Every name of Allah from which an attribute is derived

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if we say Al-Jalil al-Ikram (The Majestic, The Generous), or Malik al-Mulk (The Owner of Sovereignty), or Rabb al-'Alamin (Lord of the Worlds), or Shadid al-Mahal (Severe in Retribution), do we consider these names or attributes?

Answer:
They are names from which attributes are derived. Every name has an attribute derived from it. Al-Sami' (The All-Hearing) yields the attribute of hearing, Al-Basir (The All-Seeing) yields the attribute of sight, and Al-Hayy (The Ever-Living) yields the attribute of life, and so on. Every name has an attribute derived from it. That is why they are called "beautiful names," because attributes are derived from them. They are not merely abstract names; rather, they are names with meanings and implications.