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What is the ruling on interpreting the Holy Quran in poetic form, with the possibility of publishing and circulating it?

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Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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Scholars have differed regarding the translation of the Noble Quran, but it is permissible to translate its meanings and its exegesis. There is no difference between this and rendering these translations into poetry, for the versification here pertains to the meanings of the Quran, not its exact words. Scholars have permitted incorporating the Quran into poetry if the intention is sound, and people of knowledge continue to versify religious sciences to facilitate their memorization, and the meanings of the Quran are even more deserving of this. The conclusion is that versifying the meanings of the Quran or its exegesis is permissible and even recommended, provided that the versification is accurate and the expression precise.

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