Arabic / Tafsir

“al-Jassas and Qur’anic Inimitability”

“Imam Abu Bakr al-Jassas on Qur’anic Inimitability” [ᾃ] Imam Abu Bakr al-Jassas al-Hanafi, theologian, jurist, exegete and linguist (d.370/981)[1] comments regarding the challenge of the Qur’an: “His words (Most High), ‘Say: {If mankind and the jinn were together to produce the like of this Qur’an, they could not produce the like thereof, even if they … Continue reading

Surat al-Baqara / Tafsir

“The Reward for Christians and Jews:Tafsir of al-Baqara Verse 62”

A Tafsir of al-Baqara Verse 62 – Shaykh Ata Ibn Khalil *** Allah (SWT) says: {Indeed, those who believed and those who were Jews or Christians or Sabeans – those [among them] who believed in Allah and the Last Day and did righteousness – will have their reward with their Lord and no fear will … Continue reading

Tafsir

“Does Allah Create Man’s Actions? A Tafsir of 37:96…”

 The Tafsir of Verse 96 of al-Saffat: by Shaykh Ata’ *** The noble shaykh, faqih and mufassir `Ata’ Ibn Khalil (Allah protect him) writes regarding the verse of surat al-Saffat:96: وأما تفسير آية “والله خلقكم وما تعملون” فإن “ما” موصولة، أي أن الله سبحانه خلقكم وخلق الأصنام التي تعبدونها، ونص الآية يدل على ذلك، فالله … Continue reading