The Meaning of the Poet's Saying: "And Allah is the God of Truth forever *** Are these two attributes stripped from Him eternally? And there is no end to their absence *** This is the impossible and the greatest falsehood"
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The Shaykh :"And Allah is the God of Truth forever *** Are these two attributes stripped from Him"
Answer: No, rather He has always been the Doer and He has always been the Speaker. For this reason, he said:
"*** Are these two attributes stripped from Him
eternally, and there is no end to their absence *** This is the impossible and the greatest falsehood"
Yes.
The student: What is the meaning of the last verse?
The Shaykh : Yes?
The student: What is the meaning of the last verse?
The Shaykh : Its meaning is: Will these two attributes be stripped from Him eternally, as the Karramiyyah say? Because the Karramiyyah say that in eternity, He was not a Speaker and not a Doer, and then that happened to Him. If we say this, until when was He not speaking and not doing? For this reason, he said:
"And there is no end to their absence ***"
Until what time was He not speaking and not doing, and then He began to speak and do? Yes, indeed.
Answer: No, rather He has always been the Doer and He has always been the Speaker. For this reason, he said:
"*** Are these two attributes stripped from Him
eternally, and there is no end to their absence *** This is the impossible and the greatest falsehood"
Yes.
The student: What is the meaning of the last verse?
The Shaykh : Yes?
The student: What is the meaning of the last verse?
The Shaykh : Its meaning is: Will these two attributes be stripped from Him eternally, as the Karramiyyah say? Because the Karramiyyah say that in eternity, He was not a Speaker and not a Doer, and then that happened to Him. If we say this, until when was He not speaking and not doing? For this reason, he said:
"And there is no end to their absence ***"
Until what time was He not speaking and not doing, and then He began to speak and do? Yes, indeed.