1 - Endless Bliss - Hüseyin Hilmi Işık

first duty of each Muslim to get books of ilm-i hâl written by
blessed people who know, love and take care for their religion.
Afterwards, he must teach what he has learned to his wife and
children. To attempt to learn the religion from the speeches and
articles of ignorant people who call themselves and play the
part of men of religion means to throw onself down into Hell.]
THINGS THAT ARE ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY TO BE
BELIEVED: Allahu ta’âlâ exists by His zât; His existence is of
Himself. As He exists now, He has always been existing and
will continue to exist. There cannot be nonexistence before or
after His being. His existence is indispensable. That is, He is
Wâjib-ul-wujûd (the Indispensable Being). There cannot be
nonexistence at that rank. Allahu ta’âlâ is One. That is, He does
not have a partner or a likeness. He does not have a partner in
being Wâjib-ul-wujûd, in being worshipped or in being worthy of
worship. For having a partner, Allahu ta’âlâ has to be
insufficient, dependent, which are defects and faults. There
cannot be deficencies in wujûb, and ulûhiyyat [1] . He is sufficient,
independent. That is, He is by Himself. Then, there is no need
for a partner or a likeness. And being unnecessary is a defect
and is not compatible with wujûb and ulûhiyyat. As it can be
seen, to think that He has a partner shows that each of the
partners is insufficient. That is, to think that there is a partner
exposes the fact that there cannot be a partner. That means to
say that Allahu ta’âlâ does not have a partner. He is one.
Allahu ta’âlâ has perfect Attributes that are not deficient.
They are: hayât (to exist), ’ilm (to know), sam’ (to hear), basar
(to see), qudrat (to be omnipotent), irâda (to will), kalâm (to say)
and tekwîn (to create). These eight Attributes are called Sifât-i
thubûtiyya or Sifât-i haqîqiyya. These attributes of His are
eternal. That is, they are not (of recent occurrence). They exist
[1] ‘Wujûb’ means ‘being necessary.’ It also means ‘the being whose
existence is indispensable.’ Allahu ta’âlâ and his eight Attributes are in
the grade of wujûb. They are wâjib. ‘Ulûhiyyât’ means ‘being worthy of
being worshipped and entreated.’ It is necessary to worship, entreat a
being who creates man and keeps him in existence every moment and
who creates everything which is necessary for man and who protects
him against horror and who is powerful enough to do everything and
who does not have a likeness, an assistant or any being powerful
enough to oppose Him. This being is the grade of ulûhiyyat.
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