Translating the Qur'an and Defining It in a School Curriculum
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner from France says: In some of our schools in France, there is a curriculum in which the Noble Qur'an has been introduced, and it was said
The Shaykh:
Arabic.
The questioner:
about the Qur'an.
The Shaykh:
The Qur'an cannot be parsed for grammar; it is Arabic. It cannot be translated, meaning the text of the Qur'an cannot be translated. Rather, its meaning is translated, its exegesis, a translation of the meanings of the Qur'an. As for translating the Qur'an itself, that is not possible. The Qur'an is a miracle; it is not possible to produce wording that matches the wording of the Qur'an. Yes.
The questioner:
Then he says, may Allah preserve you. And among what they said in this curriculum is that the Qur'an is the miraculous speech of Allah, revealed to the heart of our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), and that worship is performed by reciting it. Is their statement that it was revealed to the heart of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)
The Shaykh:
mentioned in[Ash-Shu'ara 26:194-195] to the heart of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). He preserved it, the Messenger preserved it and comprehended it, then he conveyed it to his Ummah.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner from France says: In some of our schools in France, there is a curriculum in which the Noble Qur'an has been introduced, and it was said
The Shaykh:
Arabic.
The questioner:
about the Qur'an.
The Shaykh:
The Qur'an cannot be parsed for grammar; it is Arabic. It cannot be translated, meaning the text of the Qur'an cannot be translated. Rather, its meaning is translated, its exegesis, a translation of the meanings of the Qur'an. As for translating the Qur'an itself, that is not possible. The Qur'an is a miracle; it is not possible to produce wording that matches the wording of the Qur'an. Yes.
The questioner:
Then he says, may Allah preserve you. And among what they said in this curriculum is that the Qur'an is the miraculous speech of Allah, revealed to the heart of our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), and that worship is performed by reciting it. Is their statement that it was revealed to the heart of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)
The Shaykh:
mentioned in
(194) Upon your heart, [O Muhammad] - that you may be of the warners - (195) In a clear Arabic language.
عَلَىٰ قَلْبِكَ لِتَكُونَ مِنَ الْمُنذِرِينَ بِلِسَانٍ عَرَبِيٍّ مُّبِينٍ
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل وتمام الكلام في هذا المقام العظيم يتبين بأصول نافعة جامعة — islamhouse.com (51:36)
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