The Disconnected Letters and the Aspect of Inimitability in the Qur'an
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The questioner:
A questioner asks: Is it possible to interpret the disconnected letters in the Qur'an in order to prove the inimitability of the Qur'an by them?
The Shaykh:
Repeat the question.
The questioner:
He asks: Is it true that the disconnected letters came in the Qur'an so that Allah would prove the inimitability of the Qur'an by them, and that the polytheists were unable to produce anything like it?
The Shaykh:
Yes, this is the statement of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah. Many people say, "Allah knows best what He intended." Shaykh al-Islam says that this is an indication that the Qur'an is an indication of the challenge and inimitability. This is because the Qur'an is composed of such letters as you pronounce, and yet you were unable to produce a surah like it. He challenged them to produce something like the entire Qur'an, and they were unable to do so. He challenged them to produce ten fabricated surahs, as you claim, and they were unable to do so. He challenged them to produce one surah, and they were unable to do so. This indicates that the Qur'an, which is composed of these Arabic letters, is from Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
A questioner asks: Is it possible to interpret the disconnected letters in the Qur'an in order to prove the inimitability of the Qur'an by them?
The Shaykh:
Repeat the question.
The questioner:
He asks: Is it true that the disconnected letters came in the Qur'an so that Allah would prove the inimitability of the Qur'an by them, and that the polytheists were unable to produce anything like it?
The Shaykh:
Yes, this is the statement of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah. Many people say, "Allah knows best what He intended." Shaykh al-Islam says that this is an indication that the Qur'an is an indication of the challenge and inimitability. This is because the Qur'an is composed of such letters as you pronounce, and yet you were unable to produce a surah like it. He challenged them to produce something like the entire Qur'an, and they were unable to do so. He challenged them to produce ten fabricated surahs, as you claim, and they were unable to do so. He challenged them to produce one surah, and they were unable to do so. This indicates that the Qur'an, which is composed of these Arabic letters, is from Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source
فتح المجيد شرح كتاب التوحيد-01-03-1441هـ — alfawzan.live (50:24)
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