The Meaning of Seeking Refuge in the Words of Allah
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What is the meaning of: (I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah from the evil of what He has created)?
(I seek refuge) means: I take hold of the perfect words of Allah.
And the perfect words of Allah are: Which encompassed justice and truth,As Allah the Exalted said: [Al-An'am: 115].
The words here may refer to the cosmic words, the words of divine decree, and the words of the Shari'ah. A person seeks refuge in the words of Allah's Shari'ah, for example, through the Qur'an, such as seeking refuge in Surat al-Falaq and Surat al-Nas,And he seeks refuge in the cosmic verses, which are: That Allah (Mighty and Majestic) protects him with His cosmic words from the accursed Shaytan.
And his statement: (From the evil of what He has created) includes the self; for the self is among what Allah has created,And they have evils, as mentioned in the Khutbat al-Hajah: (I seek refuge in Allah from the evils of our selves and from the badness of our deeds).
(I seek refuge) means: I take hold of the perfect words of Allah.
And the perfect words of Allah are: Which encompassed justice and truth,As Allah the Exalted said:
And the word of your Lord has been fulfilled in truth and in justice
وَتَمَّتْ كَلِمَتُ رَبِّكَ صِدْقاً وَعَدْلاًThe words here may refer to the cosmic words, the words of divine decree, and the words of the Shari'ah. A person seeks refuge in the words of Allah's Shari'ah, for example, through the Qur'an, such as seeking refuge in Surat al-Falaq and Surat al-Nas,And he seeks refuge in the cosmic verses, which are: That Allah (Mighty and Majestic) protects him with His cosmic words from the accursed Shaytan.
And his statement: (From the evil of what He has created) includes the self; for the self is among what Allah has created,And they have evils, as mentioned in the Khutbat al-Hajah: (I seek refuge in Allah from the evils of our selves and from the badness of our deeds).