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Does affirming the attributes of the Face, Hands, and Eyes for Allah Almighty imply composition and parts?

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The People of the Sunnah and the Community affirm for Allah Almighty what He has affirmed for Himself of attributes, such as the Face, Hand, and Eye, without distortion, denial, asking "how," or likening Him to creation. They do not consider these attributes to be parts, components, or composite limbs, because "parts" are what can be separated and detached, and that is impossible concerning Allah Almighty.

If some object that affirming these attributes necessitates composition and anthropomorphism, the People of the Sunnah respond that this implication also applies to the attributes they themselves affirm, such as Life and Knowledge. Just as they affirm these without them being accidental attributes necessitating mental composition, the People of the Sunnah affirm the narrative attributes like the Hand and Face without them being parts necessitating physical composition.

Thus, they affirm the divine attributes in a way that does not necessitate parts or limbs, nor is the One described by them called composite, a body, or divisible, for the separation of eternal attributes is impossible concerning Allah Almighty.

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