1.. There is nothing like unto Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, and nothing resembles Him. There is nothing like unto Him and the believer believes in the attributes of Allah, may He be glorified, but they cannot be likened to the attributes of created beings. 2.. There is a difference between manifesting and descending. Manifesting means appearing; what is meant is appearing to people’s eyes. With regard to descending, we believe that Allah, may He be exalted, descends every night to the lowest heaven, during the last third of the night. This descending happens in a manner that is befitting to His majesty. For more details, please see the long answer.

How to deal with adolescents in Islam: • Try hard to connect the young person with righteous friends. • Try hard to fill his time with activities that are beneficial and useful in both religious and worldly terms. • Hasten to arrange his marriage, if possible. • Offer a great deal of Du`a for him, asking Allah to bless him and guide him. • Encourage him to do acts of worship and to keep away from everything that is prohibited, dubious or disliked. • Do not let him use modern means of communication in improper ways.

A father should not favour any child over another. This does not mean that he should have the same feelings towards all of them, because that is something that the father does not have control over. Rather he has control over being fair towards them in outward matters.