If Allah is free from being created in His actions, how is it said that His actions are eternal in type but created in their individual instances?
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Question:
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, says: If Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) is free from being created in His essence, attributes, and actions, how is it said that the action attributes are eternal in type but created in their individual instances? How is this reconciled?
Answer:
The principle is that their type is eternal, and that Allah is described as One who creates and provides. This is inherent to His essence: that He is the Creator, the Provider, and the All-Knowing. However, things are renewed; individual things are renewed. For this reason, they said: "Eternal in type, created in individual instances." Things are renewed, but their type and genus are eternal. Yes.
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, says: If Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) is free from being created in His essence, attributes, and actions, how is it said that the action attributes are eternal in type but created in their individual instances? How is this reconciled?
Answer:
The principle is that their type is eternal, and that Allah is described as One who creates and provides. This is inherent to His essence: that He is the Creator, the Provider, and the All-Knowing. However, things are renewed; individual things are renewed. For this reason, they said: "Eternal in type, created in individual instances." Things are renewed, but their type and genus are eternal. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [214 -1024]إذا كان الله منزها عن الحدوث في أفعاله فكيف يقال في أفعاله إنها أزلية النوع حادثة الآحاد؟ — youtube.com
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