The Essence of Islam – Volume I — Page 363
The Holy Qur'an 363. Therefore, the idea that reason alone is sufficient for unravelling all the intricate mysteries of the True Creator, is wholly unsupportable. . The second group has discarded reason altogether and has also left aside the Holy Qur'ān which is the fountainhead of all knowledge of things Divine and has taken firm hold of stories and meaningless sayings. We desire to draw the attention of both these groups to the Holy. Qur'an and to urge them to value its greatness and its light, and to make use of reason in receiving the guidance of its light. They should leave aside the sayings of other people, and even if they should find a Hadith which contradicts the Holy Qur'an, they should discard it immediately, as God Almighty has said in the Holy. Qur'ān: فباي حَدِيثُ بَعْدَهُ يُؤْمِنُوْنَ 196. In what discourse, leaving aside the Holy Qur'ān, will they believe?. It is obvious that, for us Muslims, the Holy Qur'ān is an authority of the highest grade which is absolute and certain. Most Aḥādīth, even when authentic, are at best useful probabilities. لان الي مِنَ الْحَقِّ شَيْئًا 197. Study the following verses carefully and then consider whether it is proper to leave aside the Word of God and to set up some other guide or arbiter. These verses are: ان هذَا الْقُرْآنَ يَهْدِي لِلَّتِي هِيَ أَقْوَمُ 198 196 al-A'raf, 7:186 [Publisher] 197 "Surely conjecture avails nothing against truth. '-Yūnus, 10:37 [Publisher]