The Meaning of the Poet's Statement: "And I saw the interpretation of the deniers as contradictory *** to all of this; the two do not agree. They coined a meaning for the word with *** this terminology, and that is a later matter."
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The Shaykh : He said: "And I saw the interpretation of the deniers as contradictory *** to all of this; the two do not agree"
What is the meaning of the interpretation of the deniers? It is, in reality, a distortion: shifting the word from its apparent meaning to a meaning that contradicts the apparent meaning based on evidence. What is the evidence in their view? Reason.
"They coined a meaning for the word with *** this terminology, and that is a later matter"
This means it is a later matter. The word, meaning the interpretation, is one that they coined with this terminology, which is shifting the word from its apparent meaning to a meaning that contradicts the apparent meaning. However, as he said, it is a later matter, meaning it is not known in the era of the Companions and the Successors.
"And they resorted to deviation in the names *** and distortion of the words by slander"
How did they deviate in the names? They said that they do not indicate their meanings. Al-Rahman (The Most Merciful) does not indicate mercy. What does it indicate? It indicates excellence in worship or the intention of excellence in worship, but not mercy that leads to excellence in worship or the intention of excellence in worship. And so it is with the rest of the names from which they do not affirm attributes; they resorted to deviation regarding them. "And distortion of the words" means they distorted their meaning to a meaning that contradicts the apparent meaning.
What is the meaning of the interpretation of the deniers? It is, in reality, a distortion: shifting the word from its apparent meaning to a meaning that contradicts the apparent meaning based on evidence. What is the evidence in their view? Reason.
"They coined a meaning for the word with *** this terminology, and that is a later matter"
This means it is a later matter. The word, meaning the interpretation, is one that they coined with this terminology, which is shifting the word from its apparent meaning to a meaning that contradicts the apparent meaning. However, as he said, it is a later matter, meaning it is not known in the era of the Companions and the Successors.
"And they resorted to deviation in the names *** and distortion of the words by slander"
How did they deviate in the names? They said that they do not indicate their meanings. Al-Rahman (The Most Merciful) does not indicate mercy. What does it indicate? It indicates excellence in worship or the intention of excellence in worship, but not mercy that leads to excellence in worship or the intention of excellence in worship. And so it is with the rest of the names from which they do not affirm attributes; they resorted to deviation regarding them. "And distortion of the words" means they distorted their meaning to a meaning that contradicts the apparent meaning.