(Clarification that the attributes denied by the Asha'irah, even if reason does not indicate them, are mentioned in the Qur'an, and the response to them from two angles) And it is said: We concede that
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The Shaykh :"And it is said: We concede that reason does not *** lead to them, yet they are in the Furqan"
This means that if we concede that reason does not indicate these attributes, they are in the Furqan, meaning in the Qur'an, meaning that the Qur'an has indicated them.
"So is the negation of a single piece of evidence a negation of the *** indicated thing, O people of knowledge?"
This is a rhetorical question of denial. He asks: Does the negation of evidence, or a single piece of evidence, necessitate the negation of the indicated thing? The answer is no. If one piece of evidence is negated, it is permissible for the indicated thing to be established by another piece of evidence. Therefore, the negation of a specific piece of evidence does not necessitate the negation of the indicated thing. And his saying: "O people of knowledge" is an expression of mockery toward them, meaning: Where is your knowledge? For the negation of a single piece of evidence does not indicate the negation of the indicated thing.
"Or does the negation of its absolute indicate the negation of the *** indicated thing in reason and in the Qur'an?"
This also means that the negation of evidence in its absolute does not indicate that the indicated thing is not established. It may be established by a piece of evidence not known to us. Therefore, whenever a thing is found and established, we do not need to seek its evidence as long as it is a reality.
This means that if we concede that reason does not indicate these attributes, they are in the Furqan, meaning in the Qur'an, meaning that the Qur'an has indicated them.
"So is the negation of a single piece of evidence a negation of the *** indicated thing, O people of knowledge?"
This is a rhetorical question of denial. He asks: Does the negation of evidence, or a single piece of evidence, necessitate the negation of the indicated thing? The answer is no. If one piece of evidence is negated, it is permissible for the indicated thing to be established by another piece of evidence. Therefore, the negation of a specific piece of evidence does not necessitate the negation of the indicated thing. And his saying: "O people of knowledge" is an expression of mockery toward them, meaning: Where is your knowledge? For the negation of a single piece of evidence does not indicate the negation of the indicated thing.
"Or does the negation of its absolute indicate the negation of the *** indicated thing in reason and in the Qur'an?"
This also means that the negation of evidence in its absolute does not indicate that the indicated thing is not established. It may be established by a piece of evidence not known to us. Therefore, whenever a thing is found and established, we do not need to seek its evidence as long as it is a reality.