Explanation of the author's statement: "And 'Amr ibn Dinar said: I found the people for seventy years saying: 'Allah is the Creator, and everything other than Him is created...'"
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The Shaykh :"And 'Amr ibn Dinar said: I found the people for seventy years saying: 'Allah is the Creator, and everything other than Him is created, except the Qur'an, for it is the speech of Allah, not created. It began from Him and returns to Him.'"
If you say: Why do you not say that the Qur'an is created, while Allah the Mighty and Majestic says:? Is the Qur'an a thing, or is it not a thing? It is a thing, without doubt. And what takes it out of this generality? We say: What takes it out of this generality is that it is among the attributes of Allah, and the attributes of Allah the Exalted are not created. If we were to accept this generality, we would say that Allah created Himself as well, because Allah named Himself a thing, saying: [Al-An'am 6:19].
So Allah is the Creator of every thing, meaning: everything except His Essence and His attributes.
As for His Essence, it is apparent, because it is not possible for the Creator to be created, or for the created to be the Creator.
As for His attributes, it is because they are an attribute in His Essence, so if the Essence is not created, the attributes are not created.
If you say: Why do you not say that the Qur'an is created, while Allah the Mighty and Majestic says:
And Allah is the Creator of all things
والله خالق كل شيءSay, "What thing is greatest in testimony?" Say, "Allah is witness between me and you.
قل أي شيء أكبر شهادة قل الله شهيد بيني وبينكمSo Allah is the Creator of every thing, meaning: everything except His Essence and His attributes.
As for His Essence, it is apparent, because it is not possible for the Creator to be created, or for the created to be the Creator.
As for His attributes, it is because they are an attribute in His Essence, so if the Essence is not created, the attributes are not created.