Is it permissible to describe life as "God's symphony" and describe God as "the "Grand Maestro" in a prose literary text?
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Legally, Allah and His sanctity must be glorified; it is impermissible to describe Allah except with attributes of majesty and honor. Describing life as "God's symphony" or Allah as the "Greatest Maestro" is unfitting for Allah the Almighty, because a symphony is a musical piece, and a maestro is the conductor of a musical orchestra. This description involves immense disrespect towards Allah and speaking about Him without knowledge. Allah the Almighty said: (And that you say about Allah what you do not know). These terms should only be used in reference to Allah the Almighty by one who has not known Him as He ought to be known.
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