{"id":14100,"date":"2016-07-23T05:21:32","date_gmt":"2016-07-23T05:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alhaadi.org.za\/new\/?p=14100"},"modified":"2018-02-05T05:05:38","modified_gmt":"2018-02-05T05:05:38","slug":"divine-protection-for-the-quraan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alhaadi.org.za\/?p=14100","title":{"rendered":"Divine Protection for the Quraan"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Quraan Series – Part 4)<\/em><\/p>\n

Yahya bin Aktham (rahimahullah) narrates the following incident:<\/p>\n

Ma\u2019moon Ar-Rasheed, one of the Muslim rulers, used to host gatherings wherein scholars would discuss various issues. On one occasion, a Jew who was well dressed, respectable in appearance and eloquent in speech arrived at the gathering and joined in the discussion. When the crowd began to disperse after the discussion was concluded, Ma\u2019moon called the Jew and asked him, \u201cAre you a Jew?\u201d The man replied, \u201cYes.\u201d Ma\u2019moon next invited the Jew to embrace Islam. The Jew, however, refused saying, \u201cI cannot leave my religion and the religion of my forefathers.\u201d<\/p>\n

One year later, the man returned and had now accepted Islam!\u00a0On this occasion when he joined the gathering, he was even able to deliver an academic discourse on Islamic Jurisprudence. When the discussion was over, Ma\u2019moon asked him, \u201cAre you not the Jew who attended this gathering last year?\u201d The man replied in the affirmative to which Ma\u2019moon asked, \u201cWhat caused you to embrace Islam?\u201d<\/p>\n

The man responded saying, \u201cAfter leaving your gathering last year, I decided to embark on a study to compare religions. As I am a fine calligrapher, I wrote out three copies of the Towrah in which I added a few words and also deleted a few words. I then entered a synagogue and sold all three copies. I next wrote out three copies of the Injeel in which I added and deleted a few words. I took these three copies to a church and sold them all as well. Finally, I wrote out three copies of the Quraan Majeed in which I added a few words and deleted a few words.\u00a0When I presented them to the Muslim booksellers, they insisted on examining them before purchasing them from me. On examining them, they immediately noticed the errors and rejected the copies.\u00a0I then realized that the Quraan Majeed was the divine book of Allah Ta\u2018ala and thus divinely protected. This led me to embrace Islam.\u201d<\/p>\n

Yahya bin Aktham (rahimahullah) thereafter mentions: \u201cAfter this incident transpired, I went to Makkah Mukarramah to perform hajj. When in Makkah Mukarramah, I met Sufyaan bin \u2018Uyaynah (rahimahullah) to whom I narrated the entire incident. After hearing the incident, Sufyaan (rahimahullah) commented, \u2018Mention of this phenomenon can be found in the Quraan Majeed.\u2019 \u2018Where in the Quraan?\u2019 I enquired. Sufyaan (rahimahullah) explained, \u2018Allah Ta\u2018ala mentions in reference to the Towrah and Injeel:<\/p>\n

\u0628\u0650\u0645\u064e\u0627 \u0627\u0633\u0652\u062a\u064f\u062d\u0652\u0641\u0650\u0638\u064f\u0648\u0627 \u0645\u0650\u0646 \u0643\u0650\u062a\u064e\u0627\u0628\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0640\u0647\u0650<\/strong><\/p>\n

They were entrusted the protection of Allah’s book<\/em><\/p>\n

Allah Ta\u2018ala entrusted them with the task of protecting His divine Books and they neglected to protect them properly. In reference to the Quraan Majeed, however, Allah Ta\u2018ala mentions:<\/p>\n

\u0625\u0650\u0646\u0651\u064e\u0627 \u0646\u064e\u062d\u0652\u0646\u064f \u0646\u064e\u0632\u0651\u064e\u0644\u0652\u0646\u064e\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0630\u0650\u0651\u0643\u0652\u0631\u064e \u0648\u064e\u0625\u0650\u0646\u0651\u064e\u0627 \u0644\u064e\u0647\u064f \u0644\u064e\u062d\u064e\u0627\u0641\u0650\u0638\u064f\u0648\u0646\u064e<\/strong><\/p>\n

Certainly We are the Ones who revealed the Quraan and surely We have taken the responsibility of safeguarding it.<\/em><\/p>\n

Allah Ta\u2018ala himself protects the Quraan for us and it thus remains completely protected.\u2019\u201d (Al-Muntazam vol. 10 pg. 51)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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