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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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A Response to the Figurative Interpretation of the Verse “And Your Lord Comes”

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Question : And some of the innovators say that they interpret the saying of Allah the Exalted, “And Your Lord comes,” to mean “the command of your Lord.” Likewise, regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted:
Do they await but that Allah should come to themهَلْ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّا أَن يَأْتِيَهُمُ اللَّهُ
[Al-Baqarah 2:210]
They claim that the verse from Surat al-Nahl serves as evidence, or that “the command of your Lord comes,” arguing that the Qur'an interprets some of itself, and that the verse from al-Nahl interprets the aforementioned verses. How do we respond

Answer : to them? We say: Yes, if there had been ambiguity or possibilities in the aforementioned verses, we would have said that the Qur'an interprets some of itself. But the verses “And Your Lord comes” and “Allah comes to them” are clear verses that do not require us to interpret them by referring to another. It is said that what you mentioned is only needed if there is ambiguity in the other verse that the second verse clarifies. However, in the case of clarity, this means that you have interpreted the clear by the ambiguous.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، [324] الرد على تأويل قوله تعالى: (أو يأتي ربك) بدلالة قوله تعالى: (أو يأتي أمر ربك) - الشيخ محمد ... — youtube.com

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