The nature of Allah
I can explain what Muslims believe about the nature of Allah and some different Muslim perspectives on this.
The nature of Allah
I can explain what Muslims believe about the nature of Allah and some different Muslim perspectives on this.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- In Islam Allah is believed to be omnipotent, beneficent, merciful, fair and just. Surah 46:33 supports this.
- In Islam Allah is believed to be both transcendent and immanent.
- There are different perspectives within Islam on these different attributes of God.
- The justice of God, Adalat, is a key belief in Shia Islam.
Keywords
Adalat - the justice of Allah, from Al-Adl (The Just)
Beneficent - Allah as all loving, generous and kind; one of Allah’s 99 Names
Immanent - Allah is present and active in the world.
Omnipotent - Allah is all powerful.
Transcendenct - Allah is above, beyond, and independent of the world.
Common misconception
That Sunni Muslims do not believe in the justice of Allah (Adalat) because it is not mentioned in the six articles of faith.
Al Adl (the just) is one of the 99 names of Allah and is important to Sunni Muslims as well as Shia but it isn't in the six articles of faith and may be seen as part of a believe in Tawhid - the oneness of God.
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the justice of Allah, from Al-Adl (The Just)
Allah as all loving, generous and kind; one of Allah’s 99 Names
Allah is present and active in the world.
Allah is all powerful.
Allah is above, beyond, and independent of the world.