What is the meaning of Allaah’s name al-Quddoos (the Holy)?
Praise be to Allaah.
Al-Quddoos
(the Holy) is the One Who is Blessed and Pure, who is exalted above
all impurity. It was said that the angels sanctify Him and He, may He
be exalted, is the One Who is praised for His virtues and goodness.
Allaah
is al-Quddoos because He is far above having any opposites, rivals,
partner or son. He is described as being perfect, and is far above having
any faults or shortcomings at all. He is far above anything being near
Him or like Him in any aspect of His perfection. Ibn Jareer said:
“Taqdees
(sanctification) is purification and veneration… Quddoos… purity
and veneration are for Him, hence land may be described as ard
muqaddasah or holy land, meaning that it is pure. When the
angels say ‘Nuqaddisu laka
(we sanctify You)’ it means we attribute to You Your attributes of being
pure and free of all impurities and of all that the people of kufr attribute
to You. It was said that the angels’ sanctification of their Lord is
their prayer (salaah). Then he mentioned some of the comments of the
mufassireen, who said that taqdees
(sanctification) may mean prayer, veneration, glorification, magnification
or obedience. Salaah and veneration come back to purification because
they declare Him to be pure and free from all that the people of kufr
attribute to Him.
Ibn
al-Qayyim said:
One
of His attributes is the Holy, declaring Him to be above all imperfection
and glorifying the Most Merciful
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