What is Nasikh?
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2015 1:17 pm
What is Nasikh?
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Al-Nasikh and al-Mansukh
The Arabic words 'nasikh' and 'mansukh' are both derived from the same root word 'nasakha' which carries meanings such as 'to abolish, to replace, to withdraw, to abrogate'.
The word nasikh (an active participle) means 'the abrogating', while mansukh (passive) means 'the abrogated'. In technical language these terms refer to certain parts of the Qur'anic revelation, which have been 'abrogated' by others. Naturally the abrogated passage is the one called 'mansukh' while the abrogating one is called 'nasikh'.
The Qur'an on Naskh
The principle of naskh (abrogation) is referred to in the Qur'an itself and is not a later historical development:
'None of Our revelations do We abrogate or cause it to be forgotten, but We substitute something better or similar: knowest thou that God has power over all things?' (2: 106).
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Surah Baqara 2:106:
"None of Our revelations do We abrogate or cause
copied from:
http://www.sunnipath.com/library/books/B0040P0021.aspx
Al-Nasikh and al-Mansukh
The Arabic words 'nasikh' and 'mansukh' are both derived from the same root word 'nasakha' which carries meanings such as 'to abolish, to replace, to withdraw, to abrogate'.
The word nasikh (an active participle) means 'the abrogating', while mansukh (passive) means 'the abrogated'. In technical language these terms refer to certain parts of the Qur'anic revelation, which have been 'abrogated' by others. Naturally the abrogated passage is the one called 'mansukh' while the abrogating one is called 'nasikh'.
The Qur'an on Naskh
The principle of naskh (abrogation) is referred to in the Qur'an itself and is not a later historical development:
'None of Our revelations do We abrogate or cause it to be forgotten, but We substitute something better or similar: knowest thou that God has power over all things?' (2: 106).
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Surah Baqara 2:106:
"None of Our revelations do We abrogate or cause