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al-Izaaree · **Re: Sharh al-Aqeedatu-Tahaawiyya; Part 3 -** 02-19-2006

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13. He (Allah) eternally possessed His Attributes before His act of creating His Creation, without any addition (to His Attributes) caused by His creation that was not already possessed (by Him) before their creation. And as He was in His Attributes, so shall He remain with Them forever.

The Explanation:
Indeed, every Attribute from the Attributes of Allah, Most High has been established for Him always, from before He created His creation. And all of them are from His Perfect and Complete Attributes. And to be deprived of them, would indicate some deficiency. It is inconceivable to describe Allah, Most High with Perfection after describing Him with some deficiency. And His qualities are not attributed to Him only after the creation of mankind. Indeed, every description of Allah, Most High has been established for Him before creating them (mankind). So, Allah, Glorified and Exalted always possessed His Attributes and there was no beginning for them and there is no expiration in them. Indeed, they are forever remaining as the Descriptions of Allah, Glorified and Exalted.
14. He did not acquire the name Al-Khaaliq (The Creator) after creating His creation nor did He acquire the Name Al-Baaree (The Maker) after giving existence to His Creatures.
The Explanation:
And He (Allah) Most High, was Al-Khaaliq (The Creator) before His act of creating His Creation. He possessed this Name before He created it, and He did not acquire this name by the act of bringing it into existence. And similarly, He did not acquire the name Al-Baaree (The Maker) after giving existence to His creatures. Of course, He was Al-Baaree(The Maker) before bringing His creatures into existence, for His Names and His Attributes are eternal (with no beginning and no end) and, possessed by Him in His Essence, Glorified and Exalted. And Indeed, this was confirmed by The Prophet, صلىالله عليه وسلم , when he reported that Allah, Most High, ’Decreed the fate of the creation 50,000 years before He created the Heavens and the Earth’ [Collected by Muslim]
15. The meaning of Ruboobiyyah(Lordship) was established for Him without or before there were any subjects (meaning slaves, servants, etc.) and the meaning of Al-Khaaliq (The Creator) was established for Him without or before there being any creation.
The Explanation:
Indeed, Allah, Most High is Ar-Rubb (The Lord), possessing every meaning of Ruboobiyyah(Lordship), and He was The Lord before He created anything of His Creation. Similarly, He was Al-Khaaliq (The Creator) before He created them and these are His Names and what has been made evident with regard to them is that they are established for Him from before (His Acts of creating, making and His Ruboobiyyah) and after.
16. And Similarly, He is Al-MuHyee (Reviver of the Dead) just as He gave them life the first time, and He was worthy of this name before the act of giving them life.
The Explanation:
So Indeed He, Glorified and Exalted, is the Giver of Life to the dead after the act of giving them life the first time. And He is the Giver of Life to the dead before the act of giving them life. Just as He is Al-Khaaliq (The Creator) after creating His creation, He was indeed The Creator before the act of creating them because Allah, Glorified and Exalted has power over every thing. When He wills something, He causes it to happen and when He does not will a thing, it does not happen. And this is known as Al-Kowniyyatul-Qadariyyah (The Universal Will), that which is neither repelled nor escaped by anything. And the Mu’tazilah* stated: He (Allah) has power over everything that is under His decree but the actions of His slaves are not under His decree – however, this deprives His Attributes of perfection – for indeed, Allah has power over every thing as this is what Allah informs us about Himself when He says; And Allah is Able to do all things. [2:284]
17. And this is because He has power over all things, and every thing is faqeer (poor, depending upon Him) and every affair is easy for Him and He is not in need of anything. There is nothing like unto Him, and He is the All-Hearer, the All-Seer. [42:11]
The Explanation:
And similarly, every thing is existent with the will and desire of Allah, Most high, and belief in this matter is from the important principles of Eemaan(faith) in the Ruboobiyyah of Allah Most High. And everything in this universe is poor and dependant upon Allah and is in need of Allah for everything. And every affair is easy for Allah as He has said; Verily, that is easy for Allah. [57:22] And He is not in need of anything, Indeed, every thing is in need of Him for every necessity. This matter has been established for every time and place and does not change. There is nothing like unto Him, and He is the All-Hearer, the All-Seer. [42:11]
Synopsis:
The Attributes of Allah, Most High are of His Essence and are ever-existing. His Attributes of His actions are ever-existing and they will remain. And He is deserving of His Names and Attributes before the act of creation and after.
Discussion:
1. What is the meaning of Ruboobiyyah and how does this relate to the existence of His subjects depending upon Him?
2. Is the Power of Allah over every thing?
3. What is the meaning of the Statement of Allah: There is nothing like unto Him… ?
* Al-Mu’tazilah – Deviant sect who regarded one who commits sins as neither believer nor disbeliever. They opposed the view that the Qur’an was the Speech of Allah and is uncreated. They held the position that Allah does not have knowledge of the actions of His slaves before they occurred nor did He decree them. This of course, deprives Allah of His Perfect and Absolute Qualities as the Shaykh has explained. And Allah is far above the things they ascribed to Him.