The Meaning of the Poet's Statement: (He mentioned the places of elevation in the Qur'an using the term of revelation, and that it contained two principles, namely the elevation of Allah and that the Qur'an is the speech of Allah, not the speech of anyone else)

The Shaykh : Now, this is also one of the three types we have passed through. How many types? Istiwa, being above, and elevation. The third and fourth are that the Qur'an is a revelation from Allah. This is in many verses, reaching seventy verses or more, that the Qur'an is a revelation from Allah. And this, as the author said, contained two principles upon which Islam and faith stand, like a building. The first principle is that the Book is His speech, Exalted is He. For the Qur'an was revealed from Allah, and the Qur'an is speech, and speech is an attribute of the speaker. So if it was revealed from Him and it is His attribute, it follows that Allah
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Another student: Above

The Shaykh : Pay attention, everyone. Speech is an attribute of the speaker. So if the speech was revealed from Allah, it follows that Allah
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The Shaykh : Is above us, not below us
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The Shaykh : Because if it is His attribute and it was revealed from above, it follows that the one described is above. This is the first point. The second is that the Qur'an is His speech, not created, because the Qur'an is an attribute, as it is speech, and speech does not exist except in a speaker. So the Qur'an is not created because it is the attribute of Allah. Thus, mentioning the revelation of the Qur'an from Allah contains two matters. The first matter is
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The Shaykh : The elevation of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, because the descent is from above. And the second matter is that the Qur'an is the speech of Allah, not the speech of anyone else, because it was revealed from Him and it is His attribute, so it follows that it is the speech of Allah. Now,