On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 01:43:27 EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In a message dated 1/2/2005 12:14:32 AM Central Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > The Qur'an warns against hadith. > Where does it do that? > > > "Have they not looked at the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and all > the things God has created? Does it ever occur to them that the end of their > life may be near? Which HADITH, besides this (Quran) do they believe in?" > 7:185 > >
In another translation with more context: [7.184] Do they not reflect that their companion has not unsoundness in mind; he is only a plain warner. [7.185] Do they not consider the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and whatever things Allah has created, and that may be their doom shall have drawn nigh; what announcement would they then believe in after this? It would make more sense to read this as a criticism of non-Muslims who don't accept Muhammad. It's not a criticism of Muslims who by way of following Muhammad, look to hadith (especially since they certainly weren't compiled at this point) Actually, that would be a general argument against reading the Quran in the way you are suggesting. Hadith as they exist now simply didn't exist in that form back then. In that time, they didn't need to compile hadith. The companions simply remembered what they heard or saw from the prophet directly or preserved it in collective memory. So whatever is intended by those passages in the Quran, it would be bizzare to interpret them asa condemnation of hadith. Peace Gilberto __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:archive@mail-archive.com To unsubscribe, send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, use subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Web - http://list.jccc.edu/read/?forum=bahai-st News - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Public - http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.net New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu
