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

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2. Allah's Messenger � received revelations beside <strong>the</strong><br />

Qur'aan. Allah says, "Verily, it is We who have sent down <strong>the</strong><br />

Dhikr (revelation), <strong>and</strong> surely We will guard it."<br />

Anyone who believes in Allah as <strong>the</strong> Supreme Rabb,<br />

must agree that <strong>the</strong> guidance which Allah has sent will<br />

be protected as long as <strong>the</strong>re is a need for it which in<br />

case <strong>of</strong> <strong>Islam</strong> is until <strong>the</strong> last day. The question remains<br />

- Is Qur'aan <strong>the</strong> only guidance that has been revealed by<br />

Allah as <strong>the</strong> hadeeth-rejecters contend or has <strong>the</strong><br />

Messenger � received revelation from Allah that is not<br />

part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Qur'aan?<br />

The Qur'aan itself refers to revelation being received from<br />

Allah that is not found in <strong>the</strong> Qur'aan <strong>and</strong> hereunder are few<br />

examples:<br />

i) Allah says in <strong>the</strong> Qur'aan, "And We made <strong>the</strong> Qiblah (prayer<br />

direction towards Jerusalem) which you used to face, only<br />

to test those who followed <strong>the</strong> Messenger (Muhammad)."<br />

[Soorah al-Baqarah (2): 143]<br />

This verse shows that Allah had assigned <strong>the</strong><br />

previous Qiblah <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Muslims but <strong>the</strong>re is no verse in <strong>the</strong><br />

Qur'aan designating Jerusalem as <strong>the</strong> previous Qibla. This<br />

means that <strong>the</strong>re has to be an alternative form <strong>of</strong> 'Wahy'<br />

(revelation) apart from <strong>the</strong> Qur'aan through<br />

which Allah revealed <strong>the</strong> previous<br />

comm<strong>and</strong> <strong>of</strong> facing towards<br />

Jerusalem.<br />

ii) "And (remember) when <strong>the</strong><br />

Prophet ( �)<br />

disclosed a<br />

- 76 -<br />

[Soorah Hijr (15):9]

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