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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the difference between the names of Allah the Exalted and what is reported regarding Allah the Exalted by way of information?

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Question:
And to you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: What is the criterion by which we distinguish between the names of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, and what is reported regarding Him, Glorified and Exalted is He, by way of information?

Answer:
The names of Allah are what Allah is called by; He named Himself with them. As for information about Him, that is broader than the category of names; it is broader than the category of names. For example, Allah built His structure; it came, and your Lord came. You do not take from this a name like "the one who comes" or "the one who is coming"; you do not take from it a verb. This is what is taken from it as a name because it is from the category of information; it is from the category of information.
"Whoever comes to me walking, I will come to him running." You do not take from this a name for Allah, saying "Allah is the one who runs." No, this is only from the category of information, not from the category of naming. So the category of information about Allah is broader than the category of names.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1424- 4717] ما الفرق بين أسماء الله تعالى وبين ما ورد على جهة الإخبار عن الله تعالى؟ -صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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