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Why is it not said that the speech of God is ancient, and that the Qur’an is the ancient speech of God with which He spoke in eternity?

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Speech should not be uttered indiscriminately or attributed to its speaker verbatim, as many disagreements arise from misunderstanding and generalization. As Ibn Taymiyyah said: "Every word that can bear both truth and falsehood should not be uttered without clarifying the intended truth over the falsehood." It has been previously explained that describing the Qur’an as "qadim" (ancient/pre-existent) can have two meanings: The first is that it is a meaning with which Allah spoke in eternity, which is an innovation (bid'ah). The second is that it is uncreated, and that the genus of speech pertaining to Allah is ancient, which is true. Based on this, the detailed explanation of describing the Qur’an as "muhdath" (originated/newly occurred) has been previously clarified, and that "the Qur’an is ancient in genus but originated in individual instances" does not mean it is created, but rather that it is related to Allah's will.

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