BELIFEFS REGARDING ALLAH (THE EXALTED)

BELIEFS REGARDING ALLAH
(THE EXALTED)

Say, praises are because of Allah the One
Who hasn’t taken a son
And who hasn’t got a partner in any place
And who doesn’t need a helper to save Him from disgrace
So proclaim His stateliness and greatness.

(The Children of Israel - Chapter 17, Verses 111, Holy Qurán)  

Belief -1	Allah (The Exalted) is one. He has no partner in Being, attributes, actions, commands or in Names. Allah(The exalted) is “Waajibul Wahood” (His existence is necessary). His non –existence is absolutely impossible (Muhaal). Allah(The exalted) is Qadeem (always was, always will be. Not a creation). Another name for this is Azali or Abadi. It is Allah(The exalted) alone who is worthy of worship.
Belief -2	Allah (The Exalted) is free from need, in other words Allah (The Exalted) is not dependant on anyone or anything rather the entire creation is dependent on Allah (The Exalted) There are those, who think (Allah forbid) that Allah (The Exalted) created Angles etc. to do certain chores, so these mean that Allah (The Exalted) is dependant on them to do these chores. This is totally incorrect. Allah (The Exalted) created the Angels as His servants and gave them opportunity to serve Him as their Lord. It is the Angels and all the creation that are dependant on Allah (The Exalted) and Allah (The Exalted) is without doubt dependant on none.
Belief -3	To understand Allah (The Exalted’s) Being (Zaat) by means of reason is absolutely impossible. That which can be understood by means of reason, can be comprehended and encircled by the mind and there is nothing that can encircle or comprehend Allah (The Exalted’s) Being. However, through Allah (The Exalted’s) Works (Af’aal), His attributes can be identified and through His attributes, one is able to attain knowledge about the Being of Allah (The Exalted)  . The above mentioned belief explains that it is absolutely impossible for us to comprehend Allah (The Exalted’s)   Being. The reason for this is that anything which can  be understood can be comprehend, but for the sake of understanding  an example without comparison is that if one this of a bird, then one’s mind can comprehend a bird’s physique and one will thus be able to imagine or picture a bird. The reason for this is because it is tangible which the mind can understand through reasoning and knowledge. Now, none can imagine or picture  Allah (The Exalted). Thus, the human mind can not comprehend Allah (The Exalted’s) Being as it is beyond the understanding of the creation.  However, it has been explained that through  the Attributes of Allah (The Exalted), such as His Mercy, His Warth etc. we are able to know about Allah (The Exalted) and His commands.
Belief -4	Just as His Being is Qadeem, Azali and Abadi (allthese terms mean non-created always was, always will be), His attributes are also Qadeem, Azali and Abadi. It must be understood that Allah (The Exalted) is Self Existent. Allah (The Exalted) is “All Existing” in other words not created , always was and always will be.
Belief -5	With the exception of Allah (The Exalted’s) Being and Attributes (such as Allah) being Most Merciful, The Sustainer etc. everything else is “Haadis” meaning that it did not exist and only  came into existence after Allah (The Exalted) created them. In other words the Angels, Prophets, Jinns, humans an everything else in the universe only came into existence after being created by Allah (The Exalted), so they are all known as “ Creation”. In other words, all creation came into existence through Allah (The Exalted) command.
Belief -6	Any person who says the attributes of Allah (The Exalted) to be a creation is a mislead and corrupt person.
Belief -7	Any person who says  anything in the universe to be Qadeem (uncreated) or has a doubt in it being Haadis (created) is an unbeliever (Kaafir).
Belief-8	His attributes are neither the same nor separate from his Being. It is not so, that the attributes are the Names alone of his Being (Zaat). In reality His attributes cannot be separated from Allah (The Exalted’s) Being.
Belief-9	Allah (The Exalted) has Power over everything that is possible There is nothing possible which is outside His Power. In the same way, anything that is totally impossible is not within His Power. Anything which is absolutely impossible has no connection to Allah (The Exalted) , as He is free from this .An example of this is that there can never be another Allah. The non-existence of another Allah (The Exalted)  is absolutely impossible over which Allah (The Exalted)  has no Power or command. In the same way, the destruction of Allah (The Exalted) is absolutely impossible and has no connection to Him. It is thus very evident neither are those things which are absolutely impossible connected to Him and nor does Allah (The Exalted) have any Power (command) over them Thus, it has been proven that to accept any Muhaal (absolutely reality reject the oneness of Allah (The Exalted)/
Belief-10	Allah (The Exalted) is not a father of anyone, nor is he a son of anyone, nor does he have any wife. Anyone who a claim that Allah (The Exalted) is the father or son of anyone, or says that Allah (The Exalted) has a wife is an unbeliever. Even, if one thinks of these to be possible, then he is mislead. Today the Christians and even some Muslims (Allah Forbid) refer to humans as the children of god. This is totally improper a words of Kufr. Muslims must abstain from making such detrimental statements.
Belief-11	Allah (The Exalted) is “Hayy” in other words Allah (The Exalted) is All Existing and the lives of everything is in His control. He gives life to whomsoever He wills and causes death whomsoever He wills.
Belief-12	He is Qaadir (has Power) over everything that is possible. There is nothing possible that is out of his Power.
Belief-13	Maqdoor refers to those things which are within Allah (The Exalted’s) Power. It is not necessary that any or all things have to come to existence. However, only those things that are possible are Maqdoor. Muhaal or absolutely impossible things are not Maqdoor. An example of this, is that if Allah (The Exalted) wills then a He can create a Mountain of gold  or make the skies of rubies, but this is not so. It therefore does not mean that it must be in existence. It is His will that He brings into existence whatever He wills.
Belief-14	Allah (The Exalted) is All Splendid and Most Graceful. He is free from all that which has shortage or defect It is absolutely impossible for there to be any shortage or defects in Allah (The Exalted). Allah (The Exalted) is even free from that which has neither shortage nor splendor. Allah (The Exalted) is free from all defects, such as lies, deceit, distrust, tyranny, ignorance, immodesty etc. To say that lies is within  his power in this sense, that he can tell a lie, is to say a Muhaal (absolutely impossible) to be Mumkin (possible), and to say Allah (The Exalted) to have defect and this would be rejecting Allah (The Exalted). To think that Allah (The Exalted’s) power has a shortage if He does not have Power over a Muhaal, (absolutely impossible thing) is totally incorrect. It is not a shortage in the power of Allah (The Exalted). In reality, it is the weakness and shortage of that Muhaal, that it is not worthy or having connection with the power of Allah (The Exalted).
Belief-15	Existence, Power, Hearing, seeing, Speech, Knowledge and Will are  all His self Attributes, but He does not depend on ears, eyes and tongue to hear,  see or speak, since these are all physical forms (body) and Allah (The Exalted) is free from any physical  form. He hears faintest of sounds and sees the minutest of things, even that which cannot be seen under the lenses of a microscope. His seeing and hearing, is not only confined to this, but He is all Seeing and All Hearing. We thus say that Allah (The Exalted) sees absolutely and hears absolutely
Belief-16	Like all His other Attributes, His Words- Speech is also uncreated. It is not a creation .The Qur’aan is Allah (The Exalted’s) words. Any person who says the Qur’aan to be a creation has been termed a Kaafir, by Imam Aazam Abu Hanifa (may Allah be pleased with him) and all the other Great Imams. Actually, the kufr (infidelity) of such a person is proven from the companions (may Allah be pleased with them).
Belief-17	His speech free from sound. The Qur’an that we recite with our tongue and which we read from written form is the uncreated words of Allah (The Exalted) without any sound. Our reading, writing and our voices are a creation .In other words, our recitation is creation and that which we have recited is uncreated. Our writing is created and that which we have written is uncreated. Our listening is creation and that which we have heard is uncreated. Our memorizing is creation and that which we have  memorized is uncreated.
Belief-18	Allah (The Exalted) Knowledge surrounds everything whether it is in full, or partial, or be it present, possible, totally impossible. In other words He knew of everything always (Azali) and still knows of everything and always knows everything forever. Things may change, but His Knowledge does not change. He is aware of the fears and whispering of the hearts. There is no limit to his knowledge.
Belief-19	He everything apparent and hidden. Ilm–e-Zaati (self knowledge) is His unique attribute. Any person, who tries to prove Ilm-e-Zaati, be it of present or hidden for any but Allah (The Exalted) is an unbeliever. Ilm-e-Zaati means Allah (The Exalted’s) self knowledge, which is unattained and uncreated.
Belief-20	He is the Creator of everything. Be it beings or actions. Everything that has been created has been created by Allah (The Exalted).
Belief-21	In reality, it is Allah (The Exalted) who sends down sustenance. The Angels etc. are only means and channels of delivering the sustenance etc.
Belief-22	As per His knowledge, He has written all good and bad as they are to happen and as it was to be done. It is not so, that we have to do as He has written, but He has written as we were to do. Thus If Belief- wrote bad for a certain person, then it was because that person was to do bad. If he was to do good, then Belief- would have written that good for him. His writing did not force any person to do anything. This is known as destiny.
Belief-23	Fate is of three types
Belief	A) Mubram-e-Haqeeqi refers to inevitable fate and is not changeable. b) Mu’allaq Mahz refers to that which is evidently pending the books of the Angels and can be change. c) Mu’allaq Shanbi Ba Mubram refers to that which is not evidently shown to be pending in the books of the Angels, but it is in the knowledge of Allah (The Exalted), that it is a pending situation(can be change for example through the duas of Allah (The Exalted’s) chosen servants.
Belief-24	Allah (The Exalted) is free from shape, size, space, direction, time and all that which is created.
Belief-25	To see Allah (The Exalted) in one’s worldly life is only unique to the Prophet Muhammad (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) and in the hereafter it is not only possible, but a reality for every Sunni muslim. As for the issue of seeing spiritually or in a dream, then this was bestowed upon various Prophets (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) and also certain Awliyah Allah. Imam Aazam Abu Hanifa (may Allah be pleased with him) saw Allah (The Exalted) in his dream one hundred times.
Belief-26	When seeing of Allah (The Exalted), it is without exhilaration, in other words one who sees will not be able to describe what he saw. When a person usually sees anything or anyone then he sees from either far or near, above or below, from the left or right or from front or behind, but the seeing of Allah (The Exalted) is free from all these. It is usually asked how and why this will happen? The answer to this is that there is no place for such a question in this issue. When we see then we will be able to answer this question. The crux of all this, is that if the intellect engulfs it then it is not of Allah (The Exalted) , for the mind cannot engulf of Allah (The Exalted. It is also absolutely impossible, that the eyes will encircle of Allah (The Exalted when seeing him.
Belief-27	Allah (The Exalted) does what and as He Wills, for there as none with control over Him and there is none that can stop Him from doing that which He Wills. He neither gets drowsy nor does He sleep. He is the one who sees the entire creation and never tires. He is the Sustainer. He is more Merciful than one’s father or mother. He is the Compassionate. His Mercy is the hope of broken hearts. Excellence and Exaltedness is for Him alone. He creates the form of a child in the mother’s womb as He Wills. He is the One who is most forgiving. He is the one who accepts repentance. He is None can be freed from His hold without His Will. If He wills, he cause something little to become vast and something vast to become little. He makes big whom He Wills and makes small cause disgrace to one who is respected. He guides whom He Wills and makes small cause disgrace to one who is respected. He guides whom He Wills on the right path and removes whom He Wills from the right path. He grants closeness to whom He Wills and allows who He Wills to become cursed. He gives to whom He Wills. And seizes from whom He wills.
Belief-28	His Works are full of wisdom, whether we know of them or not. He does not need a reason to do anything. A reason is that which causes benefit to the one commanding any action (and Allah is free from this). His doings do not depend on justification or excuse to do anything which He Wills. Through His Wisdom, He has made one thing the means for another. He has created eyes   for seeing, ears to hear, fire to burn and water to quench thirst. If He Wills, then the eyes may hear, the ears may see, water may burn and fire may quench thirst. If He does not will, then in the day, a thousand eyes may not see a mountain, there may be a million fires and one straw may not even be tarnished.