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[quote][b]Allah has Hands[/b]

In the Holy Qur'an we can find a number of verses which are clearly indicative of Allah's possession of hands. Not only that, in one of the verses the right hand of Allah has particularly been referred to; which means Allah has left hand too. According to the Holy Qur'an Allah has two hands. The existence of His hands make it only too clear that Allah has a form.

A prominent Muslim scholar Al-Ashari (9th century AD), declared in his creeds:

&quot;We confess that Allah has two hands, without asking why.&quot;

Also the Holy Prophet Muhammad (S. A. W.) has been asked by the Almighty  in the Holy Qur'an to state that:

Qul 'innalfazla biyadillah: &quot;Say: Generosity is in Allah's hands.&quot; (3.73)

Qala ya 'Iblisu ma mana-'aka 'an-tasjuda lima khalaqtu biyaday: &quot;He (Allah) said: 'O Iblis! What prevents you from prostrating yourself to one whom I have created with My hands?'&quot; (38.75)

Wa ma qadarullaaha haqqa qadrihi wal-'arzu jamii-'an-qabzatuhuu Yawmal-Qiyaamati wasama-watu matwiyatum biyaminih: &quot;No just estimate have they made of Allah, such as is due to Him. On the Day of Judgment the whole of the earth will be but His handful, and the heavens will be rolled up in His right hand.&quot; (39.67)

We can understand from this verse that on the Day of Judgment Allah will be able enclose the whole earth in the palm of His hand and he will roll up the heavens with His right hand.

Furthermore the Holy Qur'an says:

Yadullahi fawqa 'aydihim: &quot;The hand of Allah is above their hands.&quot; (48.10)

Tabarakalazi biyadihil - mulk / wa huwa 'ala kulli shay-'in qadir: &quot;Blessed be He in Whose hands is the sovereignty, and He is able to do all things.&quot; (67.1)

Wa qaa-latil Yahudu yadullaahi magluulah / Gullat 'ay-diihim wa lu-'inuu bima qaaluu / Bal Yadaahu mabsuuta - taani yun - fiqu kayfa yashaaa: &quot;The Jews say: 'Allah's hand is tied up.' Their hands are tied up and they are accursed for saying so. Nay, both His hands are spread out wide in bounty.&quot; (5.64)

So the Holy Qur'an gives a clear description of the hands of Allah and His handful. Of course, some people try to give secondary or metaphorical interpretation of the hands of Allah, but first of all, we can see how Allah explains that He has a right hand, this means He must also have a left hand. The second point is that even if we use a metaphorical expressions, these expressions are based on factual objects which exist. For example, we used to say, &quot;The power is in the hands of the King&quot;, because the King has hands. The lion is also the king of the animal kingdom but we never say, &quot;The power is in the hands of the lion&quot;, because it sounds ridiculous. But [b]we can not joke with Allah. If Allah himself gives so much stress to the existence of His hands, how do we dare to deny their existence? Thus Allah has two hands, right and left.[/b]

Edited by: ibrahim on Monday, August 25, 2008 7:45 AM[/quote]

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