Why did Ibn al-Qayyim mention the dual form here, saying “upon it it stood, and by it it was established, and to it they returned,” even though creation is in the plural?
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This questioner asks: Why did Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) say, “upon it it stood, and by it it was established, and to it they returned”? Why did he mention the dual form when creation is in the plural?
Answer:
What came before that? Look at what came before it and look at the referent of the pronoun. Yes, and what came before that? Yes, indeed. Creation and command are not two; they return to them. Yes.
This questioner asks: Why did Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) say, “upon it it stood, and by it it was established, and to it they returned”? Why did he mention the dual form when creation is in the plural?
Answer:
What came before that? Look at what came before it and look at the referent of the pronoun. Yes, and what came before that? Yes, indeed. Creation and command are not two; they return to them. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، لماذا ذكر ابن القيم التثنية هنا وبه قام وثبت وإليه انتهيا مع أن الخلق جمع؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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