The meaning of the poet's statement: "It has no self other than the very existence of absolute existence, from which all meanings are stripped; therefore, it has no hearing, no sight, no knowledge, and no speech from the Most Merciful"
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The Shaykh :"It has no self other than the very existence of absolute existence, from which all meanings are stripped"
"It has no self" The word "in" here is superfluous, and the intended meaning is that it has no existence, no self other than the very existence. Is existence a self or a meaning?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : It is a meaning, and yet the Lord says He is absolute existence. Yes.
"Therefore, it has no hearing, no sight, no knowledge, and no speech from the Most Merciful"
All of these are negated regarding Allah; He has no hearing, no sight, no knowledge, and no speech.
"And for this reason, they said there is no will or desire for the existence of the possessor of the worlds"
"The possessor of the worlds" Did these existing worlds come into being by the will and desire of Allah? No, they did not come into being by the will and desire of Allah, because if you said they came into being by His will and desire, you would have attributed to Him an attribute, whereas He is existence conditioned by absoluteness and has no attributes.
"It has no self" The word "in" here is superfluous, and the intended meaning is that it has no existence, no self other than the very existence. Is existence a self or a meaning?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : It is a meaning, and yet the Lord says He is absolute existence. Yes.
"Therefore, it has no hearing, no sight, no knowledge, and no speech from the Most Merciful"
All of these are negated regarding Allah; He has no hearing, no sight, no knowledge, and no speech.
"And for this reason, they said there is no will or desire for the existence of the possessor of the worlds"
"The possessor of the worlds" Did these existing worlds come into being by the will and desire of Allah? No, they did not come into being by the will and desire of Allah, because if you said they came into being by His will and desire, you would have attributed to Him an attribute, whereas He is existence conditioned by absoluteness and has no attributes.