Are the letters of the Qur'an uncreated, or are they Arabic letters?
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Question:
A letter signed by one of the listening brothers says: A student of knowledge from Jeddah, our brother has several issues, among which is this one. He says: It is known among the people of the Sunnah and the community that the Qur'an is the speech of Allah, revealed and uncreated, from it He began and to it it returns. But are these letters with which the Qur'an was written uncreated, or are they Arabic letters? That is: Was the Qur'an written in the Preserved Tablet with these letters, or did these letters come into existence with the Arabs? I ask for clarification of the position of the Salaf regarding the above, and a response to the difficulties if there are any, and may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
This matter about which the questioner asked has been answered by the people of the Sunnah and the community, and they have agreed that the Qur'an is the speech of Allah, revealed and uncreated, from it He began and to it it returns, its letters and its meanings. So the Qur'an is the speech of Allah, letters and meanings. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) spoke with it, and Jibril followed it, and conveyed it to Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). So the entire Qur'an, its letters and its meanings, is the speech of Allah. And whoever says that it is created has committed disbelief according to the people of the Sunnah and the community. It is the speech of Allah in letters and meanings, and it exists in the Preserved Tablet with its letters and its meanings, as He the Exalted said:[Al-Buruj 85:21] IN A PRESERVED TABLET [Al-Buruj: 21-22].
So the entire Qur'an is the speech of Allah, revealed and uncreated, from it He began and to it it returns, with all its letters and meanings, as the people of the Sunnah and the community have stated, and as Abu al-Abbas, the Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him), has also stated in his books, including: Al-'Aqidah al-Wasitiyyah. He mentioned therein the creed of the people of the Sunnah and the community. So the Qur'an is the speech of Allah, letters and meanings all together. And speech does not exist except with letters and meanings. Speech is letters and meanings in its essence. So the speech of Allah is letters and meanings. Jibril brought it down to the noble Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), and Allah established it in the Preserved Tablet, as He clarified in His great Book: And whoever says otherwise has spoken evil, innovated in the religion, and contradicted the people of the Sunnah and the community. Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
A letter signed by one of the listening brothers says: A student of knowledge from Jeddah, our brother has several issues, among which is this one. He says: It is known among the people of the Sunnah and the community that the Qur'an is the speech of Allah, revealed and uncreated, from it He began and to it it returns. But are these letters with which the Qur'an was written uncreated, or are they Arabic letters? That is: Was the Qur'an written in the Preserved Tablet with these letters, or did these letters come into existence with the Arabs? I ask for clarification of the position of the Salaf regarding the above, and a response to the difficulties if there are any, and may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
This matter about which the questioner asked has been answered by the people of the Sunnah and the community, and they have agreed that the Qur'an is the speech of Allah, revealed and uncreated, from it He began and to it it returns, its letters and its meanings. So the Qur'an is the speech of Allah, letters and meanings. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) spoke with it, and Jibril followed it, and conveyed it to Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). So the entire Qur'an, its letters and its meanings, is the speech of Allah. And whoever says that it is created has committed disbelief according to the people of the Sunnah and the community. It is the speech of Allah in letters and meanings, and it exists in the Preserved Tablet with its letters and its meanings, as He the Exalted said:
But this is an honored Qur'an
بَلْ هُوَ قُرْآنٌ مَجِيدٌ So the entire Qur'an is the speech of Allah, revealed and uncreated, from it He began and to it it returns, with all its letters and meanings, as the people of the Sunnah and the community have stated, and as Abu al-Abbas, the Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him), has also stated in his books, including: Al-'Aqidah al-Wasitiyyah. He mentioned therein the creed of the people of the Sunnah and the community. So the Qur'an is the speech of Allah, letters and meanings all together. And speech does not exist except with letters and meanings. Speech is letters and meanings in its essence. So the speech of Allah is letters and meanings. Jibril brought it down to the noble Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), and Allah established it in the Preserved Tablet, as He clarified in His great Book: And whoever says otherwise has spoken evil, innovated in the religion, and contradicted the people of the Sunnah and the community. Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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