THE QURÁN

LT COL SARFRAZ HUSSAIN (RETD)

FORMER DEPUTY SECRETARY TO THE
GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN
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ISLAMABAD
 PRINCIPLES OF LEARNING

1. Disdain Prejudices for learning the Truth

(HAQQ) from the words of our Creator.
2. Mutshabihatt-i-Qurán are awaiting to be
explored and explained.
3. Learn the established direction and the goal of
human efforts for drawing lessons from the
Qur’an.
 PRINCIPLES OF LEARNING
4. Qura’nic concepts are understood within
the existing parameters of human explored
knowledge, the grasp of the Qura'nic
teachings and the perceived dimensions of
time and space.
5. Conclusions on a particular topic should be
drawn keeping the entire Qur'an in focus
and stating the conclusions in terms of
principles.
 PRINCIPLES OF LEARNING
6. Learn from the Qur'an in the context of
Humans and keep the overall state of
human society in sharp focus while
implementing Qura’nic teachings.
7. Teachings of Prophet Muhammad [PBUH]
and his rightly guided successors [PBUT]
must remain in sharp focus while
deliberating on the Qur’an.
 First Principle
Disdain Prejudices for learning the Truth (HAQQ) from
the words of our Creator.
• Prejudices; chauvinism, narrow-mindedness, discrimination or
favouritism, bigotry-racism or bias, intolerance or fanaticism,
unfairness.
 Mental torture
 Waste of energy
• The Truth; fact or actuality, reality, certainty or sureness,
genuineness, precision.
 Ease and Comfort
 Confidence in self and of others
• Our Creator; maker, inventor, originator, designer, initiator,
author, architect.
 Sense of being one
 Ease in return to Him
 Second Principle
Mutshabihatt-i-Qurán awaiting to be explored and
explained.
• Muhkimat – established meanings; firm and direct
• Mutshabihat – un-established; allegorical; awaiting exploration and
explanation
• Correct learning from Mutshabihat depends upon:
 Level of Divine Guidance
 Level of learning
 The extent and quality of learnt guidance
 Adherence to the Truth and the level of righteousness
 Level of devotion
 Third Principle
Learn the established direction and the goal of
human effort for drawing lessons from the Qur’an.
• Established Direction
 Helps exploring self
 Know Creator’s Design
• The Goal
 Becomes easier to attain
 Makes living worth it
• Human Effort
 Becomes purposeful
 Gets direction
• Lessons steering towards the goal
 Fourth Principle
Qura’nic concepts are understood within the existing parameters of
explored human knowledge and the grasp of the Qura'nic
teachings is in line with the perceived dimensions of time and
space.
• Qura'nic Concepts:-
 Encompassing all walks of life
 Providing clear direction
• Parameters of explored human knowledge:-
 Helps grasping the concepts
 Real-time guidelines
• Grasp of the Qura’nic teachings:-
 Level of righteousness
 Level of prevalent knowledge
• Dimensions of time and space:-
 Helps establishing relevancy
 Deducing pertinent conclusions and lessons
 Fifth Principle
Conclusions on a particular topic should
be drawn keeping the entire Qur'an in
focus and stating the conclusions in
terms of principles.
• Conclusions
• The entire Qur’an
• Stated Principles
 Sixth Principle
Learn from the Qur'an in the context of
Humans and keep the overall state of human
society in sharp focus while implementing
Qura’nic teachings.
• Humans:-
 Differing chemistry and attitudes
 State and requirements of different groups
• Human Society:-

• Implementation
 Seventh Principle
Teachings of the Prophet Muhammad [PBUH] and his
rightly guided successors [PBUT] must remain in sharp
focus during the study of the Qur’an.
• Teachings:-
 By word of mouth
 Through actions
 Confirming through silence
• The Prophet Muhammad [PBUH]:-
 Universal teachings
 Demonstration of the Qur’an
• Rightly guided successors:-
 Sunni and Shia schools of thought
 Their conduct provides answers to all questions