WHERE IS ALLAH ???

WHERE IS ALLAH ???

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By Shaykh Mufti Muhammad Ibn
Adam (HA)Q:)

How should a Muslim respond to
where Allah Almighty is?

As this is great Aqidah confusion
between the ummah?

In the name of Allah, Most
Compassionate, Most Merciful,The
issue of “Where is Allah?” is
something that was never debated
or made a matter of dispute among
the Muslims throughout the ages
and eras. Unfortunately, due to
immense ignorance about our deen,
certain Muslims spend and waist
their precious time arguing about
petty and trivial issues and forget
about their real duties and
responsibilities.The belief (aqidah)
one must have regarding his Lord
and Creator is that Allah Almighty is
One, there is nothing like Him, there
is nothing that can overwhelm Him,
there is no god besides Him and He
is Eternal without a beginning and
Enduring without end. He will
neither perish nor come to an end
and nothing happens except what
He wills. No imagination can
conceive of Him and no
understanding can comprehend
Him. He is different from any
created being.Allah Most High says
about Himself:”There is nothing
whatever unto like Him.” (Surah al-
Shura, 11).And He says in Surah al-
Ikhlas:”And there is none like unto
Him.” (112: 4).

Due to the above and
other texts of the Qur’an and
Sunnah, one of the major beliefs a
Muslim must have regarding Allah
Most High is that there is no
creation that is similar to Him. If
Allah is regarded to be similar or
resemble or have any qualities of
His creation, then that would
constitute disbelief (Kufr).Imam Abu
Hamid al-Ghazali (Allah have mercy
on him) states:”Whoever thinks that
Allah has a body made of organs,
then he is an idol-worshipper
…Whosoever worships a body is
regarded a disbeliever by the
consensus of all the scholars, the
early scholars (salaf) and the late
(muta’akhirun)” (Iljam al-Anam an
Ilm al-Kalam, 6-8).If one believes
that there is nothing similar to Allah
in any way, then his Aqidah is
correct and there is no need for
disputes and arguments. I believe
that there isn’t a Muslim that really
believes that Allah is similar to his
creation in any way, thus disputes
and arguments must be avoided.
Yes, if one does believe that Allah
has hands, feet, face, etc…that is
similar to his creation, then without
doubt this person would come out
of the fold of Islam.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Regarding the question, “where is
Allah?”

1 Firstly, it should be remembered
that this is not something that one
will be asked about on the day of
Qiyamah. We are in need of people
really learning about the basics of
Islam, rather than engaging
themselves in these matters. Those
that argue and cause destruction
with such issues are normally
ignorant about even the basics of
Salat, Zakat, Hajj, etc… We need to
really wake up and smell the coffee!
2 Secondly, this question in itself is
wrong. We ask regarding the
whereabouts of a person that lives
in time and space. For example, I
encompass time, meaning I live in
time, and I have a body that needs
to fill some space.However, Allah,
Mighty and Majestic, is the creator
of time and space. If we limit Him
to any time or space, then this
would imply that we resemble Him
to his creation by giving Him a
body, as space is limited. If one was
to say that Allah is everywhere, then
this is wrong, as ‘everywhere’ is
limited and ends somewhere,
whereas Allah is not limited.Similar
ly, to say that Allah is on earth, sky,
moon, sun, throne, etc… is also
wrong, as all these things are
limited and to limit Allah to any
created thing is Kufr.Imam al-
Tahawi (Allah have mercy on him)
states in his famous al-Aqida al-
Tahawiyya:”He (Allah) is beyond
having limits placed on Him, or
being restricted, or having parts or
limbs. Nor is He contained by six
directions as all created things
are.” (P. 9).Imam al-Nasafi (Allah
have mercy on him) states:”He
(Allah) is not a body (jism), nor an
atom (jawhar), nor is He something
formed (musawwar), nor a thing
limited (mahdud), nor a thing
numbered (ma’dud), nor a thing
portioned or divided, nor a thing
compounded (mutarakkab), nor
does He come to end in Himself. He
is not described by quiddity (al-
ma’hiya), or by quality (al-kayfiyya),
nor is He placed in space (al-
makan), and time (al-zaman) does
not affect Him. Nothing resembles
Him, that is to say, nothing is like
Him.” (See: Sa’d al-Din al-Taftazani
Najm al-Din al-Nasafi, Sharh al-
Aqa’id al- Nasafiyya, 92-97).In
conclusion, one must have the
Aqidah that Allah Most High is pure
from space and time. It is wrong to
say that He is everywhere and it is
also wrong to believe that He is on
something, as all these are limited
whereas Allah Almighty is limitless.
However, we must believe that His
knowledge encompasses everything,
and he knows, sees and listens to
everything.

And Allah Ta’ala Knows Best.