Consultant for Theologians | Oscillating between Firangi Mahal and Mahall-e Firang | Early Hanafi
Nov 19 • 10 tweets • 2 min read
Ghamidi saab is known for his opinion that the reading of Hafs is the only true reflection of the original revealed diction of the Qur'an. In this video, Ghamidi makes the claim that riwāyat Ḥafṣ is the ʿarḍa akhīra (final rendition) of the Prophetﷺ 🧵
In Ghamidi's philosophy of the Qur'an, something which he inherits from his predecessors Amin Islahi and Hamiduddin Farahi, it is necessary that the diction, vocalization, syntax, and order of chapters of the Quran be fixed and predetermined prior to revelation, in a single form.
Sep 21 • 13 tweets • 3 min read
People are accusing Tariq Masood of blasphemy and are calling for his arrest (and possibly execution) because he suggested that the rasm of the Uthmanic codex is not tawqīfī, which is against the standard narrative. Let’s ignore the fact that some Sahaba also suggested the same,
& let’s look at what Tariq Masood actually said in the original video at 38:00. He actually posits a very creative argument for the preservation of the Qur’an and proof for the Prophet’s ﷺ prophethood based on the fact that the rasm hasn’t been “fixed”
