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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Explanation of the Attribute of Amazement for Allah the Exalted and Its Evidence

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Question:
And among the matters is what Allah has made you right regarding the authenticity of the hadith, meaning the consequences between the people so that they do not open the prayer, and what is the correct basis that one relies on if it is weak, and is there other evidence for the amazement of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He?

Answer:
Yes, in the Noble Qur'an, Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, mentions many things that indicate that Allah is amazed by the actions of these people, even if He does not explicitly use the word "amazement," but their meaning indicates His amazement, Glorified and Exalted is He, from them.
And if you are astonished, [O Muhammad] - then astonishing is their sayingوَإِن تَعْجَبْ فَعَجَبٌ قَوْلُهُمْ
[Ar-Ra'd 13:5]
, This is amazing from Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He; He is amazed by their actions, and His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is amazed by that, and other verses besides, but this verse is explicit:
And if you are astonishedوَإِن تَعْجَبْ فَعَجَبٌ
[Ar-Ra'd 13:5]
or Lot.
So He, Glorified and Exalted is He, is amazed by the fact that they consider it unlikely that Allah will return them, even though they acknowledge that Allah is the One who began them and created them from nothing. This is amazing: how do you make Allah incapable of recreating them when He is the One who began you and brought you into existence?
And if you are astonished, [O Muhammad] - then astonishing is their saying, "When we are dust, will we indeed be [brought] into a new creation?"وَإِن تَعْجَبْ فَعَجَبٌ قَوْلُهُمْ أَإِذَا كُنَّا تُرَابًا أَإِنَّا لَفِي خَلْقٍ جَدِيدٍ
[Ar-Ra'd 13:5]
? This is amazing. They know that Allah created them and began them from nothing, yet they deny that Allah will return them. This is making Allah, Exalted and Majestic is He, incapable. The verse affirms the attribute of amazement for Allah, Mighty and Majestic. Yes.
Source شرح لمعة الاعتقاد [ صالح الفوزان ]، بداية من قوله : فمما جاء من آيات الصفات — islamhouse.com (57:37)

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