Meaning and Tafsir
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What is meant by (إِنَّمَا - indeed only), and why are there two present tense verbs and two pronouns in the Almighty's saying: "Indeed Allah wishes to remove from you the impurity, O people of the House, and to purify you with a thorough purification" (33:33)?
Do hearts hear, see, and reason?
What is the ruling on reading Sayyid Qutb's "Fi Dhilal al-Qur'an" exegesis, based on your fatwa number 3952, which mentioned the approved exegeses?
Do the verses that speak of wealth and sons favor wealth over sons?
Which Sura is the delivering/saving one?
How do we respond to someone who argues, citing Allah’s saying: "Indeed, it is We who sent down the Dhikr (the Qur’an) and indeed, We will be its guardian," to deny the distortion of the Torah and the Gospel, and by claiming that Christians and Jews are "People of the Dhikr" based on Allah’s saying: "So ask the People of the Dhikr if you do not know"?
What is the interpretation of the verses: "So let man observe from what he was created? He was created from a gushing fluid, issuing from between the backbone and the ribs. Indeed, He is able to return him [to life]. The Day when secrets will be tested"?
Is the word "wajada" (found) in the verse {Until, when he reached the setting place of the sun, he found it setting in a spring of dark mud, and he found by it a people} appropriate to describe the sunset, especially since it was used to describe a real finding of people, and does this indicate a deficiency in understanding the meanings of words, or does it call for a re-examination of scientific theories?
Is the meaning of the word "fahishah" in the verse "And those who, when they commit a fahishah or wrong themselves..." referring to adultery?
Is the reward for reciting the Quran from a book of Tafsir equivalent to the reward for reciting it from the Mushaf for someone who is in a constant state of ritual impurity?
How many times is the word "mountains" (الجبال) mentioned in the Holy Quran and in which surahs?
What is meant by "the Scripture and Wisdom" in verse 110 of Surat Al-Ma'idah?
What are the purposeful and beneficial topics that can be adopted for producing animated films, and what books are suitable as sources for their scenarios, and what is the ruling on portraying the biography of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, or portraying the honorable Companions in these animated films?
What is the difference between "they lead you astray" (يضلوك) and "they lead you astray" (يضلونك), and why were "they lead you astray" (يضلوك) and "they harm you" (يضرونك) used in verse 113 of Surat An-Nisa, despite the existence of other examples like "they want to turn you back" (يردونكم) and "they want to turn you back" (يردوكم)?
What type of tazkiyah (purification/spiritual development) is present in the Almighty’s saying: "And if it is said to you, 'Go back,' then go back"?
Why did Allah Almighty mention the "Valley of Ants" in the Qur’an, where was this valley, and did ants live there only in the time of Prophet Solomon, without spreading to other places on Earth?
What is the correct methodology for dealing with Tafsir (Qur'anic exegesis), and how can one select the beneficial among them? And is it considered a sin to suffice with mentioning the meaning of the verse without delving into its many interpretations when teaching people?
Why did the jinn in Surat Al-Ahqaf say: "Indeed, we heard a Book revealed after Moses," and not "after Jesus," even though the Quran was revealed after Jesus, peace be upon him?
What are the dictionaries specialized in the terminology of Quranic sciences?
What is the wisdom behind prioritizing exhalation over inhalation in describing the state of the inhabitants of Hellfire in Surat Hud, despite the natural sequence of breathing being inhalation then exhalation?
Was iron found on Earth since its creation, or did it descend from the heavens, as stated in His Almighty's saying: (And We sent down iron, in which there is great might and [many] benefits for mankind)?
Who is Dhul-Qarnayn mentioned in Surat Al-Kahf, verses 83-91, and is he a prophet, a righteous man, or an angel, and when and where did he live, given that Omar ibn Al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, said to a man calling out: "O Dhul-Qarnayn": "Have you exhausted the names of the prophets and then ascended to the names of the angels"?
Why did Allah specifically curse men and express His wrath towards women in the verse of "Li'an" (mutual imprecation)?
What is the meaning of the noble verse, "Indeed, I am, for whatever good You would send down to me, in need," which appears in Surat Al-Qasas, verse 24, and what are the eight arguments?