Allah is not imageless
It is obligatory upon a person to believe in Allah, as Allah and
His messenger (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) described Him. There are many Quranic verses and Hadeeth
affirming Allah of Hands, Feet, Face, Shin etc.... Therefor it is obligatory
upon a person to have eemaan in them.
For Example Regarding
His Hands:-
His saying:
(Allah) said: "O Iblis! What prevents you from prostrating
thyself to one whom I have created with both My hands? Art thou haughty? Or art
thou one of the high (and mighty) ones? [Quran 38:75]
Thus, it is clear from His statement that He has hands, but His
hands arnt like that of the creations (without tamtheel), and we shouldnt
imagine or tell or ask how it is (without takyeef). Because there is nothing
comparable to Him.
As He says:
There is nothing like Him; and He is the All-Hearer, the All-Seer.
[Quran 42:11]
So, it is obligatory to believe that Allah has hands in a manner
that befits His Majesty, of which only He has knowledge.
Some sects do give a different interpretation (Ta'weel) to the
word "hands" like Power, Will etc.....
But to give a different interpretation other than the obviouse
meaning there must be justifiable evidence in the Quran or in the Sunnah to do
so in that particular place. And
whatever the interpretation given without any justifiable evidence in the Quran
or in the Sunnah is always questionable.
There are no justifiable evidences, and no sahaba (rali Allahu anhum) did do
ta’weel. If Sahaba had done any wrong the prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) would have
corrected, or Allah would have revealed verses correcting them. Since, No
sahaba did ta’weel that is the correct way, that’s because it’s the way
Allah and the prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) agreed to.
The interpretation Power or Will is not suitable and is
questionable, because the words in the text are "with both My hands".
And in another verse Allah Says:
No just estimate have they made of Allah, such as is due to Him:
On the Day of Judgment the whole of the earth will be but His handful, and the
heavens will be rolled up in His right hand: Glory to Him! High is He above the
Partners they attribute to Him! [Quran 39:67]
Here, Allah says "in His right hand". So, if an
interpretation is given, questions arise, what is "with both My Powers (or
Wills)" mean?. What is "in My right Power (or Will)" mean?
So, it is obligatory to believe that Allah has hands, because He
has affirmed himself of hands. But His hands doesn’t resemble the creation, and
it is not allowed to imagine or tell or ask how it is because there is nothing
like unto Allah, And Allah is beyond imagination and comprehension
Other Quranic verses and
hadeeth on Allah's Image:-
Narrated that Abu Hurayrah (rali Allahu anhum) said: The Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said:
“Hell and Paradise disputed, and Hell said: ‘I have been favoured with the
arrogant and proud.’ Paradise said: ‘What is the matter with me, that no one
will enter me except the weak, humble and downtrodden?’ Allah, said to
Paradise: ‘You are My mercy by which I will show mercy to whomsoever I will of
My slaves.’ And He said to Hell: ‘You are My punishment with which I will
punish whomsoever I will of My slaves. And each of you will be full.’ As for
Hell, it will not be full until Allah, places His foot on it and it says,
‘Enough, enough.’ Then it will be full and all its parts will be integrated
together, and Allah will not treat any of His creation unjustly. As for
Paradise, Allah will create a creation just for it.”
[Saheeh Bukhari & Saheeh Muslim]
The Day that the shin shall be laid bare, and they shall be
summoned to bow in adoration, but they shall not be able, - [Quran 68:42]
But will abide (for ever) the Face of thy Lord,- full of Majesty,
Bounty and Honour. [Quran 55:27]
And there are so many
other Hadeeth and Quranic verses confirming that Allah has an Image. Specially the hadeeth below
Narrated that Abu Hurayrah (rali Allahu anhu) said: The Messenger of Allah
(sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said: “When any one you of fights his brother, let him avoid the face, for
Allah created Adam in His image.”
[Saheeh Muslim]
This does not imply resemblance or likeness of Adam to Allah.
What is meant, according to the scholars, is that Allah created
Adam with the ability to hear and see, and to speak when he wants. These are
also attributes of Allah, for He is All-Hearing, All-Seeing, and He speaks when
He wants, and He has a Face.
Another hadeeth that will help understand this hadeeth is the
following Hadeeth
Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said: “The first group to enter Paradise will be in
the image of the moon”
[Saheeh Bukhari & Saheeh Muslim]
What the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) meant here is that the first group will be
in human form, but because of their purity, beauty and brightness of face they
will look like the moon, so they are likened to the moon, but without
resembling it. So just because a thing is said to be in the image of a thing it
does not mean that it is like it in all aspects.
The Prophet’s words, “Adam was created in His image” means that
Allah created Adam in His image, for He has a face, an eye, a hand, and a foot,
and Adam had a face, an eye, a hand, and a foot… but that does not mean that
these things are exactly the same. There is some similarity, but it is not
exactly the same. Similarly the first group to enter Paradise are likened to
the moon, but they are not exactly the same.
looking at the quranic verses and hadeeths, it is clear that Allah
has hands, Feet, Face, Shin etc..... which does not resemble to the creation,
because there is nothing like Him, And we are not allowed to give any modality
(ex: to say Allah's hand is such and such) to the image of Allah, because Allah
is beyond imagination and comprehension.
Therefore, it is Obligatory upon a person to believe that Allah
has an Image, without resembling it to any creation, and without imagining or
telling or asking how it is.
Allah's image is not like that of the creation, there is nothing
like Him, And Allah is beyond imagination and comprehension.
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