The other Attributes of Allâhu ta’âlâ are either i’tibârî (thought to exist) or selbî (impossible to exist). For example, qidam (not nonexistent before His existence), ezeliyyat (not having a beginning as an existence), wujûb (impossible to cease to exist), and ulûhiyyat. For example, Allâhu ta’âlâ is not a substance. He is not of a substance. He is not matterial. He is not a state. He does not have a place. He is not with time. He has not entered anything or settled in any place. He is not limited or surrounded by anything. He is not on any side or in any direction. He is not connected with anything. He does not resemble anything. He does not have a likeness or an opposite. He does not have a mother, father, wife or children. [He who says, “Allah, the Father,” becomes a kâfir.] All these are things that exist in creatures, in beings that were created later. They are all signs of a defect and fault. They are all sifât-i selbiyya. All perfect Attributes exist in Allâhu ta’âlâ. No defective attributes exist in Him.
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