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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it permissible to interpret the Qur'an by what is called: scientific inimitability?

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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: regarding scientific inimitability and the scientific truths it has reached, is it permissible to interpret the Qur'an with them, and would that be a valid interpretation?

Answer:
First, interpreting it by science is not what is valid; rather, it is what is scientific. This is only if it is intended to mean the sciences of this world only, the sciences of this world. As for "scientific" in the absolute sense, no, because absolute knowledge is the knowledge of the Shari'ah. As for industries, crafts, and inventions, these are not called "knowledge," because the word "knowledge" is a noble term, so it is not applied to these things, and the Qur'an is not interpreted by them, because they are human works and human theories that differ and err in many matters. The Qur'an is not interpreted except by the Qur'an, or by the Sunnah, or by the statements of the Companions, or by the statements of the Tabi'un. These are the four aspects of interpretation. These are the aspects of interpretation. And also the Arabic language in which the Qur'an was revealed. The Qur'an is interpreted either by the Qur'an itself, by the other verses, or by the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), to whom the Qur'an was revealed, or by the statements of the Companions who studied under the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and narrated from him the interpretation of the Qur'an, or by the statements of the Tabi'un who studied under the Companions and narrated from them the interpretation of the Qur'an, or by the Arabic language in which the Qur'an was revealed. As for theories, the Qur'an is not interpreted by them, because they err and hit the mark, and perhaps a theory comes, and then a theory after it comes that refutes it and invalidates it. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [501- 4717] هل يصح تفسير القرآن بما يسمى: الإعجاز العلمي؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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