And that which indicates this is: the hearing and the intellect. As for the hearing, among it is the saying of Allah the Exalted: {A Book We have revealed to you, blessed, so that they may reflect upon its verses and that people of understanding may be reminded}.
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The Shaykh :And that which indicates this is: the hearing and the intellect.
As for the hearing: among it is the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Sad 38:29] ".
"And that which indicates this is the hearing and the intellect. As for the hearing, among it is the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Sad 38:29] " A Book We have revealed to you, blessed. The word "Book" here is a predicate with a deleted subject, and the implied meaning is "This is a Book." The phrase "We have revealed to you" is a description of the Book. "Blessed"—I mentioned this recently. Why is it "blessed"? To give life? Yes.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : You have done well. Complete it, O Adam?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : No, in its effects, which followed it after goodness. And this explanation of the statement was mentioned previously.
"So that they may reflect upon its verses": The lam is for causation, meaning in order that they reflect upon its verses. This is one thing, and in order that people of understanding may be reminded. Look, the Qur'an, glory be to Allah, regarding reflection, it did not say "so that people of understanding may reflect," because a disbeliever might reflect upon its verses. Does a disbeliever have intellect? No, he does not have intellect. A disbeliever has an intellect of perception that relates to being held accountable, but he does not have an intellect of guidance by which he understands how to conduct himself. For this reason, intellect is called "intellect" because it restrains its owner from what harms him.
So reflection is absolute. How is it absolute? For everyone to whom the Book reaches, "so that they may reflect upon its verses." Remembrance is for whom? For those with intellects, "and that people of understanding may be reminded." For this reason, you may find some who write in the Arabic language, Christians, who explain the meanings of words and understand them, but they do not remember, because they do not have intellects. Good.
As for the hearing: among it is the saying of Allah the Exalted:
[This is] a blessed Book which We have revealed to you, [O Muhammad], that they might reflect upon its verses and that those of understanding would be reminded.
كِتَابٌ أَنْزَلْنَاهُ إِلَيْكَ مُبَارَكٌ لِيَدَّبَّرُوا آيَاتِهِ وَلِيَتَذَكَّرَ أُولُو الْأَلْبَابِ"And that which indicates this is the hearing and the intellect. As for the hearing, among it is the saying of Allah the Exalted:
[This is] a blessed Book which We have revealed to you, [O Muhammad], that they might reflect upon its verses and that those of understanding would be reminded.
كِتَابٌ أَنْزَلْنَاهُ إِلَيْكَ مُبَارَكٌ لِيَدَّبَّرُوا آيَاتِهِ وَلِيَتَذَكَّرَ أُولُو الْأَلْبَابِThe student: ... .
The Shaykh : You have done well. Complete it, O Adam?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : No, in its effects, which followed it after goodness. And this explanation of the statement was mentioned previously.
"So that they may reflect upon its verses": The lam is for causation, meaning in order that they reflect upon its verses. This is one thing, and in order that people of understanding may be reminded. Look, the Qur'an, glory be to Allah, regarding reflection, it did not say "so that people of understanding may reflect," because a disbeliever might reflect upon its verses. Does a disbeliever have intellect? No, he does not have intellect. A disbeliever has an intellect of perception that relates to being held accountable, but he does not have an intellect of guidance by which he understands how to conduct himself. For this reason, intellect is called "intellect" because it restrains its owner from what harms him.
So reflection is absolute. How is it absolute? For everyone to whom the Book reaches, "so that they may reflect upon its verses." Remembrance is for whom? For those with intellects, "and that people of understanding may be reminded." For this reason, you may find some who write in the Arabic language, Christians, who explain the meanings of words and understand them, but they do not remember, because they do not have intellects. Good.