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eating. Also like the one who has been calling to resist hard-heartedness, so he
says: „Allah, the Almighty has said: “'Go to Pharaoh, he has become exceedingly
insolent, … (Koran 79 verse 17) and he points to his heart and says that the word
Pharaoh means his heart.
The second way is that he rushes to the interpretation of the Koran according to
the superficial meaning of the language without relating what is heard and
transmitted with regard to interpretation of the Koran and some of its words. So
whoever confines the superficiality of interpretation to discover meaning just
because he has understood the Arabic language, will make many mistakes, and
become one of those who interpret according to his opinion. Transmitting and
hearing are necessities for interpretation to avoid mistakes then after that his
understanding and discovery will be widened.
There are many arts to hearing, such as summarizing by curtailing, as Allah, the
Almighty said: “…To Thamood, We brought the she-camel as a visible (sign), yet
they wronged her.” (Koran Ch. 17 verse 59) The meaning of this is a clear sign,
which they wronged themselves against by killing it. The one who looks only at
what appears superficially of the language thinks that it is meant that the she
says: „Allah, the Almighty has said: “'Go to Pharaoh, he has become exceedingly
insolent, … (Koran 79 verse 17) and he points to his heart and says that the word
Pharaoh means his heart.
The second way is that he rushes to the interpretation of the Koran according to
the superficial meaning of the language without relating what is heard and
transmitted with regard to interpretation of the Koran and some of its words. So
whoever confines the superficiality of interpretation to discover meaning just
because he has understood the Arabic language, will make many mistakes, and
become one of those who interpret according to his opinion. Transmitting and
hearing are necessities for interpretation to avoid mistakes then after that his
understanding and discovery will be widened.
There are many arts to hearing, such as summarizing by curtailing, as Allah, the
Almighty said: “…To Thamood, We brought the she-camel as a visible (sign), yet
they wronged her.” (Koran Ch. 17 verse 59) The meaning of this is a clear sign,
which they wronged themselves against by killing it. The one who looks only at
what appears superficially of the language thinks that it is meant that the she