The Guide
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, and Most Merciful
The Guide
About 1400 years ago, there was in the desert of Arabia a Holy illiterate man, who one day when He had turned forty brought an amazing speech to His people, calling them to the straight way.
Day by Day, little by little the content of his speech increased in size till it became a comprehensive book, gathering the rules of faith, as well as the moral principles. Also, it included the fundamental rules of Policy, economy, trade and family statuts.
The noble illiterate Man became a Holy wise teacher who was an unprecedented man, during long time.
Then, the book became a Scripture Guide which led people to good life, either for the individuals or for the whole community.
Hence, the amazing Book became a source of law and a guide to the ethical principles.
Certainly it remained so, without any modification for 14 centuries.
But the most amazing is that this Book has been a source for most modern communities, whereof they have inspired Freedom, Equality, Justice and Rights...!
Unfortunately Humanity has gone away from its Spirit!
The Man was Muhammad (PBUH), The Messenger to all Humanity, and The book was The Holy Quran!
Allah The Exalted Has said (what means):
1 - About The Guidance of The Holy Quran:
"Verily this Qur-an doth guide to that which is most right (or stable), and giveth the glad tidings to the Believers who work deeds of righteousness, that they shall have a magnificent reward;" Meanings of Holy Quran(17/9)
2 - When He Has described the last Messenger (PBUH) as a light and The Holy Quran as an obvious book, which are sent to guide all the humanity to the straight path:
"O People of the Book! there hath come to you Our Messenger, revealing to you much that ye used to hide in the Book, and passing over much (that is now unnecessary): There hath come to you from Allah a (new) light and a perspicuous Book.
Wherewith Allah guideth all who seek His good pleasure to ways of peace and safety, and leadeth them out of darkness, by His Will, unto the light, guideth them to a Path that is Straight." Meanings of Holy Quran(5/15-16)
3 - When He Has Described Himself as a light who guides whom he wills to His Path:
"Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The parable of His Light is as if there were a Niche and within it a Lamp: the Lamp enclosed in Glass; the glass as it were a brilliant star: lit from a blessed Tree, an Olive, neither of the East nor of the West, whose Oil is well-nigh luminous, though fire scarce touched it: Light upon Light! Allah doth guide whom He will to His Light: Allah doth set forth Parables for men: and Allah doth know all things." Meanings of Holy Quran(24/35)
Abderrahman Saidi: on October 24, 2009
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