ALLAH HAS HANDS LIKE CREATURES

 Monday, August 3, 2015

ALLAH HAS HANDS LIKE CREATURES
By Max Shimba
Max Shimba Ministries Org.

Dear reader,

We continue with the topic concerning Allah who is a being like us. Today, I bring you evidence showing that Allah has hands just like human beings. Let us read together the evidence from Islamic books.

وَمَا قَدَرُوا اللَّهَ حَقَّ قَدْرِهِ وَالْأَرْضُ جَمِيعًا قَبْضَتُهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَالسَّمَاوَاتُ مَطْوِيَّاتٌ بِيَمِينِهِ ۚ
“And they did not appraise Allah with true appraisal, while the earth entirely will be within His grip on the Day of Resurrection, and the heavens will be folded in His right hand…”
(Az-Zumar 39:67)

“The Hands” of Allah According to the Sunni School of Thought

The scholars of this school narrated in their books a report from Abu Huraira, who narrated from the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), as follows:

“Adam and Moses had the following conversation: Moses said, ‘O Adam! Allah created you with His own hands… but because of your sin, you caused mankind to be expelled from Paradise.’
Adam replied: ‘O Moses, Allah indeed honored you and wrote the Torah for you with His own hands.’”

In another hadith narrated from Abu Huraira, we read:

“Allah descends to the lowest heaven and stretches out His two hands and says…”

Then, the narrator supports his claim with the following Qur’anic verses:

وَقَالَتِ الْيَهُودُ يَدُ اللَّهِ مَغْلُولَةٌ... بَلْ يَدَاهُ مَبْسُوطَتَانِ يُنْفِقُ كَيْفَ يَشَاءُ ۚ
“The Jews say, ‘The hand of Allah is tied up.’ Their hands are tied up, and they are cursed for what they say. Rather, both His hands are outstretched; He spends however He wills…”
(Al-Maida 5:64)

فَسُبْحَانَ الَّذِي بِيَدِهِ مَلَكُوتُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ
“So exalted is He in whose hand is the realm of all things, and to Him you will be returned.”
(Yasin 36:83)

قُلِ اللَّهُمَّ مَالِكَ الْمُلْكِ... بِيَدِكَ الْخَيْرُ إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
“Say, O Allah, Owner of Sovereignty, You give sovereignty to whom You will and take sovereignty away from whom You will. You honor whom You will and humble whom You will. In Your hand is all good. Indeed, You are over all things competent.”
(Aali Imran 3:26)

Muhammad bin Muslim asked Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (a.s.) about the following verse:

قَالَ يَا إِبْلِيسُ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَنْ تَسْجُدَ لِمَا خَلَقْتُ بِيَدَيَّ
“(Allah) said, ‘O Iblis, what prevented you from prostrating to that which I created with My hands?’”
(Saad 38:75)

A Question to Muslims

Why do you say that Allah has no likeness, while He Himself has revealed that He has hands? Are not hands a form similar to those of human beings? Why do you then falsely claim that Allah has no hands?

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The Hands of Allah

We believe that Allah indeed has two noble hands. He says:

بَلْ يَدَاهُ مَبْسُوطَتَانِ يُنفِقُ كَيْفَ يَشَاءُ
“Rather, both His hands are outstretched; He spends however He wills.”
(Al-Maida 5:64)

And He also says:

وَمَا قَدَرُوا اللَّهَ حَقَّ قَدْرِهِ... وَالسَّمَاوَاتُ مَطْوِيَّاتٌ بِيَمِينِهِ...
“And they did not appraise Allah with true appraisal, while the earth will be within His grip on the Day of Resurrection, and the heavens will be folded in His right hand…”
(Az-Zumar 39:67)

When Muslims pledged allegiance to the Prophet of Allah (peace be upon him) under the tree during the Day of Ridhwan, Allah revealed:

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يُبَايِعُونَكَ إِنَّمَا يُبَايِعُونَ اللَّهَ يَدُ اللَّهِ فَوْقَ أَيْدِيهِمْ
“Indeed, those who pledge allegiance to you are actually pledging allegiance to Allah. The hand of Allah is over their hands.”
(Al-Fath 48:10)

It should be understood that when Allah says He has hands or eyes, it does not mean His hands are like ours or His eyes like ours—Astaghfirullah (God forbid).
A table has legs, and chairs also have legs, but the legs of a chair or table differ from the legs of the human who made them. The attributes of the creator must differ from the attributes of the created. Similarly, Allah’s attributes cannot be compared to ours. However, we must still acknowledge everything that Allah ascribed to Himself.

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The Eyes of Allah

We also believe that Allah truly has two eyes, as proven in His words to Noah (peace be upon him):

وَاصْنَعِ الْفُلْكَ بِأَعْيُنِنَا وَوَحْيِنَا
“And construct the ship under Our eyes and Our inspiration.”
(Hud 11:37)

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said:

“His veil is light, and if He were to remove it, the radiance of His face would burn everything that His gaze reaches.”
And regarding the Antichrist (Dajjal), he said:
“The Dajjal is one-eyed, but your Lord is not one-eyed.”

We believe that our human eyes cannot see Allah, as the Qur’an says:

لَا تُدْرِكُهُ الْأَبْصَارُ وَهُوَ يُدْرِكُ الْأَبْصَارَ وَهُوَ اللَّطِيفُ الْخَبِيرُ
“Vision perceives Him not, but He perceives [all] vision; and He is the Subtle, the Acquainted.”
(Al-An’am 6:103)

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Dear readers, you can now see clearly that Allah is portrayed as a being similar to humans, because He is described as having hands and eyes.

May God bless you.

In His service,
Dr. Max Shimba
Max Shimba Ministries Org.

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