Chapter II: Foundation of Belief
The people of truth accepted this interpretation as the people of untruth were compelled to accept the interpretation of these words of God : He is with you wherever you are (57:4). This means that He encompasses everything. This is supported by the following Hadis : The hea ' of a believer in is with two fingers of the Merciful,' meaning within His power or might. It is also supported by the following Hadis : "The Block stone is the right hand of God in the earth,' meaning it is established on honour in the earth. If its meaning is taken literally, the result would be impossible. His taking rest on the Throne means this. If it is taken literally, it becomes possible to believe that He has got a bod v and the Throne is also a body limited by space. It is impossible.
(9) Ninth basic principle. It is that although God is free from form,, space and direction. He is an object to be seen in the hereafter as He said : On that day shall faces beam with light looking towards their Lord — 75 : 22. He is not visible in this world as God said : Vision does not comprehend Him, but He
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comprehends vision — 6 : 103; also because of the following verse:
God addressed Moses saying : You cannot see Me — 7 : 139. 1 don' t understand how the Mutazalites hold that God is visible in this world also though Moses could not see Him. Insight is a kind of Kashf and knowledge, and Kashf is more clear than knowledge.
When God has got connection with knowledge and not with direction, He has got connection also with insight without any direction. As God sees His creation though not in front, the creation also sees Him though not in fornt. As it is possible to know Him without modiality or form, it is also possible to see Him likewise.
(10) Tenth basic principle. It is that God is one without any partner, single without any like. He is unique in every new creations, innovations, and inventions. There is nothing like Him. The Quran says : Had there been any other god therein, they would have gone to ruin — 21 : 22. If the first God willed something, the second would have been compelled to him. This means that he would have no supreme power. If the second is to oppose the first, he would be powerful and the first would be weak rather than an almighty God.
SECOND PILLAR OF FAITH God's attributes based on ten principles.
(1) First basic principle. It is that God is Almighty as He said:
He is powerful over all things — 15 : 120. He is truthful as the world is perfect with His designs and well regulated. He who sees a garment of silk of which the weaving and texture are fine and says that it has been made by a dead man or a man who has got no power, would be lacking in natural intellect and is utterly foolish.