English book · The Error of Political Islam

Arguments from the Quran

English book, p. 382

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

“establishment of religion” in its Constitution, not “striving for the establishment of religion.” In response, the author provided various examples to demonstrate that, in his view, it “shines like a clear mirror” that when any individual or group is given a command from God, it does not mean that “they should bring that command into existence, but rather that they should strive to bring it into existence.” In response, the writer passionately writes by giving several examples of commands: “Now suppose someone argues that Allah has placed a responsibility on humans in these commands that is beyond their capacity. The answer to this would be that the responsibility assigned in these commands is only for the effort, not for bringing these things into actual existence. If the objector then asks where in the Quran it says, ‘Strive to protect from the Fire,’ ‘Engage in reform,’ and ‘Strive for the establishment of the religion,’ then the response would be gently to advise him to reflect on this matter privately, as his objection now deviates from common sense and is also indicative of ignorance of the language of commands and rulings.” (Magazine Zindagi, Muharram 1382, p. 7 ) The article does not specify who these “some people” are that presented this meaningless objection to your

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