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BookTafsir Urwat al-Wuthqa [?] (Abdul Karim Athari)
Cited in 4 segments across 1 recording · 2019 · book/book:urwat-al-wuthqa
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8 Jan 2019Ponderings on the Holy Quran
Was the hoopoe in the story of Sulayman really a bird?
Probably not, in his reading: the Arabic used of it is used only for humans, so the tafsir that it was one of Sulayman's intelligence agents makes sense.
machine6 min 24 s18:30on YouTube
8 Jan 2019Ponderings on the Holy Quran
Did a jinn really bring the Queen of Sheba's throne to Sulayman?
Mufti Abu Layth doubts it: following Athari's tafsir, the 'jinn' here were a division of Sulayman's forces, one of three branches of his state.
machine6 min 26 s27:28on YouTube
8 Jan 2019Ponderings on the Holy Quran
Did Prophet Sulayman steal the Queen of Sheba's throne?
No: he reads the story as Sulayman having a grander replica made from a detailed description, since prophets do not steal thrones.
machine6 min 57 s33:54on YouTube
8 Jan 2019Ponderings on the Holy Quran
Did Jesus really speak as a baby in the cradle?
Mufti Abu Layth reads it as Jesus aged about twelve debating the Temple elders, as in the Gospel of Luke, which fits the history better than a speaking baby.
machine10 min 10 s45:09on YouTube