CAITANYA MAHAPRABHU and QUR’AN
by - Airavata dasa
Allah's impersonal nature ( 2nd part )
courtesy by: Science,religion and krishna consciousness
The sun and the moon reflect this true spiritual Light. The original spiritual Light penetrates the whole creation. It is omnipresent. Allah is Wasi 'un, All-Embracing, that is to say, everything exists in Him. He is Ganiyun, the Absolute, which means He is the Supreme Perfection.
Some other references that indicate His impersonal aspect: Allah is al-awwal wa al-akhir: “the First and the Last", namely, He is the beginning and the end of everything. He is az-zahir wa al-batin: "the Outward and the Inward", that is to say He is present outside and inside of everything. Abdullah Yusuf Ali comments on the verse (57.3):
“Allah is Evident in so far as there is ample evidence of His existence and providence all around us. On the other hand, Allah is Hidden in so far as intellect cannot grasp His essence nor can He be seen in the present world. The following tradition in Sahih Muslim is also significant for an understanding this verse. The Prophet (peace be on him) said: “Thou art the First, so that there was nothing before Thee; and Thou art the Last, so that there is nothing after Thee; and Thou art Evident, (or Ascendant) so that there is nothing above Thee, and Thou art the Hidden, the Knower of hidden things, so that there is nothing hidden from Thee.” (9, p. 1687)
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