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THE FACTS ABOUT DR. RASHAD KHALIFA'S TRANSLATION OF QURAN, August 8, 2000
786Many conflicting articles have been written about Dr. Rashad Khalifa. As expected from a man who has shaken the foundations of the corrupted religious establishments, he was both attacked and praised. Few of the articles are defending him while the others are attacking him. Some of these articles present the truth and as expected some others are full of lies. People usually resort to lies when they cannot defend their ideas or beliefs. They resort to assailing the character when they cannot assail the ideas or principles. This is most obvious in case of Dr Khalifa, who was treated as a hero first, when he discovered the Mathematical Miracle of the Quran. He was later defamed, attacked, insulted then assassinated when he denounced the corruption of religion in Islam (Submission), Christianity and Judaism. Because there is a growing and persistent interest in Dr. Rashad Khalifa, and his work, we decided to provide this information to the reader. We are hoping to correct all the lies and misinformation that is propagated by the corrupted religious leaders and their followers about him. This article was written to save the sincere reader, the agony of going through some of these lies, false accusations and distortions. God willing, we present to you here, the truth about Dr. Khalifa and the main issues he stood for. We need however, to remind the reader that , it is not Dr Khalifa, the man, that we should care about at this time but rather the issues he brought forward, stood and died for. If any of the material needs more clarification, check it His father was a religious leader for a large Sufi group, made of thousands of followers. The Sufi group was named after the elder son of their leader, i.e. Rashad, when Rashad was still a child. It is interesting to know that it was the same Sufi group with their idolization of the Muslim Saints (Wali ), the prophet and his family, and their upholding of other books with the Quran that might have started Dr. Khalifa on the road to evaluate the TRUE WORSHIP of GOD ALONE. Dr. Khalifa finished his university education in Egypt before coming to the United states in 1959, where he continued his higher education. He received his Master Degree in Biochemistry from Arizona State University and his Ph.D. from University of California, Riverside. He held several jobs in the United States and in the Middle East. All his jobs were in his field of Biochemistry including his work for the United Nations. Early on, during his life in the USA he was active in the Muslim communities where he lived. He published few Islamic newsletters and publications. He was still attached to the teachings of Islam (Submission) as he learned it from his father as well as the Sofi teachings he was brought up with. He went back to Egypt after finishing his PhD before settling in the USA with his wife and two children. After many years of reading different English translations of the Quran, he was not happy with any single one. They all had some violations of some of the basic teachings of the Quran. He was also met with a challenge from his children, while studying Quran with them...Dr. Khalifa's study of the Quran with the computer, the first of its kind then, resulted in the discovery of one of the greatest miracles of the Quran, as God described it in 74:35. This miracle had to do with number 19, mentioned in sura 74. MATHEMATICAL MIRACLE OF THE QURAN He published the results in several books, magazines and newspapers, and gave many lectures in many countries of the Muslim world. The Muslim scholars and governments cheered him and treated him like a hero and supported the new discoveries in the Quran. The momentous discovery that "19" is the common denominator of the Mathematical Miracle of the Quran became a reality in January, 1974. This was coinciding with Zul-Hijjah 1393 A.H. The Quran was revealed in 13 B.H. (Before Hijrah). This makes the number of years from the revelation of the Quran to the discovery of its miracle (in 1974), 1393+13=1406 years. It was more than interesting to notice that 1406 = 19 X 74. The only time number 19 was mentioned in the Quran is in sura 74. The correlation between 19X74 lunar years and 1974 solar years could not escape notice, especially with number 19 mentioned only in sura 74. . Dr. Khalifa continued his service to the Muslim community and continued his Islamic studies. The Mathematical Miracle of the Quran provided a physical proof beyond doubt that the Quran is the word of God. MATHEMATICAL MIRACLE OF THE QURAN Quoting the Quran, Dr. Khalifa confirmed what the Quran has been saying about itself; that Quran (1) is complete, perfect and fully detailed, (see 6:19, 38, 114, 115; 50:45) (2) is he ONLY acceptable Hadith, (see 7:185, 10:36, 31:6, 39:23, 45:6, 52:34, 68:44, 77:50, 39:29..., etc.). (3) Quran called on the Prophet Muhammed to deliver, preach, live and rule by the Quran ALONE, (see 5:48-50). With his understanding of the Quran and the fact that the hadiths books are vastly corrupted, Dr. Khalifa delivered his brave and clear understanding to the Muslim community. He proclaimed that Quran is the ONLY acceptable law in this great religion. He also emphasized the fact that all the known hadiths books are corrupted beyond recognition and can only be used for its historical value and not for religious guidance or laws. Dr. Khalifa called on the Muslims to follow the Quran alone and to disregard all the fabrications and lies that filled the Hadith and Sunna books. Dr. Khalifa did not consider or care for the angry reaction of the traditional Muslim scholars and their followers. Dr. Khalifa felt that the truth is more important than the fear of the people's reaction or its result. The Muslim scholars, shocked by his stand after they supported his Mathematical discoveries in the Quran, considered him a great risk for their traditional teachings. That risk was specially greater after he received a world wide recognition and support for his discoveries of the Mathematical Miracle of the Quran. When Dr. Khalifa's view about Quran alone was published, QURAN, HADITH AND ISLAM: (for download only), a campaign of intimidation, insults, fabrications, and accusations of misconduct against him started. Many of the Muslim Scholars who cheered him for the Mathematical Miracle of the Quran tried to play down its significance even at the expense of the truth. Despite the fierce attacks by the traditionalists on his views that was totally and only Quranic, Dr. Khalifa refused to change his position. He was even offered a large sum of money by one of the Royal Governments in the Middle East to change his position but he refused. He believed that the truth cannot be bought by any sum of money and that the truth belongs only to God ALONE. During his life in serving the Muslim community, he published one of the best English translations of the Quran available to us today. THE HOLY QURAN: (for download only), He never forgot to acknowledge the help and contribution to his translation of some of his close friends and associates. Some of them are still active in preaching the same message of worshipping God alone and following the Quran alone. Even those who criticize hi
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by Rashad Khalifa
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