Holiness and Religion

 Holiness is the worst kind of prejudice, in the presence of which the search for truth is a useless act. Because when holiness itself becomes a truth, it is not possible to reach the real truth. Because holiness is like a shroud through which truth cannot pass. The person who is struck by holiness is always trying to find some rational and moral justification for all the factors that are the basis of his holiness. However, a thinker who is critical of every idea, idea, or form of reality comes out of the confines of all these sacred elements so that things may appear to them as they are.

Muhammad Iqbal has tried to make some concessions to the religion of Islam in the light of modern science, for which he had to say anything that directly contradicted this religion. For example, according to Iqbal, God cannot be vengeful. Iqbal's words are: "Hell, as the Qur'an understands, is not a pit of eternal torment made by a vengeful God." New Formation of Islamic Thought, Fourth Lecture. But is Iqbal's conclusion in accordance with the Qur'an? The answer is no. This is not a religious concept of God but a philosophical concept in a sense, that is, Iqbal presented God as he wanted to see it for himself. In this regard, see this verse of Surah Al-Imran:

Those books are a guide for mankind, and He has sent down decisive things. Verily, those who disbelieve in the verses of Allah, for them is a severe torment, and Allah is the Great Revenger. ”Verse 4

Now God Himself is saying that He will take revenge on those who disbelieve. Therefore, Iqbal's concept of God is his own creation, it has nothing to do with the vengeful God of the Qur'an. People have named their desires after the Qur'an. The fact is that they want to remove everything from this religious book that contradicts the prevailing conception of humanity in the present age. Since they have no other choice, they change the interpretation of this book. From Maulvi Maududi to Ghamdi, every religious scholar has offered interpretations that have nothing to do with the original Qur'anic text. When we read it, the astonishing question arises as to which part of the verse these people are interpreting, the answer is in the negative.