53:2-4-great misinterpretation
53:2-4- great misinterpretation Your friend was not misguided nor was he misled, nor does he speak out of personal desire. It is but an inspiration being inspired. 53:2-4 These words at the beginning of Sura 53 (Al-Najm) have been the subject of great misinterpretation. We have seen how the promoters of hadith, finding no mention in the Quran of the hadith and sunna of Muhammad, attempted to manipulate the meaning of various words and verses. One such example is the manipulation of the word 'hikmah'. Similarly and driven by the same motives, they have also twisted the meaning of verses 2-4 in Sura 53. Their claim is that the words "It is but an inspiration being inspired" speak of every single word spoken by Muhammad, from the time he started receiving the revelation until his death, as being divine revelation! As a result of this false claim, they preach that all Muslims must obey every word spoken by the prophet, whether it is Quran or his personal say...