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 you are,”] is the encompassment by Knowledge. Also, ma^iyyah comes with the meaning of support, like in the Saying of Allah the Exalted, ﴿إِنَّ اللهَ…
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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 leave out carrying this verse by its apparent meaning; instead, it is carried by a meaning that is acceptable to the intellect. Therefore, the expression…
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. Despite that, Allah attributed to Himself the soul of ^Isa [Jesus] with the meaning of ownership and honor, not with the meaning of [the soul] being a…
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﴾ [which means] “No one knows its ta’wil except Allah,” He only means by that the exact time of the Hour [the Day of Judgment]. The…
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 accordance with the proper meaning, like the Saying of Allah the Exalted: ﴿الرَّحْمَنُ عَلَى العَرْشِ اسْتَوَى﴾ And the Saying of Allah the Exalted: ﴿إِلَيْهِ يَصْعَدُ…
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 definition] that which its intended meaning is known with clarity. Like the Saying of Allah: ﴿لَيسَ كَمِثلِهِ شَىءٌ﴾ [which means] “Nothing is like Him in…
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 the Exalted Said: ﴿هُوَ الَّذِي أَنزَلَ عَلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ مِنْهُ آيَاتٌ مُّحْكَمَاتٌ هُنَّ أُمُّ الْكِتَابِ وَأُخَرُ مُتَشَابِهَاتٌ فَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ زَيْغٌ فَيَتَّبِعُونَ مَا تَشَابَهَ مِنْهُ…
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 to honor the Messenger by making him aware of the amazing upper world, glorifying his status, and letting him see the Holy Self of Allah…
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 وَالأَرْضَ [which means] “Allah Existed and nothing else existed. His ^Arsh was over the water, He ordered for everything to be written in the Guarded…
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 you who believed, protect yourselves and your families from a fire; its fuel is people and stones. In it are Angels who are merciless and…