The Difference Between the Names of Allah and His Attributes
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, we read and learn about the names of Allah and His attributes. What is the difference between a name, the names of Allah, and His attributes?
Answer:
The names are like al-Rahman, al-Rahim, Malik yawm al-din, al-Aziz, al-Hakim, and so on. These are the names, and from each name an attribute is derived. So al-Rahman and al-Rahim contain the attribute of mercy, al-Aziz contains the attribute of might, and al-Karim contains the attribute of generosity, and so forth. Every name indicates an attribute. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, we read and learn about the names of Allah and His attributes. What is the difference between a name, the names of Allah, and His attributes?
Answer:
The names are like al-Rahman, al-Rahim, Malik yawm al-din, al-Aziz, al-Hakim, and so on. These are the names, and from each name an attribute is derived. So al-Rahman and al-Rahim contain the attribute of mercy, al-Aziz contains the attribute of might, and al-Karim contains the attribute of generosity, and so forth. Every name indicates an attribute. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/083 — archive.org (5:51)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.