Erasing the Accusation of Shirk

096.001 Read: In the name of thy Lord Who createth,
096.002 Createth man from a clot.
096.003 Read: And thy Lord is the Most Bounteous,
096.004 Who teacheth by the pen,
096.005 Teacheth man that which he knew not.
The Prophet came down from the cave and told sayida khadija, sayydina
Abu Bakr and sayyidina Ali that Gabriel came and told him that he was the
Prophet of Allah and he gave him the first five verses of the Qur’an. When
mentioning the above account to Sayyida Khadija (m ay Allah be pleased
with her) and the other companions, Rasulullah began by mentioning hadith
before the verses of the Qur’an. As he began by explaining the descending of
Sayidina Gabriel to the cave and then Gabriel telling him that he was the
Prophet of Allah. After explaining all the necessary details, Rasulullah (may
Allah bless him and grant him peace) then mentioned the revealed verses.
From this we can see that Sayida Khadija (may Allah be pleased with her)
and the companions believed in the account of hadith before they could
accept the verses of the Qur’an. If they did not accept the hadith or
challenged its authenticity, it would leave the verses unbelievable and
confusing!
The first step in believing and accepting the Qur’an is knowing that ‘the
Qur’an is the Word of Allah’. We must acknowledge this fact before even
opening the Qur’an. Suprisingly this fact was first mentioned by the Prophet
in a hadith when discussing the account of the first revelation! Now if
someone was to reject hadith, he cannot accept the Qur’an is the word of
Allah because the Prophet was first to tell us that the Qur’an is the word of
Allah. This is why Allah has mentioned that beloeveing the Prophets word
comes before believing the Qur’an. As Allah Almighty says:
007.157 Those who follow the messenger, the Prophet who can neither read
nor write, whom they will find described in the Torah and the Gospel (which
are) with them. He will enjoin on them that which is right and forbid them
that which is wrong. He will make lawful for them all good things and
prohibit for them only the foul; and he will relieve them of their burden
and the fetters that they used to wear. Then those who believe in him, and
honour him, and help him, and follow the light which is sent down with
him: they are the successful.
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