The Guiding Light — Page 127
S u rah al-Baqarah Chapter 2, Verses 1-8 127 remembrance of All a h), that hearts can find comfort (13:29). The words, there is no doubt in it , do not mean that nobody will ever entertain any doubt about the Qur’ a n. The Qur’ a n itself refers to objections that disbelievers raised against it. The words, therefore, only mean that the teaching of the Qur’ a n is so rational that a right-thinking person who approaches it impartially cannot but accept it as a guide. Moreover, the word ر ﻳ ﺐ ( raib ) does not mean a doubt which helps the investigation of truth but a doubt born of unfounded suspicion. Accordingly, the words َ ﻻ َ ر ۡ َ ۚﻳ ِ ﺐ ۡﻓ ِ ﻴ ( l a raiba f i h ) would mean that there is nothing in the Qur’ a n, which is based on doubt, i. e. , everything is based on truth and certainty. The Qur’ a n asserts no doctrine or principle without also giving cogent reasons for it. The word ر ﻳ ﺐ ( raib ) also means, “affliction or calamity”. The Qur’ a n contains nothing that may in any way cause misery or affliction to an individual or a people. It raised nations from the quagmire of moral degradation and social depravity to the highest pinnacles of worldly and spiritual glory. Little wonder they became convinced through