Life
Allah's life is eternal — not like ours
Core Claim
Allah's life is eternal and unchanging — it is not the union of body with soul, flesh, and blood
Why It Matters
Understanding Allah's life protects from anthropomorphism — His life is not like our compound life of body and soul
Lesson
Life (al-Ḥayāt) — Allah's life is eternal — without change. It is not the joining of body with soul, flesh, and blood.
Our life is the joining of body and soul — when the soul leaves the body, the person dies. Allah's life is not like that — Allah is the Living, without body, soul, flesh, or blood.
Allah's life is an eternal attribute subsisting in His essence — it depends on nothing else and does not change.
Important note: The soul does not die. Allah willed permanence for four things: Paradise, the Fire, souls, and part of the Throne. The soul's final abode will be either Paradise or Hellfire.
Allah is al-Hayy (the Living) — one of His beautiful names indicating the eternal attribute of life that does not resemble the life of creation.
Key Points
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Allah's life is eternal — it is not the union of body and soul
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Allah is the Living — without body, soul, flesh, or blood
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The soul does not die — Allah willed permanence for Paradise, Hellfire, souls, and part of the Throne
Glossary
الحياة
al-Ḥayāt
Allah's eternal attribute of life — living without body or soul
الحي
al-Ḥayy
One of Allah's beautiful names indicating the attribute of eternal life
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