We learn from the Quran that all messengers came with the same general message: La elahe ella Allah meaning “There is no god except the one God.” They are sent to the communities that have been corrupted and need reformation. The sole duty of the messengers is to deliver the message given to them and to warn the people of the consequences for their evil works and idol worship. Their objective is to purify the religion and restore the corrupted practices into what God intends us to do. The messengers are sent with the guidance to these communities as a blessing from God. (2:151) They do not ask any money from people, nor do they seek exaltation or personal attention. Yet, any time that God sends a messenger to a community, the people of that community reject him, ridicule him or even kill him. This is not because they do not like the messenger personally, but because they just cannot stand the message of the messenger. (6:33)
The messengers are commanded to follow what God has appointed them to do. They are not infallible. They are human beings like every one else with worldly mistakes and weaknesses. They are also worried about their own necks. (21:28)
Quran: Fully Detailed
God revealed the Quran to all humanity through Muhammad in Arabic, the language of the prophet. The Quran has 114 suras (chapters)
and 6346 verses including the un-numbered Basmalahs. God said that He revealed the Quran fully detailed, and did not leave anything out of it (6:38). He send down in the Quran healing and mercy for the believers. At the same time, it only increases the wickedness of the transgressors (17:82).
Questions God also tells us the fact that if the Quran was revealed to people who do not know Arabic, they could not possibly believe in it (26:198-199). They would not know what was in it, and what to do with it. Therefore, the Quran must be translated to the language of people so that they can understand God’s message.
English Translation of the Quran
There are many translations of the Quran into English. One of these translations is by Dr. Rashad Khalifa, which he calls the Authorized Translation of the Quran. People who read this translation agree that this is the clearest translation to English, as compared to the works of other translators.
Some people scoff at Dr. Khalifa’s assertion that it was an authorized translation. They ask the question as to whom he was authorized by. The answer is in the Quran given in 81:19-20 which states that he was authorized by the Possessor of the Throne, fully supported. We know that God supported him with the discovery of the Quran’s mathematical composition. A proof that the Quran is God’s unaltered words to humanity. Thus his translation into English reflects the truth, guidance and inspiration he has received from the Most Gracious.
Did he make any mistakes or changes in his translation? Of course he did; no human being is perfect. He had two complete translations published in his lifetime, one in 1982, the other in 1989. He kept updating his translation as he went over the verses, and as God inspired him with more knowledge and information, until it was time for him to return to His Lord. The major question is whether there are mistakes in his translation to the point of misleading people. Is there a blasphemy to God in it? Are there mistranslated verses critical to our salvation? The answer is no.
It is an unarguable fact that Dr. Khalifa’s translation is the clearest and most modern English translation of all. Therefore, for an English speaker who does not know Arabic, his translation is a blessing from God. Even some submitters whose
mother tongue is Arabic admit that they greatly benefit from the translation. In fact English is now becoming a universal language taught and spoken on all continents of this world, the language used by people all over the world to communicate across borders. Therefore, it becomes more obvious why God blessed the world with a clear English translation of the Quran in this era.
God is the Teacher of the Quran
God’s own words in the Quran are in Arabic. It is the truth from God. People who do not understand Arabic rely on the translation of the Quran to understand its meaning. But ultimately it is God who teaches us the Quran (55:2). Whether we are experts in Arabic language, or we have the clearest translation in front us, we will not be able to get the true meaning of the verses unless we are sincere (56:79). God controls our hearts and minds; He knows our innermost thoughts, and whether we are sincere or not. If we are sincere, He leads us to find the
whether we are sincere or not. If we are sincere, He leads us to find the truth regardless of our circumstances.
Appendices and Footnotes
Since God is the teacher of the Quran, He can guide a sincere person to the truth with or without a translation; with a good translation or a lousy translation. It does not matter. God has His own ways to guide people. On the other hand, if a person is not sincere, God will put an invisible barrier around him so that he will not be able to understand a word of the Quran even if he is a master of the Arabic language (17:45). That is God’s system. God Almighty knows our innermost thoughts and what kind of decision we made in submitting to Him. This is something we, ourselves, may not even be aware of. Therefore, He guides us or sends us astray in accordance with this knowledge.
So God is the only one who guides people. No one can do any guiding unless it is in accordance with God’s will. Yet God has a system for guiding people. He sends His messengers and prophets as guiding teachers with inspirations from Him to deliver His message: to teach people the rites of the religion, to establish the truth, and to get rid of the falsehood. Those who follow the truth from their Lord are the guided ones. Unfortunately, those who scorn God’s revelations, and are consequently sent astray by God, can never find a guiding teacher (18:17).
The information contained in the appendices and footnotes in the translation of the Quran by Dr. Khalifa is no more than the explanation of the verses, and the miracle of the Quran through his research. Dr. Khalifa himself stated in the appendices that he did not bring anything new. All the information he brought up was already in the Quran. This is a blessing from God for those who appreciate it since it has been made readily available to us.
There is nothing wrong in reading the footnotes, appendices or any other religious publications for that matter, as long as we don’t lose our perspective where the real source of guidance is coming from and where the real source of information is. It is not what we read, hear or watch to get more insight about our faith, but it is what we do with that information and how we apply it to our lives in a manner pleasing to God.
If we form an opinion based on what we read or hear outside of the scripture, we should not expect others to follow it by forcing the issue.
God has detailed what we need to know in the Quran. Anything beyond that is left up to us and to draw our conclusions. However, if other people’s opinions end up being different than ours, we have to respect them. If we think people are arriving at wrong conclusions, we need to be able to discuss with them amicably. If these opinions do not have serious ramification on the rites of our faith and our submission to God, they should be left alone, and not be made an issue. We are all responsible for saving our necks. We are supposed to enjoin each other to do the right things without forcing others to comply with our understandings.
Idol Worship
We learn from the Quran that idol worship is an unforgivable sin if it is maintained until death (4:48). Idol worship is a gross injustice to the Almighty (31:13). We also learn that idol worship is not limited only to the worship of idols or statues. It may come in different forms, and can be very subtle. There are many examples in the Quran. We could easily idolize money, business, family, children, or any other loved ones. Our ego may become an idol. If we give priority to anything over God, and we feel that anything or anybody beside God can benefit or harm us, we fall into idol worship. So idol worship is not something to be taken lightly (30:31). It is a very serious offense. It is one of the ways Satan derails us from the straight path of God.
There is no doubt that there will be people who will fall into idol worship one way or another, through idolization of the messengers and saintly people, through idolization of their opinion, or through worshiping their ego. The community has to deal with them if God
exposes their case. However, we have to be very careful not jumping to conclusions, calling names or making generalized and all-inclusive statements to put down others. Often people are sincere and may take corrective actions when reminded amicably of their wrong. God tells us to remind each other, perhaps the reminder will benefit (87:9).
Although we are part of the larger submitter community, we are not all alike in terms of our faith in God and how we go about putting what we believe into practice. The disagreements or the differences we might have in understanding certain matters should not distract us from the path of worshipping God alone. When the disagreements happen, we should try to listen to each other, rather than fight. We should also know when it is time to say “peace” when the discussions are exhausted. We should remember not to fall into Satan’s trap of wronging our souls. We all know that unfair accusations and suspicions towards other submitters are gross sins (49:12). None of us wants our souls subject to such sins to satisfy our egos. Ultimately everyone is responsible to God for his or her own neck (5:105). Furthermore, unless God has mercy on us and protects us, there is no guarantee that we may not be following our own opinions, or the opinions of the scholars, thus falling into the very idol worship we despise in others, without perceiving (18:103-104).
Therefore, continue on the path you have been enjoined to follow, together with those who repented with you, and do not transgress. He is Seer of everything you do. [11:112]
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We learn from the Quran that all messengers came with the same general message: La elahe ella Allah meaning “There is no god except the one God.” They are sent to the communities that have been corrupted and need reformation. The sole duty of the messengers is to deliver the message given to them and to warn the people of the consequences for their evil works and idol worship. Their objective is to purify the religion and restore the corrupted practices into what God intends us to do. The messengers are sent with the guidance to these communities as a blessing from God. (2:151) They do not ask any money from people, nor do they seek exaltation or personal attention. Yet, any time that God sends a messenger to a community, the people of that community reject him, ridicule him or even kill him. This is not because they do not like the messenger personally, but because they just cannot stand the message of the messenger. (6:33)
The messengers are commanded to follow what God has appointed them to do. They are not infallible. They are human beings like every one else with worldly mistakes and weaknesses. They are also worried about their own necks. (21:28)
Quran: Fully Detailed
God revealed the Quran to all humanity through Muhammad in Arabic, the language of the prophet. The Quran has 114 suras (chapters)
and 6346 verses including the un-numbered Basmalahs. God said that He revealed the Quran fully detailed, and did not leave anything out of it (6:38). He send down in the Quran healing and mercy for the believers. At the same time, it only increases the wickedness of the transgressors (17:82).
Questions God also tells us the fact that if the Quran was revealed to people who do not know Arabic, they could not possibly believe in it (26:198-199). They would not know what was in it, and what to do with it. Therefore, the Quran must be translated to the language of people so that they can understand God’s message.
English Translation of the Quran
There are many translations of the Quran into English. One of these translations is by Dr. Rashad Khalifa, which he calls the Authorized Translation of the Quran. People who read this translation agree that this is the clearest translation to English, as compared to the works of other translators.
Some people scoff at Dr. Khalifa’s assertion that it was an authorized translation. They ask the question as to whom he was authorized by. The answer is in the Quran given in 81:19-20 which states that he was authorized by the Possessor of the Throne, fully supported. We know that God supported him with the discovery of the Quran’s mathematical composition. A proof that the Quran is God’s unaltered words to humanity. Thus his translation into English reflects the truth, guidance and inspiration he has received from the Most Gracious.
Did he make any mistakes or changes in his translation? Of course he did; no human being is perfect. He had two complete translations published in his lifetime, one in 1982, the other in 1989. He kept updating his translation as he went over the verses, and as God inspired him with more knowledge and information, until it was time for him to return to His Lord. The major question is whether there are mistakes in his translation to the point of misleading people. Is there a blasphemy to God in it? Are there mistranslated verses critical to our salvation? The answer is no.
It is an unarguable fact that Dr. Khalifa’s translation is the clearest and most modern English translation of all. Therefore, for an English speaker who does not know Arabic, his translation is a blessing from God. Even some submitters whose
mother tongue is Arabic admit that they greatly benefit from the translation. In fact English is now becoming a universal language taught and spoken on all continents of this world, the language used by people all over the world to communicate across borders. Therefore, it becomes more obvious why God blessed the world with a clear English translation of the Quran in this era.
God is the Teacher of the Quran
God’s own words in the Quran are in Arabic. It is the truth from God. People who do not understand Arabic rely on the translation of the Quran to understand its meaning. But ultimately it is God who teaches us the Quran (55:2). Whether we are experts in Arabic language, or we have the clearest translation in front us, we will not be able to get the true meaning of the verses unless we are sincere (56:79). God controls our hearts and minds; He knows our innermost thoughts, and whether we are sincere or not. If we are sincere, He leads us to find the
whether we are sincere or not. If we are sincere, He leads us to find the truth regardless of our circumstances.
Appendices and Footnotes
Since God is the teacher of the Quran, He can guide a sincere person to the truth with or without a translation; with a good translation or a lousy translation. It does not matter. God has His own ways to guide people. On the other hand, if a person is not sincere, God will put an invisible barrier around him so that he will not be able to understand a word of the Quran even if he is a master of the Arabic language (17:45). That is God’s system. God Almighty knows our innermost thoughts and what kind of decision we made in submitting to Him. This is something we, ourselves, may not even be aware of. Therefore, He guides us or sends us astray in accordance with this knowledge.
So God is the only one who guides people. No one can do any guiding unless it is in accordance with God’s will. Yet God has a system for guiding people. He sends His messengers and prophets as guiding teachers with inspirations from Him to deliver His message: to teach people the rites of the religion, to establish the truth, and to get rid of the falsehood. Those who follow the truth from their Lord are the guided ones. Unfortunately, those who scorn God’s revelations, and are consequently sent astray by God, can never find a guiding teacher (18:17).
The information contained in the appendices and footnotes in the translation of the Quran by Dr. Khalifa is no more than the explanation of the verses, and the miracle of the Quran through his research. Dr. Khalifa himself stated in the appendices that he did not bring anything new. All the information he brought up was already in the Quran. This is a blessing from God for those who appreciate it since it has been made readily available to us.
There is nothing wrong in reading the footnotes, appendices or any other religious publications for that matter, as long as we don’t lose our perspective where the real source of guidance is coming from and where the real source of information is. It is not what we read, hear or watch to get more insight about our faith, but it is what we do with that information and how we apply it to our lives in a manner pleasing to God.
If we form an opinion based on what we read or hear outside of the scripture, we should not expect others to follow it by forcing the issue.
God has detailed what we need to know in the Quran. Anything beyond that is left up to us and to draw our conclusions. However, if other people’s opinions end up being different than ours, we have to respect them. If we think people are arriving at wrong conclusions, we need to be able to discuss with them amicably. If these opinions do not have serious ramification on the rites of our faith and our submission to God, they should be left alone, and not be made an issue. We are all responsible for saving our necks. We are supposed to enjoin each other to do the right things without forcing others to comply with our understandings.
Idol Worship
We learn from the Quran that idol worship is an unforgivable sin if it is maintained until death (4:48). Idol worship is a gross injustice to the Almighty (31:13). We also learn that idol worship is not limited only to the worship of idols or statues. It may come in different forms, and can be very subtle. There are many examples in the Quran. We could easily idolize money, business, family, children, or any other loved ones. Our ego may become an idol. If we give priority to anything over God, and we feel that anything or anybody beside God can benefit or harm us, we fall into idol worship. So idol worship is not something to be taken lightly (30:31). It is a very serious offense. It is one of the ways Satan derails us from the straight path of God.
There is no doubt that there will be people who will fall into idol worship one way or another, through idolization of the messengers and saintly people, through idolization of their opinion, or through worshiping their ego. The community has to deal with them if God
exposes their case. However, we have to be very careful not jumping to conclusions, calling names or making generalized and all-inclusive statements to put down others. Often people are sincere and may take corrective actions when reminded amicably of their wrong. God tells us to remind each other, perhaps the reminder will benefit (87:9).
Although we are part of the larger submitter community, we are not all alike in terms of our faith in God and how we go about putting what we believe into practice. The disagreements or the differences we might have in understanding certain matters should not distract us from the path of worshipping God alone. When the disagreements happen, we should try to listen to each other, rather than fight. We should also know when it is time to say “peace” when the discussions are exhausted. We should remember not to fall into Satan’s trap of wronging our souls. We all know that unfair accusations and suspicions towards other submitters are gross sins (49:12). None of us wants our souls subject to such sins to satisfy our egos. Ultimately everyone is responsible to God for his or her own neck (5:105). Furthermore, unless God has mercy on us and protects us, there is no guarantee that we may not be following our own opinions, or the opinions of the scholars, thus falling into the very idol worship we despise in others, without perceiving (18:103-104).
Therefore, continue on the path you have been enjoined to follow, together with those who repented with you, and do not transgress. He is Seer of everything you do. [11:112]
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Nous apprenons du Coran que tous les messagers sont venus avec le même message général : La elahe ella Allah, signifiant « Il n'y a pas de dieu en dehors du Dieu unique. » Ils sont envoyés aux communautés qui ont été corrompues et qui ont besoin d'être réformées. Le seul devoir des messagers est de transmettre le message qui leur a été donné et d'avertir les gens des conséquences de leurs mauvaises actions et de leur culte des idoles. Leur objectif est de purifier la religion et de restaurer les pratiques corrompues selon ce que Dieu veut que nous fassions. Les messagers sont envoyés avec la guidance à ces communautés comme une bénédiction de Dieu. (2:151) Ils ne demandent pas d'argent aux gens, et ne cherchent ni exaltation ni attention personnelle. Pourtant, chaque fois que Dieu envoie un messager à une communauté, les gens de cette communauté le rejettent, le ridiculisent ou même le tuent. Ce n'est pas parce qu'ils n'apprécient pas le messager personnellement, mais parce qu'ils ne peuvent tout simplement pas supporter le message du messager. (6:33)
Les messagers ont pour commandement de suivre ce que Dieu leur a ordonné d'accomplir. Ils ne sont pas infaillibles. Ce sont des êtres humains comme tout le monde, avec des erreurs et des faiblesses terrestres. Ils s'inquiètent également pour leur propre salut. (21:28)
Le Coran : Pleinement Détaillé
Dieu a révélé le Coran à toute l'humanité par l'intermédiaire de Muhammad en arabe, la langue du prophète. Le Coran comporte 114 sourates (chapitres) et 6346 versets, y compris les Basmalahs non numérotées. Dieu a dit qu'Il a révélé le Coran pleinement détaillé, sans en omettre quoi que ce soit (6:38). Il a fait descendre dans le Coran guérison et miséricorde pour les croyants. En même temps, il ne fait qu'accroître la perversité des transgresseurs (17:82).
Dieu nous dit également que si le Coran avait été révélé à des gens qui ne comprennent pas l'arabe, ils n'auraient pas pu y croire (26:198-199). Ils n'auraient pas su ce qu'il contenait ni quoi en faire. C'est pourquoi le Coran doit être traduit dans la langue des peuples afin qu'ils puissent comprendre le message de Dieu.
La Traduction du Coran en Français
Il existe de nombreuses traductions du Coran en anglais. L'une d'elles est celle du Dr. Rashad Khalifa, qu'il appelle la Traduction Autorisée du Coran. Les personnes qui lisent cette traduction s'accordent à dire que c'est la traduction la plus claire en anglais, comparée aux travaux des autres traducteurs.
Certains se moquent de l'affirmation du Dr. Khalifa selon laquelle il s'agissait d'une traduction autorisée. Ils posent la question de savoir par qui il y était autorisé. La réponse se trouve dans le Coran, en 81:19-20, qui indique qu'il était autorisé par le Possesseur du Trône, pleinement soutenu. Nous savons que Dieu l'a soutenu par la découverte de la composition mathématique du Coran — une preuve que le Coran est la parole non altérée de Dieu à l'humanité. Ainsi, sa traduction reflète la vérité, la guidance et l'inspiration qu'il a reçues du Très Miséricordieux.
A-t-il commis des erreurs ou apporté des modifications dans sa traduction ? Bien sûr que oui ; aucun être humain n'est parfait. Il a publié deux traductions complètes de son vivant, l'une en 1982, l'autre en 1989. Il n'a cessé de mettre à jour sa traduction au fil de ses relectures des versets, et au fur et à mesure que Dieu lui inspirait plus de connaissance et d'information, jusqu'au moment de son retour à son Seigneur. La question principale est de savoir s'il y a des erreurs dans sa traduction au point d'induire les gens en erreur. Y a-t-il un blasphème envers Dieu ? Y a-t-il des versets mal traduits, cruciaux pour notre salut ? La réponse est non.
C'est un fait incontestable que la traduction du Dr. Khalifa est la plus claire et la plus moderne de toutes les traductions anglaises. C'est pourquoi, pour un anglophone qui ne connaît pas l'arabe, sa traduction est une bénédiction de Dieu. Même certains soumis dont la langue maternelle est l'arabe admettent en tirer un grand bénéfice. En fait, l'anglais est devenu une langue universelle enseignée et parlée sur tous les continents, utilisée par des personnes du monde entier pour communiquer par-delà les frontières. Il devient donc de plus en plus évident pourquoi Dieu a béni le monde d'une traduction anglaise claire du Coran en cette ère.
Dieu est le Maître du Coran
Les propres paroles de Dieu dans le Coran sont en arabe. C'est la vérité venant de Dieu. Les personnes qui ne comprennent pas l'arabe s'appuient sur la traduction du Coran pour en comprendre le sens. Mais en définitive, c'est Dieu qui nous enseigne le Coran (55:2). Que nous soyons experts en langue arabe ou que nous ayons devant nous la traduction la plus claire, nous ne serons pas en mesure de saisir la vraie signification des versets si nous ne sommes pas sincères (56:79). Dieu contrôle nos cœurs et nos esprits ; Il connaît nos pensées les plus intimes et sait si nous sommes sincères ou non. Si nous sommes sincères, Il nous guide vers la vérité, quelles que soient nos circonstances.
Appendices et Notes de Bas de Page
Puisque Dieu est le Maître du Coran, Il peut guider une personne sincère vers la vérité avec ou sans traduction ; avec une bonne traduction ou une médiocre. Cela n'a pas d'importance. Dieu a Ses propres façons de guider les gens. En revanche, si une personne n'est pas sincère, Dieu placera une barrière invisible autour d'elle, de sorte qu'elle ne pourra comprendre un seul mot du Coran même si elle est maître de la langue arabe (17:45). Tel est le système de Dieu. Dieu Tout-Puissant connaît nos pensées les plus profondes et le type de décision que nous avons prise de nous soumettre à Lui. C'est quelque chose dont nous-mêmes ne sommes peut-être pas conscients. Ainsi, Il nous guide ou nous égare conformément à cette connaissance.
Dieu est donc le seul à guider les gens. Personne ne peut guider quiconque si ce n'est en accord avec la volonté de Dieu. Pourtant, Dieu a un système pour guider les gens. Il envoie Ses messagers et prophètes en tant qu'enseignants guidants, porteurs d'inspirations venant de Lui, pour transmettre Son message : enseigner aux gens les rites de la religion, établir la vérité et éliminer le mensonge. Ceux qui suivent la vérité de leur Seigneur sont les bien guidés. Malheureusement, ceux qui méprisent les révélations de Dieu, et sont en conséquence égarés par Lui, ne pourront jamais trouver un maître guidant (18:17).
Les informations contenues dans les appendices et les notes de bas de page de la traduction du Coran par le Dr. Khalifa ne sont rien de plus que l'explication des versets et la description du miracle du Coran à travers ses recherches. Le Dr. Khalifa lui-même a déclaré dans les appendices qu'il n'apportait rien de nouveau. Toutes les informations qu'il a soulevées étaient déjà dans le Coran. C'est une bénédiction de Dieu pour ceux qui l'apprécient, puisqu'elles ont été rendues facilement accessibles.
Il n'y a rien de mal à lire les notes de bas de page, les appendices ou toute autre publication religieuse, tant que nous ne perdons pas de vue d'où vient la vraie source de guidance et d'où provient la vraie source d'information. Ce n'est pas ce que nous lisons, entendons ou regardons pour approfondir notre foi qui compte, mais ce que nous faisons de cette information et comment nous l'appliquons à notre vie d'une manière qui plaise à Dieu.
Si nous formons une opinion basée sur ce que nous lisons ou entendons en dehors de l'Écriture, nous ne devons pas attendre des autres qu'ils la suivent en imposant la chose.
Dieu a détaillé dans le Coran ce que nous avons besoin de savoir. Tout ce qui va au-delà est laissé à notre appréciation et à nos conclusions. Cependant, si les opinions des autres diffèrent des nôtres, nous devons les respecter. Si nous pensons que les gens arrivent à de mauvaises conclusions, nous devons être capables d'en discuter avec eux de façon amiable. Si ces opinions n'ont pas de répercussions graves sur les rites de notre foi et notre soumission à Dieu, elles doivent être laissées de côté et ne pas devenir un sujet de discorde. Nous sommes tous responsables du salut de nos âmes. Nous sommes censés nous inciter mutuellement à faire ce qui est juste, sans forcer les autres à se conformer à nos conceptions.
L'Adoration des Idoles
Nous apprenons du Coran que l'adoration des idoles est un péché impardonnable si elle est maintenue jusqu'à la mort (4:48). L'adoration des idoles est une injustice flagrante envers le Tout-Puissant (31:13). Nous apprenons également que l'adoration des idoles ne se limite pas au seul culte des idoles ou des statues. Elle peut prendre différentes formes et peut être très subtile. Le Coran en donne de nombreux exemples. Nous pourrions facilement idolâtrer l'argent, les affaires, la famille, les enfants ou tout autre être cher. Notre ego peut devenir une idole. Si nous donnons la priorité à quoi que ce soit au-dessus de Dieu, et si nous estimons que quoi que ce soit ou quiconque en dehors de Dieu peut nous bénéficier ou nous nuire, nous tombons dans l'adoration des idoles. L'adoration des idoles n'est donc pas quelque chose à prendre à la légère (30:31). C'est une faute très grave. C'est l'une des façons dont Satan nous détourne du droit chemin de Dieu.
Il ne fait aucun doute qu'il y aura des gens qui tomberont dans l'adoration des idoles d'une façon ou d'une autre — par l'idolâtrie des messagers et des personnes saintes, par l'idolâtrie de leurs opinions, ou par le culte de leur ego. La communauté doit traiter avec eux si Dieu expose leur cas. Cependant, nous devons être très prudents et ne pas sauter aux conclusions, lancer des noms ou faire des déclarations généralisées et englobantes pour rabaisser les autres. Souvent, les gens sont sincères et peuvent prendre des mesures correctives lorsqu'on leur rappelle aimablement leurs erreurs. Dieu nous dit de nous rappeler mutuellement, peut-être que le rappel profitera (87:9).
Bien que nous fassions partie de la communauté des soumis au sens large, nous ne sommes pas tous pareils en termes de foi en Dieu et dans la façon dont nous mettons en pratique ce en quoi nous croyons. Les désaccords ou les divergences que nous pourrions avoir dans la compréhension de certaines questions ne devraient pas nous détourner du chemin du culte de Dieu seul. Lorsque des désaccords surviennent, nous devrions essayer de nous écouter mutuellement plutôt que de nous battre. Nous devons également savoir quand il est temps de dire « paix » lorsque les discussions sont épuisées. Nous devons nous souvenir de ne pas tomber dans le piège de Satan en faisant du tort à nos âmes. Nous savons tous que les accusations et les soupçons injustes envers d'autres soumis sont de grands péchés (49:12). Aucun de nous ne veut que son âme soit exposée à de tels péchés pour satisfaire son ego. En fin de compte, chacun est responsable devant Dieu de sa propre âme (5:105). De plus, à moins que Dieu n'ait pitié de nous et ne nous protège, rien ne garantit que nous ne suivions pas nos propres opinions, ou celles des érudits, tombant ainsi dans la très adoration des idoles que nous méprisons chez les autres, sans nous en rendre compte (18:103-104).
Donc, continue sur le chemin qui t’a été enjoint de suivre, avec ceux qui se sont repentis avec toi, et ne transgresse pas. Il est Voyant de tout ce que vous faites.. [11:112]
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