Allah the Exalted said: (And We turn them to the right). Al-Qurtubi says: It is permissible that this be from a slave by the command of Allah. Is this a figurative interpretation?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Imam al-Qurtubi (may Allah have mercy on him) said regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Kahf 18:18] He said: The apparent meaning of the commentators' words is that the turning is an action of Allah, and it is permissible that it be done by an angel by the command of Allah, in which case it is attributed to Allah. Does his statement, "and it is permissible" to the end, count as a figurative interpretation (ta'wil) of the attributes?
Answer:
There is no interpretation; there is no harm.[Ya-Sin 36:71] Our hands have done it, and We have built the sky. When the plural pronoun appears, it is possible that it refers to the Exalted One Himself, and it is possible that it refers to the group. It is possible that it is the pronoun of a group, and it is possible that it is the pronoun of a single person, intended for magnification. The verse allows for these possibilities. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Imam al-Qurtubi (may Allah have mercy on him) said regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted:
And We turned them to the right
وَنُقَلِّبُهُمْ ذَاتَ الْيَمِينِAnswer:
There is no interpretation; there is no harm.
Do they not see that We have created for them from what Our hands have made
أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا أَنَّا خَلَقْنَا لَهُم مِّمَّا عَمِلَتْ أَيْدِينَا
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قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [280 -1024] قال تعالى(ونقلبهم ذات اليمين)يقول القرطبي: يجوز أن يكون من ملك بأمر الله؛ هل هذا تأويل.. — youtube.com
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