Fatwas Part One-Hundred-and-Seventy-Four

Issued by: Dr. Ahmed Subhy Mansour, translated by: Ahmed Fathy

Shiite Misinterpretation of 3:112

Published in August 2, 2020

Question: … Dear Sir, … I am a Shiite man; I do believe that 3:112 refers to the fact that we are to adhere to the belief in the Quran itself (as a rope from Allah) and also to the belief in the Household of Muhammad and Ali (as a rope from the people).......... This idea is also mentioned in the book titled (........) by the Shiite thinker named (....). What do you think? ............  … Thank you …

Answer:

 We have never read the book you refer to and never intend to read it; we know nothing about the Shiite author you have mentioned. What you propose as the meaning of 3:112 is quite wrong; in fact, 3:112 is about some aggressors/disbelievers among the People of the Book (i.e., the Israelites): "They shall be humiliated wherever they are encountered, except through a rope from God, and a rope from the people; and they incurred wrath from God, and were stricken with misery. That is because they rejected God’s Verses, and killed the prophets unjustly. That is because they disobeyed and committed aggression." (3:112). This means that they violated peace with others and sometimes they murdered preachers of justice and the truth and some prophets/messengers of the Lord God. Of course, the rope from the Lord God in 3:112 means adherence to monotheism within piety as per the Divine/Celestial Book revealed by the Lord God, and the rope from the people means adherence to peaceful behavior with others. This has nothing to do with Shiite myths invented by Shiite authors/imams. The Muhammadans now persecute the preachers of both justice and the Quranic Truth; this means that 3:112 applies to them.

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About the Quranic Verse 114:6

Published in September 4, 2020

Question: … Dear Sir, … What is meant by the underlined term here in the last Quranic verse: "From among jinn and among the humankind.”" (114:6)? Any ideas? … Thank you …

Answer:

 The jinn are Barsakh, metaphysical creatures invisible to the humankind and they include devils; some jinn are believers and some are disbelievers as per the Quranic Chapters 46 and 72. Of course, whispers of devils and Satan urge many among the jinn and human beings to blaspheme and disbelieve. We quote the entire Quranic Chapter 114 here: "Say, “I seek refuge in the Lord of the humankind. The King of the humankind. The God of the humankind. From the evil of the sneaky whisperer. Who whispers into the hearts of people. From among jinn and among the humankind.”" (114:1-6).

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Being More Active Online

Published in September 9, 2020

Question: … Dear Sir, … I'd like to suggest to you to be more active online; i.e., you should keep in touch with other Quranists worldwide through the messenger chatting, Facebook chatting, replying to comments written under the videos you upload, and creating a chat-room for Quranists, and you can.................  … Thank you …

Answer:

 We have no time for this; we undertake the arduous task of finishing our books and writing our articles and fatwas; we reply to tens of questions daily via email. Of course, you are welcome if you would volunteer to create a group or a chat-room for all Quranists worldwide to make them keep in touch with one another. Yet, such activities must be performed away from our person. We are a septuagenarian author/writer and thinker, and both our age and state of health leave no room for other activities. Our time and efforts are limited; there are so many books to write/finish and so little time.

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About Terminology, Again

Published in September 12, 2020

Question: … Dear Sir, … I've come across your Quranism website weeks ago; I love your Quranist methodology of understanding Quranic terms; yet, I do believe that you should put such terms in their context of the variety of Arabic in Arabia of the 7^th century A.D., since this environment has its special Arabic (i.e., the Qorayish dialect which is preserved in the Quranic text now) which disappeared now............ … Thank you …   

Answer:

 Your view is erroneous; we have mentioned before that we understand the Quranic terminology from within the Quranic text itself; the Arabic of the Quranic tongue is a unique style of Arabic which is not related to the Arabic spoken in the 7^th century Arabia and is never linked to the Qorayish dialect of Arabic. The Arabic tongue, like all other tongues, has undergone changes through the centuries and this is reflected in lexicons and grammar/syntax books authored in the Middle Ages by lexicographers and grammarians. This has nothing to do with the unique Quranic tongue. We never need to study the 7^th century Arabic to understand the Quran; we should define its terms within their contexts inside the Quranic text itself (i.e., local contexts and how the term is employed elsewhere in the Quran). please read more within our archive of writings.

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About Freedom of Choice

Published in September 8, 2020

Question: … Dear Sir, … Some authors in the Arab world excuse the crimes of some criminals by the claims that they were born within despicable conditions or suffered physical ailments and/or psychological pains (e.g., traumas); some criminals had parents who were also criminals; other authors assume that the souls of dead criminals are incarnated in other bodies whose owners are good people and this expiates their sins in their past lives. My question is as follows: Will God judge those who were driven by worst conditions and psychological disturbances to commit crimes in the same way He will judge those who were born within normal, happy families? Any ideas?.....  … Thank you …        

Answer:

 There is nothing call reincarnation in Islam; this is pure mythology; dead souls remain motionless in Barsakh tombs until the Resurrection Day. As for your question, the Lord God judges people as per their own choices they made freely; some impoverished people commit crimes and some do not. Some people who have similar life conditions and circumstances choose evil as their path in life and some choose to adhere to piety within the belief in the Hereafter. As per the Quran, one of the sons of Noah chose disbelief and polytheism and never followed the monotheistic call of his father; both lived in the same conditions; the wives of Noah and Lot chose disbelieve and never heeded the monotheistic message conveyed by their husbands; Abraham's father rejected the monotheistic call of his son; this father died as a polytheist. This means that being (mis)guided is an individual responsibility and a personal choice; the Lord God increases the (mis)guidance freely chosen earlier by each human being. This has been addressed to Muhammad: "You cannot guide whom you love, but God guides who is willing to be guided, and He knows best those who are guided." (28:56). Please read more within our archive of writings before posing repeated question which we have answered many times.

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The Throne of the Dominant Lord God

Published in September 4, 2020

Question: … Dear Sir, …  What is meant, in the Quran, by the throne of the Lord? What about this Quranic verse: "And the angels will be ranged around its borders, while eight will be carrying the Throne of your Lord above them that Day." (69:17)? Any ideas?  … Thank you …      

Answer:

 We have written before (http://www.ahl-alquran.com/English/show_article.php?main_id=17298) that the Quranic idea of the throne metaphorically refers to the dominance of Allah over the entire universe; it is not a literal chair at all; we, ourselves, have no certain understanding of the second half of 69:17 regarding the total control by the Dominant Lord God of the Eternal Realm which will be created after the Hour of the destruction of the universe and within the Resurrection Day when all human souls will be judged, but 69:17 may be related to the numerical miracles of the Quranic text.

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About the NWO

Published in September 2, 2020

Question: … Dear Sir, … What is your view of the so-called NWO and Freemasonry whose members aim at world domination and controlling the nations of the earth while they raise mottos of being supposedly 'progressive' and reform-seeking persons? … Thank you …      

Answer:

 We never believe in conspiracy theories. There is no such a thing as New World Order; we never care if the world becomes multipolar or unipolar; one's only focus should be on international human-rights instruments which are the nearest human writings to applying the Quranic higher values which pertain to real sharia of Islam. Of course, we prove in our videos and writings how the Holy Quran has preceded the West in asserting basic human rights which include the following: absolute religious freedom, direct democracy, social justice, charity, tolerance, mercy, peace, and human dignity. The West applies these values whereas the planet of the Muhammadans hates such values; this is because the Muhammadans are brainwashed by the big criminals (enthroned tyrants + clergymen of Satan).  

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Is It OK Or Not

Published in September 2, 2020

Question:  … Dear Sir, …   I love to glorify the Lord God every daybreak and every night by using a prayer-book which contain certain phrases of supplications and glorifications; is this OK or not as far as Quranism is concerned? Any ideas?  … Thank you …      

Answer:

 This is never OK; such books are authored by Sufis who ascribe blasphemous descriptions to the Lord God; you should avoid rituals of terrestrial religions of Satan adhered to by the polytheistic Muhammadans. You should better use supplications and glorifications mentioned in the Holy Quran.

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Khalafallah!

Published in September 1, 2020

Question: … Dear Sir, … My surname is (Khalafallah) which means literally (the successor/begotten of Allah); I feel that my surname is a violation of Islam; should I change it in formal papers? Any ideas? … Thank you …   

Answer:

 Of course, such a name is insulting to Allah and no one should give any male babies such a blasphemous name; yet, you do not have to change your surname; it is not your fault; you are not to blame and keeping this surname is not a sin. You should remember that some of the names of the ancestors of Muhammad reflect paganism and polytheism; Muhammad is never to be blamed for the blasphemous names of some of his ancestors (e.g., the name of his paternal grandfather is Abdel-Mutalib).

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More about Shiites

Published in September 1, 2020

Question: … Dear Sir, …  Your writing focus on attacking and refuting/debunking Sufi and Sunnite notions and hadiths; you rarely focus on doing the same with Shiite hadiths and notions; why is that? ......... … Thank you …     

Answer:

 Our refuting and attacking Shiite notions can be found in some lines within some of our articles, fatwas, and books, but we have not dedicated entire books to this topic; indeed, the quantity of our anti-Shiite writings is less than we desire. Yet, we attack the supreme Shiite deity, Ali, in our book, in English, titled "The Unspoken-of History of the Pre-Umayyad 'Righteous' Caliphs" (http://www.ahl-alquran.com/arabic/book_main.php?main_id=83), and we refute some Shiite notions in our books on the major Arab civil wars. Refuting Shiite ideas/notions (which overlap with Sunnite ideas/notions) is exemplified in our two articles whose links are found below:

http://www.ahl-alquran.com/English/show_article.php?main_id=13858

http://www.ahl-alquran.com/English/show_article.php?main_id=18003

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More Repeated Questions

Published in September 1, 2020

Question: …  Dear Sir, … I'd like to have an account on your Quranism website; I’d like to pose these questions about inheritance laws in Islam:.................. …  Thank you …        

Answer:

 Your questions have been answered several times in our previous fatwas; you can read our book on the Islamic inheritance laws; why do not you read our entire archive before posing repeated questions and before we create an account for you?! Please help us save our precious time!

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Beware of Such a Young Woman!

Published in August 31, 2020

Question: … Dear Sir, … I live in Germany; my German financée, with whom I got acquainted three months ago, insists that I must have sex with her before marrying her! I told her that as a Quranist Muslim man, I must preserve and safeguard my virginity and that I must have sex with her only within wedlock; i.e., after drawing the marriage contracts. She tells me that Muslims complicate 'simple' matters and it is her 'right' to have a 'taste' of me, in bed, before she would marry me! We already have set the date for our marriage two months from now. What am I supposed to do?! Any pieces of advice?! …  Thank you …

Answer:

 You should leave her and never marry her if she is not convinced that you cannot accept extramarital sex; she might cheat on you after you become her husband if she would not change her ideas about sexual relations; she must vow to be faithful to you after she becomes your wife. In the West, they have this corrupt idea that one's body is owned by one and one is free to do anything with it. Such a corrupt idea is against the Quranic values; i.e., one's body is among the tests imposed by the Lord God; i.e., pious people must not use their bodies to commit sins; truly pious people avoid sins of the flesh. It seems that the culture of this young woman will never fit yours; beware of her; if she still ridicules your logic and your religion, you should break the engagement and call the marriage off.

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About our Books, Again!

Published in August 31, 2020

Question: … Dear Sir, …  Your great books in Arabic, English, and French should be published in cheap paperbacks; the PDF books must spread all over the cyberspace to raise the awareness of the Muhammadans.......... Everyone should know about Quranists and the ideas they have in common; they should express their views about Quranic verses in other websites besides yours............. …  Thank you …

Answer:

 Our financial means are very modest; we welcome any possible help regarding spreading our books; they are available for free here:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/AhmedSubhyMansourBooks/

http://ahl-alquran.com/arabic/show_books.php

 The following link contains the constitution of Quranists which indicates what they have in common:

http://www.ahl-alquran.com/English/show_article.php?main_id=15303

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                            Shiite Written Will and Testament!                           

Published in August 31, 2020

Question: … Dear Sir, … I am a Shiite man who browse your website every now and then........... Allah in the Quran requires the faithful, pious ones to write their will and testament before death; this means Muhammad did so before his death. this written will and testament is preserved only in Shiite books:.................. What is your own opinion? ............  …  Thank you …

Answer:

 Shiite narratives about Muhammad are as false and devilish as Sunnite and Sufi ones about him. Of course, it is expected that Muhammad applied Quranic commands to the letter; yet, it is absurd to forge/invent a written will and testament while ascribing it to the name of Muhammad (of course, his true written will and testament is lost now; why would one expect such a document to survive after its execution, anyway). Shiite mythology, including attributing a written will to Muhammad centuries after his death, has nothing to do with True Islam.

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We Get Bored of Repeated Questions

Published in August 30, 2020

Question: … Dear Sir, …  I was shocked at first by your virulent attack on authors who wrote hadiths-books like Al-Bokhary, but I have some questions to pose to you about books of hadiths:........... …  Thank you … 

Answer:

 We get bored of having to repeat the same answers to repeated questions; why do not you read our previous fatwas and save our time?! We welcome only new questions in our fatwas section. You should read our entire archive before posing repeated questions; you can also use the search books to look for topics which pique your interest.

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Marrying A Quranist Woman

Published in August 30, 2020

Question: … Dear Sir, … I desire to marry a Quranist young woman of any nationality (Egyptian like me or not); please recommend to me anyone whom you know; I cannot bear to think that no options are left but to marry a non-Quranist woman! Please help me........ … Thank you …    

Answer:

 As usual, we only publish such offers of marriage so that those who are interested might contact the would-be spouse by writing a comment showing his/her interest; in such a case, any contact is to be done without our interference.

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About the Quranic Verse 17:88

Published in August 30, 2020

Question: … Dear Sir,  …  I wonder why today's Muhammadans never ponder 17:88 to refute and reject all hadiths and in order to believe in the plain, clear, simple fact that the Holy Quran is the Only Source of True Islam........... … Thank you …    

Answer:

 The Lord God says the following in the Holy Quran: "Say, “If humankind and jinn came together to produce the like of this Quran, they could never produce the like of it, even if they backed up one another.”" (17:88). Of course, the Muhammadans reject and discard 17:88 as they disbelieve in the entire Quranic text; they stick instead to silly, devilish hadiths which include the one about Muhammad supposedly saying that he was granted the Quranic verses and their equivalent, in quantity, of hadiths! This is absurd! There are at least (including variations and repetitions) 1.5 million Sunnite hadiths, 1.5 Sufi hadiths, and 2 million Shiite hadiths! all of them are written two centuries, and this went on until the Ottoman Era, after the death of Muhammad. This means Muhammad never uttered such hadiths at all; their authors ascribed them to his name forcibly after his death. The Muhammadan overlook these verses about Muhammad himself: "Had he falsely attributed some statements to Us. We would have seized him by the right arm. Then slashed his lifeline. And none of you could have restrained Us from him." (69:44-47). Since Muhammad never experienced such punishment/torment, this means he never invented any hadiths/narratives/statements at all about the Lord God; he only warned the people of Arabia using the Holy Quran: "...This Quran was revealed to me, that I may warn you with it, and whomever it may reach..." (6:19). Sadly, the Muhammadans have abandoned the Holy Quran in order to believe in balderdash and nonsensical hadiths.

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Soldiers/Troops of Pharaoh

Published in September 13, 2020

Question: … Dear Sir, …  Having watched old videos (uploaded via the cyberspace) showing some citizens being tormented by police officers inside police stations and detention areas, I advised a male relative of mine to resign from his post as a police officer; yet, he told me he had to sometimes use physical violence and torture when he is commanded by his seniors to do so; otherwise, he might get fired and framed! My question is as follows: Will God forgive my male relative because he is forced to torture some citizens or not? Any ideas? … Thank you  …  

Answer:

 Your relative will never be forgiven by Allah unless he repents and resigns; he must leave his post forever if he is a pious man; in the Holy Quran, the Lord God curses the self-deified, tyrannical Pharaoh and his troops/soldiers; all of them were drowned; they will enter into Hell in the Hereafter. Of course, enthroned tyrants of every era cannot oppress the nation/citizens by themselves; they typically use troops/soldiers and their likes. Sadly, your relative has chosen willingly to be among the troops/soldiers of a tyrannical enthroned pharaoh; he sides with injustice and sin; he will enter into Hell if he dies without sincere repentance which includes tendering his resignation. All men and women who have joined the troops/soldiers of any tyrannical pharaoh must resign and repent to save themselves and avoid Hell in the Hereafter.  

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Cursing Al-Bokhary

Published in September 13, 2020

Question: … Dear Sir, … I've noticed that you curse Al-Bokhary several times in your writings; I shuddered and cringed at first, but I now got used to it.......My question is as follows: Is it OK within Islam to curse Al-Bokhary or any other person dead or alive?  … Thank you …

Answer:

 This is OK since the belief in the Holy Quran only requires to disbelieve in human devils and their revelations; hence, cursing Al-Bokhary and his likes is a duty for all Quranists; since Sunnites place Al-Bokhary book of hadiths above the Holy Quran, we, Quranists, must curse Al-Bokhary and his likes to announce our adherence to the Holy Quran. The Lord God says the following in the Holy Quran: "Except those who repent, and reform, and proclaim. Those - I will accept their repentance. I am the Acceptor of Repentance, the Merciful. But as for those who disbelieved, and die as such - those - upon them is the curse of God, and of the angels, and of all humankind. They will remain under it forever, and the torment will not be lightened for them, and they will not be reprieved." (2:160-162); "How will God guide a people who disbelieved after having believed, and had witnessed that the Messenger is true, and the clear proofs had come to them? God does not guide the unjust people. Those - their penalty is that upon them falls the curse of God, and of the angels, and of all humankind. Remaining in it eternally, without their torment being eased from them, and without being reprieved. Except those who repent afterwards, and reform; for God is Forgiving and Merciful." (3:86-89); "Who commits graver injustice than he who fabricates lies about God? These will be presented before their Lord, and the witnesses will say, “These are they who lied about their Lord.” Indeed, the curse of God is upon the unjust ones. Those who hinder others from the Path of God, and seek to make it crooked; and regarding the Hereafter, they are in denial. These will not escape on earth, and they have no allies besides God. The torment will be doubled for them. They have failed to hear, and they have failed to see. Those are the ones who lost their souls, and what they had invented has strayed away from them. Without a doubt, in the Hereafter, they will be the biggest losers." (11:18-22).    

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Verses With Scientific Indications

Published in September 13, 2020

Question: … Dear Sir, …  I'd like to pose some questions about the following verses:.................. … Thank you …  

Answer:

 In order to find detailed answers to your questions, please read our book, in English, titled (The West and the Miraculous Scientific Indications in the Holy Quran) found on this link:

http://ahl-alquran.com/arabic/book_main.php?main_id=151