Their Ulema — Page 3
A Review of the Pakistani Government’s “White Paper”: Qadiyaniyyat—A Grave Threat to Islam [ 3 ] This is because they are a people who have no sense. They are similar to a people before them—not in the distant past— who suffered the consequence of their evil deeds. And a horrific punishment is also destined for these opponents. A World of Meanings The translation of these verses is apparently very simple. It does not seem as though these verses have deeper mean- ings, which, upon reflection, become more obvious. But, whenever one reflects over any verse of the Holy Qur’an, no matter how simple it may seem, a whole new world of meanings open up. Like the surface of deep oceans, Qur’anic verses sometimes seem to move along with seren- ity so that a casual reader does not see a whole world of meanings hidden in the depths of the verses. The first verse I recited contains some very unusual claims. For example, addressing the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa and his Companions ra , the statement that their opponents are overwhelmed with fear seems strange and unusual as they [the Muslims] were thought to be so weak, powerless, and so helpless that even the most. . . . . . . . .