The Meaning of Ta'wil in the Statement of Allah the Exalted: “And none knows its interpretation except Allah and those firmly grounded in knowledge”
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence, father, the questioner says: Regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted,[Ali 'Imran 3:7], what is the correct view concerning the pause in this verse? And what is meant by it?
Answer:
Nothing is more probable, but the verse allows for two meanings. If I mean by ta'wil what a thing leads to in the future, then no one knows that except Allah. But if I mean by ta'wil interpretation, then this is[Ali 'Imran 3:7]. If I mean by it interpretation, then those firmly grounded in knowledge know it. And if I mean by it what a thing leads to in the future, such as what will happen in Paradise or in the Hereafter, then no one knows that except Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He.
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence, father, the questioner says: Regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted,
And no one knows its [true] interpretation except Allah. But those firm in knowledge say, "We believe in it. All [of it] is from our Lord."
وَمَا يَعْلَمُ تَأْوِيلَهُ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَالرَّاسِخُونَ فِي الْعِلْمِ يَقُولُونَ آمَنَّا بِهِ كُلٌّ مِّنْ عِندِ رَبِّنَاAnswer:
Nothing is more probable, but the verse allows for two meanings. If I mean by ta'wil what a thing leads to in the future, then no one knows that except Allah. But if I mean by ta'wil interpretation, then this is
no one knows its [true] interpretation except Allah. But those firm in knowledge
يَعْلَمُ تَأْوِيلَهُ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَالرَّاسِخُونَ فِي الْعِلْمِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [926- 4717] معنى التأويل في قوله تعالى:﴿وما يعلم تأويله إلا الله والراسخون في العلم)؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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