Aqeedah - Session 3 of 4
Allah's Perfect Names and Attributes What Will You Learn In This Session The virtues of knowing Allah's names & attributes The basic principles The statement of Imaam Maalik Principles that relate to Allah's names All of Allah's names are the pinnacle of perfection Allah's names are both names and attributes The proof for rule no.2 Allah's names are taken as they come, there is no place for the intellect when discussing them. Allah's names do not have a fixed number Deviation with regard to Allah's names is of different types: Principles that relate to Allah's attributes All of Allah's attributes are the pinnacle of perfection There are more attributes than names Allah's attributes are of two types Those attributes which Allah and His Messenger affirmed for Him Those attributes which we affirm for Allah are of two types: Two great sins must be avoided with regard to Allah's attributes: Allah's attributes are taken as they come Principles that relate to the proofs for Allah's names & attributes There are only two ways of affirming Allah's names & attributes: The Qur'an & the Sunnah. Words with ambiguous meanings It is obligatory to understand Allah's names & attributes by their apparent meaning The meaning of Allah's names & attributes have two aspects: Misguidance with regard to Allah's names & attributes Every person who compares Allah to his creation has denied an aspect of Allah's names; attributes, and vice-versa
