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Sources and Means ofKnowledge

Week Three


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The Quran as a Source ofKnowledge

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?n intro,tion to the the @rAan Denition

@rAan i# the Book reveale CroD?llah to Ei# Fe##enGer FhaDDa(#a-" a# -ritten in masahifantran#Ditte to # CroD hiD throGh

an athenti, ,ontino# narration


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HeInition anal+#i#:- @rAan i# the *re #*ee,h oC?llah (alJ'i#aA:2"

- Knl+ the ?llahA# #*ee,hreveale to FhaDDa

- t i# an eL*o#ition oC all thinG#(tibyan li kulli shayA"

- ?# Gian,e an Der,+- 'othinG i# neGle,te (alJ

'ahl:MN"


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The @rAan i# the ?raOi,-or# a# -ell a# theirDeaninG# (tran#lation i# not

a @rAan"Tran#Ditte to # O+ -a+ oC Pta-atrQ (,ontino#

narration O+ a larGe nDOeroC *eo*le in ea,h *art oC the,hain oC narration"


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Revelation & Recording of the

Qurana) Revelation of the Quran

The @rAan -a# tran#Ditte ire,tl+CroD ?llah (#-t" to the Fe##enGeroC ?llah throGh SiOril (not a Derein#*iration"

The @rAan -a# not reveale to the

Fe##enGer oC ?llah all at on,e. t -a# reveale to hiD in #taGe# an

#oDetiDe# in a,,oran,e -ithin,ient# Ca,e O+ F#liD

,oDDnit+.


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The wisdom behind revealing it

b stages1. To allo- *eo*le to DeDoriUeV

ner#tan an iD*leDent it

Graall+.XYZY 5[ XYZY\> ]_YYY[][mY

t i# a @rAan -hi,h -e haveivie into *art# CroD tiDe totiDe in orer that +o DiGht

re,ite it to Den at interval#s


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2.To #trenGthen the heart oCthe Fe##enGer oC ?llah(#a-"V Give hiD ,oraGe an

Doral #**ort to over,oDethe i,ltie# an,hallenGe# he -a# Ca,inG.

?llah #ai:^ fY`^ u[/XYZY` Ywdx` yYzY!Y {Y|[ Y\


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Tho#e -ho ree,t Caith #a+:Wh+ i# not the @rAanreveale to hiD all at on,e

t i# reveale in #taGe# #othat We Da+ #trenGthen+or heart thereO+V an We

have rehear#e it to +o in#lo-V -ellJarranGe #taGe#VGraall+. (29: &2"


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&. ive intera,tion Oet-een the ivine

teLt an the #o,ioJ*oliti,al realit+an ail+ *ra,ti,e oC the *eo*le.4oDe ver#e# ,aDe to eal -ith:

#oDe #itation# Ca,e O+ theFe##enGer oC ?llah #olve *roOleD# Ca,e O+ F#liD

,oDDnit+ re#*on to the ,hallenGe# *t O+i#Oeliever# ,orre,t the Di#take# ,oDDitte O+

the F#liD ,oDDnit+V et,.


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Tho#e in,ient#V ,a#e#V ane#tion# are ,alleo,,a#ion# Correvelation(


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The Recording of theQuran

The Fe##enGer oC ?llah#e to DeDoriUe thever#e# reveale to hiD thenre,ite theD Cor hi#,oD*anion# -ho #e to

DeDoriUe theDThere -ere #,riOe# -ho

#e to re,or the ver#e#

aCter their revelation


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The oriGinal ,o*ie# oC the-ritten re,or# -ere*re#erve in the ho#e oC

the Fe##enGer oC ?llah. While #oDe other #,riOe#

-ol re,or the ver#e#Cor theD#elve# an*re#erve theD Cor their

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The orer oC the ver#e# -ithin

ea,h suraha# -ell a# the oreroC the surahs -a# ire,te O+Jibril.

HrinG ea,h Donth oCRaDaan Jibril #e to re,ite-hat -a# reveale in it# orer-ith the Fe##enGer oC ?llah.

HrinG the tiDe oC ?O Bakrthe @rAan -a# ,oD*ile in a#inGle o,ial ,o*+.

The #GGe#tion ,aDe aCter theOattle oC Yamamah.


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The Quran and the other

Revealed !oo"s#niversalit$

The *revio# Book# -erelo,al Cor #*e,iI, *eo*le.

@rAan a# the la#t revealeBook an a niver#alDe##aGe Cor all Dankinnee# to Oe ,oD*rehen#ive

an eternall+ *re#erve


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2. The -a+ oC *re#ervationThe *eo*le oC ea,h Book

-ere entr#te -ith GarinG

it aGain#t an+ i#tortion orDani*lation


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t -a# We -ho reveale theTorah therein -a# Gian,ean liGht. B+ it# #tanar have

Oeen Ge the e-#V O+ the*ro*het# -ho Oo-e to ?llah#-illV O+ the raOOi# an the*rie#t# Cor to theD -a#entr#te the *rote,tion oC?llah# BookV an the+ -ere-itne##e# theretosg (9: "


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C the+ Cail to o #oV ?llah #en#another *ro*het to take *eo*leOa,k to the riGht -a+.

4in,e FhaDDa (#a-" -a# the

la#t Fe##enGerV ?llah (#-t"a##De the re#*on#iOilit+ oCGarinG an *re#ervinG Ei# la#tBook.

Y ^c[

`\dY {^6dY < d\[g:6"gN(

We haveV -ithot oOtV #ento-n the Fe##aGe an We -ill

a##rel+ Gar it aGain#t an+Dani lation or ,han e


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%reservation of the Quran

The -a+ @rAan -a# *re#erve: The @rAan -a# Dae *Oli, CroDthe ver+ OeGinninG.

The @rAan -a# Cll+ re,ore CroDthe tiDe it -a# reveale.

The @rAan -a# *re#erve in theoriGinal CorD (#aDe lanGaGeV #aDe

-or#". The a##ran,e CroD So that the@rAan -ill Oe *re#erve till the Ha+oC GDent.


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'o one ,an alter or ,hanGe an+ *artoC the @rAan not even theFe##enGer oC ?llah hiD#elC." {Y/7[ Y&mYg Y\Y mY` )Y!Y

" $[![ ^Yu ZY Y _Y{`q[ p^ q[


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The haracteristics of theQuran

'( uidance for and merc

to believers{Y/[\7X`[ u[/c[YYx


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*+ S,iritual- social healer

p^wY{`q[ Y Z[ qY p^mfY


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.( /ight

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0( %reacher forbelievers

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1( Revealing realit andclarifing doubts

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2( MiraculousThe @rAan i# the Dain

Dira,le oC the Fe##enGer oC

?llah an the Dain *rooC oCthe athenti,it+ oC hi#*ro*hethoo.

The Dira,le# ,ontaine in itare the *rooC oC it#athenti,it+ a# the real BookoC ?llah


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t# Dira,le i# in terD# oC:i. 4tr,treii. FeaninG (the

kno-leGe ,ontaine init: hi#tori,al event#V

*rei,tion oC -hat -illha**en in the CtreV an#,ientiI, Ca,t#.


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hallenGinG the nOeliever# The Dira,le i# DaniCe#te in a,hallenGe to all Dankin to

*ro,e:

a+ 3nother boo" similar to it$" Y q[x $Yu^ Y\Y mYY^^ Y;_Yg&&({Y/b[~[


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b+ Ten cha,ters similar to

those of the QuranY[`%Y[mcY$`b]YYcY^^ Y;_Yg

{`q[ %Y Y {`qY !Y~Z


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c+ 4ne surahsimilar to those of

the Quran


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T,es of Knowledge in the

Quran

The #niversal !oo"

#laD i# the la#t an niver#alreliGion

EDan #o,ietie# are al-a+#o*en Cor evoltion an

evelo*Dent. The @rAan #hol: Feet the

nee# oC all hDan OeinG# in

ierent *la,e# an ierent


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To Oe aOle to o #oV it #hol: Sive ,lear an etaile i#,or#e on-hat i# iD*ortant Cor hDan liCe an,anAt Oe kno-n throGh hDan

rea#oninG onl+ (OelieC# an ibadat" 4et the ,ore vale# an *rin,i*le#-hi,h Gie hDan liCe to the riGht-a+V an #aCeGar it aGain#t an+

,orr*tion or eviation CroD #,h a-a+. Be eLiOle to a,,oDDoate the

evoltion an evelo*Dent oC

hDan liCe an #o,ietie#.


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ReGarinG hDan liCeA# a#*e,t#-hi,h are #Oe,t to ,hanGean evelo*DentV the @rAan VGenerall+V #et# norD#V

#tanar# an niver#al vale#-hi,h #it all *eo*le# an alltiDe#.

The#e vale# an norD# #holnot Oe #Oe,t to an+ alterationor ,hanGe to en#re the

*revalen,e oC riGhteo#ne##


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n liGht oC the#e norD#V*eo*le are GivenCreeoD to innovate an

ao*t -hatever #+#teD#V*ro,ere#V et, the+Da+ ,on#ier a# Goo Cor

theD a# lonG a# the+onAt Orea,h tho#enorD# an vale#.


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%hsical and 5atural

Sciences The @rAan eal# -ith tho#ethinG# -hi,h are neee to Oekno-n an Da+ not Oe realiUeO+ Dan or Da+ not Oener#too a,,ratel+ (Dan-ol #*e,late aOot theD

onl+"4,h a#:J The oriGin oC DankinV the#O#tan,e an the -a+ oC hi#Ir#t ,reation hi# Ir#t


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- The oriGin oC the earth an theheaven#

n other Iel# #,h a#:J a#tronoD+J SeoloG+VJ h+#i,#V

J DOr+oloG+ The @rAan #t Give# #oDereCeren,e# Cor the Collo-inG*r*o#e#:


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The aiD# oC #,ientiI, reCeren,e# in the

@rAan t i# not to Give *eo*le etail#

an tea,h theD natral an

*h+#i,al #,ien,e#. The+ are #iGn# to *rove:-The eLi#ten,e oC So-The oDni*oten,e an *o-eroC So

-The -eakne## oC Den,oD*are to the *o-er oC

the reator


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- neOtene## oC Dankinto ?llah Cor all -hat -ehave in liCe.

-The athenti,it+ oCro*het# an revealeBook# i.e. thi# @rAan

,oDe# CroD ?llah an it i#iD*o##iOle Cor a hDanOeinGV e#*e,iall+ at thetiDe oC FhaDDa (uXXX u XZ . to ,oD o#e it

ont.V


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3or the F#liD -ho rea#an ner#tan# the#ereCeren,e#V the+ #erve to

#trenGthen hi# or her Caith.XYZY!Y~%b!Y


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Tho#e -ho reDeDOer an*rai#e ?llahV #taninGV #ittinGVan l+inG o-n on their #ie#Van ,onteD*late the -oner#oC ,reation in the heaven# anthe earthV (-ith the thoGht":Kr or not Cor naGht have

+o ,reate all thi# Slor+ to+o Sive # #alvation CroD theenalt+ oC the 3ire. (&: 1N1"


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3or the nonJF#liD -hoe#tion# the athenti,it+or athor#hi* oC the

@rAan V the#e reCeren,e#*rovie #oDe intere#tinGan#-er#.

=[[ y^ d_Y]c[!Y


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4oon -ill We #ho- theDKr 4iGn# in the (Carthe#t"horiUon#V an -ithin

theD#elve#V ntil itOe,oDe# DaniCe#t to theDthat it i# the Trth. # it not

enoGh that +or or oe#-itne## all thinG# P1:9&Q


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6ow should we deal with these

scientic facts7

The+ #hol Oe #e Cor theaCore#ai thinG#.

The+ ,an Oe #e to have aOetter ner#taninG oC tho#ever#e# ealinG -ith natral

*henoDena ,oD*are to the-a+ the+ -ere ner#too O+earl+ F#liD#.


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We #hol not overJeD*ha#iUethe #,ientiI, Dira,le# to theeLtent that -e hrr+ to relateea,h ne- #,ientiI, theor+ to

the ver#e# oC the @rAan . 4,h an a,t Da+ lea to

Di#inter*retinG the teLt# oC the

@rAan an ,hanGinG theinter*retation CroD tiDe totiDe. Thi# Da+ Oe

,onter*ro,tive an ,a#e


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b) Religious8 human and social

sciences!elief$ 9Revelation is the onl

source)

The once,t of od

The eLi#ten,e oC So the reatoran or oC thi# niver#e.

The ,on,e*t oC tawhid(nit+ oC

So"4in,e the ,on,e*t oC So -a# notne- to DankinV the @rAanCo,#e# on ,orre,tinG the *revalent,on,e*t# oC So an eDon#tratinG


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The once,t of %ro,hethood

So #e to #en a *ro*het toever+ *eo*le ? OrieC hi#tor+ oC *ro*het# (#oDe

naDe# Dentione"

Revelation 4oDe reveale Oook#: 4hC)

OrahiDV aOr) Ha-V Torah)F#aV nil) So#*el) #a

3ngels Their natreV ,hara,terV *o#ition

an relation -ith So (not hi# #on#or aGhter#"


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Da of :udgment

t# eLi#ten,eV -hat -ill ha**enon that a+VJannahVJahannam 'o #*e,iI, ate i# Given Cor it#

ha**eninGIbadat(-or#hi*" Revelation the onl+ #or,e. The @rAan #et# the Oa#i,# oCiOaat an the ro*het Give#

etail#


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Moralit

Revelation the Dain #or,e The @rAan #et# niver#al ethi,alnorD# an vale#

KOeien,e an #ODi##ion to SoV

#ti,eV Oenevolen,eV kinne##VGenero#it+V OrotherhooV hone#t+VtrthClne##V #in,erit+V tr#t(amanah"V CorOearan,eV *atien,eV

toleran,e an CorGivene##VinvitinG)en,oraGinG *eo*le to oGooV an *reventinG) i#,oraGinGtheD CroD oinG Oa (munkar"


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6uman and social relations Revelation i# the Dain #or,e The @rAan eal# -ith the Dain

*rin,i*le# oC the#e relation#:

Relation#hi* aDonG CaDil+DeDOer#J Oet-een h#Oan# an

-ive#

J Oet-een *arent# an,hilrenJ DarriaGeV ivor,eV

inheritan,e


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Relation# -ith neiGhOor# 4o,ial relation# an intera,tion Relation# Oet-een Gener# tiette# an Danner#

Relation# -ith nonJF#liD# Relation# -ith aniDal#

6alal & haram$

(Revelation i# the onl+ #or,e"3ooV rink#V ,lothe#


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/aw:J 3aDil+ la-J riDinal la-

J ro,eral la-J oDDer,ial la-J nternational la-


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,onoDi, #+#teD (Revelation *rovie#Gian,e to attain an

Daintain #ti,e" #laD #et# #oDe norD# an*rin,i*le# alonG -ith #oDe

re#tri,tion# to en#re the

oO#ervan,e oC tho#e norD#an *rin,i*le# (*rohiOitionoC ribaV n,ertain ,ontra,t#Vet,."


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Zakati# iD*o#e to #e,rethe DiniDD e,onoDi, an#o,ial #ti,eV

Ri,h *eo*le are eLhorteto #*en an *roDi#e toOe re-are Cor that.

4o,ial -elCare (9N: "


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oliti,al #+#teDThe @rAan #et# norD#

an *rin,i*le#The e#taOli#hDent oC aGovernDent) ,entral

athorit+ an the tie#oC #Oe,t# to oOe+ it#,oDDan#


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The Governan,e #hol OeOa#e on ,on#ltation("an the riGht oC

*eo*le to #ele,t theirleaer#.The CorDat oC ("an

GovernDent are leCt to the,hoi,e oC *eo*le an areo*en Cor evelo*Dent.


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6istor and ivili;ation

The origin of this universe

The @rAan #tate# that thi# niver#e-a# ,reate O+ ?llahV an Give##hort e#,ri*tion oC that ,reation

The origin of man"ind

- The @rAan #tate# that the Ir#t Dan(?aD" -a# ,reate O+ So CroD#t) ,la+ (19: 2"V (19: 2MJ2N"V (1:1"V (2&: 12"V (&2: "V (&2: N"V &M:1J2"

- ve -a# ,reate Cor ?aD (: 1"V (:1MN"V (&N: "


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J ?aD -a# taGht the Oa#i,kno-leGe O+ So (2: &J&&"J When ?aD an hi# -iCeVDi#takenl+V i#oOe+e the,oDDan# oC SoV the+ -ere#ent o-n CroDJannah(arai#e" to the earth -herethe+ an their ,hilren#ettle.


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6istor of Messengers of

3llahJ The @rAan Give# a OrieCa,,ont oC the hi#tor+ oC the

Do#t #iGniI,ant Fe##enGer#.J The @rAan oe# not Co,#on the etail# oC that hi#tor+V

in#tea it Co,#e# on thele##on# that #hol Oelearne CroD tho#e event#.


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- The @rAan *a+# enoGh

attention to ,iviliUational#tie# O+ eLaDininG the*attern# oC ri#e an Call oC

,iviliUation#.- The @rAan -ant# F#liD# tolearn CroD hDan eL*erien,e.

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The aiD oC thi# i# to GieF#liD# ho- to Oil their,iviliUation an Gar it aGain#t#o,ial i#ea#e# that Da+ lea


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6ow should we deal with

the Quran7 @rAan i# an athoritative teLt that

#hol Oe Collo-e aniD*leDente O+ all F#liD#.

Tho#e teLt# -hi,h are ,lear an#elCJeL*lanator+ #hol OeiD*leDente -ithot an+ CrthereLaDination.

Tho#e teLt# -hi,h are o*en Corinter*retation an Da+ iD*art Dorethan one DeaninG ,an Oe eLaDinean ,on#tre Oa#e on theCollo-in rin,i le#:


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Sro*inG oC #iDilar teLt#)#tateDent# -hi,h talk on oneto*i,),ateGor+

?nal+#i# an ner#taninG oC ea,h

teLt) #tateDent in it# ,oD*onent#an ,onteLt entiI,ation oC the rle# -hi,h

niC+ the vario# ,ateGorie# entiI,ation oC the General rle#an *r*o#e# -hi,h Govern the

intera,tion) interrelation oC vario#,ateGorie#

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