In Allah’s name, the most gracious the especially Merciful. All the perfect and good
names belong to Allah exclusively. Allah said: “He is Allah the Creator, the Maker, the
Fashioner; His are the most excellent names; whatever is in the heavens and the earth
declares His glory; and He is the Mighty, the Wise.” Surah Al-Hashr, Verse 24
According to Nasir-A Sa’di, Allah is incomparable in terms of his names and attributes.
Even if the whole of creatures come together to provide something, Allah’s attributes
still will stand out to be unique and perfect. Among some of the important point of his
work are the following.
There is perfection and beautification of Allah’s attributes. This is because there
exist not even a single defect, deficiency nor mistake in his attributes.
The names of Allah are proper names and descriptive. Meaning that they refers
to Allah himself and it descriptive nature shows it interpretation.
Can only be obtain from revelations. Meaning that one can only accept a
particular attribute of Allah if it is proven by the Qur’aan and authentic Sunnah of
the prophet Muhammad Sallallahu-Alayhim-wasallam.
Unspecified Number. This shows that Allah’s names and attributes are not limited
to a specific number as described by one inauthentic Hadith as ninety nine.
According At-Tamimi, knowledge about Allah’s attributes and names increases one in
eeman. Such that the more one becomes aware of the attributes of Allah, His faith
increases.
When one lack knowledge about the attributes and names of Allah, His heart will be
dissatisfaction, lack of happiness and security. The heart that does not know Allah’s
attributes is tormented and unstable.
The knowledge about Allah’s attributes and knowledge is the most noble and important
aspect of knowledge. This is by singling Allah’s attributes out from all others and by
knowing the accurate knowledge they possess. By this, one knows Allah better.
According to Nasir-A Sa’di, some of Allah’s names and attributes are as follows:
Ar-Rab (the Lord)
Al-Malik (the king, master or owner)
Alladhi- lahul – Mulk (The one to whom belong the dominion)
Al-Wahid /Al-Ahad (the one)
According to Al-Munajjid, Allah’s attributes and names are explained just as he
explained them himself and as what is explained by the prophet Muhammad Sallallahu-
Alayhim-wasallam without liking them to the attributes of creatures and also, without
rejecting them. Any of the names whose meaning was not explain by the Qur’aan, the
prophet Muhammad Sallallahu-Alayhim-wasallam and the companions should be left
like that without any attempt to explain them.
Anyone who rejects all the attributes of Allah or any of the attributes of Allah is a
disbeliever. Thus, anyone who do not accepts the explanation of Allah’s attributes given
by himself or from the prophet Muhammad Sallallahu-Alayhim-wasallam.
Further, anyone who misinterpret the attributes of Allah is an innovator. Thus, those
who misinterpret the attributes of Allah from other than those Explanation from the
Quran and Sunnah of the prophet Muhammad Sallallahu-Alayhim-wasallam. He is an
innovator and does not Send him out from Islam. Example is those who misinterpret
Allah’s hand as his power of which He and his Messenger Sallallahu-Alayhim-wasallam
did not explain as so.
According to Nasir-A Sa’di, the names and attributes of Allah are to be described on
how Allah and His Messenger Sallallahu-Alayhim-wasallam described them and those
which were not explained should be taken by their literal meaning. Any attempt to
explain it in one own way is accusing the prophet Muhammad Sallallahu-Alayhim-
wasallam and his companions for not passing down the true message to us.
Also any attempt to explain what was not explain is an addition into Islam and any
addition is rejected.
On the authority of the mother of the faithful, Aisha (ra), who said: The Messenger of
Allah (ﷺ) said, "He who innovates something in this matter of ours (i.e., Islam) that is
not of it will have it rejected (by Allah)."
[Bukhari ; Muslim]
In another version in Muslim it reads: "He who does an act which we have not
commanded, will have it rejected (by Allah)."Sahih
For Instance, the Mutazilah, the Asharis and Qarameta disagree with each other
regarding some of the attributes of Allah. If every Scholar should interpret what Allah
has kept hidden, then there will be Differences of opinion in the religion. So the opinion
of the Ahlil-Sunnah Wal-jamaa is to keep what Allah kept hidden at the way it is without
any effort to explain it. Moreover, how is one going to know whether how he explain it is
the exact meaning Allah and His Messenger Sallallahu-Alayhim-wasallam would have
explained it.
One should therefor save himself from the calamity that will befall the innovators on the
day of Judgement by obeying Allah and His Messenger and disassociating oneself from
innovation.
In conclusion, Allah’s attributes and names are unique to himself and are incomparable
to other or all the creatures.
There number of Allah’s names is not restricted to a certain number.
Allah’s names and attributes are to be derived from only his own words(Quran) and the
authentic Sunnah of his Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu-Alayhim-wasallam.
Allah’s attributes are to be interpreted in a way he explained them himself from the
Quran and Sunnah. Any attributes that was not explained by the Qur’aan and Sunnah
should be left by their direct translation.
Any person that rejects any or all the attributes and names of Allah confirmed by the
Qur’aan and Sunnah goes out from Islam.
Any person that tries to explain what the Quran and Sunnah did not explain or
misinterpret their meanings is an innovator and anything added to Islam is rejected.
Therefore it is not allowed to misinterpret the attributes of Allah.
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At-Tamimi, Tawheed of Allah’s most beautiful names and lofty Attributes(the
belief of Ahlil-Sunnah Wal-jamaa) , The Importance of Tawheed Al-asma wa-
Sifaat, page 17-37.
Islamqa.com, ruling on the one who misinterpret the attributes of Allah, may he
be exalted, https://islamqa.info/en/answers/179588/ruling-on-one-who-
misinterprets-the-attributes-of-allah-may-he-be-exalted
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40 Hadith Nawawi, Hadith 5.
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