Are All Religions Alike? By Parwez - Resurgent Islam

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Amongst the Abl-e-IGtab ~ the people whose condition is
that neither do they have (true) belief in God. nor in the life
hereafter. Nor do they consider the, things Haram
, (unlawful), which AIIQh and His Rasill -(in their book) ­
has called Haram (unlawful), and nor do they act upon the
true Deen ...
(Tarjman-ul- Qur'IIn, P.82)
Just thIDk: by the addition !)f a few words (within brackets)
in his translation, what a twist bad been given to the matter.
This is 'what the Qur'1In says: "These people do not
consider the things Hariim (unlawful), which Allah and His
Rasal bas temied Haram (unlawful)." In other words, the
things, which are termed HariJm (unlawful) in the Qur'IIn,
these people do not consider theffi HariJm (unlawful). But
Mau!ana AzaP has said: ','The things, which Allah and His
Rasiil ,(in t"heir book) -bas called HariJm (unlawful)." In
this way he has tried to prove that the Qur'IIn wants to
make, the people understand that the people may consider
the things Haram (unlawful), ~hich have been termed
HariJm (unlawful) in their books. Just imagine what a great
addition h3s been made in the teachings,ofthe Qur'IIn! And
what a dauntless daring is it in this addition? This is the
technique of the exegesis through which these fellows
make an UI:\Successful, ,trilll to prove their idl:as as the ideas
of the Qur'IIn. And are pever afraid how boW is their
daring! ' '
The gist' of whatever "bas been written, in the
aforemehtioned pages is that:
l. According to the Qur'ln, there are ,five elements
of having conviction (Imin). There is either a
mention of any one el~!IICIlt or more than one in
some place or places in the Qur'IIn. But the
Qrir'lIn means all these fwe elements. Refusal of