The methodology of Ahl al-Sunnah wa’l-Jamaʿah with respect to Allah’s names and attributes:

The way of the righteous predecessors—Ahl al-Sunnah wa’l-Jamaʿah, the saved faction—is to affirm every divine name and attribute exactly as it appears in the Quran and the Sunnah, to believe in what those texts indicate, and to accept them according to their plain meaning. Such affirmation in no way entails likening Allah to His creation—far exalted is He—for the attributes of the Creator belong to Him alone and befit His majesty, whereas the attributes of created beings suit and pertain to them alone. There is no likeness between the two sets of attributes, just as there is no likeness between the essence of the Creator—glorified be He—and the essence of the creature.

The doctrine of Ahl al-Sunnah wa’l-Jamaʿah in this regard is built upon sound foundations and upright principles, which are: