A question regarding the Asha'irah's statement that the meaning subsists in the self in the speech of Allah
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The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
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The Shaykh : Yes.
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The Shaykh : Yes.
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The Shaykh : That is to say, if you say that speech is the meaning in the self, this does not yield what you stopped at, namely that it was revealed to him, because the meaning in the self subsists in the self of the speaker. How does it reach the Prophet? Even if you say it is a statement, how does it reach the Prophet?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... statements relate to... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : That is to say, if you say that speech is the meaning in the self, this does not yield what you stopped at, namely that it was revealed to him, because the meaning in the self subsists in the self of the speaker. How does it reach the Prophet? Even if you say it is a statement, how does it reach the Prophet?