Is the statement that what descends from the sky consists of entities and attributes correct?
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The Shaykh : No, that is not what we said. We said: What is attributed to Allah as being sent down is either entities or attributes. We did not say that at all. Did we say: what descends from the sky, or what is attributed to Allah as being sent down? Is there a difference between these two? There is a difference, because according to your statement, it would imply that sheep descend from the sky and cows descend from the sky. We said: What is attributed to Allah as being sent down is either entities or attributes. If it is attributes, it is an attribute of Allah. If it is entities, they are entities that exist in themselves. Yes, ...
What are attributes? The correct view is that the soul is a body, but it is a body that is not like the known dense bodies. We said: What Allah the Exalted sent down is divided into two categories, and Allah the Exalted did not mention that He sent down the soul. Yes.
The Shaykh : No, that is not what we said. We said: What is attributed to Allah as being sent down is either entities or attributes. We did not say that at all. Did we say: what descends from the sky, or what is attributed to Allah as being sent down? Is there a difference between these two? There is a difference, because according to your statement, it would imply that sheep descend from the sky and cows descend from the sky. We said: What is attributed to Allah as being sent down is either entities or attributes. If it is attributes, it is an attribute of Allah. If it is entities, they are entities that exist in themselves. Yes, ...
What are attributes? The correct view is that the soul is a body, but it is a body that is not like the known dense bodies. We said: What Allah the Exalted sent down is divided into two categories, and Allah the Exalted did not mention that He sent down the soul. Yes.