Three Questions by a Christian and their Answers — Page 5
5 7 That is: Shall I seek for judge anyone other than Allah, when He it is Who has sent down to you the comprehensive Book. And those to whom We gave the Book (i. e. , who have been given knowledge of the Quran) know full well that it has been sent down from thy Lord; so (O reader) be not of those who doubt. A look at these verses makes it quite apparent that 'those who doubt' are those who have thus far partaken only a small portion of faith, certitude and knowledge. It also ap- pears from the verses quoted above that, 'be not of those who doubt,' are the words of the Holy Prophet sa himself, which have been quoted by the Holy Quran. The passage begins with these words, which can only have been spoken by Holy Prophet sa : The idiomatic translation of these verses would be as follows: I cannot appoint any- one but Allah as judge to judge between you and me. And He is the One Who has sent down to you this Book clearly explained. So those who have been given knowledge of the Book know also that this Book is from God. Therefore, thou (ignorant one), be not of those who doubt. This proves that it was not the Holy Prophet sa who was in doubt, rather he admonished those who were in doubt through testimony and argument. To claim, in the face of 7 Al-An‘ a m 6:115 [Publishers]