The Meaning of the Poet's Saying: "Ask the Denier of Attributes about Five Matters*** That Overturn His Foundations from the Pillars. Say to the Denier of Attributes: Do You Say Our God, the *** Worshipped in Truth, Is Outside
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The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. In this chapter, the author (may Allah have mercy on him) intended to provide evidence for the Exaltation of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) using rational evidence, but in a different manner. He says:
"Ask the Denier of Attributes about Five Matters*** That Overturn His Foundations from the Pillars"
"Overturn them" means to destroy them. "From the pillars" means from the foundation. When a thing falls from its pillars, its branches follow its pillars in falling.
"Say to the Denier of Attributes: Do You Say Our God, the *** Worshipped in Truth, Is Outside the Creations"
The student: the minds
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: the minds
The Shaykh :"*** Outside the Minds"
Ask him: Is Allah (Mighty and Majestic) outside the minds or not? Either he says He is outside the creations or inside the creations.
The student: the minds
The Shaykh : The minds, I intend, yes, or inside the minds.
"If He Denies This, Then He Is a Denier of Attributes*** For the Lord in Truth, Reaching the Extremity of Disbelief"
What does he deny? He says He is not outside the minds. He denies it, saying:
"Then He Is a Denier of Attributes*** For the Lord"
"Do You Say Our God in Truth***" "The *** Worshipped in Truth, Is Outside the Minds"
"If He Denies This***"
Outside the minds.
"If He Denies This***"
And he says, "I do not say that He is outside the minds," then he becomes a Denier of Attributes for the Lord, because this is a denial of the Lord (Mighty and Majestic).
"Ask the Denier of Attributes about Five Matters*** That Overturn His Foundations from the Pillars"
"Overturn them" means to destroy them. "From the pillars" means from the foundation. When a thing falls from its pillars, its branches follow its pillars in falling.
"Say to the Denier of Attributes: Do You Say Our God, the *** Worshipped in Truth, Is Outside the Creations"
The student: the minds
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: the minds
The Shaykh :"*** Outside the Minds"
Ask him: Is Allah (Mighty and Majestic) outside the minds or not? Either he says He is outside the creations or inside the creations.
The student: the minds
The Shaykh : The minds, I intend, yes, or inside the minds.
"If He Denies This, Then He Is a Denier of Attributes*** For the Lord in Truth, Reaching the Extremity of Disbelief"
What does he deny? He says He is not outside the minds. He denies it, saying:
"Then He Is a Denier of Attributes*** For the Lord"
"Do You Say Our God in Truth***" "The *** Worshipped in Truth, Is Outside the Minds"
"If He Denies This***"
Outside the minds.
"If He Denies This***"
And he says, "I do not say that He is outside the minds," then he becomes a Denier of Attributes for the Lord, because this is a denial of the Lord (Mighty and Majestic).