[Hanbali]

Ameen al-zindeeq used this verse of the Quran to prove his point, so I wanted to clarify it for everyone insha-Allah.

Refuting The Argument That The Only Duty Of The Messenger Is To Simply Deliver The Qur'an

by

Bassam Zawadi

Quranites usually point out to the following verses in order to prove that the Prophet's only mission to deliver the Qu'ran to the people...

Surah 5:92
Obey God, and obey the Apostle, and beware (of evil): if ye do turn back, know ye that it is Our Apostle's duty to proclaim (the message) in the clearest manner.

Surah 24:54

Say: "Obey God, and obey the Apostle: but if ye turn away, he is only responsible for the duty placed on him and ye for that placed on you. If ye obey him, ye shall be on right guidance. The Apostle's duty is only to preach the clear (Message).
Surah 64:12

And obey ALLAH and obey the Messenger. But if you turn away, then Our Messenger is responsible only for conveying the Message clearly.

However, the Prophet not only has to deliver the message but he has to deliver it clearly. So if the Prophet's only mission was to show it to them then why would God not just say that the Prophet had to show it to them. Why did God say "clearly". Because obviously the Prophet had to explain it to them and elaborate it to the people just as the next two verses indicate...

Surah16:44
(We sent them) with Clear Signs and Books of dark prophecies; and We have sent down unto thee (also) the Message; that thou mayest explain clearly to men what is sent for them, and that they may give thought.

Surah16:64
And WE have not sent down to thee the Book except that thou mayest explain to them that concerning which they have created differences and as a guidance, and a mercy for a people who believe.

These verses show that Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was sent to explain the Quran. It doesn't just mean to proclaim. To proclaim is to 'baligh' like in 5:67. Here the word is "litubayyina", which means to explain just like how it is used in Surah 14, verse 4...

We sent not an apostle except (to teach) in the language of his (own) people, in order to make (things) clear to them. Now God leaves straying those whom He pleases and guides whom He pleases: and He is Exalted in power, full of Wisdom.

The next verses will totally annihilate this false argument...

Surah 2:129
"Our Lord! send amongst them an Apostle of their own, who shall rehearse Thy Signs to them and instruct them in scripture and wisdom, and sanctify them: For Thou art the Exalted in Might, the Wise."

Surah 2:151
A similar (favour have ye already received) in that We have sent among you an Apostle of your own, rehearsing to you Our Signs, and sanctifying you, and instructing you in Scripture and Wisdom, and in new knowledge.

Surah 3:164
God did confer a great favour on the believers when He sent among them an apostle from among themselves, rehearsing unto them the Signs of God, sanctifying them, and instructing them in Scripture and Wisdom, while, before that, they had been in manifest error.

Surah 62:2
It is He Who has sent amongst the Unlettered an apostle from among themselves, to rehearse to them His Signs, to sanctify them, and to instruct them in Scripture and Wisdom,- although they had been, before, in manifest error;-

Read more here: http://www.call-to-monotheism.com/re...ver_the_qur_an

[YOUSUFofSD]

jazakullah khair bro, i will read this later at work.

[Hanbali]

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