Hi... The etymology of every word in the Quran is pivotal when translating or understanding verses of the Quran.. If you have read my translations of chapter 3, you might have noticed the contrast that I have approached to the verse.. 3:7 He is the one who originated upon you the ordainment, through its explications, a state of judgment—they are nurture of the ordainment, yet progressions are a state of relativity. So, as for the ones who are concerned about their thoughts swerving, then abide by whatever is related, out of it, deserving the temptation, even deserving its sources. While not revealing its sources, except the Divine. But the deep-rooted ones concerning the revelation, state, ‘We concurred concerning it—each from the basis of our Lord.’ Yet not consider, except the intellects’ core. 3:8 ‘Our Lord! Do not swerve our thoughts, once as You have guided us. Yet be generous as for us, from your end; a state of mercy.’ Indeed, You! You are the generous one. This verse describes a system of guidance that has both fixed, objective core principles and fluid, subjective areas of application. It warns against the human tendency to project uncertainty onto what is clear, and it praises those who can hold both the fixed and the fluid in a state of balanced, humble understanding. The Ordainment (The Fixed Core): The foundational, explicit principles. These are the stable, unchanging rules. They are to be actively nurtured, developed, and promoted. The Progressions (The Relative Manifestations): The dynamic, emergent understandings and applications that arise from the core. These are relative—dependent on context, capacity, and time. They cannot be forced or "nurtured" into existence; one must wait for their season for them to become clear and applicable… You cannot "nurture" a progression like you nurture a principle. If I give you an analogy, you can't force a fruit to grow by pulling on it. You must tend to the tree (the ordainment) and wait for the right season. To try to prematurely codify or dogmatize these "progressions" is to misunderstand their nature and to risk serious error. Let’s address the two groups elaborated in the verse… Those with "Swerving Thoughts": They fail to make this distinction. They take the relative "progressions,"; which are meant to be contemplated and awaited—and treat them with the same rigid, nurturing energy as the core "ordainment." In doing so, they "deserve the temptation" because they are building on sand, creating dogma out of ambiguity, and causing division over matters that are not yet fixed. The "Deep-Rooted": They understand this dichotomy perfectly. They are firmly grounded in the core "ordainment" (the roots), which gives them the stability to handle the relativity of the "progressions" (the branches) without swerving. They don't fight over the unfolding meanings. Instead, they say, "We concurred concerning it-each from the basis of our Lord." This means they trust that all genuine understanding, as it unfolds in its own time for each person, originates from the same Divine Source. They are patient. They use their "intellect's core" not to seize and control the progressions, but to perceive their connection to the root and await their full manifestation. In a nutshell, … You have been given a set of core, clear rules. Work on these; promote them; make them strong. But the deeper meanings and future applications that emerge from these rules are relative and unfold over time. Do not try to force these deeper meanings or treat them as fixed dogma before their time. If you do, you will fall into error. The truly wise are those who are rooted in the core rules and are patient, knowing that deeper understanding will come in its own right season from the Divine.. The verse followed by 3:7 is an influential plea.. 3:8 Is the Solution, it is the prayer that the "deep-rooted" ones would utter to protect themselves from becoming people with "swerving thoughts." It is a plea for stability and ongoing divine support.. This prayer is the heartbeat of the "deep-rooted" person. It is the ultimate safeguard against the arrogance and confusion that comes from believing we own or fully control divine truth. It is an active practice of relying on the Divine for both initial guidance and ongoing, correct understanding...

Salām, Allah promises the hypocrites that He will expose them (9:64). Hypocrites are recognized by their hypocritical speech (47:30). Allah exposes the hypocrites with 63:1. This Shahada is therefore the Shahada of the hypocrites. What the hypocrites say is hypocritical speech, because God truly knows that the Prophet is already His messenger, ...And God knows that you are truly His messenger...' (63:1). God doesn't need someone to confirm to Him what He already knows about His own messenger! The Quran says: "We have sent you as a messenger and God suffices as a witness..." (4:79). This is exactly what the messenger told the people. There is no need to testify to the messenger, as God has already done so and it suffices. ...God repeats this important message again in 4:166. And again, this is what the messenger told his companions: God suffices as a witness. God even denies attempts to testify to other messengers (28:44). So, people cannot testify to the messengership of the messengers. We were not witnesses. To repeat: God says, He will truly expose the hypocrites (29:11). God then says that the messenger can recognize them by the manner of their speech (47:30). If the hypocrites now come and insist on testifying to the messenger (63:1), they expose themselves as hypocrites. God said that His own testimony suffices (6:19).

I found this: Fall "to the chins" in prostration ... It's the most humble type of prostration, where even your chin tucked in touching your upper chest, curled up in humility If it said "on their chins" then yes that would be strange. Their are prostrations of submission, repentance, reverence, inanimates, etc Here it is about added humility "and they fall right to their chins weeping, and (He/it) increases them in humility" Have you never seen a person praying and prostrating while really crying, shaking and balling their eyes out? They curl up into a ball in prostration almost into the foetal position. Look at pictures of the foetal position, best description of it's humbled position is "chin tucked in" I think. Anyway, that's what I believe the Qur'an is describing. This natural position of extreme humility and vulnerability.