Guide-to-Sound-Creed-A-Book-on-Muslim-Creed-and-Faith

178 <strong>Guide</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Sound</strong> <strong>Creed</strong>
Therefore, Allah's Wisdom and Mercy necessitated that such Scriptures should
be revealed <strong>to</strong> His chosen Messengers <strong>to</strong> guide people and demonstrate <strong>to</strong>
them His fair judgments, beneficial recommendations and commands and
prohibitions which guarantee absolute good for humanity.
Upon descending Adam (Adam) on the earth, Almighty Allah said:
(t••• When guidance comes <strong>to</strong> youfrom Me, whoever follows My
guidance - there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they
grieve:' (Qur'an: Al-Baqarah: 38)
He also said:
(<strong>to</strong> children ofAdam, ifthere come <strong>to</strong> you messengersfrom among
you relating <strong>to</strong> you My verses [i.e., scriptures and laws], then
whoever fears Allah and reforms - there will be no fear concerning
them, nor will they grieve." (Qur'an: Al-A'rM': 35)
According <strong>to</strong> their attitudes <strong>to</strong>ward heavenly revealed scriptures, people are
classified in<strong>to</strong> three groups:
A group of them <strong>to</strong>tally denies Allalis Scriptures. They are the enemies of
Allah's messengers among the disbelievers, polytheists and philosophers.
Another group fully believes in Allah's Scriptures. They are the believers
who believe in all the messengers and approve ofthe Scriptures they expound.
Allah says:
"The Messenger has believed in what was revealed <strong>to</strong> him from his
Lord, and [so have] the believers. All ofthem have believed in Allah
and His angels and HIS books and His messengers •••"
(Qur'an: Al-Baqarah: 285)
The third group believes in some scriptures and deny others. Such are the
Jews and the Christians and those who follow them. They used <strong>to</strong> reiterate, as the
Qur'An narrated:
"~•• We believe [only] in what was revealed <strong>to</strong> us: Andthey disbelieve
in what came after it, while it is the truth confirming that which is
with them." (Qur'an: Al-Baqarah: 91)
In effect, the Jews and the Christians believe in some parts of their own
scriptures and denounce other parts thereof as the Qur'an describes them:
"••• Do you believe in part ofthe Scripture and disbelieve in part'
Then what is the recompense for those who do that among you