The Meaning of the Saying of Allah the Exalted: "Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, if you are people of certainty."

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The Shaykh : Then He said:

⁽⁷⁾ Lord of the heavens and the earth and that between them, if you would be certain. ⁽⁸⁾ There is no deity except Him; He gives life and causes death. [He is] your Lord and the Lord of your first forefathers.

رب السماوات والأرض وما بينهما إن كنتم موقنين لا إله إلا هو يحيي ويميت ربكم ورب آبائكم الأولين

[Ad-Dukhan 44:7-8]

His saying:

Lord of the heavens and earth

رب السماوات والأرض

[Ar-Ra'd 13:16]

means the Creator of them, the Owner of them, the Manager of them, and what is in them as well, and what is between them.

if you should be convinced."

إن كنتم موقنين

[Ash-Shu'ara 26:24]

This means: if you are people of certainty, then be certain that Allah is the Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them.

There is no god but He

لا إله إلا هو

This means: there is no true deity except Him. Earlier, at the beginning of this night, we spoke about this great word and clarified that its predicate is what? It is omitted, and its implied meaning is "true."

who gives life and causes death

يحي ويميت

Your Lord and the Lord of your first forefathers."

ربكم ورب آبائكم الأولين

[Ash-Shu'ara 26:26]

Ibrahim (peace and blessings be upon him) debated a rebellious man. Ibrahim said to him... Yes:

My Lord is the one who gives life and causes death

رب الذي يحي ويميت

[Al-Baqarah 2:258]

What did the debater say?

he said, "I give life and cause death."

قال أنا أحي وأميت

[Al-Baqarah 2:258]

So Ibrahim did not wish to dispute with him on this word, but he brought forth a matter from which he could not escape. Ibrahim said to him:

Indeed, Allah brings up the sun from the east, so bring it up from the west.

فإن الله يأتي بالشمس من المشرق فأت بها من المغرب

[Al-Baqarah 2:258]

Is it possible to respond to this? No. And for this reason, Allah the Mighty and Majestic said:

So the disbeliever was overwhelmed [by astonishment], and Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.

فبهت الذي كفر والله لا يهدي القوم الظالمين

[Al-Baqarah 2:258]

And we will limit ourselves to this extent of what we heard in the recitation of our imam in the Fajr prayer.

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