[Audio] He is Qadeem (Eternal) with no beginning, and the Ever Lasting with no end
Explanation of Aqeedah at-Tahaawiyyah
From the Works of Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan & Shaykh Saalih Aal ash-Shaykh
Translated By Abu ‘Iyaad Amjad Rafiq
Lesson No.4 : #6 of Aqeedah at-Tahaawiyyah, Excellent lecture !!
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6. He is Qadeem (Eternal) with no beginning, and the Ever Lasting with no end.
As the statement of Allaah proves this, “He is the First and the Last.“ (Al Hadid 57:3), along with the statement of His Messenger sallallaahu alaihi wa sallam, “You are the First, so there are none before You, and You are the Last, so there are none after You.” [4]
But the word Qadeem (old) is not associated with Allaah, except informatively. It is not from His names; rather from His names is Al Awwal (The First), and Al Awwal is not like Al Qadeem, because Al Qadeem may have something before it, while Al Awwal has nothing preceding it. He sallallaahu alaihi wa sallam said, “You are Al Awwal, so there are none before You.”
Rather, the author was cautious, so he said, “ He is Qadeem with no beginning.” But if he would have said, “Qadeem” and stopped, then the meaning of this would be incorrect.
Footnotes: [4] Narrated by Imaam Muslim hadeeth number 2713
Source : Concise Notes on Aqeedah At Tahaawiyyah, Shaykh Saalih bin Fawzaan al Fawzaan
At Ta’leeqat Al Mukhtisirah Alaa Matn Aqeedah At Tahaawiyyah, Translated By: Kashif as Salafi
