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Notis: Det följande är en reproduktion av artiklen
"On Appendices/Footnotes & New Scholars".
VERIFY
We are all familiar with the commandment in verse 17:36 which prohibits us
to accept ANYTHING unless we verify it for ourselves using our God given
faculties. Everyone who claims to be a Submitter (assuming he/she has come
accross the Quran and learnt about the mathematical structure)
has to verify two things; (a) that the Quran is the word of God, and
secondly (b) Dr Rashad Khalifa was the messenger of God. The verification
process for any individual, however long it takes, can have one of two outcomes.
Either the person accepts the Quran as the word of God or rejects it. Similarly
a person will either accept Dr Rashad Khalifa as a messenger or rejects him
based on the Quran. Not acceptance of Rashad Khalifa as a messenger of God
would put an individual in the category of non-believers described in verses
3:82-90. Needless to say we know from the Quran as well as our experience
that those who cannot accept the Quran alone have NO ACCESS whatsoever to
understanding the Quran.
In the three categories of humans described in the beginning of Sura two;
believers, non-believers and the hypocrites; only the believers are given
access to understanding the Quran. Verification thus results only in acceptance
or rejection.
Acceptance of Dr Rashad Khalifa, as God's messenger of the Covenant, by any
person immediately triggers numerous verses together with the commandment,
"Obeying the messenger is obeying God" as well as verses 49:1,2; 24:63 and
verse 58:12. Now that the messenger of God is not alive obviously verses
49:2, 24:63 and 58:12 do not apply presently. However, the worshippers of
God alone who were blessed by God to see, meet and talk to the messenger
of God when he was alive were obligated to abide by the commandments in the
above referenced verses. The question which follows is a question we can
choose to ignore or choose to ponder, "Did God expose to us individuals who
did not adhere to the above referenced verses, when Dr Khalifa was alive?"
TRANSLATION
Dr Rashad Khalifa's translation has been published as Authorized English
Version. To accept God's authorization of Dr Khalifa's translation as the
English version goes back to the verification process discussed above.
This is the utterance of an honorable messenger. Authorized
by the Possessor of the Throne, fully supported. He shall be obeyed and TRUSTED.
81:19-21
How does a worshipper or a potential worshipper of God alone use this authorized
English version of the Quran? He/she goes through the same steps described
above under VERIFICATION. Through the verification process any objective
person will come to the conclusion that Dr Khalifa's translation by far exceeds
any other translation in correctly portraying the English version of the
Quran. Such an individual will accept Dr Khalifa's translation as authorized
English version with the knowledge that verification on an individual basis
may have to be done for various issues, which arise. For example, I have
four translations in my house. I use them to look at certain verses occasionally
but rely on Dr Khalifa's authorized translation.
Two editions of the authorized English versions were printed when Dr Khalifa
was alive; the second one after Dr Khalifa declared his messengership. An
edition was published in March 1992 based on Dr Khalifa's work on revising
his translation. Which one does a worshipper of God alone use? The answer
is simple - use YOUR judgement and God given instinct.
APPENDICES/FOOTNOTES
We know that Dr Rashad Khalifa, God's messenger of the Covenant, was given
the PROOF - 3:84, 4:174, 12:108, 36:69, 38:1, 38:8, 15:1, 15:9, 98:1-4. The
majority of the footnotes and the most of the content of the appendices deal
with the PROOF. Taking away the footnotes is taking away the PROOF (38:1),
embedded in the Quran but revealed to God's messenger. It needs to be pointed
out that certain aspects of the proof were given to various believers, but
the door to the PROOF was opened to us by God through Dr Rashad Khalifa,
God's messenger of the Covenant.
If they reject you, messengers before you have been
rejected, even though they brought proofs, the Psalms, and the enlightening
scripture. 3:184
A worshipper of God alone KNOWS that the footnotes and the appendices are
not part of the Quran. A worshipper of God alone may choose to use the
information provided in the footnotes in light of the Quranic verses referred
to in the footnotes and appendix and never in lieu of the Quran.
SELF-PROCLAIMED SCHOLARS/s
There are self-proclaimed scholars, who under the banner of "God alone and
Quran alone" dwell on what they perceive to be mistakes in the
footnotes/appendices and/or text of the English version of the Quran. These
scholar/s achieve only one outcome, whether deliberate or not - creating
confusion and/or doubt in the minds of others.
They will call upon them, "Were we not with you?" They
will answer, "Yes, but you cheated your souls, hesitated, doubted, and became
misled by wishful thinking, until GOD's judgment came. You were diverted
from GOD by illusions. 57:14
A worshipper of God alone keeps the following verses in mind knowing that
neither the authorized English version nor the footnotes/appendices are perfect.
The TEST which every human will go through mandates that God will give the
disbelievers and the hypocrites every possible excuse NOT to believe.
Even if we sent down to them a physical book, written
on paper, and they touched it with their hands, those who disbelieved would
have said, "This is no more than clever magic." They also said, "If only
an angel could come down with him!" Had we sent an angel, the whole matter
would have been terminated, and they would no longer be respited. 6:4-8
Had we sent an angel, we would have sent him in the
form of a man, and we would have kept them just as confused as they are confused
now. Messengers before you have been ridiculed. It is those who mocked them
who suffered the consequences of their ridiculing. 6:9-10
As pointed out above a worshipper of God alone uses the information in the
footnotes/appendices in reference to Quranic verses but never in lieu of
the verses of the Quran.
SELF-PROCLAIMED SCHOLAR/s & IDOLATRY
Another outcome of the "scholars" pointing out what they claim to be mistakes
by the messenger of God AND using fear of falling into idol worship of the
messenger; is that they have become idols of those follow them. The individuals
who follow "scholars" have made these "scholars" their idols. What an unfortunate
satanic trap for those who follow these individuals. These individuals who
tend to follow these "scholars" may not know that is has been Satan's trap
always - to follow the words of (9:31) humans rather than relying on our
INSTINCT/JUDGEMENT; on ourselves; by trusting God only; to follow the words
of the Quran. Those who follow these Self-proclaimed scholars or any individuals
are well on their way to developing the disease in their hearts described
in the Quran (2:9,10).
"Here are our people setting up gods beside Him. If
only they could provide any proof to support their stand! Who is more evil
than the one who fabricates lies and attributes them to God?" 18:15
INSTINCT
Therefore you shall devote yourself to the religion of strict monotheism.
Such is the natural INSTINCT placed into the people by God. Such creation
of God will never change. This is the perfect religion, but most people do
not know. 30:30
A worshipper of God alone, working on the verification process on his/her
own relies only on God for guidance based on the person's God given Instinct.
LANGUAGE IS IRRELEVANT
The worshippers of God alone know based on verse 41:44 that knowledge of
Arabic language is irrelevant to understand or better understand the Quran.
Yet there are many who choose to rely on those who have the knowledge of
Arabic language or "knowledge" as perceived by these unfortunate people.
Have you noted the one whose god is his ego? Consequently,
God sends him astray, despite his knowledge, seals his hearing and his mind
and places a veil on his eyes. Who can then guide him after such a decision
by God? Would you not take heed? 45:23
EXPLANATION
For a worshipper of God alone, going through the verification process, accepting
Dr Khalifa as the messenger of the Covenant and accepting Dr Khalifa translation
as the authorized English version, will not change this fact - the explanation
is done only by God.
No one attains any knowledge, except as He wills.
2:255
As an example God has blessed us with three believers who became worshippers
of God alone through the PRODIGY Bulletin Board (1990-91). All of them verified
Quranic verses posted on the BB on their own. One of them even refused Dr
Khalifa's translation, as he did not want to be prejudiced by Dr Khalifa's
translation. However, after becoming a believer this worshipper of God alone
quotes verses of the Quran only from Dr Khalifa's translation.
DESERTED THE QURAN
"My people" in the following verse can be taken broadly as the Muslim community
or in a very narrow sense the community, which received the purified message
through God's messenger of the Covenant.
The day will come when the transgressor will bite his
hands (in anguish) and say, "Alas, I wish I had followed the path with the
messenger. "Alas, woe to me, I wish I did not take that person as a friend.
"He has led me away from the message after it came to me. Indeed, the devil
lets down his human victims." The messenger said, "My Lord, my people have
deserted this Quran." 25:27-30
HYPOCRITES
When they are told, "Believe like the people who believed,"
they say, "Shall we believe like the fools who believed?" In fact, it is
they who are fools, but they do not know. 2:13
Please look at verse 2:8-13
EGO
Recall that Moses said to his people, "O my people,
you have wronged your souls by worshiping the calf. You must repent to your
Creator. You shall kill your egos. This is better for you in the sight of
your Creator." He did redeem you. He is the Redeemer, Most Merciful.
2:54
A good example has been set for you by Abraham and
those with him. They said to their people, "We disown you and the idols that
you worship besides God. We denounce you, and you will see nothing from us
except animosity and hatred until you believe in God alone. 60:4
Praise be to God, Lord of the Universe
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