Are any of the names of Allah al-Ahad, and is it specific to Allah?
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it taken from His saying, Glorified and Exalted is He,[Al-Ikhlas 112:1] that al-Ahad is among the beautiful names of Allah?
The Shaykh:
Yes, al-Ahad al-Samad. What do you say, al-Ahad alone? Al-Ahad al-Samad, yes.
The questioner:
He says: Is this name specific to Allah the Exalted, since al-Ahad is defined by the definite article?
The Shaykh:
Yes, no one is called al-Ahad except Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He). Therefore, there are many people named 'Abd al-Ahad, meaning Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He). Yes, I have a connection, so let us suffice with this much. And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it taken from His saying, Glorified and Exalted is He,
Say, "He is Allah, [who is] One,
قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌThe Shaykh:
Yes, al-Ahad al-Samad. What do you say, al-Ahad alone? Al-Ahad al-Samad, yes.
The questioner:
He says: Is this name specific to Allah the Exalted, since al-Ahad is defined by the definite article?
The Shaykh:
Yes, no one is called al-Ahad except Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He). Therefore, there are many people named 'Abd al-Ahad, meaning Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He). Yes, I have a connection, so let us suffice with this much. And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [4714- 4717] هل من أسماء الله الأحد وهل هو خاص بالله؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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