Chapter 12
Conviction No.7
“The 'Real' Definition Of 'Zina'
(Adultery) In Quran” And Its Fallout
The word ZINA is used in the Quran to represent “mutilation of Discipline (Deen)”, or “distortion of ideology” or “making it impure, or spoil it”. It has not been used in a sexual perspective. Moreover, resultantly, no instructions or punishments are stipulated for illicit sexual relationship.
The following "decree‟ was noted in the learned translator's own writing on the Blog:-
―Quran does not say any thing about ―Pre-marital Sex. (Pre-marital, in the context of the relevant thread, meant, outside the bonds of marriage).
However, this "decree‟, witnessed by many participants, was recently removed from the Blog pages, presumably for fear of serious reprisals. This step served to disturb, to some extent, the process of implementation of the “Free Sex” part of AGENDA.
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The learned translator is of the view that this issue is left to the existing government or the conditions prevalent in the society. Unfair sexual practice or the punishment thereof is not mentioned at all. For details, see his booklet: “Zina Quran ki nazar men”, and discussion threads on the Blog.
This precisely means that ZINA is not such an important issue on which Divine Commandments would have been required. This kind of interpretation has naturally caused Free Sex sentiments to grow rapidly among his followers.
The definition of the word ZINA (Verses 17/32, 24/2, 3) that the learned translator has presented as “making impure or distort an ideology”; and thus has proved Polytheism and Zina to be equivalent crimes of an ideological nature, can easily be taken as accurate. This humble student also does not deem this interpretation wrong as it is substantiated by Lane's Lexicon. However, this fact should not be made a pretense to allow illicit sexual relations in Islamic Discipline.
The learned translator however seems obviously adamant in arriving at the above conclusion under his particular AGENDA. So, let us briefly prove from the Quran that Allah swt has emphatically forbidden any kind of sexual act or relations except the written and legally bound marital agreement (Verse 21/4).
Verse No.4/24: “Wa al-mohsanaatu min-an-Nisaa‟i illa maa malakat ayimanukum, kitaab-Allaahi alayikum; wa uhilla la-kum maa waraa‟a zaalikum an tabtaghu bi-amwaalikum mohsineena ghayira musaafiheen; fa maa astamta‟tum bi-hi min-hunna, fa-aatuhunna ujooruhunna fareezatan”.
Translation: …….And also prohibited to you are all married, chaste women except from those whom your right hands possess (under your oath of sponsorship/guardianship/subordination) whom Allah has placed under your legal responsibility. And lawful to you are all others beyond these provided that you seek them by spending from your wealth, desiring chastity, not unlawful sexual outpour. So for the benefits you may draw from them, give them their due rights as an obligation.
Verse No.4/25: “WA MUN LUM YASTATI‟ MIN-KUM TAWLAN AN YANKIH-AL-MOHSANAAT-IL-MO‟MINAATI FA-MIN MAA MALAKAT AYIMANUKUM MIN FATAYAATI-KUM-UL-MO‟MINAAT; WALLAHU A‟LAMU BI-AYIMANI-KUM, BA‟ADHUKUM MIN BA‟ADH; FA-ANKIHUHUNNA BI- AZNI AHLI-HINNA WA AATU-HUNNA UJOORA-HUNNA BIL-MA‟AROOFI MOHSANAATIN GHAYIRA MUSAAFIHAATIN WA LAA MUTTAKHIZAATI AKHDAAN”.
Translation: And whoever among you cannot, for long, find means to marry chaste, believing women, then he may choose from those whom your right hands possess of believing girls. And Allah is most knowing about your oaths/contracts; you are of one another. So marry them with the permission of their people and give them their due rights according to what is acceptable, in a state of chastity, not committing unlawful sex randomly nor taking as secret lovers.
Verse No.5/5: “Al-youma uhilla la-kum at-tayyibaat; wa ta‟aam-ul- lazeena ootu-al-Kitaba hill-ul-la-kum wa ta‟aamukum hill-ul-la-hum; wa al-Mohsinaatu min al-mo‟minaati wa al-mohsanaatu min-al-lazeena ootu-al-Kitaba min qabli-kum izaa aatayitumoo-hunna ujoorahunna mohsineena ghayira musafiheena wa laa muttakhizi akhdaan”.
Translation: All the pleasant things have been made permissible for you this day; And the food of People of the Book is also permissible for you and your food is permissible for them. And also permissible are the chaste women from the Believers, and from the ones given the Books before you provided you give their full right, in a chaste/protected way, not in an unlawful sexual relation or in secret affairs.
Verse No.24/33: “Wal yasta‟fif allazeena laa yajidoona nikaahan hatta yughniya-hum-ullaahu min fadhli-hi”.
Translation: And those who do not possess means for a marriage agreement must exercise restraint until Allah enriches them with His bounties.
In my humble opinion, the learned translator must have quoted the above references in his Book on ZINA to prevent his theory from becoming controversial, had he not been implementing a particular foreign AGENDA. Had he done so, his present insufficient explanation would not have engendered the suggestions of free sex in Muslim Discipline (Deen). Nevertheless, since he himself likes to issue the below quoted judgment, it won't take long before the doubts about working on an AGENDA would turn into a reality:-
―Quran does not say anything about pre-marital Sex.
From the above-quoted Verses, the Readers can easily decide if it “says”, or it doesn't!
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