1. Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims
  2. Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

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To my understanding Allah is not a person who does things, rather things happen naturally as a result of our deeds, such as an upset stomach caused by infected food. Is this a correct view?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

1. Your opinion needs to be revised to be compatible with Quran and authentic Hadeeth.
2. Allah, The Glorious, Has created the whole universe in the most comprehensive and most accurate system and ordered us to follow the system to live peacefully and successfully.

3. Allah said in Qur'an: Every good deed will result in good and every bad deed will result in bad.

4. Allah does not need to do things himself but Has angles to implement and the whole creatures to follow His orders and system.
5. We always seek from Allah to forgive our sins and deal with us by His Mercy, not by His Justice. Our bad deeds can lead us to disastrous result if we are been dealt with by the Justice of Allah, that is why we always seek and beg to Allah, The Most Merciful, Most Gracious, to deal with us by His Great Mercy.

Wassalam.
Can you explain what is Wajibul Wajood, absolute existence and necessary existence? Can I get to know essential qualities of the eternal being?
Zoheir Ali Esmail

Bismillah

Thank you for your question. Wajib al-wujud or the Necessary Existent is that existent which does not depend on any other existent for its existence. The Absolute Existent is that existent that has no limitation what so ever. These attributes and others are discussed in transcendental philosophy and mysticism. 
 

May you always be successful 
What is the logical reasoning that Allah always speaks the truth? Can you also recommend some books that explain the attributes of Allah with logical explanations?
Syed Nabi Raza Abidi

Salamonalaykum

May Allah bless you and your family

Lying – that is, not speaking the truth – is an evil trait. If God were to lie, then God would be a liar; that would mean that God committed an evil act. But God cannot commit an evil act because evil arises from ignorance or a need to deceive; in other words, evil arises from a need. Since God knows all things and has no need of anything, God does not commit evil. Thus, God does not lie and He is Truthful (al-Ṣādiq).

Regarding books. You may refer to Shaykh Jaʿfar Subhani’s Doctrines of Shiʿi Islam: A Compendium of Imami Beliefs and Practices (translated by Reza Shah-Kazemi), al-ʿAllāmah al-Hillī’s al-Bāb al-Hādī ʿAshar: A Treatise on the Principles of Shīʿite Theology (translated by William McElwee Miller), Shaykh Miṣbāh Yazdī’s Theological Instructions.
What is the logical reasoning that Allah always speaks the truth? Can you also recommend some books that explain the attributes of Allah with logical explanations?
Amina Inloes

Among the reasons is that one of the major motivations for lying is deficiency. People generally lie for reasons such as fear, greed, trying to gain an advantage, or not wanting to hurt someone's feelings (which is often really just fear, such as fear of losing a friendship or a spouse). Because Allah does not have deficiencies, needs, or fears, Allah has no motivation to lie. 

Truth is also an inherent quality of the divine and I don't think there is any culture that has envisioned the absolute divine power having untruth. Some polytheistic cultures may envision demigods lying  but not the actual underlying creative power of the universe. (As there are many religions throughout history and today, someone is welcome to correct that point, but it is my general sense.)

Our inner nature also points to the idea that truth is ideal, and lying is a falsehood/deficiency, because any human of sound mind - even if they are the most evil dictator - will like to know the truth and detest being lied to, and this is an acknowledgment of the divine value of truth within us. 

I recommend reading Shi'i hadith such as in al-Kafi regarding the attributes of Allah. However there are some books on this website that also cover the subject that may be of interest.

Happy reading!