Actual spoken words of Prophets (peace unto them) in Qur'an?

· 27 Jumada I 1421 AH1 min readFatwa 364English
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Question

When Allah quotes a previous Nabi as making a statement, (such as SurahAl-Ma'idah 5:114 when Isa said, 'O Allah, our Lord! Send us from theheaven...')Is this the actual words of the Nabi -the Nabi spoke these exactwords in Arabic- or is Allah conveying the meaning of the Nabi's words.

Answer

Allah is conveying the meaning of the Prophets words.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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