(A Statement of the Complaint of the Asha'irah, the People of the Sunnah, to the Sultan
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The Shaykh :"I seek forgiveness from Allah" is what he said when he stated: "You have no answer other than this." He then corrected himself, saying: "I seek forgiveness from Allah for what I said."
"You have an answer *** other than this complaint to"
Yes.
"*** other than this complaint to the Sultan"
Not this, but rather this is better.
"*** other than this complaint to the Sultan"
He means: "I seek forgiveness from Allah; you have another answer, which is not this answer, but rather the complaint to the Sultan." You complain about us to the Sultan and harm us. This happens often; a person brings it up as a correction, saying: "So-and-so has such and such bad traits. I seek forgiveness from Allah; rather, he has other things: such and such." Therefore, this statement is considered an affirmation of what came before, along with the addition of matters for which they are criticized.
"I seek forgiveness from Allah the Great; you have an answer *** other than this"
Now, what is the grammatical position of "the complaint"?
The student: It is either a predicate...
The Shaykh : It is either the predicate of a deleted subject, the estimation being: "It is the complaint," or it is a description of "answer."
"Answer *** other than this complaint"
It is an explanatory apposition ('atf bayan) because it is a definite noun, which makes it unsuitable to be a description.
"That is the answer for you"
And what comes after that?
"That is the answer for you, and we are *** awaiting it from you, O possessors of proof"
And does the one who has no answer other than complaining to the Sultan have knowledge? Huh? He tells his opponent: "Be silent, or I will take you to the Sultan." Does this person have knowledge? Absolutely not, he has no knowledge.
"You have an answer *** other than this complaint to"
Yes.
"*** other than this complaint to the Sultan"
Not this, but rather this is better.
"*** other than this complaint to the Sultan"
He means: "I seek forgiveness from Allah; you have another answer, which is not this answer, but rather the complaint to the Sultan." You complain about us to the Sultan and harm us. This happens often; a person brings it up as a correction, saying: "So-and-so has such and such bad traits. I seek forgiveness from Allah; rather, he has other things: such and such." Therefore, this statement is considered an affirmation of what came before, along with the addition of matters for which they are criticized.
"I seek forgiveness from Allah the Great; you have an answer *** other than this"
Now, what is the grammatical position of "the complaint"?
The student: It is either a predicate...
The Shaykh : It is either the predicate of a deleted subject, the estimation being: "It is the complaint," or it is a description of "answer."
"Answer *** other than this complaint"
It is an explanatory apposition ('atf bayan) because it is a definite noun, which makes it unsuitable to be a description.
"That is the answer for you"
And what comes after that?
"That is the answer for you, and we are *** awaiting it from you, O possessors of proof"
And does the one who has no answer other than complaining to the Sultan have knowledge? Huh? He tells his opponent: "Be silent, or I will take you to the Sultan." Does this person have knowledge? Absolutely not, he has no knowledge.