Two Questions Every Muslim Should Know The Answer To!

Where is Allah (SWT)?

If you answered: Allah (SWT) is everywhere then your answer is wrong!

Answer: Allah (SWT) is on His 'Arsh, (Throne) which is over the heavens and the earth!

“...His Kursi (Footstool) doth extend over the heavens and the earth, and He feeleth no fatigue in guarding and preserving them. For He is the Most High, the Supreme (in glory).” Qur'an 2:255

“Verily your Lord is Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth in six Days, then He established Himself on the 'Arsh (Throne) (of authority), regulating and governing all things. No intercessor (can plead with Him) except after His leave (hath been obtained). This is Allah your Lord; Him therefore serve ye: will ye not receive admonition?” Qur'an 10:3

“He Who created the heavens and the earth and all that is between in six days, and is firmly established on the 'Arsh (Throne) (of authority): Allah Most Gracious: ask thou, then, about Him of any acquainted (with such things).” Qur'an 25:59

“It is Allah Who has created the heavens and the earth, and all between them, in six Days, and then He established Himself on the 'Arsh (Throne) (of authority): ye have none besides Him, to protect or intercede (for you): will ye not then receive admonition?” Qur'an 32:4

Foot Note in “The Noble Qur'an” at 2:255

“Prophet Muhammad (SAW) said: The Kursi compared to the 'Arsh is nothing but like a ring thrown out upon open space of the desert.” If the Kursi extents over the entire Universe, then how much greater is the 'Arsh. Indeed Allah (SWT), the Creator of both the Kursi and the 'Arsh, is the Most Great!

Fatawi ibn Taimya Vol. 5 Page 54-55: Ibn Taimya said:

(a) Chapter: To believe in the Kursi,
(b) Chapter: To believe in the 'Arsh (Throne). It is narrated from Muhammad bin Abdullah and from other religious scholars that the Kursi is in front of the 'Arsh (Throne) and it is at the level of the Feet!

Conclusion: Allah (SWT) is not in His creation! He (SWT) is over His Creation!

Is the Qur'an a creation of Allah (SWT)?

Answer: NO!

The Qur'an is Allah's (SWT) Speech; therefore, it is a part of Allah (SWT)!

Proof by Sheikh `Abd al-Rahmân al-Barrâk
The Qur’ân is the speech of Allah. He revealed it to Muhammad (peace be upon him). It is preserved in the hearts of people. Allah says: “Nay, here are signs self-evidence in the hearts of those endowed with knowledge.” [Sûrah al-`Ankabût: 49].
It was revealed by Allah. It was not created. Allah has already spoken it and transmitted it to Gabriel who is also referred to as al-Rûh al-Amîn and Rûh al-Qudus (The Holy Spirit).

It was revealed in the language of Muhammad (peace be upon him). Allah says: “With it came down the truthful spirit, to thy heart that thou mayest admonish, in the perspicuous Arabic tongue.” [Sûrah al-Shu`arâ’: 193-195] and says: “Say, the Holy Spirit has brought the revelation from thy Lord in truth” [Sûrah al-Nahl: 102].

The Qur’ân has a beginning and an end, and the Qur’ân is not the only speech of Allah to have been revealed. The Bible, the Torah, and the Psalms which were sent to Moses, Jesus and Dâwûd respectively (peace be upon them all) are also the speech of Allah. The speech of Allah cannot ever be enumerated. Allah say: “Say: If the ocean were ink (wherewith to write out) the words of my Lord, sooner would the ocean be exhausted than would the words of my Lord, even if we added another ocean like it, for its aid” [Sûrah al-Kahf: 109] and says: “And if all the trees on earth were pens and the ocean (were ink) with seven ocean behind it to add to its (supply), yet should not the words of Allah be exhausted (in the writing)” [Sûrah Luqmân: 27]

The sense of Allah’s speech has no end as it has no beginning. This means Allah is still speaking, if He wills, for whatever He wills and in the way He wills. The single instances of speech, such as when Allah spoke to Moses (peace be upon him), have a beginning and an end.

Note: Since the Qur'an is Allah's (SWT) Speech then the physical books are not the actual Qur'an; they are only physical representations of the Speech of Allah (SWT)! Therefore no one can destroy the Qur'an!

Compiled by: Imam Akmal M. Muhammad