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مشكوة المصابيح
Mishkat al-Masabih
كتاب العلم
The Book of Knowledge
(نُزُولُ القُرْآنِ الكَرِيمِ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ)
(The revelation of the Noble Quran in seven modes)
Mishkat al-Masabih 238 — The revelation of the Noble Quran in seven
وَعَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أُنْزِلَ الْقُرْآنُ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ لِكُلِّ آيَةٍ مِنْهَا ظَهْرٌ وَبَطْنٌ وَلِكُلِّ حَدٍّ مَطْلَعٌ» رَوَاهُ فِي شَرْحِ السُّنَّةِ
Ibn Mas'ud reported God's messenger as saying, “The Qur'an was sent down in seven modes. Every verse in it has an external and an internal meaning, and every interdiction has a source of reference.” Baghawi transmitted it in Sharh as-sunna.
