The Ruling on Linking Qur'anic Exegesis to Scientific Miracles
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Question:
This questioner, Abu Sa'd, says: What is the Shaykh's view (may Allah preserve him) on linking the interpretation of the Qur'an to the scientific miracles in the Qur'an, and dedicating sessions to this topic?
Answer:
As for scientific miracles, there is no doubt that the Qur'an is a miracle in many respects. However, interpreting it through modern sciences, inventions, and such things is not permissible. One must not link the Qur'an to these things and make them its interpretation. The Qur'an is interpreted by the Qur'an, by the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), by the statements of the Companions, by the statements of the Successors, and by what the Arabic language in which it was revealed necessitates. These are the aspects of interpretation, and no other aspect arises alongside these. The Qur'an is undoubtedly a miracle in all, I mean, in many respects. However, one does not identify specific things and say, "This is the interpretation of the verse, and this is part of the miracle of the Qur'an." It may be said that the Qur'an indicates such and such, or that this is the case, but one does not assert this definitively and say, "This is the interpretation of the verse." Yes.
This questioner, Abu Sa'd, says: What is the Shaykh's view (may Allah preserve him) on linking the interpretation of the Qur'an to the scientific miracles in the Qur'an, and dedicating sessions to this topic?
Answer:
As for scientific miracles, there is no doubt that the Qur'an is a miracle in many respects. However, interpreting it through modern sciences, inventions, and such things is not permissible. One must not link the Qur'an to these things and make them its interpretation. The Qur'an is interpreted by the Qur'an, by the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), by the statements of the Companions, by the statements of the Successors, and by what the Arabic language in which it was revealed necessitates. These are the aspects of interpretation, and no other aspect arises alongside these. The Qur'an is undoubtedly a miracle in all, I mean, in many respects. However, one does not identify specific things and say, "This is the interpretation of the verse, and this is part of the miracle of the Qur'an." It may be said that the Qur'an indicates such and such, or that this is the case, but one does not assert this definitively and say, "This is the interpretation of the verse." Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 2127 - حكم ربط تفسير القرآن بالإعجاز العلمي - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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