But that is essential to Him by His very nature; it has never been separated from Him in any age. He has never chosen anything to do, and this is never possible for Him. And they built upon this
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The Shaykh :"But that is essential to Him by His very nature; it has never *** been separated from Him in any age"
This means that these creations are essential to Him, essential in the way the Self is essential. They are not separate, distinct, or desired. Rather, they are as if we were to say regarding life, knowledge, and power, and the like. As you see, they do not see all of this. That is, they do not describe Allah with knowledge, power, or hearing.
"He has never chosen anything to do, and *** this is never possible for Him"
Glory be to Allah. Everything that happens in the universe is without the will of Allah and without His desire, because He does not choose anything to do. He has no will and no choice.
"And they built upon this the impossibility of breaking these *** spheres on the Day of the Resurrection of the bodies"
They say that the spheres cannot change because they are immense, and who is able to change them? No one, because they do not change except by will and desire, and Allah, in their view, has no will and no desire. For this reason, they denied that Allah folds the heavens with His right hand and grasps the earth. They also denied that the spheres change. Consequently, even some Muslim writers denied that the moon split as a sign for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). They said that the spheres cannot change. They are, without doubt, misguided and deny the apparent meaning of the Qur'an. I mean those who say that the moon did not split, because the splitting of the moon is a mass-transmitted report from the Prophet (may Allah be pleased with him).
This means that these creations are essential to Him, essential in the way the Self is essential. They are not separate, distinct, or desired. Rather, they are as if we were to say regarding life, knowledge, and power, and the like. As you see, they do not see all of this. That is, they do not describe Allah with knowledge, power, or hearing.
"He has never chosen anything to do, and *** this is never possible for Him"
Glory be to Allah. Everything that happens in the universe is without the will of Allah and without His desire, because He does not choose anything to do. He has no will and no choice.
"And they built upon this the impossibility of breaking these *** spheres on the Day of the Resurrection of the bodies"
They say that the spheres cannot change because they are immense, and who is able to change them? No one, because they do not change except by will and desire, and Allah, in their view, has no will and no desire. For this reason, they denied that Allah folds the heavens with His right hand and grasps the earth. They also denied that the spheres change. Consequently, even some Muslim writers denied that the moon split as a sign for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). They said that the spheres cannot change. They are, without doubt, misguided and deny the apparent meaning of the Qur'an. I mean those who say that the moon did not split, because the splitting of the moon is a mass-transmitted report from the Prophet (may Allah be pleased with him).