WHERE IS ALLAH? Evidences from the Qur'an, Sunnah & Early Scholars by Imama Al-Dhahabi Summarised and Verified by Shaykh Al-Bani
Our reason for translating this book is due to the lack of content in the English language regarding this affair, as a result it has become an opening for the people of innovation to spread their misguidance and kufr (disbelief) to such an extent that the saying "Allah is everywhere" has become common on the tongues of entire villages!
Yet the upholders of the sunnah have become the targets of slander and insults, just as the messenger peace and blessings be upon him was labelled a mad man. The upholders of the sunnah have been labelled as "anthropomorphist's" by those who oppress themselves with their own ignorance and Allah's refuge is sought, only had they known the belief which they mock and belittle is the same belief held by the very Messenger they claim to love and follow!
So it is hoped that Allah sees benefit in our small effort and assists us in spreading it so it may bee
a means of rectifying the ummah of Muhammed (peace and blessings be upon him) who said "By Allah, if a single person is guided by Allah through you, it willbe better for you than a whole lot of red camels." As reported in Bukhari and Mi uslim. So we say, May Allah have mercy upon a slave who reads what is established in this book, ponders upon it and accepts it with conviction.
And you will see the statements of the Imams on this matter according to their ranks after mentioning the Prophetic Ahadith. May Allah unite our hearts upon piety and keep us away from argumentation and desires. For indeed, we are upon a sound foundation and a firm creed: that Allah (Exalted is His Name) has no equal, and our belief in his established attributes is like our belief in His essence. The attributes follow the One described, so we affirm the existence of the Creator and distinguish His sacred Essence from all resemblance, without comprehending its true nature. The same applies to His attributes: we believe in them, affirm their existence, and understand them generally, without comprehending their reality, resembling them, specifying how they are, or likening them to the attributes of His creation, Exalted is Allah far above that, with great exaltation. As for Istiwa' (i.e, rising above the Throne), as Imam Malik and others have said: its meaning is known, and its manner is unknown. So from the mass transmitted (Mutawatir) Ahadith regarding 'Uluw (i.e, Allah's highness):
