53.3 And he speaks not on account of his own will.
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The Revelation to John
وما ينطق عن الهوى
Wama yantiqu AAani alhawa
53.3 And he speaks not on account of his own will.
Summary of 53.3:
• John tells us, in Revelation, that the message that he is writing down is not of his own inclination
• John specifically tells us why he is writing this Revelation
• John specifically lists three reasons:
1. Word of God
2. Witness of Jesus Christ
3. The Spirit
• Thus, we are informed that the Revelation emanates not from John, but from the Triune entity of the Biblical Creator God
• 53.3, which is a continuation of 53.2 via the copulative conjunction “wa”(and), informs us of a third negative – as referring to John
• This third negative, which precedes the imperfect tense “yantiqu”, denies the present
• Thus, just as the first and second negatives found in 53.2 denied the past; the third negative found in 53.3 denies the present
• 53.3 tells us that “yantiqu”, or what he speaks (i.e. John) is not (“wama”) on account of (AAani) his own will (alhawa)
• Interestingly, all Koranic usages of “yantiqu” specifically refer to “The Book” (i.e. the Book of Revelation), as speaking the truth – thus, we can have great confidence that its usage in 53.3 is also referencing this same Book of Revelation truthfulness
• Recapping the first three ayahs in sura 53, we have the following parallels to Revelation:
1. John falls at the feet of Jesus
2. John is the Companion of Jesus
3. John did not die
4. John did not err
5. John speaks not by his own will
