The Meccan Revelations: al-Futuhat al-Makkiyya

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[ Thought, meaning consideration, is a natural quality specific to humans. ]

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Know, may God grant you success, that thought is not a divine attribute unless it means planning and hesitation in the first, in which case it is a divine attribute. As for thought, in the sense of consideration, it is a natural attribute and does not exist in any of the created beings except this human category, and it is for the people of wisdom who look at existing beings in terms of what they are. Meanings neither in terms of their concrete meanings nor in terms of what gives their facts. God Almighty said: And they contemplate the creation of the heavens and the earth, and when they contemplate, that contemplation benefits them with knowledge they did not have, so they say, “Our Lord, You have not created this in vain. Glory be to You, so protect us from the torment of the Fire.” So they did not turn to seeking protection from it from the torment of the Fire except when He gave them the thought in He created the heavens and the earth with knowledge that made them witness to t


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