بلكفة

Arabic

Etymology

From بِلَا كَيْف (bilā kayf, “without a ‘how’”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bal.ka.fa/

Noun

بَلْكَفة • (balkafa) f

1. (Islam, philosophy) the teaching that God's qualities, as described in revelation, must be understood in a literal rather than allegoric sense, but that one must not try to inquire the deeper nature of these qualities; that is, for example, one must believe that God hears, but not ask how he hears

   Coordinate terms: تَشْبِيه (tašbīh), تَنْزِيه (tanzīh)