Using gestures or drawing when memorizing the Qur'an
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Q: Some Qur'an memorization schools have introduced methods for memorizing the Noble Qur'an, including: 1- The method of gesturing: where the student uses her hands; for example, if she recites the words of Allah the Exalted: [Al-'Alaq 96:16] she points to her head, and if the verse contains a question like: the student gestures with her hands to express this questioning, and so on. 2- The method of memorizing the Qur'an through drawing: if the student recites the words of Allah the Exalted: she draws a sun, and if she recites the words of Allah the Exalted: she draws a moon, and if she recites: she draws the day. By the end of reading the surah, she will have drawn a natural landscape.
Are these methods prescribed? Please inform us, may you be rewarded.
A: Both methods mentioned in the question for teaching the Noble Qur'an are not prescribed; because they constitute an interpretation of the Noble Qur'an without being based on the established principles of exegesis among scholars of tafsir, and they involve the unsuitability of gestures and drawings to the intended legal meanings in the speech of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). They may also lead to likening Allah to creation and asking how His attributes are when drawing and gesturing, if a mention of one of the attributes of Allah the Exalted appears in the verse. Likewise, it involves describing the scenes of the Day of Resurrection, Paradise and its bliss, and the Fire and its punishment with worldly scenes when drawing and gesturing, which is impermissible, as well as other dangers.
A lying, sinning forelock.
نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍAnd what do you know about the Striking Blow?
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْقَارِعَةُAnd the sun and its brightness
وَالشَّمْسِ وَضُحَاهَاAnd the moon when it follows it
وَالْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلاَهَاAnd the day when it brightens it
وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلاَّهَاAre these methods prescribed? Please inform us, may you be rewarded.
A: Both methods mentioned in the question for teaching the Noble Qur'an are not prescribed; because they constitute an interpretation of the Noble Qur'an without being based on the established principles of exegesis among scholars of tafsir, and they involve the unsuitability of gestures and drawings to the intended legal meanings in the speech of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). They may also lead to likening Allah to creation and asking how His attributes are when drawing and gesturing, if a mention of one of the attributes of Allah the Exalted appears in the verse. Likewise, it involves describing the scenes of the Day of Resurrection, Paradise and its bliss, and the Fire and its punishment with worldly scenes when drawing and gesturing, which is impermissible, as well as other dangers.
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