Reading from the poet's words: "And you came to us with negation..." to his words: "...and the most complete in advice in perfect clarity"
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The reader: "And you came to us with negation and ta'til (denial of the divine attributes), nay, with testimony of disbelief,
regarding the affirmers of His attributes and His rising above the Throne, and His call in the tongue of every language.
They testified with the faith of the one who acknowledges that He is above the heavens, distinct from the creations,
and you testified with the declaration of disbelief of the one who said that, O you who commit transgression.
And he came with "
The Shaykh : Where is Allah?
The reader: "And he came with 'Where is Allah?' as an affirmation and speech, and you said this is from slander.
So ask us about 'where' as we ask you: what is the creation in your view? Are they two things?
And likewise, they came to us with clarification, and you said: with a riddle, where is the riddle from clarification?"
The Shaykh : Where is the riddle?
The reader: "And likewise, they came to us with clarification, and you said: with a riddle, where is the riddle from clarification?
Since the meaning of the speech and its placement were not intended by their utterance with their tongue,
and the intent of it is not understood by it; what is a riddle among people except these two?
O my people, the messengers of Allah are more knowledgeable than you, and more complete in advice in perfect clarity."
regarding the affirmers of His attributes and His rising above the Throne, and His call in the tongue of every language.
They testified with the faith of the one who acknowledges that He is above the heavens, distinct from the creations,
and you testified with the declaration of disbelief of the one who said that, O you who commit transgression.
And he came with "
The Shaykh : Where is Allah?
The reader: "And he came with 'Where is Allah?' as an affirmation and speech, and you said this is from slander.
So ask us about 'where' as we ask you: what is the creation in your view? Are they two things?
And likewise, they came to us with clarification, and you said: with a riddle, where is the riddle from clarification?"
The Shaykh : Where is the riddle?
The reader: "And likewise, they came to us with clarification, and you said: with a riddle, where is the riddle from clarification?
Since the meaning of the speech and its placement were not intended by their utterance with their tongue,
and the intent of it is not understood by it; what is a riddle among people except these two?
O my people, the messengers of Allah are more knowledgeable than you, and more complete in advice in perfect clarity."