The Eternal Attributes and Perfection of Allah

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• What does “qadīman qabla khalqihi” affirm of the divine attributes?
• What does “ḥādith” mean in this discussion?
• What effect does the creation of beings have on Allah’s attributes?
• Which comparison of azalī and abadī is correct?
• What distinguishes the attribute of creating from creatures?
• How do provision and the recipient of provision relate?
• Why is acquiring the name Creator negated?
• When is the divine name al-Bārī applicable to Allah?
• What distinguishes manifestation from the beginning of an attribute?
• How are Lordship and its subject related?
• What does “meaning of Creator without a creature” indicate?
• What does Muḥyī al-mawtā mean?
• Since when is Allah entitled to Muḥyī al-mawtā?
• What is the relevant meaning of inshāʾ?
• What does “powerful over everything” affirm?
• What does faqīr mean in “everything is in need of Him”?
• What does “every matter is easy for Him” teach?
• What does “He needs nothing” establish?
• How should incomparability and divine hearing/seeing be understood together?
• What does “He created creation with His knowledge” mean?
• Does being known by Allah imply prior external existence?
• What new knowledge does Allah acquire upon creation?
• How do the names Lord and Creator apply before creation?
• Which pairing is accurate?
• What follows from the combined discussion of power, knowledge, and creating?