Explanation of the author's statement: "And this chapter is abundant in the Book of Allah; whoever reflects upon the Qur'an seeking guidance from it will find the path of truth clear to him"
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The Shaykh : The author (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "And this chapter is abundant in the Book of Allah"
"This chapter" refers here to the chapter on the Names and Attributes in the Book of Allah, Mighty and Majestic is He. It is abundant, and there is no verse in the Book of Allah in which you will not generally find a name from the names of Allah, or an action from His actions, or a ruling from His rulings. In fact, if I wished, I could say that every verse in the Book of Allah is an attribute from the attributes of Allah, because the Qur'an
The student: is the speech of Allah
The Shaykh : is the speech of Allah, Mighty and Majestic is He. So every verse from it is an attribute from the attributes of Allah, Mighty and Majestic is He. But he said: "Whoever reflects upon the Qur'an seeking guidance from it will find the path of truth clear to him" The author (may Allah have mercy on him) says: "Whoever reflects upon the Qur'an". To reflect upon a thing means to contemplate it, as if a person looks back at it once and faces it again; he repeats the wording to understand the meaning. So the one who reflects upon the Qur'an, and this is the action, the intention is: "seeking guidance from it". His purpose in reflecting upon the Qur'an is not to defend his own opinion or to use it for arguing with falsehood, but his purpose is seeking the truth. This is two things. The result is: "the path of truth becomes clear to him". How great is this result, but it is preceded by two things: reflection, and what is the second? Good intention, that the person be seeking guidance from the Qur'an. So then, the path of truth becomes clear to him. What is the evidence for this? The evidence is several verses. Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, says: And We have sent down to you the Reminder that you may make clear to the people what has been sent down to them.
The student: And We sent down
The Shaykh :[An-Nahl 16:44] And He, the Exalted, said: [Sad 38:29]
The student: that they may reflect
The Shaykh :[Sad 38:29] And He, the Exalted, said: [Al-Mu'minun 23:68] And He, the Exalted, said: [Al-Qamar 54:17] And the verses in this regard are many, indicating that whoever reflects upon the Qur'an, but with this intention, which is seeking guidance from it, he will inevitably reach the result he desires, which is that the path of truth becomes clear.
As for the one who reflects upon the Qur'an to strike some of it with some, to argue with falsehood, and to defend his own opinion, as is found among the people of innovation and the people of deviation, he will be blinded to the truth, and may Allah protect us from that. Because Allah, the Exalted, says:[Ali 'Imran 3:7] Some of them say this regarding "as for," and as for those firmly grounded in knowledge, yes, they say: [Ali 'Imran 3:7] And when they say this statement, they will be guided to the explanation of this ambiguous matter. [Al-Baqarah 2:269]
"This chapter" refers here to the chapter on the Names and Attributes in the Book of Allah, Mighty and Majestic is He. It is abundant, and there is no verse in the Book of Allah in which you will not generally find a name from the names of Allah, or an action from His actions, or a ruling from His rulings. In fact, if I wished, I could say that every verse in the Book of Allah is an attribute from the attributes of Allah, because the Qur'an
The student: is the speech of Allah
The Shaykh : is the speech of Allah, Mighty and Majestic is He. So every verse from it is an attribute from the attributes of Allah, Mighty and Majestic is He. But he said: "Whoever reflects upon the Qur'an seeking guidance from it will find the path of truth clear to him" The author (may Allah have mercy on him) says: "Whoever reflects upon the Qur'an". To reflect upon a thing means to contemplate it, as if a person looks back at it once and faces it again; he repeats the wording to understand the meaning. So the one who reflects upon the Qur'an, and this is the action, the intention is: "seeking guidance from it". His purpose in reflecting upon the Qur'an is not to defend his own opinion or to use it for arguing with falsehood, but his purpose is seeking the truth. This is two things. The result is: "the path of truth becomes clear to him". How great is this result, but it is preceded by two things: reflection, and what is the second? Good intention, that the person be seeking guidance from the Qur'an. So then, the path of truth becomes clear to him. What is the evidence for this? The evidence is several verses. Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, says: And We have sent down to you the Reminder that you may make clear to the people what has been sent down to them.
The student: And We sent down
The Shaykh :
And We revealed to you the message that you may make clear to the people what was sent down to them
وأنزلنا إليك الذكر لتبين للناس ما نزل إليهم[This is] a blessed Book which We have revealed to you
كتاب أنزلناه إليك مباركThe student: that they may reflect
The Shaykh :
that they might reflect upon its verses and that those of understanding would be reminded.
ليدبروا آياته وليتذكر أولو الألبابThen have they not reflected over the Qur'an, or has there come to them that which had not come to their forefathers?
أفلم يدَّبروا القول أم جاءهم ما لم يأت آباءهم الأولينAnd We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?
ولقد يسرنا القرآن للذكر فهل من مدكرAs for the one who reflects upon the Qur'an to strike some of it with some, to argue with falsehood, and to defend his own opinion, as is found among the people of innovation and the people of deviation, he will be blinded to the truth, and may Allah protect us from that. Because Allah, the Exalted, says: