06-10-2003, 03:50 PM
Bismellah Arrahman Araheem
Praise be to Allah who guided us to this and if it was not for Him we wouldn't have been guided and prayer and peace be upon His Messenger Mohamed Ibn Abdullah, his family members and companions.
"تبت يدا أبا لهب وتب ما أغنى عنه ماله وما كسب سيصلى نارا `ذات لهب وامرأته حمالة الحطب فى جيدها حبل من مسد"
“Perish the hands of the Father of Flame! Perish he! * No profit to him from all his wealth, and all his gains! * Burnt soon will he be in a Fire of blazing Flame! * His wife shall carry the (crackling) wood as fuel! * A twisted rope of palm leaf fiber round her (own) neck!” (Surat Masad Quran 111)
Jazakum Allah kharian brother AbuNoran for you excellent series of posts reflecting on how the Quran by the Will of Allah was and shall remain protected.
However, in an effort to shed light on a different angle since we are discussing the miracle of the miracles. Surat Masad actually stands as a serious challenge to any possible alleges against the validity of the Quran in general. In simple words, the Surat is promising Abu Lahab who was the uncle of the Messenger of Allah (PAPBUH) while at the same time one of his most aggressive enemies. He was a non-believer leading serious and hostile efforts against the call to Islam. Abu Lahab exercised all forms of torture against the pioneer Muslims in Mecca. In the Surat, there is a promise to Abu Lahab that he and his wife are both fated to enter Hell fire. As simple as this, Abu Lahab could have actually blew up the Quran, as being the word of Allah, by simply declaring himself a Muslim which would of course annul the Surat. However, he didn’t he remained a pagan not realizing what Quran carried out for him and his wife of a destiny. Sobhan Allah. And people come and say let us question the validity of the Quran.
Praise be to Allah the Only Deity who is Worthy of worship