Basic Principles in Islam
السلم عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاتة
I hope you are well, if not then we ask Allah to heal and protect you.
This is only through the Mercy of Allah
There is a worrying concern over the general Muslim population in Cape Town. We seem to have drifted apart as a brotherhood and ‘slightly’ away from the Quran and Sunnah. I use the word ‘slightly’ because our understanding of Islamic Principles is limited.
This post was written with the intention of either educating or revising our basic Islamic Principles, from the Quran and Sunnah. We ask Allah to guide us and let this be beneficial
The first Principle is: The Sources of Islam
The source of Islam is how we know Islam to be. There are only four sources of Islam –
The Holy QuranThe Prophetic Traditions of Muhammad (SAW)ConsensusThe Life of the Companions
The Holy Quran comes from Allah. Allah says,
(Surah Hijr Verse 9 Ibn Kathir)
This indicates that everything in the Quran is the truth, and everything that is said in the Quran is the Word of Allah
We must take our understanding or interpretations, from the Companions’ understanding of the Quran. They were the best of people who lived around the greatest of creation – Muhammad, The Messenger of Allah (SAW).
When coming across a verse that you do not understand or would like to check up its meaning, then you should look at what the Companions said about the verse. A commendable Tafsir Book to use is Tafsir Ibn Kathir
I will continue with further explanaion of the Quran and its virtues, as well as the explanations of the other 3 sources of Islam in the next email in shaa Allah
وعليكم السلم و رحمة الله و بركاتة
Why does the Koran refer to the Bible and to Jews and Christians?
When the Koran says to ask the people of the book for clarification, doesn't that imply that the Koran's coverage of the Bible is not comprehensive?
The revelation of the Quran was not to include the previous revelations but rather to further clarify and expand the current understanding of theology and misconceptions that was formed by humans after the holy bible and torah was revealed
So you call the Bible "previous revelations"... Does this mean that you think the Bible is considered by Islam to be revelation? Is it imperfect? If so, how so?
The Bible is most definitely without doubt considered as revelation that was revealed to the Prophet Jesus (Peace be upon him) also known as Isa (AS) in Islam. The Prophet Jesus is considered as one of the greatest men and is mentioned several times in the Quran.
The Bible was perfect and pure at the time of revelation but because of deviation of theology, many different versions of the the holy books has surfaced.
Unfortunately I have not done any comparative religious studies therefore I am unable to answer you further regarding this, but feel free to question me on the religion of Islam and I will try and answer you to the best of my ability
This is very enlightening! Islam only seeks to show the simplicity and ease of doing things