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Tawḥīd al-Asmāʾ wa al-Ṣifāt (Names and Attributes)

Tawḥīd (Uṣūl al-Dīn)Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jamāʿah

Affirming the names and attributes God affirms for Himself, without distortion, denial, asking how, or likening Him to creation.

Dimension I

Definition

What it is — and what it is not

What it is
  • S1In the Sacred Law — Affirming the names and attributes God affirms for Himself, as befits His majesty.
Wisdoms
  • S2Knowing God by His names deepens love, hope, and awe of Him.
Boundary of meaning
  • S3Its method — Affirmed without distortion (taḥrīf), denial (taʿṭīl), asking how (takyīf), or likening to creation (tamthīl). [1.2]

Dimension II

In practice

How to deal with it

No practical guidance recorded yet.

References

  1. Qurʾān 112:1–4; 42:11.

    • 1.1

      Q 112:1–4 — Say: He is God, One; God, the Eternal Refuge; He neither begets nor is born, and there is none comparable to Him.

      Established
    • 1.2

      Q 42:11 — There is nothing like unto Him, and He is the Hearing, the Seeing.

      AmbiguityCorroboratedweaker than the source overall (Established)

      A decisive proof-text for affirming attributes without likening God to creation; schools differ on the method of interpreting reported attributes, so this passage anchors the principle rather than settling every case.

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