Beliefs concerning Allah?s Being & Attributes?

BELIEF CONCERNING  ALLAH'S BEING AND ATTRIBUTES 

The Term Aqida means Proper Islamic Belief.  

 Aqida: Almighty Allah is One. He has no partners in Being, attributes, actions, commands or in Names. Almighty Allah is "Waajibul Wajood" (His existence is necessary). His non-existence is absolutely impossible (Muhaal). Almighty Allah is Qadeem (Always was, always will be; not a creation). Another name for this is Azali or Abadi. It is Allah alone who is worthy of worship.    It must be understood that Almighty Allah is One. In other words there is only one Allah. If any person believes that his "god" has partners, then that god of his is not Allah. Allah is one without any partners. Almighty Allah being Waajibul Wajood means that Almighty ...

Allah's existence is necessary. In other words, if someone claims for his (so-called) god to be non-existent, then it is clear that that is not Allah. Allah is "All Existing". Muhaal means that which can never occur, in other words another Allah or the non existence of Allah is Muhaal. When we say that Almighty Allah is Qadeem, we mean that Almighty Allah has not been created. Allah always was and always will be. It is our (belief) that Allah alone is worthy or worship.   Aqida: Almighty Allah is free from need (be parwa), in other words Allah is not dependant on anyone or anything rather the entire creation is dependant on Almighty Allah.    When we say that Almighty Allah is free from, it means that Almighty Allah is not in need of anything from anyone. Almighty Allah does not depend on anything or anyone. In other words, every single atom in the creation is dependant on the One Creator "ALLAH".    There are those, who think (Allah forbid) that Almighty Allah created Angels etc to do certain chores, so these mean that Allah is dependant on them to do these chores. This is totally incorrect. Almighty Allah created the Angels as His servants and gave them the opportunity to serve Him as their Lord. It is the Angels and all the creation that are dependant on Allah and Allah is without doubt dependant on none.   Aqida: To comprehend (understand) Almighty Allah's Being (Zaat) by means of reason is absolutely impossible. That which can be understood by means of reason, can be comprehended and encircled by the mind, and there is nothing that can encircle or comprehend Allah's Being. However, through Almighty Allah's Works (Af'aal), His attributes can be identified and through His attributes, one is able to attain knowledge about the Being of Almighty Allah.    The above mentioned Aqida explains that it is absolutely impossible for us to comprehend Almighty Allah's Being. The reason that has been given for this is that anything which can be understood can be comprehended, but for the sake of understanding, an example without comparison is that if one thinks of a bird, then one's mind can comprehend a bird's physique and one will thus be able to imagine or picture a bird. The reason for this is because it is tangible which the mind can understand through reasoning and knowledge. Now, none can imagine or picture Almighty Allah. Thus, the human mind can not comprehend Almighty Allah's Being as it is beyond the understanding of the creation. However, it has been explained that through the Attributes of Allah, such as His Mercy, His Wrath etc. we are able to know about Almighty Allah and His commands.