"O believers, believe in God and His messenger, and the Scripture He sent down to His messenger and the Scripture He sent down before. And whoever disbelieves in God, His angels, His Scriptures, His messengers, and the Last Day, has certainly gone far astray." (Quran Sura An Nisa 136). For years I had been perplexed by this verse. What puzzled me the most was why the Scripture before the Quran is written in a singular form, not plural, whereas there are at least three Scriptures that have been known to muslims, i.e. the Torah, the Gospel, and the Pslams. Which of this Scripture are meant to be believed by the muslims besides the Quran, and how to implement this verse in life? For all I know, the majority of muslims believe that there were three Scriptures before the Quran, namely the Torah, the Gospel, and the Zabur, but these three Scriptures had been altered, corrupted, and edited over time, so the Bible today that we now have is no longer trustworthy. And there is no need ...
Pada khotbah Jumat hari ini, Jumat 27 Februari di Masjid Al Amanah Kemenkeu, ada satu pernyataan sang khatib yang menarik buat saya. Kurang lebih sang khatib menyatakan, bahwa untuk mengetahui bahwa Tuhan itu ada, kita tidak memerlukan rasul dan kitab suci. Kita memerlukan rasul dan kitab suci bukan untuk mengetahui bahwa Tuhan itu ada melainkan untuk mengetahui siapakah Tuhan itu. Kalau untuk mengetahui bahwa Tuhan itu ada, maka orang-orang kafir Quraisy pun sudah tahu bahwa Tuhan itu ada. Ada banyak malahan menurut versi mereka. Jadi, kita memerlukan Rasul dan Kitab Suci untuk mengetahui siapakah Tuhan. I'll keep that in mind! Dalam benak saya, ini ada hubungannya dengan ayat Al Quran yang pertama kali turun, termasuk beberapa ayat awal Surat Al Muddatsir dan Al Muzzammil yang konon termasuk ayat-ayat yang paling awal diturunkan kepada Nabi.