Is It Correct to Describe God’s Essence as Unlimited?
«It is not correct to describe God’s essence as unlimited, because “unlimitedness” is itself a kind of limit applied to the divine Essence. The divine attributes may be described as boundless, but God’s Essence transcends even this description and precedes every determination and qualification.»
**Question: Is it correct to describe the Essence of God as unlimited?**
The subtlety of the matter is that even “unlimited” falls short as a description of the Divine Essence. God’s attributes may be described as boundless, but the Essence of God is greater than any description as unlimited.
Limits acquire meaning within the realm of divine determination. Will and volition precede determination and are free of the constraints of limitation. The Divine Essence precedes them all. Indeed, God’s will is regarded as God’s first creation.
Surely, perfection in sincerity of tawḥīd will make purity in worship and servitude easier to attain.
Divine realities have no limit before divine determination, for they become limited only once they are delimited. It is like God, Blessed and Exalted, creating life: until He creates death and determines the bounds and constraints of life, life continues forever.