Meaning and Tafsir
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Did the Virgin conceive after the angel appeared to her as a man through natural intercourse, or was her conception a miracle whose details should not be delved into?
What could have been in the shirt of Yusuf (Joseph), peace be upon him, to cause the healing of his father's eyes, and is it a divine miracle or a scientific wonder?
Are all verses in the Qur’an connected to the ones preceding them, or can a new topic begin within the surah, or is there a hidden connection that links the verses of a single surah?
Why did Yusuf (peace be upon him) conceal his identity from his brothers when they first came, and why did he not reveal himself to them immediately, given the sorrow this caused his father and the hardship it caused his brothers?
What is the lesson from the description of perdition in verse 14 of Surat Al-Furqan: "Call not this day for one perdition but call for many perditions"?
What is the grammatical directive for the accusative case (naṣb) of "Jannāt" in Sūrat al-Anʿām, "Āyah" in Sūrat al-Aʿrāf, and "al-Ḥaqq" in Sūrat al-Anfāl?
What is meant by the Almighty’s saying: "And We have certainly given you seven of the often-repeated [verses] and the Grand Qur’an" which appears in Surat Al-Hijr, verse 87?
Is there a contradiction between the sequence of events in Surat Hud and Surat Al-Hijr concerning Lot's knowledge of the guests being angels, and why did Lot confront his people and offer them his daughters despite his knowledge of the guests' true nature, and why did the angels say, "They will not reach you" instead of "They will not reach us"?
Why was the raven specifically mentioned in the story of Adam's two sons to teach the killer how to bury his brother, and what is the wisdom behind that?
What is the story of the Prophet Yusuf?
What is the meaning of the word "Sundus" in the Holy Quran, and what is its context within the Quran?
What is the meaning of (Say, "In the bounty of Allah and in His mercy - in that let them rejoice") and what is the difference between Allah's bounty and His mercy?
What is the exegetical evidence for the difference in the referent of the pronoun "hu" (the Arabic letter Hāʾ with a Damma, meaning "he/it") in the verse: "Indeed, his authority is only over those who take him as allies and those who associate partners with Him," such that the first refers to Satan and the second to Allah?
What is the best order among the tafsirs of Ibn Kathir, Al-Tabari, and Ibn Abbas, and how should I deal with the difference in interpretive methodology between Ibn Abbas (who focuses on the reasons for revelation) and other tafsirs (which focus on the general meaning)?
What are the Seven Oft-Recited Verses (Al-Sab' Al-Mathani)? Who are the Four Aqtab (Pillars)? And what is the Salatul Tasabih (Prayer of Glorifications)?
How many times is the word "Maghfirah" (forgiveness) mentioned in the Holy Qur’an?
What does Allah Almighty mean by His saying: "{So We sent upon them the flood and the locusts and the lice and the frogs}"?
What should one be wary of when reading Fakhr al-Din al-Razi's Tafsir?
Why was the Qur'an of Abu Bakr not adopted as the official version? And why were the four Companions from whom the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, commanded the reception of the Qur'an excluded from the compilation process, which led to Ibn Mas'ud's objection and his call to the people of Iraq to conceal their mushafs, and furthermore, why were their mushafs burned? And where is the verse of stoning mentioned?
Which encyclopedias should I acquire, Ibn Kathir or Sayyid Qutb?
What is the difference between "what you could not bear patiently" and "what you could not bear patiently" in Surat Al-Kahf?
Which Surah mentions the return of the keys to the Sacred House of Allah to Banu Shaybah?
Does the pronoun "it" in "Indeed, We sent it down" in Surat Al-Qadr and "Indeed, We sent it down on a blessed night, indeed We were warners" refer to the Holy Qur'an, knowing that the Qur'an was not sent down with a warning, and if it does not refer to the Qur'an, then what does it refer to?
In which Surah is the word (أُكّ), with a Dammah on the Kâf, mentioned?