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This with the rulings that only few names and each of its attributes revealed and known in Qur'an and Hadiths, while the uncountably unrevealed names and their attributes are only known by Allah Himself. [23] [24] The basis of this rulings was the Hadith which said:
In Islamic theology, the attributes (ṣifāt, also meaning "property" or "quality" [1]) of God can be defined in one of two ways. Under divine simplicity, the attributes of God are verbal descriptions understood apophatically (negatively). God being "powerful" does not impute a distinct quality of "power" to God's essence but is merely to say ...
The baqarah (Arabic: بَقَرْة, cow) of the Israelites [3]; The dhiʾb (Arabic: ذِئب, wolf) that Jacob feared could attack Joseph, and who was blamed for his disappearance [22] [23]
Al-Asma' wa al-Sifat (Arabic: الأسماء والصفات, romanized: Divine names and attributes), is a major classic of Islamic theology authored by Al-Bayhaqi.It was said such a book had never existed like this before and for this reason the author was considered a pioneer in this field.
Khalq (arabic: خلق), which is the Arabic root word for the name of God Al-Khaliq, has three different meanings in the Arabic language: 1- Khalq means bringing something from non-existence into existence, which is believed to be an ability that God alone is capable of.
God’s name Al-Ghafūr occurs 91 times in the Quran, making it one of the most common names mentioned there, and is often mentioned alongside other Attributes of God: Ar-Raheem: is mentioned 72 times with Al-Ghafūr, one of the most common sets of pairs of Allah’s names. Al-Haleem ('The Forbearing one': 6 times. Al-’Afuww: 4 times.
Al Haleem has been explained to mean that Allah is forbearing and clement, where He gives an individual respite, or time to ask Him for forgiveness. Allah is not in haste to punish an individual for his sins. He even at times overlooks sins due to His attribute of Haleem. Al Ghaffur has been described as meaning Allah is "The Most Forgiving One ...
In his book, "al-Maqsad al-Asna fi Sharah Asma' Allahu al-Husna" (aka The best means in explaining Allah's Beautiful Names), Imam al-Ghazali translates al-Fattah as "He Who Opens all things". He goes on to explain that "He is the One by Whose Concern everything that is closed is opened, and (The One) by Whose guidance everything that is obscure ...