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Why must the Creator be all-knowing of the universe and its intricacies, and why can His knowledge not be limited to a mere part of it? And can the Creator lie to His creatures, exploiting their weakness, and why can He not do so? And can the Creator be described with an attribute that is deficient compared to the attributes found in His creatures, such as the attribute of locomotion?

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The Creator of the universe is described by perfection and is free from any imperfection. The Holy Quran contains rational proofs that guide to the straight path. Allah’s knowledge encompasses everything; nothing is hidden from Him. To claim that His knowledge is limited would imply describing Him with ignorance, and ignorance is a defect that is not befitting of the Creator. Lying is a blameworthy trait, and truthfulness is one of Allah’s perfect attributes. It is not befitting for the All-Strong, the Ever-Able Creator to exploit the weakness of His creatures. There cannot be in Allah any of the imperfect attributes found in creatures. Attributes of actions such as descent, coming, and arriving are affirmed for Allah Almighty, and they are attributes of perfection. The term "transition" has not been mentioned in the Quran or Sunnah, and the rule of the scholars regarding newly invented ambiguous terms is to suspend judgment on the wording while elaborating on its meaning. It is not permissible to delve into Allah's affairs as one delves into the affairs of creatures, as Allah Almighty says: ﴿He is not questioned about what He does, but they will be questioned.﴾

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