Is it permissible to name God by other than His Beautiful Names, such as "Father of a Blue Tent"? And what is the ruling on that?
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It is not permissible to name Allah with what He has not named Himself, or what His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) has not named Him. For the names of Allah are divinely ordained (tawqifiyyah), leaving no room for human reason to interfere. One must adhere to what is mentioned in the Qur'an and concerning them, neither adding nor subtracting. This is because human reason cannot comprehend the names that Allah Almighty deserves. Furthermore, naming Allah Almighty with what He has not named Himself, or denying what He has named Himself, is an offense against His right.
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