Is interpreting the saying of Allah the Exalted: “They run with Our eyes” as meaning preservation and care considered a figurative interpretation?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: Regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted, “They run by Our eyes,” some have interpreted it to mean that “Our eyes” refers to preservation and care. Is this considered a figurative interpretation of the attributes?
Answer:
Yes, this is a figurative interpretation of the attributes. Since “Our eyes” refers to a plural pronoun, it is appropriate to pluralize “eyes” to match the pronoun. And a necessary consequence of Allah looking at them is that He preserves them. He looks at them, Glorified and Exalted is He, in order to preserve them and guide them. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: Regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted, “They run by Our eyes,” some have interpreted it to mean that “Our eyes” refers to preservation and care. Is this considered a figurative interpretation of the attributes?
Answer:
Yes, this is a figurative interpretation of the attributes. Since “Our eyes” refers to a plural pronoun, it is appropriate to pluralize “eyes” to match the pronoun. And a necessary consequence of Allah looking at them is that He preserves them. He looks at them, Glorified and Exalted is He, in order to preserve them and guide them. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [636- 4717] هل من التأويل تفسير قوله تعالى:﴿تجري بأعيننا﴾ بالحفظ والرعاية؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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