Fatwa ID: 07909
Answered by Shireen Apa
Question
Is it true that Allah swt is omnipresent or everywhere?
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Answer:
Allah the deity is a God, that is not easily comprehendible, the discourse and discussion has long been withstanding throughout Islamic history, through the many theologians and philosophers of Islam and beyond.
To try and comprehend a tiny portion of the knowledge of the Almighty is reflected in the verse of Surah Nur:35 “ Allāh is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The example of His light is like a niche within which is a lamp; the lamp is within glass, the glass as if it were a pearly [white] star lit from [the oil of] a blessed olive tree, neither of the east nor of the west, whose oil would almost glow even if untouched by fire. Light upon light. Allāh guides to His light whom He wills. And Allāh presents examples for the people, and Allāh is Knowing of all things.”
Allah is the light that we need when we feel lost, Allah is present when we feel that there is no one, Allah knows what man needs.
This indicates that Allah is transcendent- outside of and beyond time ““Surely Allah is independent of all the worlds.” (Surah Ankabut:6)
The fact that Allah encompasses everything, gives Allah the power to be everywhere and with you everywhere “ “He is with you wherever you are…” (Surah Al Hadid: 4)
Al-Shaarawy says on p. 294 of his flood: God is present in both places (meaning heaven and earth) and in every place and time.1
So yes, Allah is Omnipresent. Allah has confirmed this by adding in Surah Qaf:16 “ We are closer to him than his own jugular vein.”
Allah’s greatness goes beyond being everywhere in the world, but Allah is with mankind, i.e with humans everywhere spiritually.
I hope that this answers the question.
Only Allah knows best
Written by Shireen Apa
Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah
Darul Ifta Birmingham
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يقول الشعراوي في ص٢٩٤ من فيضه: والله موجود في كلا المكانين (يعني السماء والأرض) وفي كل مكان وزمان.
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