How is the arrangement of the surahs of the Qur'an, some of which is divinely ordained and some of which is based on independent reasoning?
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The student: ... The arrangement of the surahs, some of it is divinely ordained and some of it is based on independent reasoning. How do you distinguish between the divinely ordained and the independent reasoning?
The Shaykh : Whatever it is known that the Messenger arranged is divinely ordained. Read.
The student: تَنْزِيلُ الْكِتَابِ مِنَ اللَّهِ الْعَزِيزِ الْحَكِيمِ 1 إِنَّا أَنْزَلْنَا إِلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ بِالْحَقِّ فَاعْبُدِ اللَّهَ مُخْلِصًا لَهُ الدِّينَ 2 أَلَا لِلَّهِ الدِّينُ الْخَالِصُ وَالَّذِينَ اتَّخَذُوا مِنْ دُونِهِ أَوْلِيَاءَ مَا نَعْبُدُهُمْ إِلَّا لِيُقَرِّبُونَ إِلَى اللَّهِ زُلْفَى The revelation of the Book is from Allah, the Mighty, the Wise. Indeed, We have revealed to you the Book in truth, so worship Allah, being sincere to Him in religion. Know that to Allah belongs pure religion, and those who take others besides Him as allies do not worship them except to bring them nearer to Allah in nearness.
The Shaykh : with the alif
The student:[Az-Zumar 39:3].
The Shaykh : Whatever it is known that the Messenger arranged is divinely ordained. Read.
The student: تَنْزِيلُ الْكِتَابِ مِنَ اللَّهِ الْعَزِيزِ الْحَكِيمِ 1 إِنَّا أَنْزَلْنَا إِلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ بِالْحَقِّ فَاعْبُدِ اللَّهَ مُخْلِصًا لَهُ الدِّينَ 2 أَلَا لِلَّهِ الدِّينُ الْخَالِصُ وَالَّذِينَ اتَّخَذُوا مِنْ دُونِهِ أَوْلِيَاءَ مَا نَعْبُدُهُمْ إِلَّا لِيُقَرِّبُونَ إِلَى اللَّهِ زُلْفَى The revelation of the Book is from Allah, the Mighty, the Wise. Indeed, We have revealed to you the Book in truth, so worship Allah, being sincere to Him in religion. Know that to Allah belongs pure religion, and those who take others besides Him as allies do not worship them except to bring them nearer to Allah in nearness.
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لِيُقَرِّبُونَاThe student: