Discussion of the mention of the attribute of the Eye in the singular, dual, and plural forms.
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The Shaykh : Here he said in the singular. Does this contradict the previous mention of it in the plural?
The student: No.
The Shaykh : And the answer is no, there is no contradiction, and that is
The student : because of the addition
The Shaykh : Because the singular with an addition is general and includes everything established for Allah regarding the Eye. And at that time, there is no contradiction between the singular and the plural, or the dual. Now, the consideration remains between the dual and the plural: how do we reconcile them? The answer is to say that if the minimum of the plural is two, or two
The student: Two
The Shaykh : If the minimum of the plural is two, there is no contradiction, why? Because we say this plural indicates two, so it does not contradict it. And if the minimum of the plural is three, then this plural is not intended to mean three, but rather it is intended to mean
The student: Magnification
The Shaykh : magnification and the correspondence between
The student : the pronoun
The Shaykh : the pronoun of the plural and the thing to which it is added. Therefore it was said: Good.
And it will be made upon My two eyes
ولتُصنع على عينيThe student: No.
The Shaykh : And the answer is no, there is no contradiction, and that is
The student : because of the addition
The Shaykh : Because the singular with an addition is general and includes everything established for Allah regarding the Eye. And at that time, there is no contradiction between the singular and the plural, or the dual. Now, the consideration remains between the dual and the plural: how do we reconcile them? The answer is to say that if the minimum of the plural is two, or two
The student: Two
The Shaykh : If the minimum of the plural is two, there is no contradiction, why? Because we say this plural indicates two, so it does not contradict it. And if the minimum of the plural is three, then this plural is not intended to mean three, but rather it is intended to mean
The student: Magnification
The Shaykh : magnification and the correspondence between
The student : the pronoun
The Shaykh : the pronoun of the plural and the thing to which it is added. Therefore it was said: