Permanence of Allah’s Attributes — Essence of Islam Vol. 1

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Introduction

In this discourse from Essence of Islam (Volume 1), Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (AS), the Promised Messiah and Mahdi, expounds upon Permanence of Allah’s Attributes, presenting profound spiritual insights and scriptural verities.

Book Series: Essence of Islam (Volume 1)
Author: Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian (AS)
Section: Part 2: Allah The Exalted
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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.
[Malfuzat, Vol. IV, p. 347]
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 1, p. 60]

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:

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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

24 ‘Every day He reveals Himself in a new state.’—al-Rahman, 55:30 [Publisher]

which sometimes comes into operation in the shape of the attributes of Glory and Wrath for the purpose of human reform, and when the reform has been effected then Love appears in its true form and remains in operation forever as a bounty. God is not like a short-tempered person who loves to torment. He wrongs no one, but people wrong themselves. All salvation lies in His Love and all torment is to draw away from Him.
[Chashma-e-Masihi, Ruhani Khaza’in, Vol. 20, pp. 369-370]
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 1, p. 60]

General Attributes Mentioned in the Holy Qur’an
The attributes of God, to Whom the Holy Qur’an calls us, are set out as follows:

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That is, God is One and has no associate: that no one else is worthy of worship and obedience. He is so described for if He were not without associate, there would be the possibility that His associate might overcome Him and His Godhead would then be put in danger. No one else is worthy of worship means that He is so perfect and His attributes and excellences are so high and exalted that, if out of all existence, a God were to be chosen on account

25 (i)al-Hashr, 59:23 (ii)al-Fatihah, 1:4 (iii)al-Hashr, 59:24 (iv)al-Hashr, 59:25 (v)al-Baqarah, 2:21 (vi)al-Fatihah, 1:2-4 (vii)al-Baqarah, 2:187 (viii)al-Baqarah, 2:256 (ix)al-Ikhlas, 112:2-5. [Publisher]
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 1]
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 1, p. 61]

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