It is reported that Ibn Taymiyyah said, "The speech of Allah is that from which He emanated." Is this wording correct?

The questioner : A word was reported in his saying, "The speech of Allah is that from which He emanated." Is the word "emanated" ...?

The Shaykh : These are the people of creed who say, "He is the One from whom it began." However, it is reported from Imam Ahmad that he said, "No one draws near to Allah with anything like that from which He emanated." There is no objection to this; there is nothing wrong with it.