What is the difference between the eternal (azali) and the everlasting (abadi), and is it permissible for us to say that the names and attributes of Allah are eternal and everlasting?
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the difference between the eternal (azali) and the everlasting (abadi)? And is it permissible for us to say
The Shaykh:
that the eternal is in the past, and the everlasting is in the future. This is the difference between them: the eternal is in the past that has no limit and no beginning, and the everlasting is in the future that has no end. Yes.
The questioner:
And is it permissible for us to say that the names and attributes of Allah are eternal and everlasting?
The Shaykh:
Just as His Essence is, His names are just as His Essence. Yes, they are eternal and everlasting. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the difference between the eternal (azali) and the everlasting (abadi)? And is it permissible for us to say
The Shaykh:
that the eternal is in the past, and the everlasting is in the future. This is the difference between them: the eternal is in the past that has no limit and no beginning, and the everlasting is in the future that has no end. Yes.
The questioner:
And is it permissible for us to say that the names and attributes of Allah are eternal and everlasting?
The Shaykh:
Just as His Essence is, His names are just as His Essence. Yes, they are eternal and everlasting. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [459 -1024] ما الفرق بين الأزلي والأبدي، وهل يجوز أن نقول: إن أسماء الله وصفاته أزلية أبدية؟ — youtube.com
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