Do the hadith followers follow the Quran ? The following table examines some of the most important practices of Islam and compares the Quranic laws that govern these practices with the way the same practices are observed by the followers of the hadith. Subject What the Quran says What the hadith followers do 1 Source of Law The Quran states that God is the only Law Maker (6:114), and that the only duty of the messenger is to deliver God's message (5:99), and that Muhammad does not have the authority to prohibit anything not prohibited by God (66:1) Prophet Muhammad is instated as a law maker besides God. Numerous hadith list various items that are said to have been prohibited by the prophet such as gold and silk for men, dogs, pictures, make-up for women, etc.. 2 Shahada Only one Shahada authorised in the Quran (3:18). It has only one name, the name of God. A second Shahada is added to honour prophet Muhammad. Only mention of the second Shahada in the Quran is that uttered by the h...
A book entitled Earth is a basic reference textbook in many universities around the world. One of its two authors is Professor Emeritus Frank Press. He was the Science Advisor to former US President Jimmy Carter, and for 12 years was the President of the National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC. His book says that mountains have underlying roots. These roots are deeply embedded in the ground, thus, mountains have a shape like a peg (see figures 1, 2, and 3). Figure 1: Mountains have deep roots under the surface of the ground. (Earth, Press and Siever, p. 413.) Figure 2: Schematic section. The mountains, like pegs, have deep roots embedded in the ground. (Anatomy of the Earth, Cailleux, p. 220.) Figure 3: Another illustration shows how the mountains are peg-like in shape, due to their deep roots. (Earth Science, Tarbuck and Lutgens, p. 158.) This is how the Quran has described mountains. God has said in the Quran: “Have We not...