Transliteration:( Yamhul laahu maa yashaaa'u wa yusbitu wa 'indahooo ummul Kitaab )
112. This tells us that in certain affairs of fate, alteration takes place, while in other types no change is possible. Some scholars have said that here those sins of man are intended which would either be forgiven or those which would remain unforgiven, while other scholars are of the opinion that abrogated and firm verses and laws are meant. In addition, there are some other opinions regarding this as well.
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The tafsir of Surah Ar-Ra’d verse 39 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Rad ayat 38 which provides the complete commentary from verse 38 through 39.
(13:39) Allah effaces whatever He wills and retains whatever He wills. With Him is the Mother of the Book.[58]
58. This is the answer to another objection raised against the revelation of the Quran. The disbelievers said: What was the need of this new Book, when there already had existed the former revealed Books? You say that this need has arisen because the former Books have been tampered with; therefore Allah has abrogated them and commanded that this new Book should be followed. This position you have taken is wrong for how can anyone tamper with the Book of Allah and how is it possible that any Book of Allah might be tampered with? Why did not Allah protect these Books from such things as these? You say that this Book has been revealed by the same Allah Who revealed the Torah and the Gospel. How is it then that your way is different from that of the Torah? You consider certain things lawful while they are unlawful according to the Torah, etc. etc. Detailed answers to these objections have been given in other Surahs but here only a brief and comprehensive answer has been given to them.
The Arabic word Umm-ul-Kitab literally means the Mother Book, that is, the Original Book which is the source and origin of all the revealed Books.
[644]- The Preserved Slate (al-Lawḥ al-Maḥfūẓ), in which is inscribed the original of every scripture revealed by Allāh.
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