The First Principle: The names of Allah the Exalted are all beautiful: meaning they reach the highest degree of beauty. Allah the Exalted said: {And to Allah belong the most beautiful names}.
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The Shaykh :"The First Principle: The names of Allah the Exalted are all beautiful: meaning they reach the highest degree of beauty. Allah the Exalted said: [Al-A'raf 7:180]" It is mentioned in the Qur'an in three places:
Allah the Exalted said:[Al-A'raf 7:180] This is in Surat al-A'raf. Yes.
And Allah the Exalted said:[Taha 20:8] Yes, in Surat Ta-Ha.
And He the Exalted said:[Al-Hashr 59:24] This is in Surat al-Hashr.
And al-Hasani, as we told you, is the feminine form of ahsan, meaning it reaches the highest degree of beauty. Some people found difficulty with this word "highest degree" and said that the beauty of the names of Allah has no limit or end.
It is said: The meaning of "highest degree" here is that nothing is above it in beauty. That is the intended meaning. Otherwise, it is well known that the attributes of Allah the Exalted have no end and no limit, because no matter how much a person tries to confine them to a limit, he finds no way to do so.
And to Allah belong the best names
وَلِلَّهِ الأسماء الْحُسْنَىAllah the Exalted said:
And to Allah belong the best names, so invoke Him by them
ولله الأسماء الحسنى فادعوه بهاAnd Allah the Exalted said:
Allah - there is no deity except Him. To Him belong the best names.
الله لا إله إلا هو له الأسماء الحسنىAnd He the Exalted said:
to Him belong the best names. Whatever is in the heavens
له الأسماء الحسنى يسبح له ما في السماواتAnd al-Hasani, as we told you, is the feminine form of ahsan, meaning it reaches the highest degree of beauty. Some people found difficulty with this word "highest degree" and said that the beauty of the names of Allah has no limit or end.
It is said: The meaning of "highest degree" here is that nothing is above it in beauty. That is the intended meaning. Otherwise, it is well known that the attributes of Allah the Exalted have no end and no limit, because no matter how much a person tries to confine them to a limit, he finds no way to do so.