LessonsThe Balanced Path and Integrity of BeliefQuiz

Tashbīh is the error of describing Allah's attributes as resembling the attributes of created beings. Affirming divine attributes does not entail establishing a likeness that erases the distinction between Creator and creation.

Allah's attributes must be affirmed, but they are not held to be like the attributes of His servants. Only what befits the Creator is affirmed of Him.

Rejecting tashbīh is not a denial of attributes; it protects the incomparable nature of the Creator.

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The error of likening divine attributes to creation

The Balanced Path and Integrity of Belief

Tashbīh is the error of describing Allah's attributes as resembling the attributes of created beings. Affirming divine attributes does not entail establishing a likeness that erases the distinction between Creator and creation.

Allah's attributes must be affirmed, but they are not held to be like the attributes of His servants. Only what befits the Creator is affirmed of Him.

Rejecting tashbīh is not a denial of attributes; it protects the incomparable nature of the Creator.