Can one only understand the Quran by just reading it?

[Muslimah]

Bismillah


as salam alykom brother


Well, let me see because this question is not easy to answer and requires long, long, long literature. But we can say to make it easy, understanding the quran means to realise its meanings enough to be able to apply it as much as possible in our lives. Also to understand the contained messages that help us realise Allah's Existence. That is all I can think of now. This is really a deep question brother.


And reading it yes is enough, I know what you are heading to, u mean one also needs to read tafseer, and reasons of revelation (this is very useful) which actually takes you more deeply. But the miracle of Quran is that it was revealed to all categories of people to read, a scholar, a commonor, a seeker of truth. Thus each one undertands with a level adquate to his/her needs.