Reading the poet's verse: "Alive, willing, able, speaking *** Possessing mercy, will, and tenderness" (Discussion of the attribute of life for Allah and that it is complete in two respects, unlike the life of creation)
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The reciter: "Alive, willing, able, speaking *** Possessing mercy, will, and tenderness"
"He is the First, He is the Last, He is the Apparent"
The Shaykh : ... The author (may Allah have mercy on him) began by mentioning the names and explaining them. He mentions the names of Allah and explains them, as will become clear to you.
"Alive, willing" And His life (Mighty and Majestic is He) is a complete life that was not preceded by non-existence and is not followed by cessation. It is also complete in its attributes, with no deficiency in any respect. Thus, it is complete in two aspects: in terms of intrinsic perfection and in terms of temporal perfection. The life of creation is deficient in terms of temporal perfection and in terms of intrinsic perfection, is that not so? The life of creation is preceded by non-existence and followed by cessation. This is a temporal deficiency. Also, the life of creation is not complete; deficiency befalls it. A person becomes ill, becomes hungry, becomes thirsty, cold enters him, and heat causes him pain. This is unlike the life of the Lord (Mighty and Majestic is He), which is complete.
"He is the First, He is the Last, He is the Apparent"
The Shaykh : ... The author (may Allah have mercy on him) began by mentioning the names and explaining them. He mentions the names of Allah and explains them, as will become clear to you.
"Alive, willing" And His life (Mighty and Majestic is He) is a complete life that was not preceded by non-existence and is not followed by cessation. It is also complete in its attributes, with no deficiency in any respect. Thus, it is complete in two aspects: in terms of intrinsic perfection and in terms of temporal perfection. The life of creation is deficient in terms of temporal perfection and in terms of intrinsic perfection, is that not so? The life of creation is preceded by non-existence and followed by cessation. This is a temporal deficiency. Also, the life of creation is not complete; deficiency befalls it. A person becomes ill, becomes hungry, becomes thirsty, cold enters him, and heat causes him pain. This is unlike the life of the Lord (Mighty and Majestic is He), which is complete.