Explanation of the author's statement: "And their method regarding the texts of the attributes is to pass over their wording while delegating their meaning, and some of them contradict themselves by saying
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The Shaykh :"And their method regarding the texts of the attributes is to pass over their wording while delegating their meaning".
He says, regarding the wording, we affirm it. We recite: We recite and we affirm this, but what is its meaning? Huh? We do not affirm it, and it is forbidden for you to affirm that the meaning of *istiwa'* (rising above the Throne) is rising, or that the meaning of the descent is the actual descent. It is forbidden for you, and it is forbidden for you to interpret it, huh? It is forbidden for me to interpret it, because the intellect has no entry point. So what do I say? Read and be silent, do not say anything, be like the old woman who does not know what to say, read and do not speak about the meaning at all, and whenever you are told something, say, "Huh? Allah knows best." Whenever you are told something, say, "Allah knows best." Yes, good.
Can a person build his creed upon this? Upon ignorance? He does not know what the names of the Worshipped are, nor the attributes of the Worshipped. This is absolutely impossible.
And the truth is, the more I reflect on this school of thought, the more I find it to be one of the most corrupt schools. Yes.
Listen, he says: "And some of them contradict themselves by saying: they are to be taken at their apparent meaning, even though they have a figurative interpretation that contradicts it, which no one knows except Allah".
Listen, what is the contradiction in this? He says: they are to be taken at their apparent meaning. Well, if they are to be taken at their apparent meaning, leave them at their apparent meaning. He says: No, they have a figurative interpretation that no one knows except Allah.
What is the aspect of the contradiction? "For if the intended meaning is the figurative interpretation that contradicts the apparent meaning, and no one knows it except Allah, how is it possible to take them at their apparent meaning?"
So we say: The one who came up with this phrase does not want anything but mere compromise. He says they are to be taken at their apparent meaning, then he says they have a figurative interpretation that is the intended one, which no one knows except Allah. If they are to be taken at their apparent meaning, and they have a figurative interpretation that no one knows except Allah, and that is the intended meaning, how can these two be reconciled?
We say: There is no doubt that this is a contradiction.
He said: "And their method regarding the texts of the attributes" No, yes.
He says, regarding the wording, we affirm it. We recite:
Then He rose above the Throne
ثم استوى على العرشOur Lord descends to the lowest heaven
ينزل ربنا إلى السماء الدنياCan a person build his creed upon this? Upon ignorance? He does not know what the names of the Worshipped are, nor the attributes of the Worshipped. This is absolutely impossible.
And the truth is, the more I reflect on this school of thought, the more I find it to be one of the most corrupt schools. Yes.
Listen, he says: "And some of them contradict themselves by saying: they are to be taken at their apparent meaning, even though they have a figurative interpretation that contradicts it, which no one knows except Allah".
Listen, what is the contradiction in this? He says: they are to be taken at their apparent meaning. Well, if they are to be taken at their apparent meaning, leave them at their apparent meaning. He says: No, they have a figurative interpretation that no one knows except Allah.
What is the aspect of the contradiction? "For if the intended meaning is the figurative interpretation that contradicts the apparent meaning, and no one knows it except Allah, how is it possible to take them at their apparent meaning?"
So we say: The one who came up with this phrase does not want anything but mere compromise. He says they are to be taken at their apparent meaning, then he says they have a figurative interpretation that is the intended one, which no one knows except Allah. If they are to be taken at their apparent meaning, and they have a figurative interpretation that no one knows except Allah, and that is the intended meaning, how can these two be reconciled?
We say: There is no doubt that this is a contradiction.
He said: "And their method regarding the texts of the attributes" No, yes.