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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.

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The types of deviation regarding the Names and Attributes of Allah.

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Deviation in the realm of Allah’s Names and Attributes takes various forms.

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It ranges from negation (ta'til), anthropomorphism (tashbih), representation (tamthil), and distortion (tahrif).

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As for negation—that is, denying the Names of Allah, the Almighty and Majestic,

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and denying the attributes and meanings they encompass—

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it is an act of disbelief (kufr),

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because it constitutes a rejection of the explicit verses of the Noble Qur'an,

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which affirm for Allah the Most Beautiful Names and the Most Exalted Attributes.

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As for anthropomorphism or representation,

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which is likening the Creator, glory be to Him, to the creation,

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it is also an act of disbelief,

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because it contradicts the statement of Allah, the Almighty and Majestic:

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﴾There is nothing like unto Him﴿.

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And His statement:

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“And there is none comparable unto Him.” (112:4)

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It is of two types:

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First:

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Likening the attribute of the Creator, glory be to Him, to the attribute of the creation,

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such as one who says:

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"He has a hand like my hand,"

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or "hearing like my hearing,"

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and so on.

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Exalted is Allah far above that.

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This is something that almost no one asserts,

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except for what is known of the extinct Karramiyyah sect.

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Second:

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Deriving names for false, alleged deities from the names of the True God,

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such as deriving the name 'al-Lat' from 'Allah',

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or 'al-'Uzza' from 'al-'Aziz'.

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As for distortion (tahrif),

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it is what the people of innovation call 'interpretation' (ta'wil).

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Some of this is also an act of disbelief,

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such as the interpretations of the Batiniyyah,

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which are not based on any semblance of evidence.

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Some of it is a misguided innovation,

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such as the interpretations of those who negate the attributes.

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And some of it occurs by mistake.

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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.