13 the acceptance of the qur’an’s challenge (4)

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13. THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE QUR’AN’S CHALLENGE (4) Allah says in the Qur’an: ُ ُ‫تُ ِب ُِهُالرِّ يحُ​ُفِيُ َي ْومُ​ُ َعاصِ ف‬ ُْ ‫ِينُ َك َفروا ِب َر ِّب ِهمُأَعْ َماله ُْمُ َك َر َمادُ​ُا ْش َت َّد‬ َُ ‫َم َثلُ​ُالَّذ‬ )11:‫كُه َُوُالض َ​ََّللُ​ُال َبعِيدُ(إبراهيم‬ َُ ِ‫ونُ ِممَّاُ َك َسبواُ َع َلىُ َشيْ ءُ​ُ َذل‬ َُ ‫لُ َي ْقدِر‬ َُ The parable of those who disbelieved in their Lord is that their works are as ashes, on which the wind blows furiously on a stormy day; they shall not be able to get aught of what they have earned. That is the straying, far away (from the Right Path). (Q. 14:18) According to this verse, the good deeds of disbelievers in Allah would not benefit them in the Hereafter, and save them from the torment of Hell. Out of 22 words of this verse, two words are replaced by the True Furqan and put in its sūrat al-Thālūth (Triune God), also in verse 18. The two words are, ‫ ِب َرب ِ​ِّه ُْم‬with ‫ق‬ ُِّ ‫الح‬ َ ُ‫ َُو َك َّذبواُباإل ْن ِجيل‬, and ُ‫ ُ ْال َبعِيد‬with ‫ األَ ِكيْد‬. So, the words ‫ِين ُ َك َفروا ُ ِب َرب ِ​ِّه ُْم‬ َُ ‫ الَّذ‬meaning “those who disbelieved in their Lord” is replaced with ُ ‫ِين ُ َك َفروا ُ َو َك َّذبوا ُباإل ْن ِجيل‬ َُ ‫الَّذ‬ ُِّ ‫الح‬ ‫ق‬ َ meaning “those who disbelieve and denied the True Gospel”, but in this True Furqan, it is translated as “of those who rebelled and rejected the Truth as revealed in The True Gospel.” It runs as follows: ُ ُ​ُ‫تُ ِب ُِهُالرِّ يحُ​ُفِيُ َي ْوم‬ ُْ ‫الح ِّقُأَعْ َماله ُْمُ َك َر َمادُ​ُا ْش َت َّد‬ َُ ‫َم َثلُ​ُالَّذ‬ َ ‫جيل‬ ِ ‫ِينُ َك َفرواُ َو َك َّذبوا باإلن‬ )11:‫كُه َُوُالض َ​ََّللُ​ُاألَكِيدُ(الثالوث‬ َُ ِ‫ونُ ِممَّاُ َك َسبواُ َعلَىُ َشيْ ءُ​ُ َذل‬ َُ ‫لُ َي ْقدِر‬ ُ َ ُ​ُ‫َعاصِ ف‬ The example of those who rebelled and rejected the Truth as revealed in The True Gospel, their deeds are, more or less, like the ashes which are blown away by a stormy wind. They can never receive any reward for their labors for their effort is only vanity of vanities (The True Furqan, Triune God:18) In the True Furqan, sūrat al-Gharānīq (Idols), verse 1-3 are copied with some changes from sūrat al-Najm (Q. 53), verse 2-5 as follows: ُ ‫صاحِبك ُْم ُ َُو َما ُ َغ َوى‬ َُّ ‫ض‬ َ ُ‫ل‬ َ ُ ‫“ َما‬Your companion (Muhammad) has neither gone astray nor has erred" (Q. 56; 2) ; is replaced withُ‫ل‬ َُّ ‫ض‬ َ ُ‫ُ َق ُْد‬

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‫“ َرائِدك ُْم ُ َُو ُ َق ُْد ُ َغ َوى‬Your leader (Muhammad) has gone astray and has erred (Idols:1) ‫وحى‬ ُ َّ ِ‫ُإِنُْ ُه َُو ُإ‬.‫ن ُ ْال َه َُوى‬ ُِ ‫ َو َما ُ َي ْنطِ قُ ُ َع‬.ُ “Nor does he speak of (his َ ‫ل ُ َوحْ يُ ُي‬ own) desire. It is only a Revelation revealed.” (Q. 56:3-4), is replaced with ُ ‫وحى‬ ُ َّ ِ‫ُإِنُْ ُه َُو ُإ‬.‫ن ُ ْال َه َوى‬ ُِ ‫“ َو َما َن َط َق ُ َع‬His denunciations are his َ ‫ل ُ َوحْ يُ ُإِ ْفكُ ُي‬ own whims which are fabrications inspired by beguiling spirit.”

(Idols:2) ُ ‫“ ُ َعلَّ َمهُ​ُ َشدِيدُ​ُ ْالق َوى‬He has been taught (this Qur’an) by one mighty in power (Gabriel).” (Q. 56:5), is replaced with ‫ " َعلَّ َمهُ ُ َم ِريْدُ ُ ْالق َوى‬Who taught him to declare these, but the strong and vile one? " (Idols:3) So, according to the True Furqan, it was the Devil, Satan, rather than Allah who revealed the Qur’an to Muhammad s.a.w. through the angel Gabriel. The Qur’an’s teachings are considered those of Satan, and therefore are rejected in the True Furqan, such as the concept of fighting. It said: ُ ‫ال‬ ُِ ‫ِينُ َعلَىُ ْال ِق َت‬ َُ ‫ُحرِّ ضواُ ْالم ْؤ ِمن‬ َُِّ ُ‫يل‬ ُِ ‫ُبأ َ َّناُق ْل َناُ َقاتِلواُفِيُ َس ِب‬ َ ‫ّللاُ َو‬ ِ ‫َو َز َعمْ ت ْم‬ ْ ‫ان‬ َ ‫كُإلُّ َتحْ ِريْضُ َشي‬ ُ ‫ُر ِجيْمُلِ َق ْومُمجْ ِر ِميْن‬ َُ ِ‫ُال ِق َتالُ َس ِب ْيلَ َناُإنُ َذل‬ َ ‫ْطان‬ َ ‫ُ َو َماُ َك‬ ُ )2:‫(الموعظة‬ You have concocted that We have commanded, “Fight in the cause of God and urge on the believers to fight.”

However, fighting is neither Our method nor is fighting urged on the believers. Such decrees originate from none other than the cursed Devil and were given to a lawless people (Sermon:2) This verse is referring to the Qur’anic verses as follows: ُ ُ)191:‫ِينُ(البقرة‬ ُ َ ُ‫ّللا‬ ََُّ ُ​َُّ‫لُ َتعْ َتدواُإِن‬ ُ َ ‫ِينُي َقاتِلو َنك ُْمُ َو‬ َُ ‫ّللاُالَّذ‬ َُِّ ُ‫يل‬ ُِ ‫َو َقاتِلواُفِيُ َس ِب‬ َ ‫لُيحِبُ​ُ ْالمعْ َتد‬

ُ And fight in the Way of Allah those who fight you, but transgress not the limits. Truly, Allah likes not the transgressors (Q. 2:190) This verse shows that fighting is only for self-defence, and not as an aggression.

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ُ ‫ّللاُأَ ُِوُ ْاد َفعوا‬ َُِّ ُ‫يل‬ ُِ ‫لُلَه ُْمُ َت َعالَ ْواُ َقاتِلواُفِيُ َس ِب‬ َُ ‫ِينُ َنا َفقواُ َوقِي‬ َُ ‫َولِ َيعْ لَ َُمُالَّذ‬ َ ُ ‫ان‬ ُِ ‫ِْلي َم‬ ُ ً ‫ُ َقالواُلَوُْ​ُ َنعْ لَمُ​ُ ِق َت‬ ِ ْ ‫الُ َل َّت َبعْ َناك ُْمُه ُْمُل ِْلك ْف ُِرُ َي ْو َمئِذُ​ُأ ْق َربُ​ُ ِم ْنه ُْمُل‬ ُ ‫ون‬ َُ ‫ّللاُأَعْ لَمُ​ُ ِب َماُ َي ْكتم‬ َُّ ‫وب ِه ُْمُ َو‬ َُ ‫ونُ ِبأ َ ْف َواه ِ​ِه ُْمُ َماُلَي‬ َُ ‫َيقول‬ ِ ‫ْسُفِيُقل‬ ُ )161:‫(آلُعمران‬ And that He might test the hypocrites, it was said to them: “Come, fight in the Way of Allah or (at least) defend yourselves.” They said: “Had we known that fighting will take place, we would certainly have followed you.” They were that day, nearer to disbelief than to Faith, saying with their mouths what was not in their hearts.

And Allah has full knowledge of what they conceal. (Q. 3:167) This verse deals with hypocrites who did not want to join the Muslims in fighting in self-defence. )65:‫ُ(األنفال‬...‫ال‬ ُِ ‫ِينُ َعلَىُ ْال ِق َت‬ َُ ‫ضُ ْالم ْؤ ِمن‬ ُ ِ ِّ‫َياُأَي َهاُال َّن ِبيُ​ُ َحر‬ O Prophet (Muhammad s.a.w.)! Urge the believers to fight… (Q. 8:65) The late Shaykh Abū Zahrah in explaining this verse said: It means to urge them and to spread among them the spirit of self-defence, to arrange equipment, to prepare for war, to be equipped for fighting, and to train their children [for self-defence], because the non-believers [i.e., the enemy] could not be trusted, although they incline to peace, because preparedness is the believers’ protection from being totally crushed [by the enemy]… )‫(زهرةُالتفاسير‬ It is, then, for self-defence rather than aggression, that these verses for fighting were revealed. ُ The allegation that the Qur’an was the inspiration of Satan who dictated to Prophet Muhammad s.a.w., what to write in the Qur’an

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reminds us of the findings of Professor Gary Miller, a former mathematics and logic lecturer at Toronto University, Canada. He wondered how could it be so, when the Qur’an itself denies it? It says, ُ )211-211:‫ونُ(الشعراء‬ َُ ‫ َو َماُ َي ْن َبغِيُ َله ُْمُ َو َماُ َيسْ َتطِ يع‬.ُ‫تُ ِب ُِهُال َّشيَاطِ ين‬ ُْ َ‫َو َماُ َت َن َّزل‬ And in no way have Ash-Shayatîn (The ever-Vicious (ones), i.e., the devils) been coming down with it; And in no way does it behoove them, And in no way are they able to do (that).” (Q 26:209-210) Moreover, how could Satan, if he had dictated the Qur’an to him, and told him to seek refuge from him (Satan) first before reading the Qur’an? The Qur’an said: ُ ُ)91:‫يمُ(النحل‬ ُِ ‫انُالرَّ ِج‬ ُِ ‫ِنُال َّش ْي َط‬ َُ ‫اّللُم‬ َُِّ ‫آنُ َفاسْ َتع ُِْذُ ِب‬ َُ ْ‫تُ ْالقر‬ َُ ‫َفإِ َذاُ َق َر ْأ‬ So when you read the Quran, then seek refuge in Allah from the outcast Shaytan (The all-vicious, i.e., the Devil).” (Q 16:98) In addition the Prophet s.a.w. was asked to seek refuge from the whispers of Satan. It said: ُ )91:‫ينُ(المؤمنون‬ ُِ ِ‫تُال َّشيَاط‬ ُِ ‫كُمِنُْ​ُ َه َم َزا‬ َُ ‫لُ َربُِّ​ُأَعوذُ​ُ ِب‬ ُْ ‫َوق‬ And say: “My Lord! I seek refuge with You from the whisperings (suggestions) of the Shayāṭīn (devils)…” (Q. 23:97) The response and reaction of the Muslim world towards this True Furqan have been very strong, among whom are: 1. Dr. Ṣalāḥ al-Khālidī, in his book, ُ ‫ِّئ‬ ِ ‫ ُ َت َهافت ُفرْ َقان ُم َت َنب‬,ُ ‫ْاإل ْنتِصاَر ُل ِْلقرْ آن‬ ْ ‫ُح َقائِق‬ ُِ ‫ُالقر‬ ‫آن‬ َ ‫“( األم ِْر َكان ُأ َما َم‬Victory for the Qur’an: the Collapse of the Furqan of the American self-claimed prophet in front of the truth of the Qur’an”), published in 1426/2005. The author questioned about the identity of this mysterious Saffee who claimed to be a prophet and claimed to have received revelation within seven days (Martyr:2). Nobody knows about him: his life, his preaching, and when and where did he appear. He was killed by his enemy, the Muslims (Martyr: 7).

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This book contradicts the Christian belief that no prophet would appear after the departure of Jesus a.s., but it states that it is revelation to a prophet called Saffee.

This book is directed solely to Muslims calling them to Christianity, excluding pagans, idolaters, and atheists who are further away from believing in what the Christians believe, such as the existence of God, the angels, the prophets, holy books, and the Judgment Day. They deserve more to be called to Christianity than the Muslims who share many of what they believe with those of the Christians.

On 21 January, 2111, Dr. Jamāl al-Sāmarrā’ī gave his comment on this issue, as follows: “…What is called the True Furqan, does not deserve any response, because it is neither a scientific nor a methodological book, but rather lies and ridiculous Crusade and Zionistic legends…. Its title itself looked ridiculous. Have you ever heard something called linguistically “criterion for the truth” (furqān lilḥaqq)? [What he means is that the criterion is itself the truth; falsehood cannot make distinction between right and wrong]. This is not their first efforts to counter the Qur’an, but it has become intensive with the coming of this Pope. Therefore, al-Azhar stopped the dialogue with the Vatican for his continuous enmity towards Islam…”

2. Dr. Shawqī Abū Khalīl in his book entitled,ُ‫ُ(قرْ آن)ُمُ َس ْي َل َمة‬:‫ُال َح ّق‬ ُْ ‫ُ ْالفرْ َقاَن‬ ُ ُ ‫“( ْاألَم ِْركِي‬The True Furqan: (the Qur’an of) Musaylamah the American. It was published by Dār al-Fikr, Damascus, 2007. The original Musaylamah was the one who claimed to be a prophet in Yamamah in Najd besides Prophet Muhammad s.a.w.

Dr. Shawqī was a prolific writer. He wrote over fifty books, including this book which contains 64 pages. He explained in this book how Dr. Anis Sorrosh was involved in the publication of the True Furqan. He passed away in 2111ُat the age of 69.

Millions of dollars have been spent to publish and distribute this so-called “21st Century Qur’an”, solely to convert Muslims into

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Christianity, but we know the outcome of it: failure. Allah has predicted it when He said: ُ ُ‫ّللاُ َف َسي ْنفِقو َن َهاُث َُّمُ َتكون‬ َُِّ ُ‫يل‬ ُِ ‫ونُأَم َْوالَُه ُْمُ ِل َيصدواُ َعنُْ​ُ َس ِب‬ َُ ‫ِينُ َك َفرواُي ْنفِق‬ َُ ‫إِنَُّ​ُالَّذ‬ ُ )36ُ:‫ونُ(األنفال‬ َُ ‫ِينُ َك َفرواُإِلَىُ َج َه َّن َُمُيحْ َشر‬ َُ ‫ونُ َوالَّذ‬ َُ ‫ُ َعلَي ِْه ُْمُ َحسْ َرًُةُث َُّمُي ْغلَب‬ Verily, those who disbelieve spend their wealth to hinder (men) from the Pa th of Allah, and so will they continue to spend it; but in the end it will become an anguish for them. Then they will be overcome.

And those who disbelieve will be gathered to Hell. (Q. 8:36) ُ )1:‫ونُ(الصف‬ َُ ‫ورُِهُ َولَوُْ​ُ َك ِرَُهُ ْال َكافِر‬ َُّ ‫ّللاُ ِبأ َ ْف َواه ِ​ِه ُْمُ َو‬ َُِّ ‫ور‬ َُ ‫ي ِريد‬ َ ‫ونُلِي ْطفِئواُن‬ ِ ‫ّللاُمُِتمُ​ُن‬ They intend to put out the Light of Allah with their mouths. But Allah will bring His Light to perfection even though the disbelievers hate (it) (Q. 61:8) Next khuṭbah, inshā Allāh, we shall deal with another scholar who accepted the challenge of the Qur’an, or in other words, who challenged the Qur’an. (CIVIC, 7 March, 2014) Bibliography: ‫المكتبةُالشاملة‬ ُ ‫ُزهرةُالتفاسير‬:‫الشيخُمحمدُأبوُزهرة‬ The True Furqan. Sacramento: Omega 2001 & Wine Press, 1999. www.furat.com/?Prog=book&Page=authorinfo... http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/the_ true_furqan_quran_hoax/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_True_Furqan.jpg http://islamlecture.wordpress.com/2010/07/22/the-man-whochallenged-the-quran-gary-miller-later-became-muslim/ http://www.islamnewsroom.com/news-we-need/500fakequranfurqan3 http://www.kaheel7.com/ar/index.php/2012-12-04-18-31-08/625-q-qhttp://azadieiran2.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/the-true-furqanalforghan-alhagh_www-azadieiran2-wordpress-com.pdf