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Parent Post: Iblis (The Default Caliph) of the Caliphate (Earth).
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deletejuice
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3/22/2025, 1:59:13 PM
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No, muslim scholars are not immune to corruption. But are you hinting towards Ibn Katheer being corrupt because he didn't mention Iblees to be the Khalifah or temporary god of Earth? If that is the case, then you will have to reject most of the early scholars of Islam. The belief that you hold right now is not a popular belief amongst Islamic scholars. So you will need to look at your source and then scrutinize that instead of going the other way and looking at all other sources of knoweledge & scrutinizing them.
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tajudeen_bin_tijani
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3/22/2025, 2:59:14 PM
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My source is the the Arabic Quran (God's words), not words of Ibn Kathir et al. And If God wills, I am amongst those who hear and obey (see below). #Quran chp 16 ver 98-99 When you read the Quran, you shall seek refuge in GOD from Satan the rejected. He has no power over those who believe and trust in their Lord.
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deletejuice
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3/22/2025, 4:33:17 PM
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We refer to the tafseer of Ibn Kathir or any other scholar not because they are pious saints, but because they are scholars of Islam who have devoted majority, if not all, of their lives in scrutinizing hadiths to explain the verses of Quran which require context and add on understanding through the narrations of the Prophet (SAW). Tafseers are not a collection of personal beliefs of a scholar, as what you are hinting at; rather they are explanations, interpretations, and commentaries of the Quran, used to explain it's linguistic, legal, theological, and historical aspects so that its meanings can be properly understood and applied. They rely heavily on authentic hadiths, the Quran itself and statements of the sahaba & tabi’een. Complete rejection of tafseers & hadiths is what results in deviant beliefs because then everyone will rely on their own interpretation which fits their own perspective disregarding the truth. Things become slightly different if you yourself are a scholar who has the ability to research academic sources, but for other everyday muslims, we rely on tafseers to understand the meaning of Quranic verses.
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tajudeen_bin_tijani
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3/22/2025, 7:38:51 PM
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Let's not outsource our knowledge of Islam to anyone, and be actively engaged in research and discussion. Thinking Muslims, Reflecting Muslims, Deliberating Muslims etc.
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