The Exception in the Saying of Allah the Exalted: “Had there been therein gods other than Allah, they would have been ruined”
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In the saying of the Exalted and Majestic[Al-Anbya 21:22], he asks: Is the exception here disconnected or connected?
Answer:
Disconnected. Disconnected, like “There is no god but Allah.” Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In the saying of the Exalted and Majestic
Had there been within the heavens and earth gods besides Allah, they both would have been ruined
لَوْ كَانَ فِيهِمَا آلِهَةٌ إِلَّا اللَّهُ لَفَسَدَتَاAnswer:
Disconnected. Disconnected, like “There is no god but Allah.” Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن مكايده التي بلغ فيها مراده : مكيدة التحليل — islamhouse.com (1:05:20)
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