Why did Allah single out the face in His saying, the Exalted: “And the Face of your Lord will remain”?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence, the father, the questioner asks: Does the saying of Allah the Exalted,[Ar-Rahman 55:27] And why did He use the part to refer to the whole?
Answer:
As we mentioned, Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) remains by His Essence, (Glorified and Exalted is He), but He mentioned the face because of the greatness of the face and that it is an attribute of majesty and honor. Yes, it does not mean that only His face remains, but Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) remains by His names and attributes, and the greatest of them is the Noble Face. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence, the father, the questioner asks: Does the saying of Allah the Exalted,
And there will remain the Face of your Lord
وَيَبْقَىٰ وَجْهُ رَبِّكَAnswer:
As we mentioned, Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) remains by His Essence, (Glorified and Exalted is He), but He mentioned the face because of the greatness of the face and that it is an attribute of majesty and honor. Yes, it does not mean that only His face remains, but Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) remains by His names and attributes, and the greatest of them is the Noble Face. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [813- 4717] لماذا خص الله الوجه في قوله تعالى:﴿ويبقى وجه ربك﴾؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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