Describing the Speech of Allah as "Existential"

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, you described Allah’s speech. What do the scholars mean by describing the Speech of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He? Because "existential" is an unfamiliar term, and his saying "neither degree nor immediate" is also unfamiliar. Are these words contradictory, or do they differ?

Answer:
This is a correct premise. The Speech of Allah is existential; I have no doubt about that. It is an existent, yes, it is speech that exists without doubt. However, the expression "existential" as opposed to "non-existent"—I do not know of any basis for this expression. Nor is it "occurred" or "supervening"; that is a false statement. Rather, the Speech of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, is ancient in its type and occurred in its instances. It occurs and renews as He wills, Glorified and Exalted is He. He spoke in the past, in eternity, and He spoke to His Messenger and to Musa (peace be upon him), and He spoke to His Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), and He will speak to the believers on the Day of Resurrection. So it occurs whenever Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, wills. Yes.