بَلْ هُوَ ءَايَٰتٌۢ بَيِّنَٰتٌۭ فِى صُدُورِ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْعِلْمَ ۚ وَمَا يَجْحَدُ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآ إِلَّا ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ
Bal huwa aayaatum baiyinaatun fee sudooril lazeena ootul 'ilm; wa maa yajhadu bi aayaatinaa illaz zaalimoon
Rather, the Qur'an is distinct verses [preserved] within the breasts of those who have been given knowledge. And none reject Our verses except the wrongdoers.
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29:49Ayah 169
8 ayahs in Al-Ankaboot are strongly about the Quran and revelation. This is one of them.
← Previous on The Quran & revelation29:48And you did not recite before it any scripture, nor did you inscribe one with your right hand. Otherwise the falsifiers would have had [cause for] doubt.Next on The Quran & revelation →29:51And is it not sufficient for them that We revealed to you the Book which is recited to them? Indeed in that is a mercy and reminder for a people who believe.
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Nay but it that is the Qur’ān which you have brought is clear signs in the breasts of those who have been given knowledge namely the believers who preserve it in their hearts and none denies Our signs except wrongdoers namely the Jews — they denied them after they were manifested to them.
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"He it is Who revealed to thee (Muhammad) the Book (the Qur'an) wherein there are clear revelations-these are the substance of the Book and others are allegorical (verses). And as for those who have a yearning for error they go after the allegorical verses seeking (to cause) dissension, by seeking to explain them. And none knows their implications but Allah, and those who are sound in knowledge say: We affirm our faith in everything which is from our Lord. It is only the persons of understanding who really heed" (Al-Qur'an 3:7). 'A'isha (further) reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said (in connection with these verses): When you see such verses, avoid them, for it is they whom Allah has pointed out (in the mentioned verses).
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) recited the Verse:--
"It is He who has sent down to you the Book. In it are Verses that are entirely clear, they are the
foundation of the Book, others not entirely clear. So as for those in whose hearts there is a deviation
(from the Truth ). follow thereof that is not entirely clear seeking affliction and searching for its
hidden meanings; but no one knows its hidden meanings but Allah. And those who are firmly
grounded in knowledge say: "We believe in it (i.e. in the Qur'an) the whole of it (i.e. its clear and
unclear Verses) are from our Lord. And none receive admonition except men of understanding." (3.7)
Then Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "If you see those who follow thereof that is not entirely clear, then they are
those whom Allah has named 'So beware of them."
The verse “And the poets it is those straying in evil who follow them. He (Allah) then abrogated it and made an exception saying: Except those who believe and work righteousness, engage much in the remembrance of Allah."
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "The example of the person who knows the Qur'an by heart is like the owner of
tied camels. If he keeps them tied, he will control them, but if he releases them, they will run away."
"The Messenger of Allah said: 'There are those who recite the Qur'an but it does not go any deeper than their collarbones. They will pass through Islam like an arrow passing through its target.'"
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