Estimating the Meaning of the Phrase "There is no god but Allah"
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, is it correct to estimate the phrase as "There is no god worthy of worship but Allah"?
Answer:
"There is no god worthy of worship in truth," because the meaning of *ilah* (god) is "no one worthy of worship," no one worthy of worship in truth, or in truth, but Allah. This is the correct estimation.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, is it correct to estimate the phrase as "There is no god worthy of worship but Allah"?
Answer:
"There is no god worthy of worship in truth," because the meaning of *ilah* (god) is "no one worthy of worship," no one worthy of worship in truth, or in truth, but Allah. This is the correct estimation.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 01 من 36/شرح العقيدة الواسطية (مع الأسئلة)/مقدمة الشارح/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (53:37)
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