Naming Allah as the Maker, the Engineer, and the One Who Finds Existence
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, we see in some books called "thought" books names attributed to Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He), such as the Maker, the Engineer, and the One Who Finds Existence.
The Shaykh:
This is introducing what is not part of them. This is deviation. The Maker, the Ancient, the Existent, the Thing, and the like—these are all introducing what is not among the names of Allah and adding to them. This is deviation, as the scholars have mentioned. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
However, one may inform in the sense of reporting, not in the sense of naming. One reports that Allah is the Maker of everything, distinct from everything. The scope of reporting is broader than the scope of names.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, we see in some books called "thought" books names attributed to Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He), such as the Maker, the Engineer, and the One Who Finds Existence.
The Shaykh:
This is introducing what is not part of them. This is deviation. The Maker, the Ancient, the Existent, the Thing, and the like—these are all introducing what is not among the names of Allah and adding to them. This is deviation, as the scholars have mentioned. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
However, one may inform in the sense of reporting, not in the sense of naming. One reports that Allah is the Maker of everything, distinct from everything. The scope of reporting is broader than the scope of names.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب قول الله - تعالى - : { وَلِلَّهِ الأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَى فَادْعُوهُ بِهَا وَذَرُوا الَّذِينَ يُلْحِدُونَ فِي أَسْمَائِهِ } — islamhouse.com (1:09:10)
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