What is the interpretation of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “It is Allah who raised the heavens without pillars that you see”?
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The questioner : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
The exegetes differed regarding Surat al-Ra'd that Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) raised the heavens without pillars; some said that we do not see them, and some said that they were raised without pillars only. What is your opinion?
The Shaykh : Read the verse?
The questioner : It is He who raised the heavens without pillars that we see.
The Shaykh : You got it wrong, read it, Zayn!
The questioner : I do not remember it.
The Shaykh : Who will read it?
The student:[Ar-Ra'd 13:2].
The Shaykh : Yes, the exegetes differed on whether the phrase “that you see” is a new sentence or an attribute of the pillars, meaning without visible pillars.
The exegetes differed regarding Surat al-Ra'd that Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) raised the heavens without pillars; some said that we do not see them, and some said that they were raised without pillars only. What is your opinion?
The Shaykh : Read the verse?
The questioner : It is He who raised the heavens without pillars that we see.
The Shaykh : You got it wrong, read it, Zayn!
The questioner : I do not remember it.
The Shaykh : Who will read it?
It is Allah who
الله الذيThe student:
It is Allah who erected the heavens without pillars that you [can] see
الله الذي رفع السّماوات بغير عمد ترونهاThe Shaykh : Yes, the exegetes differed on whether the phrase “that you see” is a new sentence or an attribute of the pillars, meaning without visible pillars.