Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (62) | Types of deviation in the chapter on names and attributes
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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.