An Assessment of the Relatiionship between Quran and Sunnah
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2021-06-01
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Degel: The Journal of the Faculty of Arts and Islamic Studies
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The significance of the Qur'an to the life of Muslims cannot be La direction to the Muslims in their spiritual, social, economic and political overemphasized. This is because it serves as a manual that provides accurate endeavours. However, the guidance obtained from the teachings of the Qur'an cannot be adequately understood without resort to the explanation offered by Prophet Muhammad (SAW), otherwise known as-Sunnah, whether through verbal expression, action or tacit approval. This work, therefore, intends to study the relationship between the Qur'an and Sunnah to unravel the scope of the latter, dissect its roles for better understanding of the Muslims and unfold the authenticity of the position of Qur'aniyyun and their likes who express satisfaction on the comprehensiveness of the messages of the Qur'an and censure the Muslim Ummah over their reference to the Sunnah as a secondary source of guidance. Exegetical and analytical research methods were adopted in the study. The work observed the confinement of the roles of Sunnah and the usurpation of some of its powers by some Muslims and orientalists and provided a framework to understand the arguments of those that accord it the right to legislate a new law and abrogate certain verses of the Qur'an as well. The work concludes that the Sunnah plays a complementary role to the injunctions of the Qur'an and affirms its statutory duty to enact a new law.
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relationship, Qur'an, Sunnah, Legislation