Category: Asma wa Sifat
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The Hands of Allah ta’ala
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Allah ﷻ says: “O Iblees, what prevented you from prostrating to that which I created with My hands? Were you arrogant [then], or were you [already] among the haughty?” (Sad 38:75) Allah ﷻ says: They have not appraised Allah with true appraisal, while the earth entirely will be [within] His…
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The Face of Allah ta’ala
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Seeing Allah in the Hereafter From Suhayb, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “When the people of Paradise enter Paradise, Allah will say, ‘Do you want anything more?’ They will say, ‘Have You not brightened our faces, admitted us to Paradise and saved…
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The Fingers of Allah ta’ala
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‘Abdullaah Ibni Mas’ud radhi Allahu ‘anhu reported that a jewish scholar came to RasulAllah (may peace he upon him) and said: “Muhammad, or Abu al-Qasim, verily, Allah, the Exalted and Glorious will carry the Heavens on the Day of Judgment upon one finger and earths upon one finger and the…
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The hadeeth of al-Nuzul (the Descent of Allah ta’ala)
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Among the authentic texts concerning the attributes and actions of Allah is the hadeeth of al-Nuzul, in which the Messenger of Allah ﷺ informed us that our Lord descends to the nearest heaven during the last third of every night. This is an authentic hadeeth transmitted by both al-Bukhari and…
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Aqida al-Raziyayn
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Abu Zur`ah `Ubaidullah Ar-Razi (200 H. to 264 A.H.) and Abu Hatim Muhammad Ibn Idrees Ar-Razi (195 H. to 277 H.) Abu al-Qasim al-Lalka’i said: «Muhammad Ibn Muzaffar al-Muqri (1) informed us and said: Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad Ibn Habash al-Muqri (2) narrated to us: Abu Muhammad Abdur Rahman Ibn Abi…
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The Hearing, Seeing, and Speaking of Allah ta’ala
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The Hadith Of Jibreel ‘alayhi salam : “He (again) said: Messenger of Allah, what is al-Ihsan? Upon this he (the Prophet) said: (Al-Ihsan implies) that you fear Allah as if you are seeing Him, and though you see Him not, verily He is seeing you.” [Muslim 10, Book 1, Hadith…
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Sayings of the Salaf regarding ‘Uluw and Istiwa
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From Abu Hurairah (radiyAllahu anhu) from the Prophet (sallAllahu alayhi wasallam), who said: “Whoever believes in Allah and His Messenger, establishes the prayer and fasts the month of Ramadan will rightfully be granted Paradise by Allah, no matter whether he fights in Allah’s cause or remains in the land where…
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Istiwaa
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Allah ﷻ says: He who created the heavens and the earth and what is between them in six days and then established Himself above the Throne – the Most Merciful, so ask about Him one well informed. (al-Furqān 25/59) Allah ﷻ says: Indeed, your Lord is Allah , who created…
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The ʿAqīdah of Imām Mālik ibn Anas Regarding al-ʿUluww and al-Istiwāʾ
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Abdullah bin Ahmad bin Hanbal reported in “ar-Radd ala’l-Jahmiyyah”: My father narrated to me (and then mentioned his chain of narration) from Abdullah bin Naafi’, who said: Malik bin Anas said: Allah is above the heaven, and His knowledge is in every place, nothing escapes it. (“Mukhtasar al-Uluww” of adh-Dhahabi…
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Al-ʿUluww: The Highness and Transcendence of Allah
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Allah ﷻ says: Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High. (al-Aʿlā 87:1) Allah ﷻ says: We have certainly seen the turning of your face, [O Muhammad], toward the heaven. (al Baqara 2:144) Allah ﷻ says: They fear their Lord above them, and they do what they are commanded.…









