Food For Thought In The Holy Quran
Quran Majeed is the Last and important set of Instructions from Allah SWT to the inhabitants of the world, which He revealed upon His Last Prophet, Hazrat Muhammad ﷺ in the early 7th century A.D. It is a great source of inspiration and enlightenment with its convincing and compelling language, which of course is the Conversation of the Almighty with all humans. The Exalted One says in His Furqan e Hameed regarding its incomparable nature as:
“And if you are in doubt about what We have sent down upon Our Servant [Muhammad], then produce a surah the like thereof and call upon your witnesses other than Allah, if you should be truthful.” [Quran, 2: 23]
The above mentioned Ayah describes the authenticity and unmatchable nature of this Heavenly Manuscript. It contains information of such accuracy and precision that rightly explain about all the phenomena occurring in the universe and other matters concerning life.Therefore, everyone should consult with this Heavenly Manuscript and learn to read, recite, and understand the Quran to discover the hidden pearls of wisdom revealed inside this holy book.
Today, the Sacred Book of Quran has been scientifically proved to be true regarding its revelations. There is no ambiguity whatsoever in this Blessed Volume and it consists of a great food of thought for its readers.
Some of the eye opening verses of the Holy Quran are as follows:
i) Embracing the way of Reasoning
The entire knowledge assembled in the Sacred Book of Allah SWT is based on concrete logic and rationale. It also emphasizes on its interpreters to adopt the life of reasoning and thinking. The Almighty God makes clear about His Guidelines to the believers through examples in the Holy Quran:
“They ask you about wine and gambling. Say, “In them is great sin and [yet, some] benefit for people. But their sin is greater than their benefit.” And they ask you what they should spend. Say, “The excess [beyond needs].” Thus Allah makes clear to you the verses [of revelation] that you might give thought.” [Quran, 2:119]
The Creator of the Universe, in this verse, lays great importance on correct judgment by relating forbiddance of using alcoholic drink and betting for one`s own benefit, which are considered to be the acts of great despair in every well-informed society. These two miserable acts are a doorway to major sins, and contain greater sin than benefiting people. Then, Allah directs the disciples of Islam to spend in the cause of this religion, which will eventually lead to earning of great rewards and bounties from the Almighty in the hereafter. In the end, He mentions about clarity of His Verses that should compel every believer to take on thoughtful reasoning.
ii) Remembrance of Allah SWT
The sole purpose of existence of human beings on the surface of earth is to think about the Ultimate Power that is governing all matters in the universe. After having conscious about the Greatness of the Almighty Lord, Who is controlling everything, one should constantly remember Him and Glorify His name.
“Who remember Allah while standing or sitting or [lying] on their sides and give thought to the creation of the heavens and the earth, [saying], “Our Lord, You did not create this aimlessly; exalted are You [above such a thing]; then protect us from the punishment of the Fire.” [Quran, 3:191]
In this Ayah, Allah SWT urges one to think about His matchless creations which expand through endless space and time. This reasoning and contemplation over the Exalted One`s making of everything with so perfection should bound one to ask for His forgiveness from the torment of the hellfire.
iii) No disagreements in Quranic Instructions
At some point in time, the followers of Islam started disputing with each other over the revelations of Quran due to differences in their opinions. Thereupon, Allah SWT said in the Holy Quran:
“Then do they not reflect upon the Qur’an? If it had been from [any] other than Allah, they would have found within it much contradiction.” [Quran, 4: 82]
It shows that the language of the Hallowed Manuscript is free from all kinds of contradictions. The Almighty says that His Book is full of clear signs of reasoning and no one can ever find a single fault in it as it has been written by the Most Merciful Himself. Narrated by Abdullah ibn Amr:
“I went to the Messenger PBUH of Allah one day. When we were sitting, two men disputed about an Ayah, and their voices became loud. The Prophet PBUH said, “Verily, the nations before you were destroyed because of their disagreements over the Book.”
The above narration clearly indicates that at the time of the Prophet ﷺ, Muslims got in unnecessary arguments over the instructions of Quran, so Hazrat Muhammad ﷺ advised them not to revise the deeds of past nations who were destroyed because of their denial of obvious signs in their Prophets` books.
iv) Drinking milk and eating fruits
The teachings of Quran about logic and reasoning are so widespread that addresses various issues of general life in order to make its readers realize blessings of Allah SWT. The Holy Book talks about such matters which are familiar with a common man so that it can prove as a way path towards conscious judgment of the Almighty`s Greatness for almost everyone. The Gracious God says in Furqan e Hameed:
“And indeed, for you in grazing livestock is a lesson. We give you drink from what is in their bellies – between excretion and blood – pure milk, palatable to drinkers. And from the fruits of the palm trees and grapevines you take intoxicant and good provision. Indeed in that is a sign for a people who reason.” [Quran, 16: 66-67]
The above mentioned Ayahs describe Allah`s greatest gifts to His the inhabitant of earth in the shape of milk that they get from their cattle to drink, and fruits like dates and grapes. All these blessings of God contain greatly affect the health of a person as milk gives strength and fruits provide nourishment. These are all signs of Allah`s Greatness and cause of reasoning for the believers.
In short, the Holy Quran is full of instructions which compel one to adopt the approach of thinking and observing Allah`s creations and secret codes of His Greatness. It makes one to take everything with justification and reasoning in all walks of life. May Allah SWT grant us the desire to think over the Quranic guidelines in the most rightful way! Aameen!
