the One who straitens (الْقَاْبِض)

العقيدة

التعريف :

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One of God’s fine names. God, the exalted, may straiten the circumstances of whomever he wills, as he wills, according to his wisdom and what he knows of benefit to his servants. The term also means ‘to gather and hold’, and God gathers people’s souls when they die. On the day of resurrection, the earth will be a mere handful to him and the seven heavens will be rolled up in his right hand.