The Meaning of the Poet’s Statement: The Species and the Individuals Are Preceded and Followed *** And Each of Them Is Perishable Therefrom, While the Species Does Not Perish Finally, So It Does Not Perish Initially Either, with Explanation
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The Shaykh : He said:
"The species and the individuals are preceded and followed"
The species means the type of created beings. For example, the human is a species in relation to the rest of the animals; the animal is a genus, and the human is a species of it. The individual is also a category; I, you, Zayd, and 'Umar are individuals. He (may Allah have mercy on him) says: "The species and the individuals are preceded and followed", correct? Yes, it is correct. We have people before us and people after us. "Preceded and fol***lowed, and each of them is perishable therefrom
And the species does not perish finally, so it *** does not perish initially either, with explanation"
The species does not perish finally, nor does it perish initially. So what is the species? It means the type of action. The action of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) has no end, neither initially nor finally. As for the species of individuals, there is no doubt that it has a beginning, meaning that it is preceded by non-existence. We, the children of Adam, indeed we, the descendants of Adam, were preceded by non-existence, and we will perish. The houris and young boys in Paradise are preceded by non-existence, but they will remain. The souls are preceded by non-existence, but they will remain. Good.
"And the species does not perish finally, so it *** does not perish initially either, with explanation"
"The species and the individuals are preceded and followed"
The species means the type of created beings. For example, the human is a species in relation to the rest of the animals; the animal is a genus, and the human is a species of it. The individual is also a category; I, you, Zayd, and 'Umar are individuals. He (may Allah have mercy on him) says: "The species and the individuals are preceded and followed", correct? Yes, it is correct. We have people before us and people after us. "Preceded and fol***lowed, and each of them is perishable therefrom
And the species does not perish finally, so it *** does not perish initially either, with explanation"
The species does not perish finally, nor does it perish initially. So what is the species? It means the type of action. The action of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) has no end, neither initially nor finally. As for the species of individuals, there is no doubt that it has a beginning, meaning that it is preceded by non-existence. We, the children of Adam, indeed we, the descendants of Adam, were preceded by non-existence, and we will perish. The houris and young boys in Paradise are preceded by non-existence, but they will remain. The souls are preceded by non-existence, but they will remain. Good.
"And the species does not perish finally, so it *** does not perish initially either, with explanation"