Does the emphatic particle "in" in the hadith ("Inna awala ma khalaqa Allahu al-qalam") serve to emphasize the priority of the creation of the Pen before the Throne?
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Question:
In the hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3319Sahih (Darussalam), is not the particle "in" for emphasis? Does it therefore confirm the priority of the creation of the Pen before the Throne?
Answer:
It is relative, my brother. It indicates priority, but relative priority. The first thing Allah created was the Pen, and He said to it, "Write." He said to it, the first thing He created, "Write." So it is relative priority, not absolute priority. As for the priority of the Throne, that is absolute priority. Yes. There is a difference between relative priority and absolute priority. Yes.
In the hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
Verily the first of what Allah created was the Pen
إن أول ما خلق الله القلمAnswer:
It is relative, my brother. It indicates priority, but relative priority. The first thing Allah created was the Pen, and He said to it, "Write." He said to it, the first thing He created, "Write." So it is relative priority, not absolute priority. As for the priority of the Throne, that is absolute priority. Yes. There is a difference between relative priority and absolute priority. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 298 - هل حرف التوكيد إن في حديث (إن أول ما خلق الله القلم) تفيد في توكيد أولوية خلق القلم قبل العرش؟ — youtube.com
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