The Refutation of the Mu'tazilah on the Inclusion of the Qur'an in the Generality of "Everything is Created"

Question:
The Shaykh (may Allah have mercy on him) said: The Mu'tazilah say that the whole, in its generality, is created. And Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, says that He is with everything. The Qur'an is a thing, so the Qur'an would be created by Allah. How can we refute them?

Answer:
This is a false statement. Every "whole" is specified; there is no "whole" and no generality that is not specified. Does the wind that Allah sent to destroy everything mean it destroyed the Throne and the heavens and the celestial bodies? Who says that? "Destroys everything" means it was commanded to destroy them; it does not mean it destroyed the Throne, the heavens, and the Footstool. Who says that? Who has said this, except if you say that the Throne is not a thing or the Footstool is not a thing? In that case, it would be said: you have no intellect. The Queen of Saba was given of everything. Does this mean she was given of everything Allah created, or that she was given of everything befitting kings? She was given of everything befitting kings, and the context determines this? The context determines this. Yes, "given of everything" means from what is in the heavens and what is in the earth and what is in the seas and the deserts. Who says that?
So "everything" is not in its generality. Likewise, Allah is the Creator of everything. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, with His attributes is the Creator of everything, and what is other than Him is created. So His attributes are not created. Among them is His speech, Mighty and Majestic is He. His speech is with His attributes, Mighty and Majestic is He. So Allah, Mighty and Majestic, with His attributes is the Creator of everything, and what is other than Him is created. And among His attributes is the Qur'an, so it is not created.