Muhkamaatun – (Clear Revelations) & Mutashaa-bihaatun – (Allegorical) (L-363)

 

Muhkamaatun – (Clear Revelations) & Mutashaa-bihaatun – (Allegorical) (L-363)

When Christians of Najraan were rendered helpless from all obvious arguments of the Messenger of God (ﷺ), they said, “Hindmost you also believe in Jesus (Peace be upon him) as the Spirit of God and Word of God. It is sufficient to prove our claim.” The reply of their useless objection has been given here in a simple way. Many dissensions and doubts can be dispelled after understanding them.

God commanded: There are two types of Revelations in Holy Qur’an and other Heavenly Scriptures like Torah and Gospel etc.

• Those verses which have ‘known’ and ‘certain’ meanings. Such verses are called ‘Aayaatum-Muh-kamaatun (clear revelations) and in fact root and essence of the entire teachings of the Scripture are these Revelations.

• Name of the other type of Revelations is Mutashaa-bihaat (Allegorical). That is to say, some doubt happens in knowing the meanings of such verses.  

Correct way is that the meaning of second type of verses must be seen in the light of first type of verses. Which meanings seem opposite, those should be refuted. If the meaning does not become manifest despite effort, even then he should not cross the limits who seeks the meanings. No individual is omniscient that he may know everything. He should remain silent; after thinking about his knowledge. He should not issue the meanings with wrong method, which is against universally accepted principles of religion and clear Revelations. For example, Holy Qur’an has explained about Jesus (Peace be upon him) ‘Inna  huwa  ‘illaa  ‘abdun  ‘An-‘am-Naa  ‘alay-hi (Indeed he is a servant only, to whom We favored). It guides us at another place, ‘Inna  masala  ‘Iisaa  ‘indAllaahi  kamasali  ‘Aadama  khalaq-tahuu  min  tu-raabin (Likeness of Jesus is just like Adam. God created him from the dust). And it has also been proved at some other places that Jesus (Peace be upon him) is neither God, nor son of God.

Now if any person runs behind resemblances of (KalimatUllaah) ‘The Word of God’ and  (RuuhUllaah) ‘The Spirit of God’ etc. by closing his eyes from all these Muhkamaat, and takes such superficial meanings, which are against the common explanation of the Scripture, by leaving those meanings which are suitable to the clear verses, he is surely obstinate and perverse. Some malevolent people want to ensnare the people astray by misleading them. And some people, who are weak in their belief, wish to imply such Mutashaa-bihaat (allegorical verses) according to their own judgment and will, whereas only God knows their true meanings.

The people who have strong knowledge, they recognize the ‘Aayaatum-Muh-kamaat and Mutashaa-bihaat from God. They believe that the both types of Revelations are revealed from the same source. Therefore, they try to understand Mutashaa-bihaat in the light of Muhkamaat and which part is out of their sense; they leave it upon God because He is the best Knower.

In short, it is the duty of a common person who has ordinary knowledge that he should not wrangle with Mutashaa-bihaat, which have more than one meanings. He should ask its meaning from religious scholars, and which verses have clear meanings, he should act corresponding to them without any delay and Reluctance. https://youtu.be/2tgw6MFT_FY