The Categorization of the Attributes of God

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The attributes of God are divided under two headings:

The attributes connected with His being

The attributes connected with His doings.

The attributes connected with His being are divided into two groups those that are connected with beauty called Jamal and those that are called Jalal.

The attributes of Jamal:

These are those attributes that are proven about God like, knowledge, authority, unlimited existence and eternal existence. These are also termed as the proven attributes. (Sifati Subutia)

The attributes of Jalal: These are the attributes that are denied for God like, ignorance, dependence, physical existence and others and are called Sifati Salbia.

Both these kinds of attributes are called the attributes of His being and they are separate from his deeds.

The attributes connected with His deeds: The Creator, the Sustainer, He who will resurrect, He who will cause death.

These attributes are connected with the doings of God. They are not connected before His doing but only after. Both the attributes of His Being and His Deeds are unlimited because there is no end to His glory and no end to His doings. Some attributes are the fountainhead for others and branches of attributes spring forth from them. We can say that five attributes are the base for other attributes that are branches. These five main attributes are: His Unity, Knowledge, Authority, His being ever lasting, and His being eternal.

 

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