Is it correct to say of the Qur'an: "a narration about the people of Noah" and the like?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: The author stated that Allah the Exalted said, as a narration about the people of Noah. The question is: Is it correct for us to say of the Qur'an, "a narration about so-and-so"?
Answer:
Yes, it is a narration about them. The original statement belongs to the one who said it as the initiator. Allah narrated it from them as a narration, meaning He transmitted it from them. Otherwise, the one who spoke it is the created being. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: The author stated that Allah the Exalted said, as a narration about the people of Noah. The question is: Is it correct for us to say of the Qur'an, "a narration about so-and-so"?
Answer:
Yes, it is a narration about them. The original statement belongs to the one who said it as the initiator. Allah narrated it from them as a narration, meaning He transmitted it from them. Otherwise, the one who spoke it is the created being. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 134- هل يصح أن يقال في القرآن: «حكاية عن قوم نوح» ونحوه؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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