Metaphor in the Qur'an
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner asks: What is the position of the people of the Sunnah and the community regarding the issue of the existence of metaphor in the Qur'an, or its non-existence?
The Shaykh:
Come, what is similar to metaphor in the Qur'an? The Qur'an is the speech of Allah, revealed and not created. And leave the argumentation about metaphor and the like. Yes.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh! May Allah grant you success. A questioner asks: Is it true that if the one praying alone
The Shaykh:
Did you see the book of our Shaykh, Shaykh al-Shanqiti, which forbids the permissibility of metaphor in the revealed text for the sake of worship and inimitability? He has a printed book on this. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner asks: What is the position of the people of the Sunnah and the community regarding the issue of the existence of metaphor in the Qur'an, or its non-existence?
The Shaykh:
Come, what is similar to metaphor in the Qur'an? The Qur'an is the speech of Allah, revealed and not created. And leave the argumentation about metaphor and the like. Yes.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh! May Allah grant you success. A questioner asks: Is it true that if the one praying alone
The Shaykh:
Did you see the book of our Shaykh, Shaykh al-Shanqiti, which forbids the permissibility of metaphor in the revealed text for the sake of worship and inimitability? He has a printed book on this. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل فإذا عرف أن كل حركة فأصلها الحب والإرادة ... — islamhouse.com (1:04:38)
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