Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: (a lying, erring forelock)
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Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: (a lying, erring forelock)]
In His saying: [Al-Alaq:16] Some people, inquiring in a book of theirs, asked: Why did not Allah the Mighty and Majestic say: “Indeed, man is a liar and a sinner,” but rather He referred to a lying, sinful forelock? Then they proceeded to scientific research in psychology.
And so on,And he said: The scholars have discovered that the front of the head is the center of emotion and the center of action, and indeed that it is the center of aggressive thinking. So they linked this to that conclusion and concluded that this is evidence. What is the basis of this argument, whether it is far-fetched or close? May Allah reward you.
Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said: [Al-Alaq:15] Meaning: the forelock of this criminal aggressor. [Al-Alaq:16] Because it is customary for a person to be seized by his forelock, then taken for his crime. It is not far-fetched that the forelock is the place of advancing; because it is the front of the head, and the head is the place of thinking and conception. So it is not far-fetched that Allah intended this meaning.And in my opinion, and Allah knows best: That people in that era did not know of this matter, but there is no objection if sensory perception and actual reality bear witness to a correct meaning that the Qur'an approximates.I say: There is no objection to saying that it indicates this.
In His saying:
A lying, sinning forelock.
نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍAnd so on,And he said: The scholars have discovered that the front of the head is the center of emotion and the center of action, and indeed that it is the center of aggressive thinking. So they linked this to that conclusion and concluded that this is evidence. What is the basis of this argument, whether it is far-fetched or close? May Allah reward you.
Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said:
