In the saying of Allah: (And when his Lord manifested Himself to the mountain), does this indicate that the mountain saw Allah?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In the saying of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He:[Al-A'raf 7:143] Does this indicate that the mountain saw Allah and that it is an exception among the created things?
Answer:
What he saw was that Allah revealed Himself to him. He did not say that when the mountain saw Him, it said[Al-A'raf 7:143], nor that the mountain saw Him.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In the saying of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He:
But when his Lord appeared to the mountain
فَلَمَّا تَجَلَّىٰ رَبُّهُ لِلْجَبَلِAnswer:
What he saw was that Allah revealed Himself to him. He did not say that when the mountain saw Him, it said
But when his Lord appeared to the mountain
فَلَمَّا تَجَلَّىٰ رَبُّهُ لِلْجَبَلِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [564 -1024] في قول الله: (فلما تجلى ربه للجبل) هل يدل هذا على أن الجبل قد رأى الله؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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