In the Name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful

Publisher’s Foreword

All praise is for Allah; we praise Him, seek His help and His forgiveness, and seek refuge in Allah from the evils within ourselves and from the consequences of our deeds. Whomever Allah guides none can misguide, and whomever He leaves astray none can guide. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah alone without partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and messenger.

To proceed: this booklet, “How Should We Interpret the Noble Quran?”, began as a series of questions put to Shaykh Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani—may Allah have mercy on him. He answered them on tape; they were then transcribed, printed, and presented to the shaykh, who read them and added handwritten notes.

Al-Maktabah al-Islamiyyah in Amman has now decided to publish it so that its benefit may spread, the shaykh’s knowledge may become more widely known, and he may be rewarded for it in his grave—may Allah have mercy on him.

Despite its small size, the work is of great benefit and considerable value to the entire Muslim community, for it clarifies the foundational principles and rules that must