#attributes of allah

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1. Existence (Al-Wujud): It is obligatory to believe in the Existence of Allah. Allah said in Surat Ibrahim, ayah 10:

أفىِ اللهِ شَكٌّ

which means: [There is no doubt about the Existence of Allah.] Hence, it is obligatory to believe in the Existence of Allah. It is an eternal and everlasting Attribute. Allah exists without a beginning, without an ending, and without being in a place.

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The day Allah will place all the Heavens on a Finger, the Earths on a Finger, the Trees on a Finger, He will Grasp the Earth, and Roll-up the Heavens in His Right Hand - Ahlus-Sunnah affirm the Attributes of Allah.

NEW Article: The day Allah will place all the Heavens on a Finger, the Earths on a Finger, the Trees on a Finger, He will Grasp the Earth, and Roll up the Heavens in His Right Hand - Ahlus-Sunnah affirm the Attributes of Allah.

Abdullāh Ibn Mas’ūd said, “A Jewish Rabbi came to Allah’s Messenger and said, ‘O Muhammad, we learn that Allah will place all the Heavens on a Finger, the earths on a finger, the trees on a Finger, the water on a Finger, the soil on a Finger and the rest of the creation on a Finger. Then He will say, ‘I am the King.’ So the Prophet (ﷺ) laughed till his pre-molar teeth became visible in…

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2. Oneness (Al-WaHdaniyyah): It is obligatory to believe that Allah is One, that is, He does not have a partner in His Godhood. Allah said in Surah MuHammad, ayah 19:

فَاعْلَمْ أَنَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللهُ

which means: [know that no one is God except Allah.] Allah is One in His Self, Attributes, and Doings; hence, Allah has no equal. So we say, for example: Allah is the Creator and no one else is a creator except Allah. Allah is One but not as in numbers, because numbers are created; they can be added to, subtracted from, etc. Rather, Allah is One in that there is no partner with Him.

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13. Speech (Al-Kalam): It is obligatory to believe Allah is attributed with Speech (Kalam). This is an eternal and everlasting attribute. It is not a letter nor a sound nor a language. The Qur'an and the other revealed Books are expressions of the eternal Speech (Kalam) of the Self of Allah. When we write the word “Allah,” it is an expression of the Self of Allah. Likewise, the words and sentences of the revealed Books are expressions of the Kalam of Allah. The Qur'an is called the Kalam of Allah because it is not authored by Prophet MuHammad or Angel Jibreel. Allah said in Surat An-Nisa’, Ayah 164:

وَكَلَّمَ ٱللهُ مُوسَىٰ تَكْلِيمًا

which means: [Allah spoke to Musa with His eternal Kalam.] This means, Allah created in Prophet Musa (Moses) the ability to hear the Kalam of the Self of Allah, which is not a letter nor a sound.

Imam Dhunun al-Misriyy said, “Whatever you imagine in your mind, Allah is different from it.”

And Allah knows best.

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10. Life (Al-Hayaah): It is obligatory to believe Allah is Attributed with an eternal and everlasting Life. Allah said in Surat al-Baqarah, ayah 255:

اللهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ

which means: [There is no God but Allah, the One who is Attributed with Life and is not in need of anything.] Allah’s Life is not a combination of body and soul. The Life of Allah is not like our life, because our life needs a combination of body and soul; however the Life of Allah is His Attribute.

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7. Power (Al-Qudrah): It is obligatory to believe Allah is attributed with Power, which is defined as an eternal and everlasting Attribute of Allah related to giving existence to and annihilating what is intellectually possible.

Allah said in Surat al-Baqarah, ayah 109:

‎إِنَّ الله عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

which means: [Allah has the Perfect Power over all things.] That is, Allah’s Power relates to all things that are intellectually possible.

Hence, the Power of Allah is not related to the intellectually necessary neither in creating nor annihilating, because annihilation does not apply to the intellectually necessary in the first place; and the Power of Allah is not related to the intellectually impossible, neither in creating nor annihilating because existence does not apply to that which is intellectually impossible in the first place.

The fact that the Power of Allah is not related to the intellectually necessary and the intellectually impossible is not powerlessness, but rather indicates the Perfection of Allah.

Note: the Power of Allah is related to the normal impossibilities. For example, although the existence of a sea of mercury is an intellectual possibility, it does not occur, and the Power of Allah is related to it.

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4. Everlastingness (Al-Baqaa’): It is obligatory to believe Allah is Everlasting, which means, His Existence does not end. His Existence is everlasting and His Attributes are everlasting. There is nothing everlasting by itself except Allah, because annihilation does not apply to His Self.

However, Paradise and Hellfire are everlasting because Allah willed their everlastingness. Hence, they are everlasting- not by themselves- but because of other than their selves. This is why they are among the intellectual possibilities, and they are part of this universe. Allah said in Surah Al-Hadid, ayah 3:

هُوَ الْأَوَّلُ وَالْآخِرُ

which means: [Allah is the Eternal, without a beginning, and the Everlasting, without an ending.]