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In such a scenario, my advice to Hanafi Muslims is to take
the Supreme Court’s verdict as a reminder and review
their practice. They should consider uttering talaq thrice
in one go as a case of a decision having been taken in
anger and consider it only one as talaq – as had been
done during the time of the Prophet.

34 Why is there difference among
scholars when it comes to the
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commentary tafsir or interpretation
of the Quran?

afsir involves application of the Quran. When you do
Tcommentary of a verse in an applied way, there will
naturally be differences in interpretation. For example,
the Quran says, ‘Do not worship idols’. (31:13) About
this, one commentator would say it means one should
not worship stone idols, while another would say it also
means that one should not give excessive importance to
human beings, as that would mean making them one’s
idols (object of veneration) instead of God. So, wherever
there is an issue of application of the verses of the Quran,
there will be differences.

Consider another example. The Quran says at one place:

Fight in God’s cause against those who
wage war against you. (Quran 2:190)

A certain commentator would say this verse means that
fighting is an eternal teaching of the Quran. However,

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