The Interpretation of the Ma^iyyah معية)[1]) of Allah that is Mentioned in the Qur’an The meaning of the Saying of Allah, ﴿وَهُوَ مَعَكُمْ أَيْنَ مَا كُنْتُمْ﴾ [which translates literally as: “He is with you wherever…
Interpretation of the Verse(الرَّحمَنُ عَلَى العَرشِ استَوَى) It is necessary that the interpretation of this verse be other than dwelling, sitting, and the likes of that, and whoever believes that blasphemes. It is obligatory to…
Interpretation of His Saying (مِن رُّوحِنَا)and His Saying (مِن رُّوحِى) Let it be known that Allah the Exalted is the Creator of the soul and the body, so He is not a soul or a body.…
The linguist, Muhaddith and Hanafiyy scholar, Murtada Az-Zabidiyy said in his book Ithaf as-Sadatil-Muttaqin, conveying from the book At-Tadhkirah Ash-Sharqiyyah by Abu Nasr Al-Qushayriyy[1]: As for the Saying of Allah: ﴿وَمَا يَعْلَمُ تَأْوِيلَهُ إِلَّا اللهُ﴾…
The Ambiguous-mutashabih Verses The ambiguous verse is that which what it refers to is not clear, or it could possibly have several facets in meaning and is in need of contemplation to interpret it in…
The Decisive- muhkam Verses The decisive- muhkam verses are those which do not accept more than one meaning as an explanation as far as the rules of the language are concerned, or [according to another…
The Decisive- muhkam and Ambiguous- mutashabih Verses To understand this topic as it should be understood, it is necessary to know that the Qur’an has within it decisive (muhkam) verses and ambiguous (mutashabih) verses. Allah…
It is not intended by the Ascension [Mi^raj] up to the skies that the Messenger would reach a place in which Allah exists, and whoever believes that blasphemes. The only intent of the Ascension is…
The First Creation The Messenger of Allah said, upon being asked about the beginning of creation: كَانَ اللهُ وَلم يَكُن شَىءٌ غَيرُهُ وَكَانَ عَرْشُهُ عَلى الماءِ، وَكَتَبَ في الذِّكْرِ كُلَّ شَىءٍ، ثُمَّ خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ…
Protection from Hell Allah the Exalted said: ﴿ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا قُوا أَنفُسَكُمْ وَأَهْلِيكُمْ نَارًا وَقُودُهَا النَّاسُ وَالْحِجَارَةُ عَلَيْهَا مَلَائِكَةٌ غِلَاظٌ شِدَادٌ لَّا يَعْصُونَ اللَّهَ مَا أَمَرَهُمْ وَيَفْعَلُونَ مَا يُؤْمَرُونَ﴾ [which means] “O…