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by Albany Buipe Recently I have lost access to even my virtual library hence would have to improvise for my PDFs and topics. In this post I want us to deliberate on a very important verse in connecion with the Aqidah of the Muslim and come out with a bird's eye view elaboration of the subject matter. The discussion is divided into the two branches following: 1. THE CORRECT POSITION ON SEEING ALLAH 2. THE PROOFS FOR THAT POSITION In 2 I will rather discuss one of the strongest evidences for those who reject the seeing, I find that relevant as Ibn Taymiyah observed that whoever tries to prove a false belief from the Qur'an shall have the same as evidence against him. And nearly a year ago when I went to visit some friends in Wenchi the style was more help in a debate that took place between me and another brother who opposed the mainstream opinion. THE SOUND POSITION ON SEEING ALLAH The position taken by mainstream orthodox Muslims is that seeing Allah can take p...

If you are not new to this blog you should realize immediately that there is a change in the general theme between this post and of the few posts that have been discussed previously. But it has been stated in the heading of this blog that the matters to be discussed concern this one too. And the subject matter of this post is one that this blogger has had much experience on. He has studied and researched it so long and so much; and has written more than a thousand pages on it. The answer of the question ‘Where is Allah?’ is one about which there is great deal of difference about. The very permissibility of this question is debatable between the orthodox (and definitely, mainstream) Muslims and some minor deviated sect of Oman (known as the Ibadiyyah). The former group opine the legality of the question whereas the latter does not the same. But obviously, the correct position is the permissibility – it is the orthodox and mainstream view. Orthodox in theology means original and trad...