Linguistic Tafseer Of Quran In English

10-4-2018 | IslamWeb

Question:

I have 3 questions. I read tafsir ibn kathir which states a hadith which is "whoever explains the Quran with his opinion or with what he has no knowledge of, then let him assume his seat in the fire" Then how can i ponder over Quran. Is there any linguistic tafsir of quran in english. My family bought a receiver which has some paid channels like cricket channel. I think they decode it. Is it ok to use them.

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Answer:

All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger.

With regard to your first question; what is clear of the meaning of the verses of the Quran and which is known to everyone, then pondering over it is simple and easy. However, the verses that require clarification by the scholars, then it is necessary to refer to their statements so that the exact meaning of the verses can be understood and then one can ponder over it.

Otherwise, a layman cannot independently understand the Quran [without referring to the scholars] as he may understand many verses in a wrong way. So, it is necessary to seek knowledge and return to the scholars and abide by their statements.

As for your second question; if you are asking about the English translation of the meaning of the Quran, then there are plenty of them in the form of hard copies as well as online. However, if what you are asking about is a source which translates the Quran word by word, then this also exist. What you need to do is simply place the mouse on each word and the English translation of the word will show in a pop up.

Allah knows best.