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The Command or Judgement [HUKM] belongs to none but Allah

The command [Hukm] rests with none but Allah… [6:57, 12:40, 12:67]

To Him belongs the Command [Hukm]…[6:62, 28:70, 28:88]

the Command [Hukm] is with Allah, the most High, the Most Great [40:12]

Allah does not share His Command [HUKM] with anyone, (not even with the Prophet [p.b.u.h])

He does not share his Command [Hukm] with anyone [18:26]

Allah commands the Prophet [p.b.u.h] to proclaim that Allah is the only One who can command

Proclaim (O Muhammad): "Our god, Initiator of the heavens and the earth, Knower of all secrets and declarations, You are the only One who judges [tahkumu] among Your servants regarding their disputes." [39:46] 

Say (O Muhammad): "Shall I seek for judge [HAKAMan] other than Allah? - when He it is Who hath sent unto you the Book, explained in detail." They know full well, to whom We have given the Book, that it hath been sent down from thy Lord in truth. Never be then of those who doubt. [6:114]

Allah commands the Prophet [p.b.u.h] to judge or command [HUKM] according to Allah’s revelation 

To thee (O Muhammad) We sent the Scripture in truth, confirming the scripture that came before it, and guarding it in safety: so judge  [HUKM] between them by what Allah hath revealed, and follow not their vain desires, diverging from the Truth that hath come to thee. To each among you have we prescribed a law and an open way. If Allah had so willed, He would have made you a single people, but (His plan is) to test you in what He hath given you: so strive as in a race in all virtues. The goal of you all is to Allah; it is He that will show you the truth of the matters in which ye dispute;[5:48] 

And so (O Muhammad) judge or rule or command [Hukm] among them in accordance with GOD's revelations to you. Do not follow their wishes, and beware lest they divert you from some of GOD's revelations to you. If they turn away, then know that GOD wills to punish them for some of their sins. Indeed, many people are wicked. [5:49] 

Is it the law of the days of ignorance that they seek to uphold? Whose HUKM is better than GOD's for those who have attained certainty? [5:50] 

Allah re-iterates to the Prophet [p.b.u.h] that He has sent down to him the Book so that he judges or commands [Hukm] according to it 

We have sent down to you the scripture, truthfully, in order to judge[HUKM] among the people in accordance with what GOD has shown you. You shall not side with the betrayers. [4:105]  

The Judgement or the Command [HUKM] is in the Quran 

Thus have We revealed it to be a judgment  of authority [Hukman] in Arabic. Wert thou to follow their (vain) desires after the knowledge which hath reached thee, then wouldst thou find neither protector nor defender against Allah. [13:37] 

Judgement or command [HUKM] with equity or truth [BIL-HAQ] 

O David, we have made you a ruler on earth. Therefore, you shall judge among the people equitably [BIL-HAQ], and do not follow your personal opinion, lest it diverts you from the way of GOD. Surely, those who stray off the way of GOD incur severe retribution for forgetting the Day of Reckoning.[38:26]  

Say: "O my Lord! judge Thou in truth [BIL-HAQ]!" "Our Lord Most Gracious is the One Whose assistance should be sought against the blasphemies ye utter!" [21:112]

Quran is Al-Haq [The Truth]

10:108 Say, "O Mankind! Now has come to you [Al-Haq] the Truth from your Lord. So whoever chooses to follow the right path, follows it for his own “Self”. And whoever chooses to go astray, goes astray to his own hurt. And I am not a guardian over you."

Quran guides towards Al-Haq [The Truth]

46:30 They said, “O Our people! Behold, We have heard a Scripture that has been revealed after Moses, confirming the Divine Origin of what came before it. It guides to the Truth [Al-Haq] and to a Straight Road."

Judgement or command [HUKM] with equity [BIL-QIST] 

(They are fond of) listening to falsehood, of devouring anything forbidden. If they do come to thee, either judge between them, or decline to interfere. If thou decline, they cannot hurt thee in the least. If thou judge, judge in equity between them. For Allah loveth those who judge in equity [BIL-QIST]. [5:42] 

Judgement with equity [BIL-QIST] is also based on the BOOK 

We sent aforetime our messengers with Clear Signs and sent down with them the Book and the Balance (of Right and Wrong), that men may stand forth in justice [BIL-QIST]; and We sent down Iron, in which is (material for) mighty war, as well as many benefits for mankind, that Allah may test who it is that will help, Unseen, Him and His messengers: For Allah is Full of Strength, Exalted in Might (and able to enforce His Will). [57:25] 

The word of your Lord is complete, in truth and justice [ADL]. Nothing shall abrogate His words. He is the Hearer, the Omniscient.[6:115] 

No Prophet [p.b.u.h] can say to people “Be my servants” 

It is not (right) that a man, to whom is given the Book, and Wisdom, and the prophetic office, should say to people: "Be ye my servants rather than Allah's": on the contrary (He would say) "Be ye worshippers of Him Who is truly the Cherisher of all: For ye have taught the Book and ye have studied it earnestly."[3:79] 

But there will still be those who will turn away from the Book of Allah 

Hast thou not turned Thy vision to those who have been given a portion of the Book? They are invited to the Book of Allah, to settle their dispute, but a party of them Turn back and decline (The arbitration). [3:23]

 

18-07-2004

Important

And do not follow (blindly) any information of which you have no (direct) knowledge. (Using your faculties of perception and conception, you must verify it for yourself. (In the Court of your Lord,) you will be held accountable for your hearing, sight, and the faculty of reasoning."[17:36]