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Principle Six: Determining What May and May Not Be Attributed to Allah—by Negation or Affirmation
The attributes of Allah fall into two categories—those that are denied of Him and those that are affirmed for Him, as noted earlier—so a clear criterion is required for each.
• The criterion for negation is that one must deny of Allah the Exalted:
القاعدة السادسة: في ضابط ما يجوز لله ويمتنع عنه نفياً وإثباتاً
صفات الله تعالى دائرة بين النفي والإثبات – كما سبق – فلابد من ضابط لهذا وذاك.
* فالضابط في النفي أن ينفى عن الله تعالى: