Page 19 - How Do The Unwise Interpret The Qur'an ?

Reasons for Misinterpreting the Qur'an

result in an extremely inaccurate interpretation; and sometimes,
the interpretation that results can even be the opposite of the true
meaning. One can see from this that the Qur'an is self-explanatory.
The explanation of one verse can sometimes be hidden in the
meaning of another verse or verses.
Another important rule in the interpretation of the Qur'an is
to fully grasp its essence. In order to do that, one has to see it as
a whole. Furthermore, it should be explained in the light of the
many verses which reflect the infinite mercy, compassion and
justice of God.

Since the Qur'an is a divine book it is quite unlike any other
book and should never be compared to them. The Qur'an has a
unique style. One has to grasp the overall style along with its
underlying essence to do justice to the explanations, particularly
when reading the "intricate" verses. It is important to adopt a
wider perspective and cover the intensely spiritual aspects of the
Qur'an to be able to properly understand the various facts
revealed by God.

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God states that He has sent the Qur'an as a book written in
Arabic. Obviously, translations into other languages are sufficient
when one only needs to understand very basic concepts, such as
learning about God, the main principles of faith and their essential
applications, as well as seeking guidance and meditating on it.
Nonetheless, none of these translations can, in any way, match the
original language of the Qur'an. Even in a direct, word for word
translation, a lot of vocabulary as well as meanings will be missed
since it is quite impossible to grammatically adapt many Arabic
words in their correct sentence form to any other language.
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