Category: Asma wa Sifat

  • Sayings of the Salaf regarding ‘Uluw and Istiwa

    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…

  • Istiwaa

    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…

  • The ʿAqīdah of Imām Mālik ibn Anas Regarding al-ʿUluww and al-Istiwāʾ

    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…

  • Al-ʿUluww: The Highness and Transcendence of Allah

    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.…

  • The Hadith Narrated by Mujahid Regarding the Sitting on the Throne

    The Hadith Narrated by Mujahid Regarding the Sitting on the Throne

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    The praised position Muhammad bin Abd Al-Malik Al-Daqiqi told us that Ali bin Al-Hasan bin Sulayman said: Ibn Al-Fudayl told us that Layth said Mujahid said (about the words of Allah): “Your Lord may give you a Praised position” (al-Israa17/79) (this means) that Allah will let the Prophet Salla Allahu…