Is the naming of the surahs and verses based on divine prescription?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence, the father, the questioner asks: Is the naming of the surahs and verses prescribed by Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He), or was it the independent legal reasoning (ijtihad) of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them)?
Answer:
Some of it has evidence for it, and some is ijtihad. This is regarding the surahs. As for the naming of the surahs, some has evidence, such as al-Baqarah, Ali 'Imran, and al-Nisa, for which evidence has come. Similarly, Subhan and al-Ghashiyah, "Tatas waqtaribat" (The mountains crumbled and drew near), for which evidence has come. And some is the ijtihad of the Companions. As for the verses, they were not named. The Verse of the Throne is named in the hadith. The Verse of the Throne is named in the hadith. Surat al-Fatihah is also named in the hadith. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence, the father, the questioner asks: Is the naming of the surahs and verses prescribed by Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He), or was it the independent legal reasoning (ijtihad) of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them)?
Answer:
Some of it has evidence for it, and some is ijtihad. This is regarding the surahs. As for the naming of the surahs, some has evidence, such as al-Baqarah, Ali 'Imran, and al-Nisa, for which evidence has come. Similarly, Subhan and al-Ghashiyah, "Tatas waqtaribat" (The mountains crumbled and drew near), for which evidence has come. And some is the ijtihad of the Companions. As for the verses, they were not named. The Verse of the Throne is named in the hadith. The Verse of the Throne is named in the hadith. Surat al-Fatihah is also named in the hadith. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [98] هل تسمية السور والآيات توقيفي؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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