Allah The Exalted — Page 19
All a h the Exalted But for Your grace, I would have long been reduced to dust; Then All a h knows where this dust would have scattered. May my heart and soul and very being be sacrificed in Your way! I know of none who loves like You; Since the beginning, I have been brought up under the blessed shadow of Your protection; Like a suckling was I nursed by You. In no son of man have I found the fidelity that You have; Nor have I come across, apart from You, any compassionate friend. People say that the unworthy are not accepted; But despite being unworthy, I have been granted acceptance in Your court. So numerous are Your favours and bounties bestowed upon me; They will remain uncountable to the Day of Judgement. [Br a h i n-e-Ahmadiyya, part V, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, Vol. 21, p. 127] Two Types of Divine Attributes – Immanent and Transcendental God Almighty, in order to bestow perfect understanding upon His humble creatures, has set out in the Holy Qur’ a n two aspects of His attributes. First, He has de- scribed His attributes metaphorically as resembling some human qualities. For instance, He is Noble, Merciful, and Beneficent. He can be angry as well as loving. He has hands and eyes, legs and ears. He has been creating throughout eternity, though nothing has been eternally co-existent with Him. However, species have long ex-