Meaning of Quran 2:106

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Please any Brother/Sister help me with this as i am new to English:
“None of Our revelations do We abrogate or cause to be forgotten, but We substitute something better or similar: Knowest thou not that Allah Hath power over all things?” (Quran 2:106)
What is the meaning of this verse? Does it mean that if God is abrogating something its actually not abrogation because he is substituting some thing better or similar? Right?

Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

Oh, boy! I'd just love a chance to explain the Quran!

LeGion12359Does it mean that if *** is abrogating something its actually not abrogation because he is substituting some thing better or similar?

In English, it means that He will abrogate it only by substituting something better or similar. As you know, the problem of abrogation in the Quran is a contentious one that has been much discussed.

CalifJim · Answer

LeGion12359None of Our revelations do We abrogate or cause to be forgotten, but We substitute something better or similar

I know nearly nothing of Islam or the Quran, but my naive paraphrase is this.

We won't cancel anything we've already said, but we might substitute something else for it.

It sounds to me like this is an attempt to preserve a historical record of the evolution of Islamic thought. A better idea or a better way of expressing the same idea may come up later, but that doesn't mean we should throw away the previous ideas that led up to the current ones.

It occurs to me, however, that religious texts are never so clear as that. They are surrounded by centuries of tradition which impose one interpretation or another on the words so that anyone not part of the tradition would seldom be trusted to say what it means "on the surface" in the plainest way possible.

CJ

LeGion12359 · Answer

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Meaning of Quran 2:106

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