ACTS AND ATTRIBUTES OF DEITY

Some questions about Divine Acts and Attributes are asked and it is simply hoped
that Engineer Ali Mirza of Jhelum shall attempt to reply them one by one in explicit
words.
1] What is the difference between Divine Attributes and Divine Act?.
Please define each one of the two from authentic sources and give two example of
each from Qura:n and Ah:a:di:th:.
2] Do you believe that Divine Attributes are Associated with Deity[ALL-H] are they
are separated from Deity like all Creations?
3] Do you believe that Divine Act are Associated with Deity[ALL-H] are they are
separated from Deity like all Creations?
4] Please select the correct answer to the following:=
Divine Attributes Are..
1] Eternal [Qadi:m] and Uncreated [Ghair Mah:lu:q]. 2] Eternal and Created. 3] Not
Eternal [Temporal/H:adith:] But Uncreated. 4] Not Eternal and Created. 5] None of
these.
4] Please select the correct answer to the following:=
Divine Acts Are..
1] Eternal [Qadi:m] and Uncreated [Ghair Mah:lu:q]. 2] Eternal and Created. 3] Not
Eternal [Temporal/H:adith:] But Uncreated. 4] Not Eternal and Created. 5] None of
these.

5] What do you believe about the very nature of each Divine Attribute.
Are Divine Attributes Immanent?
6] What do you believe about the very nature of each Divine Acts.
Are Divine Attributes Immanent?
7] Do you include Istiva: and N-zu:l of Deity [ALL-H] as H:a:dith: or Qadi:m?
If H:a:dith: then Created or Uncreated?
If Qadi:m then Qadi:m Bidh: Dh:a:t or Qadi:m Bizzama:n?

8] Do you believe that every H:adith is a Creation?

9] Do you believe that every Uncreated [Ghair Makh:lu:q] is Eternal [Qadi:m]?
10] Do you believe that istiva: and N-zu:l are Divine Attributes or you believe they
are Divine Acts?
11] Do you believe in Theophany?
12] Do you differentiate between theophany and beatific vision?
13] Do you believe that Istiva: and N-zu:l are Voluntary Acts of Deity or they are
Involuntary acts of Deity?
14] Do you believe that some Attributes of Deity are Voluntary Attributes ?
If so then provide some examples of them. At least two must be given.
If so then provide some examples of them. At least two must be given.
15] Do you believe that some Acts of Deity are Voluntary Acts ?
16] Do you believe that Deity or His hand or His Eyes can be touched by different
parts of human beings?
17] Do you believe that Deity can touch different parts and organs of Human beings
?
18] Do you believe that Deity can write sentences by his Divine Hands using or
holding a pen whether the Heavenly Pen [The First Creation] or an earthy pen or
even a ball pen or a pencil.
19] Is it possible for Deity to Descend [N-zu:l] upon His Prophet?
20] Do you believe that Divine Acts are in Power Of Deity.
21] Do you differentiate between Active Attributes Of Deity and Essential Attributes
of Deity?
If so then please inform us about the Divine Attribute Of Omniscience whether it is
Active or Essential.
22] Do you opine that Divine Active Attributes [As:s:fa:t Al Filiah] are At:a:i: or
they and neither Essential [Dh:a:ti] nor At:a:i: .
23] Do you believe that Deity Hath Power to be Mustavi On Arsh.? Or you believe
Deity Doeth not Have Power to be Mustavi On Arsh. If you do believe that Deity
Hath this Power then the question is Doeth Deity Have Power to be Mutavi on Earth

[Ard:], His Prophets ,His Angels, His Books , on different things on earth, on Sun, on
Moon or on any other heavenly body whether astronomical or theological?
24]Do you believe that When Deity Descendeth on the Heaven of the World , Doeth
His Istiva: on Arsh continueth or it ceaseth to be?
In case if you believe that it continueth then the question is whether you believe
that both of them exist
Simultaneously ?
25] If Deity Descendeth on the Heaven/Sky of the World then do you believe that
after some time Deity Ascendeth to some where from where he Hath Descendeth?
26] Do you believe that Divine Hands [Yad] are Divine Attributes or they are Divine
Hypostases?
The same question is for Divine Eyes [Ain],Qadam[ Foot/Leg] , Fingers [As:a:ni]?
Also state what is the difference between a Hypostasis and an Attribute if you
believe that they are Hypostases. If you consider them as Attributes then state what
do you mean be the word Attribute.

27] Do you believe that Deity is the Locus of His Attributes or He is the Locus of His
Act or Do you believe that He is the Locus of Both Attributes and Acts?
28] Do you believe that Deity was Mustavi on Arsh before its Creation?
If so the do you believe that Deity can be Mustavi on Madu:m [Non Existent]?
29] Do you believe that the Ability Of Deity to See/ Watch is Eternal or Uncreated or
both or Neither?
The same question is repeated for the Ability of Hearing/Listening.
30]Do you believe that the Act of Seeing is Eternal ,or Uncreated or Both or Neither?
The same question is repeated about the Divine Act Of Listening hearing.

31] Do you differentiate between the Ability of See/ Watch and the Act of
Seeing/Watching, in the Divine Case?
If you do then is this ability an Attribute or an Act?

Also explain whether the Divine Act of Seeing/Watching is Voluntary act or

involuntary act of Deity in the case you believe that it is an Act Of Deity and not an
Attribute Of Deity.

The same question is repeated for Divine Ability of Seeing/ Watching.

32] Do you believe that Deity can appear in some parts of His Created Universe ?
For example in a room or in a chamber etc. Also can Deity appear in a Solid Body
say a piece of Solid Iron or Silver. The question is just about the Power and not
about the exercise of the Power. So any answer in regard to the exercise and
practice of power shall not be to the point if it is given so.
If you believe that THAT Deity Hath Power to Appear in some Parts of the World then
His appeared form [Appearance] is Eternal or not, Created or not? In the case it is
Either Created or not Eternal or both, is this Appearance or appeared form
associated with the Deity or the Very Deity Himself.
If you believe so then please inform us that whether you believe that Deity Can
appear at each and every space of the world of it is Not in His power. It is known
that due the influence Zubair Ali Zai you do not believe that Deity is Omnipresent.
But the question is whether He can become Omnipresent or it is beyond His Divine
Powers?
33] Are Sins and Transgressions committed by human and Jinn beings Creation of
Deity or they are not?
34] If a person believes that Divine Attributes are Ain then whether he be a Heretic
or not?
If a person believes that Divine Attributes are Ghair whether he be a Heretic or not?
If a person believes that Divine Attributes are La Ain Va La Ghai , whether he be a
heretic or not.
If a person believes that Divine Attributes are none of the above three stated
options then whether he be a heretic or not?

35] The question 34 is repeated by changing the word Attribute each time it occurs
by the word Act.
36]Do you believe that Shan of Deity is Eternal or not. If Eternal then Why Deity
Hath said that each day
Kull Yaum. Is this Yaum H:a:dith: .

37] If Shan Of Deity a Divine Attribute then the Question is Is Attribute in Deity or
Deity is in Attribute?
38] The question 38 is repeated by replacing the word Attribute by the word Act.
39] Is Divine Will Eternal or Not. If Eternal then Whether the Verses of Holy Qura:n
which indicates that It is Not Eternal interpretable or not? If not then provide a valid
explanation for them.
If Divine Will is not Eternal then whether it is associated with the Deity [ Divine
Essence ] or It is Not.
40] Do you believe that Existence of Deity is an Attribute Of Deity or It is the Divine
Essence?
41] Do you believe that Deity Hath Power to revert time, to move Time Backwords,
to Stop time from moving backwards and Forward, and to Annihilate the very time,
also to accelerate or decelerate the time and to reaccelerate it?

42] Is time an Attribute Of Deity or an Act of Deity or Neither?

43] Is there any thing that is both Attribute of Deity as well as Act of Deity.
44] Is the Deity and Divine Essence one and the same or there is some distinction
between the two. If there is then please state WHETHER IT BE Virtual or Real?
45] Do you believe that any Eternal thing whether it be the Divine Essence, or
Divine Attribute, or Divine Act or Divine Notion is Not in Divine Power
/Omnipotence?
46] How do you respond to the argument of Atheists against the very existence of
Deity by using Cantors theorem. Please do not use the Response of Professor Gary
Mar and His Work Why Cantor Theorem Against God Does not Work. Provide one of
your own answers.
47] How do you respond to the argument of Atheists against Divine Omniscience
using the following statement.
N= No One Knows that N is True.
Atheists claim that truth of this statement cannot be known to Deity hence He is not
Omniscient. [Astaghfarullah] .Please make a response to this argument with out
using any other argument put forward by any one else.
48] Please inform whether the Nu:r of Deity is Divine Attribute or Divine Essence or
Divine Noun or Divine Act or Divine Notion as according to you?

In case you do differentiate between Divine Essence and Deity then state is this
Nu:r the very Deity Himself n the case you deny each one of the stated above
option in this question?
49] Do you differentiate between the Divine Kala:m/ Cala:m and Divine
Takallum/Tacallum?
If so then define and explain the differences between the two.
If not then please state explicitly that Takallum is Kalam and Kalam is Takallum.
50] Do you Attribute the Act of Laughing to Deity. If so then please explain whether
this act is Voluntary or Involuntary, Eternal or Not Eternal, Created are Not Created,
Associated or Not Associated (With the Deity).
51] Do you believe that the Divine Acts Have no Beginning, or you believe that they
have a Beginning.
52] Please inform about your belief whether The Act Of Creation of Created things is
itself a Creation of Deity or it is Not.?If it is then Does this Creation i.e Act Of
Creation requires an other Act of Creation, or it is Created with out any Act of
Creation?
[If Not then why the same can be said for other Creations that they are Created
without any Act of Creation]
If it is not a Creation Of Deity then whether it is Eternal or Not. If Not Eternal then
please explain whether it is Associated with the Deity or It is not?
If Eternal then please explain why the Creations are Not Eternal when the act of
Creation of Creations is Eternal?
53] Do you believe in Buda: in Divine Knowledge? If yes then in which meaning.
1] Real,Literal and Uninterpreted meaning.
2] Virtual,Not Literal and Interpreted meaning.
If in the second category them please explain this meaning , and what is your
comments about those who reject this meaning.
54] Do you believe Deity is a Necessary Being, if so then is there an IJMA: on It? Or
An Explicit H:adi:th: or an Explicit Verse of Qura:n?
What do you say about one who disbelieves that Deity is Necessary Being?