What is the opinion on this verse: (My Lord is Allah, I want none other than Him ** Is there any reality in existence besides the Divine)?
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some people circulate this verse of poetry and repeat it on their tongues: "My Lord is Allah, I want none other than Him; is there any reality in existence besides He?" What is the opinion on this verse?
The Shaykh:
No, this is the unity of existence. "Is there any reality in existence besides?" This is the unity of existence. It says that there is nothing in existence but Allah (Mighty and Majestic), meaning that everything is Allah. This is from the verses of the Sufis.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
In existence there is Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He), and there are the servants, and there are the animals, and there is the land, and there is the sea, and there are many creatures. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some people circulate this verse of poetry and repeat it on their tongues: "My Lord is Allah, I want none other than Him; is there any reality in existence besides He?" What is the opinion on this verse?
The Shaykh:
No, this is the unity of existence. "Is there any reality in existence besides?" This is the unity of existence. It says that there is nothing in existence but Allah (Mighty and Majestic), meaning that everything is Allah. This is from the verses of the Sufis.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
In existence there is Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He), and there are the servants, and there are the animals, and there is the land, and there is the sea, and there are many creatures. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [141 -1024] ما الرأي في هذا البيت: (الله ربي لا أريد سواه ** هل في الوجود حقيقة إلاه)؟ — youtube.com
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