Playing God

"All rights of this book are reserved for the publisher and the author. This copy is for reading purpose only. This copy cannot be uploaded on any website except those of the publisher and the author." Playing God: Misreading a Divine Practice 63 F!P o 21C3 P‰i1 F!K- ~ 21 7 7@ ~G , X fB1 o X - AX )'&: s( It is He Who has sent His ras ū l with guidance and the religion of truth that he may proclaim it over all religions, even though the Idolaters may detest [this]. (61:9) On the basis of the phrase “all religions”, it is understood that the fo llowers of Islam must struggle for its dominance in t heir resp ective countries and territories. An analysis of the context of this verse shows that it also belongs to the divine practice discussed in detail in this treatise. Thus it is to be noted that the word al- mushrik ī n (the Idolaters) is used in this verse. The Qur’ ā n uses this word specifically for the Idolaters of Arabia of the Prophet’s times. As a result, “all the religions” in the conjugate clause can only mean all the religions of Arabia at that time. 51 Therefore, the verse has no bearing on Muslims after the times of the Prophet Muhammad (sws). It has already been shown in an earlier section that the Companions (rta) of Muhammad (sws) were promised sovereignty in the land of Arabia after the Idolaters of Arabia had knowingly denied the message of The Qur’ ā nic Justification of an Islamic Revolution: The View of Syed Qutb , The Middle East Journal, 37 (1), 1983, pp. 17-20. 51. The original research that leads to this conclusion has been carried out by Javed Ahmad Gh ā mid ī . For details see: Gh ā mid ī , Burh ā n , 169-172. www.javedahmadghamidi.com www.al-mawrid.org