Allah’s Incomparability and Questions about Qur’anic Illustrations

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• What does “wa lā shayʾa mithluhu” deny?
• Which two passages give rise to the first objection?
• What does “mishkāh” denote in the cited verse?
• What mistaken implication lies behind the second objection?
• What is the prohibited case in the first answer?
• What reason did the idolaters give for worshipping idols?
• What reasoning did the idolaters apply to justify intermediaries?
• Which two matters are separated in the second answer?
• What interpretation of the niche-and-lamp example is rejected?
• What is the purpose of the illustration of light in Sūrat al-Nūr?
• What serves as the intervening element in Mawlana Ashraf Ali Thanawi’s example?
• What is the aim of the glue-and-paper comparison?
• How does the first answer reconcile “fa-lā taḍribū” and “mathalu nūrihi”?
• What resolves the second objection?
• Which statement belongs specifically to the first response?
• The illustration “mathalu nūrihi” is found in the Qur’an itself.
• According to the stated creed, created attributes resemble Allah’s essence and attributes.
• The niche-and-lamp illustration proves that Allah’s light is literally a lamp.
• The glue-and-paper comparison serves to explain nearness, not a real likeness to Allah.
• In the two-paper-and-glue example, what is conveyed by the glue being closer to each sheet?