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Allah Attributes

Objections against affirming attributes of God / Allah and their refutation

If attributes were to make God perfect, He would be perfect by means of something other than Himself, which would mean that He is imperfect in Himself. The answer to this objection: Philosophers and other thinkers who have a wrong … Continue reading

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The hand of God

The Elders believe that   the zahiri, the apparent meanings of the verses that refer to the hand, sight and hearing of God, is what they really mean. However, this apparent meaning is one that behooves God, the Almighty, and not … Continue reading

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God's being with us and being above the world

The Elders believe that God is above the heavens on His Throne, and that He is different from the world and the world is different from Him. On the other hand, they also believe that He is with every human … Continue reading

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Transcendence (al-`Ulu)

God is not inside the world surrounded by different things. He is above the Heavens on the Throne, and transcends the world completely. Nothing is like Him in any respect, in essence, attributes or acts. buy cialis online Anyone who … Continue reading

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Speech

The saying of the Elders that God's speech is eternal means that God has been speaking of His free will from eternity, or to put it differently, His speech as a class is eternal. None of them has ever said … Continue reading

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The Created world

God has been creating from eternity by His will and power. This does not mean, however, that the world is eternal. All that follows from is that the act of creation as a class is eternal. Individual things which are … Continue reading

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Creation is an attribute of God existing in His Essence

Creation (khalq) is an act of the Creator, and the created world (makhluq) is its object; one is different from the other. Creation is an attribute of God which exists in His Essence, and comes into being by His will … Continue reading

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The reason God has created the world partly concerns Him and partly the world

God has a purpose in all that He has created, which either concerns Him and is dear to Him, or concerns the beings He has created and is a blessing upon them or an act of justice to them from … Continue reading

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Wisdom

God is wise and merciful, and has not created the world without a rationale. God is wise and merciful. He has apprised that He has created discount viagra the world with a rationale. He has said, “Not without purpose did … Continue reading

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Creation is an attribute of God existing in His Essence

Creation (khalq) is an act of the Creator, and the created world (makhluq) is its object; one is different from the other. Creation is an attribute of God which exists in His Essence, and comes into being by His will … Continue reading

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