Explanation that it is not permissible to force interpretations in tafsir

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The Shaykh : Our Lord, the All-Knowing of every thing, spoke about them, so their stance toward them was as our Lord said:

and they submit in complete submission

ويسلّموا تسليما

When the knowledge came and revealed the truth, the Qur'an mentioned it without the interpreters of today forcing it as they do. Rather, when the scientific truth is presented to the Qur'anic text, you find it aligns, meaning it agrees with this verse; the scientific truth blends completely with the butter and honey, as they say today, without any of the forced methods of interpretation that the extremists do, the occultists who want to present the Noble Qur'an as a book of astronomy, or a book of geography, or something similar. I give you two completely contradictory examples. For example, the saying of the Exalted in Surat Ya-Sin:

And a sign for them is the dead earth

وآية لهم الأرض الميتة

[Ya-Sin 36:33]

Here the citation begins:

And a sign for them is the dead earth

وآية لهم الأرض الميتة

[Ya-Sin 36:33]

The first thing mentioned is the earth on which we are:

⁽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

وآية لهم الأرض الميتة أحييناها وأخرجنا منها حبّا فمنه يأكلون وجعلنا فيها جنّات من نخيل وأعناب وفجّرنا فيها من العيون ليأكلوا من ثمره وما عملته أيديهم أفلا يشكرون سبحان الّذي خلق الأزواج كلها ممّا تنبت الأرض ومن أنفسهم وممّا لا يعلمون وآية لهم اللّيل نسلخ منه النّهار فإذا هم مظلمون والشّمس

[Ya-Sin 36:33-38]

We began with the moon, as the verse began. Now,

⁽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.

والشّمس تجري لمستقرّ لها ذلك تقدير العزيز العليم و القمر قدّرناه منازل حتى عاد كالعرجون القديم لا الشّمس ينبغي لها أن تدرك القمر ولا اللّيل سابق النّهار وكلّ في فلك يسبحون

[Ya-Sin 36:38-40]

you find here that the word "every" indicates generality and comprehensiveness. Three orbits were mentioned, starting with the moon, then the sun, then the earth, then the sun, then the moon. Then our Lord, Blessed and Exalted is He, encompassed them with His saying:

but each, in an orbit, is swimming.

وكلّ في فلك يسبحون

[Ya-Sin 36:40]

So it is not necessary for us to interpret "every" only with the sun and the moon, which are the closest mentioned to this general verse, while our Lord, Mighty and Majestic, first began by presenting the cosmic signs, starting with the earth, then, then, mentioning three things. So at that point, "every in an orbit worshipping" encompasses these three things, and this matches the science. We do not say this is forcing in interpretation, God forbid. An example of forcing in interpretation will come to you, and the difference between this clear example in the saying of the Exalted

but each, in an orbit, is swimming.

وكلّ في فلك يسبحون

[Ya-Sin 36:40]

and the other example in the saying of the Exalted in Surat al-Humazah will be apparent to you:

⁽⁴⁾ No! He will surely be thrown into the Crusher. ⁽⁵⁾ And what can make you know what is the Crusher? ⁽⁶⁾ It is the fire of Allah, [eternally] fueled, ⁽⁷⁾ Which mounts directed at the hearts. ⁽⁸⁾ Indeed, Hellfire will be closed down upon them ⁽⁹⁾ In extended columns.

كلاّ لينبذنّ في الحطمة و ما أدراك ما الحطمة نار الله الموقدة الّتي تطّلع على الأفئدة إنّها عليهم مؤصدة في عمد ممدّدة

[Al-Humazah 104:4-9]

⁽⁶⁾ It is the fire of Allah, [eternally] fueled, ⁽⁷⁾ Which mounts directed at the hearts.

نار الله الموقدة الّتي تطّلع على الأفئدة

[Al-Humazah 104:6-7]

What is this? These are rays they used to call "Röntgen" in the past, these rays. This is the forcing in interpreting the verse, because Allah, Mighty and Majestic, first speaks about the end of these criminals in the Hereafter, and that this fire does not touch their outer parts, but reaches even to the innermost of their hearts. This is forcing in interpreting the verse in order to say that this Qur'an referred to this innovation that occurred in the present age. And there is a joke they tell about Shaykh Muhammad 'Abduh; I do not know, by Allah, whether it is true about him or not, and this second one is what I hope for because it is clear that it contains the utmost forcing. They claimed that he was in a gathering with Lord Cromer, the Englishman, who was the ruler in Britain, unfortunately, and he said to Muhammad 'Abduh, "You claim that the Qur'an did not leave anything without speaking about it. Is there in the Noble Qur'an the owner of the planet?" He said, "Yes, and it left you." And the verse is:

left you standing

تركوك قائما

What did this bring to this? I think this is fabricated, but it is a joke and it shows the forcing in interpreting some verses to match what with the scientific inventions or the astronomical and geographical innovations. This is all I have regarding this.

Source alathar.net

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