American Journal of Islam and Society (Sep 1990)
Guiding Light
Abstract
Translation In the nume of Aualr, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. 1. Ye are the best Of Peoples, evolved For mankind, Enjoining what is right, Forbidding what is wrong, And believing in Allah. If only the People of the Book Had faith, it were best For them: among them Are some who have faith, But most of them Are perverted transgressors. Al ‘Imran (3:110) 2. (They are) those who, If We establish them In the land, establish Regular prayer and give Regular charity, enjoin The right and forbid wrong: With Allah rests the end (And decision) of (all) affairs. Al Hajj (22:41) 3. “Those who follow the Messenger, The unlettered Prophet, Whom they find mentioned In their own (Scriptures) In the Law and the Gospel- For he commands them What is just and forbids them What is evil; he allows ,Them as lawful what is good (And pure) and prohibits them ...