Does the statement of Allah the Exalted, “Am I not your Lord?” (Al-A’raf 172), serve as evidence for both Lordship and Divinity?
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The questioner:
In His saying, Glorified and Exalted is He, "Am I not your Lord?", does this serve as evidence for lordship only, or for both lordship and worship?
The Shaykh:
All of them: there is no Lordship without Divinity. Divinity is a necessary consequence of Lordship. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it reported that there is an angel?
The Shaykh:
So “Lord” is sometimes used in the sense of “God,” and “God” is used in the sense of “Lord.” It is all one. Yes.
In His saying, Glorified and Exalted is He, "Am I not your Lord?", does this serve as evidence for lordship only, or for both lordship and worship?
The Shaykh:
All of them: there is no Lordship without Divinity. Divinity is a necessary consequence of Lordship. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it reported that there is an angel?
The Shaykh:
So “Lord” is sometimes used in the sense of “God,” and “God” is used in the sense of “Lord.” It is all one. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل في قوله تعالى ﴿ألست بربّكم﴾ الأعراف172 استشهاد على الربوبية والألوهية؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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