CLARIFICATION: Understanding the Qur'anic methodology. Clarifying confusion cause by attempts of those who raise the 'fitnah' regarding Islamic Theology - quoting but yet misinterpreting Qur'anic verses. Explanation against those misinterpreting the MUTASHABIHAT 'allegorical' verses, insisting that their meaning to be in the literal sense by forbidding TA''WIL.

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6. “ He it is Who has sent down to thee the Book: in it are AAYAT MU H KAMAT - verses basic or fundamental (of established meaning); they are the foundation of the Book: others are AAYAT MUTASHAABIHAT – verses not of well-established meaning. But those in whose hearts is perversity follow the part thereof that is not of well-established meaning ( AAYAT MUTASHAABIHAT ), seeking discord, and searching for its interpretation...” ( Qur’an: Aali ‘Imran: 3: 7 ) All Rights Reserved © Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail. 2010

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10. All Rights Reserved © Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail. 2010 “ Whoever claims that Allah is in something or on something or from something, commits the “ SHIRK .” Because if He was in something, He would be contained, and if He was on something, He would be carried, and if H e was from something, He would be a creature (creation)." * Regarded by the SHI’ITE MADZHAB as their sixth Imam, he was also the teacher to many Imams of AHLUS-SUNNAH like Abu Hanifa, Malik, etc.

11. All Rights Reserved © Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail. 2010 (In agreement to this) Imam Abu Ja’far At-Tahaawiy rh.m. said: "Whoever attributes to Allah the meanings with (same) meanings as the attributes of humans, commits blasphemy ( KUFR ).“ ( Quote from “Aqeedatut-Tahaawiyyah” )

26. All Rights Reserved © Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail. 2010 Prophet Muhammad s.a.a.w. made this Du’a for Ibnu Abbas. r.a. “ O Allah! Teach him the Wisdom (knowledge of Sunnah) and TA’WIL (interpretation) of the Book.” ( Hadith reported by Bukhary, Ibnu Majah and others )

27. Ibn ‘Abbas, Sufyan ath­Thaury, Mujaahid, Sa’ i d Ibn Jubayr, Malik, Ahmad, al­Bukhary, an-Nawawy, Ibn Rajab al­Hanbaly, Ibnul-Jawziyy, Ibn Hajar, al­Bayhaqy, Abu Fadl at-Tamimy, ‘Abdul-Qahir al-Baghdady , And even the famous linguist and scholar of Hadith, Murtada az-Zabidiyy , and others. All Rights Reserved © Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail. 2010

28. All Rights Reserved © Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail. 2010 “ But those in whose hearts is perversity follow the part thereof that is not of well-established meaning ( MUTASHAABIHAT ), seeking discord ( FITNAH )” ( Qur’an: Aali ‘Imran: 3: 7 )

32. “ ISTAWA ” (Establishment) is known; the ‘how’ of it is unknown; belief in it is obligatory, and the questioning about it is (reprehensible) innovation – BID’AH .” All Rights Reserved © Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail. 2010

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