The saying of the Exalted, “Corruption has appeared on land and at sea,” is the land the tongue and the sea the heart, as in some exegeses, or is it to be taken at its apparent meaning?
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The questioner : The honorable Shaykh, Allah the Exalted and Sublime says: [Ar-Rum 30:41] Is the verse to be taken at its apparent meaning, or is it…?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner :[Ar-Rum 30:41] .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Is the meaning of the verse to be taken at its apparent meaning, or is the land the tongue and the sea the heart, as in some exegeses?
The Shaykh : What is the land?
The questioner : The land is the tongue and the sea is the heart, according to some exegeses.
The Shaykh : No.
[Ar-Rum 30:41] is to be taken at its apparent meaning: the land is the dry part of the earth, and the sea is that which is filled with water. As for interpreting it as the heart and the tongue, this is an error, and it is not permissible to interpret the verse in that way, because Allah the Exalted and Sublime said: [Ash-Shu'ara 26:193-195].
And the clear, eloquent Arabic language requires that the land be the dry part of the earth and the sea be that which is covered with water. The corruption on land is apparent; it occurs through drought and the absence of vegetation, or through violent winds. Likewise, in the sea, it occurs through the corruption of the air, the death of fish, and other clear forms of corruption. Yes.
Corruption has appeared throughout the land and sea
ظَهَرَ الْفَسَادُ فِي الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِThe Shaykh : How?
The questioner :
Corruption has appeared throughout the land and sea
ظَهَرَ الْفَسَادُ فِي الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِThe Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Is the meaning of the verse to be taken at its apparent meaning, or is the land the tongue and the sea the heart, as in some exegeses?
The Shaykh : What is the land?
The questioner : The land is the tongue and the sea is the heart, according to some exegeses.
The Shaykh : No.
Corruption has appeared throughout the land and sea
ظَهَرَ الْفَسَادُ فِي الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِ(193) The Trustworthy Spirit has brought it down (194) Upon your heart, [O Muhammad] - that you may be of the warners - (195) In a clear Arabic language.
نَزَلَ بِهِ الرُّوحُ الأَمِينُ * عَلَى قَلْبِكَ لِتَكُونَ مِنْ الْمُنذِرِينَ * بِلِسَانٍ عَرَبِيٍّ مُبِينٍAnd the clear, eloquent Arabic language requires that the land be the dry part of the earth and the sea be that which is covered with water. The corruption on land is apparent; it occurs through drought and the absence of vegetation, or through violent winds. Likewise, in the sea, it occurs through the corruption of the air, the death of fish, and other clear forms of corruption. Yes.