The present study, while giving a short explanation of the words ‘name’ and ‘attribute’, briefly explicates the meanings of the names and attributes of God, Almighty from the perspective of various schools of thought and highlights the point that, in the words of the infallibles, the names and attributes of God denote some realities other than God. Categorizing the narrations in question, the article further underlines the important principle that asma’ Allah (divine names) signify entities other than Allah, and relying on this principle, it demonstrates that the names and attributes of Allah refer to non-God realities.
Younesi H R, Hemami A. An Ontological Study of the Narrations Dealing with Hudus-e Asma’ (Origination of Divine Names). 3 2019; 18 (38) :283-307 URL: http://pdmag.ir/article-1-1007-en.html