What is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “Do you feel safe from the One in the sky that He may cause the earth to swallow you up, and then it shakes?”
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This questioner says: What is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Mulk 67:16] and what is the meaning of the statement of the Salaf: "Allah is established above His Throne, distinct from His creation"?
Answer:
This is according to its apparent meaning. Allah is above His Throne, Most High upon His Throne, meaning He is above His Throne, (Glorified and Exalted is He). He is Most High upon the Throne, meaning above it, above His creations, (Glorified and Exalted is He).[Al-Mulk 67:16] means in the height. The intended meaning of “the sky” is the height. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) is in the sky, meaning in the height. [Al-An'am 6:18] They fear their Lord from above them. [Al-Ma'arij 70:4] And the ascending is to the highest point. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) is in the sky, meaning He is in the height, above His creations, (Glorified and Exalted is He). This is the meaning of [Al-Mulk 67:16]. The swallowing up (khسف) is known; it is that Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) commands the earth, and it severs those upon it, and they perish beneath it, just as the people of Lut and others perished by being swallowed up. Yes.
This questioner says: What is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted:
Do you feel secure that He who [holds authority] in the heaven would not cause the earth to swallow you and suddenly it would sway?
أَأَمِنتُم مَّن فِي السَّمَاءِ أَن يَخْسِفَ بِكُمُ الْأَرْضَ فَإِذَا هِيَ تَمُورُAnswer:
This is according to its apparent meaning. Allah is above His Throne, Most High upon His Throne, meaning He is above His Throne, (Glorified and Exalted is He). He is Most High upon the Throne, meaning above it, above His creations, (Glorified and Exalted is He).
Do you feel secure that He who [holds authority] in the heaven
أَأَمِنتُم مَّن فِي السَّمَاءِAnd He is the subjugator over His servants
وَهُوَ الْقَاهِرُ فَوْقَ عِبَادِهِThe angels and the Spirit will ascend to Him
تَعْرُجُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ وَالرُّوحُ إِلَيْهِDo you feel secure that He who [holds authority] in the heaven would not cause the earth to swallow you
أَأَمِنتُم مَّن فِي السَّمَاءِ أَن يَخْسِفَ بِكُمُ الْأَرْضَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما معنى قوله تعالى ﴿أأمنتم من في السماء أن يخسف بكم الأرض فإذا هي تمور﴾؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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