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The difference between His saying, the Exalted: "Blessed is the name of your Lord, the Owner of Majesty and Honor," and His saying: "And the Face of your Lord remains, the Owner of Majesty and Honor."

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The Shaykh : And in the end, He said:
Blessed is the name of your Lord, Owner of Majesty and Honor. تبارك اسم ربك ذي الجلال والإكرام
[Ar-Rahman 55:78]
And He said in the middle of the surah:
(26) Everyone upon the earth will perish, (27) And there will remain the Face of your Lord, Owner of Majesty and Honor. كل من عليها فان ويبقى وجه ربك ذو الجلال والإكرام
[Ar-Rahman 55:26-27]
Here we ask the grammarians why He said:
And there will remain the Face of your Lord, Owner of Majesty ويبقى وجه ربك ذو الجلال
[Ar-Rahman 55:27]
and He said:
Blessed is the name of your Lord, Owner of Majesty تبارك اسم ربك ذي الجلال
[Ar-Rahman 55:78]
Yes.
The student: In His saying, the Exalted
And there will remain the Face of your Lord, Owner of Majesty ويبقى وجه ربك ذو الجلال
[Ar-Rahman 55:27]
the attribute is for your Lord.

The Shaykh : How?
The student: The attribute is for your Lord.

The Shaykh : In His saying.
The student: The Owner of Majesty.

The Shaykh : How is the attribute for your Lord when it is "The Owner"?
The student: ... .

The Shaykh :
And there will remain the Face of your Lord, Owner of Majesty ويبقى وجه ربك ذو الجلال
[Ar-Rahman 55:27]
.
The student: ... for the Face.

The Shaykh : Yes, indeed, the attribute is for the Face, and the Face is in the nominative case because it is the subject. Good.
Blessed is the name of your Lord, Owner of Majesty وتبارك اسم ربك ذي الجلال
[Ar-Rahman 55:78]
.
The student: The attribute is for the Lord.

The Shaykh : The attribute is for the Lord, and it is in the genitive case due to the preposition, so the attribute was "The Owner" (dhi) and not "The Owner" (dhu). Rest. Why? Because the one described with Majesty and Honor is the Face of Allah, Mighty and Majestic. As for His name, it is a name that is not the Owner of Majesty nor the Owner of Honor. The Owner of Majesty and Honor is the Lord and the Face of the Lord. And in the verse
And the Face of your Lord will remain ويبقى وجه ربك
, it affirms an attribute of Allah, which is the Face.
The student: The Face is for Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He.

The Shaykh : The Face is for Allah, Mighty and Majestic. Is there another verse that affirms the Face for Allah?
The student: ... .

The Shaykh : There is, but it is not mentioned. Good. The affliction of knowledge is forgetfulness. Rest. Yes.
The student: The saying of Allah, Mighty and Majestic:
Everything will be destroyed except His Face كل شيء هالك إلا وجهه
[Al-Qasas 28:88]
.

The Shaykh : The saying of Allah, Mighty and Majestic:
Everything will be destroyed except His Face كل شيء هالك إلا وجهه
[Al-Qasas 28:88]
Rest. There is a third verse.
The student: Yes.

The Shaykh : Oh Allah, give it to us.
The student:
So wherever you [might] turn, there is the Face of Allah فأينما تولوا فثم وجه الله
[Al-Baqarah 2:115]
.

The Shaykh :
And to Allah belongs the east and the west. So wherever you [might] turn, there is the Face of Allah ولله المشرق والمغرب فأينما تولوا فثم وجه الله
[Al-Baqarah 2:115]
Good.
Source alathar.net

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