How do we combine between the intimate conversation and the calling out?
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The questioner : Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes, how do we combine between the calling out and the intimate conversation in a single verse? How did He call out to him and how did he have an intimate conversation with his Lord?
The Shaykh : When he was far away, He called out to him, and when he drew near, he had an intimate conversation with Him.
The student: And He is in His Highness, (Glorified and Exalted is He).
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed, because He hears the voices from the tree. This is what made the Mu'tazilah say that this speech is what He heard from above. He said:[Maryam 19:52] And the second verse, from what?
The student: From the mountain.
The Shaykh : From the tree. The verse in Surat al-Qasas, what is it?
The student: From the right side of the valley, from the blessed land.
The Shaykh :
The student: From the tree.
The Shaykh :[Al-Qasas 28:30] Yes, indeed.
The questioner : Shaykh.
The Shaykh : It appears that it is
The questioner : O Shaykh, one more question, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Wait, you asked about it before, Mustafa.
The questioner : O Shaykh, which is more misguided, the Mu'tazili or the Ash'ari?
The Shaykh : They are all misguided.
The questioner : No, but which one is more severe...
The Shaykh : But now, as we will come to now, the truth of the matter is that the Mu'tazilah are closer to the Sunnah; they agree with them in several things.
The student: Yes.
The questioner : Oh Shaykh
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : How do we respond to the Asha'irah in their saying that whatever accepts accidents is an accident?
The Shaykh : We informed the brothers before, you can go back to the tape.
The questioner : ... O Shaykh
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : Intimate conversation
The Shaykh : Yes, how do we combine between the calling out and the intimate conversation in a single verse? How did He call out to him and how did he have an intimate conversation with his Lord?
The Shaykh : When he was far away, He called out to him, and when he drew near, he had an intimate conversation with Him.
The student: And He is in His Highness, (Glorified and Exalted is He).
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed, because He hears the voices from the tree. This is what made the Mu'tazilah say that this speech is what He heard from above. He said:
And We called him from the side of the mount at [his] right
ناديناه من جانب الطور الأيمنThe student: From the mountain.
The Shaykh : From the tree. The verse in Surat al-Qasas, what is it?
A call came
نوديThe student: From the right side of the valley, from the blessed land.
The Shaykh :
from the tree
من الشجرةThe student: From the tree.
The Shaykh :
But when he came to it, he was called from the right side of the valley in a blessed spot - from the tree, "O Moses, indeed I am Allah, Lord of the worlds."
أن يا موسىThe questioner : Shaykh.
The Shaykh : It appears that it is
The questioner : O Shaykh, one more question, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Wait, you asked about it before, Mustafa.
The questioner : O Shaykh, which is more misguided, the Mu'tazili or the Ash'ari?
The Shaykh : They are all misguided.
The questioner : No, but which one is more severe...
The Shaykh : But now, as we will come to now, the truth of the matter is that the Mu'tazilah are closer to the Sunnah; they agree with them in several things.
The student: Yes.
The questioner : Oh Shaykh
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : How do we respond to the Asha'irah in their saying that whatever accepts accidents is an accident?
The Shaykh : We informed the brothers before, you can go back to the tape.
The questioner : ... O Shaykh
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : Intimate conversation