Explanation of the author's statement and his saying: (And of the people are those who take others besides Allah as rivals, whom they love as they love Allah)
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The Shaykh : Then he said: [Al-Baqarah 2:165] The word "min" here is partitive, and the criterion for a partitive "min" is that "some" can take its place, meaning "some of the people, some of the people" [Al-Baqarah 2:165] take them as rivals, meaning in love. He clarified this by saying: [Al-Baqarah 2:165] This is shirk (associating partners with Allah) in love, such that one makes other than Allah equal to Allah in love. Now, does that apply to...