Is it correct to interpret "face" in the statement of Allah the Exalted: as "the pleasure of Allah the Exalted"?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says regarding the phrase of Allah the Exalted[Al-Layl 92:20] that some translators translated the verse as "the pleasure of Allah the Exalted." Is this correct?
Answer:
No, this is a figurative interpretation (ta'wil) of "face." The face is affirmed for Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) as it came.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says regarding the phrase of Allah the Exalted
But only seeking the countenance of his Lord, Most High.
إِلَّا ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ الْأَعْلَىٰAnswer:
No, this is a figurative interpretation (ta'wil) of "face." The face is affirmed for Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) as it came.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1138- 4717] هل يصح تفسير الوجه في قوله تعالى:﴿إلا ابتغاء وجه ربه الأعلى﴾ بمرضاة الله تعالى — youtube.com
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