The meaning of the poet's statement: "And look at ta'wil (figurative interpretation) when he says: 'He taught it to 'Abdullah in the Qur'an'—what did he intend by it other than its tafsir (exegesis) and the manifestation of its meaning to him?"
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The Shaykh :"And look at ta'wil (figurative interpretation) when he says: 'He taught it to 'Abdullah in the Qur'an'"
Who is the speaker? The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said to 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas:Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 29:588 meaning tafsir (exegesis).
"What did he intend by it other than its tafsir (exegesis) and the manifestation of its meaning to him, by explaining
that the statement of Ibn 'Abbas is ta'wil (figurative interpretation)"
Meaning, it is ta'wil (figurative interpretation) in the sense of the actual tafsir (exegesis).
"Not *** the ta'wil (figurative interpretation) of Jahm, my brother, which is a slander"
What does the Jahmi mean by ta'wil (figurative interpretation)?
The student: tahrif (distortion of a text's meaning)
The Shaykh : Tahrif (distortion of a text's meaning). But what is its meaning in his view? It is diverting the wording from the stronger meaning to the weaker meaning based on a proof he considers a diverting factor. The Jahmi and others from the people of tahrif (distortion of a text's meaning) hold that this proof is a diverting factor, and the diverting proof in their view is reason, as has passed us by many times.
Who is the speaker? The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said to 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas:
O Allah, give him understanding in the religion and teach him interpretation
اللهم فقهه في الدين وعلمه التأويل"What did he intend by it other than its tafsir (exegesis) and the manifestation of its meaning to him, by explaining
that the statement of Ibn 'Abbas is ta'wil (figurative interpretation)"
Meaning, it is ta'wil (figurative interpretation) in the sense of the actual tafsir (exegesis).
"Not *** the ta'wil (figurative interpretation) of Jahm, my brother, which is a slander"
What does the Jahmi mean by ta'wil (figurative interpretation)?
The student: tahrif (distortion of a text's meaning)
The Shaykh : Tahrif (distortion of a text's meaning). But what is its meaning in his view? It is diverting the wording from the stronger meaning to the weaker meaning based on a proof he considers a diverting factor. The Jahmi and others from the people of tahrif (distortion of a text's meaning) hold that this proof is a diverting factor, and the diverting proof in their view is reason, as has passed us by many times.