Dear Readers,
Knowing something means knowing the
characteristics of it. "Knowledge" isn't nothing but a judgment about
the "existence-quality" relation. Don't we ask so many questions to
the sales assistant and try to learn the qualities of a kitchen appliance that
we are shopping for?
This principle also applies for our Almighty
Lord, Allah, who is the reason for our existence, creates us, provides our
livelihood, maintains our survival with the blessings He grants, educates and
turns us into beautiful, moral and mature human beings. The more we familiarize
ourselves with the attributes of our Lord, the more we know His almighty
entity. The established term "attribute" is used to describe the
qualities of the Almighty Creator. Our Fiqh (Islamic Law) Scholars reviewed the
content of Qur'an, and Hadiths, and put forth the attributes of Allah and
transferred them to us in detail.
# The second
method of Marifetullah (knowing Allah)
is transference
Excluding the methodological knowledge that is
called "usul", Islamic sciences comprises of five main departments; Qur'an and Tafsir (Exegesis), Hadith (Prophetic Tradition), Kalam (Islamic Theology), Fiqh (Islamic
jurisprudence), Tasawwuf and Akhlaq (Sufism and
Morals).
The department engaged with Islamic Law is
called "Fiqh". Fiqh is a
department of science which presents the information and provisions in relation
to Islamic Belief, Worship, Morals, Life style and Law based on the verses of
the Qur'an and Hadiths. The word 'fiqh' means understanding something
thoroughly. An expert who specializes on fiqh are called "Faqih".
According to Faqihs, knowing Allah is only
possible by understanding his attributes as were explained in the verses and
hadiths.
Knowing Allah by the information sent through
the prophet, in other words by the attributes mentioned in the verses and
hadiths and the way our faqihs forwarded is called the "transference" method. This method is the second one
after the "reasoning" method
which is the first step towards getting to know Allah as we tried to explain in
our previous articles.
Some of Allah's attributes are those which only He
possesses. No living being but Allah Himself possesses those attributes. These
are called the "Personal
Attributes" of Allah. They are:
1.
Wujud (existence)
2.
Qidam (no beginning
of His existence)
3.
Baqa (no end of
His existence)
4.
Wahdaniyah (oneness, existence
of no other deity)
5.
Qiyam bi-nafsihi (being
able to survive Himself without the need of another being)
6.
Muhalafatun
lil-hawadith (no similarity to beings He created)
# The
personal attributes of Almighty Allah are unique to Him
Dear Readers,
Allah's
personal attributes are unique to Him, which no other being possesses them but
Him. Assuming
the existence of these attributes in other beings would be blasphemy.
Therefore, everyone who has even a little faith in their heart must know,
understand these and avoid speaking or behaving against these.
My today's article is about these personal
attributes.
• Allah
exists.
Allah exists. However, existence of Allah is not
like the existence of an object. The
existence of Allah is absolute. His existence does not relate to the
existence of other things. Should everything else but Allah disappeared, Allah
would still exist.
Material and Spiritual worlds are created
afterwards. Existence of living beings is only possible by Allah's blessing for
them to survive. Their existence completely relies on Allah. If Allah (swt)
does not keep them in existence, they will not be able to survive. Therefore, the existence of the created beings is a
relative existence. In a sense, their existence do not has a true meaning
like the existence of Allah but a metaphorical meaning. Some verses from the
Qur'an order:
“That is because Allah - He is the Reality;” (Hajj, 62)
“On that Day Allah will pay them back (all)
their just dues, and they will realize that Allah is the (very) Truth, that
makes all things manifest.” (Nur, 25)
• The
existence of Allah is eternal and perpetual.
There is no beginning or end of the existence of
Allah. However, all the created things have a beginning and end.
“He is the First and the Last, the Evident and
the Hidden.” (Hadid, 3)
“And verily, it is We Who give life, and Who
give death: it is We Who remain inheritors (after all else passes away).” (Hijr, 23)
“And call not, besides Allah, on another god.
There is no god but He. Everything (that exists) will perish except His Face.
To Him belongs the Command, and to Him will ye (all) be brought back.” (Qasas, 88)
Should Allah wishes, He can bless some of the
things He created with immortality. He can keep them in existence forever.
However, this does not mean that these things have become immortal by
themselves.
Assuming that the universe is eternal (like some
people, who see materialistic philosophy as a norm of belief, do) is a result
of not knowing Allah enough. Neither the material nor anything in the material
world is eternal. Everything in the material world has a beginning, development
process and an end. Not only every phenomenon that we have the opportunity to
observe around us but all the natural sciences and the data obtained by the
space and celestial researchers indicate this. The only existence that is
eternal is of Allah (swt). One must refrain from crediting other beings but
Allah with these attributes.
• There is no
other god but Allah.
Allah is unique. There is no divine power but
Him. He is unique in His existence, creation and work. Allah creates whatever
He wishes. He arranges, organizes and manages the things He creates. He
specifies the qualities that every object will possess and designs them as He
wishes. He determines and assigns any changes to occur on every object in the
future. Then, He realizes these when the time comes. He does not get any
energy, help, support, information, power or strength from anywhere, anyone or
object in order to realize these. He is the one who creates people,
information, energy, power and strength. Everything living or non-living,
material or spiritual gets their existence, disposition, skills, power and
energy from Him. If He doesn't want, even a fly cannot move its wing. He is
unique in His creation, work and act. There is no same or similar being to Him
and He has no partners or assistants. One must not worship objects, people, saints
or prophets. Prophets and their successors are people who are assigned to tell
us the truth, inform us the existence, rules and orders of Allah and raise us
as educated mature people. One must sincerely love and respect them. However,
one must not worship them. This is a blasphemy. All objects and humans are
creatures. Created things cannot be deity. No one but Allah has any power or
strength. The power, strength and all other qualities and skills possessed by
everything are granted by Allah. The creator of all humans and their actions is
also Allah.
Some people are mistaken by the things that
Allah (swt) created in the material world, the creation of them based on
reasons associated to certain rules and a program and obtaining certain results
when clinging to certain reasons. This leads them to regarding themselves as
powerful. Whereas Allah is the creator and absolute ruler of everything; He is
the absolute master of every information and power. He does not partner anyone
to His existence, attributes, creations and managing the universe. He is
unique. No one must have any doubt in this. Some verses from the Qur'an order:
“Say: He is Allah, the One;” (Ikhlas, 1)
“Allah. There is no god but He! To Him belong the most Beautiful Names.” (Ta-ha, 8)
“Your God is One God.” (Nahl, 22)
“If there were, in the heavens and the earth, other gods besides Allah,
there would have been ruin in both! but glory to Allah, the Lord of the Throne:
(High is He) above what they attribute to Him!” (Anbiyaa, 22)
“Say: If there had been (other) gods with Him, as they say,- behold, they
would certainly have sought out a way in submitting to the Lord of the Throne!” (Isra, 42)
“Had Allah wished to take to Himself a son, He could have chosen whom He
pleased out of those whom He doth create: but Glory be to Him! (He is above
such things.) He is Allah, the One, the Over powering.” (Zumar, 4)
• Allah is
able to survive on His own.
He is able to survive on His own; He does not
need anything to maintain his existence. Whereas all the created things need
Allah to survive. Because, Allah blesses them with energy and meet their needs.
Let's think about ourselves. If we do not get oxygen for 10 minutes, we die.
This applies to all living beings. They would die if they can't get the food,
temperature, oxygen etc. that they need to survive. Allah does not need
anything, however everyone and everything need Him. He meets the needs of every
being and enables them to survive. Some verses from the Qur'an order:
“Allah. There is no god but He,-the Living, the Self-subsisting, Supporter
of all. No slumber can seize Him nor sleep. His are all things in the heavens
and on earth.” (Baqarah, 255)
“And among His Signs is this, that heaven and earth stand by His Command:” (Rum, 25)
“Allah, the Eternal, Absolute;” (Ikhlas, 2)
“O ye men! It is ye that have need of Allah. but Allah is the One Free of
all wants, worthy of all praise.” (Fatir, 15)
• Allah does
not have any similarity with anything He created.
Allah does not have any similarity with anything
He created. Nothing is same or similar to Him.
“And there is none like unto Him.” (Ikhlas, 4)
“There is nothing whatever like unto Him…” (Shura, 11)
Dear Readers,
No one can know, understand and comprehend the
entity of our creator Allah. We can only understand His existence through His
attributes that are given in the Qur'an and hadiths and His work and affect in
the material world. He sometimes creates unexpected reasons and makes one of his
souls’ pray come true. And sometimes He prevents things happening even humans
want them so much, by creating various reason. Everything He does for his souls
is good and fair for them and they are His mercy and grace. All the prophets
chosen since the beginning of earth have tried to tell us Allah with His six
attributes which are summarized in the world "Lailaheillallah" (there
is no god, but Allah).
Dear Readers,
You have to accept Allah as described by Allah's
prophets who are protected from all lies. Do not try to understand the
attributes of Allah as you would comprehend the qualities of an object using
your five senses. These [attributes] cannot be comprehended using the five
senses. They can only be understood by reasoning. A horse or a dog was created
to recognize their owners but they were not created to realize and manage a
five-ten year long project. Similarly, you were created to recognize your Lord,
manage the world and produce projects that will last for 50-100 years and on
using the mind and superior skills that Allah blessed you with, however, you
were not created to understand Allah with your sense organs. You do not have
the power to do that. Therefore, you have to be contented with the information
passed on by His prophets.
Everyone on earth benefit from His mercy and
grace. But, only those who truly believe in Him and depend on His rules will
benefit from His mercy and grace afterlife. Therefore, do not waste your life
by going after the superficial desires of yourself. Don't forget that the
Creator's punishment is very severe just as His blessing and goodness are
plenty. The earth is a place of acquirement for afterlife. Do not miss this
opportunity!... It will be too late for remorse afterwards...
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