The Ruling on Attributing Scientific Miracles to the Miracles of the Qur'an
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Question:
Also, among the questions, may Allah preserve you, this one says: Is it permissible to attribute the scientific miraculousness in the Qur'an to the miracles of the Noble Qur'an?
Answer:
It is a type of the miraculousness of the Qur'an. The Qur'an is miraculous, miraculous in its wording and its meanings, and miraculous in many aspects. If the scientific miraculousness refers to the wording and structure of the Qur'an, or to its meanings and implications, or to the inability to produce anything like it, then this is established in the Noble Qur'an. As for modern medical theories and the like, one cannot be certain that they are among the meanings of the Qur'an, because the Qur'an is not interpreted except by what is established from the modes of interpretation. The Qur'an is interpreted by the Qur'an, and by the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). It is interpreted by the statements of the Companions who received its interpretation from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and by the statements of the Tabi'un who received it from the Companions. It is interpreted by the requirements of the Arabic language in which it was revealed.
As for adding interpretation by modern theories, this is not permissible; because theories differ and contradict each other, and perhaps a theory that is considered correct by people today will be followed by a theory that contradicts and invalidates it, and this often happens. So, this is not to be made an interpretation of the Noble Qur'an. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Also, among the questions, may Allah preserve you, this one says: Is it permissible to attribute the scientific miraculousness in the Qur'an to the miracles of the Noble Qur'an?
Answer:
It is a type of the miraculousness of the Qur'an. The Qur'an is miraculous, miraculous in its wording and its meanings, and miraculous in many aspects. If the scientific miraculousness refers to the wording and structure of the Qur'an, or to its meanings and implications, or to the inability to produce anything like it, then this is established in the Noble Qur'an. As for modern medical theories and the like, one cannot be certain that they are among the meanings of the Qur'an, because the Qur'an is not interpreted except by what is established from the modes of interpretation. The Qur'an is interpreted by the Qur'an, and by the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). It is interpreted by the statements of the Companions who received its interpretation from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and by the statements of the Tabi'un who received it from the Companions. It is interpreted by the requirements of the Arabic language in which it was revealed.
As for adding interpretation by modern theories, this is not permissible; because theories differ and contradict each other, and perhaps a theory that is considered correct by people today will be followed by a theory that contradicts and invalidates it, and this often happens. So, this is not to be made an interpretation of the Noble Qur'an. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/163 — archive.org (3:16)
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