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QURAN VS HADITH
S/No. PARAMETER QURAN HADITH
1 Source Direct Revelation of Allah to Sayings of Prophet.
Prophet.

2 Scope Direct Revelations from Allah only. Sayings of Prophet about

Revelations not recorded in Quran
(Hadith-e-Qudsi)

Sayings of Prophet.

3 Contents Apriori Statements (Realities of Apriori (Realities and Incidents of

Hereafter) – Tenets of Deen Common Hereafter)
to all Prophets.
Aposteriori (Phenomenon
pertaining to Physical World of
Observation)

4 Validation of Being Apriori and thus No Apriori Statements rest upon

Statements Verification needed. Quranic Source for being qualified
as True, else False and Rejected.
Statements are all Inherently True.
Aposteriori Statements demand
Verification else False and
Rejected.
5 Truth Status Authentic and True As per Criteria laid down under
S/No.4 above.
6 Specificity Statements about Beliefs and Statements about Procedures and
Principles. (AQEEDA WA Practices. (TARIQAT/SUNNAH)
USOOL). apropos Statements of Principles
referred in QURAN.
7 Target Success of Individual in Hereafter. The same aspiration is anticipated
of each and every individual.
Bliss and Peace observed in this
world are mere effects and co-effects
due its practitioners significant in
number.
8 Focus Strictly Strategic focusing success in Seemingly Tactical but essentially
hereafter. to Orient Individual towards
Strategic Goal of success in
hereafter.

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S/No. PARAMETER QURAN
9 Commandments Instructive in Format to individuals
as MUHKAMAT in the form of DOs
and DONTs.
Directive in essence for Society and
Community as Group.
1o. Dawah Wise Strategic Approach of
Methodology Communicating through Interactive
Mode of Learning.
11 Text Nature Learning in essence and so
Commanding Individual to Adopt
else be Prepared to face
Consequences of neglect and
disapproval.
12 Implementation Change initiated through Concept
Methodology Selling of Deen (Meant for
Individuals) to Fellow Individual
Customers.
Change at Wider Community Level
realized through Loyal Practitioners
significant in numbers.
13 Advantage The Original source of Religion
Comprehensive for Apriori
Statement Contents as Beliefs and
Principles.
Success is based on Individual’s own
Purity of Intentions and Dedicated
sincere Approach apropos TAQWA.
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HADITH
Directive Statements meant for
Societies and Communities but
Realized falsely as and Translated
inappropriately into Enforcing
Instructive Format similar to
MUHKAMAT.
In the Name of Hadith, Adopting
Coercive Mode of Thrusting
Directive Commandments meant
for Society and Communities over
dwellers of a particular
geographical arena – An Unwise
Methodology lacking sense of
Strategic Wisdom.
Composed Texts both of Learnings
and Academic in Origins.
Needs to be segregated for its
Specific Explanatory Texts apropos
exclusive Quranic Learning
Statements.
Change supposedly initiated
through Enforcing of Practice
Codes (Sharia Laws) at
Community Level instead of
Concept Selling of Deen
(Principles and Beliefs) to
individuals. A Passionate but Hasty
Approach to Achieve Success.
It is Supplementary and not
Complimentary to DEEN. It is
Explanatory to Apriori Quranic
Statements (Beliefs and Principles)
as intended of Sharia realized as
Defined Code of Practice.
Model Practitioners as
Companions of Prophet may
provide added Motivation to those
aspiring to adopt Deen in Totality.
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S/No. PARAMETER QURAN
14 Summary It is the Text beyond doubt and
confusion.
It is the Lone purest authentic
source of Revelation.
It is the Simplest in Text and
Contents so understandable to man
of any caliber.
It is Learning Text and so appeals to
Man of any Caliber.
It is Learning Text and so it
Motivates to any Sane Individual
irrespective of age, time and
geography.
It focuses on Individual’s Success in
Hereafter.
It bases Individual’s Success on
DEEN (Principle focus Behaviour)
and so is all Comprehensive for its
Principle Contents and Policy Needs.
Quran is composed exclusively of
Learning Text marked as
MUHKAMAT.
Text of Apriori in nature beyond
man’s comprehension is demarcated
as MUTASHABIHAT.
MUHKAMAT being Truths in plain
simplified Format are understandable
to individuals of any age, time, race
or geography.
MUTASHABIHAT are instructed to
be left as they are and need not be
discussed or analyzed further.
It is Comprehensive to Elements of
Principles needed to build a
Personality.
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HADITH
They are falling short in
Simplicity, Authenticity and
Degree of Appeal to Individuals.
They have not classified Texts as
vividly as Quran and thus have at
times been matters of Debate for
even Topics of Utmost Relevance:
e.g. The Belief in Destiny, etc.
“Quranic Belief in Destiny” not
extended to “Consequences of
Hereafter” whereas Hadith extends
Destiny to “Predefined
Consequences of Hereafter”.
No Clarity about Subject Classes of
MUHKAMAT and
MUTASHABIHAT.
Hadith in its spirit is Directive in
nature and thus motivates
individuals to Quran as Source of
Inspiration and Guidance. On its
own, Hadith is incapable of guiding
an individual to Success in
Hereafter.
It may provide added Motivation
through its Historical Records and
Recorded Stories of Quranic
Personalities as Companions of
Prophet.
It admits that Personalities may
seemingly differ in matters of
APOSTERIORI nature but identical
on Principles of Hereafter.
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S/No. PARAMETER QURAN
15 Look out for Look out for Principles and Policy
ingredients of Successful Personality.
Acting with Purity of Intentions
seeking nothing but Pleasure of
Allah is the basis of ABADAH.
Seek Motivation from Successful
Personalities of all time like Prophets
and their followers.
Superiority of individual is based
on TAQWA (Purity of Intentions
while Performing).
Restrict to Limits and Boundaries
defined by Allah.
Observe the State of Silence and
Avoid Commenting on Matters left
as they are.
Commit to Quranic Methodology of
Building Personality of Performers
through Interactive Mode of Learning
DEEN in Contact of Devoted
Individuals.
Observe Wiseman Approach of
being Just in all Circumstances
(Quranic Anecdotes of Prophets and
their Exemplary Performances under
diverse Conditions and Test
Situations).
In search of Need and Assistance,
Seek Inspiration from Quran and
Quranic Salah.
Observe the Just Path of Attaching
Attributes to Individuals (Restricted
to the Level of Affection and Love to
Prophets, Successful Individuals of
All Time [SALEHIN], Genies and
Angels).
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HADITH
Look out for Procedural
Behaviour apropos Quranic
Principles.
Seek Motivation from Successful
Personalities of the Prophet and his
Companions.
Be Cautious for Hadith crossing
the Boundaries defined by Quran.
Check for Hadith Commenting on
Matters left silent in Quran.
Search for the Mode of
Implementing the Methodology
through Practices of the Prophet
and his Companions.
Tap Motivation from Stories of
devoted Model Companions of
Prophet.
Stories of Devoted Companions
may provide consolation to some
extents.
Be cautious to Hadith Glorifying
Prophets with added attributes,
extolling select personalities,
gratifying one above another etc.
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16 Conclusion 1. As Per Quran, only Principle focus Personalities shall be graded
successful in Hereafter.

2. Quran is all Comprehensive for ingredients of Personality as

DEEN (Matters of Beliefs and Principles) whereas HADITH are
Procedural Exposition of very Principles of Quran.

3. Quran assures Salvation of Individuals (Those who adopt its

Principles in Sanity, Purity of Intentions and Sincerity) and Hadith
affirms the same claim.

4. Quran is Simplest and Smallest of Toolkit to lead to success of an

individual irrespective of Time, Age, Race or Origin while Hadith
includes Historical Records of Civilization of a particular Race,
Origin, Time and Geography.

5. Quran is Smallest as it is confined to the Parameters of Success

in Hereafter whereas Hadith is vast as it does include Elements of
Prosaic nature like, Culture, Habits, Food, Dress and so on
which may not in totality be related to DEEN.

6. Quran claims for its utmost Simplicity and so for those Passionate
to achieve Success, get aligned to Quran. The Layman approach
and Plain Textual Contents of Quran do surely benefit to all
those who are desperate to achieve success. Hadith may provide
justification to the very approach and intents of such passionate
people as Motivational Source behind the Prophet as well as his
Companions has been nothing but the Same Quran itself (Its
Commanding Verses of MUHKAMAT and Apriori Goals of
MUTASHABIHAT).

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