Topic: Allah Exists Without A Place

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ALLAH EXISTS WITHOUT A PLACE
Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. To Allah belong the endowments, befitting perfection, and commendations. We ask Allah to raise the rank of Prophet Muhammad ? ? ? , and to protect his nation from what he fears for it. Thereafter:
The belief that Allah, ta^ala, exists without a place is the creed of the Messenger of Allah ? ? ? , the Companions, and those who graciously followed them, and it shall so be until the Day of Judgment. The proof of this precious statement is what Allah said in the Qur'an, in Surat ash-Shura, ayah 11:
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which means: <<There is absolutely nothing like Allah whatsoever, and He has the attributes of Hearing and Seeing.>> This ayah absolutely clears Allah of resembling the creations. It comprises that Allah, ta^ala, is absolutely different from the creations in the Self, Attributes, and Actions. Hence, it shows that Allah, ta^ala, exists without a place, because whatever exists in a place is, by nature, i.e., composed of particles, i.e., it is a body, occupying a space. Allah, ta^ala, is clear of occupying spaces.
Al-Bukhariyy, al-Bayhaqiyy and Ibnul-Jarud related that the Messenger of Allah,??? ? ? ?   said:
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which means: << Allah existed eternally and nothing else existed.>> This hadith proves that only Allah existed without a beginning, i.e., before creating any of the creation. There was nothing with Allah: no place, no space, no sky, no Earth, no light, and no darkness. It is determined in the rules of the Religion and the judgments of the sound mind that Allah, the Exalted, does not change. Hence, it is impossible that after having been existing without a place, Allah will change and dwell in a place, because this is a development. The development is a sign of needing others, and the one who needs others is not God.
Imam Abu Mansur al-Baghdadiyy related in his book, Al-Farqu Baynal-Firaq, that Imam ^Aliyy, the fourth of the caliphs, may Allah reward his deeds, said:
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which means: << Allah existed eternally and there was no place, and He now is as He was. [i.e., without a place]>>
Imam Abu Hanifah, who is one of the authorities of Salaf, said in his book Al-Fiqh al-Absat: << Allah existed eternally and there was no place. He existed before creating the creation. He existed, and there was no place, creation, or thing. He is the Creator of everything.>>
Imam Hafidh al-Bayhaqiyy said in his book, Al-Asma'u was-Sifat, on page 400: <<...What was mentioned towards the end of the hadith is an evidence for negating that Allah has a place and negating that the slave is alike to Allah . Allah, the Exalted, is adh-Dhahir () . Hence, it is valid to know about Him by proofs. Allah is al-Batin (). Hence, it is invalid that He dwells in a place.>> Al-Bayhaqiyy also said: <<Some of our companions used, as a proof to refute attributing the place to Allah, the saying of the Prophet: ? ? ?   ,  <<You are adh-Dhahir () and there is nothing above You, and You are al-Batin () and there is nothing underneath You." Therefore, if there is nothing above Him and nothing underneath Him, He is not in a place."

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