The statement of those who hold that the angels are meanings rather than entities
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The questioner:
For Allah knows best.
The Shaykh:
What?
The questioner:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
Entities. Yes. And he did not hear it.
The questioner:
And the saying of Allah the Exalted, also.
The Shaykh:
I am afraid that the questioner is not saying "meanings" but rather "meanings" with a noon, referring to those who say that the angels are not entities but rather meanings that occur in the mind. This is the talk of philosophers and atheists. And as I mentioned to you, the author of Al-Manar mentioned this view, Shaykh Muhammad 'Abduh. And it is a false statement. The angels are entities and luminous bodies created from light, and they have wings. How can they be meanings? But these people do not believe in the Other; they interpret this in a figurative way, may Allah protect us from that. It is a false interpretation because they do not believe in the Other. Yes.
For Allah knows best.
The Shaykh:
What?
The questioner:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
Entities. Yes. And he did not hear it.
The questioner:
And the saying of Allah the Exalted, also.
The Shaykh:
I am afraid that the questioner is not saying "meanings" but rather "meanings" with a noon, referring to those who say that the angels are not entities but rather meanings that occur in the mind. This is the talk of philosophers and atheists. And as I mentioned to you, the author of Al-Manar mentioned this view, Shaykh Muhammad 'Abduh. And it is a false statement. The angels are entities and luminous bodies created from light, and they have wings. How can they be meanings? But these people do not believe in the Other; they interpret this in a figurative way, may Allah protect us from that. It is a false interpretation because they do not believe in the Other. Yes.
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شرح الأصول الثلاثة [9] — alfawzan.live (1:11:16)
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