Discussion regarding the verse: “And He sent down the Criterion. Indeed, those who disbelieve in the verses of Allah will have a severe punishment, and Allah is Exalted, Owner of retribution.”

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The Shaykh : Now, what is the position of the conjunction in His saying:

and He sent down the Criterion

وأنزل الفرقان

relative to what came before it? Or what is the type of conjunction in His saying:

and He sent down the Criterion

وأنزل الفرقان

relative to what came before it?
The student: It is an explanatory conjunction, a conjunction

The Shaykh : of what follows with the conjunction letter, yes, Yahya?
The student: Yes, but what is its position in terms of meaning?

The Shaykh : In terms of meaning, what is it in terms of grammar? Guidance from Allah?
The student: An attribute,

The Shaykh : Now, is it a general attribute or not?
The student: An attribute of Allah,

The Shaykh : No, it is not an attribute of Allah, no, there is no god but He, no, no.

and He sent down the Criterion

وأنزل الفرقان

And He sent down is conjoined to... so it is correct, and it falls under the category of conjoining the general to the specific, because Allah mentioned the Torah and the Gospel, then He said:

and He sent down the Criterion

وأنزل الفرقان

And this description includes all three, is that clear? Yes.

⁽¹⁵⁾ Say, "Shall I inform you of [something] better than that? For those who fear Allah will be gardens in the presence of their Lord beneath which rivers flow, wherein they abide eternally, and purified spouses and approval from Allah. And Allah is Seeing of [His] servants - ⁽¹⁶⁾ Those who say, "Our Lord, indeed we have believed, so forgive us our sins and protect us from the punishment of the Fire," ⁽¹⁷⁾ The patient, the true, the obedient, those who spend [in the way of Allah], and those who seek forgiveness before dawn.

قل أؤنبئكم بخير من ذلكم للذين اتقوا عند ربهم جنت تجري من تحتها الأنهار خالدين فيها وأزواج مطهرة ورضوان من الله والله بصير بالعباد، الذين يقولون ربنا إننا آمنا فاغفر لنا ذنوبنا وقنا عذاب النار، الصابرين والصادقين والقانتين والمنفقين والمستغفرين بالأسحار

[Ali 'Imran 3:15-17]

I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said:

Beautified for people is the love of that which they desire - of women and sons, heaped-up sums of gold and silver, fine branded horses, and cattle and tilled land. That is the enjoyment of worldly life, but Allah has with Him the best return.

زين للناس حب الشهوات من النساء والبنين والقناطير المقنطرة من الذهب والفضة والخيل المسومة والأنعام والحرث ذلك متاع الدنيا والله عنده حسن المآب

[Ali 'Imran 3:14]

I think we have discussed this? Yes, and the benefits, everything? Good.

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