Omnipotence

Does He have the power to place the whole world in an egg, without making the egg bigger or the world smaller?” So Hisham responded: “Can you give me some time?” Therefore, he said: “I shall give you some time.” Then he…

O my God! Your Omnipotence is apparent. However, since You are Shapeless, people are ignorant of You. They try to measure You in a vain efforts to recognize You. However, any measurement of You is other than you. O my…

“We have come to ask you three questions. If you can answer all the three question, we will know that you are the Most Learned.” The Imam (AS) said: “Ask.” They said: “Let us know about Allah: Where is He? How is He? And…

I was in the presence of Abu Mansur al-Mutatabbib when he said: One of my companions related to me that: I was sitting in the Sacred Mosque of Mecca with Ibn Abu al-`Awja’ and `Abd Allah ibn alMuqaffa` when Ibn…

Iblis said to `Isa the son of Maryam (AS): “Does Your Lord have the omnipotence to place Earth inside an egg, without making the Earth smaller or the egg any bigger?” Thus, `Isa (AS) replied, “Woe unto you! Verily, Allah…

I heard Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) that “Verily, Allah, the Mighty and High, cannot be described.” Zurarah said: Abu Ja`far al-Baqir (AS) said: “Verily, Allah, the Mighty and High, cannot be described. And how could He…

My father (AS) say: My father (AS) said: “Verily, Muhammad ibn `Ali ibn al-Hanafiyyah was a calm man. While he was performing the circumambulation of the Ka`bah – pointing with his hand – al-Hajjaj approached him and…

“Be you both protectors;” therefore, they were as Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, has said. The Compiler of this Book (RA) says: The meaning of the statement: He is Light, is that He is the One who Illuminates and He is…

The Commander of the Faithful (AS) was asked: “Does Your Lord have the power to place the Earth in an egg, without making the Earth smaller or the egg any bigger?” He answered, “Verily, Allah, the Blessed and Exalted,…

A man came to the Commander of the Faithful (AS) and asked: “Does Allah have the power to place the Earth in an egg, without making the Earth smaller or the egg any bigger?” Thus, he (AS) replied, “Woe unto you! Verily,…

A man came to al-Rida (AS) and enquired: “Does Your Lord have the power to place the heavens and the Earth and whatever is between them inside an egg?” Hence, he (AS) replied, Of course he can! In fact, He has placed it…

Muhammad ibn `Isa, on the authority of Muhammad ibn `Arafah that I asked al-Rida (AS): “Did Allah create things through His Omnipotence or without it?” Thus, He (AS) replied, You cannot say that Allah created things…

He is One, Unique, and Evident to His Creation. He encompasses everything by supervision, omniscience, and omnipotence. Nothing in the Heavens and the Earth is distant from him, be it the size of an atom, or smaller or…

Prophets are infallible?” He (AS) replied: “Certainly.” He asked him (AS) about some verses from the Qur`an. Among his questions was: “Then tell me about the Word of Ibrahim (AS): My Lord! Show me how Thou givest life to…

I asked Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) about the Word of Allah, the Mighty and High: And He is Allah in the Heavens and in the Earth.1 He (AS) replied, “He is like that in every place.” I asked, “By His Essence?” He (AS)…

“There is a verse in the Qur`an, that surely strengthens us (the atheists).” I said: “Which one is it?” So he answered, “And He it is who is God in the Heavens and God in the Earth.”1 I did not know how to respond to…

When Musa (AS) went to Mount Sinai. He called unto his Lord, the Mighty and High, “O Lord, show me your treasures!” Thus, Allah replied, “O Musa! Verily, My Treasure is that when I intend something, I say to it: `Be and…