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Al-Rāzī said: They adduced evidence from Quranic verses, transmitted reports, and rational arguments. As for the verses, they are numerous; he mentioned fourteen of them.
The first is His saying, Most High:
“Then do they not reflect upon the Quran, or are there locks upon their hearts?” (24) [Muhammad 24]
He commanded people to reflect upon the Quran. If the Quran were incomprehensible, how could He command us to reflect upon it?
The second is His saying, Most High:
“Then do they not reflect upon the Quran? Had it been from anyone other than Allah, they would have found in it much contradiction.” (82) [al-Nisā’ 82]
How, then, could He command us to reflect upon it to recognize that it contains no contradiction or inconsistency, when
آخر فصل قال الرازي احتجوا بالآيات والأخبار والمعقول أما الآيات فكثيرة وقد ذكر منها أربع عشرة آية أحدها قوله تعالى أَفَلَا يَتَدَبَّرُونَ الْقُرْآنَ أَمْ عَلَى قُلُوبٍ أَقْفَالُهَا
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[محمد ٢٤]
أمر الناس بالتدبر في القرآن ولو كان القرآن غير مفهوم فكيف يأمرنا بالتدبر فيه الثاني قوله تعالى أَفَلَا يَتَدَبَّرُونَ الْقُرْآنَ وَلَوْ كَانَ مِنْ عِنْدِ غَيْرِ اللَّهِ لَوَجَدُوا فِيهِ اخْتِلَافًا كَثِيرًا
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[النساء ٨٢]
فكيف يأمرنا بالتدبر فيه لمعرفة نفي التناقض والاختلاف مع