Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "And among them are unlettered people who do not know the Book except [by] hopes"
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Question:
And may He benefit you. Among the questions that came in, this questioner says: Who are the unlettered people that Allah mentioned in His saying[Al-Baqarah 2:78]?
Answer:
And among them, meaning among the Jews, are unlettered people. The unlettered person is the common person who remains in the state in which his mother bore him and does not learn. So among the Jews are unlettered people who are not scholars; they do not know the Book, meaning the Torah that is with them, except by recitation, meaning recitation only; they recite it but do not know its meaning. This is the description of one who does not learn and does not understand the religion of Allah the Exalted, even if he reads and writes. But along with the deed, one must understand it and be sincere to Allah the Exalted in his deed. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
And may He benefit you. Among the questions that came in, this questioner says: Who are the unlettered people that Allah mentioned in His saying
And among them are unlettered ones who do not know the Scripture except in wishful thinking, but they are only assuming.
وَمِنْهُمْ أُمِّيُّونَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ الْكِتَابَ إِلَّا أَمَانِيَّ وَإِنْ هُمْ إِلَّا يَظُنُّونَAnswer:
And among them, meaning among the Jews, are unlettered people. The unlettered person is the common person who remains in the state in which his mother bore him and does not learn. So among the Jews are unlettered people who are not scholars; they do not know the Book, meaning the Torah that is with them, except by recitation, meaning recitation only; they recite it but do not know its meaning. This is the description of one who does not learn and does not understand the religion of Allah the Exalted, even if he reads and writes. But along with the deed, one must understand it and be sincere to Allah the Exalted in his deed. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7595 — youtube.com (7:56)
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