Is "al-Tayyib" (the Good/Pure One) one of Allah's Names, or is it among the attributes and informative descriptions, and what is the criterion for distinguishing between Names and attributes/informative descriptions?
Scholars differed regarding counting "Al-" (The Good/Pure) among the Beautiful Names of Allah. The preponderant opinion is that it is not among them, due to the lack of evidence. The difference between a Name and an Attribute is that a Name indicates the Essence and the attribute subsisting therein, whereas an Attribute indicates a single meaning. Names are derived from Attributes, and not vice-versa, just as Names are not derived from Allah's actions, unlike Attributes. Names and Attributes differ from the category of informing (ikhbār). Names and Attributes are tawqīfī (revealed and not subject to human reasoning), whereas the category of informing is broader; what falls under it is wider than what falls under Names and Attributes.
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