LessonsLanguage of Creed: Negation, Restriction and ImplicationQuiz

وَلَا نُصَدِّقُ كَاهِنًا وَلَا عَرَّافًا وَلَا مَنْ يَدَّعِي شَيْئًا يُخَالِفُ الْكِتَابَ وَالسُّنَّةَ وَإِجْمَاعَ الْأُمَّةِ.
We do not affirm a kāhin (soothsayer), an ʿarrāf (diviner), or anyone who makes a claim contrary to the Book, the Sunnah and the consensus of the Muslim community.

Clause structure: Lā nuṣaddiqu kāhinan wa-lā ʿarrāfan wa-lā man... coordinates several objects under negation; the relative clause adds a general class of claimants.

Meaning and inference: The passage rejects believing soothsayers, diviners, and claimants whose assertions contradict the Book, Sunnah, and consensus; fascination is no proof.

Limit of inference: Ordinary reporting, evidence-based estimates, and legitimate inquiry must not all be mislabeled as soothsaying without grounds.

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Negation across coordinated objects

Language of Creed: Negation, Restriction and Implication

وَلَا نُصَدِّقُ كَاهِنًا وَلَا عَرَّافًا وَلَا مَنْ يَدَّعِي شَيْئًا يُخَالِفُ الْكِتَابَ وَالسُّنَّةَ وَإِجْمَاعَ الْأُمَّةِ.
We do not affirm a kāhin (soothsayer), an ʿarrāf (diviner), or anyone who makes a claim contrary to the Book, the Sunnah and the consensus of the Muslim community.

Clause structure: Lā nuṣaddiqu kāhinan wa-lā ʿarrāfan wa-lā man... coordinates several objects under negation; the relative clause adds a general class of claimants.

Meaning and inference: The passage rejects believing soothsayers, diviners, and claimants whose assertions contradict the Book, Sunnah, and consensus; fascination is no proof.

Limit of inference: Ordinary reporting, evidence-based estimates, and legitimate inquiry must not all be mislabeled as soothsaying without grounds.