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لَا تَبْلُغُهُ الْأَوْهَامُ وَلَا تُدْرِكُهُ الْأَفْهَامُ.
Imaginations do not reach His reality, nor do understandings encompass Him.

Reading the terms: Al-awhām is the plural of wahm (imaginings) and al-afhām of fahm (understanding). Neither can encompass the divine reality.

Boundary of meaning: Knowing truths about Allah and comprehensively grasping His essence are distinct. Human conceptual limits must not be treated as limits on God.

Takeaway: Human imagination and understanding cannot encompass Allah.

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Imaginations and understandings

Reading the Creed Text: Terms, Qualifications and Meaning

لَا تَبْلُغُهُ الْأَوْهَامُ وَلَا تُدْرِكُهُ الْأَفْهَامُ.
Imaginations do not reach His reality, nor do understandings encompass Him.

Reading the terms: Al-awhām is the plural of wahm (imaginings) and al-afhām of fahm (understanding). Neither can encompass the divine reality.

Boundary of meaning: Knowing truths about Allah and comprehensively grasping His essence are distinct. Human conceptual limits must not be treated as limits on God.

Takeaway: Human imagination and understanding cannot encompass Allah.