Explanation of al-Aqidah al-Wasitiyya – Lesson 43

Lesson 43:[THE OBLIGATION OF BELIEF IN ALLAH’S RISING OVER HIS THRONE, HIS BEING ABOVE HIS CREATION AND WITH HIS CREATION, AND THERE IS NO CONDRADICTION BETWEEN THEM]Included in what we have mentioned of having Imaan in Allah, is believing in what Allah has mentioned in His Book, and has been reported via multiple transmissions from His Messenger, and has been unanimously agreed upon by the Salaf of this nation, that He, Glorious is He, is above His heavens, over His Throne, separate from His creation, and that He, Glorious is He, is with them wherever they be, knowing whatever they do, just as He combines between that in His saying: ‘It is He who created the heavens and the earth in six days, then He rose over the Throne. He knows what goes into the earth and what comes out of it, and what comes down from heaven and what goes up into it. He is with you wherever you are and Allah sees what you do.’ [al-Hadid: 4]His saying: ‘He is with you’ does not mean that He is comingled with the creation for the language does not necessarily imply this. It also contradicts the consensus of the Salaf of the Ummah and the innate disposition upon which the creation are fashioned. The moon is one of Allah's Signs and is one of the smallest of His creations; it is placed in the heaven, yet it is at the same time, with both the traveler and the resident wherever they are. Lesson Notes: ⁠⁠sc.isb.org.au/aw-nts⁠Lesson Date: 08/05/2024