Entries Categorized as 'Asmaa wa Sifaat'

Muhkam and Mutashabih

Date September 12, 2008

Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): “It is He Who has sent down to you (Muhammad) the Book (this Qur’aan). In it are Verses that are entirely clear, they are the foundations of the Book [and those are the Verses of Al-Ahkaam (commandments), Al-Faraa'id (obligatory duties) and Al-Hudood (laws for the punishment of thieves, adulterers)]; [...]

Q & A on the ‘Laughter’ Of Allah

Date September 12, 2008

Sh Abdur Rahmaan al Barrak
Question 3:
Is it true that asking about attributes like Life, Power, Anger, and Pleasure is an inarticulate issue, in the sense that a person is not capable of making the meanings of these specific Attributes clear? If so, then is the same thing true for the Hand, the Shin, and especially [...]

Is Calling People by the Names of Allah Regarded as Shirk?

Date June 17, 2008

The names of Allaah, insofar as they are applied only to Him – fall into two categories:

Nuzool

Date January 2, 2008

Nuzool is one of the most controversial attributes for the people of kalam. The basis of it is a hadith which has been narrated by 39 Sahabah, and is recorded in practically every book of hadith (most notably Bukhari and Muslim).
The following is one of the narrations of it,
Abu Huraira reported Allah’s Messenger (may peace [...]

Ma’iyyah and Qurb

Date January 2, 2008

a’iyyah means to ‘be with’ and Qurb means ‘closeness’ or ‘close to’ (like qareeb).Ma’iyyah
These are oft-misunderstood ayaat of the Quran. Examples of these ayaat include

Have you not seen that Allâh knows whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is on the earth? There is no Najwa of three, but He is their fourth, nor of [...]

Allah is Above the Throne - From the Scholars

Date January 2, 2008

Imam adh-Dhahabee – rahimahullaah – said, “Whoever you ask, “Where is Allah? Then his quick and natural answer will be, above the heavens. There are two points in this Hadeeth, firstly the asking by the Muslim, “Where is Allah?” Secondly the answer of the person questioned, “Above the heavens.” Whoever rejects these two points is [...]

Allah is Above the Throne - From Sahabah and the 4 Madhhabs

Date January 2, 2008

Sahabah

In his speech subsequent to the death of the Prophet (??? ???? ???? ????), Abu Bakr as-Saddiq said: “He who was worshipping Muhammad (??? ???? ???? ????), (let him know that) Muhammad (??? ???? ???? ????) is dead, and he who was worshipping Allah, (let him know that) Allah is above the heaven Ever-Living, never [...]

Allah is Above the Throne - From the Sunnah

Date January 2, 2008

It is narrated from Abu Hurairah (ra) that the Messenger of Allah (??? ???? ???? ????) said, “Two groups of angels come to you, one group in the night and one group in the day, they gather at the times of Fajr and Asr. The ones who spent the night rise to Allah and Allah [...]

Allah is Above the Throne - From Quran

Date January 2, 2008

And (remember) when Allâh said: “O ‘Iesa (Jesus)! I will take you and raise you to Myself and clear you [of the forged statement that ‘Iesa (Jesus) is Allâh’s son] of those who disbelieve, and I will make those who follow you superior to those who disbelieve till the Day of Resurrection. Then you will [...]

The Attribute of Istiwaa

Date December 16, 2007

Mujaahid reported that istiwaa means He rose over it. There are 7 ayaat in the Quran that specifically mention istiwaa:

Indeed your Lord is Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth in Six Days, and then He Istawa (rose over) the Throne (really in a manner that suits His Majesty). He brings the night as [...]