al-Salāmu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullāh,
If Arabic is a sea, then the Qur'an is the most precious treasures, jewels, pearls and gems that can be found in the sea. But reaching these treasures requires a diver skilled in deep thought and contemplation. One of the prerequisites for a diver to reach this level of skill, is a knowledge and understanding of Arabic and its sciences.
In this regard, Ibn Taymiyyaah (rahimahu Allaah) commented,
"Before one can interpret and understand the Qur'an and the Hadith, he must know the denotations and connotations intended by the words of Allaah and His Messenger (sallaa Allaahu 'alayhi wa sallam). How can their words be understood? Knowledge of the Arabic language in which we were addressed will help us to understand what Allaah and His Messenger (sallaa Allaahu 'alayhi wa sallam) intended through their words, as will understanding the semantics behind the words and phrases. Truly, most of the misguidances of the Innovators occured due to this reason – they began to misinterpret the words of Allaah and His Messenger (sallaa Allaahu 'alayhi wa sallam) claiming that they meant one thing, when really they meant another." [1]
[1] al-Eemaan : 111
7 responses so far ↓
Arshad // March 13, 2006 at 10:34 pm |
Walaikum asalaam,
Can you give an example or two of an example of the misguidance of the innovators?
wilbur // February 22, 2007 at 1:31 pm |
good post – filled my coffee break
arabicgems // February 24, 2007 at 10:37 am |
Thank you wilbur.
Abdul Muntaqim // April 3, 2007 at 8:06 pm |
Is the referance refering to his book kitaabul Emaan?
arabicgems // April 3, 2007 at 8:35 pm |
Yes, in shaa’ Allaah.
Abdul waheed // December 26, 2008 at 12:24 am |
That’s great
www.homequran.com // May 28, 2009 at 6:27 pm |
alamu’alaikum wa rahmatallah
very nice blog…