The Meaning of the Statement: There Is Nothing in Existence Other Than Allah
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: This phrase appeared in the book: "There is nothing in existence other than Allah, Mighty and Majestic."
Answer:
This is in the verse[Al-Anbya 21:22]. There is no other deity in existence; there is no other deity that is a true deity. As for the invented deities and the deities of the polytheists, they exist, but they are not true; they are false. There is no true deity except Allah. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: This phrase appeared in the book: "There is nothing in existence other than Allah, Mighty and Majestic."
Answer:
This is in the verse
Had there been within the heavens and earth gods besides Allah, they both would have been ruined
لَوْ كَانَ فِيهِمَا آلِهَةٌ إِلَّا اللَّهُ لَفَسَدَتَا
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، بداية من قول المُصَنِّف : الوجه الثاني : أن الله - سبحانه وتعالى - خلق الخلق لعبادته — islamhouse.com (58:50)
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