Meaning of God and his Messanger
Meaning of God and his Message: . (Google translate attached, No guarantee) đĨ- The command to follow the messenger: The command to follow the messenger is clearly stated in numerous Quranic verses, such as: He (God) said, "My punishment will strike whomever I please and My mercy encompasses all things, and so I shall decree it for those who are reverent, give the Zakat, and those who believe in Our revelations, and to those who follow the messenger, the ummi prophet. 7:156-157 Say (O Muhammad), "If you do love God, then follow me. God will then love you and forgive your sins. God is Forgiver, Merciful." 3:31 also in 2:143, 3:53, 8:64, 9:117, 26:215. The question is: what does following the messenger mean? Traditional Muslim scholars interpret the Quranic command to 'follow the messenger' to mean to follow his sunna. The word sunna which is used in the Quran, means the way of doing things or methodology. When we research the subject of the sunna in the Quran, we ...