The Divisions of Ta'wil and Its Meanings
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The questioner:
A questioner asks: What are the categories of ta'wil (figurative interpretation)? And does it include meanings? He says: What are the categories of ta'wil?
The Shaykh:
Ta'wil is divided into ta'wil meaning interpretation, ta'wil meaning interpretation, and ta'wil meaning knowing the ultimate outcome of things, where things end up and their nature in the future, and none knows this except Allah. The ta'wil that means interpretation is known by the scholars, but as for the ta'wil that means the ultimate outcome of things and the reality of the unseen matters, this is known by none except Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He; the scholars do not know it, nor does anyone else except Allah.
The questioner:
He asks: Does this fall under the category of obstinacy?
The Shaykh:
Therefore, there is a difference of opinion regarding the pause in His saying, Mighty and Majestic:[Ali 'Imran 3:7] But if the intended meaning of ta'wil is what a thing ends up being and the realities of the unseen matters, then this is not known either, so the pause is on His saying: [Ali 'Imran 3:7] Yes.
The questioner:
He asks: Does diverting a word from its apparent meaning for a valid indication fall within the meanings of ta'wil?
The Shaykh:
This is a pure interpretation that shifts the word from its apparent meaning based on evidence indicating that; this is an interpretation that falls under interpretation. Yes.
The questioner:
And this questioner says:
The Shaykh:
Shifting the word from its apparent meaning without evidence is a false ta'wil, such as the ta'wil of the attributes by the Asha'irah, the Jahmiyyah, and the Mu'tazilah. This is a false ta'wil; they shift them from their apparent meaning without evidence indicating that.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
A questioner asks: What are the categories of ta'wil (figurative interpretation)? And does it include meanings? He says: What are the categories of ta'wil?
The Shaykh:
Ta'wil is divided into ta'wil meaning interpretation, ta'wil meaning interpretation, and ta'wil meaning knowing the ultimate outcome of things, where things end up and their nature in the future, and none knows this except Allah. The ta'wil that means interpretation is known by the scholars, but as for the ta'wil that means the ultimate outcome of things and the reality of the unseen matters, this is known by none except Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He; the scholars do not know it, nor does anyone else except Allah.
The questioner:
He asks: Does this fall under the category of obstinacy?
The Shaykh:
Therefore, there is a difference of opinion regarding the pause in His saying, Mighty and Majestic:
And no one knows its [true] interpretation except Allah. But those firm in knowledge
وَمَا يَعْلَمُ تَأْوِيلَهُ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَالرَّاسِخُونَ فِي الْعِلْمِAnd no one knows its [true] interpretation except Allah
وَمَا يَعْلَمُ تَأْوِيلَهُ إِلَّا اللَّهُThe questioner:
He asks: Does diverting a word from its apparent meaning for a valid indication fall within the meanings of ta'wil?
The Shaykh:
This is a pure interpretation that shifts the word from its apparent meaning based on evidence indicating that; this is an interpretation that falls under interpretation. Yes.
The questioner:
And this questioner says:
The Shaykh:
Shifting the word from its apparent meaning without evidence is a false ta'wil, such as the ta'wil of the attributes by the Asha'irah, the Jahmiyyah, and the Mu'tazilah. This is a false ta'wil; they shift them from their apparent meaning without evidence indicating that.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
كتاب آحاديث الفتن والحوادث، أحاديث الفتن والحوادث 18-08-1435هـ — alfawzan.live (46:31)
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