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The Living Qur`an
“Although the Qur`an
is a treasury of information, its real glory and miracle lie in its
power to transform those who approach it with faith and the conviction
that it is the revealed divine blueprint. It unveils itself and
clarifies what appears to be obscure in some parts by other sections
within it. The organic interrelationship of all its topics reflects
reality in such a way that it defies a purely structuralist scholastic
approach. As the manifestation of the highest godly attributes in human
form, the Prophet was described as the 'Living Qur`an'. He considered
all Prophets and Messengers his brothers. Indeed, he considered all
mankind a single brotherhood, all men and women being equal in the eyes
of the Creator, but those are most honored by the Creator who are most
pious and sincere in their submission and abandonment.
The Qur`an describes
that the only way as far as Allah is concerned is Islam; any other path
will not be accepted from man. This is to say that whoever does not
enter the ultimate sanctuary through its door will be obstructed,
because the ultimate sanctuary is based on the unity of the Creator, and
as long as the seeker still sees himself, his method, his 'way' as
important, he will not arrive at that final realization.
Muhammad's way was
that of love for and submission to the one and only Creator, and
consideration for all creation. It was the way of being a guest in this
short life in order to move into the higher realm of afterlife. The
Muhammadi model of existence is based on the truth that human life is
born out of a fusion between the spirit, which is from beyond time and
space (for it is from the Divine Command), and physical matter resulting
in the individual soul. This event comes about in order to complete the
journey of the soul from its Creator via creation back to Creator. It is
part of the process of the final awakening to the one and only Reality
in existence.”
Shaykh
Fadhlalla Haeri, The Rise of Islam
http://www.nuradeen.com/Reflections/ElementsOfIslam1.htm
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