Is the statement of Allah the Exalted: "They put their fingers in their ears" to be taken literally or figuratively, and is there any figurative language in the Qur'an?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding His saying, the Exalted and Glorified:[Nuh 71:7] He asks: Is this to be taken literally, or is there figurative language in it? And is there figurative language in the Qur'an and in the language?
Answer:
There is no figurative language in the Qur'an. The entire Qur'an is literal and contains no figurative language. Even if figurative language is permissible in the language, it is never permissible in the Qur'an. The entire Qur'an is literal. "They put their fingers in their ears" is to be taken at its apparent meaning; they put their fingers in their ears.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding His saying, the Exalted and Glorified:
they put their fingers in their ears
جَعَلُوا أَصَابِعَهُمْ فِي آذَانِهِمْAnswer:
There is no figurative language in the Qur'an. The entire Qur'an is literal and contains no figurative language. Even if figurative language is permissible in the language, it is never permissible in the Qur'an. The entire Qur'an is literal. "They put their fingers in their ears" is to be taken at its apparent meaning; they put their fingers in their ears.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2708- 4717] هل قوله تعالى:﴿جعلوا أصابعهم في آذانهم﴾ على حقيقته أم مجاز،وهل في القرآن مجاز؟ — youtube.com
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