Tafwid Method in Understanding Mutashabihat Verses

This paper shows that scholars use two methods in understanding mutashabihat verses. First; ta’wil method, they tend to understand the letter waw as waw ‘ataf in the fragment of verse wa al-rasikhuna fi al-’ilm (Q.S.Ali Imran (3): 7), which connects the previous sentence, the connotation is that Allah and the people are firmly grounded in knowledge know the definite meaning. Second; tafwid method, they tend to understand the letter waw as waw al-isti’naf functions as mubtada’ which is a new sentence. The connotation is to give its definite meaning to Allah alone and to those whose knowledge is profound in their faith. Some mutashabihat verses can be identified through scientific theory