The Meaning of Affirming the Attributes Without Their Meanings
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Question:
What is the meaning of the author’s statement in the second condition of this verse: “That is our position regarding all that has come in the transmitted texts of description without meanings”? Does it mean affirming the attributes without their meanings?
Answer:
Some of them hold that they affirm the words but deny the meanings. This is the doctrine of the Mu'attilah, who say: We affirm their words, but we do not ascribe to Allah any of their meanings; rather, that is attributed to Allah.
What is the meaning of the author’s statement in the second condition of this verse: “That is our position regarding all that has come in the transmitted texts of description without meanings”? Does it mean affirming the attributes without their meanings?
Answer:
Some of them hold that they affirm the words but deny the meanings. This is the doctrine of the Mu'attilah, who say: We affirm their words, but we do not ascribe to Allah any of their meanings; rather, that is attributed to Allah.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 32 من 64 / شرح القصيدة النونية / واحتج يوما بالكتاب عليهم / صالح الفوزان / العقيدة / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (3:50)
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