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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the Muslim's position toward texts that his mind cannot grasp?

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The Shaykh : The mind does not deny this, even though we see it as something great and very great. So, if a text comes with something that the mind does not reject—meaning, does not deem impossible—but which is contrary to what is customary, what is the Muslim's position? For example, the splitting of the sea by Moses' (peace be upon him) strike with his staff, and the exposure of the sea bed so that it became like a paved road, and the army of the Children of Israel, the army of Moses (peace be upon him), walked through it until they reached the shore safely. Then, before Pharaoh's army could reach the middle of the sea, it closed up as it was. What is the Muslim's position toward these reports that are beyond the reach of minds? Allah is capable of all things. So, when our Lord (Mighty and Majestic) informs us of matters of the unseen, it is obligatory to believe in them and submit to them, and it is not permissible for us to apply our minds to them, because our minds, like all our physical powers, have a limited capacity. For example, I can see from here up to near the mountain, but I do not see what is beyond that; that is the capacity that Allah (Mighty and Majestic) has enabled us with. And so it is with the mind; it has a very limited capacity regarding the matters that Allah (Mighty and Majestic) has informed us of. Therefore:
But no, by your Lord, they will not [truly] believe until they make you, [O Muhammad], judge concerning that over which they dispute among themselves and then find within themselves no discomfort from what you have judged and submit in [full, willing] submission. فَلَا وَرَبِّكَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ حَتَّى يُحَكِّمُوكَ فِيمَا شَجَرَ بَيْنَهُمْ ثُمَّ لَا يَجِدُوا فِي أَنْفُسِهِمْ حَرَجًا مِمَّا قَضَيْتَ وَيُسَلِّمُوا تَسْلِيمًا
[An-Nisa 4:65]
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I believe that a question like this, which took up this much of our time to explain the Islamic position on the belief in the elevation of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) above His Throne, stems from relying on the small mind. If we gathered all the minds of humanity, if it were possible to gather them, they would be a speck compared to what Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) knows. There is no benefit, my sir: "Can the shadow be straight while the stick is crooked?"
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