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From بِلَا كَيْف (bilā kayf, “without a ‘how’”).
بَلْكَفة • (balkafa) f
- (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)
