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mutashabihat (ambiguous texts)

Cited in 3 segments across 3 recordings · 2018 to 2020 · term/term:mutashabih

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19 Jun 2020MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth Is the hadith that the Quran was revealed in seven ahruf authentic, and what does it mean? The guest says the seven-ahruf hadith is ambiguous, as al-Suyuti admitted, that its forty-odd interpretations are inconsistent and its versions unsoundly reported and contradictory, so they cancel each other out. He refrains from guessing what the Prophet originally said. Discussionguest speechDr Shehzad Saleem (guest)report: the quran was revealed in seven ahrufthe seven ahrufal-Suyuti machine5 min 12 s38:06on YouTube
25 Jul 2019Ponderings on the Holy Quran How does the rule that a clear verse overrides an ambiguous one apply to Quran 65:4? By a principle of usul the ambiguous phrase 'those who have not menstruated' is read in the light of the clear opening term women, which cancels any reading that includes girls. The Quran could have said fatayat but addressed them as nisa. Lessonposition checkedQuran 65:1 (when you divorce women, divorce them for their iddah; do not expel them from their homes)Quran 65:4 (those who have despaired of menstruation, if you are in doubt, their iddah is three months, and those who have not menstruated; the pregnant until they give birth)nisa (women)mutashabih (ambiguous text) machine2 min 38 s29:58on YouTube
2 Jul 2018Ponderings on the Holy Quran Are the descriptions of paradise in the Quran meant literally? The afterlife is real, but he believes the Quran's imagery of paradise was an encouragement suited to its first audience rather than a literal description. Anyone who takes it literally is free to do so. Question source not recordedposition checkedjannah (Paradise)report: no human can ever conceptualise jannahQuran 3:7 (clear and ambiguous verses)mutashabihat (ambiguous texts) machine5 min 03 s0:00on YouTube