التعريف
Affirming everything that Allah affirmed for Himself — and that His Messenger ﷺ affirmed for Him — of names and attributes, in a manner befitting His majesty, without distortion (taḥrīf), denial (ta‘ṭīl), how-questioning (takyīf), or likening to creation (tamthīl).
النطق: taw-HEED al-AS-mā' was-si-FĀT
الاشتقاق والجذر
Asmā' (أسماء) is the plural of ism (name); ṣifāt (صفات) is the plural of ṣifah (attribute). The category combines what Allah is called by and what He is described with.
الاستخدام في القرآن
'There is nothing like unto Him, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing.' (ash-Shūrā 42:11) — this single verse establishes both negation of likeness (against tashbīh) and affirmation of attributes (against ta‘ṭīl).
ملاحظات علمية
The methodology of Ahl us-Sunnah, as articulated by Imām Mālik regarding Allah's istiwā': 'The istiwā' is known, the how is unknown, belief in it is obligatory, and asking about it is an innovation.'
مفاهيم خاطئة شائعة
Some deviant groups (Jahmiyyah, Mu‘tazila, Ash‘arīs) deny or reinterpret Allah's attributes — claiming literal affirmation entails likening Him to creation. The Salaf affirmed without likening and negated likeness without denying.
التطبيق العملي
Learn the meanings of Allah's names — al-‘Afuww, ar-Razzāq, al-Ḥakīm — and worship Him through them: seek pardon from al-‘Afuww, sustenance from ar-Razzāq, wisdom from al-Ḥakīm.
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مصطلحات ذات صلة
المزيد من Aqeedah Terms
An innovation in religion not from the Prophet ﷺ.
Allah's divine decree — good and evil.
Submission to Allah with Tawheed.
Methodology — the path of understanding and applying Islam.
Allah alone is the Creator and Sustainer.
The intermediate realm between death and resurrection.