Each Group Lit Its Own Fire 🔥
🔥 “Each Group Lit Its Own Fire: Ideological Lights Instead of the Qur'an’s Light” 🔥 Fires That Imitate the Light of Truth The Qur’an makes a clear distinction between those who seek and find the path of truth, and those who merely polish their assumptions and present them as truth. Surah al-Baqarah 2:17 presents this with a striking metaphor: “Their example is like that of one who kindled a fire. When it illuminated all around him, Allah took away their light and left them in darkness—unable to see.” (2:17) The fire here represents a light that appears to shine, but is not nūr (divine light). It is not a true guide, but a false illumination . Today, many sects and ideological groups that associate themselves with Islam have also kindled their own fires—calling others to themselves, presenting their own writings as wisdom , their leaders as guides , and their interpretations as if they were revelation . 🌑 Refuge in Speculative Lights: The Fires of Sects, Communities, ...