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Are man's knowledge and dominion created by Allah, or should we say that they are from Allah without describing them as created?

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The beautiful names of Allah and His exalted attributes are eternal and uncreated, as mentioned by Ibn Abi Zayd al-Maliki. As for man's attributes and actions (such as knowledge and dominion), they are created by Allah Almighty, for everything other than Allah, including essences, attributes, and actions, is created by Him. Describing man with attributes shared with Allah does not mean that his attributes are uncreated, for there is a vast difference between the attribute of the Creator and that of the created.

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