loverOfTruth
Well-Known Member
You have used a literal interpretation of the verses.
DO not forget, the Quran has several layers of meaning.
You are mostly forgetting the inner meaning of Quran. You seem to only refer to outword meaning of Quran. Just as the Prophet had said, there will come a time, the Moslems only refer to the Outword meaning of Quran.
Once again, to remind you when we read Quran, we should consider its message as a whole. Quran warned that, we deny a part of the Book of God, and just use the parts we like.
"To every People is a time period fixed: When their time ends, they cannot delay an hour, and not (an hour) can they advance (the end)." Quran 7:34
al-A`raf 7:34
That means, when the end of a people arrives, God does not even wait for an hour.
what Does God do then, when the end of a people arives?
The answer is in the next verse, same Surah:
"O children of Adam! there shall come to you Apostles from among yourselves, rehearsing my signs to you; and whoso shall fear God and do good works, no fear shall be upon them, neither shall they be put to grief." 7:35
The answer is, when the end of a people arives, God sends them a Messenger, saying the verses of God to them.
I hope you get it. By the end of a people is meant, when, they go out of the way of God. They do not act according to the original teachings of God.
If you see these verses and ponder with no bias, I believe the truth of them appear to you.
The Messenger of God said: "At the end of the time of my ummah, the Mahdi will appear. God will grant him rain, the earth will bring forth its fruits, he will give a lot of money, cattle will increase and the ummah will become great. He will rule for seven or eight years.[13]
The Prophet said, “If my (Ummah) Community keeps on the right, it is going to enjoy an age of one day, and if it becomes corrupt, it will have an age of half a day.” [Al-Munawī cites it in Fayd al-Qadīr from Shaykh Muhyī al-Dīn Ibn ‘Arabī.]
"And one day according to Allah’s estimation is 1,000 years according to yours. "(Quran 22:47)
It is very illogical to think, when the end of a people spiritually arrives, and when the spirit of their faith dies out, God wait for several hundereds of years, then sends a guidance. No, The Mercifull and Kind God, sends His guidance, as soon as people gone astray.
But you can keep the beliefs of your sect, my friend. Our discussions are only to share our views, I am not saying you change your beliefs.
That's right - I don't need to learn how to understand/interpret the Qur'an from a Bahai.