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What is your evaluation of Dr. Abdullah Khader Hamad's interpretation of the Great Qur’an, especially through his exegesis of one of the verses from Surat Al-Baqarah in the attached link?

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The aforementioned book has not been reviewed, but the attached sample is good. Its author has compiled most of the sayings regarding the interpretation of the verse in a commendable style, with scholarly documentation and adherence to the creed of the Salaf (pious predecessors). This is evident in his refutation of the Jabariyyah (determinists) from the Almighty's saying: "{So whoever drank}" and "{except he who scooped up}," where he attributed the action to them. He also affirmed Allah Almighty's 'Ma'iyyah' (being with) based on the Almighty's saying: "{And Allah is with the patient}." He reconciled affirming 'Ma'iyyah' and Allah's 'Uluw' (being high) by stating that there is no contradiction between them. His being with us does not mean His indwelling in our places; rather, He is with us while He is in the heavens, similar to our saying: "The moon is with us," while it is in the sky.

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