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Termbalagha (rhetoric) [?]
Cited in 2 segments across 2 recordings · 2020 to 2021 · term/term:balagha
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16 Feb 2021Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth
LatestWhy does Surah al-Kafirun say 'ma' (what) instead of 'man' (who) for God?
Mufti Abu Layth thinks ma is used because it qualifies how God is perceived, since the Meccans also worshipped Allah through others, though he says this is his own understanding.
machine4 min 07 s1:18:37on YouTube
14 Jul 2020live stream
Is al-Zamakhshari's tafsir al-Kashshaf worth reading?
Mufti Abu Layth praises al-Kashshaf as linguistically overwhelming and al-Zamakhshari as a legend, while noting the Mu'tazili oddities in it; the Mu'tazila were great scholars, often over-demonised.
machine4 min 24 s45:21on YouTube