Allah the Exalted said: “The Most Merciful taught the Qur'an. He created man.” How does He teach him the Qur'an and then create him?
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The questioner: I want to ask you.
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner: In Surat al-Rahman,[Ar-Rahman 55:1-3] Now, how does He teach man and then He creates him?
The Shaykh : ... .
The questioner: ...
The Shaykh : What is the question?
The questioner: Now, in Surat al-Rahman,[Ar-Rahman 55:2-3] is that not how it is?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: Now, how does He teach the Qur'an and then He creates man?
The Shaykh : Does He say to you “then”?
The questioner: No, He teaches the Qur'an and then He creates man.
The Shaykh : Did He say to you “then”?
The questioner: ...
The Shaykh : Who told you that Allah says “then”?
The questioner: No,[Ar-Rahman 55:1-3]
The Shaykh : My dear, one might ask a shaykh a question beyond his capacity to understand. “He taught man” and “He created man”—what is the difference?
The questioner: Ah.
The Shaykh : May Allah guide you.
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner: In Surat al-Rahman,
(1) The Most Merciful (2) Taught the Qur'an, (3) Created man,
الرحمان علم القرأن خلق الإنسانThe Shaykh : ... .
The questioner: ...
The Shaykh : What is the question?
The questioner: Now, in Surat al-Rahman,
(2) Taught the Qur'an, (3) Created man,
الرحمن علم القرآن خلق الإنسانThe Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: Now, how does He teach the Qur'an and then He creates man?
The Shaykh : Does He say to you “then”?
The questioner: No, He teaches the Qur'an and then He creates man.
The Shaykh : Did He say to you “then”?
The questioner: ...
The Shaykh : Who told you that Allah says “then”?
The questioner: No,
(1) The Most Merciful (2) Taught the Qur'an, (3) Created man,
الرحمان علم القرأن خلق الإنسانThe Shaykh : My dear, one might ask a shaykh a question beyond his capacity to understand. “He taught man” and “He created man”—what is the difference?
The questioner: Ah.
The Shaykh : May Allah guide you.