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On the Last Day God will not question us on the opinions of the commentators and on how they understood the Koran, but he will question us on his Book which he sent down to guide and instruct us.
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The quote contrasts human interpretations with the Book itself. It says that on the Last Day, people will not be judged for accepting or rejecting commentators’ explanations, but for how they responded to the divine guidance and instruction in God’s revealed Book. Its emphasis is on the source of guidance rather than on opinions about it.
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- J. J. G. Jansen, “Mohammad Abduh’s Koran Interpretation”
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