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Erasing the Accusation of Shirk

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Regarding:<br />

‘We have neglected nothing from <strong>the</strong> book’.<br />

You have presented <strong>the</strong> verse 006:038 without knowing its true meaning.<br />

When Allah Almighty says ‘we have neglected nothing from <strong>the</strong> book’, He<br />

is not talking <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Qur’an, but ra<strong>the</strong>r, He is referring to <strong>the</strong> ‘Lawh-e-<br />

Mahfudh’ (a guarded tablet.) which is kept above <strong>the</strong> seven skies, in which<br />

knowledge <strong>of</strong> all times and things is mentioned. Insha’Allah you will also<br />

come to know that in fact, <strong>the</strong> Qur’an is taken from <strong>the</strong> Lawh-e-Mahfudh.<br />

You would have understood that 006:038 is discussing <strong>the</strong> Lawh-e-mahfudh<br />

if you looked a few verses ahead. As Allah Almighty says in <strong>the</strong> Qur’an:<br />

006.059 And with Him are <strong>the</strong> keys <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Invisible. None but He knoweth<br />

<strong>the</strong>m. And He knoweth what is in <strong>the</strong> land and <strong>the</strong> sea. Not a leaf falleth<br />

but He knoweth it, not a grain amid <strong>the</strong> darkness <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> earth, naught <strong>of</strong><br />

wet or dry but (it is noted) in a clear record.<br />

The meaning <strong>of</strong> ‘We have neglected nothing from <strong>the</strong> book’ is discussed in<br />

this verse, which means that <strong>the</strong> ‘book’ has knowledge <strong>of</strong> all things; what is<br />

in <strong>the</strong> land, <strong>the</strong> seas, what is in <strong>the</strong> dry and wet, it has knowledge <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

largest and smallest <strong>of</strong> creatures, <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> existence <strong>of</strong> life on o<strong>the</strong>r planets, it<br />

knows <strong>of</strong> modern and old, computer technology, science, fashion and even<br />

TV! It even has <strong>the</strong> knowledge <strong>of</strong> when and where a seed will form into a<br />

tree, <strong>the</strong> date <strong>of</strong> every human’s birth and death, who will be rich and who<br />

will be poor. This verse highlights <strong>the</strong> knowledge this ‘book’ has, even to<br />

<strong>the</strong> extent that it knows what grains lay in <strong>the</strong> darkness corners <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> earth.<br />

But <strong>the</strong> question is that can this book be <strong>the</strong> Qur’an? If we look at <strong>the</strong><br />

emphasis given about <strong>the</strong> knowledge this book holds, it is obvious that this<br />

book is a book o<strong>the</strong>r than <strong>the</strong> Qur’an, as <strong>the</strong> Qur’an does not inform us <strong>of</strong><br />

every individual thing on this earth and <strong>the</strong> Qur’an simply does not fit in<br />

with <strong>the</strong> description <strong>of</strong> this knowledgeable ‘book’. The book being discussed<br />

is a book l<strong>of</strong>tier than <strong>the</strong> Qur’an, a book with more knowledge than <strong>the</strong><br />

Qur’an, a clear record in which each and every thing is mentioned- indeed it<br />

is <strong>the</strong> Lawh-e-Mahfudh.<br />

006.038 There is not an animal in <strong>the</strong> earth, nor a flying creature flying on<br />

two wings, but <strong>the</strong>y are peoples like unto you. We have neglected nothing in<br />

<strong>the</strong> Book (<strong>of</strong> Our decrees). Then unto <strong>the</strong>ir Lord <strong>the</strong>y will be ga<strong>the</strong>red.<br />

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