In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
In the Name of Allah, Most
Gracious, Most Merciful
Sources of His Attributes:
All that we have mentioned
about Allah's attributes, whether briefly or in detail and
affirmatively or negatively, is based on the book of our Lord
(the Qur'an) and the traditions of our Prophet. It also agrees
with the practice of the previous generations of Muslims and the
rightly guided scholars who came after them.
We believe it is obligatory
to take the texts of the Qur'an and the prophetic traditions
conceding Allah's attributes at their face value and to interpret
them in a way that is suitable to Almighty Allah. We reject the
practice of those who twist the meanings of these texts and
understand them in a way that was not intended by Allah and His
messenger.
We also reject the practice
of those who make them devoid of their meanings as conveyed by
Allah and His Messenger. Finally, we reject the approach of those
who exaggerate, who gave them a physical interpretation that
makes Allah similar to some of His creatures.
Free from Contradictions:
We know for sure that what
is revealed in Allah's book and in the traditions of His
Messenger is the truth. It does not contain any contradiction:
"Do they not ponder over the Qur'an? If it had been from
other than Allah, surely they would have found in it a lot of
differences" (4: 82).
Contradictions in
statements falsify them. It is impossible for there to be a
contradiction in any statement revealed by Allah and said by His
Messenger, peace be upon him. Whoever claims that there are
contradictions in the Qur'an, the prophetic traditions, or
between the two must have wicked intentions and a misguided
heart. He should repent and quit his sin. If someone imagines
that there are some contradictions in the Qur'an, the sayings of
the Prophet, or between these two, this must be a result of his
little knowledge, inadequate understanding, or lack of deep
thinking. Therefore, he should seek knowledge and do his best to
reflect upon matters until the truth is clear to him. If, after
all of these efforts, the truth is not clear to him, he should
leave the whole matter to the One who knows it and should quit
his imagination. He should say, as do those who are firmly rooted
in knowledge: "We believe in it, all is from our Lord"
(3:7). He must know that there are neither contradictions nor
differences in the Qur'an, the Sunnah, or between the two.
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