The names Allah taught Adam are the names of created things
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Question:
A questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Some students of knowledge say that the names Allah taught Adam (peace be upon him) are language, and that this is evidence that language is divinely prescribed, not something humans devise and agree upon. Is what he mentioned correct?
Answer:
There is a point to consider. The names that Allah taught are the names of things, the names of created beings: the sun, the moon, the sky, the tree. Allah taught Adam the name of every one of these created things. So when the angels said,[Al-Baqarah 2:30], did Adam know what you did not know?
The angels, and when they were present before their Lord, Glorified and Exalted is He, the angels and Adam, He said: "Inform me of the names of these." He said to the angels: "Inform me of the names of these creatures"[Al-Baqarah 2:32] [Al-Baqarah 2:33].
[Al-Baqarah 2:33] You declare. So Adam was given preference over the angels by knowledge, by knowledge.
A questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Some students of knowledge say that the names Allah taught Adam (peace be upon him) are language, and that this is evidence that language is divinely prescribed, not something humans devise and agree upon. Is what he mentioned correct?
Answer:
There is a point to consider. The names that Allah taught are the names of things, the names of created beings: the sun, the moon, the sky, the tree. Allah taught Adam the name of every one of these created things. So when the angels said,
Will You place upon it one who causes corruption therein and sheds blood, while we declare Your praise and sanctify You?" Allah said, "Indeed, I know that which you do not know."
أَتَجْعَلُ فِيهَا مَن يُفْسِدُ فِيهَا وَيَسْفِكُ الدِّمَاءَ وَنَحْنُ نُسَبِّحُ بِحَمْدِكَ وَنُقَدِّسُ لَكَ قَالَ إِنِّي أَعْلَمُ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَThe angels, and when they were present before their Lord, Glorified and Exalted is He, the angels and Adam, He said: "Inform me of the names of these." He said to the angels: "Inform me of the names of these creatures"
They said, "Exalted are You; we have no knowledge except what You have taught us. Indeed, it is You who is the Knowing, the Wise."
قَالُوا سُبْحَانَكَ لَا عِلْمَ لَنَا إِلَّا مَا عَلَّمْتَنَا إِنَّكَ أَنتَ الْعَلِيمُ الْحَكِيمُHe said, "O Adam, inform them of their names."
قَالَ يَا آدَمُ أَنبِئْهُم بِأَسْمَائِهِمْAnd when he had informed them of their names, He said, "Did I not tell you that I know the unseen [aspects] of the heavens and the earth? And I know what you reveal and what
فَلَمَّا أَنبَأَهُم بِأَسْمَائِهِمْ قَالَ أَلَمْ أَقُل لَّكُمْ إِنِّي أَعْلَمُ غَيْبَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَأَعْلَمُ مَا تُبْدُونَ وَمَا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 517- الأسماء التي علمها الله آدم هي أسماء المخلوقات - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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