The balanced position is to affirm Allah's attributes while denying resemblance to created beings.
Tashbīh projects the manner of created things onto their Creator; taʿṭīl rejects the attributes affirmed of the Creator. Although the two errors are different, both depart from sound balance.
Balance does not mean inventing a halfway attribute. It means affirming divine attributes while recognizing Allah's freedom from resemblance to creation.
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The Balanced Path and Integrity of Belief
The balanced position is to affirm Allah's attributes while denying resemblance to created beings.
Tashbīh projects the manner of created things onto their Creator; taʿṭīl rejects the attributes affirmed of the Creator. Although the two errors are different, both depart from sound balance.
Balance does not mean inventing a halfway attribute. It means affirming divine attributes while recognizing Allah's freedom from resemblance to creation.