Names and Attributes of God
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How can one strengthen the faith of someone whose understanding of certain verses of the Holy Quran is questioned by Satan, such as the verse: "O people, a parable is presented, so listen to it. Indeed, those you invoke besides Allah will never create [as much as] a fly, even if they gathered together for it. And if a fly should steal anything from them, they would not be able to recover it from him. Weak are the pursuer and pursued"?
Why have the Ash'aris limited the obligatory attributes of Allah to only seven, while other books like "As-hal al-Masalik" and "Matn Ibn Ashir" mention more than seven attributes?
What is Allah's Greatest Name, by which if He is invoked, He responds, and if He is asked, He gives; and how can it be known, and has anyone among the people of knowledge known it and reached a consensus on it?
Is intense fear of the horrors of the Day of Resurrection and the torment of the grave, and the feeling that one's deeds are insufficient, considered a weakness of faith? And how can one's heart be made firm?
Is there a disagreement among the Sunnis regarding the specific, existing thing with Allah, comprising letters and meanings, being His speech and attributes and exclusive to Him? And did Sheikh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah mention the existence of a dispute on this issue in Naqd al-Ta’sees or Majmoo’ al-Fatawa?
Is it permissible to address someone whose name is (Abd al-Basit) as (Ya Basit) for short?
What is the Soul? Is it one of the attributes of Allah? And what is the meaning of His saying, the Almighty: "Indeed, no one despairs of the Spirit of Allah except the disbelieving people"?
What should one do who has tasted the sweetness of faith then lost it, so that he no longer tastes the sweetness of tasbeeh (glorification of God) and istighfar (seeking forgiveness), nor does he feel humility in his prayer, nor does he fear backbiting, nor does he enjoin good, nor forbid evil, and his life has become miserable, and his remembrance of Allah has diminished, and his good opinion of his Lord has lessened, and the light has departed from his face?
Is it obligatory to show reverence for the phrase "Street of Peace" if it is intended to mean the Most Majestic Name of God, and is the word "Al-Aziziyah" derived from the Most Majestic Name of God (Al-Aziz), and are "Al-Karimiyah" names of regions?
What is the ruling on saying "God's providence saved so-and-so" or "Divine providence saved so-and-so," and is it permissible to utter it?
What are the causes of not having khushu' (devotion) in prayer, the frequent forgetfulness of the number of rak'ahs, physical and mental lethargy, laziness in religious matters, hardness of heart, and distance from Allah? And what is the relationship of this to the magic that the questioner was subjected to and the seeing of dreams that indicate it?
Was the light that Moses - upon him be peace - saw the light of Allah, and how can we reconcile the saying of later scholars that the light of Allah is not dazzling, with the saying of the Salaf that it is a dazzling light, given the possibility of Moses seeing the attribute of light of Allah in this world, and is Allah capable of changing His form and the modality of His attributes?
What is the ruling on one who swore by Allah and His verses and His books that he would not travel again, and then traveled, and what are the consequences of this oath?
How can one respond to someone who believes that the details of creed related to God's attributes are unnecessary for the soundness of religion, and that the focus should be on acts of worship and ethics, especially when this comes from a strong friendship and cooperation in Islamic activities at the university?
Is it permissible for an Islamic Studies teacher in an "international" school to evaluate a student using the phrase: "Believes in Allah Almighty, and recognizes His names and attributes, inferring His existence from the manifestations of His power"?
What books address the differences between: "from destitution" and "fear of destitution"; "with a forbearing boy" and "an all-knowing boy"; "a painful punishment" and "a great punishment"; and the man's oath by invoking a curse and the woman's oath by invoking God's wrath in Surat An-Nur?
What are the attributes of Allah - Exalted and Glorified is He?
Is the meaning of your statement, "Refraining from delving into this حديث and similar ambiguous narrations (متشابه الأثر) is more preferable and safer," that one should believe in the wording of the حديث and entrust its meaning to Allah, or that a Muslim should be aware of the scholars' opinions on it without choosing any particular view?
How can I act in accordance with Allah's Exalted Name: Al-Ahad (The One)?
Does the behavior of human beings imply that God becomes imperfect, given that God is perfect and everything originates from Him?
What is the interpretation of the statement of the Pious Predecessors regarding the issue of Istawa' (God's 'establishment' or 'ascension' upon the Throne): "Istawa' is not unknown, and its modality is inconceivable"?
Is there in Islam a principle of hierarchical order for angels?
What is the ruling on naming with "Dhat al-Mahasin" if it is one of the names of Satan?
Is every accursed person an unbeliever, or one completely banished from God's mercy, and therefore not a believer?