Questions To A Muslim Child (2)

What would be your answer to someone who asked how many gods there were?

I would answer that there is only one.

What is your evidence that there is only one Allah?

My evidence is the first verse (ayah) of the Surah allkhlas.

What is the meaning of the verse (ayah) ?

The meaning is; "Say: He is Allah, the One and Only!"

What is your reasonable evidence that Allah exists?

The existence of this universe and the continuation of its system and order.

Would it be right to think about the essence of Allah?

No, it would be improper to think about the essence of Allah because reason is incapable of understanding it. One can only think about the qualitiea of Allah.

What are The Divine Attributes of Allah?

The Divine Attributes of Allah the Most High are classified in two groups: the Divine Attributes of the Being of Allah (al Sifat al-Dhatiyyah) are six and the immutable of the Divine Essence of Allah (al-Sifat-al-Thubutiyyah) are eight.

What are the Divine Attributes of the Being of Allah?

Al-Wujud : He is the Existing One,
Al-Qidam : He is the Pre-Eternal One,
Al-Baqah : He is the Everlasting One,
Al-Wahdaniyyah : He is the Unique One,
Al-Mukhalafatun lil Khawadith : He is Unlike the Created,
Al-Qiyam bi'nafsihi : He is the Self-Existing One.

What are the Immutable Attributes of the Divine Essence of Allah?

Al-Hayat : Hei s the Living and Resurrecting One,
Al-Ilm : He is the All-Knowing One: Allah the Most High knows everything to such an extent that He even knows the secret intentions of the heart,
Al-Sami : He is the All-Hearing One: Allah the Most High hears eveything,
Al-Baseer : He is the All-Seeing One: Allah the Most High can see a black ant crawling on a black rock in the dark of night and He can hear the sound of its moving limbs,
Al-Iradhah: He has Absolute Will: Alalh the Most High has the quality of divine Determination so that He does whatever He wishes and in whatever manner He wishes,
Al-Qudrah : He is the Omnipotent, the Almighty One, and He has power over all things,
Al-Qalam : His manner of Speech is Unique to Him; Alalh the Most High spaeks without need of letters or souns,
Al-Taqwin : He is the Creator from nothing of all things and beings.