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Does the Almighty's saying, "Does he not know that Allah sees?" indicate that Allah has an eye? If not, does Allah have an eye? And is there any firm evidence for that?

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The doctrine of Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama'ah affirms the attribute of the Eye for Allah, the Almighty, in a manner befitting Him, while negating any resemblance to creation. This is based on texts from the Qur'an and Sunnah.

From the Qur'anic evidences: - The Almighty's saying: (And construct the ship under Our eyes and Our inspiration) Hud: 37. - The Almighty's saying: (And that you would be brought up under My eye) Taha: 39. - The Almighty's saying: (And be patient for the decision of your Lord, for indeed, you are in Our eyes) At-Tur: 48.

From the Prophetic evidences: - The hadith of Abdullah ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: (Indeed, Allah is not hidden from you. Indeed, Allah is not one-eyed - and he pointed with his hand to his eye - and the Dajjal is one-eyed, his right eye is like a floating grape) narrated by Al-Bukhari.

The attribute of the Eye differs from the attributes of Sight and Seeing. The texts indicating seeing, such as: (Does he not know that Allah sees?) Al-Alaq: 14, affirm the attribute of seeing, while the aforementioned texts affirm the attribute of the Eye.

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