What is the meaning of the scholars' statement: "The actions of Allah are ancient in type but created in their individual instances"?
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Question:
Your Eminence, father, the questioner asks: What is the meaning of the scholars' statement: "The actions of Allah are ancient in type but created in their individual instances"?
Answer:
What pertains to the Essence of Allah is ancient and eternal, whereas the occurrence of the actions happens bit by bit; the occurrence of the actions happens bit by bit. What pertains to the will is created in its individual instances, and what pertains to the Essence is eternal with the Essence. Yes, and this is a matter that you are not understanding right now: what pertains to the Essence, what pertains to the will, and what pertains to... you are not understanding it right now. Yes.
Your Eminence, father, the questioner asks: What is the meaning of the scholars' statement: "The actions of Allah are ancient in type but created in their individual instances"?
Answer:
What pertains to the Essence of Allah is ancient and eternal, whereas the occurrence of the actions happens bit by bit; the occurrence of the actions happens bit by bit. What pertains to the will is created in its individual instances, and what pertains to the Essence is eternal with the Essence. Yes, and this is a matter that you are not understanding right now: what pertains to the Essence, what pertains to the will, and what pertains to... you are not understanding it right now. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [867 -1024] ما معنى قول العلماء: أفعال الله قديمة النوع حادثة الآحاد؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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