Do Salafis take literal meaning of the Quran?

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@AllahkaBanda

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brother, I’ve already responded to your points but let me ask this

1. Quote me a statement from the Salaf affirming your interpretation and belief

2. What is the ta’weel of the phrase “both My Hands”?

The Surah Ikhlas tells us about Allah Ta’ala; it doesn’t tells how are His Attributes. Similarlay, Allah Ta’ala tells us that He created Adam ('alayhi as-salam) with His Two Hands. This tells us that Two Hands are one of Allah’s Attributes. We don’t go into “howness” and end at their! Let me repeat my previous example:
If I say “I eat with my two hands”, what I’m tring to say here? I don’t have to say “the hand of mine is a hand” to prove that I’ve a hand. This is complete nonsensical! The term “my hands” prove that I literally have two hands.

brother AllahkaBanda

I edited the previous posts in a hurry and should have spent more time on them … well to answer the questions put to me. I need to step back and take it a bit slowly. I am still learning and developing my understandings.

You ask me to quote something from the Salaf to affirm my stance. Unfortunately that is going to be quite difficult so you can take that how you wish. There is a reason why that is going to be difficult and it has nothing to do with citing references. I can cite references. The problem is the same references are taken differently by different people and I can see both sides.

For example the references of taking verses that contain information about Allah (SWT) are said by the references you have given to take the dhahir meaning. To one person dhahir is something when to another it could be something else. It depends on what it clearer to them. Unfortunately we need to define what dhahir means so we can understand the comment.

You say it is nonsensical to assert what I assert regarding hands but it is not. You have given a good example. I like the rendition also. Well in the statement “I eat with my two hands” the dhahir in this phrase is that “two hands are used to eat” which means that the function of hands are to assist the feeding process. We define the hands by what they do. We also make an assumption in this statement, that assumption is that “my two hands” are normal hands like any other human being. However, in the case of the Attributes of Allah (SWT) we must look at the verse in context to what Allah (SWT) has said about Himself in other places. Such as that nothing is like Him. We know therefore that any statement pertaing to Hands of Allah cannot be like our hands, but need to take a different meaning. We need information from elsewhere to define for us what the Hands of Allah are. It would be an assumption to say that the Hands of Allah are hands and likewise it is an assumption to say they are not hands. Unless we find anywhere to show what is correct.

I have to go now but more later inshaAllah… JazakAllah khair for your contributions.