If after the passing of the Prophet’s Companions the Muslim community had continued to adhere to the Qur’anic worldview, we would have preserved our unity as a nation; led the way in the Islamic social sciences; and not have split into warring factions. Yet in the process truth and genuine human interests were lost and the community disintegrated. If Qur’anic concepts and understandings had continued to govern Islamic thought, it would have become evident that the Prophet’s words to the desert Arab tribes were tailored to their specific needs, capacity, culture, and history. Over time, the Qur’an was viewed just as a means to acquire a blessing and a heavenly reward through recitation and memorization while ijtihad (attempts to grapple with its meanings in new and creative ways) was lacking

Jika selepas kewafatan para Sahabat Nabi, masyarakat Islam terus berpegang kepada pandangan dunia Al-Quran, kita akan telah memelihara perpaduan kita sebagai sebuah negara; memimpin dalam sosial Islam sains; dan tidak berpecah kepada puak yang berperang. Namun dalam proses kebenaran dan kepentingan manusia yang tulen telah hilang dan masyarakat disin terintegrasi. Sekiranya konsep dan kefahaman al-Quran telah diteruskan mentadbir pemikiran Islam, ia akan menjadi jelas bahawa Kata-kata Nabi kepada suku Arab padang pasir disesuaikan dengan spesifik mereka keperluan, kapasiti, budaya, dan sejarah. Lama kelamaan, Al-Quran dilihat hanya sebagai satu cara untuk memperoleh rahmat dan ganjaran syurga melalui bacaan dan hafazan sambil berijtihad (cuba bergelut dengannya makna dalam cara yang baru dan kreatif) adalah kurang