09-21-2004, 03:36 PM
JohnDoe,
You are forgetting something. The Qur'an is not revealed only to be authoritative for just the year 2004. It is authoritative from about 1400 years backwards and from now forever forwards. Population is never the same year after year, it differs.
And the Qur'an covers all possible, thinkable, imaginable, unimagnable scenarios that has happened, that is happening and that will happen. If you cannot understand this, you can never understand the wisdom of Allah, SWT, in the Qur'an.
You have it right in front of you, but if you chose to keep your eyes closed you also chose to 'not see' what you have within reach. Then you have utilized the free will to chose between to see and understand or the way not to see and not to understand. Simple really.
Just bear in mind that this freedom of choice was given to you like to everyone else by your Creator. A great gift. It is up to you HOW you use it. And the great thing is, that it is ONLY you that will be answerable before Allah, SWT, for your choices when the day comes when it is your turn to meet him. Everyone sits ALONE in their boat in this coming meeting. There will be no one to blame nor ask for help.
So maybe you should reconsider your answer 'nothing'?
Regards