| Conditions of Bai'at & Responsibilities of an Ahmadi | 5 Say, ‘O My servants who have committed excesses against their own souls!…’ (al-Zumar, 39:54) |
| Defence Against The Plague | 9 It must be remembered that God Almighty has no sons. He has no associate and no son; nor does anyone have the right to claim to be God or the son of God. However, this phrase is used here by way of allegorical and metaphorical expression. As for instance in the Holy Quran, God has said: [‘The hand of Allah is over their hands’, surah al-Fath, 48:11], and has, thus, described His own hand as the hand of the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, in the words: Allah’s hand was above their hands. He has also used the expression: [Say, ‘O you My servants’, surah az-Zumar, 39:54], instead of [Say, ‘O servants of Allah’], and as He also said: [‘Celebrate the praises of Allah as you celebrated the praises of your fathers’, surah al-Baqarah, 2:201]. It is, therefore, necessary to study these words of God with full concentration and care. Believe in them as allegorical and do not try to probe into their deeper meanings—leave that to God. Hold fast to the truth that God does not take to Himself a son; yet, there are many allegories to be found in His word. Beware, therefore, of construing literally that which is allegorical, for that would be ruin. There is a clear revelation concerning me set out in Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya: [Tell them; I am but a human being like yourselves. It is revealed to me that your God is One God and that all good is contained in the Quran]. —Author |
| Haqiqatul-Wahi | 5 Surah az-Zumar, 39:54 [Publisher] |
| Haqiqatul-Wahi | 50 If this verse was taken to mean that mere Tauhid is enough, then the following verse would prove that, all sins, shirk [associating partners with God] etc., shall be forgiven without repentance, which is manifestly not the case. The verse reads thus [Say, ‘O my servants who have committed excesses agaisnt their own souls! despair not of the mercy of Allah, surely Allah forgives all sins’, Surah az-Zumar, 39:54]. (Author) |
| Haqiqatul-Wahi | 4 Divine practice in the Holy Quran is that at places there are details and at places, it employs synopsis. And it is necessary for the reader to interpret synoptic verses in such a way that they do not become opposed to the detailed verses. For instance, God Almighty has clearly declared that shirk [association of partners with God] shall not be forgiven. But the Quranic verse [Surely Allah forgives all sins, (Surah az-Zumar, 39:54)] appears to contradict the verse that says shirk shall not be forgiven. Therefore, it would be heresy to interpret this verse in a sense which is contrary to categorical and decisive verses. (Author) |
| Haqiqatul-Wahi | 6 If this synoptic verse is to be understood like this, then why not believe in accordance with the other synoptic verse [Surely Allah forgives all sins, (Surah az-Zumar, 39:54)] that even idolatry will be forgiven. (Author) |
| Refutation of the Doctrine of Transmigration | 26 Surah az-Zumar, 39:54 [Publisher] |
| The Essence of Islam – Volume I | 5 al-Zumar, 39:54 [Publisher] |
| The Essence of Islam – Volume I | 29 al-Zumar, 39:54 [Publisher] |
| The Essence of Islam – Volume III | 49 Al-Zumar, 39:54 [Publisher] |
