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which, when it is refrained from causes future harm. As when
it is said that it is obligatory for mankind to obey Allah
if they want to escape torment by fire in the Hereafter, or
immediate harm as is the case when we say that it is obligatory
for him who is thirsty to drink otherwise he might die.
Second, it means that which its non-existence would lead to an
impossibility. As it is said that the existence of that which
is known is necessary since its non-existence will lead
to an impossibility, namely knowledge becoming ignorance.
If the adversary meant that the act of creation is necessary
for Allah according to the first meaning, he would have exposed
Him to harm.
If he implied the second meaning, he would be in agreement, because
the precedence of knowledge necessitates the existence
it is said that it is obligatory for mankind to obey Allah
if they want to escape torment by fire in the Hereafter, or
immediate harm as is the case when we say that it is obligatory
for him who is thirsty to drink otherwise he might die.
Second, it means that which its non-existence would lead to an
impossibility. As it is said that the existence of that which
is known is necessary since its non-existence will lead
to an impossibility, namely knowledge becoming ignorance.
If the adversary meant that the act of creation is necessary
for Allah according to the first meaning, he would have exposed
Him to harm.
If he implied the second meaning, he would be in agreement, because
the precedence of knowledge necessitates the existence