العقيدة الاسلامية في ضوء القرآن والسنة بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Session Six Islamic Belief [in Allah] In the Light of the Qur’an and the Sunnah العقيدة الاسلامية في ضوء القرآن والسنة

The names of allah Allah’s names (99) Allah’s names are beautiful The greatest name Obligation of belief in Allah’s names Effects of Allah’s names Benefit of knowing Allah’s names Knowing Allah Closeness to Allah

How to understand allah’s names Way to correct understanding of Allah’s attributes Knowing that Allah is completely unlike anything we know Allah is as He described Himself Knowing we can never understand their true nature

Those who violated these principles Mushrikeen: distortion and rejection Mushabbiha: anthropomorphism – took Allah to level of creation (opposite of mushrikeen) Mu’attileen (Deniers): Jahmiya: denied the names and their meanings Mu’tazila: accepted names, denied attributes Ash’ariya: accepted only 7, denied all others Ahlul-Kalaam: Mushabbiha at heart, denied

ahlul-kalaam & allah’s attributes Accept only 7, but as “there but not there” All of them have been attributed to Allah and also to His creation How to understand that Negating attributes Ancient eternity, everlastingness, different from His creation, oneness, absolute independence Invented terminology: ancient, everlasting

Allah’s attributes of action Same name, but completely different Provision (rizq) Action, doing (‘amal) Teaching (ta’leem) Informing (inbaa’) Giving (eetaa’)

All-encompassing attributes Highness, greatness Sovereignty Compelling power Might Strength

Attributes of essence they disputed Kindness (ra’fah) and mercy (rahma) Forebearance (hilm) Forgiveness Dangerous position of rejecting Allah’s attributes which he attributed to Himself In-depth look at Allah’s being upon the throne as an example.

Important principles re: attributes What applies to any applies to all Speaking about Allah’s attributes is like speaking about His essence Same names not equal to same reality Allah cannot be described by negation alone Whose words are known to be true? Most denial originates from tashbeeh Verses about attributes are not ambiguous Taking the apparent meaning does not equal tashbeeh Meaning of ta’weel