Note to al muttaqūn at 2:2.
Note to al muttaqūn at 2:2. . 1️⃣-SAM-Qur’anic definition: al kitābu lā rayba fī hi. The Traditionalist has a parsing problem at 2:2. He is not clear whether the sense is: This is the Book about which there is no doubt, a guidance for those conscious of Allah (Saheeh International) or This is the Book; in it is guidance sure, without doubt, to those who fear Allah (Yusuf Ali). He resolves his problem by declaring both readings valid and adding two sets of three dots to the Qur’anic text to indicate alternate readings. The most basic application of pan-textual analysis shows that the same collocation as found at 2:2 is found also at 10:37 and 32:2 where it can only be parsed in the first way; and in accordance with the methodology here, that must be the correct parsing at 2:2 also. To consider 2:2 free of Traditionalist encumbrances then, we should recall that dhālika indicates what directly precedes (see note above). The question is then: what directly precedes dhālika here? What ...