1 00:00:00,180 --> 00:00:08,800 Summary of the concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah 2 00:00:08,800 --> 00:00:15,890 The Noble Qur'an was revealed piecemeal and compiled in a divinely ordained order. 3 00:00:15,890 --> 00:00:20,890 The Noble Qur'an was revealed in installments over twenty-something years. 4 00:00:20,890 --> 00:00:24,890 When a verse was revealed to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 5 00:00:24,890 --> 00:00:27,890 he would say to one of the scribes, 6 00:00:27,890 --> 00:00:31,890 "Place this verse in such-and-such a chapter." 7 00:00:31,890 --> 00:00:36,020 Narrated by Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi, and Ahmad. 8 00:00:36,020 --> 00:00:42,020 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, compiled it in the order it is currently found. 9 00:00:42,020 --> 00:00:45,020 It is not according to the order of revelation. 10 00:00:45,020 --> 00:00:47,020 It is a divinely ordained order. 11 00:00:47,020 --> 00:00:55,140 The Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, presented it to Gabriel, peace be upon him, twice in the year he passed away. 12 00:00:55,140 --> 00:00:59,140 This is the order that Allah Almighty preserved for him. 13 00:00:59,140 --> 00:01:01,140 As He, the Exalted, said: 14 00:01:01,140 --> 00:01:06,140 “Lo! We, even We, reveal the Reminder, and lo! We verily are its Guardian.” (15:9) 15 00:01:06,140 --> 00:01:09,299 As for its piecemeal revelation, 16 00:01:09,299 --> 00:01:16,299 it was for practical application in refuting those who opposed the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, during its revelation. 17 00:01:16,299 --> 00:01:23,299 And to strengthen him, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, when confronting them in various incidents. 18 00:01:23,299 --> 00:01:25,299 As Allah, the Exalted, said: 19 00:01:25,299 --> 00:01:31,299 “And those who disbelieve say: Why is the Qur'an not revealed unto him all at once? (It is revealed) thus that We may strengthen thy heart therewith; and We have arranged it in right order.” (25:32) 20 00:01:31,299 --> 00:01:37,299 “And those who disbelieve say: Why is the Qur'an not revealed unto him all at once? (It is revealed) thus that We may strengthen thy heart therewith; and We have arranged it in right order.” (25:32) 21 00:01:37,299 --> 00:01:43,299 “And they bring thee no similitude but We bring thee the Truth (as against it), and better (than their similitude) as argument.” (25:33) 22 00:01:43,299 --> 00:01:45,299 And Allah, the Exalted, said: 23 00:01:45,299 --> 00:01:53,299 “And (it is) a Qur'an that We have divided, that thou mayst recite it unto mankind at intervals, and We have revealed it by (successive) revelation.” (17:106) 24 00:01:53,299 --> 00:02:02,530 As for its compilation in its current order, it is, as we have said, divinely ordained and not the result of any human ijtihad. 25 00:02:02,530 --> 00:02:11,530 This is how the excellent coherence and arrangement, which is clarified by the science of the Qur'anic contexts and the objectives of the Surahs, is achieved. 26 00:02:11,530 --> 00:02:19,620 And His saying, "And a Qur'an We have separated it," refers to it being a compilation before its separation. 27 00:02:20,620 --> 00:02:27,620 This refers to its compilation in the Preserved Tablet before its revelation, and its current compilation agrees with it in order. 28 00:02:27,620 --> 00:02:34,620 Therefore, there is no basis for an objector to challenge the science of Qur'anic contexts and the objectives of the Surahs. 29 00:02:34,620 --> 00:02:38,689 And the multiple guidance that arises from it. 30 00:02:38,689 --> 00:02:45,689 The decisive word is that if the Noble Qur'an, after its revelation, was compiled from a dispersed state, 31 00:02:45,689 --> 00:02:54,819 then it was revealed piecemeal from a meticulously organized compilation, which is its current arrangement. 32 00:02:54,819 --> 00:03:02,819 Muslims should beware of calls to arrange it according to the order of revelation, for these are false calls for two reasons: 33 00:03:02,819 --> 00:03:11,819 Firstly, that this is contrary to its form, which Allah preserved, and which clarifies the perfection of its organization. 34 00:03:11,819 --> 00:03:21,849 Secondly, it is an impossible matter to achieve, because verses were revealed according to events, and they belonged to a specific Surah. 35 00:03:21,849 --> 00:03:29,849 And before the Surah was completed, other verses from another Surah would be revealed. So, which order should we adopt? 36 00:03:29,849 --> 00:03:37,849 And which Surah should we place before the other, when each of them contains verses that precede the second? 37 00:03:37,849 --> 00:03:46,099 The summary is that the Noble Qur'an guides to the truth through the revelation of verses at the time of events and decrees. 38 00:03:46,099 --> 00:03:54,099 Just as it guides to the truth through its meticulously organized compilation. It is dispersed for guidance during events, 39 00:03:54,099 --> 00:03:59,099 and divinely ordained and compiled for guidance through its perfect organization. 40 00:03:59,099 --> 00:04:03,780 Summary of the concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah