Sifah

Posted on 07/22/2012 by marina

SIFAH. صفة
pl. Sifat. An attribute. Used for the attributes of God. The Qur’an is also said to be a Sifah of the Almighty. Ismu ‘s-Sifah. the name of an attribute, is a term applied to any of the ninety-nine names or attributes of God. [GOD.]

Based on Hughes, Dictionary of Islam

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