Describing Allah with the attribute of being Ancient
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The first question of Fatwa No. ( 19898 )
Q 1: I read in the book (Islamic Creed) by the Shaykh 'Abd al-Hamid ibn Badis , with commentary and verification by Muhammad al-Hasan Fudayla , that Allah is Ancient, and that this means He is the One whose existence was not preceded by non-existence, so there is no beginning to His existence. Is this established in the Book and the Sunnah?
A 1: The term (Al-Qadim) is not among the names of Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He), and His name (Al-Awwal) suffices for it. However, it is permissible to apply (Al-Qadim) to Allah the Exalted in the sense of description and information, not in the sense of names, as the precise scholars have explicitly stated.
And Allah knows best. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad and his family and companions.
Q 1: I read in the book (Islamic Creed) by the Shaykh 'Abd al-Hamid ibn Badis , with commentary and verification by Muhammad al-Hasan Fudayla , that Allah is Ancient, and that this means He is the One whose existence was not preceded by non-existence, so there is no beginning to His existence. Is this established in the Book and the Sunnah?
A 1: The term (Al-Qadim) is not among the names of Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He), and His name (Al-Awwal) suffices for it. However, it is permissible to apply (Al-Qadim) to Allah the Exalted in the sense of description and information, not in the sense of names, as the precise scholars have explicitly stated.
And Allah knows best. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad and his family and companions.
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