His saying: “I am ill” — does this mean: I am sick of your worship of them?
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The student: The meaning of “I am ill” is that I am ill from your worship, meaning I am sick of your worship of them. Is this the distant meaning?
The Shaykh : We can say that, but it is not the apparent meaning, because is he ill from their worship and sick?
The student: If this is the distant meaning, what is the near meaning?
The Shaykh : No, the near meaning is that he is ill now. This is the near meaning, and what brings it close is that he looked at the stars and intended to make an excuse for not going with them.
The student: If that is the case, does the meaning of “and they turned away from him” become that when he said “I am ill,” they turned away from him?
The Shaykh : It does not bear... the meaning, so they made his illness an excuse for him.
The student: What is the evidence that he was alone, addressed the idols, and they all left him?
The Shaykh : There are people and guards. It is not possible that they would leave these idols without soldiers. They must have guards and soldiers who revere them and guard them.
The student: Is “ill” mental illness?
The Shaykh : Mental illness is what he said... “ill” means he is sick of the worship.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : I do not know, I do not know.
The Shaykh : We can say that, but it is not the apparent meaning, because is he ill from their worship and sick?
The student: If this is the distant meaning, what is the near meaning?
The Shaykh : No, the near meaning is that he is ill now. This is the near meaning, and what brings it close is that he looked at the stars and intended to make an excuse for not going with them.
The student: If that is the case, does the meaning of “and they turned away from him” become that when he said “I am ill,” they turned away from him?
The Shaykh : It does not bear... the meaning, so they made his illness an excuse for him.
The student: What is the evidence that he was alone, addressed the idols, and they all left him?
The Shaykh : There are people and guards. It is not possible that they would leave these idols without soldiers. They must have guards and soldiers who revere them and guard them.
The student: Is “ill” mental illness?
The Shaykh : Mental illness is what he said... “ill” means he is sick of the worship.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : I do not know, I do not know.