A bit off topic but i heard that salafis are literalists which means they actually believe that allah literally has hands and feet because in the quran he uses such figurative language. Am i correct?
As'salamu Alaikum dear brother,
I keep hearing this exactly ridiculous argument by Shias, and now it had spilled over to Christians. The argument goes like this:
The Salafies declare that Allah has literal hands and feet. This is a limitation to Allah. It is blasphemy!!Ok, well let me now refute this stupid argument. The following points will do the job, insha'Allah (if Allah Almighty is Willing):
1- Allah Almighty in the Glorious Quran spoke about His Hands and His Feet.
2- Allah Almighty is THE LIGHT of all the Universe.
3- Allah Almighty encompasses ALL, and He is infinite, and He has no beginning and no end.
The Glorious Quran declares these things. So what of the Hands and Feet of Allah Almighty?
They are LITERALLY HANDS AND FEET OF ALLAH ALMIGHTY THAT WE DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT! 1- Are they flesh and blood hands and feet like the
humans' hands and feet? No.
2- Are they flesh and blood hands and feet like the
frogs' hands and feet? No.
3- Are they flesh and blood hands and feet like the
elephants' hands and feet? No.
4- Are they flesh and blood hands and feet like the
cats' paws and claws? No.
Ok, so what type of Hands and Feet are they? THEY ARE ALLAH ALMIGHTY'S HANDS AND FEET.
They simply can't be explained. Why is this too difficult? But The Almighty, nonetheless, DOES HAVE HANDS AND FEET! The Almighty Said it in the Glorious Quran, and I accept it. That's it. We can hardly explain anything in the World of the Unknown and the Invisible:
[017:085] They ask thee concerning the Spirit (of inspiration). Say: "The Spirit (cometh) by command of my Lord: of knowledge it is only a little that is communicated to you, (O men!)"The problem sometimes is that humans try to force their limited logic and explanations upon interpreting the Unknown World. This is where ridiculous conflicts start building up. You just don't try to explain the unknown with your limited world, limited brain and little logic. It won't work. Here is the best interpretation to the Unknown World:
We simply do not know! How hard is that to say?
But to answer the question about does Allah Almighty have Hands and Feet? Yes, He the Almighty does. Are they flesh and blood and physical. No. But He does literally have Hands and Feet, because the Almighty Said so in the Glorious Quran.
I hope this helps, insha'Allah, dear brother.
Take care,
Osama Abdallah
