INTRODUCTION TO ISLAMIC THEOLOGY.pdf - CUEA

59into being, 5)self-subsistence, that is, he does not need a subject-of-inherence nor a determiningagency, 6) oneness, that is, there is no duplication of his essence, attributes or acts. The first ofthese six attributes, existence, pertains to the essence itself (nafsiyya), whereas the other five arenegative attributes (salbiyya). Then the most high necessarly possesses seven attributes calledsubstantive attributes (sifat al-ma`ani). They are 7)power and 8) will, which are related to allpossible things, 10) life, which is related to nothing, 11) hearing and 12) sight, which are rekated toall existing things, and 13) speech, which is without letters or sound, and is related to the samethings knowledge is related to.The most High necessarily possesses seven attributes called adjectival attributes (sifatma`nawiyya). They follow upon the first seven, and are the most high’s being: 14)powerful, 15willing, 16) knowing, 17) living, 18) hearing, 19) seeing, 20) speaking.The first part is conceived and written by Frederic Ntedika Mvumbi, OpThe second part is a revised course (revised by Frederic Ntedika) taught by Joseph Kenny, O.PProfessor of Islamic studiesUniversity of IbadanNigeria