Names and Attributes of God
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Is it permissible to describe life as "God's symphony" and describe God as "the "Grand Maestro" in a prose literary text?
أعطونا فكرة عامة حول كتاب فيض القدير؟
How can one respond to irreligious people who believe in the existence of a Creator of the universe, yet wonder about His sending messengers and revealing scriptures, and find that God's names, such as "the Avenger" (Al-Muntaqim) and "the Compeller" (Al-Jabbar), are unfitting for Him, claiming that He should be merciful only?
What is the authenticity of this supplication, and are its meanings correct: "O Allah, verily You are safe from everything, and everything is afraid of You. So by Your safety from everything and by the fear of everything from You, safeguard me from what I fear, O Allah, O Allah, O Concealer, O Concealer, conceal me with Your protective veil with which You veiled Your Self, so no eye sees You and no hand reaches You. And there is no might or power except with Allah, the Most High, the Most Great, and Allah is sufficient for me, and [He is] the best Disposer of affairs"?
What are the attributes of Allah, عز وجل, how many are there, and what is the difference between them and the Names?
What is the opinion regarding the ongoing debate between two individuals concerning the attribute of God's Descent (An-Nuzul), where one affirms it for Allah the Almighty based on شرعية (Shar'iyah) evidence, and the other rejects it claiming that it necessitates anthropomorphism (Tashbeeh) and corporealization (Tajseem) and contradicts general Quranic texts, and what is the advice given in this regard?
Who is your Lord?
What is the flaw that prevents achieving good thoughts about Allah when prayers are not answered despite certainty, and how can one differentiate between punishment and tribulation to attain patience and contentment, and the saying, "If You are not angry with me, then I do not care"?
What is the Sharʿī (Islamic legal) and linguistic analysis of using the word "al-Lāwī" in relation to Allah the Almighty, to denote something high or elevated?
Is it permissible to describe Allah Almighty as "a thing" (shay') as a statement of fact, citing as evidence the verse: "Say, 'What thing is greatest in testimony?' Say, 'Allah'," and His saying: "Allah is the Creator of all things"? And is it valid to supplicate with "O Most Generous of Things"?
Is swearing by "Wallahi" permissible or forbidden?
Is there a difference in the interpretation of the Beautiful Names of Allah and His Attributes, similar to the difference in their number, and what are the reliable books for their interpretation?
Is it permissible to supplicate by saying, "O Allah, I ask You by the right of 'There is no god but Allah'," by analogy with the permissibility of interceding through righteous deeds?
Is "The Owner" among the Beautiful Names of Allah, and how can one be characterized by the attributes of Allah without comprehending them?
Is it permissible to say that Allah is sitting on His Throne, and is He in contact with the Throne, and are His feet in contact with the Footstool (Al-Kursī), which is the place for His feet, as interpreted by Ibn Abbas?
What is the ruling on swearing by "Aman Allah" (God's protection/security)?
What is the meaning of "bi al-ḥaqq" (in truth/with justice) in the Almighty's saying, "He created the heavens and the earth in truth"? And would there be a difference if God had not created anything? And how did the exegetes know unseen matters that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not mention, such as Ibn Kathir's statement about the children of disbelievers and Muslims on the Day of Judgment, or that "Wail is a valley in Hell"? And are they divinely inspired? And why do we accept their opinions without contemplation?
Which are the higher ranks of scholars among the jurists and the Hadith scholars, and is it true what is said that jurists hold higher ranks among scholars, even though the science of Tawhid is the best of sciences?
Did Imam Abdullah ibn al-Mubarak interpret "istawa ala al-arsh" (He [Allah] settled upon the Throne) as "istawla" (He [Allah] seized/dominated) in the book "Ghara'ib al-Qur'an"?
Would I be sinful if I were to give my old computer to an employee who does not care about the presence of God's name on the papers he throws in the wastebasket, knowing this beforehand?
Is light a creation of God and not like God Almighty, and do Muslims not worship any creature, and therefore a Muslim does not worship light?
How can one get rid of showing off (riya') and seeking people's approval, and prioritizing that over being mindful of God and seeking His pleasure, and how can sincerity (ikhlas) be achieved?
Is it permissible to say "Have mercy on me" or "Have mercy on us" to people, knowing that some believe it is not permissible to ask for mercy from anyone but God?
Does frequently swearing oaths and then breaking them prevent prayers from being answered?