Does Jibril (peace be upon him) bring down the Qur'an from Allah (Mighty and Majestic), or from the House of Glory in the lowest heaven?
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The questioner : Does Jibril (peace be upon him) bring down the revelation from Allah (Mighty and Majestic), or from the House of Glory in the lowest heaven?
The Shaykh : Yes. First, your statement that the people of the Sunnah believe that the Qur'an was revealed in two states: in a scattered manner and in a divided manner, is subject to scrutiny, because not all the people of the Sunnah hold this view. Rather, the apparent meaning of the Qur'an is that it was revealed in a scattered manner, not all at once in the House of Glory, because this is only narrated from Ibn Abbas with a chain that requires verification. However, it was revealed directly from Allah. Allah the Exalted said:[Ash-Shu'ara 26:193-194] Yes, He the Exalted said: [Ash-Shu'ara 26:192-194] And you see that the verses of the Qur'an come speaking about something that has already occurred, such as His saying: [Ali 'Imran 3:121] and such as His saying: [Al-Mujadila 58:1] and such as His saying: [Al-An'am 6:33] and the like of that, which indicates that Allah the Exalted speaks after these events have occurred. This indicates that Allah speaks with it at the time of its revelation, and that is what we believe, because Allah the Exalted does what He wills; whenever He wills, He speaks, and whenever He wills, He does not speak.
Yes, from the left.
The Shaykh : Yes. First, your statement that the people of the Sunnah believe that the Qur'an was revealed in two states: in a scattered manner and in a divided manner, is subject to scrutiny, because not all the people of the Sunnah hold this view. Rather, the apparent meaning of the Qur'an is that it was revealed in a scattered manner, not all at once in the House of Glory, because this is only narrated from Ibn Abbas with a chain that requires verification. However, it was revealed directly from Allah. Allah the Exalted said:
(193) The Trustworthy Spirit has brought it down (194) Upon your heart, [O Muhammad] - that you may be of the warners -
نَزَلَ بِهِ الرُّوحُ الْأَمِينُ * عَلَى قَلْبِكَ لِتَكُونَ مِنَ الْمُنْذِرِينَ(192) And indeed, the Qur'an is the revelation of the Lord of the worlds. (193) The Trustworthy Spirit has brought it down (194) Upon your heart, [O Muhammad] - that you may be of the warners -
وَإِنَّهُ لَتَنْزِيلُ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ * نَزَلَ بِهِ الرُّوحُ الْأَمِينُ * عَلَى قَلْبِكَ لِتَكُونَ مِنَ الْمُنْذِرِينَAnd [remember] when you, [O Muhammad], left your family in the morning to post the believers at their stations for the battle
وَإِذْ غَدَوْتَ مِنْ أَهْلِكَ تُبَوِّئُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مَقَاعِدَ لِلْقِتَالِCertainly has Allah heard the speech of the one who argues with you, [O Muhammad], concerning her husband
قَدْ سَمِعَ اللَّهُ قَوْلَ الَّتِي تُجَادِلُكَ فِي زَوْجِهَاWe know that you, [O Muhammad], are saddened by what they say
قَدْ نَعْلَمُ إِنَّهُ لَيَحْزُنُكَ الَّذِي يَقُولُونَYes, from the left.