In the name of Allah most
gracious most merciful
Assalaamu alaykum wa
rahmatuallahi wa barakatahu
Allah's promise to protect
Quran includes the protection of Hadith as well.
The Qur'an can be defined as
follows:
The speech of Allah, sent down
upon the last Prophet Muhammad, through the Angel Gabriel, in its precise
meaning and precise wording, transmitted to us
by numerous persons (tawatur),
both verbally and in writing. Inimitable and unique, protected by God from
corruption.
Quran is also called as:
Furqaan -criterion, 25:
1Blessed is He Who sent down the Criterion to His servant that it may be an
admonition to all creatures
Tanzil -sent down, 26:
192Verily this is a Revelation from the Lord of theWorlds:
Dhikr -reminder, 15: 9 We have
without doubt sent down the Message; and We
will assuredly guard it (from corruption).
Kitab -scripture, 21:10 We
have revealed for you (O men!) a book in which is a Message for you: will ye
not then understand?
Other references to the Qur'an
are by such words as Nur (light), Huda (guidance), Rahma (mercy), Majid
(glorious), Mubarak (blessed), Bashir
(announcer), Nadhir (warner),
etc.
The Arabic word 'qur'an' is derived
from the root qara'a, which has various meanings, such as to read, [Sura 17:
93."Or thou have a house adorned with
gold or thou mount a ladder
right into the skies. No we shall not even believe in thy mounting until thou
send down to us a book that we could
read." Say: "Glory
to my Lord! am I aught but a man an apostle?" ]
To recite, [Sura 75:18 But
when We have promulgated it follow thou its recital (as promulgated):
17: 46 And We put coverings
over their hearts (and minds) lest they should understand the Qur'an and
deafness into their ears: when thou dost
commemorate thy Lord and Him
alone in the Qur'an they turn on their backs fleeing (from the Truth).] etc.
Qur'an is a verbal noun and hence means the
'reading' or 'recitation'. As
used in the Qur'an itself, the word refers to the revelation from Allah in the
broad sense .
[Sura 17: 82 We send down
(stage by stage) in the Qur'an that which is a healing and a mercy to those who
believe: to the unjust it causes nothing
but loss after loss.] and is not
always restricted to the written form in the shape of a book, as we have it
before us today.
However, it means revelation
to Muhammad only, while revelation to other prophets has been referred to by
different names (e.g. taurat, Injil, kitab,etc.).
Surah An-Nisaa 4:113 But for
the Grace of Allah to thee and His Mercy a party of them would certainly have
plotted to lead thee astray. But (in
fact) they will only lead
their own souls astray and to thee they can do no harm in the least. For Allah
hath sent down to thee the Book and wisdom and
taught thee what thou knewest
not (before); and great is the grace of Allah unto thee.
Had not the Grace of Allâh and
His Mercy been upon you (O Muhammad ), a party of them would certainly have
made a decision to mislead you, but (in
fact) they mislead none except
their own selves, and no harm can they do to you in the least. Allâh has sent
down to you the Book (The Qur’ân), and
Al-Hikmah (Quranic laws,
knowledge of legal and illegal things i.e. the Prophet’s Sunnah - legal ways in
detail), and taught you that which you knew
not. And Ever Great is the
Grace of Allâh unto you (O Muhammad salle ala hu alai hi wa sallim)
In the Above Ayaah by pairing
al-Kitaab (the Book) and al-Hikmah (the Wisdom) it has been pointed out that
Hikmah which is the name of Sunnah
and/or teachings of Prophet
Muhammad salle ala hu alai hi wa sallim was also sent down by none but Allaah
(SWT). The difference is that its words are not
from Allaah and that is why they
are not part of Glorious Qur’aan. But, its meanings and that of the Qur’aan are
certainly from Allaah, therefore, it is
obligatory to act in
accordance with both.Quran is wise book is already mentined
2:1 Alif Lam Mim.
2 These are Verses of the Wise
Book,
It is for Allah subhanawatala
to collect it.
75:16 Move not thy tongue
concerning the (Qur'an) to make haste therewith.
17 It is for Us to collect it
and to promulgate it:
18 But when We have
promulgated it follow thou its recital (as promulgated):
19 Nay more it is for Us to
explain it (and make it clear):
Book & wisdom is Quran
& Hadith ,hadith comes under wisdom for hadith has explanation of laws.
3:79 It is not (possible) that
a man to whom is given the Book and Wisdom and the prophetic office should say
to people: "Be ye my worshippers rather
than Allah's; on the contrary
(he would say): "Be ye worshippers of Him Who is truly the Cherisher of
all for ye have taught the Book and ye have
studied it earnestly."
Allah subhanawatala has taken
the responsibility to guar it.
15:9 We have without doubt
sent down the Message; and We will assuredly guard it (from corruption).
The unbelievers call stories
of men[also prophets] as fables [false improbable account].This is their self
confession that Quran was written down.
25:5 And they say: Fables of
the men of old which he hath had written down so that they are dictated to him
morn and evening.[And they say: Fables of
the men of old which he hath
had written down so that they are dictated to him morn and evening(another
translation by pickthall)
Prophet muhammad pbuh was
illiterate hence he neither wrote nor read.So he had it written down by his
companions and they r dictated to him by angel
Gabriel alai salaam.
Importance of writing in
Islam.
96:4 Who teacheth by the pen,
5 Teacheth man that which be
knew not.
*Quran is called a Book.Hence
it was written down.Hadith contains its commentary and many ordinances hence it
was also writen down.
3:7 He it is Who hath revealed
unto thee (Muhammad) the Scripture wherein are clear revelations--They are the
substance of the Book--and others (which
are) allegorical. But those in
whose hearts is doubt pursue, forsooth, that which is allegorical seeking (to
cause) dissension by seeking to explain it.
None knoweth its explanation
save Allah. And those who are of sound instruction say: We believe therein; the
whole is from our Lord; but only
men of understanding really
heed.
5:15 O People of the Book!
there hath come to you Our Apostle revealing to you much that ye used to hide
in the Book and passing over much (that is now
unnecessary): There hath come
to you from Allah a (new) Light and a perspicuous Book.
* Torah was written down and
so was Quran and hadith.
46:12 When before it there was
the Scripture of Moses, an example and a mercy; and this is a confirming
Scripture in the Arabic language, that it
may warn those who do wrong
and bring good tidings for the righteous.
proof of Torah was written
down by moses,as he was literate.7:150When Moses came back to his people angry
and grieved he said: "evil it is that ye have
done in my place in my
absence: did ye make haste to bring on the judgment of your Lord?" He put
down the tablets seized his brother by (the hair of)
his head and dragged him to
him. Aaron said: "son of my mother! the people did indeed reckon me as
naught and went near to slaying me! make not the
enemies rejoice over my
misfortune nor count thou me amongst the people of sin." [HE PUT DOWN THE
TABLETS]
*The unbelievers asked an actual
book to decend,not the one which was written down in stages.
4:153 The People of the
Scripture ask of thee that thou shouldst cause an (actual) Book to descend upon
them from heaven. They asked a greater thing
of Moses aforetime, for they
said: Show us Allah plainly. The storm of lightning seized them for their
wickedness. Then (even after that) they
chose the calf (for worship)
after clear proofs (of Allah's Sovereignty) had come unto them. And We forgave
them that! And We bestowed on Moses evident
authority.
*Quran gives fuller
explanation,hence the various law of prayers,hajj,zakat
percentage,sawm,prohibited months,capital punishmnets in details,details of
purification,adhan,etc are not
in Quran,but in hadith,thus 4:80 obeying Apostle is obeying Allah means follow
hadith as it is protected by Allah
subhanawatala.For fuller
explanation covers hadith as well.
10:37 This Qur'an is not such
as can be produced by other than Allah; on the contrary it is a confirmation of
(revelations) that went before it and a
fuller explanation of the Book
wherein there is no doubt from the Lord of the Worlds.
1.
1.By misunderstanding the
below verses from 80:1 to 80:16,few muslims think these verses mentions the
writing .
80:1 The (Prophet) frowned and
turned away.
2 Because there came to him
the blind man (interrupting).
3 But what could tell thee but
that perchance he might Grow (in spiritual understanding)?
4 Or that he might receive
admonition and the teaching might profit him?
5 As to one who regards
himself as self-sufficient
6To him dost thou attend;
7Though it is no blame to thee
if he grow not (in spiritual understanding).
8 But as to him who came to
thee striving earnestly
9 And with fear (in his heart)
10 Of him wast thou unmindful.
11 By no means (should it be
so)! For it is indeed a Message of instruction:
12Therefore let who will keep
it in remembrance.
13 (It is) in Books held
(greatly) in honor.[On honored leaves]
14 Exalted (in dignity) kept
pure and holy[Exalted, purified]
15 (Written) by the hands of
scribes
16 Honorable and Pious and
Just.
Now ,if carefully read,Prophet
[pbuh] frowned and turned away,as a blind muslim man came to seek knowledge of
message[Quran].And a Pagan Quraish leader,
whom the holy Prophet was
anxious to get into his fold, in order that the work of preaching Allah's
Message might be facilitated. But such a Message
works first amongst the simple
and lowly, the poor and despised folk, and the mighty ones of the earth only
come in when the stream rushes in with
irresistible force.Allah's
Message is for all, but if the great ones arrogantly keep back from it, it is
no fault of the preacher, so long as he
has proclaimed the Message. He
should attend to all, and specially to the humble and lowly......prophet was
unmindful of this blind man at that
moment,By no means should it
be so,Quran is a message of instruction,so memorise it whoever wills as
such.Now verses speaks about Quran being among the books held in honour Luh –E-Mahfuz
,exalted & purified ,written by the hands of scribes [Angels] as Angels do
a lot of things commanded by Allah subhanawatala.
They write down deeds ,they
wrote Quran on honoured leaves near Allah subhanawatala.
50:17 Behold two (guardian
angels) appointed to learn (his doings) learn (and note them) one sitting on
the right and one on the left.
80:16 SAYS Honorable and Pious
and Just.These are the qualities of Angels mentioned in Quran.& alos they
are not proud etc.
16:49 And unto Allah maketh
prostration whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth of
living creatures, and the angels (also), and
they are not proud.
2: Refutation:
The verse 56:77 says,this is
indeed Quran most honorable and verse 78 says,"in a book well guarded.So
the book Quran is preserved in a book well
guarded book.Which only angels
can touch.The verse cannot be taken for Quran present on earth as Quran is not
always guarded,some times it falls from
hands,some times goes into
hands of unbelievers,some timesgoes through mistreatment by ignorant people
also.
56:75 Furthermore I call to
witness the setting of the Stars 76 And that is indeed a mighty adjuration if
ye but knew
77 That this is indeed a
Qur'an most honorable
78:In a Book well-guarded[In a
Book kept hidden]
79 Which none shall touch but
those who are clean:
80 A Revelation from the Lord
of the Worlds.
Now coming back to the main
topic of Quran being written down during
prophet’s time, so was hadith.Because the explanation in detail of Islam
covers various issues present in Hadith thus everything got written down.
2:151 A similar (favor have ye
already received) in that We have sent among you an Apostle of your own
rehearsing to you Our signs and sanctifying you
and instructing you in
Scripture and wisdom and in new Knowledge.
conclusion
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Prophet Muhammad peace be upon
him followed Quran and sunnah(taught by Allah through gabriel alai salaam)all
the five pillars of faith are incomplete
without the involvement of
sunnah.
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
6.450 Narrated byMusa bin Abi Aisha
That he asked Said bin Jubair
regarding (the statement of Allah): "Move not your tongue concerning (the
Qur'an) to make haste therewith." He said, "Ibn
'Abbas said that the Prophet
used to move his lips when the Divine Inspiration was being revealed to him. So
the Prophet was ordered not to
move his tongue, which he used
to do, lest some words should escape his memory. 'It is for Us to collect it'
means, 'We will collect it in your
chest;' and 'its recitation'
means, 'We will make you recite it.' 'But when We recite it (i.e. when it is revealed
to you), follow its recital; it is
for Us to explain it and make
it clear,' (i.e. We will explain it through your tongue).
*Though the prophet was
illiterate ,he dictated Quran to the companions who wrote it.He also used to
verify what they're writing by asking them what
they had written,when they
used to recite after writing ,then the prophet used to confirm it.
62:2 It is He Who has sent
amongst the Unlettered an apostle from among themselves to rehearse to them His
Signs to sanctify them and to instruct
them in Scripture and Wisdom
although they had been before in manifest error
29:48 And thou (O Muhammad)
wast not a reader of any scripture before it, nor didst thou write it with thy
right hand, for then might those have
doubted, who follow falsehood.
Book of the many Prophets
6:91, 53:36,87:19 .
22 years, 5 months and 14
days. The complete Qur’an, along with the correct sequence of the verses, was
present during the time of the Prophet (pbuh).
The verses however, were
written on separate pieces, scrapes of leather, thin flat stones, leaflets,
palm branches, shoulder blades, etc. After the
demise of the prophet, Abu
Bakr (r.a.), the first caliph of Islam ordered that the Qur’an be copied from
the various different materials on to a
common material and place,
which was in the shape of sheets. These were tied with strings so that nothing
of the compilation was lost.
*This is how they started
writing Hadith.Though initially it was not allowed but later it was allowed as
per commandments of prophet Muhammad pbuh,masses
were not allowed to write down
Quran nor hadith but only classes for the fear of any mischief.
Sunan of Abu-DawoodHadith 3639
Narrated byAbdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As
I used to write everything
which I heard from the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him). I intended (by it)
to memorise it. The Quraysh prohibited me
saying: Do you write
everything that you hear from him while the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon
him) is a human being: he speaks in anger and pleasure?
So I stopped writing, and
mentioned it to the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him). He signalled with his
finger to him mouth and said: Write, by Him
in Whose hand my soul lies,
only right comes out from it.
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
8.480 Narrated byWarrad
(the clerk of Al-Mughira bin
Shu'ba) Muawiya wrote to Al-Mughira: "Write to me a narration you have
heard from Allah's Apostle." So Al-Mughira wrote to
him, "I heard him saying
the following after each prayer: 'La ilaha illal-lahu wahdahu la sharika lahu, lahu-l-mulk
wa lahuI-hamd, wa huwa 'ala
kulli Shai-in qadir.' He also
used to forbid idle talk, asking too many questions (in religion), wasting
money, preventing what should be given, and
asking others for something
(except in great need), being undutiful to mothers, and burying one's little
daughters (alive)."
*Finally,to sum up
everything,its clear that Quran was written down,so was hadith,had hadith not
been written then it wud be just like saying that
half of the deen was saved in
writing and half was not,ex:prayer is commanded in quran and method not saved
in hadith. But its not true,Allah
subhanawatala's promise to
protect Quran includes the protection of Hadith as well.
5:3 ..........This day have I
perfected your religion for you completed my favor upon you and have chosen for
you Islam as your religion. But if any
forced by hunger with no
inclination to transgression Allah is indeed Oft-Forgiving Most Merciful.
The hadith collections
sihah-sitta,the six authentic books of hadith are considered authentic since
centuries by majority of muslims.
The weak hadith is considered
as weak & strong hadith as strong,that is how hadith has been protected.So
believe in strong hadith & believe in weak hadith if appropriate by
remembering it as weak.
Allah knows best.