The Evidence from Revelation, Reason, and Innate Disposition for Affirming the Exaltation of Allah (Mighty and Majestic)
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The Shaykh : We are now explaining the evidence from revelation, reason, and innate disposition for the exaltation of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) above all things. How many did we say?
The types of evidence, my brother.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : He may not be... but you find some people present in body but absent in heart.
The student: The innate and revelatory evidence.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
The student: Visual.
The Shaykh : Visual? You thought revelatory meant by the ear, no? Rest now, may Allah bless you.
The student: The revelatory, rational, and innate evidence.
The Shaykh : Okay, rest now. Three: the first is revelatory, the second is rational, and the third is innate.
When the scholars say "revelatory," they mean the evidence of the Book and the Sunnah, because it is derived from hearing. You hear the verses of Allah, you hear the words of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and you use them as evidence.
Rational: that which is indicated by reason, which both the believer and the disbeliever acknowledge.
Innate: that upon which Allah created the creatures, without study or learning.
The types of evidence, my brother.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : He may not be... but you find some people present in body but absent in heart.
The student: The innate and revelatory evidence.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
The student: Visual.
The Shaykh : Visual? You thought revelatory meant by the ear, no? Rest now, may Allah bless you.
The student: The revelatory, rational, and innate evidence.
The Shaykh : Okay, rest now. Three: the first is revelatory, the second is rational, and the third is innate.
When the scholars say "revelatory," they mean the evidence of the Book and the Sunnah, because it is derived from hearing. You hear the verses of Allah, you hear the words of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and you use them as evidence.
Rational: that which is indicated by reason, which both the believer and the disbeliever acknowledge.
Innate: that upon which Allah created the creatures, without study or learning.