Are the eternal attributes those that have no beginning, and the ancient ones those that have a beginning?
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the difference between an eternal attribute and an ancient attribute? Is the eternal one that which has no beginning, and the ancient one that which has a beginning? I ask for clarification on this.
The Shaykh:
It is not said "ancient"; rather, it is said "eternal," "everlasting," "eternal," "everlasting." As for "ancient," this is a statement of information and is not a matter of naming. For this reason, it is not said that Allah is ancient; rather, it is said that He is the First and the Last. It is not said that He is the Ancient in the sense of naming. Yes.
The presenter:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
"Eternal" is a better expression than "ancient." Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the difference between an eternal attribute and an ancient attribute? Is the eternal one that which has no beginning, and the ancient one that which has a beginning? I ask for clarification on this.
The Shaykh:
It is not said "ancient"; rather, it is said "eternal," "everlasting," "eternal," "everlasting." As for "ancient," this is a statement of information and is not a matter of naming. For this reason, it is not said that Allah is ancient; rather, it is said that He is the First and the Last. It is not said that He is the Ancient in the sense of naming. Yes.
The presenter:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
"Eternal" is a better expression than "ancient." Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [553 -1024] هل الصفات الأزلية هي التي ليس لها بداية والقديمة هي التي لها بداية؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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