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Read with evidence · 2 readings
Reading with context
Practice reading an answer, its evidence, and the circumstances of the question together.
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What you’ll take away
Recognize which parts of an answer report the case, give the reasoning, and explain where the answer applies.
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Trace what the evidence supports
This article explains the difference between establishing a text, interpreting its wording, and applying it to a particular case.
Open the readingWhat does “the evidence” mean in a fatwa?While you read
Find one passage that distinguishes what a text says from how a scholar uses it to answer a question.