The misinterpretation of 4:59
The misinterpretation of 4:59 O you believe, obey God and obey the messenger and those in charge among you. 4:59 This glorious verse has been subject to deliberate manipulation by the Muslim Imams and scholars in many Muslim countries. They used the words "those in charge among you" in order to claim that the religious figures have a right, according to the Quran, to have authority over people and that they should be obeyed without question. When we analyse this verse we find that the first part of the verse is straightforward. It speaks of the Quranic command, which is repeated in other verses, to obey God and obey the messenger. It has been shown that obeying God and obeying the messenger are one and the same thing since the messenger's sole duty is to deliver God's message (5:92).For the details please see:OBEY GOD AND OBEY THE MESSENGER: ( https://muktabulraf.blogspot.com/2023/08/r.html ) This leaves us with the task of understanding the words "those in ...