What is the difference between hulul, ittihad, and wahdat al-wujud?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: What is the difference between hulul, ittihad, and wahdat al-wujud?
Answer:
Regarding ittihad, the Shaykh says that it is not appropriate for them to use the term "ittihad," because ittihad means one thing attaching to another until they become one thing. They hold that the universe was originally one thing; it did not mix and become one thing later. Therefore, they deny the term "ittihad" and instead say "wahdah," meaning "wahdat al-wujud," which means that existence is united and has no division. Yes. As for the hululiyyah, they divide the universe into the Creator and the created, but they say that the Creator entered into the created and became part of it, similar to the Christians' claim that Allah entered into Jesus. They say that the divinity united with the humanity. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: What is the difference between hulul, ittihad, and wahdat al-wujud?
Answer:
Regarding ittihad, the Shaykh says that it is not appropriate for them to use the term "ittihad," because ittihad means one thing attaching to another until they become one thing. They hold that the universe was originally one thing; it did not mix and become one thing later. Therefore, they deny the term "ittihad" and instead say "wahdah," meaning "wahdat al-wujud," which means that existence is united and has no division. Yes. As for the hululiyyah, they divide the universe into the Creator and the created, but they say that the Creator entered into the created and became part of it, similar to the Christians' claim that Allah entered into Jesus. They say that the divinity united with the humanity. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [396 -858] ما الفرق بين الحلول والاتحاد ووحدة الوجود؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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