This creed gives rise to two questions.
First objection: The Qur'an prohibits setting forth comparisons for Allah, yet it also gives an illustration of His light. How can these statements be reconciled?
Second objection: Ahl al-Sunnah wa'l-Jamāʿah affirm that Allah has no likeness, yet an illustration of His light occurs in the Qur'an. Does this make something like Him?
The first question concerns the prohibition of comparisons; the second concerns actual resemblance.
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Allah’s Incomparability and Questions about Qur’anic Illustrations
This creed gives rise to two questions.
First objection: The Qur'an prohibits setting forth comparisons for Allah, yet it also gives an illustration of His light. How can these statements be reconciled?
Second objection: Ahl al-Sunnah wa'l-Jamāʿah affirm that Allah has no likeness, yet an illustration of His light occurs in the Qur'an. Does this make something like Him?
The first question concerns the prohibition of comparisons; the second concerns actual resemblance.