Is it permissible to describe Allah the Exalted as an engineer?
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The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : The term "engineer" implies that one was ignorant and then learned, and this is not permissible. However, if one says "the engineering of creation" or "the engineering of the universe" or something similar, that may be excused because he attributed it to the doer, yes? Not the maker, for the maker is the doer. And Allah the Exalted said:, yes? Yes, indeed, but it is inferred from this. He did not learn, because an engineer cannot attain this title unless he has gone through stages; an engineer in the field of construction is in the position of a doctor in the other sciences.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : But this is what Allah affirmed for Himself:[An-Naml 27:88], yes.
The Shaykh : The term "engineer" implies that one was ignorant and then learned, and this is not permissible. However, if one says "the engineering of creation" or "the engineering of the universe" or something similar, that may be excused because he attributed it to the doer, yes? Not the maker, for the maker is the doer. And Allah the Exalted said:
the work of Allah
صُنعَ اللَّهِThe questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : But this is what Allah affirmed for Himself: