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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is the spirit attributed to Allah in the Qur'an intended to be the created spirit?

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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, the father. The questioner asks: Is the spirit attributed to Allah in the Qur'an the created spirit in all instances?

Answer:
The spirit has various usages in the Qur'an. It is used to mean power, as in
supported them with spirit from Himوَأَيَّدَهُم بِرُوحٍ مِّنْهُ
[Al-Mujadila 58:22]
. It is used to mean revelation, and the Qur'an is called a spirit, and revelation is called a spirit. It is used to mean that by which a person lives, the created spirit by which a person lives, and no one knows it except Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He).
And they ask you, [O Muhammad], about the soul. Say, "The soul is of the affair of my Lord. Andوَيَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الرُّوحِ قُلِ الرُّوحُ مِنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّي وَمَا
[Al-Isra 17:85]
No one knows the spirit, its nature, or its reality. I do not know that except Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). The spirit is also used to mean Jibril (peace be upon him), the Trustworthy Spirit. The spirit has various usages in the Qur'an. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2280- 4717] هل الروح المضافة إلى الله في القرآن يراد بها الروح المخلوقة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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