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**chuecafresss** · 11-09-2010, 08:18 PM

Are you reading the Qur'an with any kind of tafsir or are you just going off your own interpretation? I'd recommend reading the Qur'an along side a qualified person's explanation of it. Most brothers and sisters around here can probably recommend a good tafsir, I have "The Meaning of the Holy Qur'an" with tafsir and translation done by Yusuf Ali. ^

There are interpretations and translations of the Quran which are better than Yusuf Ali's, since Yusuf Ali was unfortunately not a scholar in spite of his mastery of English. You may try Ma'ariful Quran by Mufti Shafii Usmani, available online at:

http://classicalislamgroup.co.uk/index.php?view=tafseer

Too many questions lead one to the depths of darkness, in Islam we believe in something called , "Listening and Obeying", just like the best generation the Sahaba RA! This refers to questioning with respect to trivial matters. However if a person, especially a confused Muslim, is having some doubts about core Aqeedah matters, he is encouraged and even obligated to ask as soon as possible about them and clear matters up appropriately from a Shaykh who can explain these Aqeedah points to him.

It is somewhat analogous to the way he would rush to the hospital in the case of a medical emergency, since confusion in matters of belief is worse for the Muslim than death.

11-09-2010, 08:18 PM	#16
chuecafresss Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 406 Senior Member	Are you reading the Qur'an with any kind of tafsir or are you just going off your own interpretation? I'd recommend reading the Qur'an along side a qualified person's explanation of it. Most brothers and sisters around here can probably recommend a good tafsir, I have "The Meaning of the Holy Qur'an" with tafsir and translation done by Yusuf Ali. ^ There are interpretations and translations of the Quran which are better than Yusuf Ali's, since Yusuf Ali was unfortunately not a scholar in spite of his mastery of English. You may try Ma'ariful Quran by Mufti Shafii Usmani, available online at: http://classicalislamgroup.co.uk/index.php?view=tafseer Too many questions lead one to the depths of darkness, in Islam we believe in something called , "Listening and Obeying", just like the best generation the Sahaba RA! This refers to questioning with respect to trivial matters. However if a person, especially a confused Muslim, is having some doubts about core Aqeedah matters, he is encouraged and even obligated to ask as soon as possible about them and clear matters up appropriately from a Shaykh who can explain these Aqeedah points to him. It is somewhat analogous to the way he would rush to the hospital in the case of a medical emergency, since confusion in matters of belief is worse for the Muslim than death.
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