Zakir Naik – Why did Allah not Reveal Only One Book

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The speaker discusses the confusion surrounding the revealed revealed revelations of Islam, including the revealed four Islamic books and the revelation of Jesus's spoke words. They also mention other revelations, such as the discovery of the Torah and the discovery of the Zaboor, which were revealed by Jesus's spoke words. The speaker concludes that the discovery of the Quran is the final and timely message for the people, and that human beings can absorb and implement it.

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			As-salamu alaykum.
		
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			Walaykum as-salam.
		
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			I am Hafiz from Pakistan.
		
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			Why Allah has revealed four Islamic books or
		
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			revelations?
		
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			Why did he not complete his religion in
		
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			one book as he knows the knowledge of
		
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			future?
		
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			He could have revealed only one book which
		
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			could be useful for all the periods of
		
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			times like till Qiyamah.
		
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			Only Quran will be implemented upon so that
		
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			there were no division in the religion.
		
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			So let me correct you brother Hafiz that
		
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			Allah has not revealed only four books.
		
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			Allah says in the Quran in Surah Raad
		
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			chapter number 13, verse number 38 Allah says
		
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			وَقُلْ لِي أَجْلِنْ كِتَابٍ In every age have
		
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			we sent a revelation.
		
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			But by name only four are mentioned in
		
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			the Quran.
		
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			The Torah, the Zaboor, the Injeel and the
		
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			Quran.
		
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			Torah is the Waheed, the revelation which was
		
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			given to Moses peace be upon him.
		
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			Zaboor is the Waheed, the revelation given to
		
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			David peace be upon him.
		
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			Injeel is the Waheed, the revelation which was
		
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			given to Jesus peace be upon him.
		
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			And Quran is the last and final revelation
		
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			which was given to the last and final
		
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			Messiah the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him.
		
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			But there were many other revelations besides these
		
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			four which are mentioned in the Quran.
		
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			For example, Surah Ibrahim, the book given to
		
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			Prophet Ibrahim peace be upon him.
		
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			But by name only four are mentioned in
		
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			the Quran.
		
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			Now it's a basic question that why did
		
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			Allah reveal so many revelations?
		
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			Why doesn't reveal only one book?
		
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			And that's it till Qiyamah.
		
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			It's like my son telling me Abba, father,
		
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			I want to become a doctor.
		
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			So why don't you admit me directly into
		
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			a medical college?
		
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			Why should I go to nursery, then go
		
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			to kindergarten, then go to first standard, then
		
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			primary school, then secondary school, and then go
		
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			to a medical college?
		
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			Why don't you give me admission directly into
		
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			a medical college?
		
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			So similarly Allah subhana wa ta'ala in
		
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			his divine wisdom, he revealed best what was
		
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			required at that time.
		
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			First he revealed the Torah, then he revealed
		
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			the Zaboor, then he revealed the Injil.
		
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			So Allah subhana wa ta'ala knows that
		
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			earlier if he had revealed the Quran, people
		
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			may not be able to understand it, may
		
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			not be able to follow it.
		
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			So what has Allah done when Allah knew
		
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			at this age, 1400 years ago, at this
		
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			time, alhamdulillah, human beings can understand the Quran
		
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			and can follow it and can implement it.
		
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			So Allah in his divine wisdom, because he
		
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			is the creator of the human being, he
		
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			knows it.
		
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			So when at the right time, when Allah
		
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			subhana wa ta'ala realized 1400 years ago,
		
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			that this is the time that human beings
		
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			can absorb and can implement, he revealed it.
		
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			Before that he revealed the other scriptures.
		
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			The basic message of Tawhid was there, but
		
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			it was different.
		
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			So 1400 years ago, Allah subhana wa ta
		
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			'ala revealed the last and final revelation which
		
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			Allah knew at this time the people can
		
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			understand it, can implement it and follow it.
		
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			So this is the hikmah of Allah subhana
		
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			wa ta'ala.
		
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			He revealed the other scriptures first and then
		
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			last, he revealed the last and final revelation
		
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			of the last and final revelation of Allah
		
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			subhana wa ta'ala, the glorious Quran, at
		
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			the right and appropriate time.
		
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			Hope that answers the question.