Does the speech of Allah Almighty—such as the Quran—which He originated within Himself by His will, remain subsisting in His essence after He has spoken it, or does it cease to exist?

When a speaker speaks, the speech subsists in him and is attributed to him; it does not transfer to another, nor does it indwell in another. Rather, the other person hears it or repeats it. The speech of Allah Almighty subsists in His Essence; it does not transfer from Him, nor does it indwell in another. Its presence in the Mushaf (Qur'an text) or the reciter's recitation of it does not mean that it has departed from His (Allah's) Essence. The speech is the speech of the Creator, and the voice is the voice of the reciter.

Speech has four levels: in external entities, in minds, on the tongue, and in writing. The external and verbal levels in speech are united.

The speech of Allah is uncreated; rather, it is renewed and related to His will. Allah speaks it whenever He wills. This is indicated by the multiplicity of instances of His speech in the Qur'an according to events, such as His saying: (And [mention] when your Lord said to the angels, "Indeed, I will make upon the earth a successive authority.") [2:30], and His saying: (He said, "O Adam, inform them of their names.") [2:33], and His saying: (And [mention] when We said to the angels, "Prostrate before Adam.") [2:34]. All of this is speech from Allah that came at its time according to His will and the event.