The common theme
expressed in these books is as follows:

1.      Terms as building blocks of thought are never neutral. Ideas ride on the back
of terms and travel in history. If the ideas riding on the back of
terms are contrary to the fundamentals of a thought in which the terms are
being used, they corrupt the understanding and interpretation of many other
ideas in that very thought, and lead to false conclusions. At times it takes centuries for someone to
identify the incorrectness of such terms, purge the thought from alien
influences, and reconstruct thought on correct lines.

The author argues that most of the problems relating various
dimensions of Muslim thought are outcome of committing this fallacy, and
attempts to reconstruct these problems and their solutions in accordance with
the Qur’anic fundamentals.

2.      What Allah has revealed on Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh) is al-haqq from his Lord. 
(۔۔۔ آمَنُوا بِمَا نُزِّلَ عَلَى مُحَمَّد ٍ
وَهُوَ الْحَقُّ مِنْ رَبِّهِمْ ۔۔۔۩ سورہ محمّد47: 02) The status of the Qur’an is that it
is al-haqq sent from the Lord. Al-haqq
means the Standard of Truth.

As the Standard of Truth,
the Qur’an is absolutely certain, free of contradiction, and is universal.
Al-haqq vs
al-bâṭil: Whatever the Qur’an upholds is ḥaqq (truth),
whatever it disapproves is bâṭil (i.e.,
falsehood, untruth).

bi ghayr ’l ḥaqq: To say anything in violation to al-Ḥaqq is bi ghayr ’l ḥaqq (without justification and wrongful).
(02:61; 03:21 etc.)

Deviation from al-haqq is aḍ-ḍalâl (error).
So aḍ-ḍalâl has
no reality of its own.

Ẓann: To prefer suspicions, conjectures or opinions in
the face of al-Ḥaqq is to
follow Ẓann.

So bi
ghayr ’l ḥaqq has no reality
of their own.

3.      The Status of the
Verses of the Qur’an

The Qur’an categorizes its verses into the mohkamât and the motashâbihât. The mohkamât are the Ummal Kitâb (i.e., the foundation of the Book). It
is utmost necessary for the interpretation of the motashâbihât to
be compatible with the mohkamât. One
who leaps towards the interpretation of the motashâbihât ignoring
their compatibility with the mohkamât¸ the
Qur’an confirms him to be diseased at heart and a mischief-maker.

4.      The Qur’an & Ḥadith

(i)           The word ‘Ḥadith’
denotes to the narrations attributing certain sayings, deeds, actions and
responses to the Prophet (pbuh) and his way of living. The sayings of the
Prophet (pbuh) consist of elaboration of the teachings of the Qur’an. Orders,
forbiddings and directions of the Prophet (pbuh) present precedents of his
(pbuh) implementation of Allah’s Ordinances given in the Qur’an. The life of
the Prophet (pbuh) as a whole, presents a perfect model of living in accordance
with the knowledge of Allah’s Pleasure given in the Qur’an.

(ii)         Not an iota of
anything contrary to the teachings of the Qur’an could be imagined in the
sayings, deeds, orders and model of living of the Prophet (pbuh) could be
imagined which was contrary to the Qur’anic revelation. 

The Qur’an calls itself ‘The Best of all
Narrations Book’ (Aḥsan al-Ḥadith Kitâb).

The Qur’an also calls itself ‘The Most
Authentic Ḥadith’ (Ḥadith-i-Aṣdaqq).

If a ḥadith is
not confirmed by ‘The Most Authentic Ḥadith’, it is not authentic.

To be confirmed by the Qur’an means that, like motashabihat, the interpretation of a hadith must reconcile with the mohkamât.

(iii)       If a ḥadith does not reconcile with ‘The
Most Authentic Ḥadith’, it is either fabricated or corrupted or
miscommunicated. Attributing such ḥadith to
the Prophet (pbuh) is unfounded and without justification.

(iv)       ‘Ḥadith-i-Aṣdaqq’, & ‘Aḥsan al-ḥadith Kitâb’ (i.e., the Qur’an)
alone can entertain the status of authority for
judging the authenticity of a hadith and
the validity of its interpretation, and not the vice
versa. To assert the opposite is to turn everything in the Muslim thought
topsy-turvy.

(v)         (a) Using the word
‘revealed text’ (نص, naṣṣ),
bracketing the text of hadith with
the text of the Qur’an, or (b) to assert the Qur’anic text as ‘revelation which
is recited’ ( وحئ  متلو – wahi-i-matlao)
and text of ḥadith to be 'revelation
which is not recited' (وحئ غیرمتلو – wahi-i-ghair matlao), or (c) to assert ḥadith to be a revelation ‘like the
Qur’an and parallel with the Qur’an’ ( مثلہٗ معہٗ – mithlo-hoo ma’o-hoo) has
no basis in the Qur’an. It is absolutely unfounded and contrary to the Qur’an.

(vi)       The Qur’an consists
of Allah’s guidance and injunctions. Hadith denotes
implementation of Allah’s guidance and injunctions by the Prophet (pbuh) for
his own times and people. The guidance and injunctions of the Qur’an are final
and universal (حتمی اور دائمی, hatmi aur daimi). The way of implementation
of Allah’s guidance & injunctions is provisory ––––– it must accord with the
requirements of time, place and number. The provisional nature of the way of
implementation of Qur’anic guidance & injunctions ensures its applicability
for all people and for all times to come. The Qur’an is source of Divine Law (sharia). Hadith as
the implementation of Divine Law is a precedent of its implementation and not
the source of Divine Law itself.

Research work in these books argue that almost
all problems relating Muslim theology, philosophy, spirituality, interpretation
of the Qur’an, interpretation of hadith, relation
of revelation with man-made knowledge (i.e., philosophy
and sciences etc.) violate the above Qur’anic principles as seen by this
author. The author has reconstructed these problems and their solutions in
Qur’anic terms in the light of above principles.

5.      Innovation (bida) is a Qur’anic principle for relating
man-made knowledge (i.e., philosophy and sciences) with the revealed Quranic
knowledge. The last two articles in Urdu book and last article in English book
present instances of working out a Qur’anic paradigm for relating philosophy
and sciences with the revealed Qur’anic knowledge in line with this idea. 

Hard copy of the Urdu book can be had from
Multiline Books Lahore and from Zia-ul-Qur’an Publications Data Ganj-Baksh
Road, Lahore. Hard copies of “The Qur’anic Theology …” ASIN: B01ACZE6CA and of Urdu book
“Muslim Fiker ki Qur’ani Jihât” ASIN: 9699325437 are also available online at CreateSpace (Amazon). PDF
copies of both publications, as stated above, are available for free download
at www.quranwithscience.com/essays-articles.html. Another article "شریعت و طریقت: ایک
تعارف"    related to
the same THEME is also available on the same website. 

Hope the readers will find the work interesting
and valuable. It is further hoped that it will provide the readers very
valuable answers to many of their yet unanswered questions.

I looking forward for the comments at [email protected].