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The idea of this was to reject the Mu'tazilite view that God's attributes were reducible to a description (wasf) of God, but, at the same time, to reject the Mu'tazilite contention that the affirmation of God's attributes as real entities would lead one to posit that there are, in addition to or other than God, eternal existents. [28]
A Muslim (مُسْلِم), the word for a follower of Islam, [16] is the active participle of the same verb form, and means "submitter (to God)" or "one who surrenders (to God)". In the Hadith of Gabriel , Islam is presented as one part of a triad that also includes imān (faith), and ihsān (excellence).
Muslims believe that Allah is the same God worshipped by the members of the Abrahamic religions that preceded Islam, i.e. Judaism and Christianity . [55] Creation and ordering of the universe is seen as an act of prime mercy for which all creatures sing his glories and bear witness to his unity and lordship.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 4 February 2025. Part of a series on Islam Allah (God in Islam) Allah Jalla Jalālah in Arabic calligraphy Theology Allah Names Attributes Phrases and expressions Islam (religion) Throne of God Sufi metaphysics Theology Schools of Islamic theology Oneness Kalam Anthropomorphism and corporealism ...
Other Muslims scholars suggested that the term derives from wilah (the object of mystery) since the nature of God is a mystery and perplexing for humans. [24] [25]: 162 The use of Allah as the name of a deity appears as early as the first century.
Yet, this God of love can also be ruthless, a God of justice, goodness and mercy. Unfortunately, it is sometimes incorrectly presumed by non-Muslims that the God of Islam is also a fierce war-like ...
The extensive debates and discussions on anthropomorphism, active from the beginning of the second Islamic century and seemingly ignited by the Mu'tazilites in response to traditionalist hadith transmitters, [7] [11] have often surrounded Quran verses and other traditions (especially the aḥādīth al-ṣifāt) that depict God and the attributes of God using anthropomorphic language. [12]
That resonates with me. It is one thing to talk about our ideals and principles as Muslims but I think it is important to live those ideals. People in positions of power and in the media — we are all kind of responsible for holding our politicians and journalists responsible for creating an atmosphere of love and understanding rather than fear.