Discussion on the validity of the scientific interpretation of Qur'anic verses.
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The questioner : ... What prevents there being verses that are understood in a specific time... then another time will come... some people tell you that the intended meaning is the challenge, meaning the fingerprint. This might be correct, but it is not necessarily the case that this understanding is correct.
Another questioner : ... We do not say...
The questioner : I am saying this, this is my opinion. This statement might be correct, but this understanding is not necessarily something you attribute to the Qur'an such that you clarify that there is another secret that invalidates it, making this from the Qur'an.
Another questioner : ... .
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The questioner: What I mentioned ... people say the earth is spherical, but it has been scientifically proven that it is not spherical, and the Qur'an points to this; that it is
Another questioner : ... Also, the orbit, they considered it elliptical and considered the science to be definitive, and that... the satellites proved it...
The questioner : ... .
Another questioner : ... Also, your statement means that we do not generalize this truth...
The questioner : I say: this is possible, meaning it points to this, it is possible, but it is not necessarily the meaning of the verse. Look, I have precision in this matter. It is not necessarily that this is the meaning of the verse, that is all. It is not necessarily so. This is an understanding we have understood. Does the language allow this understanding? The answer is: yes, the language allows it. So I hope from the professor...?
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The Shaykh : The truth is that the benefit from research and discussion does not occur except by merging the two opinions with each other, or bringing the two viewpoints closer. I see that what you presented last, O Abu Yahya, does not contradict his first statement that he mentioned; that the interpretation must be in accordance with the Book and the Sunnah and what was narrated from the Companions and the language. So if we stop at this criterion, the prolongation of speech in this topic is completely resolved, and your statement is not refuted; because there are criteria and rules. So as long as the rules are applied to this interpretation claimed today to be a verse from the noble Qur'an and a miracle from its scientific miracles, there is no harm in this. But if we strain in the interpretation such that this meaning does not occur to anyone from the scholars of interpretation, nor to anyone from the scholars of Muslims, neither ancient nor modern, except for this claimant, this is the research in which the discussion revolves around whether this is permissible or not. But if it is an interpretation that does not contradict the Shari'ah, does not contradict the language, but rather aligns with the language; then it means that it is possible that this scientific interpretation of this verse is correct, because there is no contradiction.
I give a sensitive example in my opinion. The books of interpretation we have looked at, when they interpret His saying - Exalted is He - in Surat Ya-Sin:[Ya-Sin 36:40] they interpret the word "all" as the sun and the moon, while the beginning of the Qur'anic verses that speak about some of the cosmic signs starts by mentioning the earth. How does the verse say? [Ya-Sin 36:33-40] from the earth, the sun, and the moon [Al-Anbya 21:33]. If someone says this verse indicates that the earth, as a planet among these planets, is not a strain; because it aligns with the word "all" which implies generality and comprehensiveness. But like the interpretations of this material that I mentioned earlier, which is narrated from "Muhammad Abdu"; that, what is the name of this Englishman who was in Cairo?
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The Shaykh : ... A German war criminal, no, there was one who was like the consul there, the important thing is, English.
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Another questioner : "Cromer".
The Shaykh : "Cromer", he is "Lord Cromer". Well done. He said to "Muhammad Abdu": You say that the Qur'an speaks about some matters that people did not know before. He said to him: Yes. He said: Give me an example. He brought him this verse. I think that this is closer to being a joke fabricated against "Muhammad Abdu" than it coming from whom? From "Muhammad Abdu"; because it is a manipulation of the Qur'an.
The questioner : What is the verse, O our professor?
The Shaykh ... earlier.
Another questioner : Ya Latif (O Magnificent).
The Shaykh : Yes, there are people - for example - who derive from His saying - Exalted is He:[Al-Humazah 104:9] What do they call these rays? ...
Another questioner : ... .
The Shaykh[Al-Humazah 104:9], and by Allah, what is He speaking about?
Another questioner : About the torment of the disbelievers.
The Shaykh : About Paradise!
The questioner : About the torment of the disbelievers.
The Shaykh : They turned the verse, although it has absolutely no connection!
The questioner : About electricity, meaning?
The Shaykh : Electricity, the rays that enter the hearts.
Another questioner : X-rays,[Ar-Rahman 55:33]?
The Shaykh : Many. Also, for example:[An-Naml 27:88] this is proof that the earth rotates. The verse: "on that day" means the Day of Resurrection, it has no relation to the world. Glory be to Allah! This is a strain in order to burden the Qur'an with what it cannot bear. So if we notice the criteria and rules we mentioned earlier, we say: there is no doubt that this is possible, indeed this is a miracle of the noble Qur'an. [Adh-Dhariyat 51:49] this does not bear interpretation at all.
The questioner: Everything.
The Shaykh : Oh?
The questioner: Everything.
The Shaykh : Everything is finished...
The questioner[Al-Isra 17:44] Everything glorifies, how do you not know?
The Shaykh : So there are verses in the Qur'an that explicitly prove scientific facts that were not known before, correct. And this is sufficient for us as a new type of indication of the inimitability of the Qur'an from the scientific aspect. It is not necessary that there be hundreds of cosmic verses. The Qur'an that was revealed for the guidance of hearts and the healing of breasts is not comprehensive of everything we need until the Sunnah came, so what about these cosmic signs matters which only reached the point of reminding people of the greatness and power of Allah - Mighty and Majestic - and His knowledge and wisdom.
Another questioner : ... We do not say...
The questioner : I am saying this, this is my opinion. This statement might be correct, but this understanding is not necessarily something you attribute to the Qur'an such that you clarify that there is another secret that invalidates it, making this from the Qur'an.
Another questioner : ... .
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The questioner:
And the earth, after that, He spread it out.
وَالأَرْضَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ دَحَاهَاAnd the earth, after that, He spread it out.
وَالأَرْضَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ دَحَاهَاAnother questioner : ... Also, the orbit, they considered it elliptical and considered the science to be definitive, and that... the satellites proved it...
The questioner : ... .
Another questioner : ... Also, your statement means that we do not generalize this truth...
The questioner : I say: this is possible, meaning it points to this, it is possible, but it is not necessarily the meaning of the verse. Look, I have precision in this matter. It is not necessarily that this is the meaning of the verse, that is all. It is not necessarily so. This is an understanding we have understood. Does the language allow this understanding? The answer is: yes, the language allows it. So I hope from the professor...?
Another questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : The truth is that the benefit from research and discussion does not occur except by merging the two opinions with each other, or bringing the two viewpoints closer. I see that what you presented last, O Abu Yahya, does not contradict his first statement that he mentioned; that the interpretation must be in accordance with the Book and the Sunnah and what was narrated from the Companions and the language. So if we stop at this criterion, the prolongation of speech in this topic is completely resolved, and your statement is not refuted; because there are criteria and rules. So as long as the rules are applied to this interpretation claimed today to be a verse from the noble Qur'an and a miracle from its scientific miracles, there is no harm in this. But if we strain in the interpretation such that this meaning does not occur to anyone from the scholars of interpretation, nor to anyone from the scholars of Muslims, neither ancient nor modern, except for this claimant, this is the research in which the discussion revolves around whether this is permissible or not. But if it is an interpretation that does not contradict the Shari'ah, does not contradict the language, but rather aligns with the language; then it means that it is possible that this scientific interpretation of this verse is correct, because there is no contradiction.
I give a sensitive example in my opinion. The books of interpretation we have looked at, when they interpret His saying - Exalted is He - in Surat Ya-Sin:
but each, in an orbit, is swimming.
وَكُلٌّ فِي فَلَكٍ يَسْبَحُونَ(33) And a sign for them is the dead earth. We have brought it to life and brought forth from it grain, and from it they eat. (34) And We placed therein gardens of palm trees and grapevines and caused to burst forth therefrom some springs - (35) That they may eat of His fruit. And their hands have not produced it, so will they not be grateful? (36) Exalted is He who created all pairs - from what the earth grows and from themselves and from that which they do not know. (37) And a sign for them is the night. We remove from it [the light of] day, so they are [left] in darkness. (38) And the sun runs [on course] toward its stopping point. That is the determination of the Exalted in Might, the Knowing. (39) And the moon - We have determined for it phases, until it returns [appearing] like the old date stalk. (40) It is not allowable for the sun to reach the moon, nor does the night overtake the day, but each, in an orbit, is swimming.
وَآيَةٌ لَهُمُ الأَرْضُ الْمَيْتَةُ أَحْيَيْنَاهَا وَأَخْرَجْنَا مِنْهَا حَبًّا فَمِنْهُ يَأْكُلُونَ * وَجَعَلْنَا فِيهَا جَنَّاتٍ مِنْ نَخِيلٍ وَأَعْنَابٍ وَفَجَّرْنَا فِيهَا مِنَ الْعُيُونِ * لِيَأْكُلُوا مِنْ ثَمَرِهِ وَمَا عَمِلَتْهُ أَيْدِيهِمْ أَفَلا يَشْكُرُونَ * سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ الأَزْوَاجَ كُلَّهَا مِمَّا تُنْبِتُ الأَرْضُ وَمِنْ أَنفُسِهِمْ وَمِمَّا لا يَعْلَمُونَ * وَآيَةٌ لَهُمُ اللَّيْلُ نَسْلَخُ مِنْهُ النَّهَارَ فَإِذَا هُمْ مُظْلِمُونَ * وَالشَّمْسُ تَجْرِي لِمُسْتَقَرٍّ لَهَا ذَلِكَ تَقْدِيرُ الْعَزِيزِ الْعَلِيمِ * وَالْقَمَرَ قَدَّرْنَاهُ مَنَازِلَ حَتَّى عَادَ كَالْعُرْجُونِ الْقَدِيمِ * لا الشَّمْسُ يَنْبَغِي لَهَا أَنْ تُدْرِكَ الْقَمَرَ وَلا اللَّيْلُ سَابِقُ النَّهَارِ وَكُلٌّin an orbit are swimming.
فِي فَلَكٍ يَسْبَحُونَAnother questioner : ... .
Another questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : ... A German war criminal, no, there was one who was like the consul there, the important thing is, English.
Another questioner : ... .
Another questioner : "Cromer".
The Shaykh : "Cromer", he is "Lord Cromer". Well done. He said to "Muhammad Abdu": You say that the Qur'an speaks about some matters that people did not know before. He said to him: Yes. He said: Give me an example. He brought him this verse. I think that this is closer to being a joke fabricated against "Muhammad Abdu" than it coming from whom? From "Muhammad Abdu"; because it is a manipulation of the Qur'an.
The questioner : What is the verse, O our professor?
The Shaykh
And you left him standing
وَتَرَكُوكَ قَائِمًاAnother questioner : Ya Latif (O Magnificent).
The Shaykh : Yes, there are people - for example - who derive from His saying - Exalted is He:
In extended columns.
فِي عَمَدٍ مُمَدَّدَةٍAnother questioner : ... .
The Shaykh
In extended columns.
فِي عَمَدٍ مُمَدَّدَةٍAnother questioner : About the torment of the disbelievers.
The Shaykh : About Paradise!
The questioner : About the torment of the disbelievers.
The Shaykh : They turned the verse, although it has absolutely no connection!
The questioner : About electricity, meaning?
The Shaykh : Electricity, the rays that enter the hearts.
Another questioner : X-rays,
You will not pass except by authority [from Allah].
لَا تَنْفُذُونَ إِلَّا بِسُلْطَانٍThe Shaykh : Many. Also, for example:
And you see the mountains, thinking them rigid, while they will pass as the passing of clouds
وَتَرَى الْجِبَالَ تَحْسَبُهَا جَامِدَةً وَهِيَ تَمُرُّ مَرَّ السَّحَابand you see the mountains
وَتَرَى الْجِبَالَAnd of all things We created two mates
وَمِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقْنَا زَوْجَيْنِThe questioner: Everything.
The Shaykh : Oh?
The questioner: Everything.
The Shaykh : Everything is finished...
The questioner
And there is not a thing except that it exalts [Allah] by His praise
وَإِنْ مِنْ شَيْءٍ إِلَّا يُسَبِّحُ بِحَمْدِهِThe Shaykh : So there are verses in the Qur'an that explicitly prove scientific facts that were not known before, correct. And this is sufficient for us as a new type of indication of the inimitability of the Qur'an from the scientific aspect. It is not necessary that there be hundreds of cosmic verses. The Qur'an that was revealed for the guidance of hearts and the healing of breasts is not comprehensive of everything we need until the Sunnah came, so what about these cosmic signs matters which only reached the point of reminding people of the greatness and power of Allah - Mighty and Majestic - and His knowledge and wisdom.
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