Does the statement of Allah the Exalted: (And it is He who begins creation and then repeats it, and that is easier for Him) mean that it is easy for Him?
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The questioner : Does the statement of Allah the Exalted: [Ar-Rum 30:27] mean that it is easy for Him?
The Shaykh : This is a great error, meaning this is a distortion of the meaning. "Easier" does not mean "easy," but rather it is easier in terms of intellect. Which is more difficult: the beginning of a thing or the repetition of a thing?
Its beginning, without doubt, is easy for Him, there is no doubt, it is easy for Him[Ya-Sin 36:82], but this is easier in terms of intellect.
This is analogous to the statement of some:[An-Nahl 16:125], they said: "Al-A'lam" means "Al-'Alim" (The All-Knowing). This is a great error, and a deficiency in describing Allah with the attribute of being the Most Knowing. That is, if we suppose that someone is knowledgeable, then Allah is more knowledgeable. So interpreting "Al-A'lam" as "Al-'Alim" is an error, and it is a distortion of the words from their places, and it is a tendency from the path of the theologians (mutakallimun).
And it is He who begins creation; then He repeats it, and that is [even] easier for Him
وهو الذي يبدأ الخلق ثم يعيده وهو أهون عليهThe Shaykh : This is a great error, meaning this is a distortion of the meaning. "Easier" does not mean "easy," but rather it is easier in terms of intellect. Which is more difficult: the beginning of a thing or the repetition of a thing?
Its beginning, without doubt, is easy for Him, there is no doubt, it is easy for Him
His command is only when He intends a thing that He says to it, "Be," and it is.
إنما أمره إذا أراد شيئا أن يقول له كن فيكونThis is analogous to the statement of some: