What do you mean when you say that the names of Allah, when they come together, become complete?
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The questioner : We said regarding the names and attributes of Allah: the indication of association increases completeness, and we said that if it stands alone, it does not indicate completeness?
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : ... The association conveys a more complete meaning than if it were mentioned alone?
The Shaykh : Correct, yes?
The questioner : And we said that if it is mentioned alone, no deficiency is understood in it.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And we said here that one of the signs of completeness in it is deficiency?
The Shaykh : Yes, but here it is completed by others, but its meaning, which is its meaning, is complete even if it stands alone, but it is completed by others. Have you seen an example? If we say so-and-so is brave, that is completeness. So if I say brave and generous, the completeness becomes greater, yes.
The questioner : I did not understand. I say that completeness means if...
The Shaykh : It is completeness. The meaning of the single name is complete, there is no deficiency in it, but when it joins another name, it becomes complete by it, meaning that the joining gives a more complete meaning, like the Wise and the All-Knowing, the Forgiving and the Merciful. Their coming together gives a more complete meaning, but if one of them stands alone, it is complete in the limit of its meaning for which it was intended, there is no deficiency in it, yes.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : ... The association conveys a more complete meaning than if it were mentioned alone?
The Shaykh : Correct, yes?
The questioner : And we said that if it is mentioned alone, no deficiency is understood in it.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And we said here that one of the signs of completeness in it is deficiency?
The Shaykh : Yes, but here it is completed by others, but its meaning, which is its meaning, is complete even if it stands alone, but it is completed by others. Have you seen an example? If we say so-and-so is brave, that is completeness. So if I say brave and generous, the completeness becomes greater, yes.
The questioner : I did not understand. I say that completeness means if...
The Shaykh : It is completeness. The meaning of the single name is complete, there is no deficiency in it, but when it joins another name, it becomes complete by it, meaning that the joining gives a more complete meaning, like the Wise and the All-Knowing, the Forgiving and the Merciful. Their coming together gives a more complete meaning, but if one of them stands alone, it is complete in the limit of its meaning for which it was intended, there is no deficiency in it, yes.