Is there not a simpler way to convey the meaning than repeating "houses" in the verse: "There is no blame upon the blind, nor any blame upon the lame, nor any blame upon the sick, nor upon yourselves for eating from your houses or the houses of your fathers or the houses of your mothers or the houses of your brothers or the houses of your sisters or the houses of your paternal uncles or the houses of your paternal aunts or the houses of your maternal uncles or the houses of your maternal aunts, or [from houses] whereof you possess the keys, or [from the house of] your friend. There is no blame upon you whether you eat together or separately. But when you enter houses, greet one another with a greeting from Allah, blessed and good. Thus does Allah make clear to you the verses that you may understand," and what is its rhetorical miracle?
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The Holy Quran was revealed at the pinnacle of eloquence and clear expression, astounding the Arabs despite their fluency. Not one of them objected to a single verse; rather, they submitted to its eloquence. The interpretation of the aforementioned verse in Surat An-Nur (24:61-62) shows that it removes hardship from the blind, the lame, and the sick concerning religious obligations, permits eating from the homes of relatives and friends without discomfort, and encourages greeting with peace upon entering homes, emphasizing that peace is a blessed and good greeting from Allah.
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