Translating the Names of Allah into a language other than Arabic
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is it permissible to translate the Names of Allah into a language other than Arabic, or is this a form of distortion and deviation?
Answer:
This is not permissible. The Qur'an is not translated in its wording; only its meaning, that is, its interpretation, is translated. Yes, the interpretation of the Names and Attributes of Allah is translated, but the Name or Attribute itself is not translated.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is it permissible to translate the Names of Allah into a language other than Arabic, or is this a form of distortion and deviation?
Answer:
This is not permissible. The Qur'an is not translated in its wording; only its meaning, that is, its interpretation, is translated. Yes, the interpretation of the Names and Attributes of Allah is translated, but the Name or Attribute itself is not translated.
Source
شرح العقيدة الواسطية، العقيدة الواسطية 19-06-1437هـ — alfawzan.live (1:02:06)
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