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In the early tafsirs on the verse 68:1, we can read about a whale, called ن (Nun), which carries the Earth on its back <ref>Tanwir Al-Miqbas: "And from his narration on the authority of Ibn 'Abbas that he said regarding the interpretation of Allah's saying (Nun): '(Nun) He says: Allah swears by the Nun, which is the whale that carries the earths on its back while in Water, and beneath which is the Bull and under the Bull is the Rock and..."</ref>. However in the tafsir Al-Jalalayn, from the 15th century, the interpretation changed (for some reason) to "Allah knows best": | In the early tafsirs on the verse 68:1, we can read about a whale, called ن (Nun), which carries the Earth on its back <ref>Tanwir Al-Miqbas: "And from his narration on the authority of Ibn 'Abbas that he said regarding the interpretation of Allah's saying (Nun): '(Nun) He says: Allah swears by the Nun, which is the whale that carries the earths on its back while in Water, and beneath which is the Bull and under the Bull is the Rock and..."</ref>. However in the tafsir Al-Jalalayn, from the 15th century, the interpretation changed (for some reason) to "Allah knows best": | ||
{{quote|Al-Jalalayn on 68:1|Nūn is one of the letters of the alphabet. '''God knows best''' what He means by it.}} | {{quote|Al-Jalalayn on 68:1|Nūn is one of the letters of the alphabet. '''God knows best''' what He means by it.}} | ||
==Comfort in Ignorance== | |||
Saying "Allah knows best" instead of "I don't know" or "I am not sure" makes people more comfortable in their ignorance. | |||
One of the most notable atheists in the 21th century said: | |||
{{quote|Richard Dawkins|“I am against religion because it teaches us to be satisfied with not understanding the world.” | |||
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"Allah knows best" is sometimes used as a response to questions from the critics of Islam. This technique strengthens the close-mindedness of Muslims, who blindly believe that Allah has all the answers and don't bother to find the answers themselves. | |||
==Conclusions== | ==Conclusions== | ||