Obedience to Authority, Moderation and Clear versus Ambiguous Verses
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- What condition limits obedience to rulers?
- What is the meaning of “No obedience to creation in disobedience to the Creator”?
- How do a ruler’s injustice and a separate lawful order relate?
- Which attitude is expressed by praying for rulers’ salah and mu‘afah?
- To whom does al-Sunnah refer here?
- Which community is meant by al-Jama‘ah here?
- When 99 agree and one person diverges, which term illustrates that case?
- What term describes an opposing group adopting a different view?
- What characterizes firqah in this discussion?
- Rejecting the Sunnah while professing the Qur’an illustrates what?
- Which two qualities oppose ‘adl and amanah?
- Which is an instance of betrayal in knowledge?
- Why can betrayal in knowledge cause broader harm?
- What expression is used when knowledge is uncertain?
- What characterizes a muhkam verse?
- What approach is taken toward mutashabih verses?
- To which verses does “they are the foundation of the Book” refer?
- What conduct is condemned by seeking fitnah through ambiguous verses?
- What is conveyed by “We believe in it; all is from our Lord”?
- What certainty is claimed for the interpretations of yad, ‘ayn and saq?
- What purpose is given for some later interpretive explanations?
- What is implied by “we do not assert with certainty that it is intended”?
- Which explanatory meaning is mentioned for ‘ayn?
- Which distinction between shudhudh and khilaf is correct?
- Refusing one sinful command means rejecting every lawful command by that ruler.
- Al-Jama‘ah here refers to the community of the Prophet’s Companions.
- Every modality of mutashabihat is fully known to human beings just like clear verses.
- There is a difference between suggesting a possible interpretation and asserting it is Allah’s definite intent.