Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (97) | The difference between the agency of the Creator and the agency of the creature
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
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The difference between the agency of the Creator and the agency of the created.
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The fact that both the Creator and the created share the title of "agent" (wakil) does not imply that they share the same nature in this attribute.
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For Allah, glorified be He, His attributes do not resemble the attributes of the created in any way.
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Among the most important differences between these two types of agency:
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First, Allah’s agency over His creation is inherent to His own Essence.
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It does not require any appointment or authorization from anyone.
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Whereas the agency of any human being is not valid,
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except through an appointment from the principal to the agent.
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Second, Allah’s agency over His creation is universal in every matter.
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While the agency of a created being is limited only to what the principal permits their agent to do.
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Third, Allah, glorified be He, fulfills what He has taken charge of and guaranteed with complete perfection.
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It is impossible for any shortcoming or flaw to affect it.
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As for a created being who is appointed to a specific task or given general agency,
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they may fulfill what they were appointed to do, or only a portion of it.
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Even this fulfillment on their part only occurs through the help and success granted by Allah, glorified be He.
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Furthermore, they may be prone to shortcomings in what they were appointed to do,
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whether due to a lack of trustworthiness in that regard,
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or because their circumstances fluctuate from one state to another.
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At times, they may be capable of what they were appointed to do,
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and at other times, incapable of it.
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They may be wealthy at one time and poor at another.
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They may be knowledgeable about one thing and ignorant of another.
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They may be alive at one time and dead at another.
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Allah, whose majesty is exalted, is far removed from any such shortcomings.