What is the meaning of this phrase, “truth, not metaphor”?
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The questioner:
What is the meaning of this phrase, “truth, not metaphor”?
The Shaykh:
“Truth, not metaphor”: truth is the opposite of metaphor. They say that it is the speech of Allah in a metaphorical sense, meaning that Allah created it, so it is attributed to Him metaphorically because He created it. The people of the Sunnah say it is His speech in truth; Allah spoke with it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
So the questioner needs to study rhetoric to know what truth and metaphor are. Yes.
What is the meaning of this phrase, “truth, not metaphor”?
The Shaykh:
“Truth, not metaphor”: truth is the opposite of metaphor. They say that it is the speech of Allah in a metaphorical sense, meaning that Allah created it, so it is attributed to Him metaphorically because He created it. The people of the Sunnah say it is His speech in truth; Allah spoke with it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
So the questioner needs to study rhetoric to know what truth and metaphor are. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 96 - ما معنى هذه العبارة “حقيقةٌ لا مجاز”؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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