics of argument.

Defend your belief, if you cannot defend your belief then listen, be patient, be respectful, don't label those who dare to think differently. 

He said,

"Anyways I will leave the discussion. I think you have missed the whole point completely. No disrespect to you but personally you have to listen other views and not just ignore them. The Qur'an is simple and easy to understand but don't force your views onto others.

If you feel that you the only one right on the group then there's nothing left for you to learn here on the group."

My answer:

I have been listening to other views all along my life, now I must have my own views to share. It is not ego but my urge to put forward my views. I am not imposing my views but sharing so that people with open minds can think, contemplate and come to conclusion. If we keep on listening to all sides we cannot come to any conclusion. What’s the use if we keep on listening to different views and die without coming to any result? I am very emotional about the book Quran and I cannot keep quite if I see any illogical translation. I will express myself, it is up to people to shut their ears and close their eyes. 

If you don't understand the book Quran doesn't matter; use your divine intelligence; you will be accountable as per your own intellect but never follow anyone blindly. Following blindly anyone other than your own Conscience (Allah) can have dangerous repercussions.  

Thank you. Good luck to you my brother. Take care.

End of discussion.








Saturday, 1 February 2025

WHAT IS MECCA TO MADEENA IN ISLAMIC PHILOSOPHY ?

 REVISED - A SHORT SUMMARY OF ISLAMIC PHILOSOPHY.


WHAT IS MECCA TO MADEENA IN ISLAMIC PHILOSOPHY?

 

Hijrat is a very important subject of Islamic Philosophy and it is prudently explained using theophany format in symbolic or figurative language. 

Sadly we have lost that beautiful Islamic Philosophy by interpreting it literally, heavily influenced by various schools of sects thus connecting and confining those vibrant parables in the annals of concocted "Ancient History" crafted by the leaders and enjoyed by every school of thoughts.

The Protagonist of this entire Islamic Parables is our own common sense illustrated by the sign mohammad.

The entire Islamic episode revolves around our commonsense allegorically recognized as mohammad. The revelation is for those who have their commonsense alive in their lives. Arabia is the parabolic sacred land where only our mother tongue is spoken, no foreign (ajami) language is allowed.

Peace of mind cannot be established without our commonsense understanding the revelation and migrating to madeena.

Mecca and Madeena are state of mind. 

Mecca is a state of unrest, anxiety, agitation, insecurity and troubled condition of mind.

Madeena is a state where Peace & Deen is established. Madeena is one of the derivatives of word deen. Mohammad is always settled in the state of Peace.

In the state of Madeena there is no place for anger [abu lahab] and no place for ignorance [abu jahl]

We all need to migrate from Mecca to Madeena if we want to find Peace, Shanti, Shalom or Islam. 

 

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Saturday, 25 January 2025

ALLAMA PARVEZ'S THOUGHT PROCESS

 

Ninety eight percent of current translations available today are copy-paste of Tafsir-e Tabari (838-923), 10th Century CE. Tabari's first complete translation of the Quran in Persian, along with its tafsir has survived till today and is easily available. 


The base of all later translators in various languages is based on Tafsir-e-Tabari. Although translation and exegesis of the book Quran was done in Arabic, Greek, Sindhi, Kashmiri and Berber languages before Tafsir-e-Tabari but they are not so popular. 


Now coming to 19th, 20th and 21st Century translators, among them the most noteworthy and respected by me is Ghulam Ahmad Parvez (1903-1985). He was a Senior Civil Servant, Department of Interior Ministry, Government of British India and later, Department of Home and Inter…

Ninety eight percent of current translations available today are copy-paste of Tafsir-e Tabari (838-923), 10th Century CE. Tabari's first complete translation of the Quran in Persian, along with its tafsir, which has survived till today. 


The base of all later translators in various languages is based on Tafsir-e-Tabari. Although translation and exegesis of the book Quran was done in Arabic, Greek, Sindhi, Kashmiri and Berber languages before Tafsir-e-Tabari but they are not so popular. 


Now coming to 19th, 20th and 21st Century unconventional translators of Quran, among them the most noteworthy and respected by me is Ghulam Ahmad Parvez (1903-1985). He was a Senior Civil Servant, Department of Interior Ministry, Government of British India and later, Department of Home and Interior Affairs, Karachi, Pakistan; with this political background Gulam Ahmed Parvez pushed for the adoption of Islamic socialism, a political philosophy that seeks to reorganize society in line with Islamic ideals. 


Why I respect Janab Ghulam Ahmed Parvez above other Quranic translators is because he dared to think, speak boldly and differently. He opened a way for people like me to think courageously. Although I have not read him much but I know his thought process through studying Dr. Qamarzaman whom I admire and respect a lot. His understanding of Quran is an upgraded version of Allama Parvez exegesis on Quran. 


After Respected Ghulam Ahmad Parvez's thought process a new breed of translators were born; copying or upgrading his thought process but keeping the same theme of "Islamic Socialism" in mind while translating the book Quran. 


Inspite of their expertise in Arabic language they could not produce a pure honest translation or interpretation or contextual translation because they mainly depend of interpolation to justify their theme of political Islam in Quran. This way they drifted away from the organic message of the Quran of character building to nation building. Their unjustly insertion of socialist theme to suit their own view point, is the heinous thing ever done to an ancient scripture, although done innocently and with utter sincerity. 


The reason this political theme of the book Quran appealed to so many people of Indian subcontinent is because of the political instability and wealth disparity in their own countries. So these noble souls saw fault in the old traditional translation of the book Quran, instead of upgrading the existing organic translation they introduce totally a new version to fill in the long due inner urge to regain the lost glory of Islamic Caliphate thus feeding the idea of establishing just and fair Islamic governance upon the entire world. 


The idea of establishing an utopian model of government on "Madina Charter" attracted some modern Muslim mindset but this idea is against the natural soul of Quran. These new "transformers" became it's sincerest advocates, even ready to ignore the true essence of Quranic words in lieu for their dream for establishing "Just Islamic rule" on planet Earth on their line of thinking.


Blindly following someone's idea is biggest injustice done to one's own divine intellect and to impose that idea on the par excellent scripture like Quran is unforgivable sin. 


Allama Ghulam Ahmad Parvez showed us the flaws in traditional translations, he even dare to challenge the scholars of his time, he did his job of awakening the community very sincerely. All credit of awakening the community to think boldly and differently goes to him but he never said to follow him blindly. 

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Monday, 20 January 2025

WHAT IS MURAQABAH ?

 

Muraqabah / مراقبة is a derivative of the arabic word Raqeeb / رقیب. It is just an Arabic word for being watchful of oneself. The root is ر ق ب - The basic meaning is to observe, watch, guard, preserve, monitor and supervise. Although the word muraqabah (مراقبة) is not from the book Quran but it has a significant presence in Sufi literature and practice. According to Sufis muraqabah is done by those whose aim is to enter into a transcendental union with God. Al-Raqeeb الرَّقِيبَ (Watchful) is one of the attribute of Allah (5:117)In Urdu raqeeb / رقیب means competitor, rival, contender, challenger.

Muraqabah is a process to be watchful, vigilant and supervise the challenge coming from our own soul's tendency to rebel. It is a heartfelt realization that Allah is watching us so that we don't succumb to undesirable wants of our soul. The intention of muraqabah is to analyze our animate soul and make it completely subservient to Allah (pure conscience). Muraqabah cannot happen without cleansing our heart from jealousy, rivalry, hate, malice, lies, greed, dishonesty, laziness, fear, insecurities, selfishness, pride and ego. These all are hidden qualities of a hypocrite and non believer. Muraqabah is a 24x7 practice of looking inside. For beginners muraqabah starts with observation, realization, supervising their own behaviour and feeling the August Presence of Positive Energy called Allah within.

Murqabah is a process which can be done along with our daily errands. It is an urge to keep checking our own selves of do's and don'ts, for that we need to be watchful of our activities and see that the Energy Allah is not disturbed. Muraqabah helps us to be in the mantle of Allah or be in His color 24x7. An unclean heart and mind cannot rise above the animal level of soul. The aim of the muraqabah is raise our spiritual level and that only happen if we learn to detach from the inclination of the materialistic world.

The real test of Muraqabah is to be in the society and feel isolated from it. The process of muraqabah tends to take you away from the society but the real test is to remain in the society and practice that higher art of living. Keeping Balance of the mind is one of the cornerstone of Islam / Peace. You cannot remain peaceful (Muslim) if you lose your balance, soundness and escape in forest, mountains or enclose yourself in a private room. Escaping and leaving the society would be your downfall. Allah is Everywhere, All Encompassing; if you cannot find Allah in your worldly life then you can find Allah in seclusion.

Basically muraqabah is an urge to be vigilant by keeping an eye on our dishonest activities which may spoil our connection / relation with Allah. It is a never ending thought process or mindfulness. Muraqabah is an unique charger that enliven our mind, body and soul to live an honest life.

Muraqabah is a kind of constant effort (jihad), reminder (zikr) and contemplation (tafakarun) to keep control on our extreme emotions that may harm our connectivity with Allah. Establishing Salat (connection) 24x7 with Allah is the purpose of muraqabah because it is a reminder that keeps us away from all the vices. Heart (Qalb) is the major part of our conscience and it is seat of All emotions. The heart must be kept clean with the help of continuous reminder. Zikr is not lip a service but it helps to constantly maintain the sanctity of Allah in our mind.

Muraqabah is a constant state of being aware of our own pure conscience (Allah) and to feel it's constant presence. Listening to the voice of our conscience and obeying the voice of conscience helps in controlling one's emotions, actions, thoughts, and speech.

It is a way to cultivate mindfulness / vigilance that Allah is always present and watching us from within, this realization polishes the heart of the believer to be on the track of peace (Islam).

Muraqabah is a way to change life by being aware that Allah is always watching from inside us rather than watching from the sky, so that one is constantly conscious about its presence inside. 

By muraqabah, one is always aware of one's actions and keep tap on his/her thoughts because thoughts drive our actions.

It is a way to be always mindful and to be cognizant that Allah is living with us, He is inside us.

Muraqbah is must for everyone:

It is a self analysis process to monitor on our own self. This wonderful practice must not be given religious or sectarian color.

Those who want to perfectly serve their Malik (Owner) must first know Its / His / Her characteristics and be afraid of It's repercussions of not being obedient to Him flawlessly. Muraqabah is done to obtain the favour from the Owner (Malik). Mind, Body and Soul are our Rabb (Consciousness) Malik (Owner) and Rehman (Up-bringer / Teacher). They are beneficial only when we are persistently obedient to them.

Those who desire to establish constant connection with Him/It/Her and yearn to have Allah in their lives. Allah is inseparable Watcher. Understand your Satan so that Satan has no place inside you. Allah and Satan cannot live together.

The practice of muraqabah involves constantly observing one's own actions, thoughts, and speech for the sake of Allah, your own conscience.

It involves being aware that Allah is watching one's actions, thoughts, and speech.

 It involves being mindful and being cognizant that Allah is mercurial energy which must be protected at any cost.

What is the purpose of muraqabah? 

It is a constant process to cultivate mindfulness of Allah.

It is a way to polish the heart; the seat of all emotions.

It is a way to unveil the virtuous Muraqabah is a derivative of the arabic word Qareeb. It is a process to come near to Allah (conscience) It is a 24x7 practice that means "to watch, observe, realize and feel attentively His Presence". It is also known a kind meditation to go within.

Establishing Salat (connection) with our inner script (Al-Kitab) and be vigilant, careful of conversion of our positive energy into Satan. This is the main purpose of muraqabah.

Muraqabah is a state of being aware of our own conscience (Allah) and feel it's constant presence. Listening to the voice of our conscience and obeying the voice of conscience helps in controlling one's emotions, actions, thoughts, and speech.

It is a way to cultivate mindfulness that Allah is within 24x7, this polishes the heart of the believer.

It is a way to change life by being aware that Allah is always watching from inside us rather than watching from the sky, so that one is constantly conscious about its presence inside. 

By this one is always aware of one's actions and keep tap on his/her thoughts because thoughts drive our actions.

It is a way to be always mindful and to be cognizant that Allah is living with us.

Intention to know your Allah

Have strong urge to establish connection with Him.

Know that Allah is with you 24x7. He is inseparable.

Understand your Satan so that Satan has no place inside you. Allah and Satan cannot live together.

This practice involves constantly observing one's actions, thoughts, and speech.

It involves being aware that Allah is watching one's actions, thoughts, and speech.

It involves being mindful and being cognizant that Allah is mercurial energy which must be protected at any cost.

It is a constant process to cultivate mindfulness of Allah.

It is a way to polish the heart; the seat of all emotions.

It is a way to unveil the virtuous nature of the soul (nafs).

It is a way to avoid disobedience and understand the divinity in you, the nature of the pure soul (nafs).

Muraqabah is a way to avoid disobedience and understand the divinity in you.






Friday, 20 December 2024

REJECTION OF HADITH LITERATURE II

 REJECTION OF HADITH LITERATURE! PART - II


Muslims cannot deny that there are two sources of Islamic Philosophy. One is the book Quran and other one is Hadith literature. It would sound strange if I say both are misunderstood and are victim of wrong comprehension. Most of us aware that the translation of the book Quran is not up to the standard but very few know that even the Hadith literature is wrongly manipulated. You may hate Hadith however the truth is we cannot completely debunk it from Islamic literature.


You love the book Quran but you don't understand it. What is the benefit of loving and hating literatures if you cannot understand them? So much hate for Hadith signifies that we have not yet forgotten it. Those who claim to be Quran alone followers do not realize that they follow only Hadith based translations. The entire concept of today’s Islam is based on wrong understanding of Hadith; whether it is Traditional or Quran Alone Islam. We must be honest enough to confess that Hadith still rules our mind and we follow Hadith though unknowingly. 


Some of my learned friends think that Hadith literature has ruined or corrupted the message of the book Quran and Islam. The truth is our mind is corrupted and we need to reformat it. I was having the same opinion some 15 years back. To blame others for our incompetence is nature of most of the human beings. Here the easy target of criticism is Hadith because of our inability to infer the book Quran. We believe that we have been led stray by Hadith literature, that’s why we nurture so much grudge against it. The real problem lies in our conventional belief system; we think Hadith literature is about History of Islam that’s why it is unreliable.

  

Our greatest folly is that we think Hadith literature is History of Mohammad and his companions so we link almost every Quranic verse with particular event narrated by the Hadith. The problem is we give too much importance to Hadith literature by hating it. Hadith is just an additional supplement, if understood in the right essence it can help in giving extra light to some verses and overall understanding of Quranic message.   


The truth is we know nothing about the real contents of the book Quran except what we know through some oral narration or from Hadith literature. We know Mohammad more than what we know about Allah; this is because Hadith is ruling our mind 24x7. We easily get offended when somebody maligns the character of Mohammad but we are at ease and have no grudges when we ourselves day night destroy the divine character of God within us - 30:30 


Today's Islam is all about personality worship, we don't care about knowing the will of God but only care about imitating the lifestyle of personalities. The Philosophy of Islam is against all religious rituals and reverence of personalities but sadly we happen to see only personalities in the book Quran and Hadith literature. We have made the book Quran and Hadith literature as untouchable holy deity. 

 

I see constantly that there are two types of arguments going on social media platforms, one is that the book Quran is from God and that the Hadith literature must be rejected because it is man-made. This is the main fallacy in our perspective to understand the Philosophy of Islam.


Everything is from God, even Satan is from God. It is up to us to mine our minds for best, better, good, bad, ugly, evil or misleading literatures. We cannot understand the book Quran without man-made classical lexicons, grammar books and above all human intellect. Without going through tough mental exercise we cannot segregate what is good or best for us. Sometimes seemingly a helpful literature can be bad if we are not at the comprehension level of the author or not able to grasp the intended message emitted between the lines. 

God does not write books, every man-made invention, discoveries or even a story book is inspired by God. The quality of inspiration depends on the intensity of our focus.

History of Arabs has nothing to do with Islamic Philosophy. The philosophy of Peace is not a monopoly of Arabs or Muslims; its appeal Universal. It is wrong to infer that Hadith literature is about History of Islam or biography (sirah) of the person called Mohammed and his friends or foes. Those who believe that the message of the book Quran and Hadith is about human messengers, prophets and his companions can never understand the message of Peace. Islam is mental peace and soundness; it has nothing to do with the lives of personalities. Mental peace cannot be achieved through understanding the lives of personalities. 


The book Quran is the book of Islam (mental Peace) and you are free to have mental peace from any source or literature. Permanent Peace is very hard to achieve so you cannot ignore any source which helps you to achieve mental peace. Mental Peace (Islam) is more important and valuable than anything in the world. If your diamond ring happens to fall in a dirty commode you won’t hesitate to pick it up, clean it wash it properly then wear it again; you would never flush out. Same way there is invaluable diamonds in the Hadith literature which can enlighten our understanding of the book Quran. If we consider the entire Hadith literature as garbage and throw it out from the Islamic literature then it is very difficult or rather impossible to understand the entire message of the book Quran and Islam.  

The purpose of History is to know the culture; it glorifies and vilifies persons, although it is not always reliable. The philosophy of Islam has nothing to do with personalities and their personal way of life. Having said that our first priority must be to understand the book Quran with the basic belief that Islam has nothing to do with History, Geography and Science, it is a book of human psychology. The names that represent personalities are actually characters in our own psyche (nafs), narrated in parabolic figurative language in theophany format. 


The book Quran and Hadith is about us. It is not about sky God or about His human deputy Mohammad. The book Quran and Hadith teaches us through parabolic figurative language in theophany format on how evolve our own character and how to handle our psyche. It teaches us that divinity and mortality lies within us. We need to discover it and shun away the attraction of satanic forces. My thesis will look hypothesis to many because I have converted the entire so called biography of Mohammad and other human prophets / messengers into exemplar living parables orchestrating inside us. 


It is a fact that nature of humans is curious and this curiosity led to discoveries, inventions, development and evolution of self. If we confine our curiosity to just one book and expect to know the entire subject then we are not seeking knowledge but trying to validate what we already know. 


Sadly Muslims are not concerned about the evolution of self they are more concerned to defend their own dogma by copying or reviving the 1400 years old civilization of Arabia. They think Arab culture is Islam and Arabic is the favored language of God.


The book Quran and Hadith is not for literal reading, if we do so we will miss the gems in them. Note Hadith literature cannot supersede  the book Quran, it only helps overall comprehension.


I would not elaborate more as it will be very tedious for me to explain. Generally I share my articles only to trigger the mind; it is not for debates and arguments. I am just exercising my power of freedom to express my understanding.


All these years I was very unsympathetic towards Hadith literature. I thought it is a conspiracy against Islam. I never took help of Hadith when understanding the book Quran. But when I understood the book Quran it helped me to understand some Hadith too and it reciprocated with my understanding of the Quran.

If we take Hadith as a book of rituals, history of founder of Islam and his companions then your stance is right that it can't be of any help in deciphering the book Quran.
To be honest I take the help of Hadith based translations when I translate the Quran but you won't find even find a shred of Hadith element in my translation. The base of my interpretation is based on traditional knowledge but its an upgraded and improved version of traditional translation with new meanings and new theme supported by Arabic etymology and linguistics.
My understanding of Islam is based on the strong foundation of Quran but I won't deny that some Hadith helped me to change my stance of enmity towards the entire Hadith literature.
I am saying it again that we cannot understand Hadith if we have not understood the primary book Quran.

The entire Quranic language is symbolic, first we need to understand that. Giving examples of single verses from the Quran won't help, we need comprehensive study.
I don't follow any rituals of religion Islam, I don't believe in any History of Islam. I don't glorify or vilify any personalities because they are all characters within.
I think I am the only one who practically follows the book Quran but my contention is I don't reject anything if it helps to broaden my understanding of Quran and Islam.


Sometimes my confidence in my understanding sound very egoistic but in reality I am a very humble person. I am not a defender of Hadith nevertheless I said we must understand it from a new dimension, understanding from old dimension will fetch zero results.

IMPORTANT REMINDER:  

The Arabic word حَدِيث (Hadith) and its derivatives occurred 36 times in the entire book Quran. None of these words mean the Hadith books written by Persian or Arab Imams. It is only because wrong interpretation of the Hadith literature that rules our mind 24x7 so we assume that the word حَدِيث (Hadith) means the books compiled by Imams.

Another important reminder the word الْقُرْآنُ (Al-Quran) and derivatives appeared 88 times in the entire book Quran; none of its meanings connotes the meaning of 114 chapter Arabic language book Quran. It is only because wrong interpretation of Hadith that rules our mind we are forced to think that the word الْقُرْآنُ (Al-Quran) means holy book of Muslims.

 

 

 


Monday, 16 December 2024

REJECTION OF HADITH LITERATURE I

 REJECTION OF HADITH LITERATURE. PART - I

It is a sign of an immature mindset to reject or ban books or literature on the basis of their beliefs. In my view, any intelligent student or a researcher would never reject any literature of his interested subject however redundant the content of the literature may appear. He would sincerely go through it if he desires to find important truth about it. A critical researcher would never hold any literature infallible before scrutinizing it thoroughly. 

For any critical mind or a researcher no book is divine or perfect unless it passes through the check-meter and that check-meter is not based on blind beliefs but upon deep and impartial knowledge of that particular field. 

The mindset of any genuine researcher is to dig-out the valuable facts from mythology. A sincere researcher can go to any limit to find those valuable facts which he is anxious to know. He has to rigorously and persistently search even if the literature he/she is studying clashes with his/her own belief. The researcher must not investigate his/her targeted topic according to his personal likeness, he must never leave any stone unturned and must not hesitate to enter into unknown territories. The job of a researcher is to fact check and look for glimmer of light in the heap of darkness of ignorance.

Nowadays some seemingly advanced religious people completely reject Hadith books as man-made garbage. They think Hadith literature distorted the message of the book Quran but this is not completely true. The truth is Quran Alone followers unknowingly follow centuries old Hadith literature even if they blatantly deny it. 

We treat the book Quran as direct revelation from God to Mohammad only because we have been informed by Hadith literatures. We assume Mohammad ibn Abdullah of Hadith same as mohammad rasulallah of the book Quran only because our core understanding comes from Hadith literatures. 

Majority of people don't listen or read books which clashes with their core belief. One who is thirsty to know must not ignore or hate or fear of getting stray if his/her primary knowledge of Islam is strong. No literature have the power to lead you stray if your commonsense is intact. The book Quran is based on rationality, logic and thinking, if you have a unbiased sound mind then you can listen, study and read anything, you won't get stray. We cannot treat Hadith books as garbage if we are searching to know about the facts of Quran and Islam. But to find facts from the Hadith literature they must have thorough knowledge of the book Quran and Islam.

It won't be wrong if I say that we have not understood the Hadith books because we have not understood the primary book Quran. We have not been able to segregate useful Hadith only because we have not understood the book Quran completely. We are summarily rejecting the entire Hadith literature as if we have mastered the book Quran and we don't require help from any other literatures. 

If we are aware that the Hadith literature contains at least 5% of valuable material we won't dump the entire literature summarily by terming it as garbage. We need to meticulously mine the entire Hadith literature if we wish to find that scarce valuable literature even if it is in the heap of garbage. For a sincere fact-finder even a small key or hint is enough to open the ancient treasure chest. The book Quran is that treasure chest which is still locked and it won't open with the traditional keys or mindless recitation. 

Note I am not defending Hadith literature but I am criticizing recent translators, interpreters exegete and decipherer who have not applied their reasoning faculty and just copy pasted the perception of their ancestors. First they have not deciphered the message of the book Quran and brazenly calling themselves as Quran alone followers. You can only reject Hadith Literature, Lexicons, Grammar books, Exegesis when you have completely understood the message of the book Quran. I am very confidently asserting that we have not understood the book Quran and we are banning books which may assist us in understanding the book Quran. 

We all know that the book Quran is the only valid document of Islam, all other sources are secondary nevertheless no honest Muslim can deny that their basic learning or understanding of Islam came to them through their ancestor, environment, clergy and Hadith. We don't know anything about the the book Quran except what we have been fed through clergy and Hadith books. We have never applied our own mind and efforts, we have totally relied on books written by others or heard various discourses.

All categories of books or literatures are authored by human beings, some are popular and liked by the majority of people, others are good liked by some specific group of people, some books are average and some are bad, it all depends upon individuals mindset. Writing books is a human skill, God don't write books in specific languages. The language of God is silence and it is heard only by those who have sense of listening. The book of God speaks in our own language, we don't to have to learn from any outside source as Rehman is our Teacher.

Some people find some books very attractive which are bad or senseless in others eyes, so it depends how much one is evolving or is in static state. 

In my 32 years of research in the field of Islam I never considered Hadith books parallel to the book Quran. Later on as I gradually understood the theme of the book Quran I realized that I am studying Hadith based Quranic translation and rejecting Hadith. Our entire understanding of Islam is through Hadith, but we completely reject Hadith and take pride in calling ourselves as Quran alone Muslims.

When I started my own translation / interpretation of the book Quran I realized that there are some verses which we cannot understand without the correct background knowledge of Hadith. Once upon a time I used to hate Hadith Literature and thought that the compilers of Hadith were enemies of Islam. After my in-depth involvement in the translation of the book Quran I realized that like the book Quran, Hadith literature too is the victim of wrong comprehension and thus has a totally inaccurate interpretation. 

The book Quran and Hadith uses figurative language in theophany format, that's the reason today's well versed Arabic literate cannot decode the enchanting message of the Quran. No doubt the percentage of corrupt Hadiths is very large compare to its volume. But we cannot ignore the wealth of indicators it gives to a sincere researcher. 

To many my discourse may appear absurd but it is necessary for me to express my views. Now I am not concern about applause or criticism because truth must be spoken and this is my truth and I am not soliciting for agreement.   

Thank you.