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The First case implies that it is an Eternal Act since God/Deity is not the Locus of Non Eternals.
But this act cannot be Eternal by the very nature of the act and the Verses..
So one has either to accept that God/Deity is a Locus of an Non Eternal Act or this Act is an Attribute.
To take the meaning of an Eternal Attribute of a Word of Non Eternal Meaning is Just an Interpretation.
This is an interpretation even if it is weak. But even a weak interpretation is an Interpretation beyond
doubt.
To accept ‘Istava: as an Eternal Act in its Literal meaning is impossible since this contradicteth the very
Nature of the mentioned above act and the meaning of the Verses.
But this Self Contradicting option implies that it is associated with Deity/God [Since if a word in Past
Arabic Tense is taken in the Meaning of an Eternal Attribute , it is an interpretation and to deny that it is
an interpretation is a Self Contradiction] . So it is not rejected primarily due to its implication stated
above but due to its self contradiction. Secondary it is Absolutely Impossible for a Self Contradicting
thing to be Associated With God/Deity.
How ever if taken in some meaning neither close nor related to its meaning and related meanings it
depend upon the meaning taken whether it is an Attribute or an External Act.
In the second case an interpretation is Necessary, rather the second case is it self a case of
interpretation.
B] It may be Restated as follow:
Either AN Act is Separate from its Agent or it is not.
If it is not then Either it is an Act that is Either Associated with the Agent or in the Agent OR is the Mode
of the Agent.
If the Act is Either in the Agent or is Associated with the Agent then it is an Immanent Act.
If it is just a Mode [H:a:l/ Aspect] of an Agent then it a Modal Act.
The Act of ‘Istiva:’ appears to be the Mode of the Divine Agent. So it is neither separate from God/Deity
nor inseparable from Divine Agent [God/Deity].
However if it is not a Model Act then it is Certainly an Immanent Act, hence inseparable Act of
God/Deity.
If it is a Relative Act even then it is a type of Separate Acts [External Acts]. Since a Relation is Non Eternal
and is Separate from God/Deity.
This is the Reason that those who do believe that neither a Non Eternal Act Immanent is Possible in the
Divine Case nor a Non Eternal Modal Act is Possible for the Divine Agent [God/Deity] try to interpret the
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