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What is the correct interpretation of Allah's (SWT) saying: (Then when he came to it, he was called from the right bank of the valley in the blessed ground, from the tree, "O Moses, indeed I am Allah, Lord of the worlds") and His (SWT) saying: (But when he came to it, he was called, "Blessed is whoever is in the fire and whoever is around it. And Exalted is Allah, Lord of the worlds O Moses, indeed it is I—Allah, the Exalted in Might, the Wise")? And how does one respond to Christians who use these verses to argue that Allah (SWT) dwelled in the tree, just as He dwelled in Jesus (peace be upon him)?

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The interpretation of the Almighty's saying: "So when he came to it, he was called from the right side of the valley in the blessed spot, from the tree: 'O Moses, indeed I am Allah, Lord of the worlds,'" means that when Moses (peace be upon him) approached the fire, Allah Almighty called him from the right side of the valley in the blessed spot, from the direction of the tree. "Al-Ayman" (the right side) is said to refer to Yemen (blessing) and barakah (blessing), or it is said to refer to Moses' right side. These verses have been repeated in the Holy Quran with different wordings. What the people of misguidance say about Allah dwelling in His creation is false, for Moses (peace be upon him) heard the speech of Allah Almighty from the direction of the tree, and it is not meant that Allah Almighty dwells in things.

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