![]() “Oh you who believe, obey Allah and his messenger and the people of authority from you, and if you dispute in any matter then refer it to Allah and his messenger, if you truly believe in Allah and the Last Day…” (Surah Nisaa 4:59) “Indeed in that are signs for people who ponder,” (Surah An-Jaathiyaat 45:13)Īt the same time, the Qur’an makes it quite clear that Allah and his messenger need to be obeyed at all times and there is no room for opposing the Qur’an and Sunnah based on our own logic, as is clear in the following verses: “And when they are told ‘come towards what Allah has revealed and to his messenger.’ They reply, ‘No, what our forefathers did is enough for us,’ Even though their forefathers did not know anything nor were rightly guided,” (Surah Maa’ida 5:104) “And when they are told to follow what Allah has revealed, they respond, ‘no, we will follow what we found our forefathers doing.’ Even though their forefathers did not understand nor were they guided,” (Surah Baqara 2:170) ![]() “Do they not reflect?” (Surah Al-Ar’aaf 7:184) “Do you not think?” (Surah Saffaat 37:138) There is no doubt that the Qur’an encourages thinking as mentioned in the following verses: As with any other issue, we as Muslims need to look at the guidance of Allah and his messenger (peace be upon him) and not answer the above questions according to our own ideas.
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