Topic: Yadullah does not mean the "hand of Allah"!

[Devoted]

Praise be to Allah, and may Allah raise the rank of Prophet Muhammad,

Let it be clear, that It is permissible to say that Allah is attributed with a yad which is not like ours. Because Allah attributed al-yad to Himself in Al-Qur’an. The term al-yad has many meanings in the Arabic language. It can mean the organ hand. It can also mean the oath. It can also mean power, and it can also mean ^inayah (care).

It has 14 different meanings in the Arabic language. So if a person says “Allah has a yad which is not like ours,” we can take the meaning which befits Allah and not a meaning which is attributed to creations. That is, it does not mean the organ hand.

But it is permissible to attribute to Allah al-yad because Allah attributed this to Himself.

The same case for the attribute of al-wajh and al-^ayn. But al-udhun is not permissible to attribute to Allah because it means ear. But al-wajh, al-yad and al-^ayn have many meanings in the Arabic language.

And it is mentioned in Al-Qur’an that Allah is attributed with al-wajh, al-yad and al-^ayn. Hence we confirm these attributes to Allah ta^ala, with meanings which are befitting to Allah, and definitely not with meanings which apply to created things. As to the body (jism), it's not reported in Al-Qur’an or hadith that it is attributed to Allah, and it so it is not permissible to attribute Allah with body. This is why Imam Ahmad denounced the one who attributed body to Allah.


Bear that in mind.

Wallahu A^lam.

[Devoted]

The Muhkam and the Mutashabih Verses

For one to understand this subject properly, one must know that in Al-Qur’an there are verses which are muhkam and verses which are mutashabih. Allah ta^ala said “Huwal-ladhi anzala ^alaykal-Kitaba, minhu ayatum muhkamatun, hunna Ummul-Kitabi, wa ukharu mutashabihat,” (Surat Al ^Imran: 7) which means “Allah is the one who revealed the Book of Al-Qur’an, in which are verses which are muhkam, and this is theUmmul-Kitab, and other verses which are mutashabih.”

This ayah shows explicitly that Al-Qur’an contains two kinds of verses: the muhkam and the mutashabih verse. It also indicates that the basis of the Book are the muhkam verses. Ummul-Kitab means the foundation of the Book of Al-Qur’an.

[Devoted]

The muhkam verse is that which, according to the Arabic language, can only bear one meaning, or that which the intended meaning is clear. This means that everyone who knows the Arabic language would immediately know the intended meaning. Like the verse “Laysa kamithlihi shay’,” and the verse “Wa lam yakun lahu kufuan ahad,” and the verse “Hal ta^lamu lahu samiyya.”

Anyone who knows the Arabic language will immediately understand from these ayahs that the meaning is that Allah does not have an equal or a similar. Because according to the Arabic language, these verses do not accept any other meaning. This is why anyone who knows the Arabic language will immediately understand this meaning. The meaning is clear. Such verses are called the muhkam verses. Allah ta^ala told us that these verses are the Ummul-Kitab, that is, the foundation of the Book.

The mutashabih verse is the verse whose meaning is not immediately clear. In the Arabic language, when one says “Ishtabahal-amru ^alayhi,” it means that this matter is not immediately clear to him. Ishtabaha and mutashabih has the same root. Hence the meaning of mutashabih is that whose meaning is not immediately clear. In other words, it can have different meanings, and for one to deduce the acceptable meaning, one has to look into the different meanings. Like the ayah “Ar-Rahmanu ^alal-^Arshi-stawa.”


Allah knows best.

[Zahedah]

Originally posted by Devoted
Praise be to Allah, and may Allah raise the rank of Prophet Muhammad,

Let it be clear, that It is permissible to say that Allah is attributed with a yad which is not like ours. Because Allah attributed al-yad to Himself in Al-Qur’an. The term al-yad has many meanings in the Arabic language. It can mean the organ hand. It can also mean the oath. It can also mean power, and it can also mean ^inayah (care).

It has 14 different meanings in the Arabic language. So if a person says “Allah has a yad which is not like ours,” we can take the meaning which befits Allah and not a meaning which is attributed to creations. That is, it does not mean the organ hand.

Ma sha'a Allah the Arabic language is very rich in meanings.  14 definitions?!? Subhana Allah!  That is why we have to be soooo cautious when translating.  We can NOT translate literally from Arabic to English word for word.  First we have to analyze the meaning in Arabic and then translate that meaning to English.  This is why I only trust http://WWW.AICP.ORG.  I can rely on their translations and rest assured that they are not translating literally and that they are very cautious of the terms and phrases they use.
 

But it is permissible to attribute to Allah al-yad because Allah attributed this to Himself.

The same case for the attribute of al-wajh and al-^ayn. But al-udhun is not permissible to attribute to Allah because it means ear. But al-wajh, al-yad and al-^ayn have many meanings in the Arabic language.

And it is mentioned in Al-Qur’an that Allah is attributed with al-wajh, al-yad and al-^ayn. Hence we confirm these attributes to Allah ta^ala, with meanings which are befitting to Allah, and definitely not with meanings which apply to created things. As to the body (jism), it's not reported in Al-Qur’an or hadith that it is attributed to Allah, and it so it is not permissible to attribute Allah with body. This is why Imam Ahmad denounced the one who attributed body to Allah.

Bear that in mind.

Wallahu A^lam.

Baraka Allahu feek Brother Devoted for emphasizing this point.  May Allah reward you greatly for spreading the correct belief of Islam.

[SadaQa]

may Allah bless you bro devoted.
Ameen

[Devoted]

ameen.