5 Most Unique Teachings Of The Holy Quran
The Holy Quran is the 4th and Last Heavenly Book of Allah SWT that He revealed upon His Final Messenger, Hazrat Muhammad ﷺ in the early 7th Century A.D. Those who believe in this Sacred Manuscript are generally known as Muslims. This Heavenly Volume is highly unique in its contents and teachings, as the Almighty Lord says:
“And if you are in doubt about what We have sent down upon Our Servant [Muhammad], then produce a surah the like thereof and call upon your witnesses other than Allah, if you should be truthful.” [Quran, 2: 23]
As, the non believers of Makkah used to ridicule and doubt the Quranic Verses that is why the Creator of the universe addresses them in the above stated Ayah that if they do not believe in its Heavenly Nature, then they should try at least to generate anything closer to it themselves.
In this day and age, Muslims all over the world are mistakenly associated with extremism through actions of a group of people who portray themselves as followers of Islam and by wrongly interpreting certain verses of this Blessed Book. When in fact, Quran is a highly moderate and well balanced Scripture covering all the issues of human life, answering many problems and preaching about common well being of mankind. The need of the hour is to read the entire Furqan e Hameed in order to comprehend its Message in the most rightful way. By doing so, one would come to know that the knowledge present in this Consecrated Reserve can be applied to any era.
Following are 5 most unique Instructions in the Holy Quran which every person no matter what religion it belongs to, should be acquainted with so as to understand its universality:
i) Encouraging Meditation And Thinking
The opponents of the Religion of Peace say that it suppresses its followers from having freedom of speech. Even our own religious status quo has played a key role in damaging the true picture of Islam by depicting it as strict in all matters. But in reality, Allah SWT urges everyone to use their conscious, think about the world around themselves and take control of their own issues.
“Indeed, the worst of living creatures in the sight of Allah are the deaf and dumb who do not use reason.” [Quran, 8: 22]
It can be observed from above verse that the Almighty Lord has emphasized on using one`s reasoning in all issues and those who do not use their perception have been regarded as being deaf and dumb. On another occasion, the Most Gracious says:
“And do not pursue that of which you have no knowledge. Indeed, the hearing, the sight and the heart – about all those [one] will be questioned.” [Quran, 17: 36]
In the above mentioned Quranic Verse, Allah SWT directs every individual to use its senses of hearing, seeing and inner thoughts etc. and not to take everything as true without first having done a concrete research about its authenticity.
ii) Not To Blindly Follow Every Prevailing Idea
The applicability of the instructions of Furqan e Hameed in every walk of life can be observed from its subsequent Ayah:
“O you who have believed, indeed many of the scholars and the monks devour the wealth of people unjustly and avert [them] from the way of Allah. And those who hoard gold and silver and spend it not in the way of Allah – give them tidings of a painful punishment.” [Quran, 9: 34]
Even many so called Muslims Mullas and Islamic Scholars mislead their followers by making them blindly follow Quranic and Prophetic ﷺ traditions without considering its true perspective. The thing is not to take every existing social or religious viewpoint as granted but to use one`s own conscious to understand religion better.
“And they will say, “Our Lord, indeed we obeyed our masters and our dignitaries, and they led us astray from the [right] way.” [Quran, 33: 67]
It means that everyone is responsible for its own thinking and actions in the hereafter and no excuse of being mislead on earth by the majority would save a person from punishment.
iii) Promoting Social Equality and Justice
The Holy Quran does not only talk about religious matters, but also gives a complete guide on making and maintain social fairness and impartiality in all matters no matter what cost one has to bear for it.
“O you, who have believed, be persistently standing firm in justice, witnesses for Allah, even if it be against yourselves or parents and relatives. Whether one is rich or poor, Allah is more worthy of both. So follow not [personal] inclination, lest you not be just. And if you distort [your testimony] or refuse [to give it], then indeed Allah is ever, with what you do, Acquainted.” [Quran, 4: 135]
Allah SWT has devised a proportionate societal set up in this Ayah Kareema but directing everyone to do its best in giving others their due rights even one has to take decisions against its own family in this regard.
iv) Accompanying Islamic Belief with Action
The basic theme behind raising Prophets among nations from beginning of the time on earth had always been to give people a basic framework of accomplishment of the religious beliefs. If it was not so, the Almighty Lord would have directly sent His Revelations to inhabitants of the world but that would not serve a purpose well. Hazrat Muhammad ﷺ acted as an epitome of the rightful way of achieving the true sense of the Islamic convictions like patience, moderation, thankfulness, and manners etc.
“Do the people think that they will be left to say, “We believe” and they will not be tried?” [Quran, 29: 2]
The above mentioned Quranic Ayah clearly points toward the notion of realizing one`s religious principles through its deeds and remaining steadfast on them in any case.
v) Anyone Can Attain The Path of True Righteousness
The Revered Manuscript of Quran does not discriminate among the appreciators and achievers of goodness.
“And those who strive for Us – We will surely guide them to Our ways. And indeed, Allah is with the doers of good.” [Quran, 29: 69]
It shows that Furqan e Hameed treats the upright people alike no matter what religious beliefs they have. It is very well possible that Allah SWT gives Hidayah (His Guidance) to anyone He likes which may result in that righteous person`s acceptance of Islam.
In short, the Holy Quran is not just a Book that talks about religious ideas but a lot more than that. Everyone particularly Muslims should learn and read to understand the Holy Quran because it gives guidelines to succeed in all walks of life and helps its readers to become conscious of its actual duties and responsibilities in worldly life.
