Discussion of the interpretation of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “So what is your opinion about your Lord of the worlds?”
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The Shaykh :[As-Saffat 37:87] ? What is the meaning of this interrogative particle?
The student: It is a negation directed at them.
The Shaykh : How is it a negation?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Yes
The student: For the purpose of threatening them.
The Shaykh : For the purpose of threatening them. He threatens them with Allah (Mighty and Majestic) if they worship other than Him: what do you think He will do to you? Will He leave you alone or not? This is the opinion of the author. There is another meaning that we mentioned.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Is this the opinion of the author?
The student: Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : That is, what do you think about Allah (Mighty and Majestic) if you worship other than Him? Do you think He is deficient, or what?
The student: ...The second aspect is that Allah leaves you and does not punish you; does He permit you to associate partners with Him? ...The fourth aspect is: what is your opinion of the greatness of Allah? Now, these are four aspects that the verse can bear. And it has passed us that if a verse can bear aspects that do not contradict each other, then it is understood to bear all of them.
Then what is your thought about the Lord of the worlds?"
فما ظنكم برب العالمينThe student: It is a negation directed at them.
The Shaykh : How is it a negation?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Yes
The student: For the purpose of threatening them.
The Shaykh : For the purpose of threatening them. He threatens them with Allah (Mighty and Majestic) if they worship other than Him: what do you think He will do to you? Will He leave you alone or not? This is the opinion of the author. There is another meaning that we mentioned.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Is this the opinion of the author?
The student: Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : That is, what do you think about Allah (Mighty and Majestic) if you worship other than Him? Do you think He is deficient, or what?
The student: ...The second aspect is that Allah leaves you and does not punish you; does He permit you to associate partners with Him? ...The fourth aspect is: what is your opinion of the greatness of Allah? Now, these are four aspects that the verse can bear. And it has passed us that if a verse can bear aspects that do not contradict each other, then it is understood to bear all of them.