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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Meaning of Allah the Exalted’s Saying: “We do not abrogate any verse”

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Question:
He has a second question about a noble verse in the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He:
We do not abrogate a verse or cause it to be forgotten except that We bring forth [one] better than it or similar to itمَا نَنسَخْ مِنْ آيَةٍ أَوْ نُنسِهَا نَأْتِ بِخَيْرٍ مِّنْهَا أَوْ مِثْلِهَا
[Al-Baqarah 2:106]
?

Answer:
This contains a refutation of the Jews, who objected to the existence of abrogation in the Noble Qur'an. So Allah refuted them with
Allah eliminates what He wills or confirms, and with Him is the Mother of the Book.يَمْحُو اللَّهُ مَا يَشَاءُ وَيُثْبِتُ وَعِندَهُ أُمُّ الْكِتَابِ
[Ar-Ra'd 13:39]
, and He also refuted them with this verse,
We do not abrogate a verse or cause it to be forgottenمَا نَنسَخْ مِنْ آيَةٍ أَوْ نُنسِهَا
[Al-Baqarah 2:106]
, meaning that we delay its abrogation,
We bring forth [one] better than it or similar to itنَأْتِ بِخَيْرٍ مِّنْهَا أَوْ مِثْلِهَا
[Al-Baqarah 2:106]
. Yes.
Source نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/125 — archive.org (2:06)

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