March 1987

ISSN 0890-6831 MUSLIM PERSPECTIVE Publlshed Monthly by MASJID TUCSON RAJAB 1407 MARCH 1987 Editor: Rashad Khallfa, Ph.D. How to distinguish? GOD-INSPIRED TRANSLATIONS VS SATAN-INSPIRED TRANSLATIONS The basic doctrine of Islam can be summed up in two words: GOD ALONE. Thus, all Satan needs to do in order to claim us among his slaves is dupe us away from the concept of GOD ALONE (see 36:60). This is why the Qur'an states repeatedly that the only unforgivable sin is "SHIRK" (when maintained until death). SHIRK is putting anything along with God in any way, shape or form. This is illustrated clearly in Verse 45 of Sura 39, where the mere "mention" of any other "SHIRK". This vitally name constitutes important criterion can alert the intelligent person to his or her belief in the Hereafter or the lack of it. Thus, •this immensely important criterion can point out the path to salvation. We learn from Qur'an (2:62, 5:69) that the minimum requirements for salvation are: 1. Believing in God, 2. believing in the Hereafter, and 3. leading a righteous life. We also learn from Qur'an that believing in God is easy; there is overwhelming evidence all around us for the "existence" of God. In fact, we learn that the vast majority of those who do believe in God are going to Hell (10:31, 12:106, 23:84-90). The major obstacle is Requirement Number 2: believing in the Hereafter, i.e., resurrection after death, Heaven and Hell. Furthermore, the Qur'an alerts us that we are not considered believers in the Hereafter simply by confessing such belief; just because our parents or teachers, or even God taught us that to be good we must believe. We may give lip convira ta haline Unnanêtan +ha in ...hila of what our lips confess, the Qur'an provides criteria that tell us precisely whether we believe in the Hereafter or not (6:112-114, 17:45-46, The criteria proving ¿ 39:45). our belief in the Hereafter are: 1. Rejecting the utterances and actions attributed to the Prophet as sources of religious guidance (see 6:112-115). 2. Upholding Qur'an, the whole Qur'an and nothing but Qur'an as the only source of religious teachings (see 6:19, 17:45-46). 3. Rejoicing and approving when GOD ALONE is "mentioned." This last criterion applies to all practices of worship, from the declaration of belief (Shahaadah), to the call for prayers (Azan), to the performing of the contact prayers (Salat). If you mention any names, other than the name of God, during your contact prayers (Salat), you are a Mushrik (idol wor shiper), and a disbeliever in the Hereafter. Please see 20:14, 39:36 & 45, 72:18. In accordance with God's statement of fact in 12:106, the vast majority of Muslims have flunked the SHIRK test. This is reflected in the translations of Qur'an by traditional Muslims. As an example, I will focus here English translation; on the most popular that of Abdullah Yusuf Ali. A truthful translation of 39:45 would have exposed A. Yusuf Ali and all the "Muslims" around him as idolaters. I must point out that here that Qur'an informs us such "Muslims" are never aware of their idolatry (see 6:22 & 12:106). A. Yusuf Ali decided • A

ments of the Qur'anic criterion in 39:45, straight by he cecided to set the Qur'an only," between "the subsiituiing and one commas. for the word "ALONE." To say, "the one and only" is the same as almighty" or "the generous" or "the most gracious." The whole doctrine, the mosi important doctrine in Islam, utierly destroyed when the word "ALONE" only." What is changed into "the one and Yusuf Ali's translation "When God is mentioned, effect is that: the hearts of those who disbelieve in the Hereafter are filled with disgust and horror." i This is a most serious alteration of the Qur'an's Abdullah Yusuf basic doctrine. Ali's heart was not filled with disgust and horror when God was mentioned (so long as Muhammad was mentioned along with God). To complete the blasphemy, and to make was tailored to fit sure that the criterion him nicely, he added the word "gods" in when talking about those "other parentheses than God." This limits the class of entities be mentioned besides God (after all, to Muhammad is not a god). A photocopy of the Satan-inspired blasphemy is shown below. 15. When God, the One and Only, Is mentioned, the hearts Of those who believe not in the Hereaiter are filled With disgust and horror; o But when (gods) other than He Are mentioned, behold, They are filled with joy! Another important criterion belief in the Hereafter is described in Verses 45 and 46 of Sura 17, and, again, the tradition- translators utterly criterion and force their own Satan-inspired version. The criterion described in 17:45-46 tells us: those who believe in the Hereatter uphold Qur'an ALONE as their ONLY source of religious guidance. Verse 46 ends by inform- ing us that those who disbelieve in the Here- after will turn away in aversion when God s commemorated using the "Quran alone. "Qur'an." Yet, Ali (and Muhammad Marmaduke Pick- thall's translation, as well as all other English the single exception of translations, with moved the word "ALONE" my translation) it refer to God. instead of Qur'an. This doctrinal distortion effectively destroys one of the major doctrines of Islam: that we shall uphold Qur'an ALONE as our ONLY source of religious guidance. Muslims fell into this Satanic trap by the millions, are now suffering the and consequences. The distortion is plainly obvious to anyone who sincerely [without any desire to force his or her traditions] examines 17:45-46. I remember an incident in Vancouver, British Columbia, where a gentleman told me that I am ignorant of the Arabic grammar, because word "ALONE" (WAHDAHU) in 17:46 refers to God, not the Qur'an, due to "a unique twist of the Arabic grammar." For the sake of peace, I agreed with him that I am ignorant, but the Almighty God knows Arabic grammar, and He has put in Qur'an an identical expression in 60:4, where the word "ALONE" refers to word immediately preceding it. The usage of the same expression proves that the word "ALONE" in 17:46 refers to Qur'an. If the word "ALONE" in 17:46 were placed the word "RABBAKA" immediately aiter (Your Lord), it would have been perfectly correct. But then, it would convey & totally different meaning different a totally and criterion. As it is, the crucial word "ALONE" appears immediately after the word "Qur'an," because this is what our Creator wishes to tell us. Once again, we see the translators of of the altering Qur'an word God to fit their own traditions and beliefs. This also reflects their disbelief in the Hereafter, their in misleading and role millions of unsuspecting Muslims. Their Satan-inspired translations reflect disbelief Photocopies of Ali's and Hereafter. the in -Pickthall's translations are shown below. 46. And We put coverings Over their hearts (and minds) Lest they should understand The Qur-an, and deafness *i Ali's Into their ears: when thou Dost commemorate thy Lord- And Him alone-in the Qur-an, They turn on their backs, Fleeing (from the Truth). 46. And We place upon their hearts veils lest they should understand it, and in their ears a deafness; and when thou Pickthall's makest mention of thy Lord alone in the Qur'än, they turn their backs in aversion.

My translation of 17:45-46 & 39:45 (Qur'an: The Final Scripture, 1981) is shown below: 45. When you read the Quran, we place between you and those who do noi believe in the hereafter an invisible barrier.' 16. And we place on their hearts shields 1o prevent them from undersianding it. and in their ears deafness. And when you mention your Lord (aione). in the Quran alone." the! run away in aversion. When God ALONE is mentioned the hearts of those who do not believe in the hereafter shrink with aversion. But when idols are mentioned besides Him, they rejoice (39:45). One of the most significant and most controver- sial results of discovering the Qur'an's mathema- tical miracle is unveiling the time for the end of the world. Qur'an is God's final message to the world, and it is only logical that the end of the world is given to us by God within: His final message. The words of God are clear: in 20:15: "The end of the world is surely coming; I will keep it ALMOST hidden." God is the only one who knows when our world will come to an end, and it is God's wish and decision to let us know it at a specific time. This Masjid has published a booklet entitled FROM QUR'AN: THE END OF THE WORLD," where overwhelming Qur'anic evidence is given in detail. As soon as this booklet hit the market,. the Arab world in particular, and the "Muslim" world in general were up in arms. "How can anyone know that the world will end in the year 2280?* they asked. Their great uproar over the Qur'anic statement concerning the end of the world is actually related to their the Hereafter (as unconscious disbelief in proven earlier in this article). The declaration that the end of the world is surely coming terribly upset them, because they do not believe in it. The powerful evidence made the Hereafter a reality. Yusuf Ali's translation reflects the average "Muslim" disbelief in he looked at 20:15, his traditional belief that the end of the world could not possibly be unveiled dictated upon him the distortion word. The Arabic word "AKAAD God's means "ALMOST" or "NEARLY." In fact, Yusuf as "ALMOST" in Ali did translate this word 28:10, 42:5, 68:51. He transiated and 67:8, it as in 9:117, 17:74, and 22:72. "NEARLY" He translated the same word as "SCARCELY" in 18:93 and 43:52, and as "HARDLY" in 24:40. Mr. Ali knew exactly what the word So, "ARAAD" when it came Yet, to means. unveiling the end of the world, he decided that he knew better than God; he actuall! produced the exact opposite of what God said in 20:15. Please his translation below. see If this is not misleading the Muslim masses, I don't know what is!!! Pickthall's translation and all other translations of 20:15, with the exception of my own and Sarwar, have Muhammad translation by a committed the same blasphemy. easedatara 15. Lo! the Hour is surely coming. But Pickthall's I will to keep it bidden, 15. "Verily the Hour is coming- All's My design is to keep it Hidden- What I presented in this article is proof that the traditional Muslims' translations are Satan- the inspired, since they consistently destroy basic doctrines of God's religion. I have chosen 39:45 as an example, because this is where the test of "TAWHEED" (the worship of GOD ALONE) is presented. Now, it is up to you. If you take this distortion lightly, you cannot claim on the Day of Judgment that you made your stand on the side of God. If your stand is unshakably with God, you will treat such translations as the work of Satan. We are in this life just to undergo such a test (see 67:1-2). The other example, 20:15, was chosen to show translators' superseded traditions God's commands. The translators of Qur'an. like the translators of the Bible before them. have misled millions of people.

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