[ In the Name of Allaah, the All-Merciful... ]
True
(T) or false (F)?
___ 1. Belief in the Names and Attributes of Allaah is one
of the four pillars of faith in Allaah.
___ 2. Our knowledge is like Allaah's Knowledge except that
we had to learn what we know and we forget sometimes.
___ 3. To affirm multiple attributes necessitates affirming
multiple deities.
___ 4. Everything that exists must have some attributes.
___ 5. Ad-Dahr (Time) is one of Allaah's beautiful
Names.
___ 6. By way of Mutaabaqah we know that the Name "al-Baseer"
(the All-Seeing) is a reference to Allaah or a references
to His Attribute of Sight.
___ 7. Allaah's Names are tawqeefiyyah, meaning that
it is a kind of knowledge that is restricted to textual evidence.
___ 8. Allaah has more than 99 Names.
___ 9. The 99 Names of Allaah are all listed in one authentic
hadeeth.
___ 10. Tash-beeh is a form of ilhaad.
___ 11. Allaah proves the error of those who worship other
than Him by pointing out the deficiencies in the objects of
their worship.
___ 12. We are like children and Allaah is like a loving parent
or guardian.
___ 13. Allaah has two Hands that are befitting to Him, we
affirm them, and we know every detail of His Hands.
___ 14. Allaah deceives some people in a way that is befitting
to Him.
___ 15. Each one of Allaah's Names includes an Attribute,
and each Attribute includes a Name.
___ 16. Attributes of negation include death, sleep, and ignorance.
___ 17. Allaah's Face is considered a permanent Attribute.
___ 18. Tamtheel is to believe that Allaah's Attributes
are similar to the attributes of the created beings.
___ 19. Any Name or Attribute ascribed to Allaah that is not
mentioned in the Qur'aan or the Sunnah must be rejected by
Ahlus-Sunnah.
___ 20. It is obligatory to understand the texts of the Qur'aan
and the Sunnah based on their apparent meanings in the Arabic
Language, except when there is proof that would prevent that.
MULTIPLE
CHOICE
___ 1. By way of iltizaam, the Name "al-Khaaliq"
refers to: a) Allaah or His Attribute of Creating; b) both
Allaah and His Attribute of Creating; c) His Attributes of
Knowledge and Capability; d) all of the above
___ 2. An example of a Name that does not include a related
ruling and implication is: a) al-Hayy (the Ever-Living);
b) as-Samee' (the All-Hearing); c) al-Baseer
(the All-Seeing); d) none of the above
___ 3. An example of ilhaad (straying from the correct
belief) regarding Allaah's Names and Attributes is: a) affirming
the opposite of an attribute of negation; b) to exalt Allaah
by declaring Him free of having a hand or face, since those
are the attributes of created beings; c) to make ta'weel
and explain the text that establishes one of Allaah's
Attributes upon other than its apparent meaning when there
is evidence to do this; d) none of the above
___ 4. We affirm for Allaah: a) a Hand that is not similar
to ours; b) complete Justice; c) Knowledge that is not preceded
by ignorance nor followed by forgetfulness; d) all of the
above
___ 5. Knowledge of Allaah's Attributes is: a) more expansive
than knowledge of His Names; b) a precise science that allows
one to understand all details of His Lord; c) based on many
correct math-habs, like tashbeeh, tahreef,
and ta'teel; d) none of the above
___ 6. An example of a Name of Allaah derived from an Attribute
is: a) an-Naazil (the Descending One); b) al-Baatish
(the Striker); c) al-Aakhith (the Seizer); d) none
of the above
___ 7. We affirm for Allaah: a) all attributes that have been
negated in the Book of Allaah; b) all attributes that have
been negated in the Sunnah; c) all attributes that have been
affirmed in the Book and the Sunnah, except for those that
liken Him to His Creation; d) all attributes that have been
affirmed in the Book and the Sunnah with no exception
___ 8. The Speech of Allaah is: a) a permanent attribute;
b) a chosen action; c) neither a nor b; d) both a and b
___ 9. Imaam Maalik, may Allaah have mercy on him, said, "The
Ascension (of Allaah) is not unknown, the details of it are
not comprehensible, belief in it is obligatory, and...
a) affirming it is an innovation; b) questioning about it
is an innovation; c) both a and b; d) neither a nor b
___ 10. Regarding those who say that Allaah has a jihah
(direction), the correct position is: a) its meaning is falsehood
and must be rejected totally; b) the correctness of the meaning
depends on what a person means when he says it; c) it is acceptable
since Allaah is at the top of the created realm; d) it is
correct since the word is an established attribute of Allaah
from the Sunnah
CRITICAL
THINKING
1. Some people have said that anger is an attribute that is
related to the frustration of someone not getting their way,
thus it is not befitting for Allaah to be described with anger.
So when Allaah has described Himself with Anger, it does not
really mean anger, it must be explained as something else.
What do you say?
2.
It has been said, "The Mushab-bihah (people of tashbeeh)
worship an idol, and the Mu'at-tilah (people of ta'teel) worship
nothing." Explain how this relates to their beliefs
regarding Allaah's Attributes.
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