Distinguishing the Clear Verse from the Ambiguous One
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: How do we know which verse is clear (muhkam) and which is ambiguous (mutashabih)?
Answer:
There are books on this, such as *Usool al-Tafseer* (Principles of Exegesis). Refer to *Usool al-Tafseer* and the sciences of the Qur'an, and you will find an explanation of the clear and the ambiguous.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: How do we know which verse is clear (muhkam) and which is ambiguous (mutashabih)?
Answer:
There are books on this, such as *Usool al-Tafseer* (Principles of Exegesis). Refer to *Usool al-Tafseer* and the sciences of the Qur'an, and you will find an explanation of the clear and the ambiguous.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، الباب الثاني في ذكر حقيقة مرض القلب — islamhouse.com (52:41)
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