So when you pass through Al-Imran, you understand the intent; thus, you are a successful one of divine origin (The meaning of ta'wil in Surat Al-Imran: "And none knows its interpretation except Allah and those firmly grounded in knowledge say..." and an explanation of its grammatical parsing)
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The Shaykh :"So when you pass through Al-Imran, you understand *** the intent; thus, you are a successful one of divine origin"
That is to say, after this, we look at Al-Imran. Al-Imran is a battleground of opinions and disagreement. Allah the Exalted said:[Ali 'Imran 3:7] "Umm" means the original source to which the Book returns. These are ambiguous to people; they are not clear. The clear (muhkam) is the obvious one that everyone knows. People are divided by these ambiguous verses into two groups: those whose hearts are inclined to error and those firmly grounded in knowledge. [Ali 'Imran 3:7] They do not take hold of the clear verses and apply the ambiguous ones to them; rather, they bring forward ambiguous verses from the Qur'an for the sake of causing fitnah, to mislead people. They bring verses that appear contradictory on the surface and say, "Come, look, this Qur'an is contradictory."
[Ali 'Imran 3:7] That is, its distortion from what Allah intended with it. [Ali 'Imran 3:7] That is, the interpretation of the ambiguous. Who knows its interpretation? Is it its explanation or its outcome? There are two opinions based on the pause in the verse. If one pauses at the phrase: This is the pause of most of the Salaf. They said that the meaning of interpretation is the outcome and the end result, meaning that no one knows the end result or outcome of this ambiguous verse except Allah. As for those firmly grounded in knowledge, they do not know it, but they say, "We believe in it; all of it is from our Lord." So we believe in the future just as we believe in the present. All of it is from Allah, and belief in all of it is obligatory.
Now, the second reading of the Salaf is the continuation (wasl).[Ali 'Imran 3:7] This is one of the opinions in this issue. Ibn Abbas said: He said about himself: meaning its explanation. So the interpretation in the verse of Al-Imran is capable of meaning what? The end result and outcome that no one knows except Allah, and the explanation that Allah and those firmly grounded in knowledge know. Is that clear, everyone? Now, let us move on to the grammatical parsing of the verse, so we can stay with Sibawayhi for a while. Allah the Glorious and Exalted said: [Ali 'Imran 3:7] How is it, or what is the grammatical position of his saying: [Ali 'Imran 3:7] If we do not pause, where is Abd al-Rahman?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : The waw is a conjunction. "Those firmly grounded" is conjoined to the Name of Glory. Now, the sentence.
The student: The sentence "they say" is a circumstantial phrase (hal).
The Shaykh : It is a circumstantial phrase, yes. That is,[Ali 'Imran 3:7] meaning in the state of them saying, "We believe in it." Now, according to the reading of separation or pause.
The student: The waw is introductory, "those firmly grounded" is the subject, and "they say" is the predicate.
The Shaykh : The sentence "they say" is the predicate, is that right? Correct. Now, Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned that the interpretation in the three places in Al-A'raf, Yusuf, and Al-Kahf means the outcome and the end result. As for the interpretation in Al-Imran, he says:
Pass over it, and the matter will become clear to you. If we take interpretation to mean explanation, yes, it is not so.
If we pause at, then the interpretation in it is like the interpretation in Al-A'raf, Yusuf, and Al-Kahf. And if we continue, then the interpretation means explanation. Good.
That is to say, after this, we look at Al-Imran. Al-Imran is a battleground of opinions and disagreement. Allah the Exalted said:
It is He who has sent down to you, [O Muhammad], the Book; in it are verses [that are] precise - they are the foundation of the Book
هُوَ الَّذِي أَنْزَلَ عَلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ مِنْهُ آيَاتٌ مُحْكَمَاتٌ هُنَّ أُمُّ الْكِتَابِand others are ambiguous
وأُخر متشابهاتand others are ambiguous
وأُخر متشابهاتAs for those in whose hearts is deviation [from truth], they will follow that of it which is unspecific
فَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ زَيْغٌ فَيَتَّبِعُونَ مَا تَشَابَهَ مِنْهُseeking discord and seeking an interpretation
ابْتِغَاءَ الْفِتْنَةِ وَابْتِغَاءَ تَأْوِيلِهAnd no one knows its [true] interpretation
وما يعلمُ تأويلَهExcept Allah.
إلا اللهNow, the second reading of the Salaf is the continuation (wasl).
And no one knows its [true] interpretation except Allah. But those firm in knowledge say, "We believe in it.
وَمَا يَعْلَمُ تَأْوِيلَهُ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَالرَّاسِخُونَ فِي الْعِلْمِ يَقُولُونَ آمَنَّا بِهِI am among those firmly grounded in knowledge who know its interpretation
أنا مِن الراسخين في العلم الذين يعلمون تأويلهI am among those firmly grounded in knowledge who know its interpretation
أنا من الراسخين في العلم الذين يعلمون تأويلهAnd no one knows its [true] interpretation except Allah. But those firm in knowledge
وَمَا يَعْلَمُ تَأْوِيلَهُ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَالرَّاسِخُونَ فِي الْعِلْمِBut those firm in knowledge
والراسخون في العلمThe student: ... .
The Shaykh : The waw is a conjunction. "Those firmly grounded" is conjoined to the Name of Glory. Now, the sentence
they say
يقولونThe student: The sentence "they say" is a circumstantial phrase (hal).
The Shaykh : It is a circumstantial phrase, yes. That is,
And no one knows its [true] interpretation except Allah. But those firm in knowledge say,
وَمَا يَعْلَمُ تَأْوِيلَهُ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَالرَّاسِخُونَ فِي الْعِلْمِ يَقُولُونَThe student: The waw is introductory, "those firmly grounded" is the subject, and "they say" is the predicate.
The Shaykh : The sentence "they say" is the predicate, is that right? Correct. Now, Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned that the interpretation in the three places in Al-A'raf, Yusuf, and Al-Kahf means the outcome and the end result. As for the interpretation in Al-Imran, he says:
Pass over it, and the matter will become clear to you. If we take interpretation to mean explanation, yes, it is not so.
If we pause at
