(Their negation of all attributes from Allah) The deity they have has no essence *** other than absolute, singular existence, stripped of all attributes of perfection *** but an existence in accordance with [its nature]
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The Shaykh :"The deity they have has no essence *** other than absolute existence"
So He is the Existent, existing with absolute existence, without any condition, without any affirmative attribute and without any negated attribute. And now I am speaking to you about this, and I feel as though this does not enter your hearts, because it is a statement that a person cannot even imagine, let alone believe it about his Lord. How can a Lord have no essence and no existence except an existence conditioned by absoluteness? And the meaning of the condition of absoluteness is that He is not described by any attribute, whether negative or affirmative. For this reason, he said:
"He has no self other than" Yes
"Stripped of all attributes of perfection *** but an existence in accordance with [its nature]"
Just an existence without any attribute. All attributes of perfection are stripped from Him, and even attributes of deficiency. But we do not say "attributes of deficiency" because they do not ascribe any deficiency to Allah. Yes, but an existence in accordance with [its nature]. So say: He exists with absolute existence, "not non-existent", meaning He is eternal.
So He is the Existent, existing with absolute existence, without any condition, without any affirmative attribute and without any negated attribute. And now I am speaking to you about this, and I feel as though this does not enter your hearts, because it is a statement that a person cannot even imagine, let alone believe it about his Lord. How can a Lord have no essence and no existence except an existence conditioned by absoluteness? And the meaning of the condition of absoluteness is that He is not described by any attribute, whether negative or affirmative. For this reason, he said:
"He has no self other than" Yes
"Stripped of all attributes of perfection *** but an existence in accordance with [its nature]"
Just an existence without any attribute. All attributes of perfection are stripped from Him, and even attributes of deficiency. But we do not say "attributes of deficiency" because they do not ascribe any deficiency to Allah. Yes, but an existence in accordance with [its nature]. So say: He exists with absolute existence, "not non-existent", meaning He is eternal.