Meaning and Tafsir
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How can one respond to a person who claimed to have composed a surah similar to the Holy Quran, containing meanings and words that contradict the Islamic religion and the clear teachings of the Quran and Sunnah?
How can the sequence of events be reconciled in verses 54 and 55 of Surat Al-Baqarah, where the taking of the calf precedes the thunderbolt incident, and verse 153 of Surat An-Nisa, which mentions the thunderbolt incident before the taking of the calf?
What are the controls by which a person can be judged to be an infidel or a hypocrite, in order to avoid falling into innovations, and what are the recommended books for a beginner student of knowledge in this field?
Why was the teaching of the Qur’an presented before the creation of man in Surat Ar-Rahman, and to whom was this teaching directed?
What is the meaning of "falak" and "da'ibayn" in His — Exalted be He — saying: "And He subjected for you the sun and the moon, both diligently pursuing their courses, and He subjected for you the night and the day" and His saying: "It is not for the sun to overtake the moon, nor does the night outstrip the day; rather, each floats in an orbit (falak)"?
What is the wisdom behind Prophet Yusuf (peace be upon him) not saying "Insha'Allah" (God willing) or "Bi'idhnillah" (by God's permission) after his statement "He will come seeing" in verse (93) of Surat Yusuf, despite this being considered a suspension of the matter upon God's will, as mentioned in other places in the Holy Quran?
Is it obligatory to follow the most reliable and pious scholar in interpreting the Quran, or is it permissible to adopt the interpretation of a trustworthy scholar even if it contradicts that of the most reliable?
What is the interpretation of Allah's saying: "Have they not seen that We set upon the land, reducing it from its borders?"
How can one reconcile Allah's saying: "There shall be no compulsion in [acceptance of] the religion" with His saying: "And slay the polytheists wherever you find them," and is this considered a contradiction?
Is it permissible to infer from the story of the Two Gardens in Surat Al-Kahf the permissibility of supplicating against that which burdens a person in their religion, and is it permissible to infer from the story of the Prophet who slaughtered horses because they distracted him from prayer the permissibility of this action?
Does Verse 6:93 from Surat Al-An'am, "And who is more unjust than one who invents a lie about Allah or says, 'It has been inspired to me,' while nothing has been inspired to him at all, and one who says, 'I will reveal [anything] like what Allah has revealed'? And if you could but see when the wrongdoers are in the agonies of death and the angels are stretching forth their hands, [saying], 'Yield up your souls! This Day you will be awarded the punishment of [extreme] humiliation for what you used to say against Allah other than the truth and [that] you used to be arrogant toward His verses," speak about Abdullah ibn Abi Sarh or about someone else, considering the interpretations of the Quranic commentators?
What is the interpretation of the verse: "And you would have seen the sun, when it rose, inclining away from their cave to the right, and when it set, passing away from them to the left, while they were in a spacious opening therefrom. That is of the signs of Allah. He whom Allah guides is the [rightly] guided, but he whom He sends astray - never will you find for him a protecting guide" (Al-Kahf/17)?
Is it a linguistic error that "O My servants who have transgressed against themselves" in verse 53 of Surah Az-Zumar is attributed to the speaker (the Prophet) instead of Allah?
Does cutting off the hand of a thief mean severing it or preventing it, based on the connotation of the word "قطع" (cutting/severing/preventing) in the Holy Quran, which refers to prevention and not amputation, and the word "يد" (hand) which refers to power and not a limb, and how does the repentance mentioned in the subsequent verse align with this interpretation?
Can the interpretation of the verses from Surat Al-Isra (And We decreed for the Children of Israel in the Scripture that you would surely cause corruption on the earth twice...) refer to recent events such as the Holocaust and the return of the State of Israel, taking into consideration that the Muslims' entry into Al-Aqsa Mosque, as mentioned in the verse, was during the era of Umar ibn Al-Khattab?
Was the command to Moses, peace be upon him, to take off his sandals, in the words of Allah Almighty: "Indeed, I am your Lord, so take off your sandals; you are in the sacred valley of Tuwa" (Taha/12), out of reverence for Allah or for the valley? And if it was out of reverence for Allah, then how is it permissible for a worshiper to stand in prayer wearing his sandals?
What is meant by Gabriel's saying to the Prophet, "Recite," and the Prophet's saying, "I am not a reciter," and was the Preserved Tablet before him at that time? And what is the response to the شبهة (misconception/doubt) that the Prophet could not read or write before the prophethood, but he wrote the Qur'an with his own hand after the prophethood, based on the verse: "And you did not recite from any book before it, nor did you inscribe it with your right hand; otherwise, the falsifiers would have doubted"?
Why did the polytheists not object when the verse was revealed: "And We have certainly sent into every nation a messenger, [saying], 'Worship Allah,'" even though they had been without a messenger for approximately 600 years, and what did they understand from it?
What is the benefit of mentioning the dog in the story of the People of the Cave?
Does a person gifting what he loves to another fall under the spending and righteousness mentioned in the verse: "You will not attain righteousness until you spend from that which you love; and whatever you spend of thing – indeed, Allah is Knowing of it"?
What is the benefit of repeating the Quranic verse: "And no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another"?
What is the meaning of the Basmalah? And is it recited from the middle of a Surah, and why? And what is the meaning of "Recite in the name of your Lord"?
What is the best way to learn, ponder, memorize, and understand the Qur'an?
What is the authenticity of the narration which states that the splitting of the sea for Moses, peace be upon him, was into seven parts for each tribe, compared to the other narration which mentions that it split into only two parts?