What is the meaning of the phrase "without knowledge" in the noble verse: "And of mankind is he who purchases idle talk to mislead [others] from the way of Allah without knowledge and takes it in ridicule," and what are the meanings resulting from changing the position of this phrase in the verse?
The fatwa warns against altering the order of the Quranic verses for fear of falling into atheism concerning God's verses and their distortion, because atheism concerning God's verses means changing the words and putting them in the wrong place. Pondering the Quran is important, and it means understanding its verses, comprehending them, and looking deeply into them. This is achieved by contemplating the meaning of the verse to know God's intention behind it, not by changing the Quranic order.
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