Names and Attributes of God
1,103 questions
How can one become happy and optimistic after repentance, even though the soul blames him daily for past sins, and he fears the impact of his history on his future marriage?
Is what has been reported regarding questions about a woman's desire in Paradise for her husband to have no other wives, and how this can be achieved given the presence of Houris, Islamically acceptable, or does it contain anything that contradicts creed and legitimate religious evidence?
What is the significance of differentiating between Allah's Names and Attributes, and should this be taken into account during translation?
Is it permissible for a person to say, "O Easer of affairs, O Lord," or "O Facilitator," even though "al-Musahhil" (the Easer) or "al-Muyassir" (the Facilitator) are not among Allah's Most Beautiful Names?
Why does the inquirer feel intense fear of certain sins, such as consuming ill-gotten wealth, while not feeling the same degree of fear of God regarding negligence in prayer or idle talk, and why does he not feel the gravity of all sins to the same extent?
What is meant by "the science of the tongue" (linguistics) and "knowledge of Allah," and is "knowledge of Allah" the correct creed, and what is the meaning of "the greatest knowledge is the knowledge of the heart, which is knowledge of Allah, the Exalted, and knowledge of Allah's command, if it does not lead to Him, the Glorified and Exalted, and to knowledge of Him, then it is a burden upon its possessor"?
What is the ruling on being named in forums with names such as "Astaghfirullah (I ask Allah for forgiveness)", "Subhanallah (Glory be to Allah)", "La Ilaha Illallah (There is no god but Allah)", and "Alhamdulillah (Praise be to Allah)"?
Is he who says, "I do not believe in the god in whom Ibn Taymiyyah believes," intending that taking the verses of the attributes literally leads to anthropomorphism and corporealism, considered a disbeliever, or must he be shown and explained to?
Does the corruption of the earth, were there two gods, indicate that among the attributes of God are tyranny and loftiness?
What are the consequences for someone who swore not to do something for a certain period and then did it, and what is the difference between an oath (half) and a vow (nadhr), and is expiation (kaffarah) required of him?
Is it permissible to supplicate with the aforementioned supplication only, without attributing it to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and without mentioning its alleged virtue?
What is the secret behind the association of the Qur’an's description as "Al-Hakeem" (the Wise) in Surah Ya-Sin, "Al-Kareem" (the Noble) in Surah Al-Waqi'ah, and "Al-Majeed" (the Glorious) in Surah Qaf, with the content of these Surahs?
Is it permissible to supplicate, seek intercession, and make oaths by Allah's divinity, Lordship, His magnificent Self, and His Most Beautiful Names and Attributes?
How can one forget the past, bad deeds, and sins, and return to Allah?
To what extent are the sayings true which discuss the story of Safa and Marwah as dating back to the time of Noah (peace be upon him), and that they were two stones into which a young man and a girl who committed fornication at the Kaaba were transformed, and likewise considering the forgetting of any word from the Qur’an to be a distortion, and that every letter and vowel mark has its own special angel, and that forgetting a vowel mark or changing its place is considered changing the places of angels and polytheism with God?
What is the difference between the meaning (al-ma'na) and the modality/how (al-kayf) in the attributes of Allah according to Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah? And are the meanings of Allah's attributes taken from Arabic language dictionaries? And what is the limit at which a Muslim must stop in understanding the meanings of the Names and Attributes to be upon the methodology of the Salaf?
Is it permissible to say: "By the truth of the last heavenly messages"?
What is the ruling on swearing by the phrase "and by my Lord" (وربي), which is common on websites and forums?
Is the name "al-Mun'im" considered one of the Beautiful Names of Allah, and what are the names and attributes that may be prefixed with "Abd" to name individuals?
What is the ruling on learning the twenty attributes of Allah the Almighty: Is it obligatory or not obligatory?
How can we reconcile the permissibility of seeking help through God's mercy with Sheikh Al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah's ruling that prohibits invoking God's attributes?
What is the correct meaning of the word "sallim" in "Allahumma salli wa sallim ‘ala al-Nabiyy Muhammad"? And does it mean that God will convey peace to the Chosen One from its speaker?
What is the opinion of the majority of scholars regarding the most superior of the Islamic sciences and the most superior of scholars, and does that differ with the variation of the science (such as Tafsir, Aqidah, Fiqh, Hadith)?
How do we truly know Allah, the Lord of the Worlds, with a true knowing?