Argument from Islamic Jurisprudence
English book, p. 418
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
such explicit command appears before us, we regard all such aspirations as mistaken and all such efforts for a righteous revolution as un-Islamic.” (Al-Hasanat, March, 2nd Issue, 1962) This argument stems from the writing of Maulana Sadruddin Sahib, which he prepared in response to my reply. I initially addressed this point of his in my letter to Abul Laith Sahib, dated August 19, 1962, included in the second chapter of this book. It has now been taken from there and moved to this chapter. While “appointing an Imam (head of the community)” within their own sphere of authority is indeed obligatory for Muslims, I do not understand on what basis the mission of establishing a global revolution in leadership can be inferred from this. I would say that the fact that there is no “clear command” in the Quran supporting your interpretation of Islam is evidence in itself that this is not the correct interpretation of the Islamic movement. If it were the correct interpretation, it should certainly have been mentioned in God’s book. Despite this reality, if you insist on your specific interpretation based on a rational analogy, it further proves its shortcomings. When there is no explicit confirmation in the Quran for an interpretation and its supporters present rational arguments instead of Quranic verses, such arguments do not prove its validity but rather indicate its error.

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