The one who loves His prophets and Messengers and those who follow them and they in turn love Him – He is more beloved to them than anything else. Their hearts have been filled with love of Him, their tongues are constantly moist with praising Him and their hearts are always drawn to Him in [...]
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Al Wudood
Posted in Arabic, Attributes of Allah on June 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
[1:1] Bismillaah ir ra7maan ir ra7eem
Posted in Arabic, Attributes of Allah, Quran on October 14, 2007 | 2 Comments »
The explanation of:
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
[bismillaahi-r-ra7maani-r-ra7eem]
I begin in the name of Allaah the Most gracious, the Most merciful.
1. His saying “bismillaah” necessitates what is known in Arabic as a prepositional phrase. It is connected to a missing action verb (and the doer of this action verb.) It is known that this missing element is an [...]
[Al Muakhkhir - Az-Zahir]
Posted in Attributes of Allah on October 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This is also not in the book we are using. It is the opposite of al muqaddim. What it means is that Allah has the power to delay anything just as He has the power to bring things forward. An example of this is in His delaying of punishments and calling us to our accounts [...]
[As-Samad - Al Muqaddim]
Posted in Attributes of Allah on October 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The Self Sufficient. He is the one upon whom the whole of creation relied with regards to their needs, predicaments and necessities. This is due to His unrestricted perfection with regards to His person, His name and His attributes and His actions.
قُلْ هُوَ الْقَادِرُ عَلَى أَن يَبْعَثَ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابًا مِّن فَوْقِكُمْ أَوْ [...]
[Al Wahid & Al Ahad]
Posted in Attributes of Allah on October 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
He is the one who is singled out in all aspects of perfection such that nothing else shares with Him in these. It is obligatory upon the servants to single Him out alone in belief, saying and action by acknowledging His unrestricted perfection, His uniqueness and singling Him out alone for all types of [...]
[ Al Muhyi - Al Qayyum]
Posted in Attributes of Allah on October 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
These two are not in the book but it means that Allah is the only one who gives life and death, and no one else has power over that.
The one who has perfect power, existing in and of Himself and not dependant upon anyone else. The sustainer of the inhabitabnts of the heavens and [...]
[Al Hameed - Al Mu3eed]
Posted in Attributes of Allah on October 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
In His person, Names, Attributes and actions. He possesses the best of names and the most perfect of attributes coupled with the best and most complete actions for indeed the actions of Allah are based upon grace and justice.
الَر كِتَابٌ أَنزَلْنَاهُ إِلَيْكَ لِتُخْرِجَ النَّاسَ مِنَ الظُّلُمَاتِ إِلَى النُّورِ بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِمْ إِلَى صِرَاطِ الْعَزِيزِ الْحَمِيدِ
Alif. [...]
[ Al Wakeel - Al Walee]
Posted in Attributes of Allah on October 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The disposer of affairs, the one who is relied upon.
The one who has the responsibility to dispose the affairs of the creation in accordance to His knowledge, perfect power and all-encompassing wisdom. The one who looks after His friends and makes the good easy for them, preserves them from evil and suffices them in [...]
