Suhaib Webb – The Masses Creed 13 God in Islam (part two)

Talking last time about the wisdom of why

scholars taught the qualities of God and that

the purpose of learning those qualities,

was 3 and 3 in particular. Right? We

mentioned

the

idea of transcendence and then, of course, the

idea that god was close to us. And

and what I wanted to do is really

offer some historical support for this method because

I know,

unfortunately, theological studies

within

the Muslim community, especially amongst the layman,

tends to be turned into, like, a really

hot topic. Again, because people are teaching these

differences and so on and so forth that

really were never meant for the masses to

digest. Right? The masses are taught theology that

creates

relationship with God, relationship with their community. Right?

Being good citizens,

and then also affirming his transcendence

and his nearness in

protecting the unity of the Muslim community.

So here is a few examples, historically, of

the idea of teaching God the concepts and

qualities around Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala. So we

see Imam Al Khazari who dies in the

5th century,

who says in his very incredible book, the

40 principles of Islam,

he says he's

talking about God

who has no beginning

who who has no beginning.

Right? Also,

he's outside of time,

so he has no beginning.

The one who will never die, his existence

is is is infinite.

And again, the idea of him living forever

and having no ending. The point is we

see

here teaching concepts,

right, concepts

and not the specific differences

that existed amongst theologians.

The great Malik Iskara Al Qadhi Iyad who

was a giant, he says

meaning the the the the details of theology

are 40. Forty made of principles. So again,

we see here he and Al Ghazari, his

book is called what?

The 40 principles, they're in agreement. Although they're

from one is from Spain, one is from

Iran, right? You know, these people,

lived in different time periods, but subhanallah the

same conclusion. That's why I put this here,

right there are 40,

basically the fundamentals of aqidah are 40.

Religiously

intend what you hold as inconceivable.

Does that sound familiar to what I've been

teaching you? Point is I'm trying to show

you that there is historical precedent

for what I'm teaching you and what you

are being instructed.

Sheikh Ahmed

Adardir, who was one of the great scholars

of Egypt around 200 years ago, who wrote

the most important book in the Maliki,

he says,

right? It's an obligation upon the one who

is what? Responsible.

Remind you how he was teaching you.

That a person has to know the obligations

due to Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala,

due to the prophets

and due to the angels. Does that sound

familiar to you? Now we could continue to

give scholar after scholar every epic, every century,

right? There were scholars

in our community

teaching this way. The majority of Sunni scholars

taught this way.

So the point is I wanted to really

establish

the historical precedent for what you and I

are about to do so that you can

feel comfortable,

right? You can feel comfortable in the knowledge