LessonsThe Book of Allah as a Primary SourceQuiz

Before the source examples, separate two questions:

1. Text status: Is this wording itself Quran, transmitted as Quran through Tawatur?
2. Ruling status: Does the source say the ruling connected with it remains operative, or has it been abrogated?

Abrogated (Mansukh) means that an earlier ruling is no longer operative because a later Shariah proof replaced it. Operative (Ma'mul bihi) means a ruling that continues to be acted upon.

A simple comparison: a notice may remain printed even after the timetable written on it has been replaced. Likewise, the existence of wording and the current status of what it directs are separate questions. This comparison only explains the distinction; it is not a Shariah proof.

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Two Separate Questions: Wording and Ruling

The Book of Allah as a Primary Source

Before the source examples, separate two questions:

1. Text status: Is this wording itself Quran, transmitted as Quran through Tawatur?
2. Ruling status: Does the source say the ruling connected with it remains operative, or has it been abrogated?

Abrogated (Mansukh) means that an earlier ruling is no longer operative because a later Shariah proof replaced it. Operative (Ma'mul bihi) means a ruling that continues to be acted upon.

A simple comparison: a notice may remain printed even after the timetable written on it has been replaced. Likewise, the existence of wording and the current status of what it directs are separate questions. This comparison only explains the distinction; it is not a Shariah proof.