If the thing sent down is a distinct entity in itself, does "sending down" mean "creation"?
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The student: If the thing sent down is a distinct entity... like iron or livestock, does... it mean "creation"?
The Shaykh : It means creation, but it is more subtle than creation, because if Allah had not subjected these things, we would not have been able to control them. This indicates a type of subjection: He sent them down from on high to the ground so that they would be subjected to creation. Yes.
The Shaykh : It means creation, but it is more subtle than creation, because if Allah had not subjected these things, we would not have been able to control them. This indicates a type of subjection: He sent them down from on high to the ground so that they would be subjected to creation. Yes.