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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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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:
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 الْكِتَابِ
[Ali 'Imran 3:7]
"Umm" means the original source to which the Book returns.
and others are ambiguous وأُخر متشابهات
These are ambiguous to people; they are not clear. The clear (muhkam) is the obvious one that everyone knows.
and others are ambiguous وأُخر متشابهات
People are divided by these ambiguous verses into two groups: those whose hearts are inclined to error and those firmly grounded in knowledge.
As 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 مِنْهُ
[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."
seeking discord and seeking an interpretation ابْتِغَاءَ الْفِتْنَةِ وَابْتِغَاءَ تَأْوِيلِه
[Ali 'Imran 3:7]
That is, its distortion from what Allah intended with it.
And no one knows its [true] interpretation وما يعلمُ تأويلَه
[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:
Except Allah. إلا الله
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).
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 بِهِ
[Ali 'Imran 3:7]
This is one of the opinions in this issue. Ibn Abbas said:
I am among those firmly grounded in knowledge who know its interpretation أنا مِن الراسخين في العلم الذين يعلمون تأويله
He said about himself:
I am among those firmly grounded in knowledge who know its interpretation أنا من الراسخين في العلم الذين يعلمون تأويله
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:
And no one knows its [true] interpretation except Allah. But those firm in knowledge وَمَا يَعْلَمُ تَأْوِيلَهُ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَالرَّاسِخُونَ فِي الْعِلْمِ
[Ali 'Imran 3:7]
How is it, or what is the grammatical position of his saying:
But those firm in knowledge والراسخون في العلم
[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
they say يقولون
.
The 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 يَقُولُونَ
[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
Except Allah. إلا الله
, 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.
Source alathar.net

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