The benefits of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “The sending down of the Book is from Allah, the Mighty, the Wise.”
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Now, in this verse, Allah (Mighty and Majestic) informs us that the sending down of the Book is from Him. Accordingly, the noble verse indicates that the Qur'an is sent down and not created. As for its indication that it is sent down, that is apparent: . But how does it indicate that it is not created? Because this benefit might be opposed by an opponent who says: Not everything that is sent down is uncreated; rather, among what is sent down, there is that which is created. Allah the Exalted said: [Qaf 50:9], and water is created. And He said: [Az-Zumar 39:6], and these livestock are created. So it does not follow from the sending down or the descent that what is sent down is uncreated. What is the answer to this objection? Because this is a strong objection raised by the Jahmiyyah, who said that the speech of Allah is created. The answer to this objection is easy: It is said that if the sending down is attributed to a thing that exists in itself, then that thing is created. And if it is attributed to a description, then that description is according to the described. Is speech a description or not a description?
The student: A description.
The Shaykh : If Allah revealed the Qur'an, and it is His speech, and He attributed it to Himself, then He, the Mighty and Majestic, is eternal and everlasting in His attributes, uncreated, and necessary in His existence. So, does the argument hold or not? The argument holds: we say that in His saying,[Az-Zumar 39:1] there is evidence that the Qur'an is revealed and not created. Now, is there evidence in it for the exaltation of Allah? ... What is its aspect? ... That He said: "from Allah" and for the beginning. If the beginning of the Book is from Allah and it is revealed, that indicates the exaltation of the One from whom it is, and He is Allah, the Mighty and Majestic.
And among the benefits of this verse is the magnification of the Qur'an. The magnification of the Qur'an; what is its aspect? That it is sent down from Allah and that it is the speech of Allah, so it is great like the greatness of the One who spoke it.
Now, among the benefits of this verse is the affirmation of three of the names of Allah, which are: Allah, al-Aziz (the Mighty), and al-Hakim (the Wise). And branching from this benefit is the affirmation of three of the attributes of Allah: divinity, might, and wisdom. Rather, four attributes: wisdom and judgment. Four attributes.
Now, if it is said: How did we derive four attributes? We say: Because we have a rule, which is that every one of the Most Beautiful Names contains an attribute. Yes, and the remaining benefits will come, if Allah wills.
The revelation of the Book
تنزيل الكتابAnd We have sent down blessed rain from the sky
ونزلنا من السماء ماء مباركاand He produced for you from the grazing livestock eight mates
وأنزل لكم مِن الأنعام ثمانية أزواجThe student: A description.
The Shaykh : If Allah revealed the Qur'an, and it is His speech, and He attributed it to Himself, then He, the Mighty and Majestic, is eternal and everlasting in His attributes, uncreated, and necessary in His existence. So, does the argument hold or not? The argument holds: we say that in His saying,
The revelation of the Qur'an is from Allah
تنزيل الكتاب من اللهWho
منAnd among the benefits of this verse is the magnification of the Qur'an. The magnification of the Qur'an; what is its aspect? That it is sent down from Allah and that it is the speech of Allah, so it is great like the greatness of the One who spoke it.
Now, among the benefits of this verse is the affirmation of three of the names of Allah, which are: Allah, al-Aziz (the Mighty), and al-Hakim (the Wise). And branching from this benefit is the affirmation of three of the attributes of Allah: divinity, might, and wisdom. Rather, four attributes: wisdom and judgment. Four attributes.
Now, if it is said: How did we derive four attributes? We say: Because we have a rule, which is that every one of the Most Beautiful Names contains an attribute. Yes, and the remaining benefits will come, if Allah wills.