Reading and commentary on the poet's sermon: The second parable: The tree of the one who denies the divine attributes is planted (on the brink of a crumbling cliff).
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The reader: "The second parable: The tree of the one who denies the divine attributes is planted and the tree of the one who likens Allah to creation has [Ibrahim 14:26] and the tree of the one who affirms the oneness of Allah [Ibrahim 14:24-25] " The third parable.
The Shaykh : This parable is also clear. The tree of the one who denies the divine attributes is planted and firmly established, but it is on the brink of a cliff; the slightest thing ... will cause it to fall. As for the one who likens Allah to creation, his tree has been uprooted from the earth, having no firmness; that is, it was placed on the ground ... on the brink of a cliff. And this ... As for the one who affirms the oneness of Allah, his tree has its root firmly established and its branches in the sky; the winds do not blow it down, nor do the clouds change it; rather, it is firm, and its branches are high in the sky. It is not like the tree of the one who likens Allah to creation, which was uprooted from the earth, nor like the tree of the one who denies the divine attributes, which was built on the brink of a crumbling cliff or planted. Yes.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : The reason is apparent, for the believer built his creed.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Because he claims to be rational and that this is what the evidence necessitates, and that this purifies Allah from it ... and that it is the truth.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : It is clear that anyone can refute the one who likens Allah to creation by saying ... .
on the brink of a crumbling cliff
على شفا جُرف هارuprooted from the surface of the earth, not having any stability.
اجتثت من فوق الأرض ما لها من قرارwhose root is firmly fixed and its branches [high] in the sky? (25) It produces its fruit all the time, by permission of its Lord. And Allah presents examples for the people that perhaps they will be reminded.
أصلها ثابت وفرعها في السماء، تؤتي أُكلها كل حين بإذن ربها ويضرب الله الأمثال للناس لعلهم يتذكرونThe Shaykh : This parable is also clear. The tree of the one who denies the divine attributes is planted and firmly established, but it is on the brink of a cliff; the slightest thing ... will cause it to fall. As for the one who likens Allah to creation, his tree has been uprooted from the earth, having no firmness; that is, it was placed on the ground ... on the brink of a cliff. And this ... As for the one who affirms the oneness of Allah, his tree has its root firmly established and its branches in the sky; the winds do not blow it down, nor do the clouds change it; rather, it is firm, and its branches are high in the sky. It is not like the tree of the one who likens Allah to creation, which was uprooted from the earth, nor like the tree of the one who denies the divine attributes, which was built on the brink of a crumbling cliff or planted. Yes.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : The reason is apparent, for the believer built his creed.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Because he claims to be rational and that this is what the evidence necessitates, and that this purifies Allah from it ... and that it is the truth.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : It is clear that anyone can refute the one who likens Allah to creation by saying ... .