LessonsApplied Review: Objections and Fine Doctrinal DistinctionsQuiz

لَا تُدْرِكُهُ الْأَبْصَارُ وَهُوَ يُدْرِكُ الْأَبْصَارَ
Eyes do not encompass Him, while He encompasses all eyes. (Al-Anʿām 6:103)

Vision means seeing, while complete comprehension or encompassing means grasping a reality in its entirety. The vision of Allah for the people of Paradise is affirmed, but it does not entail their encompassing His essence.

Affirming vision also does not establish a bodily modality for Allah. Vision is affirmed, encompassing is denied, and its modality is left unspecified.

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Vision and full comprehension

Applied Review: Objections and Fine Doctrinal Distinctions

لَا تُدْرِكُهُ الْأَبْصَارُ وَهُوَ يُدْرِكُ الْأَبْصَارَ
Eyes do not encompass Him, while He encompasses all eyes. (Al-Anʿām 6:103)

Vision means seeing, while complete comprehension or encompassing means grasping a reality in its entirety. The vision of Allah for the people of Paradise is affirmed, but it does not entail their encompassing His essence.

Affirming vision also does not establish a bodily modality for Allah. Vision is affirmed, encompassing is denied, and its modality is left unspecified.