The Meaning of the Poet's Saying: "Or is not the Lord's action following His description? *** And is His perfection, then, something that has a beginning?"
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The Shaykh :"Or is not the Lord's action following His description? *** And is His perfection, then, something that has a beginning?"
Answer: Yes, the Lord's action follows His perfection. And if it follows His perfection, is His perfection something that has a beginning?
The student: No.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The student: No.
The Shaykh : No, the one who acts is more perfect than the one who does not act. And if the perfection of Allah the Exalted is essential to Him from eternity to eternity, then it follows that His action is what? Essential to Him from eternity to eternity. So Allah has always been and will always be an Actor. Now, he said:
Answer: Yes, the Lord's action follows His perfection. And if it follows His perfection, is His perfection something that has a beginning?
The student: No.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The student: No.
The Shaykh : No, the one who acts is more perfect than the one who does not act. And if the perfection of Allah the Exalted is essential to Him from eternity to eternity, then it follows that His action is what? Essential to Him from eternity to eternity. So Allah has always been and will always be an Actor. Now, he said: