How Allah Negated Body Parts For Himself
Umar Elhashmi Umar Elhashmi
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 Published On Sep 28, 2023

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UNDERSTAND the difference between a body part and an attribute! - a body part is the physical make-up of a thing, named after that physical thing - whereas an attribute is a quality or ability one has! Such as an ear (body part) versus hearing (attribute).
When Allah says He has the attribute of Hearing, it means He has the quality and ability to hear!
Attributes for Allah are cannot be limitations because they are His qualities and abilities and it doesn't necessitate a limitation !
Ascribing body parts to Allah IS a limitation because it is supposing a physical make-up of Allah, which limits Him to a size! BUT if one denies a size for Allah, they deny a literal body part! The two are hand-in-hand, a literal body part IS limited. If one says Allah's body parts are not limited, then they aren't body parts - they're something else which we DO NOT know the reality of !

NO Allah DID NOT attribute ANY body part to Himself !!
--The scholars who understood the wording of "hand" and "face" and "eyes" from the Qur'an to be Attributes of Allah, REJECTED the literal meaning of these words - i.e. them being body parts, they did NOT give it a definition, and they said Allah knows best what their reality is !
--The scholars who understood the wording of "hand" and "face" and "eyes" from the Qur'an to be metaphorical usages of language understood so from the context of the verses - which did not attribute any body parts to Allah.
BOTH groups of scholars of the past REJECTED the literal meanings of them being body parts, because Allah rejected it Himself from this verse.
BOTH groups accept what the Qur'an says AND what Allah said about Himself.

Reject all limitations and physicality for Allah and you are good. He is free from time, space, and matter. These are creations of His.

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