INDEPENDENCE DAY SPECIAL

Quran’ are unaware of the deeper meaning of the Quran. They are trapped in finding coherence and order between verses, between chapters, and are completely unaware of the Quran’s meaning. Recently, I read a book by a scholar who wrote that the goal of Islam is to eradicate oppression in the world. But where is it written in the Quran? Nowhere in the entire Quran is it written that the goal of Islam is to eradicate oppression. They have discovered some ‘coherence’ in the text and thought they have understood all of the Quran. Eradicating oppression cannot be a goal of Islam. Why? When you devise a theory that oppression is to be eradicated from the world, do you know what will happen? There is an oppressor behind every injustice. Some people are sitting in the seat of power. You are then telling them that they are oppressors. What you call cruelty or oppression is a word of your choice. Now see that the one you call a tyrant wields power. He will retaliate. There will be a conflict between you and him, leading to another tyranny in the name of “erasing tyranny.” This is happening in many countries. This cannot be the target of Islam. Those who do not have the right way of thinking say: “This is the target of the Quran.” There are many verses of the Quran that describe great realities. These verses could only be understood through deep thinking and reflection. That’s why I used the verses from the second chapter of the Quran. You have to raise a question. The question will bring a sense of enquiry within you, which will force you to think. Then you will come to a new reality. The real task is: • to ask the correct question • to find all relevant data about the question • reflection and deep thinking on the available data • discovery of truths through thinking and reflection If you want to discover the deeper meanings of the Quran, learn to think, learn to reflect. I was unaware of the great truth hidden in the words ‘Those who believe in the unseen’. This verse reveals a profound truth about the universe. The Quran challenges all human beings: ‘You think that God is not visible, therefore God does not exist? You think that as you cannot see God, it means there is no God?’ This assumption has been proved as baseless. Max Planck,