Yet the comprehension of this meaning is unavoidable for...

Yet the comprehension of this meaning is unavoidable for anyone who has begun to meditate upon a more universal order and has preferred to gain a vision of the universe of reality rather than his own ego, who has preferred objectivity to an egocentric subjectivism. From this discussion, the meaning of the outward and inward aspects of the Quran has become clear. It has also become evident that the inner meaning of the Quran does not eradicate or invalidate its outward meaning.

Rather, it is like the soul which gives life to the body. Islam, which is a universal and eternal religion and places the greatest emphasis upon the” reformation” of mankind, can never dispense with its external laws which are for the benefit of society, nor with its simple doctrines which are the guardians and preservers of these laws.

How can a society, on the pretence that religion is only a matter of the heart, that man’s heart should be pure and that there is no value to actions, live in disorder and yet attain happiness? How can impure deeds and words cause the cultivation of a pure heart? Or how can impure words emanate from a pure heart? God says in His Book, “Vile women are for vile men and vile men for vile women.

Good women are for good men, and good men for good women.” (2) He also says, “As for the good land, its vegetation cometh forth by permission of its Lord; while as for that which is bad, only evil cometh forth) from it” (3). Thus it becomes evident that the Holy Quran has an outward and an inward aspect and the inward aspect itself has different levels of meaning. The hadith literature, which explains the content of the Quran, also contains these various aspects.

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