The Meaning of the Clear Distinction
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The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
The author (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "A section on the emergence of the clear distinction between the call of the Messenger and the call of those who deny the divine attributes". "The clear distinction" means the distinct, or the made distinct, because the verb "aban" can be used as an intransitive verb, and it can be used as a transitive verb. One says, "aban al-haqq," meaning he made it manifest, and in this case it is transitive. One also says, "aban al-subh," meaning the dawn appeared, and in this case it is intransitive. So the distinction is clear and made distinct between the call of the Messenger and the call of those who deny the divine attributes. For this reason, he said:
"And the distinction between the two calls is very apparent ***"
"Jiddan" (very) is a noun whose governing verb is omitted, meaning I find the matter very serious, and seriousness is the opposite of jesting.
"*** For whoever has two ears"
He said, "For whoever has two ears," because (may Allah have mercy on him) was going to present the distinction, and it was expected that he would say, "For whoever has two eyes." But since he was going to present the distinction, he asked us to listen, so he said.
The author (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "A section on the emergence of the clear distinction between the call of the Messenger and the call of those who deny the divine attributes". "The clear distinction" means the distinct, or the made distinct, because the verb "aban" can be used as an intransitive verb, and it can be used as a transitive verb. One says, "aban al-haqq," meaning he made it manifest, and in this case it is transitive. One also says, "aban al-subh," meaning the dawn appeared, and in this case it is intransitive. So the distinction is clear and made distinct between the call of the Messenger and the call of those who deny the divine attributes. For this reason, he said:
"And the distinction between the two calls is very apparent ***"
"Jiddan" (very) is a noun whose governing verb is omitted, meaning I find the matter very serious, and seriousness is the opposite of jesting.
"*** For whoever has two ears"
He said, "For whoever has two ears," because (may Allah have mercy on him) was going to present the distinction, and it was expected that he would say, "For whoever has two eyes." But since he was going to present the distinction, he asked us to listen, so he said.