C1. Salam,
I never meet Dr Rashad and I could
not understand few of his utterings properly but what most messages he
preached are very significant to me. He always upheld the holy Quran alone
and vehemently rejected all hadiths. That is extremely significant to me.
It is very very clear that hadiths are man-made innovations to destroy the
true message of the holy Quran.
Unlike many ulamas, Dr Rashad was definitely
not a businessman to use religion for his personal gains. Because what he
preached was very controversial among so called Muslims. He even foretold
about the end of the world which is in 2280. If he was a deceiver; why he
took such high risk to foretell so? That is even not so far away; only few
hundreds years away. So if the end of the world will not happen in 2280 he
will be proved a liar and false messenger of God afterwards. His
translation of the holy Quran is very good and being a non-Arab and
non-academic in Arabic language it helps me a lot to understand the holy
Quran. Rashad was not a silly man; he held a PhD in science from a good
university. Why he needed to proclaim his messengership if he was not?!
All those points really bother me being a truth seeker.
Anis
Dr.
Md. Anisur Rahman
http://www.progressive-muslim.org/
C2. Salam,
--- On Sat, 26/2/11, Student of the Quran wrote:
From above we know Jesus and Muhammad both confirmed all the previous
scriptures during their time. So, who confirmed all existing scriptures
including Quran?!
Asar wrote
Please look at the following verses
[3:81] GOD took a covenant from the prophets, saying, "I will give you the
scripture and wisdom. Afterwards, a messenger will come to confirm all
existing scriptures. You shall believe in him and support him." He said,
"Do you agree with this, and pledge to fulfill this covenant?" They said,
"We agree." He said, "You have thus borne witness, and I bear witness
along with you."
[2:97] Say, "Anyone who opposes Gabriel should know that he has brought
down this (Quran) into your heart, in accordance with GOD's will,
confirming previous scriptures, and providing guidance and good news for
the believers." See Mr Irtaza the answer who confirmed all previous
scriptures cannot be Rashad Khalifa but it was Gabriel the Messenger of
God in that verse Surah 3:81 and his name is revealed in the Quran by
Surah 2:97. Jesus confirmed the Torah with the Gospel, Muhammad confirmed
the Gospel with his Quran, and what is the Book or scripture of Rashad
that confirm the Quran? It does not make sense to confirm a Book with the
same Book with just throwing two verses from it.
These verses below also played the role of protecting the Quran, 1400
years ago God said
Those who reject the Message when it comes to them are not hidden from Us.
And indeed it is a Book of exalted power. No falsehood can approach it
from before or behind it: It is sent down by One full of Wisdom, Worthy of
all praise.
(Surah 41:41-42)
No evil ones have brought down this revelation. (Surah 26:210)
And if Rashad Khalifa claimed that there are falsehoods in the Quran and
it is brought down by Satan then he was against the Words of truth in the
Quran. Here are other examples
Praise be to God, Who has sent to the Servant the Book, and has allowed
therein no crookedness. (Surah 18:1)
It is a Quran in Arabic, without any crookedness therein: in order that
they may guard against evil. (Surah 39:28)
We have, without doubt, sent down the Message; and We will assuredly guard
it from corruption. (Surah 15:9)
God assured those who believe in His words that there is guaranty that
they will not have a Book crooked and corrupted and He by His words do not
want us to have any doubt in His Book and He wants us to believe in Him
Alif Lam Mim. That is the Book in it is guidance sure, without doubt, to
those who fear God; who believe in the unseen, who are steadfast in prayer
and spend out of what We have provided for them; and who believe in the
Revelation sent to you (Muhammaad), and sent before your time, and in
their heart have the assurance of the hereafter. (Surah 2:1-4)
Alif Lam Mim. This is the revelation of the Book in which there is no
doubt; from the Lord of the Worlds. (Surah 32:1-2)
The doubt that Rashad Khalifah had on the verses 9:128-129 which he
abandoned is because he claimed that the word “rahim” or “mercy” in the
verse 128 should only be the attribute of God and not of man. Due to this
verse he concluded that the Muslims idolized the Prophet Muhammad. So he
challenged people to produce a verse in the Quran what the Prophet did to
make him merciful.
Here he misjudged himself with several verses that indicated that merciful
can also be the attribute of man although “Rahman” or “Gracious” could not
Man who was kings or leaders in his community can be merciful although God
is the Most Merciful. There are several verses describing the mercy of man
in the Quran
Those who spend freely, whether in prosperity or in adversity; who
restraint anger, and pardon people, and love the charitable. (Surah 3:134)
And how would you know what the path that is steep? It is the freeing of
the slave, or the giving of food in a day of hunger, of an orphan near of
kin, or the needy one in the dust; moreover he should be of those who
believe and enjoin steadfastness on each other, and enjoin mercy on each
other. (Surah 90:12-17)
Muhammad is the Messenger of God , and those who are with him are hard on
the unbelievers, and merciful among themselves…..(Surah 48:29)
So Rashad Khalifah has no basis to abandon the verses Surah 9:128-129
based on his judgment on the word “mercy”, he manipulated his code 19 to
serve his own purpose.
We are not denying putting our appreciation the work of those who uphold
to confirm the authenticity and originality of the Quran but we should
also be wary of those who tried to over reach themselves while even the
Prophet was tested before but he was protected by God but who are we?
And when Our clear signs are rehearsed unto them, those who rest not their
hope on their meeting with Us, say: “Bring us a Quran other than this or
change this,” Say: ”It is not for me of my own accord to change it: I
follow naught but what is revealed unto me: if I were to disobey my Lord,
I should myself fear the penalty of a Great Day.” Say: “If God had so
willed, I should not have rehearsed it to you, nor would He have made it
known to you. A whole lifetime before this have I tarried among you: will
you not then understand.” (Surah 10:15-16)
Ahmad Shah Abd Rahman
http://asar-ahmadshah48.blogspot.com/
C3.
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Why he needed to proclaim his messengership if he was not?!
>>>
There
have been lots of people who ‘sincerely’ claimed to be prophets and
messiahs—Bahaullah in the 19th century and Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
Qadiani around the turn of 19th and 20th century,
are just two examples of educated people claiming prophethood. Even now
we have someone who claims to be a Messeger of God, Ahmad Nishitoba, who
proves his messengership from some kind of mathematical summations and
subtractions of ayaat of the Qur;an. There have been at least two “God’s
messengers” in the past in Pakistan alone—the most deadly place to declare
‘messengership’ for any “Messenger of God”.
David
Koresh truly believed in his prophethood and had followers who did not
mind being burnt with him at Wacko, Texas not too long ago!
All
these people are not liars—they truly believe they are messengers even
though they may be hallucinated. I don’t believe in any one of them not
because I don’t want to, but because I don’t see any argument in what they
say. Dr. Kalifa, for example, deleted two verses of the Qur’an—why?
These verses 9:128-129 apparently had nothing wrong with them but he had
to discard them because he was ‘fascinated’ by his 19-code which he wanted
to apply to the many ayat of the Qur’an by any means necessary—using count
of words--if not, by counting letters—if not, by counting geometrical
values—if not, by counting ayaat….he wanted those numbers to come out 19
or multiples of 19!!!
It’s
all about human mind and we have little knowledge about how it works.
Charles Manson—the Texas ranch killer, now languishing in jail—thinks he
did a great deed by killing people at the ranch because ‘this life was not
worth living’. Today, Qaddafi does not see his end and he wants to defend
the undefendable even if he has to massacre thousands. Dr. Zwahiri of Al-Qaida
thinks like Osama bin Laden in every way. There are many Ph.Ds on these
forums whose best role models are Taliban!!!
A
human mind is a complex thing….
Irfan
C4.
Salaam.
Rashad knew very clearly that God's retribution is severe for a false
messenger.
[6:93]
Who is more evil than one who fabricates lies and attributes them to GOD,
or says, "I have received divine inspiration," when no such inspiration
was given to him, or says, "I can write the same as GOD's revelations?" If
only you could see the transgressors at the time of death! The angels
extend their hands to them, saying, "Let go of your souls. Today, you have
incurred a shameful retribution for saying about GOD other than the truth,
and for being too arrogant to accept His revelations.
A false messenger cannot preach God Alone and Quran alone. Rashad
preached God Alone and Quran alone.
[39:45] When GOD ALONE is mentioned, the hearts of those who do not
believe in the Hereafter shrink with aversion. But when others are
mentioned beside Him, they become satisfied
[17:46] We place shields around their minds, to prevent them from
understanding it, and deafness in their ears. And when you preach your
Lord, using the Quran alone, they run away in aversion.
Rashad exposed the significance of all the Quranic initials (ALM, TSM, Q,
etc.) and proved by God's leave that the Quran is still preserved. The
idol worshipers of Prophet Muhammad added two false verses ( 9:128-129)
to the Quran after the death of the prophet Muhammad. God has decreed
that mercy is His attribute. The idol worshipers attributed Muhammad as
merciful. The mathematical code of the Quran rejects these two verses.
The tempered chapter 9 of the Quran does not start with "Bishmillah".
{Example of the false verse:
[9:128]
A
messenger has come to you from yourselves, concerned over your suffering,
anxious over you, towards the believers
he is compassionate, merciful.
Comparable verse [5:3]
... then GOD is Forgiver,
Merciful. }
[26:1]
T. S. M.
[26:2] These (letters) constitute
proofs of this clarifying scripture.
[26:3] You may blame yourself
that they are not believers.
[26:4] If we will, we can send
from the sky a sign that forces their necks to bow.
[26:5] Whenever a reminder from
the Most Gracious comes to them, that is new, they turn away in aversion.
[26:6] Since they disbelieved,
they have incurred the consequences of their heedlessness.
It
is a Quranic account that God's messengers were ridiculed and called
crazy by their contemporaries.
[21:41] Messengers before you have been ridiculed, and, consequently,
those who ridiculed them incurred the retribution for their ridiculing.
[23:70] Have they decided that he
is crazy? Indeed, he has brought the truth to them, but most of them hate
the truth.
Thank you and may God guide me,
Muhammed
Irtaza
Source: Discussions in
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/progressive-muslim/ group.