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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Spurious Arguments about the Shia The First Spurious Argument: Seeing Allah Some people spuriously criticize the Shia for saying that it is impossible to see Allah whether in this world or in the Afterlife, and they quote some prophetic traditions saying that Allah can be seen in the Afterlife. The Answer Allah says: Vision comprehends Him not, and He comprehends all vision; and He is the Knower of Subtleties, the Aware.

(Qur’an 6:103) He, the Almighty, also says addressing the Prophet Moses (a): You will not see Me. (Qur’an 7:143) Az-Zamakhshary says in his book al-Inmuzage Will does not means never; so the verse proves that Allah cannot be seen at all. He, the Almighty, also says: And those who do not hope for Our meeting say: Why have not angels been sent down upon us, or (why) do we not see our Lord? Now certainly they are too proud of themselves and have revolted in great revolt.

On the day when they shall see the angels, there shall be no joy on that day for the guilty, and they shall say, It is a forbidden thing totally prohibited.” (Qur’an 25:21-22) The Qur’anic verses informs about three things: Meeting Allah is definite and inevitable although the arrogant ones do not want such. Those who deny meeting Allah, say, Why have not the angels been sent down upon us, or why do we not see our Lord?’ Seeing the angels on the Day of Resurrection is possible.

The verses showed that those who did not believe in Allah said, Can we see our Lord?” So, Allah answered that they can see the angels on the Day of Resurrection. If seeing Allah had been possible, Allah would have granted them such. What will happen on that day is meeting Allah without seeing Him. There are only four Prophetic traditions in the books of the Sunnis apparently proving that Allah will be seen on the Day of Resurrection.

These are traditions narrated by Jarir, Abu Hurayra, Ibn Razin, and Suhayb. These four traditions, besides the weakness of their series of narrators, have been attested to only once (Aahaad) and are not beneficial in arriving at certainty; therefore, we cannot depend upon them as beliefs. There must be definite evidence. Allah says: And pursue not that of which you have no knowledge; surely, the hearing and the sight and the heart, all of these, shall be questioned about that.

(Qur’an 17:36) It has been definitively proven that seeing Allah is impossible.