Praise be to Allāh (الله), the Lord of all worlds. The true Islamic belief, taught by the Prophet Muḣammad (مُحَمَّد) ﷺ and his companions, is that Allāh (الله) exists without a place. He is completely unlike anything created.
What the Qurʾān (القُرْءَان) Says
Allāh (الله) says:
“There is nothing like Him, and He has the Attribute of the Hearing, the Seeing.”
(Ash-Shūrā 42:11)
This means Allāh (الله) does not occupy space or look like anything we know.
What the Prophet ﷺ Said
The Prophet ﷺ said:
“Allāh existed, and nothing else existed.”
Imām `Alī said:
“Allāh existed and there was no place, and He is now as He was.”
What the Scholars Say
Imām Abū Ḥanīfah said:
“Allāh existed without a place before He created anything. He is the Creator of everything.”
About the Throne (Al-`Arsh)
Allāh (اللَّه) has power over the Throne, not that He sits on it like a person.
Warning Against Wrong Beliefs
Imām Abū Ḥanīfah warned that saying:
“I don’t know if my Lord is in the heavens or on Earth,”
or
“He is on the Throne, but I don’t know where the Throne is,”
is disbelief because it wrongly gives Allāh (اللَّه) a place.
Conclusion
Allāh (اللَّه)’s existence is beyond place, time, or physical form. This is what the Qurʾān (القُرْءَان), the Prophet ﷺ, and the early scholars teach. Believing otherwise goes against true Islamic creed.
Very beneficial. جزاكم الله خيرًا