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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "So I swear by the places where the stars fall"

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Question:
What is the meaning of the interpretation of the saying of Allah the Exalted:
Then I swear by the setting of the stars,فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِمَوَاقِعِ النُّجُومِ
[Al-Waqi'ah 56:75]
And does it have a connection to what follows in His saying: "Indeed, it is a noble Qur'an"?

Answer:
Yes, there are two opinions regarding the interpretation of the verse. The intended meaning of "stars" is the stars of the Qur'an, because it was revealed gradually, so it has a connection to the end of the verses. Ah, ah. The second opinion is that the intended meaning of "stars" is the known stars; because in the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah), they used to ask for rain by them, saying that when such-and-such a star rises, the rain will fall, and when such-and-such a star sets, the rain will fall. They associated the rain with the rising or setting of the star. This is part of the belief of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance; it is asking for rain by the stars, asking for rain by the stars. So the verse has two meanings, and Allah knows best. The intended meaning of "stars" is the stars of the sky, and the intended meaning of "stars" is the stars of the Qur'an. Yes.

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May Allah reward you.
Source تفسير الشيخ محمد بن عبدالوهاب، تفسير الإمام محمد بن عبدالوهاب 20-07-1433هـ — alfawzan.live (1:01:01)

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