What is the difference between the names and the attributes?
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Question:
What is the difference between the names and the attributes?
Answer:
Answer: The names are the designations that point to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Allah has the Most Beautiful Names, and He has many names that no one knows except Him. He taught us some of them and kept the knowledge of the rest to Himself. The multitude of names indicates perfection, majesty, and greatness. As for the attributes, they are what these names indicate. From al-Sami' (The All-Hearing), the attribute of hearing is derived; from al-Basir (The All-Seeing), the attribute of sight is derived, so Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) is described with sight; from al-'Alim (The All-Knowing), the attribute of knowledge is derived, and so on.
What is the difference between the names and the attributes?
Answer:
Answer: The names are the designations that point to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Allah has the Most Beautiful Names, and He has many names that no one knows except Him. He taught us some of them and kept the knowledge of the rest to Himself. The multitude of names indicates perfection, majesty, and greatness. As for the attributes, they are what these names indicate. From al-Sami' (The All-Hearing), the attribute of hearing is derived; from al-Basir (The All-Seeing), the attribute of sight is derived, so Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) is described with sight; from al-'Alim (The All-Knowing), the attribute of knowledge is derived, and so on.
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