The Essence of Islam – Volume III — Page 118
118. Essence of Islam-III no meaning. A person who believes in God must believe in His attributes also, and for such belief he must believe in the Prophets. For instance, God's attribute of speech can only be appreciated by proof of His word and it is only Prophets who furnish proof of His word. . The Holy Qur'ān comprises two types of verses. One type is Muḥkamāt [fundamental and explicit], for instance the verse: اِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَكْفُرُونَ بِاللهِ وَرُسُلِهِ وَيُرِيدُ ون آن يُفَرّقُوا بَيْنَ اللَّهِ وَرُسُلِهِ وَيَقُولُونَ نُؤْمِنُ بِبَعْضٍ وَنَكْفُرُ بِبَعْضٍ وَيُرِيدُونَ أنْ يَتَّخِذُوا بَيْنَ ذَلِكَ سَبِيلًاه أولئِكَ هُمُ الْكَفِرُونَ حَقًّا وَاعْتَدْنَا لِلْكَفِرِينَ عَذَابًا مُّهِينَّاه 00. That is: 'There are those who do not want to believe in both Allah and His Messengers and seek to make a distinction between Allah and His Messengers and say: We believe in God, but not in His Messengers; and seek to separate Allah from His Messengers. There are others who believe in Allah but not the Prophets, or they believe in some Prophets but not in others and desire to adopt a position between the two; these indeed are the confirmed disbelievers. We have prepared a humiliating punishment for such disbelievers. '. . . . The second type of verses are Mutashābihāt [allegorical] which have very subtle meanings. Their true meaning is revealed only to those who are firmly grounded in knowledge. Those whose hearts are afflicted with hypocrisy do not care to follow what is Muḥkamāt [fundamental] and seek to follow only that which is allegorical. The Word of God is full of Muḥkamāt [fundamental] verses, whose meaning is clear, and the ne100. Al-Nisa', 4:151-152 [Publisher]