Describing the Speech of Allah as Eternal
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Question:
May Allah keep you safe. Allah knows best. Honorable Shaykh, Abu Salim says: The poet (may Allah have mercy on him) said, “As for the type of speech that is ancient, is the speech of Allah described as ancient?”
Answer:
The type, my brother, the type. The type of speech is ancient. Allah has always been speaking; there is no limit to the beginning of His speech. Who can determine that Allah began speaking from a certain point? There is no limit. This attribute is attached to Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He). So its type is ancient, while its instances are newly created. Yes.
May Allah keep you safe. Allah knows best. Honorable Shaykh, Abu Salim says: The poet (may Allah have mercy on him) said, “As for the type of speech that is ancient, is the speech of Allah described as ancient?”
Answer:
The type, my brother, the type. The type of speech is ancient. Allah has always been speaking; there is no limit to the beginning of His speech. Who can determine that Allah began speaking from a certain point? There is no limit. This attribute is attached to Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He). So its type is ancient, while its instances are newly created. Yes.
Source
شرح العقيدة الطحاوية، العقيدة الطحاوية 09-07-1439هـ — alfawzan.live (41:24)
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