Did Ibrahim concede to Nimrod in his statement, “I give life and I cause death” (Surat al-Baqarah 258)?
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Question:
The statement of Allah[Al-Baqarah 2:258] He asks: Does that mean that Ibrahim acknowledged to him this statement, "I give life and I cause death"?
Answer:
No, it is not the meaning of giving life and causing death. He said: Bring me two people who are deserving of execution, so I will give life to one by not killing him, and I will kill the other. This is the meaning of “I give life and I cause death.” This is a fallacy that Ibrahim avoided. He brought forth something in which he could not be refuted.[Al-Baqarah 2:258] He could not be refuted in this, so Ibrahim turned to something that blocked the path for him to use a fallacy. Yes.
The statement of Allah
Have you not considered the one who argued with Abraham about his Lord [merely] because Allah had given him kingship? When Abraham said, "My Lord is the one who gives life and causes death," he said, "I give life and cause death."
أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى الَّذِي حَاجَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ فِي رَبِّهِ أَنْ آتَاهُ اللَّهُ الْمُلْكَ إِذْ قَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ رَبِّيَ الَّذِي يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ قَالَ أَنَا أُحْيِي وَأُمِيتُAnswer:
No, it is not the meaning of giving life and causing death. He said: Bring me two people who are deserving of execution, so I will give life to one by not killing him, and I will kill the other. This is the meaning of “I give life and I cause death.” This is a fallacy that Ibrahim avoided. He brought forth something in which he could not be refuted.
Indeed, Allah brings up the sun from the east, so bring it up from the west." So the disbeliever was overwhelmed
فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْتِي بِالشَّمْسِ مِنَ الْمَشْرِقِ فَأْتِ بِهَا مِنَ الْمَغْرِبِ فَبُهِتَ الَّذِي كَفَرَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل أقرّ إبراهيم للنمرود في قوله ﴿ أنا أحيي وأميت﴾ البقرة 258؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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