The meaning of the poet's statement: "Far be it from Him, but this is your description, O people of ta'til (denial of the divine attributes), not the one sent with the Qur'an. And for what reason did he mention the opposite of this in every community and every time?"
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The Shaykh :"Far be it from Him, but this is your description, O people of ta'til (denial of the divine attributes), not the one sent with the Qur'an"
What does this pronoun refer to?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : These three defects are incapacity, or negligence, or obscurity. However, what is predominant among the people of ta'til (denial of the divine attributes) is negligence and a lack of seeking and looking with justice.
"Far be it from Him, but this is your description, O people of ta'til (denial of the divine attributes), not the one sent"
It means not the description of the one sent with the Qur'an.
"And for what reason did he mention the opposite of this in every community and every time"
The opposite of what? The opposite of ta'til (denial of the divine attributes). Denying His rising above the Throne. He was always expressing the opposite and saying:
"Does he think he has become incapable of saying 'He rose (istawala)'"
Instead of "He rose (istawa)," which he says, he is capable of saying "He rose (istawala)," so he is not incapable of it.
"*** and His command descends, and so-and-so"
"His command descends"—this is in their distortion of the hadith of the descent. They said that it is the command of Allah that descends, and some of them said that it is an angel from the angels that descends. This is the meaning of his saying "so-and-so." Was the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) incapable, when he said , of saying "His command descends"? No, he was never incapable. Was he incapable of saying "An angel from the lowest heaven descends" and saying "So-and-so"? Why did he not say this? Why did he not say "His command"? Why does he bring a word that implies disbelief, according to their claim? This is impossible. He says:
"And he says 'Where is Allah'". Who said this said to the slave girl, "Where is Allah," without using "from" (min).
"And he says 'Where is Allah,' meaning from the word 'where' (ayna). Is this from clear explanation?"
It means he wanted to say to the slave girl, "From whom is Allah?" so she would say, "Allah is the Creator of all things," for example. But he said, "Where is Allah?" He wanted "From whom is Allah?" Glory be to Allah. Which is easier, "from" (min) or "where" (ayna)?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : "From" (min) is two letters, and "where" (ayna) is three letters. "From" (min) is more indicative of the intended meaning than "where" (ayna), if he wanted to ask "From whom is Allah?"
What does this pronoun refer to?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : These three defects are incapacity, or negligence, or obscurity. However, what is predominant among the people of ta'til (denial of the divine attributes) is negligence and a lack of seeking and looking with justice.
"Far be it from Him, but this is your description, O people of ta'til (denial of the divine attributes), not the one sent"
It means not the description of the one sent with the Qur'an.
"And for what reason did he mention the opposite of this in every community and every time"
The opposite of what? The opposite of ta'til (denial of the divine attributes). Denying His rising above the Throne. He was always expressing the opposite and saying:
"Does he think he has become incapable of saying 'He rose (istawala)'"
Instead of "He rose (istawa)," which he says, he is capable of saying "He rose (istawala)," so he is not incapable of it.
"*** and His command descends, and so-and-so"
"His command descends"—this is in their distortion of the hadith of the descent.
Our Lord descends to the lowest heaven
ينزل ربنا إلى السماء الدنياOur Lord descends
ينزل ربنا"And he says 'Where is Allah'". Who said this said to the slave girl, "Where is Allah," without using "from" (min).
"And he says 'Where is Allah,' meaning from the word 'where' (ayna). Is this from clear explanation?"
It means he wanted to say to the slave girl, "From whom is Allah?" so she would say, "Allah is the Creator of all things," for example. But he said, "Where is Allah?" He wanted "From whom is Allah?" Glory be to Allah. Which is easier, "from" (min) or "where" (ayna)?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : "From" (min) is two letters, and "where" (ayna) is three letters. "From" (min) is more indicative of the intended meaning than "where" (ayna), if he wanted to ask "From whom is Allah?"