Arguments from the Quran
English book, p. 387
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
INTERPRETATION OF THE ISLAMIC MISSION of divine discourse is such that it decisively rejects the possibility that the event planned to occur in Arabia will not come to pass. It is evident that this can only be an act of God and not of any human. Such necessity between intent and occurrence may be possible for God, but it is beyond human capability to ensure that whatever they desire must come to fruition regardless of circumstances. 2. The second indicator pertains to the pronoun in “li-yuzhirahu ‘ala ad-deen ( ِ ”.) لِيُظْهِرَهُ عَلَى الدِّين Upon examining the relevant phrases, it becomes clear that here the subject of “yuzhir”—He may have it prevail—is Allah. This is because the kind of necessary manifestation of religion being mentioned here can only be carried out by God. Consequently, all the commentators, except for a few exceptions, agree that the subject of “yuzhir” is God and not the Messenger. There is indeed a difference of opinion regarding the object pronoun ( ;) ه some consider it to refer to the Messenger, while others refer it to the religion of truth. However, the subject of “yuzhir” is agreed upon as God among all. Rashid Rida, while explaining the viewpoint of the commentators in this regard, writes: “Regarding the object pronoun ( ,) ه there are two opinions. One is that it refers to the

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