Explanation of the author's statement: His saying, the Exalted: ( ... And it is indeed a great oath, if you only knew. It is indeed a noble Qur'an. In a hidden Book. ... )

The Shaykh : Then Allah, the Exalted, said, clarifying the greatness of this oath:
The student: ...

The Shaykh : I do not have it with me, and it is indeed a great oath.
An oath, a statement. Look, Allah affirmed its greatness with "in" and what comes after? And the lam. A great oath. And the emphasis on the thing by which He swore and its magnification is an emphasis on the thing sworn about and its magnification, or not?
The student: Yes.

The Shaykh : Okay, this is a third affirmation with "in" and the lam, but it is not in the customary, familiar way of affirmation, because the saying "if you only knew" is as if He is saying, "You should know and not be ignorant of this matter," and it is a matter greater than to be simple; rather, it requires knowledge and attention. And for this reason, how excellent is the saying that this is an interjected sentence between His saying and His saying: , meaning, if you knew with true knowledge, you would have known its greatness, so pay attention and know. So in this is a third affirmation of this oath. Allah is the Greatest. How great is the Qur'an! Look, an oath from the Lord of the Worlds, and emphasis on this oath and its greatness. Yes, this thing sworn about is affirmed with "in" and the lam. And the greatness of the oath is affirmed with what... Qur'an. It was explained to us that it is a verbal noun, like al-ghufrān (forgiveness) and al-shukrān (thankfulness), but it means the name of the one acted upon, or the name of the doer? It was said it means the name of the one acted upon, i.e., that which is read, because it is read. And it was said it means the name of the doer, i.e., the reader, i.e., the gatherer, because qir'ā (reading) means gathering, and from this comes al-qaryah (the village), which is named so because it gathers the people residing in it. So upon this, the Qur'an is a gatherer of all that the previous books contain of benefits and utilities. All that is in the previous books of benefits and utilities for creation in their worldly life and their hereafter. So this noble Qur'an, yes, is a gatherer of them. So what do we say about the Qur'an? A verbal noun meaning the name of the doer and the name of the one acted upon. Noble (Karim). The noble is applied to several meanings. It is applied to one who is generous in giving; one who is generous in giving is called noble. You say: a noble man. What does noble mean? Generous in giving. It is applied to beauty and goodness; the beautiful, good thing is called noble. The beautiful ones and the good ones. These two meanings: one is perfection in the essence, and the second is perfection in giving, which extends to others. Are these two meanings present in the Qur'an or not?
The student: They are present in the Qur'an.

The Shaykh : They are present. The Qur'an in its essence has nothing more beautiful than it. The Qur'an in what it gives its people of religious and worldly, physical, and spiritual blessings and benefits. This is a matter that no one denies except one whose heart has died. Is that clear? So the Qur'an in its essence is in the most perfect state of beauty, splendor, and perfection. And likewise, regarding what it gives its people of blessing, good, benefit, and utilities. Allah said to the Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him: The Qur'an is a weapon, and what kind of weapon for one who holds fast to it? But it requires that we hold fast to it truly in creed, speech, and action. Creed alone is not sufficient, because creed is an identity card. True creed must be confirmed by action, because the Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him, said:
We return to the noble verse. The noble Qur'an, why? For its perfection in its essence and for the abundance of its blessings and giving to one who holds fast to it. Look, the description of the Qur'an with this, that it is a noble Qur'an, and in another verse . And al-Majid (the Glorious) is an attribute of greatness, might, and strength, so it combines the two: strength and greatness. And likewise, abundant blessings are available, and excellence for one who holds fast to it. Kitab (Book). Its meaning was explained to us many times, and that it is a fi'āl form meaning maf'ūl (passive participle), and these are known structures in the Arabic language. Fi'āl comes to mean maf'ūl, like kitab meaning written, and firāsh meaning spread out, and kisā' meaning covered, and binā' meaning built, and gharās meaning planted. Okay, maknūn (hidden). The hidden is the preserved. Allah, the Exalted, said: This hidden Book. The exegetes differed on it with two opinions. One is that it is the Preserved Tablet in which Allah wrote everything.
And the second is that it is the scrolls in the hands of the angels, as Allah, the Exalted, said: So His saying: indicates that what is meant is the books in the hands of the angels, because His saying: means the angels. So it balances His saying: . And to this Ibn al-Qayyim, may Allah have mercy on him, went, that what is meant by the hidden Book is the books in the hands of the angels. And upon this, what is meant by the Book here is the genus, not the singular.