Reading from the words of the poet: “And He decreed that Allah makes His creation… until his saying… like the saying of the ignorant, bewildered one”
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The reader: " A section:
And He decreed that Allah makes His creation *** non-existent, and then turns it into a second existence
The Throne, the Footstool, the souls, and the *** angels, the celestial spheres, and the two moons
And the earth, the encompassing sea, and the rest of the *** creations, whether in breadth or in body
Every dirham is pure annihilation, *** leaving no trace like a vanishing shadow"
The Shaykh : Like a fading shadow
The reader: “Every one of them is annihilated by pure annihilation, *** no trace remains of it, like a fading shadow
And He restores this non-existent thing again, *** pure existence restored in time"
The Shaykh : Pure
The reader: “And He restores this non-existent thing again, *** pure existence, a restoration in time
This is the resurrection" and that is the origin
The Shaykh : And that, and that
The reader: “This is the resurrection, and that is the origin with ***”
The Shaykh : The origin with
The reader: “This is the resurrection, and that is the origin with *** Jahm, and they attributed it to the Qur'an”
The Shaykh : And Allah… yes
The reader: This is what led Ibn Sina
The Shaykh : Ibn, Ibn, yes
The reader: “This is what led Ibn Sina and those who *** followed his saying to disbelief
The minds did not accept this, and they imagined *** that the Messenger meant it by faith
This is the Book of Allah, how could He say this? *** Or His servant sent with the proof”
The Shaykh : (peace and blessings be upon him)
The reader: “Or his companions after him, or the followers *** of them in faith and excellence
Rather, the clear revelation stated explicitly that He *** truly changes these creations”
The Shaykh : Glory be to Allah! He changes
The reader: “Allah changes the highest heavens *** and the earth as well” with two changes
The Shaykh : No, those two
The reader: “Allah changes the highest heavens *** and the earth as well” with two changes
The Shaykh : Those two
The reader: Those two are two changes
The Shaykh : Repeat the verse, repeat the verse
The reader: “Allah changes the highest heavens *** and the earth as well, those two are two changes
And they are like the changing of skins for the inhabitants of the *** Fire, when they are cooked by the Fire
And thus He grasps His earth and His sky *** with His hands; the two non-existences are not grasped
And the earth that we were in will *** report its news to the Most Merciful on the Day of Resurrection
And it will continue to testify, and it is just, regarding what *** the two heavy ones above it have done
Does non-existence, which is like its name, *** testify? Nothing, this is not possible
But it is leveled, then spread out, then it testi- *** fies, then”
The Shaykh : Testifies
The reader: Testifies?
The Shaykh : Yes
The reader: “But it is leveled, then spread out, then it testi- *** fies, then it is changed, and it has a being”
The Shaykh : Being
The reader: Being?
The Shaykh : Yes
The reader: “But it is leveled, then spread out, then it testi- *** fies, then it is changed, and it has a being
And it is stretched out, like the stretching of our skin, *** without valleys or sand dunes
And it vomits on the Day of Presentation from its bowels *** the finest treasures, like a pillar
Every one sees it with his eyes and his vision ***”
The Shaykh : Every one sees it, do you say he sees it? No, he does not see it
The student: He sees it with an open ya
The Shaykh : Yes, with an open ya, every one sees it
The reader: “Every one sees it with his eyes and his vision *** there is no one”
The Shaykh : There is no one, there is no one
The reader: “Every one sees it with his eyes and his vision *** there is no one from whom two hands are taken
And thus the mountains are split with a precise splitting, *** and they return like sand with dunes
And they become like wool, whose colors *** and dye are from all colors
And it is spread out like that, then it folds *** like dust for the observer of the teeth”, for the observer of the human
The Shaykh : Repeat the verse
The reader: “And it is spread out like that, then it folds *** like dust for the observer of the human
And thus the seas, for they are swallowed up, *** having burst forth by the bursting of the Sovereign
And thus the two moons, our Lord permits *** them to gather, they meet
This one is curved and that one is eclipsed, *** and both are thrown into the Fire
And the stars of the celestial spheres are scattered, all of them, *** like pearls scattered on a field
And thus the sky is split with an apparent split, *** and it churns with any churning
And it becomes after the splitting like this *** molten copper, or it becomes”
The Shaykh : Like this molten copper
The reader: “And it becomes after the splitting like this *** molten copper, or it becomes like a rose, like oil
And the Throne and the Footstool are not annihilated, *** even though they are created
And the houris are not annihilated, nor the Garden of Refuge, *** nor the children therein”
The Shaykh : Allahu Akbar.
The reader: “And for this reason Jahm said that it ***”
The Shaykh : It, yes
The reader: “And for this reason Jahm said that it *** is non-existent and was not created until now
And the prophets, for they are under the earth, *** their bodies were preserved from worms”
The Shaykh : O Allah, send prayers and peace upon them, O Allah, send prayers and peace upon them
The reader: “What is there of decay for their flesh and their bodies *** forever, and they are under the earth, two hands”
And thus the backbone
The Shaykh : The backbone, yes
The reader: “And thus the backbone does not decay, decay *** from it is constructed the creation of the human”
The Shaykh : Is constructed the creation of the human
The reader: “And thus the backbone does not decay, decay *** from it is constructed the creation of the human
And thus the souls do not decay as *** the bodies decay, nor does the flesh decay”.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : How?
The student: The second half of the verse…
The Shaykh :“Does not decay, decay from it is constructed the creation of the human”
The student: ...
The Shaykh : No, what we have is the most correct, the apparent, what we have is the most correct, what we have
“And thus the backbone does not decay, decay *** from it is constructed the creation of the human
And thus the souls do not decay as *** the bodies decay, nor does the flesh decay”
Done? Good.
The reader: “And for this reason Jahm did not accept what ***”
The Shaykh : urinated
The student: With the souls
The Shaykh : With the souls, yes
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Not with the souls, put a ba
The reader: “And for this reason Jahm did not accept the *** souls separate from the bodies”
The Shaykh : Separate
The reader: “And for this reason Jahm did not accept the *** souls separate from the bodies
But they are from some attributes by which they *** stood, and this is in the extreme of falsehood
So the matter for the souls after their separation *** from their bodies, and Allah is the greatest in matter
Either torment or eternal bliss, *** you have been blessed with the soul and the basil”
The Shaykh : With the soul
The reader: “Either torment or eternal bliss, *** you have been blessed with the soul and the basil
And they become birds roaming with their form, *** gathering fruits in the Garden of the animal”
The Shaykh : O Allah, make us among them
The reader: “And they continue to come to the rivers therein *** until they return to that body
But the souls of those who were martyred *** are in the belly of a green, full bird
So for them is a distinction in their life *** and their bliss for the soul and the bodies
They offered their bodies to their Lord, so He compensated them *** with the bodies of those birds by His grace”
The Shaykh : Allahu Akbar.
The reader: “And for them are lamps to which they end, *** a refuge for them like the dwellings of humans
So the soul after death is in a more perfect state *** than it is in this world in a body
And the torment of the most wretched of them is more severe than what *** our eyes have witnessed with clear sight
And those who say that it is an attribute refused *** all of this, woe to the one who denies
And when Allah wills to bring out the people *** after death to the second resurrection
He casts upon the earth that is under them *** and Allah is All-Powerful and the Sovereign”.
The Shaykh : (Glorified and Exalted is He).
The reader: “A thick, white, continuous rain, *** ten and ten, then two tens
So it continues to grow from it the bodies of the people, *** and their flesh like the growth of basil”.
The Shaykh : Allahu Akbar.
The reader: “Until when the mother’s time for giving birth comes, *** and she labors, her labor is light
Her Lord, the Lord of the sky, inspires her, so she splits, *** and the fetus appears like the most perfect of young men
And the mother who gives birth gives birth and brings out *** her burdens, female and male
And Allah creates His creation in a creation *** other, as He has said in the Qur'an
This is what the Book and the Sunnah of the *** Guide came with, so strive for faith
He did not say that Allah annihilates His creation *** entirely, like the saying of the ignorant, bewildered one”.
The Shaykh : Well done.
And He decreed that Allah makes His creation *** non-existent, and then turns it into a second existence
The Throne, the Footstool, the souls, and the *** angels, the celestial spheres, and the two moons
And the earth, the encompassing sea, and the rest of the *** creations, whether in breadth or in body
Every dirham is pure annihilation, *** leaving no trace like a vanishing shadow"
The Shaykh : Like a fading shadow
The reader: “Every one of them is annihilated by pure annihilation, *** no trace remains of it, like a fading shadow
And He restores this non-existent thing again, *** pure existence restored in time"
The Shaykh : Pure
The reader: “And He restores this non-existent thing again, *** pure existence, a restoration in time
This is the resurrection" and that is the origin
The Shaykh : And that, and that
The reader: “This is the resurrection, and that is the origin with ***”
The Shaykh : The origin with
The reader: “This is the resurrection, and that is the origin with *** Jahm, and they attributed it to the Qur'an”
The Shaykh : And Allah… yes
The reader: This is what led Ibn Sina
The Shaykh : Ibn, Ibn, yes
The reader: “This is what led Ibn Sina and those who *** followed his saying to disbelief
The minds did not accept this, and they imagined *** that the Messenger meant it by faith
This is the Book of Allah, how could He say this? *** Or His servant sent with the proof”
The Shaykh : (peace and blessings be upon him)
The reader: “Or his companions after him, or the followers *** of them in faith and excellence
Rather, the clear revelation stated explicitly that He *** truly changes these creations”
The Shaykh : Glory be to Allah! He changes
The reader: “Allah changes the highest heavens *** and the earth as well” with two changes
The Shaykh : No, those two
The reader: “Allah changes the highest heavens *** and the earth as well” with two changes
The Shaykh : Those two
The reader: Those two are two changes
The Shaykh : Repeat the verse, repeat the verse
The reader: “Allah changes the highest heavens *** and the earth as well, those two are two changes
And they are like the changing of skins for the inhabitants of the *** Fire, when they are cooked by the Fire
And thus He grasps His earth and His sky *** with His hands; the two non-existences are not grasped
And the earth that we were in will *** report its news to the Most Merciful on the Day of Resurrection
And it will continue to testify, and it is just, regarding what *** the two heavy ones above it have done
Does non-existence, which is like its name, *** testify? Nothing, this is not possible
But it is leveled, then spread out, then it testi- *** fies, then”
The Shaykh : Testifies
The reader: Testifies?
The Shaykh : Yes
The reader: “But it is leveled, then spread out, then it testi- *** fies, then it is changed, and it has a being”
The Shaykh : Being
The reader: Being?
The Shaykh : Yes
The reader: “But it is leveled, then spread out, then it testi- *** fies, then it is changed, and it has a being
And it is stretched out, like the stretching of our skin, *** without valleys or sand dunes
And it vomits on the Day of Presentation from its bowels *** the finest treasures, like a pillar
Every one sees it with his eyes and his vision ***”
The Shaykh : Every one sees it, do you say he sees it? No, he does not see it
The student: He sees it with an open ya
The Shaykh : Yes, with an open ya, every one sees it
The reader: “Every one sees it with his eyes and his vision *** there is no one”
The Shaykh : There is no one, there is no one
The reader: “Every one sees it with his eyes and his vision *** there is no one from whom two hands are taken
And thus the mountains are split with a precise splitting, *** and they return like sand with dunes
And they become like wool, whose colors *** and dye are from all colors
And it is spread out like that, then it folds *** like dust for the observer of the teeth”, for the observer of the human
The Shaykh : Repeat the verse
The reader: “And it is spread out like that, then it folds *** like dust for the observer of the human
And thus the seas, for they are swallowed up, *** having burst forth by the bursting of the Sovereign
And thus the two moons, our Lord permits *** them to gather, they meet
This one is curved and that one is eclipsed, *** and both are thrown into the Fire
And the stars of the celestial spheres are scattered, all of them, *** like pearls scattered on a field
And thus the sky is split with an apparent split, *** and it churns with any churning
And it becomes after the splitting like this *** molten copper, or it becomes”
The Shaykh : Like this molten copper
The reader: “And it becomes after the splitting like this *** molten copper, or it becomes like a rose, like oil
And the Throne and the Footstool are not annihilated, *** even though they are created
And the houris are not annihilated, nor the Garden of Refuge, *** nor the children therein”
The Shaykh : Allahu Akbar.
The reader: “And for this reason Jahm said that it ***”
The Shaykh : It, yes
The reader: “And for this reason Jahm said that it *** is non-existent and was not created until now
And the prophets, for they are under the earth, *** their bodies were preserved from worms”
The Shaykh : O Allah, send prayers and peace upon them, O Allah, send prayers and peace upon them
The reader: “What is there of decay for their flesh and their bodies *** forever, and they are under the earth, two hands”
And thus the backbone
The Shaykh : The backbone, yes
The reader: “And thus the backbone does not decay, decay *** from it is constructed the creation of the human”
The Shaykh : Is constructed the creation of the human
The reader: “And thus the backbone does not decay, decay *** from it is constructed the creation of the human
And thus the souls do not decay as *** the bodies decay, nor does the flesh decay”.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : How?
The student: The second half of the verse…
The Shaykh :“Does not decay, decay from it is constructed the creation of the human”
The student: ...
The Shaykh : No, what we have is the most correct, the apparent, what we have is the most correct, what we have
“And thus the backbone does not decay, decay *** from it is constructed the creation of the human
And thus the souls do not decay as *** the bodies decay, nor does the flesh decay”
Done? Good.
The reader: “And for this reason Jahm did not accept what ***”
The Shaykh : urinated
The student: With the souls
The Shaykh : With the souls, yes
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Not with the souls, put a ba
The reader: “And for this reason Jahm did not accept the *** souls separate from the bodies”
The Shaykh : Separate
The reader: “And for this reason Jahm did not accept the *** souls separate from the bodies
But they are from some attributes by which they *** stood, and this is in the extreme of falsehood
So the matter for the souls after their separation *** from their bodies, and Allah is the greatest in matter
Either torment or eternal bliss, *** you have been blessed with the soul and the basil”
The Shaykh : With the soul
The reader: “Either torment or eternal bliss, *** you have been blessed with the soul and the basil
And they become birds roaming with their form, *** gathering fruits in the Garden of the animal”
The Shaykh : O Allah, make us among them
The reader: “And they continue to come to the rivers therein *** until they return to that body
But the souls of those who were martyred *** are in the belly of a green, full bird
So for them is a distinction in their life *** and their bliss for the soul and the bodies
They offered their bodies to their Lord, so He compensated them *** with the bodies of those birds by His grace”
The Shaykh : Allahu Akbar.
The reader: “And for them are lamps to which they end, *** a refuge for them like the dwellings of humans
So the soul after death is in a more perfect state *** than it is in this world in a body
And the torment of the most wretched of them is more severe than what *** our eyes have witnessed with clear sight
And those who say that it is an attribute refused *** all of this, woe to the one who denies
And when Allah wills to bring out the people *** after death to the second resurrection
He casts upon the earth that is under them *** and Allah is All-Powerful and the Sovereign”.
The Shaykh : (Glorified and Exalted is He).
The reader: “A thick, white, continuous rain, *** ten and ten, then two tens
So it continues to grow from it the bodies of the people, *** and their flesh like the growth of basil”.
The Shaykh : Allahu Akbar.
The reader: “Until when the mother’s time for giving birth comes, *** and she labors, her labor is light
Her Lord, the Lord of the sky, inspires her, so she splits, *** and the fetus appears like the most perfect of young men
And the mother who gives birth gives birth and brings out *** her burdens, female and male
And Allah creates His creation in a creation *** other, as He has said in the Qur'an
This is what the Book and the Sunnah of the *** Guide came with, so strive for faith
He did not say that Allah annihilates His creation *** entirely, like the saying of the ignorant, bewildered one”.
The Shaykh : Well done.