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)
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Any person who says the
attributes of Allah (The Exalted) to be a creation is a mislead and corrupt
person.
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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).
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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.
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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)/
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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.
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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.
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He is Qaadir
(has Power) over everything that is possible. There is nothing possible that
is out of his Power.
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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.
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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).
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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
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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He is the
Creator of everything. Be it beings or actions. Everything that has been
created has been created by Allah (The Exalted).
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In reality, it is Allah (The Exalted) who
sends down sustenance. The Angels etc. are only means and channels of
delivering the sustenance etc.
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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.
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Fate is of
three types
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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.
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Allah (The
Exalted) is free from shape, size, space, direction, time and all that which is
created.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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