The Holy Qur’an is a book sent to all people. Its messages are universal. It is full of truth and wisdom that will answer the needs of every age. As it is under the protection of Allah, its provisions will continue until the Day of Judgment (Hijr, 15:9). In the Holy Qur’an, Allah says that Prophet Muhammad is the last of the prophets (Ahzab, 3:40), and the religion is finalized and completed with him (Ma’idah, 5:3). The completion of the religion means that no new religion will be sent and that the provisions of the last book will be valid till the Day of Judgment. Therefore, the Holy Qur’an is the final scripture from Allah (swt).
Where is Allah (swt), can I see and hear Him?
Being in a place and venue is a feature of creatures. However, our Lord is not a created being. It would not be the right approach to attribute a place, or location to Allah (swt) within the realm He created. Allah (swt) is the creator of everyone and everything, and His presence is beyond all our thoughts. There are many things we cannot see in the world. This is not because they do not exist in the world, but because our eyes do not have the ability to see them. It is not possible for us to comprehend the Almighty Allah (swt) directly through our senses. Our Lord explains this by saying, “No vision can encompass Him, but He encompasses all vision. For He is the Most Subtle, All-Aware.” (An‘am, 6:103) in the Holy Qur’an. Even though we cannot see Him, our Lord is everywhere with the manifestation of His names and qualities - just as the Sun penetrates everywhere with its heat and light.
Can we see angels?
Angels are metaphysical beings. They are created from light. We cannot see and perceive them with our sense organs. We cannot see them not because they do not exist, but because our eyes are not created with the capacity to see them. However, angels were seen by prophets in their actual forms. With Allah’s permission, angels can take on different shapes and disguises. It is possible for them to be seen by other people, if they come out of their original form and take on another material shape, for example, human shape. For instance, Jibril who is an angel was seen as a human by the companions of the Prophet in the hadith known as the hadith of Gabriel, in which the definitions of the concepts of faith, Islam, and beneficence were made (Muslim, Iman, 1). In the Qur’an, it is said that the angels disguised themselves as humans and gave the good news to Prophet Ibrahim that he would have a son (Hud, 11:69-70). It is also stated in the Qur’an that the angel Gabriel ( Jibril) appeared as a human to Maryam even though she was not a prophet (Maryam, 19:16-17) (M. Sait Ozervarlı, “Melek,” Encyclopedia of Islam, v. 29, p. 40-42)
What is the explanation of the principle of tawhid?
The foundation of the religion of Islam is based on the principle of tawhid, namely the belief in the unity of Allah (swt). This principle is summarized in the sentences of Kalima al-Tawhid and Kalima al-Shahada. Kalima al-Tawhid, “La-ilaha illallah, Muhammadur Rasulullah”, means that “there is no god but Allah (swt), and the Prophet Muhammad (saw) is His messenger”. Kalima al-Shahada is the sentence of “Ash-hadu an la-ilaha illallah Wa ashhadu anna Muhammadan abduhu wa Rasuluh” and it means “I bear witness that there is no god except Allah (swt) and that Prophet Muhammad (saw) is the servant and messenger of Allah”. The principle of tawhid means that Allah (swt) is One and Unique in His entity, attributes, and actions. The fact that Allah (swt) is One in His entity means that He is the only One, and there is nothing equal, similar nor opposite to Him. The fact that Allah (swt) is One in His attributes means that His qualities are not found in anyone else. For example; the fact that Allah (swt) has the attribute of life and the living things’ life is not the same. The life of Allah (swt) is an attribute that is not given by anyone else, has no beginning and end, does not need conditions like breathing and so on. There are also some attributes that belong only to Allah (swt). Like creating out of nothing, having no beginning or end, not needing anything else, and everybody needing Him… The fact that Allah is One in His actions means that it is only Allah who creates and administers the universe from nothing.
It is against the principle of tawhid to accept gods other than Allah (swt), to pray and worship others besides Allah, to believe that anyone other than Allah knows about the future, and to show respect and tribute to other beings that can only be shown to Him.
