The Noble Verse: (And they disbelieve in the Most Merciful)
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Question:
A questioner asks about the Noble Verse (And they disbelieve in the Most Merciful): What is its meaning? May you be rewarded.
Answer:
Answer: The polytheists do not acknowledge the names and attributes of Allah, and they deny the Most Merciful, saying, "We do not know the Most Merciful except the Most Merciful of al-Yamamah." This was during the Treaty of al-Hudaybiyyah, when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered that the treaty be written. He instructed 'Ali to write the treaty between him and the polytheists. So 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) wrote, "In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy." They said, "Write, 'In the name of your God,' for we do not know the Most Merciful." So Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said: (And they disbelieve in the Most Merciful. Say: He is my Lord; there is no deity except Him), and (Say: Call upon Allah or call upon the Most Merciful; whichever you call, to Him belong the best names). Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said in the clear, decisive revelation: (And to Allah belong the best names, so call upon Him by them and leave those who distort [truth] regarding His names. They will be recompensed for what they used to do). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, Allah has ninety-nine names, that is, a hundred minus one. Whoever enumerates them will enter Paradise." In another hadith, he said: "I ask You by Your greatest name, by which, when You are called, You respond, and when You are asked, You give." In another hadith, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I ask You by every name that is Yours, by which You named Yourself, or which You revealed in Your Book, or which You taught any of Your creation, or which You kept hidden in the knowledge of the unseen with You." So the names of Allah are innumerable, but among them are those that Allah has taught us, such as the ninety-nine, and names that no one knows except Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He).
A questioner asks about the Noble Verse (And they disbelieve in the Most Merciful): What is its meaning? May you be rewarded.
Answer:
Answer: The polytheists do not acknowledge the names and attributes of Allah, and they deny the Most Merciful, saying, "We do not know the Most Merciful except the Most Merciful of al-Yamamah." This was during the Treaty of al-Hudaybiyyah, when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered that the treaty be written. He instructed 'Ali to write the treaty between him and the polytheists. So 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) wrote, "In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy." They said, "Write, 'In the name of your God,' for we do not know the Most Merciful." So Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said: (And they disbelieve in the Most Merciful. Say: He is my Lord; there is no deity except Him), and (Say: Call upon Allah or call upon the Most Merciful; whichever you call, to Him belong the best names). Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said in the clear, decisive revelation: (And to Allah belong the best names, so call upon Him by them and leave those who distort [truth] regarding His names. They will be recompensed for what they used to do). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, Allah has ninety-nine names, that is, a hundred minus one. Whoever enumerates them will enter Paradise." In another hadith, he said: "I ask You by Your greatest name, by which, when You are called, You respond, and when You are asked, You give." In another hadith, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I ask You by every name that is Yours, by which You named Yourself, or which You revealed in Your Book, or which You taught any of Your creation, or which You kept hidden in the knowledge of the unseen with You." So the names of Allah are innumerable, but among them are those that Allah has taught us, such as the ninety-nine, and names that no one knows except Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He).
Source
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