The ruling on isolating opposing names, such as al-Awwal (The First) and al-Akhir (The Last)
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The questioner:
The Shaykh’s word regarding the attribute of al-Awwal (The First).
The Shaykh:
And among the meanings of the opposing attributes, one does not say al-Awwal (The First) alone, nor al-Akhir (The Last) alone, whereas it is said[Al-Hadid 57:3] as it came in the Qur'an. So isolating one of them alone, [saying] "al-Awwal" or "al-Akhir," and the apparent view, and Allah knows best, is that it is not permissible. Yes.
The Shaykh’s word regarding the attribute of al-Awwal (The First).
The Shaykh:
And among the meanings of the opposing attributes, one does not say al-Awwal (The First) alone, nor al-Akhir (The Last) alone, whereas it is said
the First and the Last, the Ascendant and the Intimate
الْأَوَّلُ وَالْآخِرُ وَالظَّاهِرُ وَالْبَاطِنُ
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شرح العقيدة الواسطية [ صالح الفوزان ] [ الشرح القديم ]، بداية من قوله : وقوله : { ولله العزة ولرسوله وللمؤمنين } — islamhouse.com (1:10:10)
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