The expressions of wonder found in the Qur'an: Can they be used as evidence for the attribute of wonder for Allah the Exalted?
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
The student: The expressions of wonder found in the Qur'an: Is it permissible to use them as evidence for the attribute of wonder, meaning that Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) is the one who wonders?
The Shaykh : Yes, yes, it is permissible in the Arabic language.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : If they have something explicit that admits no doubt, because regarding phrases like "How patient they are" and the like, some of those who deny the attribute of wonder say that the meaning is that it is said about them: "How patient they are," and that the one who wonders is other than Allah; the speaker says about the one being spoken about: "How patient they are." Therefore, they turned away from this, which may be subject to dispute, just as Ibrahim turned away to his saying:[Al-Baqarah 2:258].
The student: There is an explicit hadith regarding wonder, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes, there is.
The student:.
The Shaykh : The verse, the verse is more eloquent than the hadith:, the sevenfold reading.
The student:.
The Shaykh :, the sevenfold reading.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Like the others, they say that the intended meaning is the sending down of punishment and the like, just as they interpret mercy.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, yes, it is permissible in the Arabic language.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : If they have something explicit that admits no doubt, because regarding phrases like "How patient they are" and the like, some of those who deny the attribute of wonder say that the meaning is that it is said about them: "How patient they are," and that the one who wonders is other than Allah; the speaker says about the one being spoken about: "How patient they are." Therefore, they turned away from this, which may be subject to dispute, just as Ibrahim turned away to his saying:
Indeed, Allah brings up the sun from the east, so bring it up from the west.
إن الله يأتي بالشمس من المشرق فأت بها من المغربThe student: There is an explicit hadith regarding wonder, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes, there is.
The student:
Your Lord was amazed
عجب ربكمThe Shaykh : The verse, the verse is more eloquent than the hadith:
Rather, I am amazed
بل عجبتُThe student:
But you were amazed
بل عجبتَThe Shaykh :
I wondered
عجبتُThe student: ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Like the others, they say that the intended meaning is the sending down of punishment and the like, just as they interpret mercy.
The student: ... .