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Subject: 'ICAZ-I QUR'AN. PART 9 and FINAL.
Date: 23 Aug 92 23:36:00 GMT
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Esselamu Aleykum.

ON THE INTERPRETATION  OF  THE  QUR'AN.  PART  9 & FINAL PART.

This TWENTY  NINTH  LETTER  consists of nine parts.  This is the
first part containing nine remarks.

In the Name of Allah the Merciful the Compassionate  "The seven
Heavens and the Earth, as well as whoever is in them, glorify
Him." [Al Qur'an 17:44]

Ninth Remark: Some of the matters of the Sharia is called "Teabudi" which are
not subject to the judgements of the mind (1).  They are applied solely because
they are so commanded.  Their sole cause is the order of Allah (SWT).  Other
kind of matters are called "Maqul Al Mana", that is, they are associated with a
wisdom and benefit and thus are preferred to become the subjects of the Sharia.
However, those benefits and wisdoms cannot constitute the primary cause ('illa)
as a basis for their application since that primary cause is solely Allah's
order and prohibition.  The Islamic signs which belong to the former kind
cannot be altered because of any claimed wisdom or benefit.  The aspect of
their being "Teabud" must be preferred and remain as is.  Even if thousand
wisdoms were to appear (supposing the impossible), they cannot be altered.
  It cannot be concluded that the importance of the Islamic signs stems from
the already known wisdoms.  For instance, if someone comes and says "The wisdom
of the Adhan is to call people to prayer; therefore, firing a rifle suffices
the job".  However, that crazy person does not know the fact that that wisdom
is just one among thousands.  If the sound of rifle fulfills that one wisdom,
how could then the content of the adhan which is a proclamation of tawheed, the
highest result of the creation, made on behalf of the humankind or people of a
certain city, and which is the best way to show and proclaim the truth of
worshiping Allah (SWT) as the Rabb-il Alemin (Administer of the worlds), ever
be substituted by any other means and still fulfill all these purposes?
  In brief: The hell is not unnecessary.  There are so many things that
proclaim "Long live hell" with all their power.  The Paradise too is not cheap.
It demands an important price.

"Not equal are the Companions of the Fire and the Companions of the Garden: it
is the Companions of the Garden, that will achieve felicity." [Al Qur'an 59:20]

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Translator's Note: 

(1)  The mind may not be able to comprehend the wisdom or immediate benefit in
these Teabudu matters.  In the other matters, although the 'illa is still the
order of Allah (SWT), a wisdom or benefit can be understood. 

(2)  In this subject, the author opened the door to the truths of the Qur'anic
expressions, specially the letter "N" in Fatiha, by pondering.  There is a
saying of Rasulullah (pbuh) in meaning, 'One hour of pondering (Tafekkur) is
equivalent to one year's praying'.  This text has been one good example to such
kind of pondering.

will continue in$aallah

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These translations are from the Risale-i Nur Collection of Bediuzzaman Siad
Nursi (RA) which consists of a total of 134 books in Turkish and few in Arabic.
Tranlators are a group of  students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and
Case Western Reserve  University-Cleveland.  All correspondence should be
directed to the e-mail address appering in this posting.  We are posting these
translations part by part but if anyone is interested we can send the whole
topic to personal e-mail addresses.  These topics have also appeared in the
weekly letter "Droplet  -  From The Vast Ocean Of The Miraculous Qur'an"
published and distributed in the Islamic Centers of Madison-WI and Cleveland-OH
after every Friday-Prayer.  Thank you.  The Talabat-un Noor.
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