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[al-Taḥawiyyah Pt 30] The Qur’ān is The Uncreated Unparalleled Words of Allāh part 1/3
وَإِنَّ الْقُرْآنَ كَلَامُ اللَّهِ مِنْهُ بَدَا بِلَا كَيْفِيَّةٍ قَوْلًا وَأَنْزَلَهُ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ وَحْيًا وَصَدَّقَهُ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ حَقًّا وَأَيْقَنُوا أَنَّهُ كَلَامُ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى بِالْحَقِيقَةِ لَيْسَ بِمَخْلُوقٍ كَكَلَامِ الْبَرِيَّةِ . فَمَنْ سَمِعَهُ فَزَعَمَ أَنَّهُ كَلَامُ الْبَشَرِ فَقَدْ كَفَرَ وَقَدْ ذَمَّهُ اللَّهُ وَعَابَهُ وَأَوْعَدَهُ بِسَقَرَ حَيْثُ قَالَ تَعَالَى سَأُصْلِيهِ سَقَرَ فَلَمَّا أَوْعَدَ…
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[al-Taḥawiyyah Pt 29 & 30] All Claims to Prophethood after Him Are False and A Prophet to Both Man and Jinn
وَكُلُّ دَعْوَى النُّبُوَّةِ بَعْدَهُ فَغَيٌّ وَهَوًى All claims to prophethood after him are false (ghayy) and fanciful (hawa) To reiterate the previous point, believing in the Prophet (Ṣallāhu ‘alayhi wa salam) entails believing that he (Ṣallāhu ‘alayhi wa salam) is the seal of the prophets. This means that any claim…
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[al-Taḥawiyyah Pt 28] The Seal of the Prophets
وَأَنَّهُخَاتَمُالْأَنْبِيَاءِوَإِمَامُالْأَتْقِيَاءِوَسَيِّدُالْمُرْسَلِينَوَحَبِيبُرَبِّالْعَالَمِينَ And he is the seal of the prophets. He is the Leader (imam) of the Pious. He is Chief of the Messengers. He is very dear to the Lord of the Worlds. As mentioned in the preceding point, the belief that the Prophet (Ṣallāhu ‘alayhi wa salam) is…
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