What is meant by the fiery example and the watery example in the Qur'an?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, the father. The questioner asks: What is the meaning of Ibn Kathir (may Allah have mercy on him) saying, in his exegesis of the verses containing examples, "This is a fiery example," and sometimes "This is a watery example"? This is taken from the wording of the verse; I fear the wording of the verse is based on it. For Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, mentioned in the beginning of Surat al-Baqarah, saying "or He describes."
Answer:
The hypocrites, or like a cloudburst from the sky. This is a water example,[Al-Baqarah 2:17] This is a fire example. This is taken from the verses, [Ar-Ra'd 13:17] This is a fire example.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, the father. The questioner asks: What is the meaning of Ibn Kathir (may Allah have mercy on him) saying, in his exegesis of the verses containing examples, "This is a fiery example," and sometimes "This is a watery example"? This is taken from the wording of the verse; I fear the wording of the verse is based on it. For Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, mentioned in the beginning of Surat al-Baqarah, saying "or He describes."
Answer:
The hypocrites, or like a cloudburst from the sky. This is a water example,
Their example is that of one who kindled a fire
مَثَلُهُمْ كَمَثَلِ الَّذِي اسْتَوْقَدَ نَارًاHe sends down from the sky, rain, and valleys flow according to their capacity, and the torrent carries a rising foam. And from that [ore] which they heat in the fire, desiring adornments
أَنزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مَاءً فَسَالَتْ أَوْدِيَةٌ بِقَدَرِهَا فَاحْتَمَلَ السَّيْلُ زَبَدًا رَّابِيًا وَمِمَّا يُوقِدُونَ عَلَيْهِ فِي النَّارِ ابْتِغَاءَ حِلْيَةٍ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [5] ما المراد بالمثل الناري والمثل المائي في القرآن؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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