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How to reconcile Allah’s saying, “And you shall make it before My eyes” (singular), with His saying, “They run by Our eyes” (plural), and how many eyes does Allah have?

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The questioner : He says, he saysThe questioner : How do you reconcile Allah’s saying:
And make it with my eyes ولتصنع على عيني
(singular) with Allah’s saying:
It runs with our eyes تجري بأعيننا
(plural)? And how many eyes does Allah have?

The Shaykh : The reconciliation between them is that Allah’s saying:
And you shall make it before My eyes لتصنع على عيني
is a singular definite noun. The scholars have stated that a singular definite noun indicates generality, encompassing every eye established for Allah. As for His saying:
It runs with our eyes تجري بأعيننا
, it is for magnification, because the plural is one of the indicators of magnification.
As for how many eyes Allah the Exalted has, the people of the Sunnah and the community believe that Allah the Exalted has two eyes, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding the Dajjal:
He is blind in one eye, and your Lord is not blind in one eye إنه أعور وإن ربكم ليس بأعور
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2245Sahih (Darussalam)
Yes.
Source alathar.net

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