Foundations of Faith
If Allah ﷻ is All-Able, Can He Make Unto Himself a Partner? – Shaykh Muhammad al-Jami
Shaykh Muhammad al-Jami explains that Allah’s ﷻ power is absolute, but questions like whether He can make a partner for Himself are absurd. Such ideas do not suit Allah’s ﷻ greatness, so the premise itself is rejected.
Shaykh Muḥammad Amān al-Jāmī:
A philosopher may ask you an awkward question, I have actually been asked this question on more than one occasion, Is Allah capable of making unto himself a partner?
One should be cautious when answering such a question. It is not to be answered by saying ‘no’ or ‘yes’, but rather it is answered by saying the Ability of Allah has no relativity to such absurdities due to the fact that they do not befit (the grandeur of) Allah The Most High; not that Allah is unable to bring such things into existence. This is the answer.
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