The Meaning of the Poet's Saying: "This is the second of the two types of negation, which *** is the first of the types in terms of weight: purifying His attributes of perfection from likening *** and comparing"
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The Shaykh :"This is the second of the two types of negation, which *** is the first of the types in terms of weight"
Now, where is the—
The student: The first type...
The Shaykh : The first type
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Yes, the first type is negating the defects in His perfections. That is why he said: "The first of the types in terms of weight
Exalting His attributes of perfection from likening Him to creation, comparing Him to creation, and denial
This means that you purify the attributes of Allah from comparing and likening. Why? Because the reality of comparing and likening is deficiency. So likening the Perfect to the deficient makes Him deficient. He says:
"We do not liken His description to our attributes *** for the one who likens is a worshiper of idols
No, and we do not strip Him of His attributes, *** for the one who denies the attributes is a worshipper of falsehood
Now, where is the—
The student: The first type...
The Shaykh : The first type
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Yes, the first type is negating the defects in His perfections. That is why he said: "The first of the types in terms of weight
Exalting His attributes of perfection from likening Him to creation, comparing Him to creation, and denial
This means that you purify the attributes of Allah from comparing and likening. Why? Because the reality of comparing and likening is deficiency. So likening the Perfect to the deficient makes Him deficient. He says:
"We do not liken His description to our attributes *** for the one who likens is a worshiper of idols
No, and we do not strip Him of His attributes, *** for the one who denies the attributes is a worshipper of falsehood