The Essence of Islam – Volume I — Page 60
60. Essence of Islam-1 more. That is why in the Holy Qur'an Allāh the Exalted says: ليْسَ كَمِثْلِهِ شَيْ 23. That is: Nothing approximates to God Almighty in its being or its qualities. [Chashma-e-Ma'rifat, Rūḥānī Khaza'in, Vol. 23, pp. 272-276]. Permanence of Allah's Attributes. God will never cease to operate. He is always the Creator, the Providence, the Sustainer, the Gracious, the. Compassionate and always will be. In my opinion, it is sinful to debate about the One of such Majesty. God has not imposed belief in anything which He has not demonstrated. [Malfūzāt, Vol. IV, p. 347]. As the stars appear stage by stage God's attributes also appear stage by stage. Man is sometimes under the shadow of the Divine attributes of Glory and SelfSufficiency and sometimes he is under the shadow of His attributes of Beauty. That is indicated in His saying: كُلَّ يَوْمٍ هُوَ فِي شَانِ 24. It is a foolish notion that after sinful people have been condemned to hell the Divine attributes of Mercy and. Compassion will cease to operate and will not be manifested, inasmuch as the permanent cessation of the operation of Divine attributes is not permissible. The basic attribute of God Almighty is Love and Mercy and that is the mother of all attributes. It is the same attribute 23 al-Shūrā, 42:12 [Publisher] 24 'Every day He reveals Himself in a new state. "--al-Raḥmān, 55:30 [Publisher]