Is it permissible to derive the name "The Maker" for Allah the Exalted from His saying (Glorified and Exalted is He): "The making of Allah, who perfected everything"?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In His saying[An-Naml 27:88], is the name "the Maker" taken from this?
Answer:
It is a report informing about Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and it is not called "the Maker," but rather it is a report about Allah. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In His saying
[It is] the work of Allah, who perfected all things
صُنْعَ اللَّهِ الَّذِي أَتْقَنَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍAnswer:
It is a report informing about Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and it is not called "the Maker," but rather it is a report about Allah. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 178- هل يشتق لله تعالى اسم "الصانع" من قوله سبحانه: ﴿صنع الله الذي أتقن كل شيء﴾؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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