LessonsResolving Apparent Tensions: Reconciling Texts in CreedQuiz

وَإِنَّ الْقُرْآنَ كَلَامُ اللَّهِ
The Qur’an is the speech of Allah.

لَيْسَ بِمَخْلُوقٍ كَكَلَامِ الْبَرِيَّةِ
It is not created like the speech of creatures.

The apparent difficulty: How is the Qur’an divine uncreated speech while a reciter’s voice and action are created?

Resolution: Divine speech and the human act of recitation are distinct. The Qur’an is Allah’s speech, not analogous to created speech; the reciter’s voice and movements are human actions.

Inference to avoid: The created character of a human voice does not establish the createdness of divine speech.

Application: The same Qur’an may be recited in different voices without making the divine speech itself human authorship.

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Divine speech and created speech — Resolving a question

Resolving Apparent Tensions: Reconciling Texts in Creed

وَإِنَّ الْقُرْآنَ كَلَامُ اللَّهِ
The Qur’an is the speech of Allah.

لَيْسَ بِمَخْلُوقٍ كَكَلَامِ الْبَرِيَّةِ
It is not created like the speech of creatures.

The apparent difficulty: How is the Qur’an divine uncreated speech while a reciter’s voice and action are created?

Resolution: Divine speech and the human act of recitation are distinct. The Qur’an is Allah’s speech, not analogous to created speech; the reciter’s voice and movements are human actions.

Inference to avoid: The created character of a human voice does not establish the createdness of divine speech.

Application: The same Qur’an may be recited in different voices without making the divine speech itself human authorship.