Is it permissible to describe the Almighty Creator as "the person of God" or "the Divine Self"?

This discusses three issues:

1. The ruling on applying the word (person/individual - شَخْص) to Allah: Scholars differed on the permissibility of applying it. Some permitted it, relying on the hadith (definition) "No shakhs is more jealous than Allah," arguing that it indicates a category which includes Allah. Others prohibited it, because the wording of the hadith is not explicit in that regard. So, there is a legitimate difference of opinion among the scholars of hadith, and there is no harm in adopting either view.

2. The ruling on saying (the person/individual of Allah - شَخْصُ الله): It is not permissible to say this, as it is an innovated, newly coined phrase that has not been mentioned in the Qur'an, the Sunnah (definition), or from the early predecessors. Christians use it, and it may imply anthropomorphism and corporeality because, linguistically, "shakhs" refers to any body that has height and prominence.

3. The ruling on applying the phrase (the Divine Essence - الذات الإلهية): Some scholars disapproved of its use, as the word "al-Dhat" (essence) is a generated term and not ancient. It appeared in the speech of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and the Companions with a different meaning than "self" or "reality," such as their saying "fi dhatillah" (in the essence of Allah), meaning for His sake and seeking His countenance. Later, theologians applied it to the self, and it became a common term for clarification and to correspond to "attribute."