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IN THE NAME OF ALLAHIN THE NAME OF ALLAHMOST COMPASIONATEMOST COMPASIONATEMOST MERCIFULMOST MERCIFUL
““INTRODUCTION TO THE INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF TAUSTUDY OF TAUHHEED”EED”
Intermediate Level Islamic course in English for Adultsconducted by Ustaz Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail
A NEW MODULE
BATCH-COURSE [2012]
16 weekly class started from: 3 March 2012 16 weekly class started from: 3 March 2012 Every Saturday night @ 8pm – 10pmEvery Saturday night @ 8pm – 10pm
Wisma Indah, 450 Changi Road, Wisma Indah, 450 Changi Road, #02-00 next to Masjid Kassim#02-00 next to Masjid Kassim
IT CAN ALSO BE A IT CAN ALSO BE A REFRESHER COURSE REFRESHER COURSE
FOR MUSLIM FOR MUSLIM PARENTS, EDUCATORS, PARENTS, EDUCATORS,
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For further information and registration For further information and registration contact Econtact E-mail : -mail : [email protected] +65 81234669 / +65 96838279or +65 81234669 / +65 96838279
Using curriculum he has developed especially for English-speakingUsing curriculum he has developed especially for English-speakingMuslim converts and young English-speaking Adult Muslims. Muslim converts and young English-speaking Adult Muslims.
““To seek knowledge is obligatory upon every Muslim (male & female)”To seek knowledge is obligatory upon every Muslim (male & female)”
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TO CONTINUETO CONTINUE
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1.1. Get into your groupings (5 to group). Get into your groupings (5 to group).
2.2. From the given statement, discuss – apply what From the given statement, discuss – apply what you have learnt and give your group’s response.you have learnt and give your group’s response.
3.3. Identify and categorize – whether truth, Identify and categorize – whether truth, surmise, conjecture, common impossibility, surmise, conjecture, common impossibility, rational impossibility (antithesis), etc. – with the rational impossibility (antithesis), etc. – with the explanation.explanation.
4.4. Others may be allowed to comment on each Others may be allowed to comment on each others responses.others responses.
You are given not more than You are given not more than 5 minutes5 minutes to discuss each to discuss each statement.statement.
““Emm... Let us discuss..Emm... Let us discuss..... What do you think?”... What do you think?” and more and more importantly,“.. importantly,“.. ... Why is that so?”... Why is that so?”
TAMRINTAMRIN
(EXERCISE)
(EXERCISE)
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THE THESIS, STATEMENT OR CONTENTIONTHE THESIS, STATEMENT OR CONTENTION WHICH KIND OF CATEGORYWHICH KIND OF CATEGORY
““And he threw down his wooden rod And he threw down his wooden rod
(staff), and it changes into a serpent (staff), and it changes into a serpent
which devours all the other snakes which devours all the other snakes
conjured by the sorcerers”conjured by the sorcerers”
CommonCommonimpossibilityimpossibility
oror
RationalRationalImpossibilityImpossibility
oror
SurmiseSurmiseor or
truetrue
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THE THESIS, STATEMENT OR CONTENTIONTHE THESIS, STATEMENT OR CONTENTION WHICH KIND OF CATEGORYWHICH KIND OF CATEGORY
““There was a man from the island of There was a man from the island of Crete who said: Crete who said:
‘ ‘All the men from this, my island Crete, All the men from this, my island Crete, are liars and will always lie’. are liars and will always lie’.
And I believe what this man said is the And I believe what this man said is the truth ”truth ”
CommonCommonimpossibilityimpossibility
oror
RationalRationalImpossibilityImpossibility
oror
SurmiseSurmiseor or
truetrue
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THE THESIS, STATEMENT OR CONTENTIONTHE THESIS, STATEMENT OR CONTENTION WHICH KIND OF CATEGORYWHICH KIND OF CATEGORY
CommonCommonimpossibilityimpossibility
oror
RationalRationalImpossibilityImpossibility
oror
SurmiseSurmiseor or
truetrue
““He made a fantastic claim to having He made a fantastic claim to having
witnessed with his own eyes, to his witnessed with his own eyes, to his
own biological parents making the own biological parents making the
matrimonial vow to solemnize their matrimonial vow to solemnize their
marriage .... that is, i.e. His being marriage .... that is, i.e. His being
physically present at their wedding physically present at their wedding
day?”day?”
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THE THESIS, STATEMENT OR CONTENTIONTHE THESIS, STATEMENT OR CONTENTION WHICH KIND OF CATEGORYWHICH KIND OF CATEGORY
““I saw an amazing thing, a snake that I saw an amazing thing, a snake that
began to swallow its own tail and body. began to swallow its own tail and body.
It went on eating voraciously until it It went on eating voraciously until it
totally consumed itself and *totally consumed itself and *blinkblink* *
disappeared..!”disappeared..!”
CommonCommonimpossibilityimpossibility
oror
RationalRationalImpossibilityImpossibility
oror
SurmiseSurmiseor or
truetrue
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THE THESIS, STATEMENT OR CONTENTIONTHE THESIS, STATEMENT OR CONTENTION WHICH KIND OF CATEGORYWHICH KIND OF CATEGORY
A man then said “I am able to bring the A man then said “I am able to bring the
throne before a wink of an eye” throne before a wink of an eye”
And, lo in a split of a second, the And, lo in a split of a second, the
beautiful throne appeared in their beautiful throne appeared in their
presence ...”presence ...”
CommonCommonimpossibilityimpossibility
oror
RationalRationalImpossibilityImpossibility
oror
SurmiseSurmiseor or
truetrue
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THE THESIS, STATEMENT OR CONTENTIONTHE THESIS, STATEMENT OR CONTENTION WHICH KIND OF CATEGORYWHICH KIND OF CATEGORY
““He was able to see and He was able to see and
communicate instantaneously, with communicate instantaneously, with
his friend who is on the other side of his friend who is on the other side of
the world (globe) ...”the world (globe) ...”
CommonCommonimpossibilityimpossibility
oror
RationalRationalImpossibilityImpossibility
oror
SurmiseSurmiseor or
truetrue
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THE THESIS, STATEMENT OR CONTENTIONTHE THESIS, STATEMENT OR CONTENTION WHICH KIND OF CATEGORYWHICH KIND OF CATEGORY
““... An anchovy appeared, it opened its ... An anchovy appeared, it opened its
mouth wide and swallowed a whole mouth wide and swallowed a whole
whale ....! ”whale ....! ”
CommonCommonimpossibilityimpossibility
oror
RationalRationalImpossibilityImpossibility
oror
SurmiseSurmiseor or
truetrue
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THE THESIS, STATEMENT OR CONTENTIONTHE THESIS, STATEMENT OR CONTENTION WHICH KIND OF CATEGORYWHICH KIND OF CATEGORY
““... Light, in fact, does not travel in a ... Light, in fact, does not travel in a
straight line..! ”straight line..! ”
““He threw the ball up into the sky and it He threw the ball up into the sky and it
remained there, static ...!”remained there, static ...!”
CommonCommonimpossibilityimpossibility
oror
RationalRationalImpossibilityImpossibility
oror
SurmiseSurmiseor or
truetrue
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THE THESIS, STATEMENT OR CONTENTIONTHE THESIS, STATEMENT OR CONTENTION WHICH KIND OF CATEGORYWHICH KIND OF CATEGORY
CommonCommonimpossibilityimpossibility
oror
RationalRationalImpossibilityImpossibility
oror
SurmiseSurmiseor or
truetrue
““A horse begets another horse. A horse begets another horse.
Likewise, if Jesus is the son of God, Likewise, if Jesus is the son of God,
then he must also be God...!”then he must also be God...!”
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THE THESIS, STATEMENT OR CONTENTIONTHE THESIS, STATEMENT OR CONTENTION WHICH KIND OF CATEGORYWHICH KIND OF CATEGORY
CommonCommonimpossibilityimpossibility
oror
RationalRationalImpossibilityImpossibility
oror
SurmiseSurmiseor or
truetrue
““God is the Uncreated creator of God is the Uncreated creator of
everything. Yet He is all-powerful that everything. Yet He is all-powerful that
He can create another uncreated like He can create another uncreated like
Himself .... !”Himself .... !”
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THE THESIS, STATEMENT OR CONTENTIONTHE THESIS, STATEMENT OR CONTENTION WHICH KIND OF CATEGORYWHICH KIND OF CATEGORY
CommonCommonimpossibilityimpossibility
oror
RationalRationalImpossibilityImpossibility
oror
SurmiseSurmiseor or
truetrue
““Everything is relative. All statement Everything is relative. All statement
can either be regarded as right or can either be regarded as right or
wrong. wrong.
We must reject those who are We must reject those who are
Absolutists. We stand by the believe Absolutists. We stand by the believe
that there is nothing that can be that there is nothing that can be
regarded as Absolute.”regarded as Absolute.”
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THE THESIS, STATEMENT OR CONTENTIONTHE THESIS, STATEMENT OR CONTENTION WHICH KIND OF CATEGORYWHICH KIND OF CATEGORY
CommonCommonimpossibilityimpossibility
oror
RationalRationalImpossibilityImpossibility
oror
SurmiseSurmiseor or
truetrue
““We are not like you Muslims... We We are not like you Muslims... We
believe that there is nothing that our believe that there is nothing that our
God cannot do. He can, if He wants to, God cannot do. He can, if He wants to,
create a stone so big that He himself create a stone so big that He himself
cannot carry!”cannot carry!”
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THE THESIS, STATEMENT OR CONTENTIONTHE THESIS, STATEMENT OR CONTENTION WHICH KIND OF CATEGORYWHICH KIND OF CATEGORY
CommonCommonimpossibilityimpossibility
oror
RationalRationalImpossibilityImpossibility
oror
SurmiseSurmiseor or
truetrue
““He promised to come at exactly a He promised to come at exactly a
quarter to five minutes ...!”quarter to five minutes ...!”
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THE THESIS, STATEMENT OR CONTENTIONTHE THESIS, STATEMENT OR CONTENTION WHICH KIND OF CATEGORYWHICH KIND OF CATEGORY
CommonCommonimpossibilityimpossibility
oror
RationalRationalImpossibilityImpossibility
oror
SurmiseSurmiseor or
truetrue
““What a great artist ... He can even What a great artist ... He can even
draw a circle which is at the same draw a circle which is at the same
time, also a square ...!”time, also a square ...!”
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THE THESIS, STATEMENT OR CONTENTIONTHE THESIS, STATEMENT OR CONTENTION WHICH KIND OF CATEGORYWHICH KIND OF CATEGORY
CommonCommonimpossibilityimpossibility
oror
RationalRationalImpossibilityImpossibility
oror
SurmiseSurmiseor or
truetrue
““He claim that his share of one-third is He claim that his share of one-third is
more than all that the other two more than all that the other two
shareholders received...!”shareholders received...!”
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THE THESIS, STATEMENT OR CONTENTIONTHE THESIS, STATEMENT OR CONTENTION WHICH KIND OF CATEGORYWHICH KIND OF CATEGORY
CommonCommonimpossibilityimpossibility
oror
RationalRationalImpossibilityImpossibility
oror
SurmiseSurmiseor or
truetrue
““He has done an impossible thing!”He has done an impossible thing!”
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THE THESIS, STATEMENT OR CONTENTIONTHE THESIS, STATEMENT OR CONTENTION WHICH KIND OF CATEGORYWHICH KIND OF CATEGORY
CommonCommonimpossibilityimpossibility
oror
RationalRationalImpossibilityImpossibility
oror
SurmiseSurmiseor or
truetrue
““God (Who is the ever-living) came to God (Who is the ever-living) came to
die for the sins of man..!”die for the sins of man..!”
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THE THESIS, STATEMENT OR CONTENTIONTHE THESIS, STATEMENT OR CONTENTION WHICH KIND OF CATEGORYWHICH KIND OF CATEGORY
CommonCommonimpossibilityimpossibility
oror
RationalRationalImpossibilityImpossibility
oror
SurmiseSurmiseor or
truetrue
““On that day, all who has been dead, On that day, all who has been dead,
although scattered as dust, will be although scattered as dust, will be
summoned and resurrected to life summoned and resurrected to life
again as new creations ...!”again as new creations ...!”
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“ “ Were they created of nothing, or were they themselves Were they created of nothing, or were they themselves
the creators? Or did they create the heavens and the earth? the creators? Or did they create the heavens and the earth?
Nay, they have no firm belief.” Nay, they have no firm belief.”
((Qur’an: Tur: 52: 35-36Qur’an: Tur: 52: 35-36) )
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1.1. MAN CREATED HIMSELF?MAN CREATED HIMSELF? IMPOSSIBLEIMPOSSIBLE
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2.2. MAN AND THE UNIVERSE MAN AND THE UNIVERSE
COME OUT OF NOTHING?COME OUT OF NOTHING?
IMPOSSIBLEIMPOSSIBLE
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3.3. WHEN THE PREVIOUS TWO THESIS WHEN THE PREVIOUS TWO THESIS
CANNOT BE POSSIBLE, THEN CANNOT BE POSSIBLE, THEN
THERE MUST BE THE A CREATOR, THERE MUST BE THE A CREATOR,
SOURCE OF THIS EXISTENCE WHO SOURCE OF THIS EXISTENCE WHO
ALONE WAS NOT CREATED. ALONE WAS NOT CREATED.
(THE BEING WE REFER TO AS ‘GOD’ – (THE BEING WE REFER TO AS ‘GOD’ –
the Divine, the Uncreated Creatorthe Divine, the Uncreated Creator))
THIS IS THE ONLY THIS IS THE ONLY POSSIBILITY. POSSIBILITY.
FOR THE VERY WORD FOR THE VERY WORD ‘CREATION’ IMPLIES ‘CREATION’ IMPLIES NEED FOR A NEED FOR A ‘CREATOR’.‘CREATOR’.
WITHOUT WHICH, THE WITHOUT WHICH, THE QUESTION AS TO OUR QUESTION AS TO OUR EXISTENCE, HOW EXISTENCE, HOW CREATIONS BEGUN CREATIONS BEGUN DOES NOT MAKE ANY DOES NOT MAKE ANY SENSE – SENSE –
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‘‘Law’ of probability – between “Law’ of probability – between “willwill” ”
and “and “chancechance””
The methodThe method
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By unwavering mathematical law we can prove that our universe was
designed and executed by a great engineering Intelligence.
Suppose you put ten coins, marked from one to ten, into your pocket
and give them a good shuffle. Now try to take them out in sequence
from one to ten, putting back the coin each time and shaking them all
again.
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Mathematically we know that your chance of first drawing number one
is one in ten; of drawing one and two in succession, one in 100; of
drawing one, two and three in succession, one in a thousand, and so on;
your chance of drawing them all, from one to number ten in succession,
would reach the unbelievable figure of one chance in ten thousand
million.
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‘‘Law’ of probability – between “Law’ of probability – between “willwill” ”
and “and “chancechance””
Consider the probability for life on Consider the probability for life on
earth.earth.
The methodThe method
The proofThe proof
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By the same reasoning, so many exacting conditions are necessary for life
on earth that they could not possibly exist in proper relationship by
chance.
The earth rotates on its axis at one thousand miles an hour; if it turned at
one hundred miles an hour, our days and nights would be ten times as
long as now, and the hot sun would then burn up our vegetation during
each long day while in the long night any surviving, sprout would freeze.
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Again, the sun, source of our life, has a surface temperature of 12,000
degrees Fahrenheit, and our earth is just far enough away so that this
"eternal fire" warms us just enough and not too much! If the sun gave
off only one-half its present radiation, we would freeze, and if it gave
half as much more, we would roast.
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The slant of the earth, tilted at an angle of 23 degrees, gives us our
seasons; if it had not been so tilted, vapours from the ocean would
move north and south, piling up for us continents of ice.
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If our moon was, say, only 50 thousand miles away instead of its actual
distance our tides would be so enormous that twice a day all continents
would be submerged; even the mountains would soon be eroded away.
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If the crust of the earth had been only ten feet thicker, there would be no
oxygen without which animal life must die. Had the ocean been a few
feet deeper, carbon dioxide and oxygen would have been absorbed and
no vegetable life could exist.
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Or if our atmosphere had been thinner, some of the meteors, now burned
in space by the million every day, would be striking all parts of the earth,
starting fires everywhere.
Because of these, and host of other examples, there is not one chance in
millions that life on our planet is an accident!
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‘‘Law’ of probability – between Law’ of probability – between
““willwill” and “” and “chancechance””The The methodmethod
1: 10 ⁼ 0.101: 10³ ⁼ 0. 0011: 10 ¹⁰ ⁼ 0.0000000001
“The greater the odds means, It is most unlikely i.e. It is too remote for it to occur merely by chance ......”
WHEN E SAY “ODDS”?WHEN E SAY “ODDS”?WHAT DO WE MEAN BY THIS ... ?WHAT DO WE MEAN BY THIS ... ?
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THEREFORE IT MUST BE FROM THEREFORE IT MUST BE FROM THE OUTCOME OF A “WILL”THE OUTCOME OF A “WILL”
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"In (with) the Name of Allah, the Most
Compassionate, the Most Merciful."
(Qur'an: Al-Fatiha: 1: 1)
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"QUL – HU-WALLAA - HU- AHAD,ALLAA-HUS – SwO - MAD,
LAM-YA-LID – WA –LAM – YUU - LAD,WA-LAM – YAKUN – LA - HUU
KU-FU-AN - AHAD"
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"He it is Who has sent down to thee the Book: in it are "He it is Who has sent down to thee the Book: in it are
verses basic or fundamental (“verses basic or fundamental (“muhkamatmuhkamat” - of established ” - of established
meaning); they are meaning); they are the foundation of the Bookthe foundation of the Book: others are : others are
not of well-established meaning. not of well-established meaning.
But those in whose hearts is perversity follow the part But those in whose hearts is perversity follow the part
thereof that is allegorical (not of well-established thereof that is allegorical (not of well-established
meaning). Seeking discord and searching for its meaning). Seeking discord and searching for its
interpretation, but no one knows its true meanings except interpretation, but no one knows its true meanings except
Allah... ;”Allah... ;”
((Qur’an: Aali’Imran: 3: 7Qur’an: Aali’Imran: 3: 7))
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"No vision can encompass Him, whereas He encompasses all "No vision can encompass Him, whereas He encompasses all
vision: for He alone is the unfathomable (vision: for He alone is the unfathomable (latiflatif) ) **, all-aware." , all-aware."
((Qur’an: An'am: 6: 103Qur’an: An'am: 6: 103))
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** The term ' The term 'latiflatif ' in ' in ) ) ) denotes something that is extremely ) denotes something that is extremely
subtle in quality, and therefore “subtle in quality, and therefore “intangible and unfathomableintangible and unfathomable.” .”
Whenever this term occurs in the Qur'an with reference to God in Whenever this term occurs in the Qur'an with reference to God in
conjunction with the adjective 'conjunction with the adjective 'kha-biir kha-biir ' ( ' ( )) ""all awareall aware”, it is ”, it is
invariably used to express the idea of His inaccessibility to human invariably used to express the idea of His inaccessibility to human
perception, imagination or comprehension, as contrasted with His Own perception, imagination or comprehension, as contrasted with His Own
all-awareness.all-awareness.
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"There is nothing like unto Him, and yet He (Allah) "There is nothing like unto Him, and yet He (Allah)
alone is all-hearing, all-seeing."alone is all-hearing, all-seeing."**
((Qur’an: As-Shura 42 : 11Qur’an: As-Shura 42 : 11))
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* The Oneness and Absolute Uniqueness of God is stressed here. In
the phrase "there is nothing like unto Him” ( )
implies that He (Allah) is fundamentally - not merely in His attributes -
"different" from anything that exists or could exist, or anything that
man can conceive or imagine or define.
SUB-HAA-NALLAAH!
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"And there is nothing that could be compared to Him“
(Qur’an: Al- Ikhlas: 112: 4)
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* * The term “The term “kufu kufu ” ( ) refers to any attempt at trying to do ” ( ) refers to any attempt at trying to do
a comparison by association with any other. This is utterly futile a comparison by association with any other. This is utterly futile
since Allah is Unique. Thus, even the "since Allah is Unique. Thus, even the "howhow" of His being "" of His being "differentdifferent" "
from everything else is beyond the categories of human thought. from everything else is beyond the categories of human thought.
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Therefore, the concern in Islamic theology is not in trying to
discern His Essence (Dzat), which is an impossibility due to
human imperfection and limitation. But we are to know Him by
way of His attributes (sifaat), names (asma’) and other Signs
(Aayat). Yet we qualify and admit to the imperfection of all our
knowledge regarding Allah, (High and Exalted is He from every
defects and imperfection).
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OUR PROPHET MUHAMMAD SAID:OUR PROPHET MUHAMMAD SAID:
"(To know Allah) Think (and reflect) upon Allah's creation "(To know Allah) Think (and reflect) upon Allah's creation
(i.e. what He has created) and do not try to think in Allah (i.e. what He has created) and do not try to think in Allah
(His Essence: (His Essence: DzatDzat), for you will most certainly not be able ), for you will most certainly not be able
to comprehend it.“ to comprehend it.“
((Al-HadithAl-Hadith))
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