How the rational is manifested in forms of the *** perceptible, acceptable to the minds, so that interpretation prevails to negate this *** intention, and it is a transgression by the transgressor
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The Shaykh : But mentioning this is by way of approximation. [Al-Baqarah 2:183] There is nothing written called fasting, but by way of approximation, Allah made fasting obligatory upon people. Otherwise, the realities are something beyond that. This is the meaning of Ibn Sina's statement.
"How the rational is manifested in forms of the *** perceptible, acceptable to the minds"
It is possible to have two copies, and "to the minds"
"So that interpretation prevails to negate this *** intention, and it is a transgression by the transgressor"
That is, the one who says that these texts do not intend their literal meanings, but rather what is intended is the opposite of the apparent, and therefore they must be interpreted figuratively, says: This is the dominance of the interpreter and a transgression against the texts. Rather, what is intended is their literal meanings, but they are symbols for things that are not perceived, solely to make matters easier for the minds. And in that case, the acts of worship remain without any benefit, except like when you draw a picture for a child and say, for example, "this is a car," when it is not a car, or "this is a person," when it is not a person. But of course, drawing a person is not permissible unless it is in a way that does not retain life.
"So that interpretation prevails to negate this *** intention, and it is a transgression by the transgressor".
decreed upon you is fasting
كُتب عليكم الصيام"How the rational is manifested in forms of the *** perceptible, acceptable to the minds"
It is possible to have two copies, and "to the minds"
"So that interpretation prevails to negate this *** intention, and it is a transgression by the transgressor"
That is, the one who says that these texts do not intend their literal meanings, but rather what is intended is the opposite of the apparent, and therefore they must be interpreted figuratively, says: This is the dominance of the interpreter and a transgression against the texts. Rather, what is intended is their literal meanings, but they are symbols for things that are not perceived, solely to make matters easier for the minds. And in that case, the acts of worship remain without any benefit, except like when you draw a picture for a child and say, for example, "this is a car," when it is not a car, or "this is a person," when it is not a person. But of course, drawing a person is not permissible unless it is in a way that does not retain life.
"So that interpretation prevails to negate this *** intention, and it is a transgression by the transgressor".