How does a person reflect upon the words of Allah?
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The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah bless you, regarding how one reflects upon the Book of Allah (Mighty and Majestic)...
The Shaykh : Regarding what?
The questioner : Reflecting upon the Book of Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And what are the factors that help in reflection?
The Shaykh : Reflecting upon the Qur'an means that a person thinks about its meaning, repeating the meanings in his mind until he reaches the conclusion. The reason is simple: the Qur'an... is open. Read a verse or two and contemplate what their meaning is? What is intended by them? Why did Allah mention that? According to his knowledge. If you do not know anything, ask the scholars or refer to reliable books of tafsir (exegesis). Yes, now, if a person were given a book of mathematics and asked to understand it, would he not repeat the phrases of the book, or not? Yes, he repeats them to understand them. If he does not understand, he returns to the people of knowledge in that matter. Yes.
The Shaykh : Regarding what?
The questioner : Reflecting upon the Book of Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And what are the factors that help in reflection?
The Shaykh : Reflecting upon the Qur'an means that a person thinks about its meaning, repeating the meanings in his mind until he reaches the conclusion. The reason is simple: the Qur'an... is open. Read a verse or two and contemplate what their meaning is? What is intended by them? Why did Allah mention that? According to his knowledge. If you do not know anything, ask the scholars or refer to reliable books of tafsir (exegesis). Yes, now, if a person were given a book of mathematics and asked to understand it, would he not repeat the phrases of the book, or not? Yes, he repeats them to understand them. If he does not understand, he returns to the people of knowledge in that matter. Yes.