Is it true that any name mentioned in the indefinite form is a description and not a name?
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The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : And by Allah, this view is actually strong: that what is mentioned in the indefinite form is a description and not a name, and what is mentioned in the definite form with the article "al" is a name. Even if it appears in the indefinite form in some places, such as al-Ghafur, it comes as "Ghafur Rahim" in the indefinite form.
The questioner : Al-Ghafur in other places, but it is a name. As for "Qarib" (the Near One), it has not been mentioned... I mean, Ibn al-Qayyim affirms it.
The Shaykh : No, the apparent meaning is that it is reported about Him. It is said "Qarib" and "Qarib" of His callers and His worshippers. But if "Qarib" is mentioned, it is a name, and there is no doubt about that.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : It was not made.
The questioner : ... Qarib in the indefinite form ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, we say that some scholars state that the criterion is: what is mentioned in the definite form is a name, and what is mentioned in the indefinite form is a description. We took three, we took three, we took three.
The Shaykh : And by Allah, this view is actually strong: that what is mentioned in the indefinite form is a description and not a name, and what is mentioned in the definite form with the article "al" is a name. Even if it appears in the indefinite form in some places, such as al-Ghafur, it comes as "Ghafur Rahim" in the indefinite form.
The questioner : Al-Ghafur in other places, but it is a name. As for "Qarib" (the Near One), it has not been mentioned... I mean, Ibn al-Qayyim affirms it.
The Shaykh : No, the apparent meaning is that it is reported about Him. It is said "Qarib" and "Qarib" of His callers and His worshippers. But if "Qarib" is mentioned, it is a name, and there is no doubt about that.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : It was not made.
The questioner : ... Qarib in the indefinite form ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, we say that some scholars state that the criterion is: what is mentioned in the definite form is a name, and what is mentioned in the indefinite form is a description. We took three, we took three, we took three.