Is the Qur'an a created thing? For Allah spoke with it after it did not exist, so is it the origin of the old speech?
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The questioner : The Qur'an is a created thing. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, spoke with it after it did not exist. So what is the origin of the speech?
The Shaykh : The origin of the speech is that Allah has always been and will always be a Speaker, but we do not know all of His speech. We do not know all of His speech. Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, yes. The speech of Allah, the Exalted—this specific speech—becomes a created thing.
The questioner : Is the Qur'an a created thing?
The Shaykh : Yes.[Al-Anbya 21:2] There is no contradiction. If one argues that it is created, we say this is a mistake. Do you attribute speech to Allah or not? If he says, "I attribute speech to Allah," does the one who is complete in this attribute speak whenever He wills or not? Well, if He speaks with what He wills, then the specific speech is a created thing, and it does not necessitate that it is a created entity, because it is an attribute of Allah.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, we affirm the attributes of Allah, the Exalted. The ones that are created are undoubtedly not created entities, are they not? When does His descent to the lowest heaven occur?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Well, before that, did it exist or did it not exist?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : My brother, other than Allah, who is the one descending?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Is it present?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : No, it did not exist. When did it occur? If it is a created thing, Allah helps you with what you have of the Sufis who deny the divine attributes. We ask Allah for safety.
The Shaykh : The origin of the speech is that Allah has always been and will always be a Speaker, but we do not know all of His speech. We do not know all of His speech. Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, yes. The speech of Allah, the Exalted—this specific speech—becomes a created thing.
The questioner : Is the Qur'an a created thing?
The Shaykh : Yes.
No mention comes to them anew from their Lord
ما يأتيهم من ذكر من ربهم محدثThe questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, we affirm the attributes of Allah, the Exalted. The ones that are created are undoubtedly not created entities, are they not? When does His descent to the lowest heaven occur?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Well, before that, did it exist or did it not exist?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : My brother, other than Allah, who is the one descending?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Is it present?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : No, it did not exist. When did it occur? If it is a created thing, Allah helps you with what you have of the Sufis who deny the divine attributes. We ask Allah for safety.