Is it possible to reflect on the Qur'an and contemplate its verses without knowing the tafsir and meanings?

Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: Regarding reflecting on the Qur'an and contemplating its verses, is it obligatory to know the tafsir and meanings for that? Or does a person let his mind run to contemplate the verses, connect them to reality, and derive benefits from them without referring to the tafsir?

Answer:
One will not understand the interpretation of the verses unless he refers to their interpretation from the words of Allah, the words of His Messenger, and the words of the people of knowledge. He does not rely on himself in that, nor does he interpret the Qur'an with his own opinion. Interpreting the Qur'an based on what appears to him requires a reference, a reliable reference. And, praise be to Allah, the correct tafsir has been recorded, so he refers to it. The Muslim refers to it and does not rely on his own understanding or himself in that, lest he speak about Allah without knowledge and interpret the words of Allah without knowledge, thereby deserving the severe warning in that. Yes.