I am now convinced and certain that the Quran is the only source of legislation in religion, and that Allah will hold us accountable for what we ourselves understood from the Quran, not for the understanding of the clergy. On the Day of Judgment, every person will be judged alone, everyone will disown us, and following this or that Sheikh will not benefit us.
But how do I worship Allah as He wants and desires?
There are things I cannot fully comprehend in the Book of Allah, and this is not a deficiency in the Quran, but rather a shortcoming and lack of reflection on my part.
We all seek to please Allah and worship Him in the best way, the way our Lord, Glory be to Him, accepts, far from polytheistic practices.
Approach the Book of Allah as if you are reading it for the first time. Before you do, clear your head of everything you learned from the "narrated heritage" (An'ana). If you don't do that, you won't benefit, because you will measure every verse against the chains of narration and the understanding of the "priests" of religion.
Turn to the Book of Allah with a clear mind that contains nothing else.
Do not approach the Book of Allah while your mind is full of the number of prayers and rak'ahs, because the prayer in your head is not the prayer in the Book of Allah. This is proof that it has been distorted, just as the entire religion was distorted.
There are those who say they searched for prayer in the Book of Allah but did not find its details, while they found them in the books of Hadith!
Anyone who says this is asserting that the Book of Allah is incomplete!! This is terrifying in itself if they understood what they were saying, because quite simply, they are contradicting the word of Allah!
Allah says: My book is detailed, and the ignorant human says: Your book is not detailed, rather the heritage books are what detail it!
Imagine how Allah will answer him on the Day of Judgment!
But some say the Quran contains "miracles" (I'jaz).
Forget about this. There is no such thing in the Quran called "I'jaz" (disabling/miracle in the traditional sense). Allah clarifies and does not disable or confuse. Whoever says the Quran contains I'jaz is the one unable to understand Allah's words, and that is his own problem; it doesn't mean all Muslims are unable like him.
Allah did not send down encrypted words to us that need someone to decode their symbols, nor did He send us riddles or words in hieroglyphics that we are unable to solve.
Why do they portray Allah as if all His words are "miracles" that only the clergy can understand?!
As I told you, approach Allah's Book with a pure heart and mind. Reject everything you learned behind your back, at least while you study your Lord's book.
Anything you did not find in the Book of Allah, know that it is not from Allah, and necessarily, it is from the Devil.
The Jews are the most intense people in worshipping Godβregardless of the validity of that worship, right?
Yes, that's true.
Look at what Allah said about them:
(The example of those who were entrusted with the Torah and then did not take it on is like that of a donkey who carries volumes [of books]. Wretched is the example of the people who denied the signs of Allah. And Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.)
And we were told that "The Ummah of Muhammad does not agree on a delusion," right?
Yes, that's what the religious men said!!
That is the saying of devils, so that you feel comfortable and do not ask about this distortion. Because simply, you will place your trust in the clergy, believing everything they say is the truth, and questioning them is forbidden.
As if they are repeating the words of the Jews (We are the children of Allah and His beloved ones).
Allah has no "beloved" except those who follow Him. He does not look at gender or race; all are equal before Allah.
Whoever holds fast to the Book of Allah will never go astray, and this is exclusively for those who hold fast to the Book of Allah.
But as long as you lie against Allah and claim He has a "second revelation" and swear by it, this is our state with Allah. We fell into the same error the Jews fell into when they authored the Talmud and said "these are the words of Moses." We are walking exactly in their path!!
A third of the Quran talks about them so that we don't become like them.
And in the end, we told Allah "No" or "Whatever," Lord.
And with all audacity, we wrote books and said they are revelation, and followed the path of those we were warned not to be like.
So we are twice as foolish as the Jews, as if Allah was talking to a deaf, mute, and reckless person!
But some words in the Quran I cannot reflect upon or understand correctly.
Rely on dictionaries that explain the meanings of words. The Quran was written in Arabic, and if a word is difficult for you, you can interpret its root meaning using dictionaries. This will bring the meaning closer to you. Or seek help from books that clarify Allah's rulings, but only from the Book of Allah, not through "chains of narration" or the opinion of this or that Sheikh.
There is a fear of this stepβreflecting on Allah's words away from the books of Fiqh (jurisprudence).
Do not fear anyone; fear only Allah. Anyone who frightens you from using your mind and reflecting on the Book of Allah is a devil.
And whoever says to you (The Messenger of Allah said), ask him: Did you hear him?
Inevitably he will say to you: The Book of Allah reached you just as the saying of the Messenger reached you, so those who delivered the Book of Allah to you are the same ones who delivered the Messenger's saying.
Yes, they will say this.
Tell him: You are a liar!! The Book of Allah was delivered to me by Allah, and no one should do me a favor for it. This is in fulfillment of His promise to His servants that He protected His book.
Allah harnessed us for one another to transmit His book, and no one has a favor over anyone else; all will be rewarded by Allah.
If the Quran reached us through "Tawatur" (mass narration) like Hadith, where is the chain of Tawatur as in Hadith? Where do we find in the Book of Allah a chain like (So-and-so told us from so-and-so from so-and-so...)?
Do not let him deceive you with this argument.
Do not be afraid to speak; fear only violating Allah's command.
The only source of religion is the Book of Allah alone.
Someone might say: How do you know that those who delivered the Quran to us did not distort some words without anyone noticing!?
Whoever says this is attacking the Book of Allah. He is attacking Allah's word when He said (Indeed, it is We who sent down the message [the Quran] and indeed, We will be its guardian).
Whoever says this has no problem attacking the Book of Allah just to triumph for his heritage books.
No human can change a single letter of the Book of Allah, because Allah will expose him to the whole world, all Muslims will stand against him, and his "merchandise" will perish.
And is everything that Allah remained silent about and did not mention something I am not required to do, or am I not required to follow what came in any other book?
Everything Allah commanded you to do, He clarified and detailed for you in His book, not in any other book.
It is impossible for Allah to impose something on you and then refer you to other human books to clarify it for you. This is not justice, and Allah is the Just!
All the rulings that came in the Book of Allah, you are required to reflect upon. Everything outside the Book of Allah, you are not required to do. In fact, ignore it and do not fear; Allah's revelation is in Allah's Book only. Therefore, use your mind.