A critical analysis of the Modernists and the Hadeeth ... - Islam House

Farahi demonstrated to all the western critics that with a
sound understanding of the Arabic language one can
appreciate the coherence in the Qur'aan which is certainly
not a haphazard collection of injunctions… Serious
differences in the interpretation of the Qur'aan, which have
given rise to the menace of religious sectarianism, are
actually the result of disregarding thematic and structural
coherence in the arrangement and mutual relationship of
various Qur'anic verses and paragraphs. Each sect has
adopted its interpretation because isolating a verse from its
context can associate multiple meanings to it. It is only the
coherence of the Qur'an, which if considered leads to a
definite and integrated understanding of the Divine
Message. It is only then that the Qur'an can be truly
regarded as a Mizan (Balance of Justice) and a Furqan
(Distinguisher of Good and Evil). It is only then that the
Qur'anic verse, 'Hold fast to the Cable of Allah and be not
divided.' (3:103), can become a manifest reality and the
unity in the Muslim Ummah be achieved. Farahi went on to
enunciate certain principles necessary to understand and
interpret the Qur'aan. The foremost among them was the
principle of coherence. He was able to show that unless the
Qur'aan is understood through a holistic approach a lot of
its treasure of wisdom remains hidden… Farahi had
adopted a very direct method in his study of the Qur'aan and
his findings were as original as his approach…"
[Hamid Uddin Farahi by Shehzad Saleem. Source: Official website of Amin Islahi).
Shehzad Saleem is the editor of the magazine "Renaissance Monthly" that forwards the
ideas of Hameed Uddin Farahi and his student, Amin Ahsan Islahi]
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