The meaning of the poet's statement: "And their proof for that is a verse he said *** in what is said of al-Akhtal the Christian"
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The Shaykh :"And their proof for that is a verse he said *** in what is said of al-Akhtal the Christian"
Al-Akhtal is a well-known poet. He said something, and they built their argument upon it. He said:
"Indeed, speech is in the heart *** and the tongue was made a sign for the heart"
In short, what is your proof? What is your proof that speech is the meaning that exists in the soul? Our proof is the speech of al-Akhtal the Christian: "Indeed, speech" and where is its location?
"is in the heart *** and the tongue was made a sign for the heart"
The truth is that they are arguing with something that is not a proof. Second: Yes, with something that is not a proof from two angles:
The first angle is that this verse does not intend the meaning they claim. Rather, the meaning of his statement: "Indeed, speech is in the heart" is that a person who speaks with intellect estimates the thing in his heart first, in his inner self, and then expresses it. Every rational person wants his words to have weight and meaning; he cannot utter a word until what? He estimates it in his heart and weighs it, seeing whether he should speak about it or not. When it matures for him, then he expresses it. This is the meaning of the verse, which admits no other interpretation. The parallel to their argument with this verse is their argument that "istawa" means "istawla" in the saying of the unknown man:
"Bishr has taken possession of Iraq *** without a sword or spilled blood"
He said, "Bishr istawa over Iraq." Does that mean he rode on top of it? What does it mean? He took control of it. He has taken control of it. So then, they turn every instance of the word "istawa" in the Qur'an into "istawla" because of this verse. In any case, the proof of the Asha'irah that speech is the meaning that exists in the soul is the saying of a Christian. And glory to Allah that He made their leader a Christian. Yes, the author compared this statement of theirs to the statement of the Christians that Jesus is a composite being, that the deity is a composite being. They do not have the view that speech is a composite of a word and a meaning, where the meaning is an attribute and the word is a created thing. Then the proof for this is the saying of whom? The saying of a Christian man who says:
"And their proof for that is a verse he said *** in what is said of al-Akhtal the Christian".
Al-Akhtal is a well-known poet. He said something, and they built their argument upon it. He said:
"Indeed, speech is in the heart *** and the tongue was made a sign for the heart"
In short, what is your proof? What is your proof that speech is the meaning that exists in the soul? Our proof is the speech of al-Akhtal the Christian: "Indeed, speech" and where is its location?
"is in the heart *** and the tongue was made a sign for the heart"
The truth is that they are arguing with something that is not a proof. Second: Yes, with something that is not a proof from two angles:
The first angle is that this verse does not intend the meaning they claim. Rather, the meaning of his statement: "Indeed, speech is in the heart" is that a person who speaks with intellect estimates the thing in his heart first, in his inner self, and then expresses it. Every rational person wants his words to have weight and meaning; he cannot utter a word until what? He estimates it in his heart and weighs it, seeing whether he should speak about it or not. When it matures for him, then he expresses it. This is the meaning of the verse, which admits no other interpretation. The parallel to their argument with this verse is their argument that "istawa" means "istawla" in the saying of the unknown man:
"Bishr has taken possession of Iraq *** without a sword or spilled blood"
He said, "Bishr istawa over Iraq." Does that mean he rode on top of it? What does it mean? He took control of it. He has taken control of it. So then, they turn every instance of the word "istawa" in the Qur'an into "istawla" because of this verse. In any case, the proof of the Asha'irah that speech is the meaning that exists in the soul is the saying of a Christian. And glory to Allah that He made their leader a Christian. Yes, the author compared this statement of theirs to the statement of the Christians that Jesus is a composite being, that the deity is a composite being. They do not have the view that speech is a composite of a word and a meaning, where the meaning is an attribute and the word is a created thing. Then the proof for this is the saying of whom? The saying of a Christian man who says:
"And their proof for that is a verse he said *** in what is said of al-Akhtal the Christian".