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Is the Kalaam of Allah Ta’ala qadeem?

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Q: In the Ahaadith like the following:

ینزل ربنا عز و جل کل لیلة الی سماء الدنیا حین یبقی ثلث اللیل الاخر فیقول من یدعونی فاستجیب له من یسئلنی فاعطیه من یستغفرنی فاغفر له

How do we understand this? Is All Allah Ta’ala’s speech qadeem?

Bismillaah

A: The kalaam of Allah Ta`ala is qadeem. Its muta`alliq and zuhoor is haadith.

And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.