When can a verse be interpreted as having two meanings simultaneously?
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The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : No, because the negation is more emphatic and more fitting for the context. And we said: When do we interpret the verse as having both meanings? ... No, and there is no stronger position. Note this qualification, because if you do not say "and there is no stronger position," the people of ta'til (denial of the divine attributes) will come to you and say: What we said is possible ... No, you must understand this ... Yes, but Allah negated it with regard to the actual reality.
The Shaykh : No, because the negation is more emphatic and more fitting for the context. And we said: When do we interpret the verse as having both meanings? ... No, and there is no stronger position. Note this qualification, because if you do not say "and there is no stronger position," the people of ta'til (denial of the divine attributes) will come to you and say: What we said is possible ... No, you must understand this ... Yes, but Allah negated it with regard to the actual reality.