Estimating the predicate in the word of tawhid (the oneness of Allah), "La ilaha illa Allah."
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The Shaykh :[Al-Hajj 22:62] In which surah? Please, stand up, stand up. May Allah reward you with good.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : In Surat al-Hajj. May Allah bless you.
[Al-Hajj 22:62] Okay, how do we estimate the predicate in the word of tawhid? "La ilaha illa Allah." How do we estimate the predicate? Because you know that "la" is a negator of the genus. "La" is a negator of the genus. Where is its subject? Hmm.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : "Ilah." Where is its predicate?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : "Allah"? Hmm. Okay, are you from Kufa or Basra?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Neither from Kufa nor from Basra? Rest. Who knows where the predicate is? Please.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : What?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : I want the predicate. Where is the predicate of "la"? ... Rest.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : "Illa Allah," as the brother said. But the grammarians of Basra, the grammarians, say that it is not possible for the predicate of "la" the negator to be a definite noun, and the Name of Allah is a definite noun, the most definite of the definite nouns. Rest.
The predicate is omitted, and the estimation is "La ilaha haqqan illa Allah," meaning that the divinity of Allah is true, and the divinity of everything other than Him is false.
As for estimating it as "La ilaha bi-haqq illa Allah," there is no doubt that this estimation is clearer for many people. But upon reflection, you will find that it should be estimated as "La ilaha haqqan illa Allah." Okay.
and that which they call upon other than Him is falsehood
وأن ما يدعونه من دونه هو الباطلThe student: ... .
The Shaykh : In Surat al-Hajj. May Allah bless you.
That is because Allah is the Truth, and that which they call upon other than Him is falsehood
ذلك بأن الله هو الحق وأن ما يدعون من دونه هو الباطلThe student: ... .
The Shaykh : "Ilah." Where is its predicate?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : "Allah"? Hmm. Okay, are you from Kufa or Basra?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Neither from Kufa nor from Basra? Rest. Who knows where the predicate is? Please.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : What?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : I want the predicate. Where is the predicate of "la"? ... Rest.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : "Illa Allah," as the brother said. But the grammarians of Basra, the grammarians, say that it is not possible for the predicate of "la" the negator to be a definite noun, and the Name of Allah is a definite noun, the most definite of the definite nouns. Rest.
The predicate is omitted, and the estimation is "La ilaha haqqan illa Allah," meaning that the divinity of Allah is true, and the divinity of everything other than Him is false.
As for estimating it as "La ilaha bi-haqq illa Allah," there is no doubt that this estimation is clearer for many people. But upon reflection, you will find that it should be estimated as "La ilaha haqqan illa Allah." Okay.