No, and no ta'wil (figurative interpretation), alteration, or tahrif (distortion of a text's meaning) of the two revelations by lies (clarifying that ta'wil is for the meaning, alteration is for the word, and tahrif is for the wording)
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The Shaykh : He said: "No, and no ta'wil (figurative interpretation), alteration, or tahrif (distortion of a text's meaning) of the two revelations by lies"
Ta'wil (figurative interpretation), alteration, and tahrif (distortion of a text's meaning).
Ta'wil (figurative interpretation) is for the meaning, distorting the meaning; alteration is for the word itself; and tahrif (distortion of a text's meaning) is for the wording in terms of form.
Of the two revelations, by lies. We only explained it this way because the author grouped these three together; otherwise, one of them would suffice for the rest.
So, ta'wil (figurative interpretation), if it is based on evidence, is truth; without evidence, it is tahrif (distortion of a text's meaning), called distortion.
Alteration means replacing one word with another. This is also not possible. These people said that istiwa' (rising above the Throne) means "to seize control," meaning some of them may read it with this wording: "seized control of the Throne."
Tahrif (distortion of a text's meaning), as I said, is by the wording, not by the meaning, because the author said the first is ta'wil (figurative interpretation).
Ta'wil (figurative interpretation), alteration, and tahrif (distortion of a text's meaning).
Ta'wil (figurative interpretation) is for the meaning, distorting the meaning; alteration is for the word itself; and tahrif (distortion of a text's meaning) is for the wording in terms of form.
Of the two revelations, by lies. We only explained it this way because the author grouped these three together; otherwise, one of them would suffice for the rest.
So, ta'wil (figurative interpretation), if it is based on evidence, is truth; without evidence, it is tahrif (distortion of a text's meaning), called distortion.
Alteration means replacing one word with another. This is also not possible. These people said that istiwa' (rising above the Throne) means "to seize control," meaning some of them may read it with this wording: "seized control of the Throne."
Tahrif (distortion of a text's meaning), as I said, is by the wording, not by the meaning, because the author said the first is ta'wil (figurative interpretation).