Editing Names of God in Islam (section)

=== Hidden names ===

There is no universal agreement among Islamic [[tafsir|exegesis]] scholars about the number of names of God, since it was only [[Ibn Hazm]] who argued a limitation of 99 names. Instead, Islamic scholars such as [[al-Khattabi]], [[al-Qurtubi]], Abi Bakr bin Thayyib, Ibn al-'Arabi (not [[Ibn Arabi]]),{{efn|Ibn al-'Arabi full [[Nisba (onomastics)|Nisba]] name is Muhammad ibn Abdullah al-Andalusi al-Ishbili al-Maliki, a [[Maliki school|Maliki scholar]] who died in 1121 AD. [[Ibn Arabi]] full Nisba is Muhammad ibn Ali al-Hatimi at-Tayy al-Andalusi, a philosopher who died in 1216 AD.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Ja’far Assagaf |title=Reduksi Sufi antara Penyebutan Ibnu al-'Arabiy/إبن العربي (w. 543 H) dengan Ibnu 'Arabiy/إبن عربي (w. 638 H) ? |trans-title=Sufi reduction between the mention of Ibn al-'Arabiy/إبن العربي (d. 543 H) with Ibn 'Arabiy/إبن عربي (d. 638 H)? |year=2019 |url=https://www.alkhairaat-ternate.or.id/2019/07/03/reduksi-sufi-antara-penyebutan-ibnu-al-arabiy-%D8%A5%D8%A8%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A-w-543-h-dengan-ibnu-arabiy-%D8%A5%D8%A8%D9%86-%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A-w-6/ |website=alkhairaat-ternate.or.id |publisher=Alkhiraat Media |access-date=15 August 2024 |language=Id}}</ref>}} [[:ar:عبد الله الرازي|Abu Abdillah ar-Razi]], [[Ibn Taymiyya]], [[Al-Nawawi]], [[Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani]],<ref name="Ahmad Hadith Asma infinite" /> [[Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya]]<ref name="Hadith of secret names of Allah" /> and [[Ibn Rajab]],<ref name="Hakim Hibban Hadith Asma infinite" /> have stated that Allah has an [[Infinity|infinite]] number of names. While there are rulings that only a few names and their attributes are revealed and known in the Qur'an and Hadiths, the uncountably unrevealed names and their attributes are only known by Allah Himself.<ref name="Dar Ifta Asma infinite">{{cite book |author1=Abdulaziz Al Sheikh |author1-link=Abdulaziz Al Sheikh |title=Fatwa no. 39788 |publisher=[[Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta]] |url=https://al-fatawa.com/fatwa/39788 |access-date=14 August 2024 |language=Ar}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |website=[[IslamQA.info]]|author1=Muhammad Al-Munajjid |author1-link=Muhammad Al-Munajjid |title=أسماء الله تعالى غير محصورة في تسعة وتسعين اسماً |trans-title=The names of God Almighty are not limited to ninety-nine names only |year=2003 |url=https://islamqa.info/ar/answers/41003/ |access-date=14 August 2024 |language=Ar |quote=Compilation Fatwa of Uthaymin}}</ref> The basis of these rulings was the Hadith, which contains a supplication as narrated in Hisn al-Muslim:

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| quote = أَسْأَلُكَ بِكُلِّ اسْمٍ هُوَ لَكَ سَمَّيْتَ بِهِ نَفْسَكَ أَوْ أَنْزَلْتَهُ فِي كِتَابِكَ أَوْ عَلَّمْتَهُ أَحَدًا مِنْ خَلْقِكَ أَوْ اسْتَأْثَرْتَ بِهِ فِي عِلْمِ الْغَيْبِ عِنْدَكَ
| translation = "I beg You by every Names that is Yours, which You have named Yourself with, or revealed in Your Book, or taught to any of Your creation, or (which you) kept them secret to Yourself in the mysterious knowledge of Yours."
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| author = [[Ahmad ibn Hanbal]],<ref name="Ahmad Hadith Asma infinite" /> [[Ibn Hibban]], [[Al-Hakim al-Nishapuri]].<ref name="Hakim Hibban Hadith Asma infinite" />
| title = [[Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal]],<ref name="Ahmad Hadith Asma infinite">{{cite web |author1=Adika Mianoki |title=Berapakah Jumlah Asmaul Husna? |trans-title=How many the numbers of Asmaul Husn |year=2022 |url=https://muslim.or.id/56184-berapakah-jumlah-asmaaul-husna.html |access-date=14 August 2024 |language=Id |website=muslim.or.id |publisher=Yayasan Pendidikan Islam Atsari (YPIA) Islam Atsari Educational Institute}} Reference commentary from= {{cite book |author1=Kamila bint Muhammad bin Jassim bin Ali Al-Jaham Al-Kuwari |title=المجلى في شرح القواعد المثلى في صفات الله وأسمائه الحسنى |trans-title=magazine in explaining the ideal rules in the attributes of God and His beautiful names... by Muhammad Salih al-Uthaymin |year=2002 |publisher=Dar Ibn Hazm |pages=123–132 |url=https://shamela.ws/book/6942 |access-date=14 August 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.org/details/1615Pdf_201812 |archive-date=13 December 2018 |language=Ar}}</ref> [[Sahih Ibn Hibban]], [[Al-Mustadrak ala al-Sahihayn]].<ref name="Hakim Hibban Hadith Asma infinite">{{cite web |author1=Islamweb Research team |title=هل أسماء الله غير متناهية العدد؟ |year=2022 |url=https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/459133/ |website=islamweb.net |publisher=[[Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs (Qatar)]] |access-date=14 August 2024 |location=Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Mauritania |language=Ar}}</ref> graded [[Hadith terminology#Terminology relating to the authenticity of a hadith|authentic]] by [[Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut]].<ref name="Hadith of secret names of Allah">{{cite web |author1=Ammi Nur Baits |title=Hafal Asmaul Husna, Masuk Surga? |trans-title= (if) memorized Asma al-Husn, (is it) guaranteed entering the heaven? |url=https://konsultasisyariah.com/8686-99-nama-asmaul-husna.html |website=KonsultasiSyariah.com |year=2011 |publisher=Yufid Institution Network |access-date=15 August 2024 |language=Id |quote=Ibn al-Qayyim, in Shifa ul-Alil p. 472; Al-Uthaymin; Al-Qawaid ul-Muthla, Pg. 13 – 14}}</ref>
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Another Hadith contains a supplication, with multiple chains of transmitters:

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| quote = اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّيْ أَعُوْذُ بِرِضَاكَ مِنْ سَخَطِكَ، وَبِمُعَافَاتِكَ مِنْ عُقُوْبَتِكَ، وَأَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنْكَ، لاَ أُحْصِيْ ثَنَاءً عَلَيْكَ أَنْتَ كَمَا أَثْنَيْتَ عَلَى نَفْسِكَ
| translation = “O Allah, indeed I seek refuge in Your blessing from Your wrath, and I seek refuge in Your salvation from Your torment, and I seek refuge in You from You. I cannot limit the amount of praise to You. You are as You praise Yourself."
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| author = [[Ibn Majah]], [[Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj]]
| title = [[Sunan ibn Majah]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Sunan Ibnu Majah 3831 |url=https://hadits.in/ibnumajah/3830 |access-date=19 August 2024 |language=Id}}</ref> Sahih Muslim.<ref name="Infinite names Allah Judgment days">{{cite web |author1=Muhammad Al-Munajjid |author1-link=Muhammad Al-Munajjid |title=Arti dari Sabda Nabi –shallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam- : "Dan aku berlindung kepada-Mu dari-Mu" |trans-title=The meaning of the words of the Prophet – sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam –: “And I seek refuge in You from You”. |url=https://islamqa.info/id/answers/174908/arti-dari-sabda-nabi-shallallahu-alaihi-wa-sallam--dan-aku-berlindung-kepada-mu-dari-mu |website=[[islamqa.info]] |year=2021 |access-date=19 August 2024 |language=Id |quote=Sahih Muslim (751), on the authority of Aisha; [[Al-Munawi]] commentary in ''Faidh ul-Qadir Sharh al-Jami’ as-Saghir'': 2/176; Ibn al-Qayyim commentary in Thariq al-hijratayn wa bab as-Sa'adatayn: 1/431 }}</ref>
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In the established Islamic creed about the unrevealed names of Allah, the majority of [[fatwa]]s say it is obligatory for a Muslim to believe in the existence of the unrevealed names and their attributes, but it is forbidden for Muslims to try to search for them without literal evidences from the Qur'an and authentic Hadiths.<ref name="Ahmad Hadith Asma infinite" /><ref name="Hakim Hibban Hadith Asma infinite" /><ref name="Dar Ifta Asma infinite" /><ref name="Hadith of secret names of Allah" /> In the creed of [[Islamic eschatology]], the hidden names are believed to be hidden from anyone but Allah, and will only be revealed personally to Muhammad during [[Judgement Day in Islam|Judgement Day]].<ref name="Hadith of secret names of Allah" />