Proofs of Attributes

[the-truth]

What proofs are there that show that the necessary existent must be Merciful, Living, Wise, Powerful, Knowing etc, etc?

[faqir]

salam
try any decent ash'ari creed text to see proof for attributes we affirm eg. al-`aqidah al-sanusiyya pg 15 onwards

[TheHumbleOne]

What proofs are there that show that the necessary existent must be Merciful, Living, Wise, Powerful, Knowing etc, etc?

Hello,

Excellent question - here is one of the best logical argument article of our time, IMHO. God-willing it will help answer your question and some.

http://sunnianswers.files.wordpress....e-religion.pdf

[Sulaiman84]

Sweet links,

[the-truth]

Thanks for the replies.

Also, why is it that God must be Good and not evil?

[fahid]

I believe a good book on Islamic Theology may help, for example Al-Fiqh Al-Akbar. These types of questions would lead to a question to a question. First define what is Good and what is Bad and where did they both come from?

[AbdullahbinAbdullah]

Thanks for the replies.

Also, why is it that God must be Good and not evil?

First of all, as the brother said, who defines good and bad.

Secondly, the Orthodox Muslim creed is different from the Christian theology which states that God is obliged to do the best for humans. On the contrary, we affirm that God does what he wishes and is far beyond "being obliged" or "necessitated" to do anything.

[the-truth]

First of all, as the brother said, who defines good and bad.

We do.

Secondly, the Orthodox Muslim creed is different from the Christian theology which states that God is obliged to do the best for humans. On the contrary, we affirm that God does what he wishes and is far beyond "being obliged" or "necessitated" to do anything.

So He can act evil [as per what we believe evil to be]?

[AbdullahbinAbdullah]

We do.



So He can act evil [as per what we believe evil to be]?

We may try to define things, however, we do not have the authority to define all things. This is currently a big debate within ethics also, as the naturalists try to find an ontological ground for good and evil for their stumbling morality system; however, most intellectuals even on their side agree that Human kind does not have the ontological authority to define good and evil (they may say we have the Legal authority to do so).

As for the acts of God, we do not define them as Good and Evil, as those are terms applied to the acts of Human beings. Rather, if we do talk about actions of God usually the terms mercy and justice are employed.

And God knows best.

[farook]

What proofs are there that show that the necessary existent must be Merciful, Living, Wise, Powerful, Knowing etc, etc?

Dear Brother,

No proofs are required. Allah(SWT) Himself Says so.

Brotherly yours
farook