BASIC QURANIC CONCEPT OF EMAAN ON ALLAH’S KITAAB
BASIC QURANIC CONCEPT OF EMAAN ON ALLAH’S KITAAB & ALL THAT HAS BEEN KUTIBA
The word Kutiba means recording, writing or to write or to record something or it being made compulsory as an obligation, an order, or a decision.
Kitaab means a book, a collection of pages combined together in the form of a book.
- Al-Kitaab The collection and compilation of all our deeds for the purpose of accountability on the day of judgment is also referred to as al-Kitaab by Quran.
- AL-Kitaab, the book of scripture or revelation, is the Hidayah as revealed by Allah that has been Kutiba i.e., made Farz (fard)- obligatory to follow on the Ahl-e-kitaab
Ahl-e- Kitaab– the people of the Kitaab- the owners,the caretakers, those on whom is the responsibility of the Kitaab.
THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE! As per Quran, ayah 42:13, 2:136 & 3:84, it was the same that was Nazool- revealed by Allah on ALL of Allah’s Rusul and Nabiyeen, which embodies all the Kutib of Allah. i.e., all the rules and regulations by Allah- are the same. It is the same Hidayah, the same Deen- the Kutub of Allah, that’s given to everyone
Difference Between the Kitaab & Quran: The Kitaab is the book of revelation given to us by Allah as Hidayah. When we read the Kitaab, understand it, act upon it and distribute it to others through our behaviors – verbal as well as non-verbal, then this is called Iqra, Qar’ata, or Qura’an, Therefore, Al-Kitaab is what is Anzalna by Allah, and Quran is w.r.t. each to every one of us
Ayah 16:98, “So when you Qara’ata the Qura’ana, then seek refuge with Allah from the Shaytaan the Rajheem”,
Allah is not talking about just reciting, or reading the Quran but in fact is asking us to Qara’ata the Quran, which means that part of the Kitaab, which we have understood, practically implanted in our lives, is being manifested and reflected through our behaviors and conducts, that part is being ordained by Allah to be Qara’ata i.e., practically implement and distribute to others.
Ayah 28:85 “Indeed, Allah is the one who has made it Fard (obligatory, compulsory) the Quran…”
OUR MEESAQ AS AHL-E-KITAAB
- to treat the books of Revelations as a great trust by Allah,
- to understand, implement practically in our lives the divine message
- to deliver the divine message as is, without any amendment or change, whatsoever
- not to associate anything with Allah’s sayings as to what Allah has not said in the Kitaab.
- to make it clear, deliver it, communicate to others as is, and not conceal it
- to use reasoning and logic while reading the Kitaab;
- to not detach, reject, deny or conceal the Kitaab or any of its Ayahs;
- to not divert others from this Hidayah – the way of Allah,
- to follow & obey the Kitaab & all what has been Kutiba
Emaan (آمَنَ) on the Kitaab (الْكِتَابِ): Emaan on Kitaab is basically Emaan on the Hidayah – the Allah’s Revelations that have been given to the mankind as a guidance, a gift, explained in details embodying all rules and regulations, the boundaries of our freedom and restrictions on the basis of which we would be judged on the day of judgment since Kitaab would be placed on that day as a witness. Emaan on Allah’s Kitaab means to treat the books of Revelations as a great trust by Allah, to understand, implement practically in our lives the divine message and to deliver the divine message as is, without any amendment or change, whatsoever and not to associate anything with Allah’s sayings as to what Allah has not said in the Kitaab. When it comes to matters of Deen, the only Hikm is Allah who has communicated all rules, commandments in the Kitaab – the Quran. Therefore, Emaan on Kitaab means to follow Allah’s Deen only as mentioned in Quran, and not to follow any other ways/laws/rules.
Can also read and download the powerpoint presentation HEREBasic Quranic Concept of Emaan on the Kitaab
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