What is the interpretation of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “No vision can grasp Him, but He grasps all vision” (Al-An'am 103)?
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Question:
What is the meaning of the saying of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He:[Al-An'am 6:103]?
Answer:
It means that no vision can encompass Him, even if they see Him. The believers will see Allah on the Day of Resurrection, but they will not encompass Him. Therefore, the negation of encompassing is not the negation of seeing.[Al-An'am 6:103] means that no vision can encompass Him, even if they see Him. Yes.
What is the meaning of the saying of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He:
Vision perceives Him not, but He perceives [all] vision
لَّا تُدْرِكُهُ الْأَبْصَارُ وَهُوَ يُدْرِكُ الْأَبْصَارَAnswer:
It means that no vision can encompass Him, even if they see Him. The believers will see Allah on the Day of Resurrection, but they will not encompass Him. Therefore, the negation of encompassing is not the negation of seeing.
Vision perceives Him not
لَّا تُدْرِكُهُ الْأَبْصَارُ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما تفسير قوله تعالى ﴿لا تدركه الأبصار وهو يدرك الأبصار﴾ الأنعام103؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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