Explanation of the concept of Naskh (abrogation) in Islam!
The English word “abrogation” literally signifies annulment, nullification or cancellation. However, in Islamic terminology that is used in Glorious Qu'ran, it means expiration of the period of the validity of a practical injunction”. Following are the root letters and words derived from them, with their use in Glorious Qu'ran at four occasions
ن س خ
نَنْسَخ : نُزِل ونُبْطل .
2:106نَنْسَخْ: مَا نَنْسَخْ مِنْ آيَةٍ أَوْ نُنْسِهَا نَأْتِ بِخَيْرٍ مِنْهَا أَوْ مِثْلِهَا
22:52فَيَنْسَخُ: فَيَنْسَخُ اللَّهُ مَا يُلْقِي الشَّيْطَانُ ثُمَّ يُحْكِمُ اللَّهُ آيَاتِهِ.
45:29نَسْتَنْسِخُ: إِنَّا كُنَّا نَسْتَنْسِخُ مَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ.
نسختها : أصلها المكتوب ، والمراد اللوح المحفوظ .
7:15نُسْخَتِهَا: وَفِي نُسْخَتِهَا هُدًى وَرَحْمَةٌ لِلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِرَبِّهِمْ يَرْهَبُونَ.
Readers must know that in Arabic, commonly a noun or a verb has three radical letters. But some nouns and verbs have four or five radical letters. However, many additional letters are added to them in usage.
A radical letter is that which remains intact through all the changes and derivations of the word. An additional letter is that which is subjected to changes in different forms and derivations, as is the case above.
The words, which have three radical letters, are called ath-thulathi (trilateral). Therefore, the occurrence of Naskh (abrogation) is related only to injunctions that are not eternal and are equal with regard to the possibility of their existence or non-existence.
Abrogation can never be taken to mean that Allah commanded or prohibited something and then thought better of it and decided to cancel His former command. This is impossible because it involves attributing ignorance to Allah (Allah forbid). Also it is not possible for Allah to command or prohibit something and then without any change in time, subject or conditions to abrogate His injunction since that would lead to attributing imperfection to Allah. Allah is FREE of any imperfection whatsoever.
What the Naskh/Mansookh signified is that Allah knows that a certain injunction will remain valid for people up to certain time and then cease to be applicable. When that specific time is reached, a new command is sent which seems to either abrogate or change the former injunction but which, in fact, does nothing but mark the expiration of its validity. Since the former command did not have a specific period of validity attached to it, we take the new injunction as a cancellation of the former.
Example:
An employer might command one of his employees to do certain task with the intention of asking him to do some other task after one year, without, however, disclosing his intention to the employee. After the completion of the year, when employer ask the employee to do the other job, the employee might think that employer have changed or amended his orders, even though it is not the case, in fact, employer has not made any changes or amended his plans. Like all other changing phenomena around us, these apparent changes or amendments in the divine injunction are part of Divine Wisdom, whether we know its significance or not.
Therefore, the literal meaning of Naskh is replacement of one thing by another thing. Technical meaning from Islamic point of view is “Lifting the Law of Shariah by reasons of Shariah.”
That is why Allah (SWT) says in Glorious Qur’an 16:101:
وَإِذَا بَدَّلْنَا آيَةً مَكَانَ آيَةٍ وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يُنَزِّلُ قَالُوا إِنَّمَا أَنْتَ مُفْتَرٍ بَلْ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
And when We change a Verse (of the Qur’ân,) in place of another - and Allâh knows best what He sends down - they (the disbelievers) say: "You (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم) are but a Muftari! (Forger, liar)." Nay, but most of them know not.
"وَإِذَا بَدَّلْنَا آيَة مَكَان آيَة"
بِنَسْخِهَا وَإِنْزَال غَيْرهَا لِمَصْلَحَةِ الْعِبَاد
"وَاَللَّه أَعْلَم بِمَا يُنَزِّل قَالُوا"
أَيْ الْكُفَّار لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
"إنَّمَا أَنْتَ مُفْتَرٍ"
كَذَّاب تَقُولهُ مِنْ عِنْدك
"بَلْ أَكْثَرهمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ"
حَقِيقَة الْقُرْآن وَفَائِدَة النَّسْخ
And if We happen to exchange a revelation, which has already, served its purpose for another revelation which is appropriate for the new circumstance, and Allah knows exactly what to reveal and when, they - the infidels - accuse you (O Muhammad) of forgery. Indeed most of them do not know the facts nor do they reflect.
Conclusion!
Is it not most extraordinary spectacle that Mr. Farooq Ibrahim should write on the subject of “abrogation” without proper knowledge and education, and ask for any confidence in his statements, who sets out as he does with copy and paste portions of Islamic/Qu'ranic teachings by merely using English translation, calling upon the people to believe that it is true and fair representation, when the leading part and/or controlling feature of the whole Qu'ranic teachings about Naskh is carefully suppressed by Mr. Farooq Ibrahim. The alleged conversion of Mr. Farooq Ibrahim to Christianity is not an issue here, but nevertheless, entertains the idea that Mr. Farooq Ibrahim’s decision to convert to Christianity was purely based on ignorance with confused mind rather making an informed choice by comparison with proper knowledge and understanding of both religions i.e. Islam and Christianity and/or Bible and Glorious Qu'ran. As the issue of abrogation is actually problematic in the Bible for having adulterated scriptures (OT & NT).
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