The Exhortation to Reflect on the Qur'an Encompasses Reflection on All Its Verses, Whether Informative and Theoretical or Ruling and Practical

The questioner : The exhortation to reflect on the Qur'an encompasses reflection on all its verses, whether they are informative and theoretical or ruling and practical. This means that we are commanded to reflect on the entire Qur'an without exception, even in the matters of information. These are the verses that speak about the Last Day, about the actions of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), about the messengers, or in the matters of practical rulings where it says "do this" or "do not do that."

The Shaykh : Do I answer regarding this and that, or only regarding the second? Regarding this and that. Even the purely informative verses require reflection on their meaning, because the verse is general: "that they may reflect on its verses."

The questioner : He says: Yes. Just as we are commanded to reflect on the verses of rulings by understanding their meaning and acting in accordance with them, since it is not possible to act upon them without understanding their meaning, so too are we commanded to reflect on the verses of information to understand their meaning and believe in what they imply.

The Shaykh : Yes, that is correct. We are commanded to reflect on both. Therefore, it is obligatory for us, my brothers, to reflect on the Qur'an.

The questioner : Okay, he says.

The Shaykh : And so too are we commanded to reflect on the verses of information to understand their meaning and praise Allah for them, since it is not possible to believe in what we do not understand or to praise Allah for it. What is this evidence? It is auditory evidence that the Noble Qur'an is to be understood in its meaning, whether in the matters of information or in the practical matters.