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Chapter: The scope of reporting about Him is broader than the scope of His Names and Attributes.
…Certain points must be noted here1:
First: what falls under the heading of reporting about the Exalted is broader than what falls under the heading of His Names and Attributes. Thus, expressions such as “thing,” “existent,” and “self-subsistent” may be used to inform about Him2, yet they are not counted among His Most Beautiful Names and His Most Exalted Attributes3.
(1) In manuscript B: “It is necessary here to know several points.”
(2) In manuscript Sad: “For this …”.
(3) See Ibn Taymiyyah, Darʾ al-taʿāruḍ, vol. 4, p. 140.
باب الإخبار أوسع من باب الأسماء والصفات
...
ويجب أن يعلم هنا أمورٌ١:
أحدها: أنَّ ما يدخل في باب الإخبار عنه تعالى أوسع مما يدخل في باب أسمائه وصفاته؟ كالشيء والموجود والقائم بنفسه، فإنَّه٢ يخبر به عنه ولا يدخل في أسمائه الحسنى وصفاته العليا٣.
١ في (ب) : "ويجب أن تعلم هنا أمورًا".
٢ في (ص) : "فإن هذا ... ".
٣ انظر درء التعارض لابن تيمية (٤/ ١٤٠) .