Does "All praise is due to Allah" in the Opening of the Quran mean that all praise is due to Him as opposed to only some praise, or that all praise is due to Him and not to be directed at anything/anyone else?
-
If not all praise is due to Allah, then clearly some praise is due to something else. I don't see how the two statements are different. – G. Bach Jan 11 '17 at 19:42
The negation of
All praise is due to Allah
is
Not all praise is due to Allah
which is logically equivalent to
Some praise is due to something other than Allah
This is the latter statement in the question.
Its negation is not equivalent to
Some praise is due to Allah
which is logically equivalent to
"No praise is due to Allah" is false
In fact, this statement is implied by the statement "All praise is due to Allah".
answered Mar 28 '18 at 11:15
-
1Doesn't the Prophet's name mean 'The Praised One'. Doesn't that mean praise can be given to other things as well? – The Z May 27 '18 at 13:55
