Quote from: Wakas on June 13, 2012, 05:59:08 PM
I have often wondered if some amongst the "Quranist" community have clandestine/hidden agendas. This could also include authors of works from any sect.
So, I was wondering, is there a way to test this? A way to ensure others or one does not have a hidden agenda, even hidden to oneself?
Salam/ Peace
Indeed there are ways to test this. We can understand whether a person has any hidden agenda, observing the person over a period of time and reading his books and articles and listening to his speeches, and observing his life.
1. Check whether a person is more inclined to promoting him and his views over and above promoting the message of Quran
2. Check how humble and down to earth person he is, how much respect he gives to others and their views and whether he abuses or
throws insult at traditional scholars and their views in his writings.
3. Go through his writings and check whether this person is interested in the establishment of an Islamic Society (State) based on Quran
4. Check and see how much contribution he has made (by way of writing books and articles) to promote the teachings of the Quran
These are some of the ways to check whether person has a hidden agenda or not. I have come across many schoalrs who claim to uphold Quran alone and I have found that Gulam Ahmad Parwez who could be considered as most sincere in his approach to uphold Quran alone without any hidden agenda.
Let me extract below the points I have mentioned above and I will give a brief explanation how was Parwez (based on the what I have read his works).
1. Check whether a person is more inclined to promoting him and his views over and above promoting the message of QuranParwez has written so many books and articles. I have never seen him wanting to promote himself as a champion of Quranic thought. Just this statement from preface to Urdu edition of Quran is sufficient to know how he considered himself. He wrote; ?Islamic Laws originate from the Quranic text and not from the purport produced by me (or anybody else). I have also drawn inferences from some of the verses. In fact the right to draw such inferences belongs to the Legislative Assembly of an Islamic State, and not to any individual or sect. My inferences are not more than a pointer in this direction.?
2. Check how humble and down to earth person he is, how much respect he gives to others and their views and whether he abuses or throws insult at traditional scholars and their views in his writings.I have never found Parwez using any word against other scholars, past or present. All his discussions are on a intellectual level. No one can see any abusive word he used against any scholars. Just to mention an example; when he differed with other schoalrs over the translation of a verse in Quran, what he said what many mufassereens (those who write tafaseer) have translated that verse in a different way and "thus created a difficulty for themselves?.
Also, here is another statement from Parwez which will show how down to earth person he was; ?Lastly, it is necessary to repeat the fact that all my efforts in interpreting Quranic teachings are but a human effort which cannot be considered free from error or forgetting, nor it can be considered as the last word. That is why I have only presented the Quranic verses in this collection, although at certain places conclusions have also been drawn from the purport of the text. If you do not agree with my corollaries, you may ignore them and make your own decisions by contemplating upon the text. My only objective is to facilitate the work of those intending to tread the Quranic path, (helping them along according to my own ability and breadth of vision), so that they my find it easy to reach the goal. I would like to be their fellow traveler, not mentor. I shall consider myself fortunate enough if I can achieve this much.?
3. Go through his writings and check whether this person is interested in the establishment of an Islamic Society (State) based on QuranParwez earnestly sought for the establishment of an Islamic society based on Quran. The issue needed to be discussed in details. I will request those who are interested to read the following works of Parwez from
www.resurgentislam.com1. Quranic Laws (Qurani Qawaneen): by G.A Parwez
2. Constitution Of Islamic State By Parwez
3. Islam: A Challenge to Religion : By G.A Parwez
4. Quranic Permanent Values: by G.A Parwez
5. The Basis of Legislation in an Islamic State By Parwez
6. The Basic Human Rights in the light of the Quran By Parwez
7. Human Fundamental Rights By Parwez
8. Decisions in the Light of Quran (Translation of Selected Chapters) By Parwez
9. Islam a Failure? By Parwez
4. Check and see how much contribution he has made (by way of writing books and articles) to promote the teachings of the QuranHe has written so many books focusing on Quran only. Two masterpieces of his life achievement are Lughat-ul-Quran (Dictionary of Quran - meaning of each and every word in quran in alphabetic order - mentioning the root word and its different dictionary meanings together with how the word and in what context used at different places in Quran running into more than 1800 pages) & Tabweeb-ul-Quran (each and every subject/ topic mentioned in the Quran in an alphabetic order together with the related all the verses in the Quran under the heading of each topic running into more than 1600 pages). Also the Exposition of the Quran
http://www.tolueislam.org/Parwez/expo/exposition.htmSome of his works can be read from the following websites.
http://resurgentislam.com/Kindly download the exposition of the Quran from the above link (first link). It is worthy of reading. Insha Allah. Also you can follow the following link.
http://www.tolueislam.org/Parwez/BA_Parwez.htmPeace