The attribute of speech for Allah is ancient in type and recent in instances
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it true that the attribute of speech for Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, is both an essential and an active attribute?
Answer:
Yes, indeed, it is both an essential and an active attribute. Yes. And what do the scholars mean by saying that speech is ancient in type and recent in instances? They mean that speech is ancient in type, so Allah speaks in eternity with whatever He wills. As for speech such as the Qur'an, the Torah, and the Gospel, these are recent; they occur when Allah wills them to occur. So speech is ancient in type, while the instances are recent, occurring when Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, wills them to occur. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it true that the attribute of speech for Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, is both an essential and an active attribute?
Answer:
Yes, indeed, it is both an essential and an active attribute. Yes. And what do the scholars mean by saying that speech is ancient in type and recent in instances? They mean that speech is ancient in type, so Allah speaks in eternity with whatever He wills. As for speech such as the Qur'an, the Torah, and the Gospel, these are recent; they occur when Allah wills them to occur. So speech is ancient in type, while the instances are recent, occurring when Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, wills them to occur. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل صفة الكلام لله ذاتية وفعلية؟ وما المراد بقول العلماء قديم النوع حادث الآحاد؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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