Is Allah described with "Janb" (side), as stated in His saying, the Most High: "Lest a soul should say, 'Oh, my regret for what I neglected in relation to Allah's side'"?
Allah Almighty's saying: "Lest a soul should say: 'Oh, my regret over what I neglected concerning Allah’s side (janb Allah),'" (Surat Az-Zumar/56) is not among the verses of attributes. Rather, its meaning is: "Oh, my regret over what I wasted of working with what Allah commanded me, and my shortcoming in this world in obeying Allah," or "over what I neglected regarding faith and the virtues that invite to Allah's essence." No scholar or group is known to have affirmed a side (janb) for Allah similar to a human's side. The mere attribution does not necessitate that what is attributed to Allah is an attribute of His. For example, if a person says: "So-and-so neglected so-and-so's side (janb)," he does not mean that the neglect occurred in something from that person's self, but rather he means that he neglected his aspect and his right.
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