Why can the Shaykh al-Islam's intention (regarding the antiquity of the type) not be that he means the world is connected to the attribute of Allah's power and will, which has no beginning?

The questioner : Why can the Shaykh al-Islam's intention regarding the antiquity of the type not be that he means by it that the world is connected to the attribute of Allah's power and will, which has no beginning? That is, that it did not newly occur to Allah to create the world, but rather that it is eternal along with the eternity of...

The Shaykh : What is that? To whom does the demonstrative pronoun refer?

The questioner : It refers to the antiquity of the type, meaning the type of the world.

The Shaykh : That is, the type of the world.

The questioner : It is connected to the will and power of Allah.

The Shaykh : Okay, what is the opposite of the type of the world? What is its counterpart? The individuals.

The questioner : The type of the world?

The Shaykh : Yes, the antiquity of the type is opposed to what?
Wafi: The antiquity of the world.

The questioner : Excuse me, I understand. I mean, the type is the reflection of the individuals, meaning the explanation of the type is the individuals. But the Shaykh al-Islam distinguishes, in light of his words, between the individuals and the type, making the individuals created and the type ancient.

The Shaykh : What does "ancient, having no beginning" mean?

The questioner : Because of its connection to the will of Allah, yes.

The Shaykh : I am not asking you for the reasoning. Having no beginning?

The questioner : Without a doubt, in any case, whenever we say the word "ancient," we mean by it...

The Shaykh : And not preceded by non-existence?
Al-Halabi : Of course.

The Shaykh : Stop, donkey.The Shaykh : At the obstacle.

The questioner : No, be patient, donkey.The Shaykh : .

The Shaykh : What is the donkey for? Because it is patient, it makes me laugh.The Shaykh : (may Allah have mercy on him).

The questioner : Yes, our professor.

The Shaykh : Not preceded by non-existence?

The questioner : Not preceded by non-existence because of its connection to the will of Allah.

The Shaykh : My brother, there is no difference between this and that regarding the individual and regarding the entity, as long as it is created.

The questioner : The Shaykh al-Islam discusses that, not us.

The Shaykh : And we are discussing the Shaykh al-Islam now; because he adopts his opinion.

The questioner : He mentions three opinions, I am defending my opinion, as for me...

The Shaykh : And therefore I say to you, the Shaykh al-Islam, because you are adopting his opinion, so that the Shaykh does not see his own state...

The questioner : Oh professor.The Shaykh : Wafi andThe Shaykh : Ali, let them be quiet, because they are saying words that make me disturbed, meaning I have words in my mind.

The Shaykh : Okay, please proceed.

The questioner : The Shaykh al-Islam mentions, regarding the antiquity of the world or the antiquity of created things in general, of which the world is a part, three opinions among the scholars.

The Shaykh : What are they?

The questioner : He says, from the Islamic religion and others, he mentions that some adopt that it has a beginning and no end, and it is possible that it has no end, and he mentions this regarding the majority of Muslim jurists; and he mentions regarding some of them that it has no beginning and no end.

The Shaykh : And this is the opinion of Ibn Taymiyyah.

The questioner : And he weakens the opinion of the 'Alaqiyyah and the Jahmiyyah that it has no beginning and has an end, it has an end and a beginning, meaning he mentions the issue not as being unique to him, but rather it is an issue that has been raised.

The Shaykh : No problem, the details do not concern us now; what is the opinion of Ibn Taymiyyah?

The questioner : That it has no beginning and no end.

The Shaykh : Okay, and was it not preceded by non-existence?

The questioner : It was preceded by non-existence in terms of the individuals, as I understand, and it was not preceded by non-existence in terms of the type connected to the will of Allah.

The Shaykh : Here we need to know what the difference is between the individuals and the type?

The questioner : The Shaykh al-Islam says that the type is not connected...

The Shaykh : Do not quote the Shaykh al-Islam to me, because now we are speaking with the Shaykh al-Islam.

The questioner : By Allah, my master, the Shaykh al-Islam says: that everything other than Allah is created, and this is one of the issues that, had it not been for the innovations of the philosophers, would not have been addressed.

The Shaykh : That is it.

The questioner : This is without a doubt... he details and discusses them, he could have closed the issue with this sentence, but he wrote volumes.
Al-Halabi : ... .

The Shaykh : But he is not saying in some of his explicit expressions: "There is no created thing except that before it was a created thing, and so on until there is no beginning."?

The questioner : By Allah, I did not come across it, my professor, I did not come across it.

The Shaykh : No, how? Did you not come across it, or did you not come across it?
Wafi: I came across this statement.

The questioner : Where is it?
Wafi: In the explanation of the hadith of 'Umar ibn al-Husayn.

The questioner : Explain it...