The sharing of wording and meaning between the attributes of the Creator and the created
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Question:
And she said something, the chapter of the word that the curse of the worst of the rejoicing,
Answer:
There is a sharing in wording and meaning only, but there is no sharing in reality and essence between the attributes of the Creator and the attributes of the created. In fact, there is no sharing between the attributes of the created things themselves, for the attributes of a mosquito are not the attributes of an elephant or a camel, even though they share in meaning and share in wording. The camel has a hand and a leg and it has two eyes, but it is not like the leg of the mosquito or the eye of the mosquito. The camel has hearing and sight, and it is not like the hearing of the mosquito. The hearing of small insects is not like the hearing of the elephant or the camel, nor are their limbs like its limbs, nor is their perception like its perception. If this is the difference among the created beings, meaning if this is the difference in creation, then what is the difference between the Creator and the created? So, without doubt, the created being has hearing and it has a back, and Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) has hearing and He has a back. The created being has two hands, and Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) has two hands. The created being has a face; they share in wording and meaning, but the reality is known only to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). The attributes of the created are fitting for them, and the attributes of the Creator are fitting for Him, and the reality is known only to Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He).
And she said something, the chapter of the word that the curse of the worst of the rejoicing,
Answer:
There is a sharing in wording and meaning only, but there is no sharing in reality and essence between the attributes of the Creator and the attributes of the created. In fact, there is no sharing between the attributes of the created things themselves, for the attributes of a mosquito are not the attributes of an elephant or a camel, even though they share in meaning and share in wording. The camel has a hand and a leg and it has two eyes, but it is not like the leg of the mosquito or the eye of the mosquito. The camel has hearing and sight, and it is not like the hearing of the mosquito. The hearing of small insects is not like the hearing of the elephant or the camel, nor are their limbs like its limbs, nor is their perception like its perception. If this is the difference among the created beings, meaning if this is the difference in creation, then what is the difference between the Creator and the created? So, without doubt, the created being has hearing and it has a back, and Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) has hearing and He has a back. The created being has two hands, and Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) has two hands. The created being has a face; they share in wording and meaning, but the reality is known only to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). The attributes of the created are fitting for them, and the attributes of the Creator are fitting for Him, and the reality is known only to Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He).
Source
شرح العقيدة الواسطية [ صالح الفوزان ] [ الشرح القديم ]، الإيمان بأن القرآن كلام الله منزل غير مخلوق — islamhouse.com (1:05:27)
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