[7:24] He said, “Go down as enemy of you to others, and for you there will be a dwelling place and livelihood in the earth for a while.”
[7:25] He said, “In it you will live and in it you will die, and from it you will be brought forth.”
[20:123] He said, “Go down from here all as enemy of you to others. Then when guidance comes to you from Me, then whoever has followed My guidance, then he will not go astray nor will he suffer.
[20:124] And whoever has turned away from My reminder, then indeed, for him there is a straitened life, and we will raise him blind on a Day of the Resurrection.”
[2:38] We said, “Go down from here all. Then when guidance comes to you from Me, then whoever has followed My guidance, then there is no fear for them, nor do they grieve.
[2:39] And those who have disbelieved and have denied in our revelations, those are companions of the Fire – they will be dwellers in it.”
God has sent both prophets and messengers
As per promise God has chosen prophets and messengers from ourselves from time to time to guide mankind to a straight path for our better return to Him with clear explanation that all prophets are messengers but all messengers are not prophets along with the commandment of not to make any distinction between any of His prophets and messengers. While it has been made clear the definition of prophet and messenger, He has referred to His message as messenger in certain cases to eliminate any confusion confirming that His message guides whoever seeks His pleasure to be brought out of the darkness into the light, while the Quran is a confirming and the final scripture being it a clear guidance and statute book having mathematical coding as a reminder for the human race comes to them when people are away from His revelation that whoever wishes to advance or to stay behind:
[2:87] And that certainly, we had given Moses the scripture and had followed up after of him with the messengers, and we had given Jesus, son of Mary the profound miracles and had supported him with the Holy Spirit. Is it that every time a messenger has come to you with what does not desire your egos, you have been arrogant? So, a party of you has denied, and a party of you kill.
[2:92] And that certainly, there had come to you Moses with the clear signs, then you had taken the calf after of him, and you had been wrongdoers.
[2:136] Say, “We have believed in God, and what has been sent down to us, and what has been sent down to Abraham and Ismail and Isaac and Jacob and the Patriarchs; and what has been given to Moses and Jesus, and what has been given to the prophets from their Lord. We do not make distinction between anyone of them. And we are Submitters to Him.”
[2:213] Mankind had been a single community as God has raised up (from them) the prophets as bearers of good news and bearers of warning and has sent down with them the scripture with the truth to judge between the people in what they had differed in it. And none had differed in it except those who had been given it after what had come to them the clear proofs out of jealousy between themselves. Then God has guided those who have believed that which they had differed in it of the truth with His permission. And God guides whoever He wills to a straight path.
Note: Prophets are given scripture and wisdom to resolve any dispute between people, and the scripture comes with the truth, which God has sent down to guide people to the straight path.
[3:3] He has sent down to you (Muhammad) the scripture (Quran) with the truth confirming what was before of it; and He sent down the Torah and the Gospel.
Note: God sent down the Quran confirming the Torah and the Gospel which were sent down before the Quran as guidance of the previous communities.
[3:48] And He teaches him (Jesus) the scripture and the wisdom, and the Torah and the Gospel.
Note: God taught Jesus both the Torah and the Gospel, and both the Torah and the Gospel were guidance for the followers of Jesus.
[3:50] “And confirming what was before me (Jesus) of the Torah , and that I make lawful for you some of that which was forbidden to you; and I have come to you with a sign from your Lord, so you shall fear God and obey me.”
Note: God made lawful what was unlawful for the followers of the Torah through the revelation of the Gospel.
[3:65] “O people of the scripture, why do you debate about Abraham while there has not been sent down the Torah and the Gospel except after of him? Then do you not understand?”
Note: Torah was guidance for the Jews, but the Torah and the Gospel were guidance for the Christians, while Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Christian, which has been clarified referring to the Torah and the Gospel to avoid any confusion about him.
[3:68] Indeed, best are the people of Abraham those who have followed him and this prophet (Quran), and those who have believed; and God is a Protector of the believers
Note: Here is a clear indication that a complete set of practices of Islam given to Prophet Ibrahim, which has been corrupted between the period of after him and the revelation of the Quran.
[3:81] And when God had taken a covenant of the prophets: “Surely, whatever I have given you from a scripture and wisdom, then there has come to you a messenger confirming that which is with yourselves. You must believe in him and you must support him.” He said: “Have you affirmed and taken My covenant on that?” They said: “We have affirmed.” He said: “So, you shall bear witness, and I am with you among the witnesses.”
Note: Here is a covenant of God with the prophets to send a messenger after delivering all scripture, which confirms that this covenant has been placed in all the scripture given to the prophets.
[3:84] Say, “We have believed in God, and what has been sent to us, and what has been sent down to Abraham, and Ismail, and Isaac, and Jacob, and the Patriarchs, and what has been given to Moses, and Jesus, and the prophets from their Lord. We do not make distinction between anyone of them, and we are submitters to Him.”
[3:93] All the food had been made lawful for the Children of Israel except what Israel has made unlawful for himself before that the Torah was sent down. Say: ” So bring the Torah and recite it if you have been truthful.”
Note: Here is a confirmation that food is made lawful and unlawful through the divine revelation.
[3:144] And Muhammad is not but a messenger; certainly, there had passed away the messengers before of him. So, if he had died or he had been killed, would you have turned back on your heels? And whoever turns back on his heels, then he does not hurt God in anything, while God will reward the grateful ones.
Note: Here is a confirmation that all human being is mortal even there is no exception for the prophets and messengers being the God’s chosen ones.
[4:163] Indeed, we have inspired to you (Muhammad) like that we had inspired to Noah, and the prophets after of him. And we had inspired to Abraham, and Ismail, and Isaac, and Jacob, and the Patriarchs, and Jesus, and Job, and Jonah, and Aaron, and Solomon. And we had given David Psalms.
[4:164] Messengers certainly, we have narrated them through you (prophet) before (of yourself), and messengers we do not narrate them through you. And God had spoken a conversation to Moses.
[5:15] O people of the scripture (Torah and Injeel); certainly there has come to you our messenger to make clear for you much of what you have done to conceal from the scripture and to overlook of many. Certainly, there has come to you from God a light and a clarifying scripture.
Note: Here is an indication of message to be a messenger to make clear what the people of scripture had concealed and overlooked in the scripture given to them.
[5:43] And how can they make you (Muhammad) their judge, while they have the Torah, in it there is God’s judgment? Then they turn away after that, and those are not the believers.
Note: Those who are given the Torah became the disbelievers for disregarding it.
[5:44] Indeed, we sent down the Torah wherein there was guidance and light; the prophets who submitted judged those who were Jews with it as well as the rabbis and the priests, for what they were entrusted of God’s scripture as well as they were witness over it. So do not fear the people but fear Me; and do not trade with My revelations for a small price. And whoever does not judge with what God has sent down, then they are the disbelievers.
Note: Torah was guidance and light revealed to the prophets who judged those who were Jews with a warning to fear God and not to trade with His revelations for a small price. However, the Torah is a collection of scripture given to the Jewish prophets, referring it in the feminine gender, “haa” while the Gospel and the Quran are mentioned in the masculine gender, “hu” in the Quran.
[5:46] And we followed to their footsteps with Jesus, son of Mary, confirming what was with him of the Torah, and we gave him the Gospel, in it there was guidance and light as well as what was with him of the Torah, and a guidance and lesson for the righteous.
Note: God sent Jesus to the footsteps of other messengers confirming the Torah is a clear indication that He sent many messengers before him to guide humanity to the right path.
[5:48] And we have sent down to you (Muhammad) the scripture (Quran) with the truth, confirming that which was before of it of the scripture, and consolidating of it. So you shall judge between themselves with what God has sent down, and do not follow their wishes when there has come to you of the truth. For each we have made law and rite; and if God had willed, surely, He would have made you one community; but to test you in what He has given you. So you shall race for the good. To God is your return for all, then He will inform you of what you have done to differ.
[5:66] And if they had upheld the Torah and the Gospel, and what was sent down to them from their Lord, they would have been blessed from above them and below their feet. From among them there is a good community, but most of them what they do is evil.
Note: Those who upheld the Torah and the Gospel is a good community but most of them what they do is evil.
[5:68] Say: “O people of the scripture, you are not on anything unless you uphold the Torah and the Gospel and what was sent down to you from your Lord.” And surely, what has been sent down to you from your Lord will increase rebellion and disbelief in many of them. So do not grieve for the disbelieving people.
Note: The people of the Torah and the Gospel who do not uphold the Torah and the Gospel are not following God’s teachings and laws while the revelation of the Quran will increase rebellion and disbelief in many of them.
[6:84] And we had granted to him (Abraham) Isaac and Jacob – all we had guided. And Noah we had guided before of (them), and of his descendants: David, and Solomon, and Job, and Joseph, and Moses, and Aaron. And thus that we reward the good-doers.
[6:85] And Zakariya, John, Jesus, and Elias; all were among the righteous.
[6:86] And Ismail, Elisha, Jonah, and Lot, and all we had preferred over the people of the world.
[6:114] Is there then other than God should I seek as judge, while He is One who has sent down to you the scripture is a detailed one? And those whom we have given them the scripture know that it is a sentdown from your Lord with the truth. So, do not be with the doubtful ones.
[7:59] Certainly, we had sent Noah to his people, then he said, “O my people, you shall worship God; there is no god for you other than Him. Indeed, I fear on you a punishment of a great Day.”
[10:75] Then we had sent after of them Moses and Aaron to Pharaoh and his leaders with our signs, while they had been arrogant, and had been a people of criminals.
[11:36] And it has been inspired to Noah that none will believe from your people except whoever has certainly believed. And do not be distressed with what they have done to commit.
[15:9] Indeed, we have sent down the reminder, and indeed, we will be surely protectors of it.
[19:56] And recall in the scripture Idris. Indeed, he has been a saint, a prophet.
[21:51] And certainly, we had given Abraham guidance of him before, and we had been Knower of him.
[22:52] And we have not sent before yourself (Muhammad) any messenger nor a prophet, except that when he has recited, the devil has cast in his recitation, while God abolishes what the devil casts. Then God perfects His revelations, and God is Knower, Wise.
Note: Here is a confirmation of the terms prophet and messenger to be different, while prophets are given scripture and messengers are given any other forms of messages.
[27:15] Certainly, we had blessed David and Solomon with knowledge, and they said, “All praise to God Who has favored us more than many of His servants of the believers.
[27:82] And when the punishment has fulfilled upon them, we have brought forth for them a creature from the earth to speak to them that the people have been with our revelations do not ascertain.
[33:7] And when we had taken from the prophets their covenant, and from you (Muhammad), and from Noah, and Abraham, and Moses, and Jesus, son of Mary. And we had taken from them a solemn covenant.
Note: Here is a confirmation that Muhammad has been included as prophet in the covenant indicating that the the covenant has been placed in the Quran as well.
[33:40] Muhammad has not been a father of anyone of your men, but has been a messenger of God and a seal of the prophets. And God has done as Knower of everything.
Note: Here is a confirmation of what has been sent down to Muhammad is a messenger of God and a seal of the prophets.
[39:2] Indeed, we have sent down to you (Muhammad) the scripture with the truth; so you shall worship God being sincere to Him in the religion.
[39:23] God has sent down a scripture of the best Hadith being consistent to each other. The skins of those who fear their Lord shiver from it (Quran), then their skins and their hearts soften up to God’s message. That is God’s guidance; He guides with it (Quran) whomever He wills, and whomever God lets go astray, then there is no guide for him.
[40:34] And certainly, there had come to you Joseph before with the clear proofs, then you had not ceased in doubt from what he had brought to you with him until when he had died; you said, “God will not raise a messenger after of him. Thus that God lets go astray whoever he is a doubtful transgressor.
[42:13] He has decreed for you (all) of the religion what He had enjoined Noah with it, and which we have inspired to you (Muhammad), and what we had enjoined Abraham, and Moses, and Jesus of it that you shall establish the religion and not dividing in it. It has been difficult for the idolaters which you (Muhammad) call them to it. God chooses to Himself whomever He wills and He guides to Himself whoever turns.
Note: Here is a warning for the believers not to divide the religion into sects and sub-sects.
[44:13] How was for them the reminder, and certainly, there had come to them a clarifying messenger?
Note: Here is a clear indication that when a clarifying messenger had come to them with a reminder of the Quran’s mathematical coding to advocate people to worship God alone perfecting their faith and practices corrupted over the period of time based on factual almost all stood against his call to be a band around him, then seized them a great disaster, which is the world-wide disaster of COVID-19.
[47:2] And those who have believed and have done the righteous deeds, and have believed in what has been sent down to Muhammad and it is the truth from their Lord – He has removed their evil deeds from them and has improved their situation.
[57:26] And certainly, we had sent Noah and Abraham, and we had placed the prophethood and the scripture among their descendants; then of them there was guided one, while most of them were disobedient.
[57:27] Then we followed with our messengers to their footsteps, and we followed with Jesus, the son of Mary, and we gave him the Gospel, and we placed kindness and mercy in the hearts of those who followed him. But they invented monasticism – we never prescribed it for them except to seek pleasure of God but they have not observed it a right observance. So, we gave their recompense among them who believed, while many of them were disobedient.
Note: God sent His messengers to the footsteps of other messengers is a clear indication that God has sent His messengers from time to time to guide humanity in the right direction due to deviation.
A reminder of Quran’s mathematical coding
The Quran, the final scripture was revealed through prophet Muhammad for the people of the world to fit all generations of all eras and societies until the end of the world, while a reminder of the Quran’s mathematical coding was unveiled through God’s messenger of the covenant Rashad Khalifa after 14 centuries of the revelation of the Quran for the people due to deviation and misguidance and misinterpretation when we are in the highest height of the human civilization to bring them back to the scripture and to worship God alone avoiding innovations and falsehood added to the faith and practices of Islam over the period of time upon verification with our logic, and factual derived from it:
[74:30] Over it is nineteen.
[74:31] And we have not made guardians of the Fire except angels, and we have not made their number except a warning for those who disbelieved, that it may ascertain those who have been given the scripture (Jews and Christians) and may increase faith of those who have believed (Muslims), and may not doubt those who have been given the scripture (Jews and Christians) and the believers (Muslims). And that may say those in their hearts there is a disease (hypocrites) and the disbelievers, “What has God meant by this allegory?” Thus, God misguides whomever He wills and He guides whomever He wills. And none knows your Lord’s soldiers except He. And it is not except a reminder for the human race.
[74:32-34] Nay, (I swear) by the moon, and the night when it has departed, and the morning when it has brightened.
[74:35] Indeed it, is surely one of the great (reminders).
[74:36-37] A warning for the human race. For whoever has willed among you to advance or to stay behind.
If we can have appropriate interpretation of God’s command in the Quran and know the truth and fact from it as well as understand His laws and limits using our wisdom, not just on blind faith to follow practices of Islam passed down to us through our parents or society, we can ensure our safe return to Him as the deaf, dumb and blind will not return, and the reminder of Quran’s mathematical coding may help us to perfect our beliefs and practices when we are living in the most advanced community.
Peace Friday, salaam and God bless.
Tafazzal (11/01/2024).