A discussion regarding a man who claimed to be Allah, "Abd al-Jalil al-Sufi"
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The questioner : He told meThe Shaykh : Ahmad 'Atiyyah told me that he went to Abd al-Jalil al-Sufi and sat with him. Abd al-Jalil said, and there was an old man in the gathering who was clearing his throat, taken by a cough, so Abd al-Jalil said to him, "Be quiet, Allah is speaking."
The Shaykh: Allahu Akbar.
The questioner : Then he continued, meaning he saidThe Shaykh : Ahmad that Allah the Exalted has, meaning, manifestations, and it is possible to imagine, by the hadith of al-Bukhari, that He will come to them on the Day of Resurrection in the form they know, whereas before He had come to them in a form they did not know. Then he said, and this does not necessitate, meaning, indwelling or union, just as the one who misquoted Ibn Arabi said, like the one who stands before several mirrors and his image appears in these mirrors, so this does not necessitate indwelling or multiplicity or, meaning, union. He said, so things like this.
The Shaykh : Unfortunately.
The questioner : He told me, our Shaykh, also about this point, one of your students who used to not trust the Salafis. He was always, our Shaykh, if he wanted to follow a Shaykh, he would sit without speaking until they were reassured of him, then he said he had no issue and read his proof. So this student said, I sat with Abd al-Jalil and he said, "I am Allah."
The Shaykh: Allahu Akbar.
The questioner : Yes, so I knew that the Sufis are on shadows and falsehood, and that the Salafiyyah, praise be to Allah, is on the truth.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, the response toThe Shaykh : the claimant, and I was going to comment on your statement that he saidThe Shaykh : Ahmad, perhaps you meanThe Shaykh : language.
The questioner : Or the Shaykh, the man, except that he criticized and exposed him.
The Shaykh : Yes, but this is not what is intended. Yes, the point is the response to this sophistry and this philosophy. Likening the Lord of the Worlds to the created things is disbelief.[Ash-Shuraa 42:11] First
Second, the man, or the person, let us say, the one who stands before the mirror, his person is clearly visible in reality and his image is clearly visible in all the mirrors. Is the Lord of the Worlds like that, his person is now clearly visible and then appears in other forms? This is deception.[Ash-Shuraa 42:11] This, we said, first or second
And finally, I say, yes, it came in the authentic hadith what you quoted from him, but that is on the Day of Resurrection, on the Day of Resurrection, the Day of resurrection and rising, as the Lord of the Worlds said in the Noble Qur'an[Ibrahim 14:48] meaning, the matters known today in this perishing world are completely different from what the situation will be on the Day of resurrection and rising. You must have heard some of the good news and some of the warnings. From the good news, for example, imagine the rich, wealthy, millionaire man today, if the expression is correct, no matter how much property he has, he will not own from this earth except, perhaps, the hair of a bull on the skin of the bull.
The Shaykh: Allahu Akbar.
The questioner : Then he continued, meaning he saidThe Shaykh : Ahmad that Allah the Exalted has, meaning, manifestations, and it is possible to imagine, by the hadith of al-Bukhari, that He will come to them on the Day of Resurrection in the form they know, whereas before He had come to them in a form they did not know. Then he said, and this does not necessitate, meaning, indwelling or union, just as the one who misquoted Ibn Arabi said, like the one who stands before several mirrors and his image appears in these mirrors, so this does not necessitate indwelling or multiplicity or, meaning, union. He said, so things like this.
The Shaykh : Unfortunately.
The questioner : He told me, our Shaykh, also about this point, one of your students who used to not trust the Salafis. He was always, our Shaykh, if he wanted to follow a Shaykh, he would sit without speaking until they were reassured of him, then he said he had no issue and read his proof. So this student said, I sat with Abd al-Jalil and he said, "I am Allah."
The Shaykh: Allahu Akbar.
The questioner : Yes, so I knew that the Sufis are on shadows and falsehood, and that the Salafiyyah, praise be to Allah, is on the truth.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, the response toThe Shaykh : the claimant, and I was going to comment on your statement that he saidThe Shaykh : Ahmad, perhaps you meanThe Shaykh : language.
The questioner : Or the Shaykh, the man, except that he criticized and exposed him.
The Shaykh : Yes, but this is not what is intended. Yes, the point is the response to this sophistry and this philosophy. Likening the Lord of the Worlds to the created things is disbelief.
There is nothing like unto Him, and He is the Hearing, the Seeing.
ليس كمثله شيء وهو السميع البصيرSecond, the man, or the person, let us say, the one who stands before the mirror, his person is clearly visible in reality and his image is clearly visible in all the mirrors. Is the Lord of the Worlds like that, his person is now clearly visible and then appears in other forms? This is deception.
There is nothing like unto Him, and He is the Hearing, the Seeing.
ليس كمثله شيء وهو السميع البصيرAnd finally, I say, yes, it came in the authentic hadith what you quoted from him, but that is on the Day of Resurrection, on the Day of Resurrection, the Day of resurrection and rising, as the Lord of the Worlds said in the Noble Qur'an
[It will be] on the Day the earth will be replaced by another earth, and the heavens [as well], and all creatures will come out before Allah, the One, the Prevailing.
يوم تبدل الأرض غير الأرض والسماوات وبرزوا لله الواحد القهار
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