The Ruling on Interpreting the Qur'an by Opinion and Modern Theories
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence, the father, the questioner says: Some of those who concern themselves with the miraculous nature of the Qur'an interpreted the saying of Allah the Exalted,[Ar-Rahman 55:20]. He said that between every sea and another sea there are waters with the characteristics of this sea and the characteristics of the other sea, but it prevents the mixing of the waters of the two seas with each other, since modern science has proven this. So, do you interpret the verse with this meaning?
Answer:
The Qur'an is not interpreted except by the known methods of interpretation. It is not interpreted by opinions or modern theories, or what they call modern science. It is not interpreted in this way, because theories are based on conjecture and differ, and may be wrong. Other theories may come that refute them. So, do not make them an interpretation for the Qur'an, which is the speech of Allah. For interpreting the Qur'an by other than the correct methods means saying about Allah without knowledge. You are saying about Allah without knowledge. You are guessing. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence, the father, the questioner says: Some of those who concern themselves with the miraculous nature of the Qur'an interpreted the saying of Allah the Exalted,
Between them is a barrier [so] neither of them transgresses.
بَيْنَهُمَا بَرْزَخٌ لَّا يَبْغِيَانِAnswer:
The Qur'an is not interpreted except by the known methods of interpretation. It is not interpreted by opinions or modern theories, or what they call modern science. It is not interpreted in this way, because theories are based on conjecture and differ, and may be wrong. Other theories may come that refute them. So, do not make them an interpretation for the Qur'an, which is the speech of Allah. For interpreting the Qur'an by other than the correct methods means saying about Allah without knowledge. You are saying about Allah without knowledge. You are guessing. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [799- 4717] حكم تفسير القرآن بالرأي وبالنظريات الحديثة - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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