The Use of the Terms “Heavenly Religions” or “Heavenly Laws”
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Some students of knowledge say that it is not correct to say “heavenly religions” because the religion of the prophets is one, but one should say “heavenly laws.” Is this distinction correct?
Answer:
Whether they are called laws or religions, they are all heavenly laws or religions, meaning they were revealed from the sky, or heavenly laws revealed from the sky. It is all the same; there is no difference between religions and laws.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Some students of knowledge say that it is not correct to say “heavenly religions” because the religion of the prophets is one, but one should say “heavenly laws.” Is this distinction correct?
Answer:
Whether they are called laws or religions, they are all heavenly laws or religions, meaning they were revealed from the sky, or heavenly laws revealed from the sky. It is all the same; there is no difference between religions and laws.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن مكايده ومصايده ما فتن به عشاق الصور — islamhouse.com (1:06:45)
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