Real Revolution — Page 42
42. At the end of this verse Allah says, "Do you not know that Allah has the power to do all things?". This piece rejects the meaning usually given to the verse by the general ulama. namely that it establishes the so-called theory of Abrogation in the. Holy Quran. Evidently, abrogation of certain verses of the Holy Quran has no remarkable bearing on the unrestricted and limitless scope of Divine powers. The meaning on the other hand which I have attributed to the verse refers most clearly to. Divine control on all things. . More over اللهَ - I W الم تعلم ان الله له ملك السموات والأرض . (. e. , Do you not know that for Allah is the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth)also points to the same fact that whenever a new teaching comes, or an old one is revived, a revolution is needed, while the people in general think at the time that a revolution is not possible. Allah, however, always has the power to bring about such a revolution, either by means of a new teaching or simply by reviving an old one. . The interpretation I have given to this verse is a departure from the meaning given to it by most people. But all the various parts of the verse harmonise only when interpretted in the way I have done. The earlier commentators have explained