Bismillah, As Salaamu Alaikum

As I took notes for my Tafseer class this morning, I was struck by the feeling of inadequacy. I began with the following words:

Qadara: to determine the capability of something. To be the way it is proportioned to be. We guesstimate what others can and cannot do. But Allah actually knows. So when we look at actions in the past we should know that Allah is the One who wills all things.

Then what is it that I still doubt in the reality of the Quran? Anaam ayah 91 is all that we covered today. Boy is the Qur’an rich. In sura Fatihah Allah teaches us how to praise Him. He gives us the words because He knows our minds, which He has created, cannot “due” Him justice. So He guides us to what He knows we need. Our doubt of that guidance and light is, in itself, a belief that Allah has limits that are based on what we believe. The notes continue:

“And they don’t give Allah His due proportion.” “They say that Allah did not reveal anything to a human being.” They limit what Allah can do with their disbelief. “But who revealed the book to Musa. A light and a guide.” Nur is the light we need to see by and guidance is showing us how to reach our destination.

We need to see and we need a map in order to reach our goals. What did the people who received the guidance before us do with it?

 “They made it into a loosely bound book revealing some of it and hiding a lot of it.” How was it hidden? They would delete certain portions or physically cover some portions. Or they changed the words altogether. This book “taught them things they didnt know and things their fathers didn’t know.”

Yet still those who know Allah revealed truth to human beings before claim that Allah cant or wont reveal truth to Muhammad. So what left but to 

“Leave them plunging in their games.”

For some games leave the players stranded on the field.