©Iman’s Homeschool Little Reader Aqeedah Series Workbook 2 – Where is Allah?

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„Islamic Creed for Children‟ - Shaykh Khaalid „Uthman

„Aqeedah & Fiqh: Adapted from the Saudi Curriculum‟ – SalafyInk

„Teaching Children Tawheed‟ – Shaykhul Islam Muhammad Ibn Abdul-Wahhaab

„Explanation to the Beautiful & Perfect Names of Allah‟ – Shaykh Nasir as-Sa‟di

„Where is Allah?‟ – Imran bin Ebrahim bin Suleiman Patel

„Exemplary Principles Concerning the Beautiful Names and Attributes of Allah‟ –

Shaykh Muhammad Ibn Saalih al-Uthaymeen

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 َ ْ َ
‫أين هللا؟‬

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 If someone asks you ...

َ ْ َ
‫أين هللا؟‬
Where is Allah?

You should say ...

ْ َ َ ْ َ ‫هللا‬
‫ُهللا‬
‫ِش ِش‬
Allah is above His
Throne

And the proof for that is Allah‟s statement:

‫ْا َ َ ٰـ‬ ْ َ ‫ْلا‬ َ َ ‫َّر ْ َ ٰـ ُهللا‬

‫ن‬ ‫ا‬
‫ِش‬
The Most Gracious (Allah) rose over (Istawa)
the Throne. (Qur‟an 20:5)

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 Read and Colour, inshaa‟Allah

Allah is above everything.

He is the Most High.
Allah is not on the earth.
He is not on the moon.
Allah is above the Heavens.
He is above His Throne.
Nothing is higher than Allah.
Allah is Al-„Alee
Allah is Al-A‟laa.

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 Colour, Trace and Write inshaa‟Allah

Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High.

(Qur’aan 87:1)

ََْ ََْ
‫ا‬ ‫ا‬
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To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that

is in the earth, and He is the Exalted, the Great.

َ‫ا‬ َ‫ا‬
(Qur’aan 42:4)

‫ِش‬ ‫ِش‬
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Read the statements then colour in the correct answer, inshaa‟Allah

Allah is on the earth.

True False

Allah is on the moon.

True False

Allah is above the Heavens.

True False

Allah is on His Throne.

True False

Allah is above everything.

True False

Nothing is higher than Allah.

True False

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 Read and Colour, inshaa‟Allah

Allah is not everywhere.

Allah is with us by His Knowledge.
He knows everything about His
creation – Allah is Al-„Aleem.
He sees everything we do – Allah is
Al-Baseer.
He hears everything we say – Allah
is As-Samee‟.
Allah is above everything.
He is watching over His creation.
Allah is Al-Muhaymin.
There is no one like Allah.

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 Colour, Trace and Write inshaa‟Allah

And to Him belongs whatsoever exists in the night

and the day, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-
Knowing.

‫ا َ ُهللاي ا َ يُهللا‬
(Qur’aan 6:13)

‫ِش‬ ‫ِش‬
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And Allah is All-Seeing of what you do.

(Qur’aan 60:3)

‫َال ُري ُهللا َال ُري ُهللا‬

‫ِش‬ ‫ِش‬
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Truly Allah! He is the One Who Hears everything,

the One Who Sees everything.
(Qur’aan 40:20)

‫ال يُهللا‬ ‫ال ُهللاي َّر‬ ‫َّر‬

‫ِش‬ ‫ِش‬
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He is Allah beside Whom none has the right to be

worshipped but He, the King, the Absolutely Pure, the
One Free from all imperfections, the Giver of security,

‫ْل‬ ‫ْل‬
the Watcher over His creatures.

‫ا ُهللا َ ْ ُهللان ا ُهللا َ ْ نُهللا‬

(Qur’aan 59:23)

‫ِش‬ ‫ِش‬
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 Find the Names of Allah in the grid below, inshaa‟Allah

A L M U H A Y M I N V I A
L A O P L L A E M L A N L
A K A G S A L J A B R A K
S O L L T W R M A A R L H
S E A’ N L W M S A R A G A
A V L A L ‘A L E E R B R A
M T A O T L T D R H B I L
E I A P I N T E E M E G I
E Q N I A L ‘A L E E M E Q
H O M N V S C E E F S N A
N V I N O M E D N O S T B
G A L A H A D L E T A R O
V Y P H L O N Y R A L M P
A L B A S E E R Z C A E A

AL – AHAD AL – ‘ALEE

AL – A’LAA AL – ‘ALEEM

AR - RABB AL - BASEER

AL - KHAALIQ AS – SAMEE’

AL - AWWAL AL - MUHAYMIN

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 Allah is not like His creation.
Allah is not everywhere.
Allah rose over His Throne.
He is above everything.
Allah knows everything.
Allah sees and hears everything.
We cannot see and hear like
Allah.
We are not like Allah.
There is nothing like Allah.
Subhaan‟Allah!

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Read the statements then colour in the correct answer, inshaa‟Allah

Allah is everywhere.
True False

Allah knows everything.

True False

Allah can see and hear.

True False

We can see everything.

True False

Allah is watching over us.

True False

We are like Allah.

True False

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 If someone asks you ...

How did Allah rise

over His Throne?

You should say ...

We do not ask
„how‟.

And the proof for that is the statement

of Imam Malik ‫رحمه هللا‬
‫َ ُهللا َ ُل ُهللا َ ْ َ َ ْ َ ٌة‬
"... ‫ِش‬ ‫"… ا ا ن‬
“... and asking about it is an
innovation ...”
See the notes at the end of this book for the full narration.

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 Allah rose over the Throne
Allah mentioned 7 times in the Qur‟aan that He rose over the Throne.
‫( ْسا َت َت ٰى َت ىَل ْل َت‬rose over the Throne) in each of the
Highlight the phrase ‫ا ْس ِش‬
ayaat below, inshaa‟Allah

‫َت ىَل َت‬ ‫َّ َت َّ ُ ُ ه ُ ه‬

‫َّلل ا ِذي خلق‬ ‫ِإن ربكم‬
َّ ‫َت‬ ‫ْس‬
‫اس َتم َتاو ت َتو ْل ْسر َت‬ َّ
‫ض ِ يف ِا ِة‬ ِ ‫َت ىَل َت‬ ‫َّ َت َّ ُ ُ ه ُ ه‬
‫ىَل َّ اا ُ َّم ْسا َت َت ٰى َت ىَل ْلا َت ْس‬ ‫َّلل ا ِذي خلق‬ ‫ِإن ربكم‬
‫ِش‬ ‫ٍم‬ َّ ‫َت‬ ‫ْس‬
‫اس َتم َتاو ت َتو ْل ْسر َت‬َّ
‫ض ِ يف ِا ِة‬ ِ
Indeed your Lord is Allah,
‫ىَل َّ اا ُ َّم ْسا َت َت ٰى َت ىَل ْلا َت ْس‬
Who created the heavens and ‫ِش‬ ‫ٍم‬
the earth in Six Days, and Surely, your Lord is Allah
then He rose over the Throne. Who created the heavens and
the earth in Six Days and
Qur‟an 7:54 then rose over the Throne.

Qur‟an 10:3

‫َت‬
‫اس َتم َتاو ِت ِبغ ْْس ِشي‬ َّ ‫َّلل هاذي َتر َتف َتع‬
ُ‫ه‬
ِ
‫َت َت َت‬ ‫َت‬
‫َتم ٍمد ت َت ْسونها‬
‫ُ َّم ْسا َت َت ٰى َت ىَل ْلا َت ْس‬ ‫ْسا َت َت ٰى‬ ‫ْلا َت ْس‬ ‫َّ ْس َت ٰى ُ َت ىَل‬
‫ا حم‬
‫ِش‬ ‫ِش‬
Allah is He Who raised the The Most Gracious (Allah)
heavens without any pillars rose over the Throne.
that you can see. Then, He
rose above the Throne.

Qur‟an 13:2

Qur‟an 20:5

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Allah Rose Over The Throne
Allah mentioned 7 times in the Qur‟aan that He rose over the Throne.
‫( ْسا َت َت ٰى َت ىَل ْل َت‬rose over the Throne) in each of the
Highlight the phrase ‫ا ْس ِش‬
ayaat below, inshaa‟Allah

‫اس َتم َتاو ِت‬ َّ ‫هاذي َتخ ىَلل َتق‬

ِ
َّ ‫َت‬ ُ ‫َت‬ ‫ْس‬ ‫َت‬ ‫َت‬ ‫َت‬ ‫َت‬ ‫ْس‬ ‫َت ْس َت‬
‫و ْلرض وما بينهما ِ يف ِا ِة‬
‫ىَل َّ اا ُ َّم ْسا َت َت ٰى َت ىَل ْلا َت ْس‬ ‫اس َتم َتاو ِت‬ َّ ‫َّلل هاذي َتخ ىَلل َتق‬
ِ
ُ‫ه‬
‫ِش‬ ‫ٍم‬
َّ ُ ‫َت َت‬
‫ض َتو َتما ب ْسينه َتما ِ يف ِا ِة‬ ‫َتو ْس َتْل ْسر َت‬
Who created the heavens and
‫ىَل َّ اا ُ َّم ْسا َت َت ٰى َت ىَل ْلا َت ْس‬
the earth and all that is ‫ِش‬ ‫ٍم‬
between them in Six Days. Allah it is He Who has
Then He rose over the Throne. created the heavens and the
. earth, and all that is between
Qur‟an 25:59 them in six Days. Then He
rose over the Throne.

Qur‟an 32:4

‫اس َتم َتاو ِت‬ َّ ‫ُه َت هاذي َتخ ىَلل َتق‬

ِ
َّ‫ض ف ا َّ ة ىَل َّ اا ُ م‬ ‫َتو ْس َتْل ْسر َت‬
‫ِ ي ِ ِ ْل ٍم‬
‫ْسا َت َت ٰى َت ىَل ا َت ْس‬ Remember ...
‫ِش‬
We do not ask „how‟ Allah
He it is Who created the rose over the Throne.
heavens and the earth in six
Days and then rose over the
He rose over the Throne in a
Throne.
way that befits His Majesty.

Qur‟an 57:4 Istiwaa‟ is real and we believe

in the Words of our Lord.

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 Colour the bubbles to match the Names of Allah with their translated English meaning,
inshaa‟Allah

‫َت ْس ىَل‬ ُ‫اسميع‬

َّ ُ ‫ْل ُ َت ْس‬ ُ ‫َت َت‬
‫ْل‬ ِ ‫امه ِم‬ ‫ْلحد‬
Al-A’laa Al-Muhaymin Al-Ahad
As-Samee’

‫ا َت ُّب‬ ُ‫ا َت ل م‬
ِ
ُ‫َتال ْي‬
ِ
‫ِي‬
Al-‘Alee Al-‘Aleem Al-Baseer

ُ ‫ْل َت‬ ‫َّ ُّب‬

‫ا‬
‫ا ِااق‬
Al-Khaaliq Ar-Rabb

The One and Only Whom

ُ ‫َتْل َّو‬
The One Who is Higher than all
there is no one like Him
the Creation
Colour this name RED
Colour this name LIGHT PINK
The Most High Al-Awwal
The One Who Knows Everything
Colour this name ORANGE
Colour this name PURPLE
The One Whom there was
The One Who Sees Everything
no one before Him
Colour this name BROWN
Colour this name YELLOW
The One Who Hears Everything
The Lord
Colour this name LIGHT BLUE
Colour this name GREEN
The One Who Watches Over His
The Creator
Creation
Colour this name BLUE
Colour this name DARK PINK

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 All About Prepositions
Read and Colour, inshaa‟Allah

A preposition is a word in
“above” is a
a sentence that describes
preposition. where something is.

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 Prepositions
Read and Colour, inshaa‟Allah

in on

in front of
next to
above

under

behind
over

between
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 Match the Prepositions
Draw a line to match the correct word to the picture inshaa‟Allah

next to
under

on

above

behind

in front of
in

over

between
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 Using Prepositions
Choose a preposition from the box below to complete each sentence.

between above next to

in over under

behind on in front of

1) Allah is _ _ _ _ _ His Throne.

2) Don’t shout _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ your parents

3) The bridge is _ _ _ _ the river.

4) The book is _ _ the table.

5) The men pray _ _ the masjid.

6) We walk _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Safa and Marwa on Hajj.

7) Maqam Ibrahim is _ _ _ _ _ _ the Ka’bah.

8) We pray _ _ _ _ _ _ the Imam.

9) I sat _ _ _ _ _ the tree.

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 „Above‟ in Arabic
Read and Colour, inshaa‟Allah

In Arabic, the word ‫ْس‬ ‫ُ َت ْس َت َت‬

In English (‫ِ ِه‬ ‫ )هللا ف‬means:
‫َت ْس َت‬
„fawqa‟ ( ‫ )ف‬means
Allah is above His Throne.
„above‟. But, unlike in
‫َت ْس َت‬
English, it is not a The word ( ‫ )ف‬is an adverb. In
‫ىَل ْس ٌف‬
preposition. Arabic an adverb is called ( )

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 Prepositions in Arabic
In Arabic, prepositions are called „Hurooful Jarr‟
‫ٍّر‬ ‫ُ ُ ْس ُ ْل َت‬
( ‫)ح و ا‬

The ball is in the box.

ُ ‫ُّب ْس‬ ُ ُ ‫ْل‬

ِ ‫و‬‫د‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ف‬
‫ِي‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ا‬
(‫‘ ) ِ يف‬fee’ is a preposition. It means ‘in’.

ُ ُ ‫ُّب ْس‬ ُ ُ ‫ْل‬

‫ا ندو‬ ‫ِ يف‬ ‫ا ر‬
the box in the ball
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 Prepositions in Arabic
In Arabic, prepositions are called „Hurooful Jarr‟
‫ٍّر‬ ‫ُ ُ ْس ُ ْل َت‬
( ‫)ح و ا‬

The ball is on the box.

ُ ‫ُّب ْس‬ ‫ْل ُ ُ َت ىَل‬

ِ ‫و‬‫د‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا ر‬
‫َت ىَل‬
( ) ‘ala’ is a preposition. It means ‘on’.

ُ ُ ‫ُّب ْس‬ ‫َت ىَل‬ ُ ُ ‫ْل‬

‫ا ندو‬ ‫ا ر‬
the box on the ball
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 Adverbs in Arabic
ُ ُ
In Arabic, adverbs are called „Zuroof‟ ( ‫) و‬

The ball is above the box.

ُ ‫ْل ُ ُ َت ْس َت ُّب ْس‬

ِ ‫و‬‫د‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ف‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ا‬
‫َت ْس َت‬
( ‫)ف‬ ‘fawqa’ is an adverb. It means
‘above’.

ُ ُ ‫ُّب ْس‬ ‫َت ْس َت‬ ُ ُ ‫ْل‬

‫ا ندو‬ ‫ف‬ ‫ا ر‬
the box above the ball
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 Adverbs in Arabic
ُ ُ
In Arabic, adverbs are called „Zuroof‟ ( ‫) و‬

The ball is under the box.

ُ ‫ْل ُ ُ َت ْس َت ُّب ْس‬

ِ ‫و‬‫د‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ت‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ا‬
‫َت ْس َت‬
( ‫)ت‬ ‘tahta’ is an adverb. It means
‘under’.

ُ ُ ‫ُّب ْس‬ ‫َت ْس َت‬ ُ ُ ‫ْل‬

‫ا ندو‬ ‫ت‬ ‫ا ر‬
the box tahta the ball
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 Mix and Match
Draw lines to match the correct sentences to the pictures, inshaa‟Allah

The ball is on ُ ‫ُّب ْس‬ ‫ْل ُ ُ َت ىَل‬

the box. ِ ‫ا ندو‬ ‫ا ر‬

The ball is in ُ ‫ْل ُ ُ َت ْس َت ُّب ْس‬

ِ ‫ا ر ف ا ندو‬
the box.

The ball is ُ ‫ُّب ْس‬ ُ ُ ‫ْل‬

ِ ‫ا ر ِ يف ا ندو‬
under the box.

The ball is
ُ ‫ْل ُ ُ َت ْس َت ُّب ْس‬
ِ ‫ا ندو‬ ‫ا رت‬
above the box.

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 Missing Words
Choose the correct word to fill in the gaps, inshaa‟Allah

‫َت ىَل‬ ‫َت ْس َت‬ ‫َت ْس َت‬

‫ف‬ ‫ِ يف‬ ‫ت‬

ُ ‫ُّب ْس‬ ُ ُ ‫ْل‬

ِ ‫ا ر ____ ا ندو‬

ُ ‫ُّب ْس‬ ُ ُ ‫ْل‬

ِ ‫ا ر ____ ا ندو‬

ُ ‫ُّب ْس‬ ُ ُ ‫ْل‬

ِ ‫ا ر ____ ا ندو‬

ُ ‫ُّب ْس‬ ُ ُ ‫ْل‬

ِ ‫ا ر ____ ا ندو‬
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 Notes
Abdullah ibn Nafi‟ reported: Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, was asked
about the saying of Allah Almighty, „The Most Merciful rose above the
Throne,‟ (20:5), “How is his rising?” Malik said, “The rising is acknowledged, its
modality is unknown, and asking about it is an innovation. I see you are a man who
intended evil (with this question).”

Source: al-Istidhkār 2/529

Ibn Abdul Barr said, “The people of the prophetic tradition (Ahl al-Sunnah)
agreed upon affirming the divine attributes as related in the Book and the
Sunnah, interpreting them as the reality and not as a metaphor, except that
they do not ask anything of „how‟ those are (in reality).”

Source: al-„Ulūw lil-„Alī al-Ghaffār 1/250

‫علَي ا ْلعَ ْر ِش‬ َ ‫الرحْ َم ُن‬ َّ ‫و‬ ‫َع ْعِه َع ْع ِعه ِهَّللا ِعه ِعْعِهَّع اِع ٍعه َع هَعه ُع ِعوَعه َعٍ ِعى ٌكله رَٔه ه َع ْعِه َع ْع٘ ِعهه ِهَّللا ِعه َع ِهَّللاس َع‬
‫هٗ َع ِهَّللاه‬
‫هٗأ َع َع اكَع ه‬
‫هٗ ُع َعؤاىُعلُع ه َع ْعِه َعٕذَعاه ِع ْع َعةٌك َع‬ ‫هٗ َعم ْعي ِعفيِهَّللاتُعُٔعه َعٍ ْعج ُعٖ٘ىَعةٌك َع‬
‫هاَعقَع هَعها ْع تِع َع٘ا ُعؤُٓعه َعٍ ْععيُع٘ ٌكً َع‬ٙ٘‫ْعفها ْع ت َع َع‬
‫ست َ َوىه َعمي َع‬ ْ ‫ا‬
‫َع ُع وَعه ُع٘وٍعه‬
2/529 ‫اال تذم‬
‫سْةه‬
‫بهٗاى ّع‬ ‫صفَع تِعهاى٘ ادةهاِع ْع‬
‫يهاىنت َع‬ ‫هاْل ْع َعرا ه ِع ى ِع ّع‬ٚ‫ي‬
‫ْع ِع‬ ‫سْةهٍجَعُ٘ه‬ ‫هها ِه هاى رهإٔوهاى ّع‬
‫ش ْعي هٍِهذَع ِعىل‬ ‫ْع‬
‫هاىَ َعج زهإِع ِهَّللاالهأَعٌّٖهىٌهينيف٘اه َع‬ٚ‫ي‬ ‫ْع‬
‫هاى َعح ِعقيقَع َع‬ٚ‫ي‬
‫ةهاله‬ ‫َعٗرَي َعٖ ه‬
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