His Majesty: Quiz 1

1. In regards to Allah's attributes, how does the Quran utilize "Negation"?

Negation is used to affirm Allah’s perfection

To negate what others have attributed to Allah

To negate specific matters that relate to one of his actions

All of the above

2. The things Allah negates about himself are fewer than the things he affirms about himself

True

False

3. Allah has the name "The Angry one"

True

False

4. Which of the following things mentioned by people of other faiths did Allah specifically negate in the Quran?

He rested on the 7th day

He said “Be” and things were

He had a son

A and C

5. What was Ibn Hazm's primary evidence for supporting his theory regarding the number of Allah's names?

Surat Alaq, Allah said, “ عَلَّمَ الْإِنسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ” [He has] “Taught man that which he knew not” (96:5)

6. Why should Allah's attributes display perfection and majesty and not be negative?

No reason, Allah does have negative attributes

Allah describes himself as having the highest attributes (Mithlul A’laa)

A and C

7. Which of the following does not fall under the category of encompassing Allah's names?

Searching for Allah’s names in the Quran

Searching for Allah’s names in the Hadith and Sunnah

Working to embody names denoting compassion like Al-Rahman

Working to embody names denoting pride (kibr)

8. What does it mean to "Affirm without likeness and negate without denial" in regards to Allah's names?

We affirm Allah is unlike anything we know and we negate anyone describing him

9. Which of the following support the majority of scholar's view regarding the number of Allah's names?

All of the above

None of the above

10. What was Ibn Hazm's belief regarding Allah's names?

Allah’s names cannot be understood by the limited rationality of people

Allah has infinite names

Allah has 99 names

None of the above

11. Ibn Hazm's belief regarding Allah's names is now the majority scholarly opinion.

True

False

12. What is not a reason scholars try to categorize Allah's names?

To aid in memorization of the names

To aid in understanding the similarities and differences between the names

To compare and contrast the names

To aid in finding new names in the Quran

13. Which of the following doesn't Allah specifically negate about himself in the Quran?

He needs sleep

He forgets

He dies

He lives forever

14. Which of the following does not fall under the category of encompassing Allah's names?

Memorizing a list of Allah’s names

Using Allah’s Name’s in Dua

Constructing Allah’s names through our personal contemplation of the Quran

Working to embody the attributes of Allah that men/women should embody

15. One of Allah's Attributes is that he gets angry

True

False

16. What is not an example of Khabar?

Allah is majestic

Allah means God

Allah is Al-Rahman

Allah is the divine essence