Combining Two Verses: "And they disbelieve in the Most Merciful" and "If the Most Merciful had willed"
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Question:
This questioner says: How do we reconcile the saying of Allah the Exalted,[Ar-Ra'd 13:30], with His saying, [Az-Zukhruf 43:20]?
Answer:
The people of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah) were divided into groups. Some of them knew the Most Merciful, and some did not know that. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
This questioner says: How do we reconcile the saying of Allah the Exalted,
while they disbelieve in the Most Merciful
وَهُمْ يَكْفُرُونَ بِالرَّحْمَٰنِAnd they said, "If the Most Merciful had willed, we would not have worshipped them."
وَقَالُوا لَوْ شَاءَ الرَّحْمَٰنُ مَا عَبَدْنَاهُمAnswer:
The people of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah) were divided into groups. Some of them knew the Most Merciful, and some did not know that. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source
فتح المجيد شرح كتاب التوحيد-23-02-1441هـ — alfawzan.live (34:18)
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