5 Ways in Which the Qur’aan is Rejected

By Imaam ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah (d.751H)

Forms of rejecting the Qur’aan:

One: to refuse to listen to it, have faith in it and pay attention to it.
Two: to refuse to act according to it, abide by its lawful and unlawful commandments, even if the person reads it and has faith in it.
Three: to reject its arbitration and litigation according to its principles and branches of the religion and to believe that its words are not meant to be indisputable, and that its proofs are verbal and do not reach the level of real knowledge.
Four: to reject careful consideration of it, and fail to understand it and learn that which the Speaker intended.
Five: to reject seeking medication with it concerning all the diseases of the heart, by seeking the cure of such diseases from other than it.

All these are included in the following Qur’aanic verse (which means):

“And the Messenger (Muhammad) will say: ‘O my Lord! Verily, my people deserted this Qur’aan (neither listened to it, nor acted on its laws and orders)’.” (Al-Furqan 25:30)

This is the case with people although some rejection is less than others.

Taken from: Al-Fawaa’id - A Collection of Wise Sayings , Pgs. 126-127, by Imaam ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah (d.751H), Translated by Bayan Translation Services, Published by Umm al-Qura for Translation, Publishing & Distribution