We learn from the Quran that all messengers came with the same general message: La elahe ella Allah meaning “There is no god except the one God.” They are sent to the communities that have been corrupted and need reformation. The sole duty of the messengers is to deliver the message given to them and to warn the people of the consequences for their evil works and idol worship. Their objective is to purify the religion and restore the corrupted practices into what God intends us to do. The messengers are sent with the guidance to these communities as a blessing from God. (2:151) They do not ask any money from people, nor do they seek exaltation or personal attention. Yet, any time that God sends a messenger to a community, the people of that community reject him, ridicule him or even kill him. This is not because they do not like the messenger personally, but because they just cannot stand the message of the messenger. (6:33)
The messengers are commanded to follow what God has appointed them to do. They are not infallible. They are human beings like every one else with worldly mistakes and weaknesses. They are also worried about their own necks. (21:28)
Quran: Fully Detailed
God revealed the Quran to all humanity through Muhammad in Arabic, the language of the prophet. The Quran has 114 suras (chapters)
and 6346 verses including the un-numbered Basmalahs. God said that He revealed the Quran fully detailed, and did not leave anything out of it (6:38). He send down in the Quran healing and mercy for the believers. At the same time, it only increases the wickedness of the transgressors (17:82).
Questions God also tells us the fact that if the Quran was revealed to people who do not know Arabic, they could not possibly believe in it (26:198-199). They would not know what was in it, and what to do with it. Therefore, the Quran must be translated to the language of people so that they can understand God’s message.
English Translation of the Quran
There are many translations of the Quran into English. One of these translations is by Dr. Rashad Khalifa, which he calls the Authorized Translation of the Quran. People who read this translation agree that this is the clearest translation to English, as compared to the works of other translators.
Some people scoff at Dr. Khalifa’s assertion that it was an authorized translation. They ask the question as to whom he was authorized by. The answer is in the Quran given in 81:19-20 which states that he was authorized by the Possessor of the Throne, fully supported. We know that God supported him with the discovery of the Quran’s mathematical composition. A proof that the Quran is God’s unaltered words to humanity. Thus his translation into English reflects the truth, guidance and inspiration he has received from the Most Gracious.
Did he make any mistakes or changes in his translation? Of course he did; no human being is perfect. He had two complete translations published in his lifetime, one in 1982, the other in 1989. He kept updating his translation as he went over the verses, and as God inspired him with more knowledge and information, until it was time for him to return to His Lord. The major question is whether there are mistakes in his translation to the point of misleading people. Is there a blasphemy to God in it? Are there mistranslated verses critical to our salvation? The answer is no.
It is an unarguable fact that Dr. Khalifa’s translation is the clearest and most modern English translation of all. Therefore, for an English speaker who does not know Arabic, his translation is a blessing from God. Even some submitters whose
mother tongue is Arabic admit that they greatly benefit from the translation. In fact English is now becoming a universal language taught and spoken on all continents of this world, the language used by people all over the world to communicate across borders. Therefore, it becomes more obvious why God blessed the world with a clear English translation of the Quran in this era.
God is the Teacher of the Quran
God’s own words in the Quran are in Arabic. It is the truth from God. People who do not understand Arabic rely on the translation of the Quran to understand its meaning. But ultimately it is God who teaches us the Quran (55:2). Whether we are experts in Arabic language, or we have the clearest translation in front us, we will not be able to get the true meaning of the verses unless we are sincere (56:79). God controls our hearts and minds; He knows our innermost thoughts, and whether we are sincere or not. If we are sincere, He leads us to find the
whether we are sincere or not. If we are sincere, He leads us to find the truth regardless of our circumstances.
Appendices and Footnotes
Since God is the teacher of the Quran, He can guide a sincere person to the truth with or without a translation; with a good translation or a lousy translation. It does not matter. God has His own ways to guide people. On the other hand, if a person is not sincere, God will put an invisible barrier around him so that he will not be able to understand a word of the Quran even if he is a master of the Arabic language (17:45). That is God’s system. God Almighty knows our innermost thoughts and what kind of decision we made in submitting to Him. This is something we, ourselves, may not even be aware of. Therefore, He guides us or sends us astray in accordance with this knowledge.
So God is the only one who guides people. No one can do any guiding unless it is in accordance with God’s will. Yet God has a system for guiding people. He sends His messengers and prophets as guiding teachers with inspirations from Him to deliver His message: to teach people the rites of the religion, to establish the truth, and to get rid of the falsehood. Those who follow the truth from their Lord are the guided ones. Unfortunately, those who scorn God’s revelations, and are consequently sent astray by God, can never find a guiding teacher (18:17).
The information contained in the appendices and footnotes in the translation of the Quran by Dr. Khalifa is no more than the explanation of the verses, and the miracle of the Quran through his research. Dr. Khalifa himself stated in the appendices that he did not bring anything new. All the information he brought up was already in the Quran. This is a blessing from God for those who appreciate it since it has been made readily available to us.
There is nothing wrong in reading the footnotes, appendices or any other religious publications for that matter, as long as we don’t lose our perspective where the real source of guidance is coming from and where the real source of information is. It is not what we read, hear or watch to get more insight about our faith, but it is what we do with that information and how we apply it to our lives in a manner pleasing to God.
If we form an opinion based on what we read or hear outside of the scripture, we should not expect others to follow it by forcing the issue.
God has detailed what we need to know in the Quran. Anything beyond that is left up to us and to draw our conclusions. However, if other people’s opinions end up being different than ours, we have to respect them. If we think people are arriving at wrong conclusions, we need to be able to discuss with them amicably. If these opinions do not have serious ramification on the rites of our faith and our submission to God, they should be left alone, and not be made an issue. We are all responsible for saving our necks. We are supposed to enjoin each other to do the right things without forcing others to comply with our understandings.
Idol Worship
We learn from the Quran that idol worship is an unforgivable sin if it is maintained until death (4:48). Idol worship is a gross injustice to the Almighty (31:13). We also learn that idol worship is not limited only to the worship of idols or statues. It may come in different forms, and can be very subtle. There are many examples in the Quran. We could easily idolize money, business, family, children, or any other loved ones. Our ego may become an idol. If we give priority to anything over God, and we feel that anything or anybody beside God can benefit or harm us, we fall into idol worship. So idol worship is not something to be taken lightly (30:31). It is a very serious offense. It is one of the ways Satan derails us from the straight path of God.
There is no doubt that there will be people who will fall into idol worship one way or another, through idolization of the messengers and saintly people, through idolization of their opinion, or through worshiping their ego. The community has to deal with them if God
exposes their case. However, we have to be very careful not jumping to conclusions, calling names or making generalized and all-inclusive statements to put down others. Often people are sincere and may take corrective actions when reminded amicably of their wrong. God tells us to remind each other, perhaps the reminder will benefit (87:9).
Although we are part of the larger submitter community, we are not all alike in terms of our faith in God and how we go about putting what we believe into practice. The disagreements or the differences we might have in understanding certain matters should not distract us from the path of worshipping God alone. When the disagreements happen, we should try to listen to each other, rather than fight. We should also know when it is time to say “peace” when the discussions are exhausted. We should remember not to fall into Satan’s trap of wronging our souls. We all know that unfair accusations and suspicions towards other submitters are gross sins (49:12). None of us wants our souls subject to such sins to satisfy our egos. Ultimately everyone is responsible to God for his or her own neck (5:105). Furthermore, unless God has mercy on us and protects us, there is no guarantee that we may not be following our own opinions, or the opinions of the scholars, thus falling into the very idol worship we despise in others, without perceiving (18:103-104).
Therefore, continue on the path you have been enjoined to follow, together with those who repented with you, and do not transgress. He is Seer of everything you do. [11:112]
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We learn from the Quran that all messengers came with the same general message: La elahe ella Allah meaning “There is no god except the one God.” They are sent to the communities that have been corrupted and need reformation. The sole duty of the messengers is to deliver the message given to them and to warn the people of the consequences for their evil works and idol worship. Their objective is to purify the religion and restore the corrupted practices into what God intends us to do. The messengers are sent with the guidance to these communities as a blessing from God. (2:151) They do not ask any money from people, nor do they seek exaltation or personal attention. Yet, any time that God sends a messenger to a community, the people of that community reject him, ridicule him or even kill him. This is not because they do not like the messenger personally, but because they just cannot stand the message of the messenger. (6:33)
The messengers are commanded to follow what God has appointed them to do. They are not infallible. They are human beings like every one else with worldly mistakes and weaknesses. They are also worried about their own necks. (21:28)
Quran: Fully Detailed
God revealed the Quran to all humanity through Muhammad in Arabic, the language of the prophet. The Quran has 114 suras (chapters)
and 6346 verses including the un-numbered Basmalahs. God said that He revealed the Quran fully detailed, and did not leave anything out of it (6:38). He send down in the Quran healing and mercy for the believers. At the same time, it only increases the wickedness of the transgressors (17:82).
Questions God also tells us the fact that if the Quran was revealed to people who do not know Arabic, they could not possibly believe in it (26:198-199). They would not know what was in it, and what to do with it. Therefore, the Quran must be translated to the language of people so that they can understand God’s message.
English Translation of the Quran
There are many translations of the Quran into English. One of these translations is by Dr. Rashad Khalifa, which he calls the Authorized Translation of the Quran. People who read this translation agree that this is the clearest translation to English, as compared to the works of other translators.
Some people scoff at Dr. Khalifa’s assertion that it was an authorized translation. They ask the question as to whom he was authorized by. The answer is in the Quran given in 81:19-20 which states that he was authorized by the Possessor of the Throne, fully supported. We know that God supported him with the discovery of the Quran’s mathematical composition. A proof that the Quran is God’s unaltered words to humanity. Thus his translation into English reflects the truth, guidance and inspiration he has received from the Most Gracious.
Did he make any mistakes or changes in his translation? Of course he did; no human being is perfect. He had two complete translations published in his lifetime, one in 1982, the other in 1989. He kept updating his translation as he went over the verses, and as God inspired him with more knowledge and information, until it was time for him to return to His Lord. The major question is whether there are mistakes in his translation to the point of misleading people. Is there a blasphemy to God in it? Are there mistranslated verses critical to our salvation? The answer is no.
It is an unarguable fact that Dr. Khalifa’s translation is the clearest and most modern English translation of all. Therefore, for an English speaker who does not know Arabic, his translation is a blessing from God. Even some submitters whose
mother tongue is Arabic admit that they greatly benefit from the translation. In fact English is now becoming a universal language taught and spoken on all continents of this world, the language used by people all over the world to communicate across borders. Therefore, it becomes more obvious why God blessed the world with a clear English translation of the Quran in this era.
God is the Teacher of the Quran
God’s own words in the Quran are in Arabic. It is the truth from God. People who do not understand Arabic rely on the translation of the Quran to understand its meaning. But ultimately it is God who teaches us the Quran (55:2). Whether we are experts in Arabic language, or we have the clearest translation in front us, we will not be able to get the true meaning of the verses unless we are sincere (56:79). God controls our hearts and minds; He knows our innermost thoughts, and whether we are sincere or not. If we are sincere, He leads us to find the
whether we are sincere or not. If we are sincere, He leads us to find the truth regardless of our circumstances.
Appendices and Footnotes
Since God is the teacher of the Quran, He can guide a sincere person to the truth with or without a translation; with a good translation or a lousy translation. It does not matter. God has His own ways to guide people. On the other hand, if a person is not sincere, God will put an invisible barrier around him so that he will not be able to understand a word of the Quran even if he is a master of the Arabic language (17:45). That is God’s system. God Almighty knows our innermost thoughts and what kind of decision we made in submitting to Him. This is something we, ourselves, may not even be aware of. Therefore, He guides us or sends us astray in accordance with this knowledge.
So God is the only one who guides people. No one can do any guiding unless it is in accordance with God’s will. Yet God has a system for guiding people. He sends His messengers and prophets as guiding teachers with inspirations from Him to deliver His message: to teach people the rites of the religion, to establish the truth, and to get rid of the falsehood. Those who follow the truth from their Lord are the guided ones. Unfortunately, those who scorn God’s revelations, and are consequently sent astray by God, can never find a guiding teacher (18:17).
The information contained in the appendices and footnotes in the translation of the Quran by Dr. Khalifa is no more than the explanation of the verses, and the miracle of the Quran through his research. Dr. Khalifa himself stated in the appendices that he did not bring anything new. All the information he brought up was already in the Quran. This is a blessing from God for those who appreciate it since it has been made readily available to us.
There is nothing wrong in reading the footnotes, appendices or any other religious publications for that matter, as long as we don’t lose our perspective where the real source of guidance is coming from and where the real source of information is. It is not what we read, hear or watch to get more insight about our faith, but it is what we do with that information and how we apply it to our lives in a manner pleasing to God.
If we form an opinion based on what we read or hear outside of the scripture, we should not expect others to follow it by forcing the issue.
God has detailed what we need to know in the Quran. Anything beyond that is left up to us and to draw our conclusions. However, if other people’s opinions end up being different than ours, we have to respect them. If we think people are arriving at wrong conclusions, we need to be able to discuss with them amicably. If these opinions do not have serious ramification on the rites of our faith and our submission to God, they should be left alone, and not be made an issue. We are all responsible for saving our necks. We are supposed to enjoin each other to do the right things without forcing others to comply with our understandings.
Idol Worship
We learn from the Quran that idol worship is an unforgivable sin if it is maintained until death (4:48). Idol worship is a gross injustice to the Almighty (31:13). We also learn that idol worship is not limited only to the worship of idols or statues. It may come in different forms, and can be very subtle. There are many examples in the Quran. We could easily idolize money, business, family, children, or any other loved ones. Our ego may become an idol. If we give priority to anything over God, and we feel that anything or anybody beside God can benefit or harm us, we fall into idol worship. So idol worship is not something to be taken lightly (30:31). It is a very serious offense. It is one of the ways Satan derails us from the straight path of God.
There is no doubt that there will be people who will fall into idol worship one way or another, through idolization of the messengers and saintly people, through idolization of their opinion, or through worshiping their ego. The community has to deal with them if God
exposes their case. However, we have to be very careful not jumping to conclusions, calling names or making generalized and all-inclusive statements to put down others. Often people are sincere and may take corrective actions when reminded amicably of their wrong. God tells us to remind each other, perhaps the reminder will benefit (87:9).
Although we are part of the larger submitter community, we are not all alike in terms of our faith in God and how we go about putting what we believe into practice. The disagreements or the differences we might have in understanding certain matters should not distract us from the path of worshipping God alone. When the disagreements happen, we should try to listen to each other, rather than fight. We should also know when it is time to say “peace” when the discussions are exhausted. We should remember not to fall into Satan’s trap of wronging our souls. We all know that unfair accusations and suspicions towards other submitters are gross sins (49:12). None of us wants our souls subject to such sins to satisfy our egos. Ultimately everyone is responsible to God for his or her own neck (5:105). Furthermore, unless God has mercy on us and protects us, there is no guarantee that we may not be following our own opinions, or the opinions of the scholars, thus falling into the very idol worship we despise in others, without perceiving (18:103-104).
Therefore, continue on the path you have been enjoined to follow, together with those who repented with you, and do not transgress. He is Seer of everything you do. [11:112]
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Aprendemos del Corán que todos los mensajeros vinieron con el mismo mensaje general: La elahe ella Allah, que significa “No hay más dios que el único Dios”. Son enviados a las comunidades que han sido corrompidas y necesitan reforma. El único deber de los mensajeros es entregar el mensaje que se les ha dado y advertir a la gente de las consecuencias de sus malas obras y de la idolatría. Su objetivo es purificar la religión y restaurar las prácticas corrompidas a lo que Dios quiere que hagamos. Los mensajeros son enviados con la guía para estas comunidades como una bendición de Dios. (2:151) No piden dinero a la gente, ni buscan exaltación ni atención personal. Sin embargo, cada vez que Dios envía un mensajero a una comunidad, la gente de esa comunidad lo rechaza, se burla de él o incluso lo mata. Esto no es porque no les guste el mensajero personalmente, sino porque simplemente no pueden soportar el mensaje del mensajero. (6:33)
A los mensajeros se les ordena seguir lo que Dios les ha designado hacer. No son infalibles. Son seres humanos como cualquier otro, con errores y debilidades terrenales. También están preocupados por sus propios cuellos. (21:28)
Corán: Plenamente Detallado Dios reveló el Corán a toda la humanidad a través de Mahoma en árabe, la lengua del profeta. El Corán tiene 114 suras (capítulos) y 6346 versículos, incluidas las Basmalahs no numeradas. Dios dijo que reveló el Corán plenamente detallado y que no dejó nada fuera de él (6:38). Él envió en el Corán sanación y misericordia para los creyentes. Al mismo tiempo, solo aumenta la maldad de los transgresores (17:82).
Dios también nos dice el hecho de que si el Corán hubiera sido revelado a personas que no saben árabe, no podrían creer en él (26:198-199). No sabrían qué hay en él ni qué hacer con él. Por lo tanto, el Corán debe ser traducido al idioma de la gente para que puedan entender el mensaje de Dios.
Traducción al inglés del Corán Existen muchas traducciones del Corán al inglés. Una de estas traducciones es la del Dr. Rashad Khalifa, la cual él llama la Traducción Autorizada del Corán. Las personas que leen esta traducción coinciden en que es la traducción más clara al inglés en comparación con los trabajos de otros traductores.
Algunas personas se burlan de la afirmación del Dr. Khalifa de que se trataba de una traducción autorizada. Hacen la pregunta de por quién fue autorizado. La respuesta está en el Corán en 81:19-20, donde se afirma que fue autorizado por el Poseedor del Trono, plenamente respaldado. Sabemos que Dios lo respaldó con el descubrimiento de la composición matemática del Corán. Una prueba de que el Corán es la palabra inalterada de Dios para la humanidad. Por lo tanto, su traducción al inglés refleja la verdad, la guía y la inspiración que recibió del Compasivo.
¿Cometió errores o cambios en su traducción? Por supuesto que sí; ningún ser humano es perfecto. Publicó dos traducciones completas en vida, una en 1982 y la otra en 1989. Siguió actualizando su traducción a medida que repasaba los versículos y a medida que Dios lo inspiraba con más conocimiento e información, hasta que llegó el momento de regresar a su Señor. La pregunta principal es si hay errores en su traducción hasta el punto de engañar a la gente. ¿Hay blasfemia contra Dios en ella? ¿Hay versículos mal traducidos que sean críticos para nuestra salvación? La respuesta es no.
Es un hecho indiscutible que la traducción del Dr. Khalifa es la traducción al inglés más clara y moderna de todas. Por lo tanto, para un hablante de inglés que no sabe árabe, su traducción es una bendición de Dios. Incluso algunos sometidos (submitters) cuya lengua materna es el árabe admiten que se benefician enormemente de la traducción. De hecho, el inglés se está convirtiendo en un idioma universal que se enseña y se habla en todos los continentes de este mundo, el idioma que utiliza la gente de todo el mundo para comunicarse a través de las fronteras. Por lo tanto, se vuelve más evidente por qué Dios bendijo al mundo con una traducción clara al inglés del Corán en esta era.
Dios es el Profesor del Corán Las propias palabras de Dios en el Corán están en árabe. Es la verdad de Dios. Las personas que no entienden árabe dependen de la traducción del Corán para comprender su significado. Pero en última instancia es Dios quien nos enseña el Corán (55:2). Ya sea que seamos expertos en el idioma árabe o que tengamos la traducción más clara frente a nosotros, no podremos obtener el verdadero significado de los versículos a menos que seamos sinceros (56:79). Dios controla nuestros corazones y mentes; Él conoce nuestros pensamientos más íntimos y si somos sinceros o no. Si somos sinceros, Él nos lleva a encontrar la verdad independientemente de nuestras circunstancias.
Apéndices y Notas al pie Dado que Dios es el profesor del Corán, Él puede guiar a una persona sincera hacia la verdad con o sin una traducción; con una buena traducción o con una mala traducción. No importa. Dios tiene Sus propias formas de guiar a la gente. Por otro lado, si una persona no es sincera, Dios pondrá una barrera invisible a su alrededor para que no pueda entender ni una palabra del Corán, incluso si es un maestro del idioma árabe (17:45). Ese es el sistema de Dios. Dios Todopoderoso conoce nuestros pensamientos más íntimos y qué tipo de decisión tomamos al someternos a Él. Esto es algo de lo que nosotros mismos quizás ni siquiera seamos conscientes. Por lo tanto, Él nos guía o nos extravía de acuerdo con este conocimiento.
Así que Dios es el único que guía a la gente. Nadie puede hacer ningún tipo de guía a menos que sea de acuerdo con la voluntad de Dios. Sin embargo, Dios tiene un sistema para guiar a la gente. Envía a sus mensajeros y profetas como maestros guías con inspiraciones de Él para entregar Su mensaje: para enseñar a la gente los ritos de la religión, para establecer la verdad y para deshacerse de la falsedad. Aquellos que siguen la verdad de su Señor son los guiados. Desafortunadamente, aquellos que desprecian las revelaciones de Dios y consecuentemente son extraviados por Dios, nunca podrán encontrar un maestro guía (18:17).
La información contenida en los apéndices y notas al pie de la traducción del Corán del Dr. Khalifa no es más que la explicación de los versículos y el milagro del Corán a través de su investigación. El propio Dr. Khalifa declaró en los apéndices que no trajo nada nuevo. Toda la información que presentó ya estaba en el Corán. Esta es una bendición de Dios para quienes la aprecian, ya que se ha puesto fácilmente a nuestra disposición.
No hay nada de malo en leer las notas al pie, los apéndices o cualquier otra publicación religiosa, siempre y cuando no perdamos la perspectiva de dónde proviene la verdadera fuente de guía y dónde está la verdadera fuente de información. No se trata de lo que leemos, escuchamos o vemos para obtener más información sobre nuestra fe, sino de lo que hacemos con esa información y cómo la aplicamos a nuestras vidas de una manera que sea grata a Dios.
Si nos formamos una opinión basada en lo que leemos o escuchamos fuera de la escritura, no debemos esperar que otros la sigan forzando el asunto. Dios ha detallado lo que necesitamos saber en el Corán. Todo lo que vaya más allá de eso nos queda a nosotros y a sacar nuestras conclusiones. Sin embargo, si las opiniones de otras personas terminan siendo diferentes a las nuestras, debemos respetarlas. Si creemos que la gente está llegando a conclusiones equivocadas, debemos ser capaces de discutir con ellos amablemente. Si estas opiniones no tienen ramificaciones graves en los ritos de nuestra fe y nuestro sometimiento a Dios, se deben dejar en paz y no convertirse en un problema. Todos somos responsables de salvar nuestros propios cuellos. Se supone que debemos exhortarnos mutuamente a hacer lo correcto sin obligar a los demás a cumplir con nuestras interpretaciones.
Idolatría Aprendemos del Corán que la idolatría es un pecado imperdonable si se mantiene hasta la muerte (4:48). La idolatría es una gran injusticia hacia el Todopoderoso (31:13). También aprendemos que la idolatría no se limita solo a la adoración de ídolos o estatuas. Puede presentarse de diferentes formas y ser muy sutil. Hay muchos ejemplos en el Corán. Podríamos idolotrar fácilmente el dinero, los negocios, la familia, los hijos o cualquier otro ser querido. Nuestro ego puede convertirse en un ídolo. Si le damos prioridad a cualquier cosa sobre Dios, y sentimos que cualquier cosa o cualquier persona aparte de Dios puede beneficiarnos o perjudicarnos, caemos en la idolatría. Así que la idolatría no es algo que deba tomarse a la ligera (30:31). Es una ofensa muy grave. Es una de las formas en que Satanás nos desvía del camino recto de Dios.
No hay duda de que habrá personas que caerán en la idolatría de una forma u otra, a través de la idolatrización de los mensajeros y personas santas, a través de la idolatrización de su opinión, o a través de la adoración de su ego. La comunidad tiene que tratar con ellos si Dios expone su caso. Sin embargo, debemos tener mucho cuidado de no sacar conclusiones precipitadas, insultar o hacer declaraciones generalizadas y categóricas para menospreciar a los demás. A menudo la gente es sincera y puede tomar medidas correctivas cuando se le recuerda amablemente su error. Dios nos dice que nos recordemos unos a otros, tal vez el recordatorio sea de beneficio (87:9).
Aunque somos parte de la comunidad más amplia de sometidos, no todos somos iguales en términos de nuestra fe en Dios y en cómo ponemos en práctica lo que creemos. Los desacuerdos o las diferencias que podamos tener al entender ciertos asuntos no deberían distraernos del camino de adorar solo a Dios. Cuando ocurran desacuerdos, debemos tratar de escucharnos unos a otros, en lugar de pelear. También debemos saber cuándo es el momento de decir “paz” cuando las discusiones se hayan agotado. Debemos recordar no caer en la trampa de Satanás de hacer un mal a nuestras almas. Todos sabemos que las acusaciones injustas y las sospechas hacia otros sometidos son pecados graves (49:12). Ninguno de nosotros quiere que sus almas estén sujetas a tales pecados solo para satisfacer nuestros egos. En última instancia, cada uno es responsable ante Dios de su propio cuello (5:105). Además, a menos que Dios tenga misericordia de nosotros y nos proteja, no hay garantía de que no estemos siguiendo nuestras propias opiniones, o las opiniones de los eruditos, cayendo así en la misma idolatría que despreciamos en los demás, sin darnos cuenta (18:103-104).
Por lo tanto, continúa en el camino que se te ha ordenado seguir, junto con aquellos que se arrepintieron contigo, y no transgredas. Él es Observador de todo lo que hacéis. [11:112]
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