The Ruling on Learning the Number of Surahs in the Qur'an and Their Names
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Question:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, I have started to take an interest in learning, for example, the number of surahs in the Noble Qur'an, or the number of surahs named after the prophets, or identifying the surahs that begin with "Subhan." What is the ruling, Shaykh, on knowing or learning such matters?
Answer:
These are supplementary matters from which one does not benefit much. What one should do is learn the meaning of the verses, learn the interpretation of the verses and what they indicate, in order to act upon them. Yes.
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, I have started to take an interest in learning, for example, the number of surahs in the Noble Qur'an, or the number of surahs named after the prophets, or identifying the surahs that begin with "Subhan." What is the ruling, Shaykh, on knowing or learning such matters?
Answer:
These are supplementary matters from which one does not benefit much. What one should do is learn the meaning of the verses, learn the interpretation of the verses and what they indicate, in order to act upon them. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/155 — archive.org (7:43)
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