Is it possible for the one named and the one described to be one, while the names and attributes are multiple?
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The questioner : Is it possible for the one named and the one described to be one, while the names are multiple?
The Shaykh : Yes, my brothers.
The presenter : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, it is possible. Even we call a man so-and-so, and he is known as Abu so-and-so, and as so-and-so. He is described with multiple attributes and named with multiple names, yet he is one. So Allah the Exalted is named with multiple names, and likewise described with multiple attributes, and the multiplicity of attributes and names does not necessitate the multiplicity of the one named and the one described. Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, my brothers.
The presenter : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, it is possible. Even we call a man so-and-so, and he is known as Abu so-and-so, and as so-and-so. He is described with multiple attributes and named with multiple names, yet he is one. So Allah the Exalted is named with multiple names, and likewise described with multiple attributes, and the multiplicity of attributes and names does not necessitate the multiplicity of the one named and the one described. Yes.
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قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 110 - هل ممكن أن يكون المسمى والموصوف واحدا والأسماء والصفات متعددة؟ شرح تقريب التدمرية - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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