What is your opinion on the scientific miracles in the Qur'an?
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Question:
He asks about what is called the scientific miracles in the Qur'an?
Answer:
This is a newly invented matter, this is a newly invented matter. It was not known among the Salaf. The Qur'an is a miracle without doubt; the Qur'an is a miracle in all aspects without doubt. As for our interpreting the Qur'an from our own selves, this is not permissible. The Qur'an is not interpreted except by four ways, four ways only. Its first way is interpreting the Qur'an by the Qur'an; the Qur'an interprets some of itself. If you do not find an interpretation in the Qur'an, you return to the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), because the Sunnah of the Messenger interprets the Qur'an. If you do not find it in the Sunnah of the Messenger, you return to the saying of the Companions, to the interpretation of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them), because they were the students of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
If you do not find it from the Companions, you take from the Tabi'un, the interpretation of the Tabi'un, who were the students of the Companions. These are the aspects of interpretation upon which the Salaf proceed and upon which the scholars proceed. As for us inventing something new and interpreting the Qur'an with it, that is conjecture. This is not permissible. This is speaking about Allah without knowledge.
So it is obligatory for the Muslim to fear Allah and to respect the Qur'an, and not to interpret it by other than the known, legitimate ways upon which the recognized books of tafsir are based. Yes.
He asks about what is called the scientific miracles in the Qur'an?
Answer:
This is a newly invented matter, this is a newly invented matter. It was not known among the Salaf. The Qur'an is a miracle without doubt; the Qur'an is a miracle in all aspects without doubt. As for our interpreting the Qur'an from our own selves, this is not permissible. The Qur'an is not interpreted except by four ways, four ways only. Its first way is interpreting the Qur'an by the Qur'an; the Qur'an interprets some of itself. If you do not find an interpretation in the Qur'an, you return to the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), because the Sunnah of the Messenger interprets the Qur'an. If you do not find it in the Sunnah of the Messenger, you return to the saying of the Companions, to the interpretation of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them), because they were the students of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
If you do not find it from the Companions, you take from the Tabi'un, the interpretation of the Tabi'un, who were the students of the Companions. These are the aspects of interpretation upon which the Salaf proceed and upon which the scholars proceed. As for us inventing something new and interpreting the Qur'an with it, that is conjecture. This is not permissible. This is speaking about Allah without knowledge.
So it is obligatory for the Muslim to fear Allah and to respect the Qur'an, and not to interpret it by other than the known, legitimate ways upon which the recognized books of tafsir are based. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما رأيكم في الإعجاز العلمي في القرءان؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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