Illuminate\Support\Collection {#737 #items: array:12 [ 0 => {#736 +"id": 2829046 +"slug": "htha-rby" +"default_locale": "37" +"type_id": 2 +"case": "published" +"balagh_item": 1 +"cover_photo": null +"license_file_id": null +"license_owner": null +"license_source": null +"created_at": "2020-02-15 03:34:34" +"updated_at": "2025-02-17 12:03:09" +"faith": "muslim" +"age": "all" +"gender": "all" +"old_id": null +"base_id": 2829046 +"publish_status": "blue" +"importance_level": "exceptional" +"publish_agreement_description": null +"reader": 1 +"hits": 13713 +"thumb_up": 2 +"thumb_down": 0 +"title": "This is My Lord" +"excerpt": "This is My Lord : this book is to explain the meanings of many names of our Lord, and the Author is clarified some of the benefits we reap from studying those beautiful names." +"description": """ <ul><li><a href="#t1">This is My Lord</a>\r\n <ul>\r\n <li><a href="#t2">Introduction</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t3">This is My Lord</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t4">Here Are Wishes We Hope That Allah Will Grant and Bless</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t5">Allah</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t6">Ar-Rahmān -Ar-Rahīm</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t7">The Most Compassionate - the Most Merciful</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t8">Ar-Ra'ūf</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t9">The All-Kind</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t10">Al-Ghani</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t11">The Self-Sufficient</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t12">Al-Karīm - Al-Akram</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t13">The Generous - The Most Generous</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t14">Al-Wahhāb</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t15">The Bestower</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t16">Al-Jawād</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t17">The Generous</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t18">Al-Wasi'</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t19">The All-Embracing</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t20">Al-Malik - Al-Maleek</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t21">The King - The Almighty King</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t22">Al-Quddoos</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t23">The Most Holy</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t24">As-Salām</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t25">The Source of Peace (and Perfection)</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t26">Al-Mu'min</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t27">The Giver of Belief (Security)</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t28">Al-Muhaymin</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t29">The All-Controller</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t30">Al-'Azīz</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t31">The All-Mighty</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t32">Al-Jabbār</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t33">The Compeller</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t34">Al-Mutakabbir</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t35">The Supreme</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t36">Al-Kabeer</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t37">The Great</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t38">Ar-Rabb</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t39">The Lord</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t40">Al-'Azeem</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t41">The Magnificent</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t42">Al-Qādir - Al-Qadeer - Al-Muqtadir</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t43">The Able - The Most Capable - The Supreme Determiner</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t44">Al-Khāliq - Al-Khallāq</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t45">The Creator - The Sublime Creator</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t46">Al-Bāri'</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t47">The Initiator</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t48">Al-Musawwir</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t49">The Supreme Fashioner</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t50">Al-Awwal</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t51">The First</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t52">Al-'Ākhir</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t53">The Last</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t54">Az-Zhāhir - Al-Bātin</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t55">The Manifest - The Hidden</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t56">As-Samee'</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t57">The All-Hearing</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t58">Al-Baseer</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t59">The All-Seeing</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t60">Al-'Afoow</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t61">The Pardoner</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t62">Al-Ghafoor - Al-Ghaffār</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t63">The All-Forgiving - The Superb Forgiver</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t64">As-Sitteer</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t65">The Concealing</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t66">Al-Haleem</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t67">The Forbearing</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t68">Al-Lateef</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t69">The All-Subtle</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t70">Al-Witr</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t71">The Odd</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t72">Al-Jameel</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t73">The Beautiful</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t74">Al-'Alee - Al-A'la - Al-Muta'āl</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t75">The High - The Most High - The Exalted</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t76">Al-Wāhid- Al-Ahad</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t77">The One - The Only One</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t78">As-Samad</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t79">The Eternal Refuge</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t80">As-Sayyid</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t81">The Master</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t82">Al-Qāhir - Al-Qahhār</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t83">The Vanquisher - The Superb Vanquisher</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t84">Al-Haqq</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t85">The Truth</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t86">Al-Mubeen</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t87">The Evident</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t88">Al-Qawī- Al-Mateen</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t89">The All-Powerful - The Strong</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t90">Al-Hayīy</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t91">The Modest</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t92">Al-Hayy - Al-Qayyūm</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t93">The Ever-Living - The All-Sustainer</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t94">Al-Qayyūm</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t95">As for the name 'the All-Sustainer'</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t96">Ash-Shākir – Ash-Shakoor</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t97">The Appreciative - The Ever-Appreciative</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t98">Al-Fattāh</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t99">The Greatest Judge</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t100">Al-'Aleem – Al-'Ālim</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t101">The All-Knowing - The Knowledgeable</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t102">Al-Hakeem</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t103">The All-Wise</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t104">Al-Hakam</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t105">The Judge</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t106">Al-Khabeer</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t107">The All-Aware</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t108">At-Tawwāb</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t109">The Accepting of Repentance</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t110">Al-Qareeb</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t111">The Near</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t112">Al-Mujeeb</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t113">The Responsive</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t114">Al-Wadood</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t115">The Most Affectionate</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t116">Al-Wali - Al-Mawla</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t117">The Guardian - The Protector</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t118">Al-Hameed</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t119">The Praiseworthy</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t120">An-Naseer</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t121">The Helper</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t122">Al-Hafeez – Al-Hāfiz</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t123">The All-Preserver - The Preserver</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t124">Al-Majeed</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t125">The Most Glorious</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t126">Ash-Shaheed</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t127">The Ever-Witness</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t128">Al-Muqaddim – Al-Mu'akhkhir</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t129">The Advancer - The Delayer</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t130">Al-Musa'ir</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t131">The Fixer of Prices</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t132">Al-Qābid - Al-Bāsit</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t133">The Holder - The Expander</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t134">Al-Mu'tee</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t135">The Giver</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t136">Ad-Dayyān</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t137">The Recompenser</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t138">Al-Mannān</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t139">The Bestower of Favors</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t140">Ar-Rāziq - Ar-Razzāq</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t141">The Sustainer - The All-Sustainer</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t142">Al-Wakeel - Al-Kafeel</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t143">The Trustee - The Guarantor</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t144">Al-Kāfee</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t145">The All-Sufficient</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t146">Ar-Raqeeb</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t147">The Ever-Watchful</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t148">Al-Muhsin</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t149">The Superb Benevolent</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t150">Al-Haseeb</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t151">The Ever-Reckoner</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t152">Ash-Shāfi - At-Tabeeb</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t153">The Healer - The Curer</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t154">Ar-Rafeeq</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t155">The Kind</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t156">Al-Muqeet</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t157">The All-Nourisher</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t158">At-Tayyib</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t159">The Good</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t160">Al-Hādi</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t161">The Guide</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t162">Al-Barr</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t163">The Beneficent</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t164">As-Subbooh</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t165">The All-Glorious</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t166">Al-Wārith</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t167">The Inheritor</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t168">Al-Muheet</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t169">The All-Encompassing</a>\r\n </li>\r\n </ul></li>\r\n </ul><h1 class="ltr center" id="p1"><a id="t1" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t1">This is My Lord</a></h1><h2 class="ltr start" id="p2"><a id="t2" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t2">Introduction</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p170">All praise is due to\r\n Allah, and may Allah's peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his\r\n family and all his Companions.<span class="c6"> To proceed:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p171">One of the most sublime of\r\n all spheres of knowledge, even the greatest of them all, is knowledge of Allah\r\n Almighty and His names and attributes.<span class="c6"> A fundamentalist rule says:</span> The honor of\r\n knowledge comes from the honor of the known. Undoubtedly, the most honorable\r\n known entity is Allah Almighty. People's neglect of this sphere is clear and\r\n common, even though it is the broadest sphere where one can worship Allah,\r\n Exalted and Glorified. Studying His names and learning their meanings is the\r\n most beneficial for the purification of one's heart, the validity of one's\r\n actions and the increase of one's faith as well as one's glorification and love\r\n for the Almighty Lord.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p172">Al-Bukhāri and Muslim narrated\r\n that the Prophet <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Allah has ninety-nine names, i.e. one-hundred minus one;\r\n whoever knows them by heart shall enter Paradise. And Allah is odd <span class="c2">(one)</span> and He\r\n loves the odd number."</span> So, let us pay due attention to this\r\n knowledge and be devoted to learning it with the aim of winning the reward and\r\n approval of Allah Almighty, and avoiding His punishment.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p173">In this regard, I would\r\n remind you of two useful books. The first is <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Al-Nahj al-Asmā Fi Sharh Asmā' Allah\r\n al-Husna"</span>, authored by His Eminence Shaykh Muhammad Al-Hammūd al-Najdi. The\r\n second book is <span class="c1">“WaLillāh Al-Asmā' Al-Husna"</span>, by His Eminence Shaykh Abdulaziz\r\n bin Nāsir Al-Jalīl. May Allah bless them both!</p><p class="ltr start" id="p174">I have prepared this book\r\n to explain the meanings of many names of our Lord. I have also clarified some\r\n of the benefits we reap from studying those beautiful names. I implore Allah\r\n Almighty to accept and bless this work. May Allah guide us all to what pleases\r\n Him and grant us happiness in this world and in the Hereafter!</p><p class="ltr left" id="p175"> \r\n Your brother</p><p class="ltr right" id="p176">Khalid ibn Abdullah\r\n Al-Khelaiwi</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p3"><a id="t3" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t3">This is My Lord</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p177">The greatest mission of\r\n the prophets is informing humankind about the Creator, then informing them\r\n about the path leading to Him and to His pleasure, and then informing them of\r\n the end they will come to if they follow this path and outrun others.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p178">This end is that Allah\r\n Almighty will be pleased with them and will admit them into the gardens of\r\n bliss.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p179">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p4"><a id="t4" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t4">Here Are Wishes We Hope That Allah Will Grant and Bless</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p180">1)\r\n To set the study of the meanings of the names of Allah as part of the curricula\r\n of schools and universities in recognition of the right of our Lord upon us and\r\n in pursuit of the effect of this knowledge upon our hearts and manners. Indeed,\r\n it is an area of knowledge needed by everyone without exception.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p181">2)\r\n To consider my book as part of the curricula in the Qur'an memorization schools\r\n as well as non-governmental schools.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p182">Note:\r\n In this book, like other books, you will find some names of Allah that the\r\n scholars held different opinions in establishing them. So, let not this\r\n disagreement distract you from the information about Allah Almighty, and the\r\n great meanings and benefits contained in the relevant verses and Hadīths which\r\n will illuminate the path for you in worshiping Allah.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p183">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><p class="ltr start" id="p184">Upon Allah I rely and from Him I seek help!</p><h2 class="ltr start" id="p5"><a id="t5" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t5">Allah</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p185">This is the name that\r\n encompasses all meanings of His other names and attributes, and to it they all\r\n refer. No one but Him is worthy of worship.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p186">The name “Allah" occurs\r\n 2724 times in the Qur'an. An example of this is what is mentioned in Sūrat\r\n Al-Fātihah, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{All praise is due to Allah, the\r\n Lord of the worlds}</span>, in the Verse of Al-Kursi, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Allah - there is no god except Him, the Ever-Living, the\r\n Sustainer of all existence}</span>, and in Sūrat Al-Ikhlās, <span class="c4">{Say, “He is Allah, the only One.}</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p187">Some scholars said that it\r\n is the ever greatest name of Allah. In light of this great name,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p188">1. Know\r\n that you will attain happiness only through your belief in Allah, following His\r\n guidance, remembering Him a lot, showing gratitude to Him and worshiping Him\r\n properly.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p189">2. Remember\r\n that Allah Almighty is the Most Beloved Being ever, and this is due to His\r\n perfection and beauty and the immense favors He bestows upon His creation.\r\n Hearts only enjoy tranquility through remembering Him and souls only enjoy\r\n pleasure by knowing Him. The Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon\r\n him)</span> said, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“There are three qualities; whoever has\r\n them will taste the sweetness of faith: To love Allah and His Messenger more\r\n than anyone else…"</span><a id="ref_1" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_1" name="r_1" class="fnote">[1]</a></p><p class="ltr start" id="p190">3. Whoever\r\n knows Allah Almighty will possess such pride and tranquility that prompt him to\r\n fear none but Allah and to seek help only from Him.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p191">4. The\r\n worst wrongdoing a person may engage in is to know that Allah is his Creator\r\n and nonetheless worship someone else, and that Allah is the One Who bestows\r\n favors upon him and nonetheless shows gratitude to someone else. The Prophet\r\n <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> was asked, <span class="c1">“Which sin is the greatest?"</span> He said, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“To set up an equal\r\n to Allah while He has created you."</span><a id="ref_2" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_2" name="r_2" class="fnote">[2]</a></p><p class="ltr start" id="p192">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p6"><a id="t6" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t6">Ar-Rahmān -Ar-Rahīm</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p7"><a id="t7" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t7">The Most Compassionate - the Most Merciful</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p193">The Most Compassionate: It\r\n is a name denoting the vast mercy of Allah that encompasses all the creatures.\r\n This name exclusively belongs to Allah Almighty, and we may not call anyone by\r\n it. The name 'the Most Compassionate' occurs 57 times in the Qur'an.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> For\r\n example:</span> {The Most Compassionate <span class="c2">(1)</span> has taught\r\n the Qur'an.}</p><p class="ltr start" id="p194">These also include: <span class="c4">{The Most Compassionate rose over the Throne.}</span>\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Tāha: 5]</span> The Most Merciful: is the One who possesses the vast mercy\r\n towards His creation. The believers, the good-doers and the merciful people are\r\n the biggest winners of this mercy. The name 'the Most Merciful' occurs 123\r\n times in the Qur'an.<span class="c6"> These include:</span> <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{And He has\r\n been the Most Merciful to the believers.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Ahzāb:</span> 43]</span> And <span class="c4">{“Peace," a word from the Most Merciful Lord.}</span>\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Yāsīn: 58]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p195">In light of these two\r\n great names,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p196">1. Know\r\n that when you remember the vastness of the mercy of Allah Almighty your love\r\n for Him and pursuit of His grace increase.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p197">2. Do\r\n not forget the Prophet's statement, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Show mercy\r\n to those on earth, and the One in the heaven will show mercy to you."</span>Indeed,\r\n this is one of the best means whereby one can attain the mercy of Allah\r\n Almighty.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p198">3. Be\r\n one of the good-doers so as to win the promise of Allah Almighty in Sūrat\r\n Al-A'rāf,<span class="c6"> Verse 56:</span> <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Indeed, the mercy of Allah\r\n is near to the doers of good.}</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p199">4. Be\r\n smart and pursue in the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Prophet the means\r\n that bring you the mercy of Allah which is exclusively for the believers.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p200">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p8"><a id="t8" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t8">Ar-Ra'ūf</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p9"><a id="t9" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t9">The All-Kind</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p201">It refers to The One with\r\n complete kindness. Kindness is the highest level of mercy. Whoever shows\r\n kindness to people will be shown kindness by Allah Almighty.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p202">The great name 'the\r\n All-Kind' occurs 10 times in the Qur'an. An example came in Sūrat Al-<span class="c6">Hadīd:</span> <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{And surely Allah is indeed All-Kind, Most Merciful to\r\n you.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Hadīd:</span> 9]</span> Another example came in Sūrat Āl-<span class="c6">'Imrān:</span> {And Allah warns you of Himself, and Allah is All-Kind to\r\n <span class="c2">(His)</span> slaves.} <span class="c5">[Sūrat Āl-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">'Imrān:</span> 30]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p203">The name 'the\r\n Ever-Compassionate' occurs in association with the name 'the Most Merciful' in\r\n eight verses.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p204">In light of this noble\r\n name,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p205">1. This\r\n name instills love for Allah Almighty in one's heart and hope for what He has.\r\n No one is ever more kind or merciful than He.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p206">2. Kindness\r\n originally comes from Allah Almighty. He is Compassionate towards His servants.\r\n He revealed the scriptures and sent the messengers to them, made it easy for\r\n them to worship Him and He accepts repentance from them. Also, His compassion\r\n is shown as a result of invocation. Allah responds to His servants when they\r\n invoke Him sincerely and earnestly. <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{And those\r\n who came after them, saying, Our Lord, forgive us and our brethren who have\r\n preceded us in faith, and do not put in our hearts any rancor towards those who\r\n believe, Our Lord, You are All-Kind, Most Merciful.}</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Sūrat\r\n Al-<span class="c6">Hashr:</span> 10]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p207">3. It\r\n is said regarding the difference between kindness and mercy, as Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span">Qurtubi\r\n mentioned:</span> Kindness is a blissful favor from all aspects; whereas mercy may be\r\n painful at the moment, with a blissful outcome later. Hence, Allah Almighty\r\n says about the punishment of the adulterers, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{And\r\n do not be taken by kindness for them in the religion of Allah.}</span>\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Nūr:</span>2]</span> He does not use the word 'mercy' here, for beating sinners on\r\n account of their disobedience is actually a form of mercy towards them, but not\r\n kindness. In fact, if kindness engulfs a person, he suffers no harm.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p208">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p10"><a id="t10" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t10">Al-Ghani</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p11"><a id="t11" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t11">The Self-Sufficient</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p209">He is the One Who needs\r\n none from His creation, for He has the perfect attributes, and all the creation\r\n stands in need of Him.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p210">This noble name 'the\r\n Self-Sufficient' occurs 18 times in the Qur'an.<span class="c6"> For example:</span> <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{O people, it is you who stand in need of Allah; as for\r\n Allah, He is the Self-Sufficient, Praiseworthy.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Fātir: 15]</span>\r\n And <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{And whoever turns away, then Allah is\r\n indeed the Self-Sufficient, Praiseworthy.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Hadīd:</span> 24]</span> And <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{And whoever is ungrateful, then surely my Lord is\r\n Self-Sufficient, Honorable.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Naml:</span> 40]</span> In light of this\r\n great name,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p211">1. Know\r\n that you can dispense with everyone save for Allah Almighty. No created being\r\n can ever dispense with the Almighty Lord, not even for the blink of an eye or\r\n less than that.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p212">2. Remember\r\n that no matter what power, status, or authority you may possess, you will still\r\n be in need for your Lord and His mercy, help, and favors. Allah says, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Allah wants to lighten your burdens, for man was created\r\n weak.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Nisā':</span> 28]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p213">3. Be\r\n certain that the more you stand in need for your Lord, the richer you become.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p214">4. In\r\n the sight of Allah, richness lies in the contentment of a person's soul. In an\r\n authentic Hadīth, the Prophet <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span>\r\n said, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Richness does not lie in worldly\r\n abundance, but in contentment of the soul."</span> <a id="ref_3" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_3" name="r_3" class="fnote">[3]</a></p><p class="ltr start" id="p215">The greatest thing that\r\n can fill a person's heart with contentment is to know Allah Almighty, and to\r\n love Him and believe in Him.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p216">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p12"><a id="t12" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t12">Al-Karīm - Al-Akram</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p13"><a id="t13" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t13">The Generous - The Most Generous</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p217">The Generous is a name\r\n that refers to the abundance of Allah's favors and the greatness of His giving.\r\n Indeed, Allah is Generous and He loves generosity.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p218">The Most Generous: Refers\r\n to Allah being better in generosity than every generous one. He has no equal in\r\n this. Indeed, all good lies in His hands and comes from Him.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p219">This noble name occurs 3\r\n times in the Qur'an.<span class="c6"> An example of this is in the verse:</span> <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{And whoever is ungrateful, then surely my Lord is\r\n Self-Sufficient, Honorable.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Naml:</span> 40]</span>, It is also\r\n mentioned in Sūrat Al-Infitār, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{O man, what has\r\n deceived you about your Generous Lord.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Infitār:</span> 6]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p220">As for the name 'the Most\r\n Generous', it only occurs once in the Qur'an in the verse that reads, <span class="c4">{Recite, and your Lord is the Most Generous.}</span>\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">'Alaq:</span> 3]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p221">In light of these great\r\n names,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p222">1.\r\n Let us praise a lot our Lord, the Most Generous, for none loves to be praised\r\n more than He does. Therefore, He praises Himself.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p223">2.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span">\r\n Say with me:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p224">Glory be to the Generous\r\n One Whose favors are innumerable despite the commission of many sins on the\r\n part of His servants!</p><p class="ltr start" id="p225">3.\r\n Know that the Generous Lord loves the generous and bountiful people. Show\r\n generosity to others and you will be shown generosity by Allah, and give to\r\n others and Allah will give you. The Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and blessings be\r\n upon him)</span> said, "Verily, your Almighty Lord\r\n is Modest and Generous. He is so Modest that He would not turn down His servant\r\n who raises his hands to Him <span class="c2">(in supplication)</span> empty-handed."<a id="ref_4" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_4" name="r_4" class="fnote">[4]</a></p><p class="ltr start" id="p226">True is the statement: Show\r\n me a miser whose lifespan was extended due to his miserliness! And tell me\r\n about a generous person who died because of his generosity!</p><p class="ltr start" id="p227">4.\r\n Do not ever limit the areas of generosity to money and food. Indeed, there are\r\n other areas of bounty that are greater and more valuable. A person may show\r\n generosity through his standing, his knowledge, his time or his life.\r\n Generosity by giving one's life is the supreme objective ever.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p228">***\r\n </p><h2 class="ltr start" id="p14"><a id="t14" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t14">Al-Wahhāb</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p15"><a id="t15" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t15">The Bestower</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p229">He is the One Who bestows\r\n a lot of favors upon His servants as grace and benevolence from Him.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p230">This noble name occurs 3\r\n times in the Qur'an. An example is the verse that says, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Our Lord, let not our hearts deviate after You have\r\n guided us and grant us from Yourself mercy. Indeed, You are the Bestower.}</span>\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Āl-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">'Imrān:</span> 8]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p231">Another example is the\r\n verse about Prophet Sulaymān <span class="c2">(Solomon)</span> in which Allah Almighty says,<span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{He said, My Lord, forgive me and bestow upon me a\r\n kingdom such as none other after me will deserve. Surely You are the Bestower.}</span>\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Sād: 25]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p232">In light of this noble\r\n name,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p233">1. Belief\r\n in Allah and good deeds bring favors from our Lord, and gratitude for the\r\n favors He bestows is a reason for their continuity, blessing therein and their\r\n increase.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p234">2. No\r\n one envies another person except because he is ignorant of this great name and\r\n does not recall the many favors that Allah Almighty has bestowed upon him.\r\n Definitely, the One Who bestowed certain favors upon someone else will bestow\r\n favors upon you if you invoke Him sincerely.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p235">3. Do\r\n not do wrong to this name by thinking that the favors of Allah Almighty are\r\n only material giving. Rather, His giving is comprehensive and encompasses\r\n material and moral things. Having children is among the favors of Allah.\r\n Guiding them to the truth and making them steadfast to it is a great favor from\r\n Allah. Knowledge is one of the favors of Allah Almighty, and loving it and\r\n teaching it to others is also a great favor from Him. Wealth is a favor from\r\n Allah, and possessing it and using it to increase one's bliss by spending it on\r\n good things - and not being deeply attached to it or spending it wastefully -\r\n is also a great favor from Him.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p236">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p16"><a id="t16" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t16">Al-Jawād</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p17"><a id="t17" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t17">The Generous</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p237">He is the One Who bestows\r\n many favors and blessings upon His servants.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p238">This\r\n noble name does not occur in the Qur'an, yet it is mentioned in the aHadīth\r\n reported by Ibn 'Abbās <span class="c2">(may Allah be pleased with him)</span> in which the Prophet\r\n <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Indeed,\r\n Allah is Generous and He loves generosity. He loves lofty manners and hates low\r\n ones."</span><a id="ref_5" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_5" name="r_5" class="fnote">[5]</a></p><p class="ltr start" id="p239">In light of this noble\r\n name,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p240">1.\r\n Knowing the meaning of the name 'the Generous' and recalling the signs of\r\n Allah's generosity increases one's love for the Almighty Lord.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p241">2.\r\n Since Allah is Generous and Bountiful, a person should frequently invoke Him\r\n and hope for His mercy and rewards.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p242">3.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span">\r\n The generosity of Allah Almighty includes the following:</span> Forgiveness is dearer\r\n to Him than revenge and mercy is dearer to him than punishment. Grace is dearer\r\n to Him than justice. And giving is dearer to Him than withholding.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p243">4. Be\r\n generous and you will win the love and generosity of the Most Generous.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p244">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p18"><a id="t18" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t18">Al-Wasi'</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p19"><a id="t19" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t19">The All-Embracing</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p245">It is a name that denotes the\r\n vastness of His mercy, knowledge, majesty and all His perfect attributes.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p246">This noble name occurs 9\r\n times in the Qur'an.<span class="c6"> An example of this includes:</span> <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{You\r\n will face Allah in whichever direction you turn your face: Allah is\r\n All-Embracing, All-Knowing.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Baqarah:</span> 115]</span> And <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{But if the two separate, Allah will make each dispense\r\n with the other out of His plenty provision. Indeed, Allah is All-Embracing,\r\n All-Wise.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Nisā':</span> 130]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p247">In light of this great\r\n name,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p248">1.\r\n Your knowledge of the vastness of the greatness of Allah and His mercy, power,\r\n knowledge, grace, and giving instills a sense of reverence and fear in your\r\n heart from Him, as well as love for Him. Think of the words of Allah as He says,\r\n <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Our Lord, You have embraced all things in mercy\r\n and knowledge.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Ghāfir: 7]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p249">2.\r\n You can couple Allah's name 'the All-Embracing' with all His other names, for\r\n nothing in His creation is hidden from Him as He has all-embracing knowledge;\r\n nothing within His dominion can escape His power, for He has all-embracing\r\n ability, and the preservation of the heavens and earth does not tire Him; the\r\n sins of sinners do not trouble Him, for He has all-embracing mercy and\r\n forgiveness; and there is no limit to His giving and rewards, for He has\r\n all-embracing generosity.<span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{The example of those\r\n who spend their wealth in the way of Allah is like a seed <span class="c5">[of grain]</span> which\r\n grows seven spikes; in each spike is a hundred grains. And Allah multiplies\r\n <span class="c5">[His reward]</span> for whom He wills. And Allah is All-Embracing, All-Knowing.}</span>\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Baqarah:</span> 261]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p250">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p20"><a id="t20" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t20">Al-Malik - Al-Maleek</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p21"><a id="t21" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t21">The King - The Almighty King</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p251">The King is the One to\r\n Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and earth and all that is between\r\n them, and He is the Disposer of the affairs of the universe according to His\r\n will and wisdom.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p252">This noble name, 'the\r\n King', occurs 5 times in the Qur'an.<span class="c6"> An example is in the following verse:</span> <span class="c4">{So high <span class="c5" data-redactor-class="c5">[above all]</span> is Allah, the King, the Truth.}</span>\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Tāha: 114]</span> And <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{He is Allah, there is no\r\n deity worthy of worship except Him. He is the King, the Holy One.}</span>\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Hashr:</span> 23]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p253">'The Almighty King' is a\r\n name that denotes the magnificence of the dominion of Allah. It is more\r\n powerful than the name 'the King'.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p254">Allah's name 'the Almighty\r\n King' occurs only once in the Qur'an in a verse in Sūrat Al-<span class="c6">Qamar:</span> {Surely the pious will dwell amidst Gardens and running\r\n streams <span class="c2">(54)</span> where they will be honorably seated in the presence of an Almighty\r\n King, a Supreme Determiner.} <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Qamar:</span> 54-55]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p255">In light of these two\r\n noble names,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p256">1. You\r\n will have a great sense of awe and reverence for Allah when you remember the\r\n magnificence of His dominion and His absolute ability to dispose of all affairs\r\n within His dominion and all existence, for everything belongs to Him.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p257">2. Knowledge\r\n of these excellent names entails that we should worship Allah Almighty alone,\r\n with no partner, for He alone is worthy of being worshiped, and all other\r\n wrongly worshiped entities are as Allah says,<span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{And\r\n those whom you invoke other than Him do not possess <span class="c5">[as much as]</span> the membrane\r\n of a date seed.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Fātir: 13]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p258">3. Do\r\n not seek sustenance except from its Possessor,<span class="c6"> Glorified is He:</span> <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{And to Allah belong the treasures of the heavens and\r\n earth, but the hypocrites do not comprehend.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Munāfiqūn:</span>\r\n 7]</span> And <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{And there is no creature on earth but\r\n that upon Allah is its provision.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Hūd: 6]</span></p><p class="ltr justify" id="p259">4. Allah\r\n Almighty is the Owner of the worldly life and the Hereafter. Nonetheless, the\r\n verse in Sūrat Al-Fātihah limits this to the Hereafter only. <span class="c4">{The Possessor of the Day of Judgment.}</span> The\r\n reason for this is that there are those in the world who claim to have power\r\n over the dominion and the affairs of life apart from Allah Almighty, to the\r\n extent that some even claim to be lords. For example, Pharaoh said, <span class="c4">{I am your most exalted lord.}</span> He also said, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Is not the kingdom of Egypt mine, and are not these rivers\r\n running beneath me?}</span> But in the Hereafter, everyone will hide and\r\n fall silent as the Prophet <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Allah will fold the heavens on the Day of Judgment and\r\n then take them in His right hand and say, 'I am the King. Where are the mighty\r\n ones? Where are the arrogant ones?' Then, He will fold the earths and take them\r\n in His left <span class="c2">(hand)</span> and say, 'I am the King. Where are the mighty ones? Where\r\n are the arrogant ones?'"</span><a id="ref_6" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_6" name="r_6" class="fnote">[6]</a> Similarly, it is revealed in Sūrat Ghāfir that\r\n Allah Almighty will call out, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{To whom belongs\r\n <span class="c5">[all]</span> sovereignty this Day?}</span>But none will reply to Him. So, Allah\r\n will answer Himself, saying, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{To Allah, the One,\r\n the Superb Vanquisher.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Ghāfir: 16]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p260">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p22"><a id="t22" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t22">Al-Quddoos</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p23"><a id="t23" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t23">The Most Holy</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p261">He is the One Exalted far\r\n above any deficiency or defect whatsoever, for He alone possesses the\r\n attributes of absolute perfection.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p262">This noble name occurs\r\n twice in the Qur'an. The first in the verse that reads, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{He is Allah, there is no god except Him; the King, the\r\n Holy One.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Hashr:</span> 23]</span> And the second is in the verse: <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{All that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth\r\n extols the glory of Allah, the King, the Holy One, the All-Mighty, the\r\n All-Wise.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Jumu'ah:</span> 1]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p263">In light of this great\r\n name,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p264">1. One\r\n of the best means that increases a person's love for his Lord is knowing His\r\n perfection from all aspects and the fact that He has no deficiency whatsoever\r\n in His Self or actions.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p265">2. Part\r\n of extolling Allah Almighty is to extol His Shariah and deem it exalted above\r\n any deficiency. This requires that we rule by nothing except His Shariah and\r\n follow nothing but His path, for He alone will ensure our safety in this world\r\n and in the Hereafter.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p266">3. A\r\n Muslim is recommended, after finishing Witr prayer, to say three times, <span class="c1">“Glory be to the King, the Holy One"</span>, raising\r\n his voice in the third one. <a id="ref_7" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_7" name="r_7" class="fnote">[7]</a></p><p class="ltr start" id="p267">4. One\r\n of the good things said about the association between Allah's name 'the King'\r\n and His name 'the Holy One' is that Allah Almighty is not like the kings in the\r\n world who may commit injustice, mistakes, or unwise acts or they go through\r\n heedlessness and forgetfulness. He is the Holy King Who is absolutely Perfect\r\n and Exalted far above all defects.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p268">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p24"><a id="t24" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t24">As-Salām</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p25"><a id="t25" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t25">The Source of Peace <span class="c2">(and Perfection)</span></a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p269">He is the One free from\r\n all deficiencies and defects in His attributes, names, and actions. Every peace\r\n in this world and the Hereafter comes from Him.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p270">This noble name occurs\r\n once in the Qur'an in a verse that says, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{He is\r\n Allah, there is no god except Him. He is the King, the Holy One, the Source of\r\n Peace.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Hashr:</span> 23]</span></p><p class="ltr justify" id="p271">And\r\n it occurs in the Sunnah, in a Prophetic supplication to be said after the five\r\n obligatory prayers, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“O Allah, You are the Source\r\n of Peace and from You is the peace. Blessed are You, Owner of Majesty and\r\n Honor."</span><a id="ref_8" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_8" name="r_8" class="fnote">[8]</a> In light of this great name,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p272">1. A\r\n Muslim should believe that Allah Almighty is safe from any deficiency or defect\r\n in His Self, names, attributes and actions. So, He is safe from death or sleep.\r\n His words are safe from lying; His promise is safe from being broken and His\r\n threat is safe from being unjust.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p273">2. In\r\n order to attain peace and safety from Allah,<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> you should heed the Prophet's\r\n instruction:</span> <span class="c1">“Spread peace amongst you."</span><a id="ref_9" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_9" name="r_9" class="fnote">[9]</a>\r\n Spread peace among people through your words and deeds.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p274">3. Paradise\r\n is the abode of peace. Allah Almighty says, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{For\r\n them will be the Home of Peace with their Lord.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">An'ām:</span>\r\n 127]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p275">It is the abode of pure\r\n bliss. There will be no trouble or unhappiness therein. Its dwellers will be\r\n safe from any illness that used to disturb them in the worldly life. Peace will\r\n be their greeting in it. So, worship Allah, the Source of Peace, you will\r\n attain paradise, the Home of Peace.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p276">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p26"><a id="t26" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t26">Al-Mu'min</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p27"><a id="t27" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t27">The Giver of Belief <span class="c2">(Security)</span></a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p277">He is the One Who gives\r\n credence to His messengers and their followers by His testimony that they are\r\n truthful and through the signs and evidence He establishes in support of their\r\n truthfulness. Any security in the worldly life or the Hereafter is granted by\r\n Him. He makes the believers secure from being unjust to them and from His\r\n punishment and He secures them from the panic on the Day of Judgment.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p278">This noble name occurs\r\n only once in the Qur'an, in a verse that reads, {He\r\n is Allah, there is no god except Him. He is the King, the Most Holy, the Giver\r\n of Peace, the Giver of Belief <span class="c2">(Security)</span>, the Guardian over all.}\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Hashr:</span> 23]</span> In light of this noble name,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p279">1. Pondering\r\n the meanings of this noble name instills such tranquility within a believer's\r\n heart. Indeed, Allah, the Giver of Belief <span class="c2">(Security)</span>, is the Best One Who\r\n promised goodness and the Most Truthful One Who kept and shall always keep His\r\n promise.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p280">2. A\r\n believer will not attain security in this world or in the Hereafter except\r\n through the belief in the Giver of Belief and following His Shariah and the\r\n path of His Prophet.<span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{They who believe and do not\r\n mix their belief with injustice – those will have security, and they are\r\n <span class="c5">[rightly]</span> guided.}</span></p><p class="ltr justify" id="p281">3. If\r\n you want Allah, the Giver of Belief <span class="c2">(Security)</span> to keep His promise for you in\r\n this world and in the Hereafter,<span class="c6"> be a true believer and heed the statement:</span> <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“A believer is the one from whom people's lives and\r\n wealth are safe."</span><a id="ref_10" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_10" name="r_10" class="fnote">[10]</a></p><p class="ltr start" id="p282">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p28"><a id="t28" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t28">Al-Muhaymin</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p29"><a id="t29" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t29">The All-Controller</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p283">He is the One Who sustains\r\n and preserves things, watches over them and encompasses them.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p284">This is one of the\r\n excellent names that occurs only once in the Qur'an. It occurs in the verse\r\n that says, {He is Allah, there is no god except\r\n Him. He is the King, the Most Holy, the Giver of Peace, the Giver of Belief\r\n <span class="c2">(Security)</span>, the Supreme Controller.} <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Hashr:</span> 23]</span> In light\r\n of this great name,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p285">1. Always\r\n remember that Allah Almighty constantly watches over you. So, if you are\r\n engaged in a good act, do it well, and if you are about to engage in an evil\r\n one, turn away and desist. If it happens that you err, seek forgiveness and\r\n show regret.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p286">2. Knowing\r\n the meaning of Allah's name 'the Supreme Controller' instills a sense of\r\n reverence for His Greatness, for He is Ever-Watchful over His creation and\r\n their deeds and He is the Guardian over every soul in this existence.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p287">3. The\r\n Qur'an is described as a guardian in a verse in Sūrat Al-<span class="c6">Mā'idah:</span> <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{And We have revealed to you the Book in truth,\r\n confirming that which preceded it of the Scripture and as a guardian over it.}</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p288">The Qur'an is a guardian\r\n and judge over the previous scriptures, and it is the best book revealed by\r\n Allah Almighty. This increases our love for this book, our joy because of it\r\n and our action according to it with all certitude and assurance.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p289">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p30"><a id="t30" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t30">Al-'Azīz</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p31"><a id="t31" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t31">The All-Mighty</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p290">He is the All-Powerful and\r\n the Prevailing One Who is never defeated. He is the Magnificent and Exalted One\r\n Who is free from any humiliation. A servant enjoys as much honor and high\r\n status as he obeys the All-Mighty Lord.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p291">This great name occurs 92\r\n times in the Qur'an.<span class="c6"> For example:</span> <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Against these\r\n they had no grudge except that they believed in Allah, the All-Mighty, the\r\n Praiseworthy.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Burūj:</span> 8]</span> And <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{So\r\n do not think that Allah will go back upon His promise to His Messengers.\r\n Indeed, Allah is All-Mighty, Lord of retribution.}</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Sūrat Ibrahīm:\r\n 47]</span> In light of this great name,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p292">1. One\r\n of the great means for having peace of heart is to remember that Allah Whom you\r\n worship possesses the Absolute Might and He is the All-Powerful and\r\n All-Dominant over all things and that everything falls under His authority.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p293">2. O\r\n servant, you will attain as much might and high status as you believe in the\r\n All-Mighty One and follow His guidance. <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{And\r\n might belongs to Allah, to His Messenger, and to the believers, but the\r\n hypocrites do not know.}</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p294">3. How\r\n poor is the one who seeks might and strength through other than Allah Almighty\r\n Who says, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Those who take disbelievers as allies\r\n instead of the believers. Do they seek with them honor <span class="c5">[through power]</span>? But\r\n indeed, honor belongs to Allah entirely.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Nisā':</span> 139]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p295">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p32"><a id="t32" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t32">Al-Jabbār</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p33"><a id="t33" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t33">The Compeller</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p296">He is the Majestic One Who\r\n executes His will over all creatures through compelling and vanquishing. It\r\n also means the One Who supports the poor by wealth, the sick by cure, the needy\r\n by giving and the distressed by relief.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p297">This is one of the\r\n excellent names that occurs only once in the Qur'an. It occurs in the verse\r\n that says, {He is Allah, there is no god except\r\n Him. He is the King, the Most Holy, the Giver of Peace. the Giver of Belief\r\n <span class="c2">(Security)</span>, the Compeller, the Supreme.} <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Hashr:</span> 23]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p298">In light of this great\r\n name,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p299">1. We\r\n should extol Allah Almighty and praise Him for His attributes of superiority,\r\n dominance, and mercy.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p300">2. Pondering\r\n the meanings of this noble name instills a sense of modesty in the heart and\r\n humiliation in front of Allah Almighty, as well as hope for His grace.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p301">3. It\r\n is authentically reported that the Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and blessings be\r\n upon him)</span> used to say in his bowing and prostration, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Glory be to the Owner of Grandeur, Dominion, Superiority and\r\n Majesty."</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Ahmad and Abu Dāwūd]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p302">4. Keep\r\n away from tyrants and their traits, lest you should be afflicted with what the\r\n early tyrants were afflicted.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p303">Their traits include\r\n oppression, arrogance and conceit. However, the judgment of Allah pursues them\r\n wherever they may be. <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{They sought Our judgment.\r\n And every obstinate tyrant opposed to the Truth was brought to naught.}</span>\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Ibrahīm: 15]</span></p><p class="ltr justify" id="p304">In\r\n an authentic Hadīth, the Prophet <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span>\r\n said, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Hell and Paradise fell into dispute, and\r\n Hell said, 'I have been distinguished by the arrogant and tyrants.'"</span><a id="ref_11" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_11" name="r_11" class="fnote">[11]</a></p><p class="ltr start" id="p305">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p34"><a id="t34" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t34">Al-Mutakabbir</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p35"><a id="t35" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t35">The Supreme</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p306">He is the Majestic and Exalted\r\n One Who is far above any deficiency or defect and above treating His servants\r\n unjustly. He vanquishes the tyrants among His servants and is distinguished by\r\n pride; whoever disputes with Him over that, He will break him and subject him\r\n to punishment.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p307">This great name occurs\r\n only once in the Qur'an, in the verse that says, {He\r\n is Allah, there is no deity except Him. He is the King, the Most Holy, the\r\n Giver of Peace, the Giver of Belief <span class="c2">(Security)</span>, the All-Controller, the\r\n All-Mighty, the Compeller, the Supreme.} <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Hashr:</span> 23]</span> In\r\n light of this great name,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p308">1. When\r\n we contemplate the majesty of Allah Almighty, and the weakness of His servants,\r\n this instills within us a feeling of reverence and exaltation for Him and\r\n humility before His Shariah and creation.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p309">2. Allah\r\n Almighty is worthy of this name for He is the One Who has power over all things\r\n and is watchful over all things, and none in existence can escape His\r\n authority.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p310">3. No\r\n one should be described as 'the Supreme and Arrogant' by way of praise except\r\n Allah Almighty.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p311">As\r\n for people, only modesty befits them. If a person acts arrogantly by rejecting\r\n the truth and despising people, he will be subject to the stern warning which\r\n Allah Almighty gave in this Divine <span class="c2">(Qudsi)</span> Hadīth: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Might\r\n is My garment and Pride is My cloak. Whoever disputes with Me over them, I will\r\n punish him."</span><a id="ref_12" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_12" name="r_12" class="fnote">[12]</a></p><p class="ltr start" id="p312">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p36"><a id="t36" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t36">Al-Kabeer</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p37"><a id="t37" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t37">The Great</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p313">He is the Great One in His\r\n Self, attributes, and actions. Nothing is greater than Him. Rather, all things\r\n are small next to His Majesty. This noble name occurs 6 times in the Qur'an.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span">\r\n For example:</span> <span class="c4">{<span class="c5" data-redactor-class="c5">[He is]</span> Knower of the unseen and\r\n the witnessed, the Great, the Exalted.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Ra'd:</span> 9]</span> And <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{So the judgment is with Allah, the Most High, the\r\n Great.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Ghāfir: 12]</span> In light of this noble name,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p314">1. Let\r\n your exaltation of Allah Almighty be greater than your exaltation for any great\r\n human being for He is Greater than all things, Greater in His Self, attributes,\r\n actions, status, might, and majesty. He commands us to exalt Him saying,{And say, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“All praise is due to Allah Who has neither\r\n taken to Himself a son, nor has He any partner in His dominion, nor does He\r\n need anyone, out of weakness, to protect Him."</span> So exalt Him in a manner worthy\r\n of His exaltation.} <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Isrā':</span> 111]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p315">2. In\r\n light of this noble name and attribute of our Lord, we were commanded to say\r\n Takbīr in many areas of worship such as when we commence the prayer and when we\r\n move from one position to another in it; during the Adhān, Tawāf, Sa'i, the\r\n throwing of pebbles at Hajj and after the prayers.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p316">3. When\r\n you say Allah is the Most Great,<span class="c6"> remember that:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p317">· Allah\r\n is Greater with His Self than any other self.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p318">· He\r\n is Greater with His safety and relief than any affliction.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p319">· He\r\n is Greater with His forgiveness than any sin.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p320">· He\r\n is Greater with His cure than any illness.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p321">· He\r\n is Greater with His power than any enemy.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p322">Allah is the Most Great, and all praise is due to Him.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p323">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p38"><a id="t38" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t38">Ar-Rabb</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p39"><a id="t39" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t39">The Lord</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p324">He is the One Who raises\r\n His servants through His favors and makes them grow in a gradual way. And He\r\n raises His pious servants in a way that reforms their hearts. He is the\r\n Creator, the Possessor and the Master.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p325">This noble name occurs\r\n more than 900 times in the Qur'an.<span class="c6"> For example:</span> <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{“Peace,"\r\n a word from a Most Merciful Lord.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Yāsīn: 58]</span> And <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Eat of the provision of your Lord, and be grateful to\r\n Him; a good land and a Most Forgiving Lord.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Saba': 15]</span></p><p class="ltr justify" id="p326">The\r\n Prophet <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said, <span class="c1">“The tooth-stick cleans the mouth and pleases the Lord."</span><a id="ref_13" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_13" name="r_13" class="fnote">[13]</a></p><p class="ltr start" id="p327">Ibn 'Abbās <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah be\r\n pleased with him)</span> reported that the Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and blessings be\r\n upon him)</span> said, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Verily, I was forbidden to\r\n recite the Qur'an in bowing or prostration. As for bowing, glorify the Lord\r\n therein."</span>In light of this great name,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr justify" id="p328">1. Know\r\n that the prophets and messengers of Allah would mostly implore Him using His\r\n name 'the Lord'.<span class="c6"> The Prophet Muhammad would often make this supplication:</span> <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Our Lord, give us in this world what is good and in the\r\n Hereafter what is good and protect us from the punishment of the Fire."</span><a id="ref_14" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_14" name="r_14" class="fnote">[14]</a></p><p class="ltr start" id="p329">2. If\r\n you know that Allah is your Lord, you must not worship or invoke other than\r\n Him. No one is more merciful to a servant than his Lord, Who created him, and\r\n none is more worthy of being worshiped than Him.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p330">3. Whoever\r\n believes in Allah as a Lord, a Creator and a Provider must also believe in Him\r\n as a Legislator Who issues commands and prohibitions. <span class="c4">{Unquestionably, His is the creation and the command.}</span>\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">A'rāf:</span> 45]</span> Oneness of Lordship entails Oneness of worship. <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{O mankind, worship your Lord, Who created you and those\r\n before you, that you may become righteous.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Baqarah:</span> 21]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p331">4.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Some\r\n scholars divide Lordship into three types:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p332">· General\r\n Lordship for all creation for it is Allah Almighty, Who created and guided them\r\n and bestowed His provision upon them.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p333">· Special\r\n Lordship for the believers represented by raising their bodies in a lawful\r\n manner and cultivating their hearts through faith.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p334">· More\r\n special Lordship for the prophets and messengers represented by the revelation\r\n He sent down to them and the special favors He bestowed upon them.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p335">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p40"><a id="t40" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t40">Al-'Azeem</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p41"><a id="t41" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t41">The Magnificent</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p336">He is the One Who\r\n possesses the absolute majesty in His Self, names and attributes. Hence, it is\r\n incumbent upon His servants to glorify and exalt Him and heed His commands and\r\n prohibitions.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p337">This great name occurs 9\r\n times in the Qur'an. An example came in Sūrat Al-<span class="c6">Baqarah:</span> <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{And the preservation of them both tires Him not, and He\r\n is the Most High, the Magnificent.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Baqarah:</span> 255]</span> And <span class="c4">{So glorify the name of your Lord, the Magnificent.}</span>\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Wāqi'ah:</span> 96]</span></p><p class="ltr justify" id="p338">It\r\n is authentically reported that the Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and blessings be\r\n upon him)</span> would make this supplication at times of distress: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“There is no god but Allah, the Magnificent, the\r\n Forbearing. There is no god but Allah, the Lord of the Mighty Throne. There is\r\n no god but Allah, the Lord of the heavens, the earth and the Honorable Throne."</span><a id="ref_15" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_15" name="r_15" class="fnote">[15]</a>In light of this\r\n great name,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p339">1. One\r\n of the best means whereby a person can exalt the magnificence of his Lord is to\r\n ponder His names and attributes and reflect upon His magnificent creation.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p340">2. Know\r\n that one of the greatest signs of a servant's exaltation of his Lord is the\r\n exaltation of His Law. Allah Almighty says, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{That\r\n <span class="c5">[is the Command]</span>; and whoever <span class="c5">[constantly]</span> magnifies the rites of Allah, then\r\n surely it is of the piety of the hearts.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Hajj:</span> 32]</span> He\r\n also says, <span class="c4">{That <span class="c5" data-redactor-class="c5">[is the Command]</span>, and whoever\r\n honors the sacred ordinances of Allah - it is best for him in the sight of his\r\n Lord.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Hajj:</span> 30]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p341">3. When\r\n a person recognizes the magnificence of Allah Almighty,<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> this yields two\r\n benefits within his heart:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p342">· Submission\r\n to Allah Almighty, and showing humility to His creation.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p343">· Freeing\r\n oneself from fear from created beings for they are weak. No matter how strong\r\n they may appear, they are nothing compared to the magnificence of Allah\r\n Almighty. <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{They have not appraised Allah with\r\n true appraisal.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Zumar:</span> 67]</span>So, be with the pious and the\r\n doers of good so that the Magnificent Lord will be with you. <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Indeed, Allah is with those who fear Him and those who\r\n are doers of good.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Nahl:</span> 128]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p344">· Be\r\n calm in your prayer and fulfill your bowing and be careful to glorify your\r\n Lord. The Prophet {may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said, <span class="c1">“As for bowing, glorify the Lord therein."</span><a id="ref_16" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_16" name="r_16" class="fnote">[16]</a></p><p class="ltr start" id="p345">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p42"><a id="t42" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t42">Al-Qādir - Al-Qadeer - Al-Muqtadir</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p43"><a id="t43" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t43">The Able - The Most Capable - The Supreme Determiner</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p346">The Able is the One Who\r\n can do everything and nothing escapes His power or will in earth or heaven; and\r\n He determines everything.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p347">Allah's name 'the Able'\r\n occurs 12 times in the Qur'an.<span class="c6"> Some came in the singular form such as:</span> {Say, <span class="c1">“He is the <span class="c5" data-redactor-class="c5">[one]</span> Able to send upon you affliction\r\n from above you."</span>} <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">An'ām:</span> 65]</span> And some in plural form,<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span">\r\n like:</span> <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Indeed, We are able to show you what We\r\n warn them against.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Mu'minūn:</span> 95]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p348">'The Ever-Determiner' has\r\n the same sense of the Able but it carries more praise for Allah Almighty.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p349">This name occurs 45 times\r\n in the Qur'an.<span class="c6"> An example his includes:</span> <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{And to\r\n each is a direction towards which he turns, so race with each other for the\r\n charitable <span class="c5">[deeds]</span>. Wherever you may be, Allah will come up with you\r\n altogether. Indeed, Allah is Most Capable of all things.}</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Sūrat\r\n Al-<span class="c6">Baqarah:</span> 148]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p350">As for the 'Supreme\r\n Determiner', it is a name that signifies excessive magnificence of the power of\r\n Allah Almighty. It occurs 4 times in the Qur'an,<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> one of which is in the plural\r\n form:</span> <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Or We definitely show you what We\r\n promised them. So, surely We are Supreme Determiners over them.}</span>\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Zukhruf:</span> 42]</span> And it occurs three times in the singular form,<span class="c6"> like:</span> <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Indeed, the pious will be in Gardens and running streams,\r\n Where they will be honorably seated in the presence of a King, a Supreme\r\n Determiner.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Qamar:</span> 54-55]</span>With regard to these noble\r\n names,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p351">1. A\r\n person should frequently praise and extol Allah Almighty for His absolute\r\n power. Nothing on earth or in the heaven can escape Him.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p352">2. Your\r\n knowledge of the power of Allah will inspire love within your heart for Him and\r\n trust in His promise as well as hope for His support, especially when it comes\r\n to things beyond human power.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p353">3. Imagine\r\n that you were Abu Mas'ūd Al-Badri <span class="c2">(may Allah be pleased with him)</span> when the\r\n Prophet <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> saw him beating one of\r\n his children. Thereupon, he said, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Know, O Abu\r\n Mas'ūd, that Allah has greater power over you than your power over this boy!"</span><span class="c5">[Narrated by Muslim]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p354">This knowledge would\r\n prevent a sane person from oppressing anyone no matter how strong he is and how\r\n weak the other person is.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p355">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p44"><a id="t44" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t44">Al-Khāliq - Al-Khallāq</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p45"><a id="t45" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t45">The Creator - The Sublime Creator</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p356">The Creator is the One Who\r\n Created all creation in an unprecedented manner.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p357">Allah's name the Creator\r\n occurs 8 times in the Qur'an. Some of which are in the plural form,<span class="c6"> like:</span> <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Is it you who create it, or is it We Who are the\r\n Creators?}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Wāqi'ah:</span> 59]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p358">And some come in the\r\n singular form,<span class="c6"> like:</span> <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{He is Allah, the Creator,\r\n the Initiator, the Supreme Fashioner. To Him belong the fairest names.}</span>\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Hashr:</span> 24]</span> And <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{O people, remember\r\n Allah's favor upon you. Is there any creator, apart from Allah who provides you\r\n your sustenance out of the heavens and earth? There is no god except Him.\r\n Whither are you, then, being misdirected?}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Fātir: 3]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p359">As for <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“the Sublime\r\n Creator"</span>, it is a name that denotes the plenty of creation made by Allah\r\n Almighty. He, the Exalted, continues to create and possess this great attribute.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p360">This name occurs twice in\r\n the Qur'an. The first one is in the verse that says, <span class="c4">{Indeed, your Lord is the Sublime Creator, All-Knowing.}</span>\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Hijr:</span> 86]</span>The second time is in this verse: <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Has He Who created the heavens and earth no power to create the likes\r\n of them? Yes, indeed, He is the Sublime Creator, All-Knowing.}</span>\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Yāsīn: 81]</span>In light of these great names,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p361">1. \r\n Remember that none can\r\n count the creation of Allah but Allah Almighty Himself. If you consider this,\r\n you will develop a sense of reverence and glorification within your heart for\r\n the Almighty Creator.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p362">2. \r\n Here we recall the\r\n Prophet's statement to Juwayriyyah <span class="c2">(may Allah be pleased with her)</span>: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“I recited four words, after I had left you; if they were\r\n to be weighed against what you have been reciting since morning, they would\r\n outweigh them.<span class="c6"> These are:</span> Praise and glory be to Allah, by the amount of His\r\n creation and His pleasure, and by the weight of His throne and the ink of His\r\n words."</span><a id="ref_17" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_17" name="r_17" class="fnote">[17]</a>\r\n Always remember and contemplate Him by thought!</p><p class="ltr start" id="p363">3. \r\n Belief that Allah is the\r\n Creator entails belief that He alone is worthy of being worshiped and only His\r\n Shariah should be applied. Allah Almighty says, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Unquestionably,\r\n His is the creation and the command; blessed is Allah, the Lord of the worlds.}</span>\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">A'rāf:</span> 54]</span> The lost atheists, on the other hand, argue that neither\r\n the creation nor the command belongs to Allah Almighty, for they do not believe\r\n in His existence.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p364">As for the\r\n self-contradictory polytheists, they say that the creation belongs to Him, but\r\n not the command. But the guided believers say what their Lord says, <span class="c4">{Unquestionably, His is the creation and the command.}</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p365">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p46"><a id="t46" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t46">Al-Bāri'</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p47"><a id="t47" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t47">The Initiator</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p366">He is the One Who brought\r\n the creatures He willed into existence.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p367">This great name occurs 3\r\n times in the Qur'an. It occurs once with the definite article in the verse that\r\n reads, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{He is Allah, the Creator, the Initiator,\r\n the Supreme Fashioner.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Hashr:</span> 24]</span> And it occurs twice in\r\n the possessive form: <span class="c4">{And <span class="c5" data-redactor-class="c5">[remember]</span> when Moses\r\n said to his people, “O my people, indeed you have wronged yourselves by your\r\n taking the calf <span class="c5">[for worship]</span>. So repent to your Initiator and kill yourselves.\r\n That is best for <span class="c5">[all of]</span> you in the sight of your Initiator.}</span>\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Baqarah:</span> 54]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p368">In light of this great name,<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span">\r\n I would say:</span> Contemplating what Allah Almighty has created and initiated which\r\n He alone can count, makes a person engage more in glorification and praise for\r\n the Almighty Lord.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p369">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p48"><a id="t48" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t48">Al-Musawwir</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p49"><a id="t49" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t49">The Supreme Fashioner</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p370">He is the One Who made His\r\n creation into the forms He willed, as per His wisdom, knowledge and mercy.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p371">This great name occurs\r\n once in the Qur'an in the verse that says, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{He\r\n is Allah, the Creator, the Initiator, the Supreme Fashioner.}</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Sūrat\r\n Al-<span class="c6">Hashr:</span> 24]</span>In light of this great name,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p372">1. \r\n We owe a solemn right to\r\n our Almighty Lord Who created us and gave us good forms. He says, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{He created the heavens and earth in truth and shaped\r\n you, giving you excellent shapes. And to Him is your ultimate return.}</span>\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Taghābun:</span> 3]</span>So, let us engage a lot in praise and gratitude for Him\r\n and His countless blessings.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p373">2. \r\n Your amazement will not\r\n cease as you ponder only a small part of what Allah Almighty created and\r\n fashioned including humans and animals with their different sizes, forms and\r\n colors. How Glorious are You, our Creator, and how Excellent a Fashioner You\r\n are! <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{He is the One Who fashions you in the\r\n wombs as He decide. There is no god except Him, the All-Mighty, the Wise.}</span>\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Āl-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">'Imrān:</span> 6]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p374">3. \r\n For the distinction\r\n between the Creator, the Initiator, and the Supreme Fashioner, I say as the\r\n author of Adwā' Al-<span class="c6">Bayān said:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p375">· The\r\n Creator: He is the One Who determined the creation before its existence.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p376">· The\r\n Initiator: He is the One Who brought the creation into existence after\r\n determining it.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p377">· The\r\n Supreme Fashioner: He is the One Who gave forms to the creation after its\r\n existence.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p378">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p50"><a id="t50" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t50">Al-Awwal</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p51"><a id="t51" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t51">The First</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p379">He is the One before Whom\r\n there was nothing. All creatures came into existence by His creation. As for\r\n Him, there is no beginning for His existence.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p380">The names 'the First' and\r\n 'the Last' occur in the verse that says, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{He is\r\n the First and the Last, and the Manifest and the Hidden and He is All-Knowing\r\n of everything.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Hadīd:</span> 3]</span></p><p class="ltr justify" id="p381">It\r\n also occurs in the Prophet's Sunnah in a Hadīth reported by Abu Hurayrah <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may\r\n Allah be pleased with him)</span> involving a supplication to be said before sleep, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“O Allah, You are the First and there is nothing before\r\n You. You are the Last and there is nothing after You."</span><a id="ref_18" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_18" name="r_18" class="fnote">[18]</a>\r\n In light of this great name,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p382">1. \r\n Your glorification and\r\n love for Allah Almighty will grow so much when you know that He had always been\r\n and nothing existed before or along with Him, and there is no beginning for His\r\n existence. That is the attribute of the True God.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p383">2. \r\n Know that all things apart\r\n from Allah Almighty were non-existent and He bestowed upon them the favor of\r\n bringing them into existence in addition to preparing them and providing them\r\n with sustenance. All praise is due to Him in this Life and in the Hereafter.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p384">3. \r\n Your servitude to Allah,\r\n the First, means that you should worship the Almighty Initiator.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p385">This gives you a sense of\r\n tranquility and trust in His promise.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p386">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p52"><a id="t52" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t52">Al-'Ākhir</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p53"><a id="t53" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t53">The Last</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p387">He is the One after Whom\r\n there is nothing. He is the Ever-Lasting and everything on earth will perish\r\n and ultimately return to Him. There is no end to His existence, Exalted is He. In\r\n light of this great name,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p388">1. Know\r\n that everything in existence apart from Allah Almighty was previously\r\n non-existent and then Allah brought it into existence; and that it is doomed to\r\n end and perish. Anything destined by Allah to endure forever does only derive\r\n this eternity through the grace and will of the Almighty Lord.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p389">2. Your\r\n servitude to Allah, the Last, means that you worship the Ever-Lasting God Who\r\n will not die or perish. Everything else will come to an end. But Allah is the\r\n Last after Whom there is nothing and to Whom there is no end. So, let our\r\n hearts attach to Him and let our bodies pursue the proper means to our goals.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p390">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p54"><a id="t54" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t54">Az-Zhāhir - Al-Bātin</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p55"><a id="t55" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t55">The Manifest - The Hidden</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p391">The Manifest is the One\r\n Who is Higher and Above all things. Nothing is higher than Him. And He is the\r\n One Who Dominates and Encompasses everything.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p392">As for 'the Hidden', it\r\n means the One Who is more Subtle than everything else, and nothing is closer to\r\n anything than He is. And He is All-Knowing of all secrets and hidden things.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p393">These two noble names\r\n occur once in the Qur'an in a verse in Sūrat Al-<span class="c6">Hadīd:</span> <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{He is the First and the Last, and the Manifest and the\r\n Hidden, and He is All-Knowing of everything.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Hadīd:</span> 3]</span></p><p class="ltr justify" id="p394">They\r\n also occur in the Prophet's Hadīth reported by Abu Hurayrah <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah be\r\n pleased with him)</span> involving a supplication to be said before sleep, and it\r\n reads, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“And You are the Manifest and nothing is\r\n above You. You are the Hidden and nothing is more subtle than You."</span><a id="ref_19" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_19" name="r_19" class="fnote">[19]</a>\r\n In light of these great names,<span class="c6"> let me say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p395">1. Your\r\n knowledge of these two names increases your recognition of the perfection of\r\n Allah Almighty, and your glorification and love for Him.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p396">2. One\r\n of the best means for instilling modesty within a person's heart is to consider\r\n his own weakness next to the greatness of his Lord, partially represented by\r\n these two names which indicate that Allah encompasses all creation in terms of\r\n time and place. He is the First, and everything else was initiated and created\r\n by Him; He is the Last, and everything else will perish and go away; He is the\r\n Manifest, and everything else declines against His greatness and highness and\r\n He is the Hidden, and so He is close to everything else, no matter how distant\r\n or hidden it may be.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p397">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p56"><a id="t56" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t56">As-Samee'</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p57"><a id="t57" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t57">The All-Hearing</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p398">He is the One Whose\r\n Hearing encompasses all things, secret and public, and all sounds no matter how\r\n loud or low they maybe; and He is the One Who responds to those who supplicate\r\n to Him.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p399">This noble name occurs 45\r\n times in the Qur'an; one of which is in the verse that reads, <span class="c4">{Indeed, Allah is All-Hearing, All-Seeing.}</span>\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Mujādilah:</span> 1]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p400">Another verse says, <span class="c4">{And <span class="c5" data-redactor-class="c5">[remember]</span> when Abraham was raising the foundations\r\n of the House and Ishmael, <span class="c5">[saying]</span>, “Our Lord, accept <span class="c5">[this]</span> from us. Indeed,\r\n You are the All-Hearing, All-Knowing.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Baqarah:</span> 127]</span>In\r\n light of this great name,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p401">1. \r\n The approach of Ahl\r\n Al-Sunnah Wa Al-Jamā'ah is so beautiful and simple in dealing with these\r\n excellent names of Allah Almighty.<span class="c6"> They say clearly:</span> We affirm what Allah\r\n established for Himself, in His Book or by the tongue of His Prophet; yet we\r\n reject likening Him to anything else; Allah has hearing that befits His magnificence\r\n and greatness, and the created beings have hearing that befits their weakness\r\n and need. Allah Almighty says about Himself, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{There\r\n is nothing like unto Him: He is the All-Hearing, All-Seeing.}</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Sūrat\r\n Al-<span class="c6">Shūra:</span> 11]</span>And regarding human beings, He says in Sūrat Al-Nisā', <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Allah wants to lighten your burdens, for man was created\r\n weak.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Nisā':</span> 28]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p402">2. \r\n As you are careful not to\r\n let Allah Almighty hear from you what displeases Him, also be keen to make Him\r\n hear what is pleasing to Him.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p403">3. \r\n To everyone in need <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(and\r\n we are all in need)</span>,<span class="c6"> I say:</span> People may hear your complaint, but they may be\r\n unable to help you. As for Allah Almighty, He hears your complaint, knows your\r\n condition and answers your supplication as long as you are sincere to Him.\r\n Prophet Ibrahīm is quoted to have said in Sūrat Ibrahīm, <span class="c4">{Indeed, my Lord is the Hearer of supplication.}</span>\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Ibrahīm: 39]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p404">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p58"><a id="t58" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t58">Al-Baseer</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p59"><a id="t59" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t59">The All-Seeing</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p405">He is the One Whose seeing\r\n encompasses all that exists in the seen and unseen worlds, hidden or manifest,\r\n small or great.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p406">This noble name occurs 42\r\n times in the Qur'an.<span class="c6"> For example:</span> <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“And He is the\r\n All-Hearing, All-Seeing."</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Shūra:</span> 11]</span> And <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{And Sufficient is your Lord as All-Knower and All-Seeing\r\n of the sins of His servants.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Isrā':</span> 17]</span>In light of this\r\n great name,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p407">1. Praise\r\n Allah Almighty and extol Him as a form of worship for His hearing which\r\n encompasses everything in the heavens and earth. <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{The\r\n One to Whom belong the kingdom of the heavens and earth. And Allah is a Witness\r\n over all things.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Burūj:</span> 9]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p408">2. Be\r\n careful to let Allah Almighty see you in situations pleasing to Him and beware\r\n of letting Him see you in situations that displease Him. And remember His words\r\n to His Prophet, <span class="c4">{Who sees you when you rise <span class="c5" data-redactor-class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[to\r\n pray]</span>. And your movements among those who prostrate themselves. He is the\r\n All-Hearing, All-Knowing.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Shu'arā':</span> 218-220]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p409">3. Follow\r\n the path trodden by the righteous predecessors and Ahl al-Sunnah as it is the\r\n right and easy course. So, believe that Allah has vision as He affirmed for\r\n Himself, and it befits Him and His majesty and power. Vision is one of the\r\n attributes of perfection. Prophet Ibrahīm criticized his father for worshiping\r\n what could not see or hear. <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{As he said to his\r\n father, “O my father, why do you worship what neither hears nor sees, nor\r\n avails you anything?"}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Mariyam: 42]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p410">4. Your\r\n knowledge that Allah hears all sounds and sees everything in this universe\r\n inspires tranquility within your heart which prompts you to hope for the divine\r\n relief for you and your fellow Muslims everywhere and expect that Allah will\r\n inflict His punishment upon tyrants and oppressors.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p411">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p60"><a id="t60" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t60">Al-'Afoow</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p61"><a id="t61" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t61">The Pardoner</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p412">He is the One Who erases\r\n and pardons sins and does not punish the perpetrator, though he deserves it.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p413">This noble name occurs 5\r\n times in the Qur'an.<span class="c6"> For example:</span> <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{If you\r\n display a charitable <span class="c5">[deed]</span> or conceal it, or pardon an odious deed, then\r\n surely Allah has been Pardoner, Most Competent.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Nisā':</span>\r\n 149]</span> And <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Indeed, Allah has been Pardoner,\r\n All-Forgiving.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Nisā':</span> 43]</span>In light of this great name,<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> I\r\n would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p414">1. \r\n When you see how Allah\r\n Almighty pardons His servants and shows clemency towards them, your love for\r\n Him and your hope for His rewards increases.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p415">2. \r\n When a person knows the\r\n great clemency of Allah Almighty, no despair can remain in his heart.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p416">3. \r\n Whoever sincerely seeks\r\n the clemency of Allah Almighty, deserves to be pardoned by Him especially if he\r\n accompanies that with regret over his past sins and real resolve to follow the\r\n right path.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p417">4. \r\n One of the best means\r\n whereby you can attain the pardon of Allah is to be clement yourself towards\r\n His servants, for indeed He is Clement and loves clemency. The Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may\r\n Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Allah\r\n increases the honor of him who pardons."</span><a id="ref_20" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_20" name="r_20" class="fnote">[20]</a> Referring to the immense reward of those who\r\n pardon, Allah Almighty says,<span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{And the retribution\r\n for an evil act is an evil one like it, but whoever pardons and makes\r\n reconciliation - his reward is <span class="c5">[due]</span> from Allah.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Shūra:</span>\r\n 40]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p418">5. \r\n There are cases when the\r\n mistake is serious, and the person at the receiving end finds it difficult to\r\n pardon given the heinousness of the error. In such situation, he should\r\n remember his Lord and how He loves and pardons those who are clement and the\r\n generous reward He has prepared for them. As a result, his fury and desire for\r\n revenge abates and his anguish turns into pleasure and peace.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p419">A case in point is Prophet\r\n Yūsuf's conduct towards his brothers despite all what they did to him. He said\r\n without hesitation, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{No blame lies with you\r\n today. May Allah forgive you. He is the Most Merciful of all those that are\r\n merciful.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Yūsuf: 92]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p420">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p62"><a id="t62" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t62">Al-Ghafoor - Al-Ghaffār</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p63"><a id="t63" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t63">The All-Forgiving - The Superb Forgiver</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p421">The All-Forgiving is the\r\n One Who covers the sin of His servant and does not expose or punish him for it.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p422">This name occurs 91 times\r\n in the Qur'an, most often in association with Allah's name the Most Merciful.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p423">For example: <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Inform My servants that I am indeed the All-Forgiving,\r\n Most Merciful.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Hijr:</span> 49]</span> And <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Say,\r\n “O My servants who have been extravagant against themselves, do not feel\r\n despondent of the mercy of Allah! Indeed, Allah forgives sins all together; He\r\n is the indeed All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Zumar:</span> 53]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p424">The Superb Forgiver is a\r\n name that denotes the frequent forgiveness by Allah Almighty of the sins of His\r\n servants who ask for it.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p425">This name occurs 5 times\r\n in the Qur'an.<span class="c6"> For example:</span> {So I said, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Ask\r\n forgiveness of your Lord; surely He has been a Superb Forgiver."</span>}\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Nūh: 10]</span> And <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{And I am indeed Superb\r\n Forgiver to him who repents and believes and does good and thereafter is\r\n <span class="c5">[rightly]</span> guided.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Tāha: 82]</span>In light of these great names,<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> I\r\n would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p426">1. \r\n Your love for Allah\r\n Almighty and your hope for His bounty will increase if you know and ponder the\r\n vastness of His forgiveness towards His servants despite their plenty of sins.\r\n All praise is due to our Lord.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p427">2. \r\n Know and teach others\r\n about the immense forgiveness and pardon of Allah Almighty, lest Satan may\r\n penetrate into a sinner's heart at a moment of heedlessness and ignorance and\r\n make him despair of the mercy of his Lord Who says,<span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Inform\r\n My servants that I am the All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.}</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Sūrat\r\n Al-<span class="c6">Hijr:</span> 49]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p428">3. \r\n Do you remember what the\r\n polytheists did to the Prophet <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> as\r\n they harmed him and his Companions? Nonetheless, Allah Almighty revealed the\r\n following to him,<span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Say to those who disbelieve,\r\n if they refrain, whatever has already passed will be forgiven for them; and in\r\n case they go back, then the enactment <span class="c5">[for]</span> the former people has already gone\r\n by.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Anfāl:</span> 38]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p429">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p64"><a id="t64" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t64">As-Sitteer</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p65"><a id="t65" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t65">The Concealing</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p430">He is the One Who conceals\r\n the faults of His servant and does not publicize his faults among people. And\r\n He loves His servant who conceals his faults and private issues and faults of\r\n others.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p431">This\r\n great name does not occur in the Qur'an, but it does in the Sunnah. Ya'la ibn\r\n Omayyah reported that the Prophet <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span>\r\n saw a man taking a bath in an open place without a lower garment. Thereupon,\r\n the Prophet ascended the pulpit, praised Allah, and said, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Indeed, Allah, Exalted and Glorified, is modest and\r\n concealing, and He loves modesty and concealment. So, when any one of you takes\r\n a bath, let him conceal himself."</span><a id="ref_21" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_21" name="r_21" class="fnote">[21]</a> In light of this great name,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p432">1. \r\n Contemplating Allah's name\r\n 'the Concealing' and its meaning will increase your love for Him and your hope\r\n for His great bounty. Indeed, a person should frequently praise Allah Almighty\r\n and show gratitude for His favors and concealment.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p433">2. \r\n Always remember the\r\n Prophet's statement, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“And whoever conceals the\r\n fault of a Muslim, Allah will conceal his fault on the Day of Judgment."</span><a id="ref_22" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_22" name="r_22" class="fnote">[22]</a>\r\n Allah Almighty loves that His servant be concealing with regard to\r\n himself and others so that He will conceal his faults in this world and in the\r\n Hereafter.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p434">3. \r\n Beware of violating\r\n Allah's concealment of you or others. In this regard, the Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's\r\n peace and blessings be upon him)</span> made an important statement, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Everyone of my Ummah may be forgiven except those who\r\n commit sins openly."</span><a id="ref_23" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_23" name="r_23" class="fnote">[23]</a></p><p class="ltr start" id="p435">4.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> \r\n Woe to those who fall\r\n under this verse:</span> <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Indeed, those who like\r\n immorality to spread among those who believe will have a painful punishment in\r\n this world and the Hereafter. And Allah knows and you do not know.}</span>\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Nūr:</span> 19]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p436">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p66"><a id="t66" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t66">Al-Haleem</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p67"><a id="t67" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t67">The Forbearing</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p437">He is the One Who does not\r\n hasten the punishment for His servants despite His ability to do so. Rather, He\r\n pardons and forgives them if they ask for forgiveness.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p438">This noble name occurs 11\r\n times in the Qur'an.<span class="c6"> For example:</span> <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{A kind word\r\n and forbearance is better than that charity which is followed by insult or\r\n injury. Allah is Self-Sufficient and Forbearing.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Baqarah:</span>\r\n 263]</span> And <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{If you give Allah a goodly loan, He\r\n will increase it for you several fold and will forgive you. Allah is the Most\r\n Appreciative, Forbearing.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Taghābun:</span> 17]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p439">Ibn 'Abbās <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah be\r\n pleased with him)</span> reported: The Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and blessings be\r\n upon him)</span> used to make this supplication at the time of distress, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“There is no god but Allah, the Majestic, the Forbearing;\r\n there is no god but Allah, the Lord of the heavens and earth, and the Lord of\r\n the Majestic Throne."</span>In light of this great name,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p440">1. \r\n Know that none can be\r\n described as forbearing unless he has the ability to inflict punishment;\r\n otherwise, he should not be labeled as such. No one has power over anyone like\r\n the power that Allah Almighty has over those who disobey Him. Nonetheless, He\r\n forgives, pardons and reprieves them. Praise be to Allah for all this!</p><p class="ltr start" id="p441">2. \r\n As you praise Allah\r\n Almighty for His forbearance, you should also beware of His wrath. So, hasten\r\n to ask for His forgiveness and pardon and return to Him quickly. Allah says in the\r\n Qur'an, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{So flee to Allah. I am indeed a clear\r\n warner to you from Him.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Dhāriyāt:</span> 50]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p442">3. \r\n The Forbearing Lord loves\r\n those of His servants who are forbearing. Indeed, the attribute of forbearance\r\n is one of the greatest favors Allah has bestowed upon His servants. Prophet\r\n Ibrahīm and Prophet Isma'īl <span class="c2">(peace be upon both of them)</span> won this attribute as\r\n it is attested by Allah Almighty, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Indeed,\r\n Abraham was forbearing, tenderhearted, and oft-turning to Allah.}</span>\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Hūd: 75]</span> About Isma'īl, Allah says,<span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{So We\r\n gave him good tidings of a forbearing boy.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Sāffāt:</span>\r\n 101]</span>The Prophet <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said to Ashajj\r\n 'Abd Qays, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“You possess two qualities which\r\n Allah and His Messenger love: Forbearance and deliberateness."</span><a id="ref_24" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_24" name="r_24" class="fnote">[24]</a></p><p class="ltr start" id="p443">4. \r\n Know that there are means\r\n that lead to forbearance. Pursue those means so that you can reach this noble\r\n quality. Meanwhile, remember the Prophet's statement, “Indeed, forbearance can be attained by acting in a\r\n forbearing manner."<span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Narrated by\r\n Al-Tabarāni]</span></p><h2 class="ltr start" id="p68"><a id="t68" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t68">Al-Lateef</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p69"><a id="t69" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t69">The All-Subtle</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p444">It is a name that refers\r\n to Allah's knowledge of subtle matters and that nothing is hidden to Him; and\r\n that He brings good and benefits to His servants through hidden ways that they\r\n themselves do not expect; and that He is also hidden from His servants in this\r\n world; they will only see Him in Paradise.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p445">This great name occurs 7\r\n times in the Qur'an.<span class="c6"> For example:</span> <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{No visual\r\n perception can encompass Him, even though He encompasses all visual perception.\r\n He is the All-Subtle, All-Aware.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">An'ām:</span> 103]</span> And <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Would He not know, He Who has created, when He is the\r\n All-Subtle, All-Aware?}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Mulk:</span> 14]</span> And <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Indeed, my Lord is Subtle in what He wills. Indeed, it\r\n is He who is the All-Knowing, All-Wise.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Yūsuf: 100]</span> In light\r\n of this great name,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p446">1. Glorifying,\r\n praising, and loving Allah Almighty is one of the best benefits reaped from\r\n knowing His name 'the All-Subtle'.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p447">2. If\r\n things grow harder for you while you are obedient to your Lord, expect imminent\r\n relief and ample favors from Him. Do not rush to judge things outwardly. How\r\n often a hardship and distress become a source of affluence and ease! <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{O you who believe, it is not lawful for you to become\r\n heirs to women against their will. It is not lawful that you should put constraint\r\n upon them that you may take away anything of what you have given them; unless\r\n they are guilty of brazenly immoral conduct. Live with your wives in a good\r\n manner. If you dislike them in any manner, it may be that you dislike something\r\n in which Allah has placed much good for you.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Nisā':</span> 19]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p448">3. Know\r\n that the meanings of subtleness also include kindness, hospitality and\r\n generosity. So, treat those under your authority and care gently so that Allah\r\n may show you the effects of unimaginable gentleness and subtleness from Him.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p449">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p70"><a id="t70" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t70">Al-Witr</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p71"><a id="t71" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t71">The Odd</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p450">He is the One Who has no\r\n partner.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p451">This noble name occurs in\r\n the Prophet's Hadīth that reads, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Allah has\r\n ninety-nine names, i.e. one-hundred minus one; whoever knows them by heart\r\n shall go to Paradise. And Allah is odd <span class="c2">(one)</span> and He loves the odd number."</span>\r\n It came in another version as: "Whoever\r\n memorizes them."In light of this great name,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p452">1. \r\n A believer should glorify\r\n his Lord and praise Him in a way that is due to Him as He is the Odd One Who has\r\n no partner or equal, neither in His Self nor in His names and attributes.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p453">2. \r\n A believer should also not\r\n worship anyone except this Almighty God, for He alone possesses the absolute\r\n perfection and all others are imperfect. It is for this reason that the Prophet\r\n <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said to Ibn 'Abbās, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“If you ask for anything, ask for it from Allah; and if\r\n you seek help, seek it from Allah."</span><a id="ref_25" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_25" name="r_25" class="fnote">[25]</a></p><p class="ltr start" id="p454">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p72"><a id="t72" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t72">Al-Jameel</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p73"><a id="t73" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t73">The Beautiful</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p455">He is the One Who\r\n possesses absolute beauty in His Self, names, attributes and actions. Any\r\n beauty in His creation comes from Him.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p456">This\r\n noble name occurs in the Hadīth in which the Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and\r\n blessings be upon him)</span> said about his Lord, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Allah\r\n is Beautiful and loves beauty."</span><a id="ref_26" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_26" name="r_26" class="fnote">[26]</a> In light of this noble name,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p457">1. If\r\n a person remembers and recalls the absolute beauty of his Lord, his love to\r\n Allah, longing for meeting Him and the desire to strive for looking at Him will\r\n increase. Indeed, the believers will be given nothing greater than looking at Allah\r\n Almighty in Paradise.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p458">2. Seek\r\n closeness to the Beautiful Lord through the beautiful words, deeds and manners\r\n that are pleasing to Him. He is Beautiful and He loves that His servants\r\n beautify themselves through purification, outward and inward.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p459">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p74"><a id="t74" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t74">Al-'Alee - Al-A'la - Al-Muta'āl</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p75"><a id="t75" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t75">The High - The Most High - The Exalted</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p460">He is the High One in His\r\n status, power and Self, and the Exalted One before Whom all else stand in\r\n humiliation. Nothing is above Him. Everything falls under His power and\r\n authority.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p461">The name 'the High' occurs\r\n 8 times in the Qur'an.<span class="c6"> For example:</span> <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{And the\r\n preservation of both of them tires Him not, and He is the High, the\r\n Magnificent.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Baqarah:</span> 255]</span> The name 'the Most High'\r\n occurs in the verse that says, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Glorify the name\r\n of your Lord, the Most High.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">A'la:</span> 1]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p462">As for the name 'the\r\n Exalted', it occurs once in the Qur'an in a verse that reads, <span class="c4">{<span class="c5" data-redactor-class="c5">[He is]</span> the Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, the\r\n Great, the Exalted.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Ra'd:</span> 9]</span> In light of these sublime names,<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span">\r\n I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p463">1. Allah\r\n Almighty is worthy of being exalted; whereas it is only appropriate for created\r\n beings to submit to their Lord, accept His Shariah and be humble before His\r\n creation.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p464">2. Always\r\n remember that how high you become, Allah is Higher and has greater power over\r\n you. So, let not your transient and limited highness drive you to oppress\r\n others, for tyrants and oppressors get nothing from Allah Almighty but\r\n humiliation and disappointment. <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{They sought Our\r\n judgment. And every obstinate tyrant opposed to the Truth was brought to\r\n naught.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Ibrahīm: 15]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p465">3.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> It\r\n is good here to note the meaning of this verse:</span> <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{For\r\n those who do not believe in the Hereafter is the evil attributes, whereas for\r\n Allah is the highest attributes. He is the All-Mighty, All-Wise.}</span>\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Nahl:</span> 60]</span> That is Allah Almighty Who possesses the best and most\r\n perfect attributes from every aspect. Those who do not believe in the\r\n Hereafter, on the other hand, possess evil attributes of disbelief, polytheism\r\n and ignorance.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p466">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p76"><a id="t76" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t76">Al-Wāhid- Al-Ahad</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p77"><a id="t77" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t77">The One - The Only One</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p467">He is the One Who is\r\n single and unique in all His absolute perfections. No one shares them with Him,\r\n and none is like Him.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p468">Allah's\r\n name 'the Only One' occurs only once in the Qur'an in Sūrat Al-<span class="c6">Ikhlās:</span> {Say, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“He is Allah, the Only One."} It\r\n also occurs in the Sunnah. Buraydah reported from his father that the Prophet\r\n <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> heard a man saying, “O Allah, I\r\n implore You by virtue of my testimony that You are Allah, there is no god but\r\n You, the Only One, the Eternal Refuge, Who has not begotten and has not been\r\n begotten and none is like Him."</span> Thereupon, the Prophet said, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“You have implored Allah by the name by which when asked,\r\n He gives, and by which when supplicated, He answers."</span><a id="ref_27" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_27" name="r_27" class="fnote">[27]</a></p><p class="ltr start" id="p469">As for Allah's name 'the\r\n One', it occurs in a number of places in the Qur'an.<span class="c6"> For example:</span> {They have certainly disbelieved who say, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Allah is the\r\n third of three."</span> And there is no god except one God.} <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Sūrat\r\n Al-<span class="c6">Mā'idah:</span> 73]</span> And {Say, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Allah is the Creator\r\n of all things, and He is the One, the Superb Vanquisher."</span>} <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Sūrat\r\n Al-<span class="c6">Ra'd:</span> 16]</span>In light of these two great names,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p470">1. Since\r\n Allah is One and Unique in His Self, attributes and Lordship, a servant is\r\n required to believe and adhere to His Oneness in terms of belief and deeds; in\r\n other words, he should worship none but Him and not apply any Shariah except\r\n His.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p471">2. Know\r\n that your heart will not enjoy happiness or tranquility except through belief\r\n in the Oneness of Allah with whole devotion to Him. A heart attached to someone\r\n else will find worry and desolation. The most blissful people ever are those\r\n with the best belief in the Oneness of Allah, namely the prophets and\r\n messengers.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p472">3. Allah's\r\n name 'the One' is not associated with any other name in the Qur'an except the\r\n name 'the Superb Vanquisher' for indeed it follows from Him being One that He\r\n should be Vanquisher of everything. Al Sa'di <span class="c2">(may Allah have mercy upon him)</span>\r\n said, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“The One should necessarily be Vanquisher, and the Vanquisher should\r\n necessarily be One. So, partnerships are denied from all aspects."</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p473">4. The\r\n scholars <span class="c2">(may Allah have mercy upon them)</span> mentioned some differences between\r\n the names 'the One' and 'the Only One'.<span class="c6"> They include the following:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p474">· 'The\r\n Only One' is more powerful in negating polytheism than 'the One'. It is like\r\n the difference between 'one' and 'anyone'. If it is said, for example, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“there\r\n is not one in the house"</span>, this could mean there are two or three. But if it is\r\n said <span class="c1">“there is not anyone in the house"</span>, this means that none whatsoever is in\r\n the house.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p475">· The\r\n idea suits the names in Arabic; it does not apply to the English translation.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p476">· The\r\n idea suits the names in Arabic; it does not apply to the English translation.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p477">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p78"><a id="t78" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t78">As-Samad</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p79"><a id="t79" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t79">The Eternal Refuge</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p478">He is the Master with\r\n perfect glory; to Whom all creatures turn for support and fulfillment of all\r\n their needs. He provides all with sustenance, and none provides for Him.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p479">This great name occurs\r\n only once in the Qur'an in Sūrat Al-<span class="c6">Ikhlās:</span> <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Say,\r\n “He is Allah, the Only One. Allah, the Eternal Refuge.}</span></p><p class="ltr justify" id="p480">It\r\n also occurs in the Sunnah. Buraydah reported from his father that the Prophet\r\n <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> heard a man saying, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“O Allah, I\r\n implore You by virtue of my testimony that You are Allah, there is no god but\r\n You, the Only One, the Eternal Refuge, Who has not begotten and has not been\r\n begotten, and none is like Him."</span> Thereupon, the Prophet said, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“You have implored Allah by the name by which when asked,\r\n He gives, and by which when supplicated, He answers."</span><a id="ref_28" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_28" name="r_28" class="fnote">[28]</a>\r\n In light of this noble name,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p481">1. \r\n This name denotes the\r\n perfection of Allah Almighty in His glory, wisdom, mercy as well as other\r\n attributes, and this inspires within one's heart glorification and love for\r\n Him.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p482">2. \r\n We should invoke and rely\r\n upon none but Allah Almighty, for only He has the power to fulfill all our\r\n needs.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p483">3. \r\n Implore Allah Almighty by\r\n His name 'the Eternal Refuge', and know that He opens the door and sends\r\n unexpected blessings to those who are sincere to Him.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p484">4. \r\n If people realized the meaning\r\n of Allah's name 'the Eternal Refuge', we would not see in our Muslim world\r\n people who go around graves and invoke those buried or seek their intercession.\r\n But unfortunately, this happens because many people are ignorant and there are\r\n a few people who spread ignorance regarding such shrines because they benefit\r\n from them. Meanwhile, they take it lightly that people associate partners with\r\n Allah Almighty Who addresses the best human being by saying,<span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{and that mosques belong to Allah, so do not invoke anyone\r\n with Him.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Jinn:</span> 18]</span> He also says, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Say, “Surely neither it is in my power to hurt you nor\r\n to bring you to the Right Way.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Jinn:</span> 21]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p485">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p80"><a id="t80" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t80">As-Sayyid</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p81"><a id="t81" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t81">The Master</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p486">He is the One with\r\n absolute mastery over His creation. He is their Owner and Lord, and they are\r\n His creation and servants.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p487">This\r\n great name does not occur in the Qur'an, but it does occur in the Sunnah. The\r\n Prophet <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said, <span class="c1">“The Master is Allah."</span><a id="ref_29" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_29" name="r_29" class="fnote">[29]</a>In light of this\r\n great name,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p488">1. \r\n When a person knows the\r\n glory and absolute perfection of Allah Almighty, he feels His glorification and\r\n love for Him and extends a lot of praise to Him.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p489">2. \r\n A person should realize\r\n that no matter what the mastery he may reach, it is still deficient and insignificant\r\n compared to the mastery of Allah, the Ever-Lasting Lord. This realization\r\n prompts him to be humble to Allah Almighty and to treat His creation in a\r\n proper manner.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p490">3. \r\n Whoever wants real mastery\r\n should seek it by obeying Allah, fearing Him, drawing close to Him and\r\n following His guidance. Hence, the Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and blessings be\r\n upon him)</span> said, "I am the master of the\r\n children of Adam, and I am not bragging."<span class="c5">[Narrated by Muslim and Al-Tirmidhi]</span> A real master\r\n is a person established as such by Allah Almighty while He is pleased with him\r\n - not the one made a master by people while Allah is displeased with him. The\r\n Prophet <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said, <span class="c1">“Do not call the hypocrite 'master.'"</span><a id="ref_30" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_30" name="r_30" class="fnote">[30]</a>\r\n The hypocrites and the enemies of Allah Almighty are not true\r\n masters even if people regard them as such.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p491">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p82"><a id="t82" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t82">Al-Qāhir - Al-Qahhār</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p83"><a id="t83" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t83">The Vanquisher - The Superb Vanquisher</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p492">He is the One Who\r\n subjugates and enslaves His servants, and He is Exalted above them. He is the\r\n Dominant One to Whom all submit. Allah's name 'the Superb Vanquisher' is an\r\n exaggerated form of His name 'the Vanquisher'.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p493">The Vanquisher occurs\r\n twice in the Qur'an, one in the verse that reads, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{And\r\n He is the Vanquisher above His servants, and He is the All-Wise, All-Aware.}</span>\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">An'ām:</span> 18]</span> The other one is in the verse that says,<span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{And He is the Vanquisher above His servants, and He\r\n sends preservers over you till when death comes to any of you, Our Messengers\r\n take him up, and they do not ever neglect.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">An'ām:</span> 61]</span> As\r\n for Allah's name 'the Superb Vanquisher', it occurs 6 times in the Qur'an\r\n coupled in all of them with the name 'the One'. Allah Almighty says, {Say, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Allah is the Creator of all things, and He is the\r\n One, the Superb Vanquisher."</span>} <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Ra'd:</span> 16]</span> In another verse,\r\n He says, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Which is far better: many different\r\n lords or Allah, the One, the Superb Vanquisher?}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Yūsuf: 39]</span> In\r\n light of these two great names,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p494">1. If\r\n you believe in Allah Almighty and know that His names include the Vanquisher\r\n and the Superb Vanquisher, your heart will be filled with hope that His\r\n religion and allies will triumph and His enemies will be defeated regardless of\r\n any power they possess.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p495">2. Glorify\r\n Allah Almighty and praise Him for He is the Vanquisher of all else,\r\n particularly when you know that the Superb Vanquisher should only be One. If\r\n there were equals to Him, He would not be a Superb Vanquisher. That is why His\r\n name 'the One' is coupled with His name 'the Superb Vanquisher' in all verses.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p496">3. Considering\r\n these two magnificent names inspires within a person's heart humbleness to the\r\n Lord of all the worlds. Thus, he reveres and trusts His Shariah and treats\r\n people kindly and modestly.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p497">4.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Some\r\n scholars said:</span> Allah's name 'the Superb Vanquisher' exclusively belongs to Him.\r\n It is not permissible to call any created being, who is weak and ignorant by\r\n this name. Describing Allah as the Superb Vanquisher is praise of Him. However,\r\n if we describe a person as such, this is considered as dispraise of him for\r\n this name will necessarily be accompanied by oppression and tyranny against\r\n people. Allah Almighty says about Pharaoh, {He\r\n said, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“We will soon massacre their sons and spare alive their women, and surely\r\n we are vanquishers above them."</span>} <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">A'rāf:</span> 127]</span> Addressing\r\n His Prophet, Allah Almighty says, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{As for the\r\n orphan, do not subdue <span class="c5">[him]</span>.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Duha:</span> 9]</span></p><h2 class="ltr start" id="p84"><a id="t84" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t84">Al-Haqq</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p85"><a id="t85" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t85">The Truth</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p498">He is the Real One in His\r\n being and existence and the Perfect One in His attributes. So, no one is worthy\r\n of being worshiped except Him. Everything worshiped apart from Him is false\r\n god. His speech is true, His actions are true, and His promise is true.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p499">This noble name occurs in\r\n 10 verses in the Qur'an.<span class="c6"> For example:</span> <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{That is\r\n Allah, your Lord, the Truth.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Yūnus: 32]</span> And <span class="c4">{So high above all is Allah, the King, the Truth.}</span>\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Tāha: 114]</span> The Prophet <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span>\r\n used to say during his night Qunūt, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“O Allah,\r\n praise is due to You. You are the Truth; Your speech is true, and the meeting\r\n with You is true."</span><a id="ref_31" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_31" name="r_31" class="fnote">[31]</a> In light of this great name,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p500">1. The\r\n most thing you should be glad about is that you have been guided to the True\r\n God and you follow His true religion, and thus you are subject to His true\r\n promise. In this way, you will live in guidance in this world and in bliss in\r\n the Hereafter. <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{O mankind, the promise of Allah\r\n is certainly true.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Fātir: 5]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p501">2. You\r\n should be completely content with Allah's commandments and destiny. Nothing\r\n comes from Him but what is true, good and wise. Allah Almighty commanded His\r\n Prophet to challenge the polytheists, saying, {Say,\r\n <span class="c1">“Are there of your 'partners' anyone who guides to the truth?"</span> Say, “Allah\r\n guides to the truth. So is He who guides to the truth more worthy to be\r\n followed or he who guides not unless he is guided? Then what is <span class="c5">[wrong]</span> with\r\n you - how do you judge?"} <span class="c5">[Sūrat Yūnus: 35]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p502">3. Remember\r\n the Prophet's statement defining arrogance, "Arrogance\r\n is to reject the truth and despise people."<span class="c5">[Narrated by Muslim]</span> Do not reject the truth and\r\n thus incur the wrath of Allah, the Truth.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p503">4. Nothing\r\n is more assured than the promise of Allah Almighty, if we follow His path. He\r\n has promised the believers with victory, empowerment, and a good outcome. So,\r\n they should be reassured and certain that distress will be relieved and what is\r\n usurped will be taken back.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p504">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p86"><a id="t86" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t86">Al-Mubeen</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p87"><a id="t87" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t87">The Evident</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p505">He is the One Who is\r\n Evident in His Oneness, wisdom and mercy; and He is the One Who makes the path\r\n to guidance clear to His servants so that they can follow it, and makes the\r\n path to misguidance clear so that they can keep away from it.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p506">This is one of the\r\n excellent names that occurs only once in the Qur'an in the verse that says, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{That Day, Allah will pay them in full their deserved\r\n recompense, and they will know that it is Allah Who is the Evident Truth.}</span>\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Nūr:</span> 25]</span>In light of this great name,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p507">1. Knowing\r\n the meaning of this name is one of the great things that show you how vast\r\n Allah's favors and mercy towards His servants are, especially the Muslim Ummah,\r\n as He sent to us the Evident Book and the Evident Prophet. In the Qur'an, He\r\n says, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Alif, Lam, Ra. Those are the verses, of\r\n the Evident Book.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Yūsuf: 1]</span> He also says, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{However could they have the Reminding, and an evident\r\n Messenger has already come to them.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Dukhān:</span> 13]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p508">2. This\r\n great name prompts all of us to resort to Allah Almighty, especially when\r\n things get complicated and the truth and falsehood become intertwined. So, we\r\n turn to Him to clarify the truth to us and make us willing to accept and follow\r\n it - and to expose the falsehood to us and guide us to hate it and warn others\r\n of it.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p509">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p88"><a id="t88" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t88">Al-Qawī- Al-Mateen</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p89"><a id="t89" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t89">The All-Powerful - The Strong</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p510">'The All-Powerful' is the\r\n One Who possesses absolute power and ability. No one can resist Him or repel\r\n His decree, and nothing in the heavens or earth can ever escape His power.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p511">Allah's name 'the\r\n All-Powerful' occurs 9 times in the Qur'an, mostly coupled with His name the\r\n All-Mighty.<span class="c6"> For example:</span> <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Allah is Ever-Kind to\r\n His servants; He provides whomever He wills; and He is the All-Powerful, the\r\n All-Mighty.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Shūra:</span> 19]</span> And <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Indeed, Allah is the\r\n All-Powerful, All-Mighty.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Hadīd:</span> 25]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p512">As for the name 'the\r\n Strong', it refers to His tremendous strength and power, and that He finds no\r\n difficulty in whatever He does. Allah's name 'the Strong' occurs only once in\r\n the Qur'an in a verse that says, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Indeed, Allah\r\n is the Superb Provider, the Owner of Power, the Strong.}</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Sūrat\r\n Al-<span class="c6">Dhāriyāt:</span> 58]</span> In light of these two great names,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p513">1. No\r\n matter how much strength you possess, it is nothing compared to Allah's\r\n strength.<span class="c6"> Therefore:</span> Be humble before Allah, the Lord of the Throne, so that\r\n you may be elevated. No servant who submits to the Creator can ever be\r\n disappointed.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p514">2. It\r\n is incumbent upon all of us to rely on none but Allah, the All-Powerful, the\r\n Strong, for He is always the strong support when others let us down.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p515">3. We\r\n feel such great tranquility and peace of mind as we know that the One we rely\r\n upon is the Strong God Whose commands and decrees can never be opposed. What\r\n strength can any enemy possibly put up before the Almighty God, the Strong!</p><p class="ltr start" id="p516">What matters is to know\r\n how to gain and deserve Allah's assistance and support. <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Indeed, Allah will definitely help those who help Him.\r\n Indeed, Allah is surely All-Powerful, All-Mighty.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Hajj:</span>\r\n 40]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p517">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p90"><a id="t90" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t90">Al-Hayīy</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p91"><a id="t91" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t91">The Modest</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p518">He is the One with modesty\r\n that befits His majesty and tremendous power. Indeed, the modesty of Allah\r\n Almighty is one of generosity, kindness, and magnificence.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p519">This\r\n name does not occur in the Qur'an, but it does in the Prophet's Hadīth, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Indeed, Allah, Exalted and Glorified, is modest and\r\n concealing, and He loves modesty and concealment. So, when one of you takes a\r\n bath, let him conceal himself."</span><a id="ref_32" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_32" name="r_32" class="fnote">[32]</a></p><p class="ltr justify" id="p520">It\r\n came in the Hadīth reported by Salmān <span class="c2">(may Allah be pleased with him)</span>, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Verily, your Almighty Lord is Modest and Generous. He is\r\n so Modest that He would not let His servant who raises his hands to Him <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(in\r\n supplication)</span> be rejected, empty-handed."</span><a id="ref_33" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_33" name="r_33" class="fnote">[33]</a>\r\n In light of this great name,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p521">1. This\r\n name inspires love for Allah Almighty within our hearts, as well as modesty\r\n before Him; and it also makes us praise Him for His forbearance, generosity,\r\n pardon, and concealment towards His servants as it is indicated by His name\r\n 'the Modest'.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p522">2. Know\r\n that one of the attributes most pleasing to Allah Almighty in His servants is\r\n modesty. Indeed, it is a part of faith and it prompts people to keep away from\r\n all ugly and inappropriate behaviors and to do what is good.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p523">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p92"><a id="t92" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t92">Al-Hayy - Al-Qayyūm</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p93"><a id="t93" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t93">The Ever-Living - The All-Sustainer</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p524">The Ever-Living is the One\r\n Who has permanent life and existence that has no beginning or end; all life in\r\n existence stems from Him, Exalted be He.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p525">This\r\n great name occurs 5 times in the Qur'an, most notably in the Verse of Al-<span class="c6">Kursi:</span>\r\n <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Allah - there is no god except Him, the\r\n Ever-Living, the All-Sustainer.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Baqarah:</span> 255]</span> Another\r\n verse reads, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{And rely upon the Ever-Living who\r\n does not die, and exalt <span class="c5">[Allah]</span> with His praise. And sufficient is He to be\r\n All-Aware with the sins of His servants.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Furqān:</span> 58]</span> And\r\n it occurs in the Sunnah in the Prophet's supplication, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“O Allah, the Ever-Living, the All-Sustainer, I seek\r\n relief in Your mercy."</span><a id="ref_34" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_34" name="r_34" class="fnote">[34]</a>\r\n And in the Hadīth in which Ibn 'Abbās <span class="c2">(may Allah be pleased with him)</span> reported\r\n that the Prophet <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> used to say, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“O Allah, I surrender to You, I believe in You, I rely on\r\n You, I return in repentance to You, I take your opponents as enemies. I seek\r\n refuge with Your Honor, there is no god but You, that You do not lead me\r\n astray. You are the Ever-Living who never dies, yet the jinn and humans will\r\n all die."</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Muslim]</span>\r\n </p><h2 class="ltr start" id="p94"><a id="t94" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t94">Al-Qayyūm</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p95"><a id="t95" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t95">As for the name 'the All-Sustainer'</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p526">He is the All-Sustainer,\r\n the One Who does not need any of His creation; and He is sustaining all those\r\n in the heavens and earth who all stand in need of Him.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p527">This noble name occurs 3\r\n times in the Qur'an, most notably in the Verse of Al-<span class="c6">Kursi:</span> <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Allah - there is no god except Him, the Ever-Living, the\r\n All-Sustainer.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Baqarah:</span> 255]</span> And also in the initial\r\n verses in Sūrat Āl-<span class="c6">'Imrān:</span> <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Alif, Lam, Meem.\r\n Allah - there is no god except Him, the Ever-Living, the All-Sustainer.}</span>\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Āl-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">'Imrān:</span> 1-2]</span>In light of these two great names,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p528">1. Always\r\n remember that the Greatest One who deserves praise and loves to be praised is\r\n Allah Almighty. His name 'the All-Sustainer' is coupled with the name the\r\n Ever-Living to comprise all the attributes of absolute perfection, complete\r\n self-sufficiency and absolute power.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p529">2. Stand\r\n in need of your Lord constantly. You are innately needy and He is innately\r\n Self-Sufficient. Remember that the more you feel humble and needy before your\r\n Lord, the richer you become.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p530">3. Know\r\n that your life and movements entirely depend on Allah, the Sustainer. So,\r\n reform your relationship with Him so that He will give you good health and\r\n guide your steps.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p531">4. Stick\r\n to invoking Allah Almighty using His names 'the Ever-Living' and 'the\r\n All-Sustainer' for it is reported in the Hadīths that this helps get your\r\n invocation answered and your need fulfilled. In a Hadīth reported by Anas, a\r\n man supplicated to Allah Almighty using these two great names and praising Him.\r\n Thereupon, the Prophet <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“He invoked Allah by His greatest name by which when\r\n asked, He gives, and by which when supplicated, He answers."</span><a id="ref_35" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_35" name="r_35" class="fnote">[35]</a></p><p class="ltr start" id="p532">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p96"><a id="t96" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t96">Ash-Shākir – Ash-Shakoor</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p97"><a id="t97" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t97">The Appreciative - The Ever-Appreciative</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p533">He is the One Who accepts\r\n good deeds, however small, and gives a reward for them, multiplies the reward,\r\n and increases His favors and praise upon His servants. The Ever-Appreciative is\r\n more profound than that.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p534">Allah's name 'the\r\n Appreciative' occurs twice in the Qur'an. One is in Sūrat Al-Baqarah in the\r\n verse that says, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Indeed, Safa and Marwah are\r\n among the symbols of Allah. So whoever makes Hajj to the House or performs\r\n 'Umrah - there is no blame upon him for walking between them. And whoever\r\n volunteers good - then indeed, Allah is Appreciative, All-Knowing.}</span>\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Baqarah:</span> 158]</span> And the other is in the verse that reads, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{What would Allah do with your punishment if you are\r\n grateful and believe? And Allah is ever Appreciative, All-Knowing.}</span>\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Nisā':</span> 147]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p535">As for His name 'the Ever-Appreciative',\r\n it occurs 4 times in the Qur'an,<span class="c6"> including:</span> <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{They\r\n will say, All praise is due to Allah Who has taken away all sorrow from us.\r\n Surely our Lord is Ever-Forgiving, Ever-Appreciative.}</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Sūrat Fātir:\r\n 34]</span> And <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{If you give Allah a goodly loan, He\r\n will increase it for you several fold and will forgive you. Allah is\r\n Ever-Appreciative, Forbearing.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Taghābun:</span> 17]</span>In light of\r\n these great names,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p536">1. With\r\n these two names and knowing their meanings, love for Allah Almighty grows in\r\n our hearts.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p537">2. These\r\n two names motivate us to perform a lot of good deeds and act rightly, knowing\r\n that Allah Almighty appreciates every good act and rewards it generously.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p538">3. How\r\n amazing are the favors and generosity of Allah towards His servants, as He\r\n guides them to what is good in the first place and then appreciates it and\r\n rewards them.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p539">4. As\r\n people deal with one another, a person appreciates any favor done to him. But\r\n when you deal with Allah Almighty, you find that He appreciates the favor you\r\n do to your own self. You pray, give charity, and do good, while you are the one\r\n who benefits from this. <span class="c4">{If you do good, you do good to yourselves.}</span> Nonetheless,\r\n Allah Almighty appreciates it, even though He is in no need for His creation.\r\n All good and endless praise is due to Him.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p540">5. Consider\r\n how Allah's name 'the Ever-Forgiving' is beautifully coupled with His name 'the\r\n Ever-Appreciative' and you will recognize the great favors of Allah upon His\r\n servants. <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{They will say, All praise be to Allah\r\n Who has taken away all sorrow from us. Surely our Lord is Ever-Forgiving,\r\n Ever-Appreciative.}</span> <span class="c2">(Sūrat Fātir: 34)</span>He forgives sins, whatever they\r\n are great and appreciates good deeds, whatever they are small.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p541">6. The\r\n Ever-Appreciative God loves the appreciative among His servants, those who show\r\n gratitude to their Lord and to other people who do good to them. <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{We enjoined upon man to be dutiful to his parents. His\r\n mother bore him in weakness upon weakness,<span class="c6"> and his weaning lasted two years:</span> Be\r\n grateful to Me and to your parents. To Me is your ultimate return.}</span>\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Luqmān: 14]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p542">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p98"><a id="t98" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t98">Al-Fattāh</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p99"><a id="t99" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t99">The Greatest Judge</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p543">Al-Fattāh, in Arabic, is\r\n the One Who opens the treasures of His dominion, mercy and provisions to\r\n whomever He wills among His servants according to His wisdom and knowledge.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p544">It also means the One Who\r\n judges between His servants justly and gives victory to His pious servants over\r\n His enemies.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p545">This great name occurs\r\n only once in the Qur'an in the verse that says, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Say,\r\n Our Lord will bring us together and then He will rightly judge between us. He\r\n is the Greatest Judge, All-Knowing.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Saba': 26]</span> It occurs in\r\n the plural form in the verse that says, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Our\r\n Lord, judge between us and our people in truth, and You are the best of those\r\n who judge.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">A'rāf:</span> 89]</span>In light of this noble name,<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> I would\r\n say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p546">1. This\r\n name inspires us to love Allah Almighty and aspire for what He has, for all\r\n treasures lie in His hand. Allah says, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Whatever\r\n mercy Allah accords to people, none can withhold; and whatever He withholds, no\r\n other will be able to release after Him. He is the All-Mighty, All-Wise.}</span>\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Fātir: 2]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p547">2. Whenever\r\n you find that your provisions are restricted and all doors are closed before\r\n you, turn to your Lord, Al-Fattāh, and invoke Him using this great name so that\r\n perhaps He will grant you what you want, for none can actually do this but Him.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p548">3. Trust\r\n your Lord and be reassured about His promise and by His promise. Indeed, He\r\n helps those who help Him <span class="c5">[His religion]</span>. Rather, victory comes only from Him.\r\n In this way, the prophets received victory from the One Who bestows it. Prophet\r\n Nūhis quoted in the Qur'an to have said, {He\r\n said, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“My Lord, indeed my people have denied me. So pass a clear judgment\r\n between me and them and rescue me and the believers with me."</span>}\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Shu'arā':</span> 117-118]</span>Prophet Shu'ayb is quoted as saying, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Our Lord, judge between us and our people in truth, and\r\n You are the best of those who judge.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">A'rāf:</span> 89]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p549">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p100"><a id="t100" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t100">Al-'Aleem – Al-'Ālim</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p101"><a id="t101" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t101">The All-Knowing - The Knowledgeable</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p550">He is the One Whose\r\n knowledge encompasses all things, outward and inward, open and secret, past,\r\n present, and future. Nothing is hidden from Him.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p551">This noble name occurs 157\r\n times in the Qur'an.<span class="c6"> For example:</span> <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{They said,\r\n “Exalted are You; we have no knowledge except what You have taught us. Indeed,\r\n it is You who is the All-Knowing, All-Wise."}</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Sūrat\r\n Al-<span class="c6">Baqarah:</span> 32]</span> And <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Indeed, Allah alone has the\r\n knowledge of the Hour. It is He Who sends down the rain and knows what is in\r\n the wombs, although no person knows what he will earn tomorrow, nor does he\r\n know in which land he will die. Indeed, Allah is All-Knowing, All-Aware.}</span>\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Luqmān: 34]</span> As for Allah's name 'the Knowledgeable', it occurs in the\r\n plural form in two verses in Sūrat Al-<span class="c6">Anbiyā':</span>\r\n <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Surely We had bestowed wisdom upon Abraham even earlier, and We were\r\n Knowledgeable of him.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Anbiyā':</span> 51]</span> And <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{And We subdued the strongly raging wind to Solomon which\r\n blew at his command towards the land We blessed. We are Knowledgeable of\r\n everything.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Anbiyā':</span> 81]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p552">And it is attached to the\r\n Unseen and the Witnessed or the Unseen only in 13 places in the Qur'an.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> For\r\n example:</span> {They will excuse themselves to you\r\n when you return to them. Say, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Do not excuse yourselves; we will never believe\r\n you."</span> Allah has already fully informed us of <span class="c2">(some of)</span> your tidings; and Allah\r\n will soon see your doing, and His Messenger <span class="c2">(will see)</span>. Thereafter you will be\r\n turned back to the Knowledgeable of the Unseen and the Witnessed <span class="c2">(and)</span> so He\r\n will fully inform you of what you used to do.} <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Tawbah:</span> 94]</span>\r\n And <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{He is the Knowledgeable of the Unseen, and\r\n He does not disclose His Unseen to anyone.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Jinn:</span> 26]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p553">1. When\r\n we learn about the knowledge of Allah Almighty, our glorification and praise\r\n for Him and His perfection grows.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p554">2. And\r\n when we also know that Allah is Knowledgeable of our situation, this should\r\n prompt us to engage in more good deeds and to perform them better; and this\r\n should also prevent us from committing sins.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p555">3. My\r\n sure knowledge that Allah, the All-Knowing, is Watchful over everything in the\r\n universe increases my reassurance and my belief that Allah's victory and\r\n promise will certainly come true. Hence, one of the best sources of the\r\n Prophet's solace and comfort is that Allah Almighty would remind him that He is\r\n Knowledgeable of his condition and the condition of his enemies. <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{We certainly know that their statements surely grieve\r\n you.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Hijr:</span> 97]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p556">4. One\r\n of the greatest concerns of a person seeking help is the probability that his\r\n helper does not hear him or know about his situation. This is not the case when\r\n dealing with Allah Almighty. So, we should trust Him and expect His relief.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p557">5. How\r\n would a person choose for his life a law other than the Shariah of the\r\n All-Knowing and the All-Wise Lord! This is nothing but ignorance and\r\n wrongdoing. Allah Almighty says, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Do they desire\r\n judgment according to the Law of Ignorance? But for those who have certainty of\r\n belief whose judgment can be better than Allah's?}</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Sūrat\r\n Al-<span class="c6">Mā'idah:</span> 50]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p558">6. Allah's\r\n pleasure with any of His servants is based on His knowledge of him. In fact,\r\n this constitutes a slap in the face of some ugly people who slandered the\r\n Prophet's Companions and declared them disbelievers even though Allah Almighty\r\n is pleased with them and did please them, as revealed in Sūrat Al-<span class="c6">Fat'h:</span> <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Allah was much pleased with the believers when they\r\n swore fealty to you under the tree. He knew what was in their hearts. So He\r\n bestowed inner peace upon them and rewarded them with a victory near at hand.}</span>\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Fat'h:</span> 18]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p559">7. How\r\n poor are those criminals who secretly and cunningly plot against people. Allah\r\n Almighty says, {Whether you speak in secrecy or\r\n aloud, <span class="c2">(it is all the same to Allah)</span>. He knows the secrets that lie hidden in\r\n the breasts of people.} <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Mulk:</span> 13]</span>If they have cunning\r\n plots and schemes,<span class="c6"> we do have:</span> <span class="c4">{And Allah surrounds them.}</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p560">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p102"><a id="t102" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t102">Al-Hakeem</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p103"><a id="t103" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t103">The All-Wise</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p561">He is the One Who puts\r\n everything in its proper place, and His planning is never marred by any defect\r\n or error. Supreme wisdom belongs to Him in what He creates and does, and His\r\n judgments are the best.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p562">This noble name occurs 91\r\n times in the Qur'an.<span class="c6"> For example:</span> <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{All that is\r\n in the heavens and earth extols the glory of Allah. He is the All-Mighty,\r\n All-Wise.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Hadīd:</span> 1]</span>And <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{As\r\n for the thief - male or female - cut off the hands of them both. This is a\r\n recompense for what they have done as an exemplary punishment from Allah. Allah\r\n is All-Mighty, All-Wise.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Mā'idah:</span> 38]</span> And <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{O Prophet, fear Allah and do not obey the unbelievers\r\n and the hypocrites. Verily Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.}</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Sūrat\r\n Al-<span class="c6">Ahzāb:</span> 1]</span>In light of this great name,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p563">1. We\r\n should feel complete reassurance as regards the religious and fateful rulings\r\n of Allah Almighty, for nothing comes from Him but what is good and right. He is\r\n the All-Knowing, the All-Wise, the All-Aware.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p564">2. We\r\n should know that our minds are too deficient to realize the wisdom of Allah\r\n Almighty, behind all that happens in the universe. It is reasonable to realize\r\n that reason has its limits!</p><p class="ltr start" id="p565">3. There\r\n is nothing wrong if you try to arrive at the wisdom in the Shariah of Allah\r\n Almighty in order to be more submissive to Him and have deeper reassurance. But\r\n it would be wrong and unreasonable to base your belief upon knowing the wisdom\r\n behind everything. This reminds us of Prophet Ibrahīm's statement, {And <span class="c5">[remember]</span> when Abraham said, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“My Lord, show me how\r\n You give life to the dead."</span> <span class="c5">[Allah]</span> said, <span class="c1">“Have you not believed?"</span> He said,\r\n <span class="c1">“Yes, but just to reassure my heart."</span>} <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Baqarah:</span> 260]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p566">4. Implore\r\n Allah, the All-Wise, to bestow wisdom upon you. In the Qur'an, He says, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{He gives wisdom to whom He wills, and whoever has been\r\n given wisdom has certainly been given much good.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Baqarah:</span>\r\n 269]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p567">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p104"><a id="t104" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t104">Al-Hakam</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p105"><a id="t105" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t105">The Judge</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p568">He is the One Who judges\r\n between His creation justly. He does not wrong anyone. And He revealed His Book\r\n as a judge among people.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p569">This\r\n noble name occurs in the Prophet's Hadīth: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Indeed,\r\n Allah is the Judge, and judgment belongs to Him."</span><a id="ref_36" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_36" name="r_36" class="fnote">[36]</a>\r\n In light of this noble name,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p570">1. Our\r\n hearts should be completely reassured about the worldly rulings of Allah and\r\n totally content with His commandments. No one is wiser, more just or more\r\n merciful than Him. In the Qur'an, He says,<span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Is\r\n not Allah the most just of judges?}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Tīn:</span> 8]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p571">2. It\r\n is prohibited to refer for judgment on the earth of Allah but to His rulings. <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Do they desire judgment according to the Law of\r\n Ignorance? But for those who have certainty of belief, whose judgment can be\r\n better than Allah's?}</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p572">3. It\r\n is really unwise for individuals, groups or countries to abandon the rulings\r\n and Shariah of Allah Almighty, while He is the Creator, the All-Knowing, the\r\n All-Wise, and the Ever-Merciful, and turn to deficient man-made laws. <span class="c4">{You worship not besides Him except <span class="c5" data-redactor-class="c5">[mere]</span> names you have\r\n named them, you and your fathers, for which Allah has sent down no authority.\r\n Verily, judgment belongs to none except Allah.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Yūsuf: 40]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p573">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p106"><a id="t106" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t106">Al-Khabeer</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p107"><a id="t107" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t107">The All-Aware</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p574">He is the One Whose\r\n knowledge encompasses all inward and hidden things as well as the outward ones.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p575">This great name occurs 45\r\n times in the Qur'an.<span class="c6"> For example:</span> <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Indeed, their\r\n Lord with them, that Day, is All-Aware.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">'Ādiyāt:</span> 11]</span> And <span class="c4">{And what We have revealed to you <span class="c5" data-redactor-class="c5">[O Muhammad]</span> of the\r\n Book is the truth, confirming what was before it. Indeed, Allah, of His\r\n servants, is All-Aware, All-Seeing.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Fātir: 31]</span> And <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{And He is the Vanquisher above His servants, and He is\r\n the All-Wise, the All-Aware.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">An'ām:</span> 18]</span> In light of this\r\n great name,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p576">1. Our\r\n knowledge of the meaning of this name increases our glorification and praise\r\n for Allah Almighty, as well as our love for Him.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p577">2. Our\r\n belief in the meaning and comprehensiveness of this great name prompts us to do\r\n good deeds and to do them perfectly and deters us from doing wrong to our Lord\r\n or to His creation. Allah Almighty says, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{And\r\n how many have We destroyed from the generations after Noah. And sufficient is\r\n your Lord as All-Aware and All-Seeing of the sins of His servants.}</span>\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Isrā':</span> 17]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p578">3. A\r\n person can possibly deceive people and pretend to them that he is honest, kind,\r\n and religious while he is inwardly malicious and wicked. But, before Allah\r\n Almighty, all secrets are exposed. <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Whether you\r\n speak secretly or loudly, He knows the secrets that lie hidden in the breasts\r\n of people. Does He not know, He Who has created, while He is the All-Subtle,\r\n All-Aware?}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Mulk:</span> 13]</span>So, he can either repent to his Lord\r\n and ask Him for pardon and forgiveness or wait to be exposed and punished,\r\n sooner or later. Allah Almighty says, {And who\r\n is a greater wrong-doer than he who invents a lie against Allah? Such men will\r\n be set forth before their Lord and witnesses will say, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“These are those who\r\n lied against their Lord. Lo! Allah's curse be upon the wrong-doers."</span>}\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Hūd: 18]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p579">4. It\r\n is not possible for a person who knew the meaning of Allah's name 'the\r\n All-Aware' to have any doubt or worry whatsoever regarding the beauty of the\r\n Shariah of Allah and the correctness of His rulings in every time and place.\r\n This should come as no wonder for it is the Shariah of the All-Wise and\r\n All-Aware Lord.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p580">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p108"><a id="t108" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t108">At-Tawwāb</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p109"><a id="t109" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t109">The Accepting of Repentance</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p581">He is the One Who returns\r\n to His servant with approval after being angry at him and with forgiveness\r\n after punishing him or the punishment becomes due. And He is the One Who\r\n enables His servant to repent and accepts his repentance.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p582">This noble name occurs 11\r\n times in the Qur'an.<span class="c6"> For example:</span> <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Then Adam\r\n received from his Lord <span class="c5">[some]</span> words, and He accepted his repentance. Indeed, it\r\n is He Who is the Accepting of Repentance, the Ever-Merciful.}</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Sūrat\r\n Al-<span class="c6">Baqarah:</span> 37]</span> And <span class="c4">{Then exalt <span class="c5" data-redactor-class="c5">[Him]</span> with praise\r\n of your Lord and ask forgiveness of Him. Indeed, He is the Accepting of\r\n repentance.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Nasr:</span> 3]</span>In light of this great name,<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> I would\r\n say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p583">1. Always\r\n remember that the one who is most worthy of praise, laudation, and extolment is\r\n Allah Almighty. We cannot extend enough praise to Him; indeed, He is as He has\r\n praised Himself. Praise your Lord for His acceptance of repentance from His\r\n servants and His vast forgiveness and pardon. <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{It\r\n is He Who accepts repentance from His servants and forgives sins and knows all\r\n what you do.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Shūra:</span> 25]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p584">2. When\r\n we contemplate how Allah Almighty generously accepts repentance from His\r\n servants, we feel love for Him and our despair goes away for He is the Most\r\n Beloved One. <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{And if not for the favor of Allah\r\n upon you and His mercy, and because Allah is accepting of Repentance,\r\n All-Wise.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Nūr:</span> 10]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p585">3. O\r\n sinner, and we all do sin, implore Allah Almighty to make you incline to\r\n sincere repentance without delay and ask Him to accept it from you. Remember\r\n Allah's favor upon the three persons who lagged behind, as He forgave them. <span class="c4">{And <span class="c5" data-redactor-class="c5">[He also forgave]</span> the three who stayed behind <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[and\r\n regretted their error]</span> to the point that the earth became constrained on them\r\n in spite of its vastness and their souls confined them and they were certain\r\n that there is no refuge from Allah except in Him. Then He turned to them so\r\n they could repent. Indeed, Allah is the Accepting of Repentance,\r\n Ever-Merciful.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Tawbah:</span> 118]</span></p><p class="ltr justify" id="p586">4.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> \r\n Consider the Prophet's\r\n statement:</span> <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“All human beings are sinners, and\r\n the best of sinners are those who frequently repent."</span><a id="ref_37" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_37" name="r_37" class="fnote">[37]</a>\r\n And know that people are of two types, as revealed in Sūrat\r\n Al-<span class="c6">Hujūrāt:</span> <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{And whoever does not repent - then\r\n it is those who are the wrongdoers.}</span> So, they are either forgiven\r\n repentant ones or deprived wrongdoers.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p587">5.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> \r\n Remember what the scholars\r\n rightly said:</span> Repentance is a trait of the believer accompanying him in all\r\n stages of life and during his entire journey. Indeed, he will always do wrong\r\n things, no matter how pious he may be. Here is our Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace\r\n and blessings be upon him)</span>, the dearest person in Allah's sight, saying, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“O people, repent to Allah and seek His forgiveness.\r\n Verily, I repent to Allah one hundred times a day."</span><a id="ref_38" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_38" name="r_38" class="fnote">[38]</a></p><p class="ltr start" id="p588">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p110"><a id="t110" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t110">Al-Qareeb</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p111"><a id="t111" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t111">The Near</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p589">He is the One close to all\r\n His creation, Who encompasses them and knows their conditions. He is also close\r\n to the believers by supporting and protecting them and answering their\r\n invocations.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p590">This great name occurs 3\r\n times in the Qur'an.<span class="c6"> For example:</span> <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{And when My\r\n servants ask you <span class="c5">[O Muhammad]</span> concerning Me - indeed I am near. I respond to\r\n the invocation of the supplicant when he calls upon Me. So let them respond to\r\n Me <span class="c5">[by obedience]</span> and believe in Me that they may be <span class="c5">[rightly]</span> guided.}</span>\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Baqarah:</span> 186]</span> And {And to Thamūd <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[We\r\n sent]</span> their brother Sālih. He said, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“O my people, worship Allah; you have no\r\n god other than Him. He has produced you from the earth and settled you in it,\r\n so ask forgiveness from Him and then repent to Him. Indeed, my Lord is near and\r\n responsive."</span>} <span class="c5">[Sūrat Hūd: 61]</span>In light of this noble name,<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> I would\r\n say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p591">1. What\r\n a great solace it is when a servant knows that his Lord is near him! He feels\r\n reassured and his hope and trust increase.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p592">2. As\r\n you know that Allah is near you, this should prompt you to get close to Him by\r\n things dear and pleasing to Him. He says in the Qur'an,<span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Indeed, the mercy of Allah is near to the doers of\r\n good.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">A'rāf:</span> 56]</span> He also said in a Qudsi Hadīth, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“My servant does not draw close to Me through things\r\n dearer to Me than what I made obligatory for him; and My servant continues to\r\n draw close to Me through supererogatory acts until I love him."</span><a id="ref_39" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_39" name="r_39" class="fnote">[39]</a></p><p class="ltr start" id="p593">3. Remember\r\n the Prophet's statement, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“A servant is nearest\r\n to his Lord when he is prostrating himself."</span>So, be one of those who\r\n prostrate themselves, in obligatory and supererogatory prayers, and be one of\r\n those who prostrate themselves physically and spiritually within their hearts.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p594">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p112"><a id="t112" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t112">Al-Mujeeb</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p113"><a id="t113" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t113">The Responsive</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p595">He is the One Who answers\r\n the call and invocation of His servants according to His knowledge and wisdom.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p596">This is one of the\r\n excellent names that occur only once in the Qur'an, in the verse that says, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{And then repent to Him. Indeed, my Lord is near and\r\n responsive.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Hūd: 61]</span> It occurs in the plural form in the\r\n verse that says, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{And Noah had certainly called\r\n Us, and <span class="c5">[We are]</span> the best of responders.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Sāffāt:</span> 75]</span>In\r\n light of this great name,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p597">1. This\r\n name should inspire us to invoke Allah Almighty and hope for what He has,\r\n presenting our worldly, religious and otherworldly needs to Him. Whenever a\r\n servant is true to his Lord, the Almighty Lord is true to him. So, stand in\r\n need before His ample bounty, frequently ask from Him, and admit your\r\n shortcoming with regard to His rights. And then expect abundant favors from Him.\r\n The Prophet <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Verily, your Almighty Lord is Modest and Generous. He is\r\n so Modest that He would not let His servant who raises his hands to Him <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(in\r\n supplication)</span> be rejected empty-handed."</span><a id="ref_40" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_40" name="r_40" class="fnote">[40]</a></p><p class="ltr start" id="p598">2.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Here\r\n is the truth of the matter in brief:</span> <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“It is a response in exchange for a\r\n response."</span>This is indicated in the verse that reads,<span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{And\r\n when My servants ask you <span class="c5">[O Muhammad]</span> concerning Me - indeed I am near. I\r\n respond to the invocation of the supplicant when he calls upon Me. So let them\r\n respond to Me <span class="c5">[by obedience]</span> and believe in Me that they may be <span class="c5">[rightly]</span>\r\n guided.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Baqarah:</span> 186]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p599">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p114"><a id="t114" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t114">Al-Wadood</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p115"><a id="t115" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t115">The Most Affectionate</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p600">He is the Loving One Who\r\n loves His pious servants and shows affection to them through forgiveness and\r\n giving - and they love Him. When Allah Almighty loves someone, He answers his\r\n invocations, protects him from what he fears, and makes him well accepted by\r\n people. And when a person loves Allah Almighty, he obeys Him and longs to meet\r\n Him.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p601">This noble name occurs\r\n twice in the Qur'an. One is in the verse that says, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{And\r\n ask forgiveness of your Lord and then repent to Him. Indeed, my Lord is Most\r\n Merciful, Most Affectionate.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Hūd: 90]</span> The second time is in\r\n the verse that reads, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{And He is the All-Forgiving,\r\n Most Affectionate.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Burūj:</span> 14]</span>In light of this noble name,<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span">\r\n I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p602">1. We\r\n should praise our Lord a lot, especially when we know that the Lord we worship\r\n is the Most Affectionate. All praise is due to Him.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p603">2. A\r\n wise person would pursue every means that wins him the love of Allah Almighty,\r\n such as faith, kindness to people, drawing close to Him through various kinds\r\n of obligatory and supererogatory acts of worship and repenting to Him from any\r\n shortcoming or mistake. <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Surely Allah loves the\r\n ones constantly repenting, and He loves the ones constantly purifying\r\n themselves.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Baqarah:</span> 222]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p604">3. Whoever\r\n wants to taste the love of Allah Almighty should get to know the perfect\r\n attributes of His majesty and beauty and reflect upon His great bounty and\r\n favors towards His creation. In the Qur'an, He says, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{And whatever favor you have - it is from Allah. Then when adversity\r\n touches you, to Him you cry for help.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Nahl:</span> 53]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p605">4. Always\r\n remember that one of the clearest signs of Allah's love for a person is what He\r\n revealed in the verse that says,{Say <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[O\r\n Muhammad]</span>, <span class="c1">“If you should love Allah, then follow me, <span class="c5" data-redactor-class="c5">[so]</span> Allah will love you\r\n and forgive you your sins. And Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful."</span>}\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Āl-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">'Imrān:</span> 31]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p606">5. When\r\n a person tastes Allah's love, life becomes pleasant in his eyes, good deeds\r\n become easy for him and he enjoys abandonment of sins and misdeeds for the sake\r\n of his Lord. His eagerness shall continue until he sees his Lord Whose promise\r\n is sure to come. <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Some faces on that Day will be\r\n fresh and resplendent, looking at their Lord.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Qiyāmah:</span>\r\n 22-23]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p607">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p116"><a id="t116" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t116">Al-Wali - Al-Mawla</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p117"><a id="t117" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t117">The Guardian - The Protector</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p608">The Guardian is the One\r\n Who manages the affairs of His creation and dominion and He is the supporter of\r\n His pious servants.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p609">This noble name occurs 11\r\n times in the Qur'an.<span class="c6"> For example:</span> <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{And Allah is\r\n most knowing of your enemies; and sufficient is Allah as a guardian, and\r\n sufficient is Allah as a helper.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Nisā':</span> 45]</span> And <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{And it is He who sends down the rain after they had\r\n despaired and spreads His mercy. And He is the Guardian, Praiseworthy.}</span>\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Shūra:</span> 28]</span>The Protector is the Lord, the King, and the Master Who\r\n supports, helps, and protects His pious servants. This noble name occurs 12\r\n times in the Qur'an.<span class="c6"> For example:</span> <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{And He is an\r\n excellent protector and an excellent helper.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Hajj:</span> 78]</span> And\r\n <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{He is an excellent protector and an excellent\r\n helper.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Anfāl:</span> 40]</span>In light of these two great names,<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> I\r\n would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p610">1. Know\r\n that you will gain as much protection from Allah as your level of faith. So, it\r\n is up to you to take much or little.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p611">2. Remember\r\n that when a person takes Allah as a protector, He protects him, and that the\r\n allies of Allah Almighty are not those who possess supernatural powers, as\r\n alleged by some, but they are the pious believers. <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Verily,\r\n <span class="c5">[for]</span> the allies of Allah there will be no fear on them, nor will they grieve.\r\n Those who believe and fear Allah.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Yūnus: 62]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p612">3. If\r\n you are not one of the allies and close servants of Allah, be sure at least to\r\n love and support them and strive to imitate them. As long as you belong to\r\n them, you will not be miserable. In the Qur'an, Allah Almighty says, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{The believing men and believing women are allies of one\r\n another.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Tawbah:</span> 71]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p613">4. The\r\n protection of Allah is both general and specific. His general protection\r\n encompasses all His servants, for He is their Master, Creator, and Owner. <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Then they will be returned to Allah, their true\r\n Protector. Unquestionably, His is the judgment, and He is the swiftest\r\n Reckoner.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">An'ām:</span> 62]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p614">Allah's specific\r\n protection is for the believers. He supports, helps, and protects them. The\r\n biggest winner of these is the Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon\r\n him)</span>. In the Qur'an, Allah Almighty commands him to say, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{My guardian is Allah Who has revealed the Book, and it\r\n is He Who protects the righteous.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">A'rāf:</span> 196]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p615">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p118"><a id="t118" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t118">Al-Hameed</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p119"><a id="t119" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t119">The Praiseworthy</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p616">He is the One Who is\r\n praised for His names, attributes and actions, and He is praised at good and\r\n bad times and in prosperity and adversity.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p617">This noble name occurs 17\r\n times in the Qur'an.<span class="c6"> For example:</span> <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{They were\r\n guided to the pure word; they were guided to the Way of the Praiseworthy.}</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Sūrat\r\n Al-<span class="c6">Hajj:</span> 24]</span> And <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Against these they had no\r\n grudge except that they believed in Allah, the All-Mighty, Praiseworthy.}</span>\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Burūj:</span> 8]</span>In light of this great name,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p618">1. Know\r\n that Allah Almighty is praiseworthy for His perfect attributes, even if His\r\n servants do not praise Him.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p619">2. You\r\n should also know that one of the greatest verbal acts of worship is to\r\n frequently extend due praise to Allah. Let your tongue say it, your heart feel\r\n it, and your rank be elevated because of it. The Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and\r\n blessings be upon him)</span> said, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“And 'glory be to\r\n Allah' and 'praise be to Allah' fill what is between the heaven and earth."</span><a id="ref_41" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_41" name="r_41" class="fnote">[41]</a>Praise is to\r\n describe Allah by the perfection of His Self, attributes, and actions while\r\n feeling love and glorification for Him. If love and glorification is not there,\r\n then your praise is not a true one.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p620">3. One\r\n of the most sublime things for which Allah Almighty is praised is His excellent\r\n names and attributes. He is praised for His power and strength, forbearance,\r\n knowledge, majesty, magnificent authority, and His vast mercy and forgiveness.\r\n Then, He is praised for His blessings and bounty.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p621">4. We\r\n should try to know the situations where the Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and\r\n blessings be upon him)</span> is authentically reported to have engaged in Dhikr\r\n comprising praise for Allah Almighty. For example, Anas <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah be pleased\r\n with him)</span> reported that whenever the Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and blessings\r\n be upon him)</span> went to bed, he would say, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“All\r\n praise is due to Allah, Who provided us with both food and drink, protected and\r\n provided us with shelter. There are many who have no one to protect or shelter\r\n them."</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Muslim]</span></p><p class="ltr justify" id="p622">5. Let\r\n me conclude my speech on this with the words of Al-Zajjāj <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah have mercy\r\n upon him)</span>, “Allah Almighty is the One Who is praised by everyone and in every\r\n situation as we say in the supplication, 'All praise is due to Allah, other\r\n than Whom none is praised for all conditions.'"<a id="ref_42" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_42" name="r_42" class="fnote">[42]</a></p><p class="ltr start" id="p623">Here I'd like to note the\r\n lack of accuracy in the common phrase that says, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“All praise is due to Allah,\r\n other than Whom none is praised for unpleasant things."</span> This was also noted by\r\n the two erudite scholars Ibn 'Uthaymīn and Al-Barrāk.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p624">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p120"><a id="t120" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t120">An-Naseer</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p121"><a id="t121" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t121">The Helper</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p625">He is the One Who helps\r\n and supports whom He wills. Those He supports cannot be defeated by anyone, and\r\n those He abandons cannot be supported by anyone.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p626">This noble name occurs 4\r\n times in the Qur'an.<span class="c6"> For example:</span> <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{He is an\r\n excellent protector and an excellent helper.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Anfāl:</span> 40]</span> And\r\n <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{And sufficient is Allah as a guardian, and\r\n sufficient is Allah as a helper.}</span> <span class="c2">(Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Nisā':</span> 45)</span> And <span class="c4">{And sufficient is your Lord as a guide and a helper.}</span>\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Furqān:</span> 31]</span>In light of this great name,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p627">1. Know\r\n that victory can only be sought from the One Who can give it, namely Allah\r\n Almighty. <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{And victory is not but from Allah.\r\n Indeed, Allah is All-Mighty, All-Wise.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Anfāl:</span> 10]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p628">2. If\r\n you know that none can give you victory but Allah Almighty, you should also\r\n know that if He supports you, none can defeat you even if all mankind and jinn\r\n were united against you. Allah Almighty says, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{If\r\n Allah helps you none shall prevail over you; if He forsakes you then who can\r\n help you? It is in Allah that the believers should put their trust.}</span>\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Āl-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">'Imrān:</span> 160]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p629">3. If\r\n you want to know the means whereby you can get support and victory from your\r\n Lord, consider the verse that says, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{O you who\r\n believe, if you support Allah, He will support you and make you stand firm.}</span> He\r\n says in another verse, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{And helping the believers\r\n is ever incumbent on Us.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Rūm:</span> 47]</span> He also says, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Surely We shall help Our Messengers and the believers in\r\n the life of this world and on the Day when witnesses will rise to testify.}</span>\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Ghāfir: 51]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p630">4. Commenting\r\n on the verse that says,<span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{But Allah is your\r\n protector, and He is the best of helpers}</span>, Al-Tabari <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah have\r\n mercy upon him)</span> said, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{But Allah is your\r\n protector}</span>: He is your guardian and supporter against His\r\n disbelieving enemies. <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{and He is the best of\r\n helpers}</span> Not the Jews and disbelievers to whom you rush for help.\r\n So, resort to your helper and protector, the Almighty Lord, and seek His\r\n support, not the support of those who want for you nothing but evils and\r\n misfortunes.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p631">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p122"><a id="t122" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t122">Al-Hafeez – Al-Hāfiz</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p123"><a id="t123" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t123">The All-Preserver - The Preserver</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p632">These two noble names\r\n point out Allah's protection for His servants so that they can lead their life\r\n as predestined for them, and He preserves their deeds, good and bad. He also\r\n protects His pious servants from anything that may undermine their faith, notably\r\n suspicious matters, vain desires and Satanic insinuations.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p633">Allah's name the\r\n All-Preserving occurs 3 times in the Qur'an.<span class="c6"> For example:</span> <span class="c4">{Surely my Lord is All-Preserving of all things.}</span>\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Hūd: 57]</span> And <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{And your Lord is\r\n All-Preserving of all things.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Saba': 21]</span>As for His name the\r\n Preserver, it occurs in a verse that says, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{But\r\n Allah is the best Preserver and He is the most Merciful of the merciful ones.}</span>\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Yūsuf: 64]</span> And it occurs in another verse that reads, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Indeed, it is We who sent down the Reminder, and We will\r\n be its Preservers.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Hijr:</span> 9]</span>In light of these two great\r\n names,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p634">1. A\r\n person should heed Allah Almighty in all what he says and does for He preserves\r\n the deeds of His servants in order to hold them accountable for them on the Day\r\n of Judgment. <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{No! But you deny the Recompense. And\r\n surely there are indeed preservers over you; honorable writers. They know\r\n whatever you do.}</span> <span class="c2">(Surat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Infitār:</span> 9-12)</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p635">2. Contemplating\r\n the meaning of this name fills the heart with extolment of Allah Almighty Who\r\n generally preserves all His creation. <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{And the\r\n preservation of them both tires Him not, and He is the High, the Magnificent.}</span>And\r\n He particularly preserves His pious servants. He says, <span class="c4">{Indeed, Allah defends those who believe.}</span>\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Hajj:</span> 38]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p636">3. The\r\n path is clear to whoever wants to gain the specific preservation of Allah,\r\n keeping him away from suspicious matters and vain desires and preserving him\r\n from his enemies in the world and from the horrors on the Day of Judgment.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p637">Hence,\r\n the Prophet <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said, <span class="c1">“Be mindful of Allah, and He will preserve you."</span><a id="ref_43" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_43" name="r_43" class="fnote">[43]</a></p><p class="ltr start" id="p638">Be mindful of Allah\r\n Almighty, by establishing His Shariah, performing His obligations and following\r\n His Prophet's path - and in this way you will gain Allah's preservation for you\r\n in the worldly life and in the Hereafter.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p639">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p124"><a id="t124" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t124">Al-Majeed</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p125"><a id="t125" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t125">The Most Glorious</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p640">He is the One Who is\r\n Glorious in terms of His excellent names and attributes as well as His bounty\r\n and magnificence.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p641">This great name occurs twice\r\n in the Qur'an. One is in a verse that says, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{May\r\n the mercy of Allah and His blessings be upon you, people of the house. Indeed,\r\n He is Praiseworthy, Most Glorious.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Hūd: 73]</span> And the other\r\n one is in a verse saying, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{And He is the\r\n All-Forgiving, the Most Affectionate, the Owner of the Throne, the\r\n Ever-Glorious.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Burūj:</span> 14-15]</span>In light of this great name,<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span">\r\n I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p642">1. Since\r\n Allah Almighty is the Most Glorious and possesses tremendous magnificence and\r\n bounty, then He alone should be worshiped and turned to for the relief of\r\n distress and the fulfillment of needs.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p643">2. If\r\n you seek glory and high status, get close to the Most Glorious Lord, obeying\r\n and praising Him and acting upon His Glorious Book.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p644">3. Allah\r\n Almighty describes His Throne as Most Glorious, saying, <span class="c4">{The Owner of the Most Glorious Throne.}</span> The\r\n Throne is the biggest and most massive of all the creation known to us. Allah\r\n Almighty describes His Book as Most Glorious, saying, <span class="c4">{Qāf. By the Most Glorious Qur'an.}</span> The noble\r\n Qur'an is glorious in terms of its miracles, rulings, and blessings which are\r\n inexhaustible.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p645">4. We\r\n are required to glorify our Creator by frequently remembering Him, praising\r\n Him, and heeding His commands and prohibitions. Do not ever remember a created\r\n being or glorify him more than you remember and glorify the Most Glorious\r\n Creator.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p646">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p126"><a id="t126" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t126">Ash-Shaheed</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p127"><a id="t127" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t127">The Ever-Witness</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p647">He is the One\r\n Ever-Watchful over all His creation, hearing all sounds and seeing all beings.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p648">This noble name occurs 18\r\n times in the Qur'an, one of which is in the verse that reads, <span class="c4">{And You are Ever-Witness over all things.}</span>\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Mā'idah:</span> 117]</span>In another verse, He says, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Allah\r\n suffices as a Witness.}</span>In light of this noble name,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p649">1. When\r\n you know that Allah is Ever-Witness over all His creation, this gives you\r\n reassurance, in case you are righteous or oppressed, and warning you, if you\r\n are a sinner or oppressor. Allah Almighty says, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Surely\r\n Allah is Ever-Witness over all things.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Hajj:</span> 17]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p650">2. Do\r\n not be too worried about the current situation of Islam and the oppression\r\n inflicted upon its followers, for Allah is the Ever-Witness, the All-Wise, and\r\n the Ever-Merciful. He is watchful over the plots of the disbelievers and\r\n hypocrites and knows well the weakness of Muslims. <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{The\r\n people of the pit were killed, with fire abounding in fuel, while they sat\r\n around it, and they were witnessing what they did to the believers. Against\r\n these they had no grudge except that they believed in Allah, the All-Mighty,\r\n the Praiseworthy, Who has the Kingdom of the heavens and earth, and Allah is\r\n Ever-Witness over all things.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Burūj:</span> 4-9]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p651">What matters is your true\r\n commitment to this religion and your keenness to be among the righteous for\r\n whom will be the good outcome, even if they are powerless.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p652">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p128"><a id="t128" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t128">Al-Muqaddim – Al-Mu'akhkhir</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p129"><a id="t129" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t129">The Advancer - The Delayer</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p653">He is the One Who advances\r\n some of His creatures, in terms of their creation, and delays others, according\r\n to His will and wisdom; and He is the One Who advances some of His servants, in\r\n terms of merit, and delays others, in accordance with His will, knowledge and\r\n mercy.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p654">These\r\n two noble names occur in the Prophet's Hadīth comprising the prayer opening\r\n invocation during his Tahajjud at night, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“O\r\n Allah, to You I surrender and in You I believe... You are the Advancer, and You\r\n are the Delayer; there is no god but You."</span><a id="ref_44" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_44" name="r_44" class="fnote">[44]</a>\r\n Also, 'Ali bin Abi Tālib <span class="c2">(may Allah be pleased with him)</span>, describing\r\n the Prophet's prayer, reported that he used to say between Tashahhud and Taslīm,\r\n <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“O Allah, forgive me for what has come to pass\r\n of my sins and what will come to pass, what I have concealed and what I have\r\n declared, what I have done with excess, and what You know about better than me.\r\n You are the One Who brings forward and You are the One Who holds back. There is\r\n no god but You."</span><a id="ref_45" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_45" name="r_45" class="fnote">[45]</a> In light of these two great names,<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> I would\r\n say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p655">1.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> The\r\n advance and delay brought about by Allah Almighty is of two types:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p656">· Universal,\r\n like making some creatures better than human beings in creation. This is all\r\n based on His wisdom and knowledge.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p657">· Shar'i,\r\n like giving precedence to some people over others in terms of merit. A case in\r\n point is the prophets, who are preferred over other people. This is based on\r\n justice, mercy, and grace.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p658">2. You\r\n should know that when Allah Almighty gives precedence to some of His servants over\r\n others, this is not based on their looks or physical bodies, but on what He\r\n knows of the sincerity, purity, and faith in their hearts, as well as their\r\n righteous words and acts. The Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon\r\n him)</span> said, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Indeed, Allah does not look at your\r\n forms or wealth, but He looks at your hearts and deeds."</span><a id="ref_46" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_46" name="r_46" class="fnote">[46]</a></p><p class="ltr start" id="p659">3. Those\r\n whom Allah brings forward are advanced, even if people hold them back; and\r\n those whom Allah delays are delayed, even if people bring them forward. Allah\r\n knows while we do not. <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Would He not know, He\r\n Who has created, when He is the All-Subtle, the All-Aware?}</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Sūrat\r\n Al-<span class="c6">Mulk:</span> 14]</span>So, you should care about your status in the sight of the Creator\r\n before caring about it in the sight of created beings.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p660">4. Beware\r\n of bringing forward those Allah Almighty wants to delay or delaying those Allah\r\n wants to advance.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p661">The\r\n Prophet <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“People should be led in prayer by the one who is best in\r\n the Qur'an's recitation. And if they are the same in the recitation, then they\r\n should be led by the more knowledgeable of the Sunnah."</span><a id="ref_47" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_47" name="r_47" class="fnote">[47]</a></p><p class="ltr start" id="p662">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p130"><a id="t130" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t130">Al-Musa'ir</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p131"><a id="t131" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t131">The Fixer of Prices</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p663">He is the One Who\r\n increases or decreases the value, rank, or influence of things, and so their\r\n prices go up or down according to His wisdom, knowledge, and mercy.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p664">According\r\n to the scholars like Al-Qurtubi, Ibn Hazm, Al-Shawkāni, Ibn Bāz and Al-Albāni,\r\n this noble name which they counted among the excellent names of Allah, occurs\r\n in a Hadīth in which the Prophet <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span>\r\n said, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Allah is the One Who fixes prices, the\r\n Holder, the Expander, and the Provider."</span><a id="ref_48" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_48" name="r_48" class="fnote">[48]</a>\r\n In light of this noble name and description,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p665">1. As\r\n we know that the Almighty Lord is the Disposer of all affairs and the\r\n Overturner of the night and day and all what they contain, this makes us more\r\n attached to Him, and our reliance upon Him and hope for His bounty increase for\r\n He is the One Who expands and increases provisions and so their prices go down,\r\n or He restricts and decreases them, and so their prices go up.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p666">2. We\r\n should have firm belief that if we obey Allah Almighty, He will give us what He\r\n has guaranteed. <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Had the people of those towns\r\n believed and been God-fearing, We would certainly have opened up to them\r\n blessings from the heavens and earth; but they denied <span class="c5">[their prophets]</span> and so\r\n We seized them for their deeds.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">A'rāf:</span> 96]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p667">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p132"><a id="t132" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t132">Al-Qābid - Al-Bāsit</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p133"><a id="t133" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t133">The Holder - The Expander</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p668">He is the One Who holds\r\n the souls and withholds provisions from whomever He wills in accordance to His\r\n wisdom and power; and He is the One Who expands sustenance for His servants\r\n according to His generosity and mercy, testing them thereby, as per His wisdom.\r\n And He is the One Who stretches His hand with forgiveness to those who sin and\r\n repent.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p669">These\r\n two noble names do not occur in the Qur'an, but in a Hadīth reporting that the\r\n people said, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“O Messenger of Allah, prices have gone up. So, fix the prices for\r\n us."</span> He said, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Indeed, Allah is the One Who\r\n fixes prices, the Holder, the Expander, and the Provider. Indeed, I wish to\r\n meet Allah while none of you will have any claim against me for injustice\r\n regarding blood or property."</span><a id="ref_49" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_49" name="r_49" class="fnote">[49]</a> In light of these two great names,<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> I would\r\n say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p670">1. 'The\r\n Holder' and 'the Expander' are two names that should not be separated, for\r\n absolute perfection materializes when the two traits are combined. So, we\r\n should praise Allah Almighty for the two attributes together.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p671">2. We\r\n should rely upon Allah Almighty, entrust our affairs to Him and hope for what\r\n He has, for none can restrict what Allah expands or expand what Allah\r\n restricts. These issues are not controlled by creatures. They only proceed\r\n according to Allah's plan. Therefore, we should feel reassured and be at peace.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p672">3. When\r\n Allah Almighty restricts or expands something, this stems from His wisdom,\r\n knowledge, and mercy. So, be content with what Allah had predestined for you.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p673">4. Know\r\n that the best expanse Allah Almighty may give to any of His servants is to\r\n expand his heart and make it inclined to belief and goodness. <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Is one whose breast Allah has expanded to Islam and he\r\n is upon a light from his Lord <span class="c5">[like one whose heart rejects it]</span>?}</span>\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Zumar:</span> 22]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p674">5. Ask\r\n Allah Almighty to expand what gives you happiness in worldly life and in the\r\n Hereafter including lawful sustenance, good health and safety, useful\r\n knowledge, and faith that fills your heart.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p675">6. Bear\r\n in mind that when Allah Almighty expands the provision of any person, this does\r\n not necessarily mean that He is pleased with him. Likewise, when He restricts\r\n the provision for any person, He is not necessarily displeased with Him.\r\n Rather, Allah Almighty afflicts His servants with prosperity and adversity.\r\n Those with whom He is pleased are the people He guides to faith, righteous\r\n deeds, patience and gratitude. In the Qur'an, He says,{Then, as for man, just when his Lord tries him, so He\r\n honors him, and showers His favors on him, then he says, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“My Lord has honored\r\n me."</span> But when He tries him and restricts his provision, he says, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“My Lord has\r\n humiliated me."</span>} <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Fajr:</span> 15-16]</span></p><p class="ltr justify" id="p676">7. In\r\n order to have your sustenance expanded, heed this Hadīth in which the Prophet\r\n <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Whoever\r\n loves to have his sustenance expanded and his term of life prolonged should\r\n maintain ties of kinship."</span><a id="ref_50" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_50" name="r_50" class="fnote">[50]</a></p><p class="ltr justify" id="p677">And\r\n also mark these words in the Qudsi Hadīth, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Spend,\r\n O son of Adam, and I will spend on you."</span><a id="ref_51" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_51" name="r_51" class="fnote">[51]</a>\r\n So, stretch your hands with goodness and giving for the sake of your\r\n Lord and expect a great result.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p678">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p134"><a id="t134" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t134">Al-Mu'tee</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p135"><a id="t135" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t135">The Giver</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p679">He is the One Who gives\r\n whatever He wills from His treasures to whomever He wills from His servants. No\r\n one can repel His giving. The pious servants of Allah have the greater share in\r\n His giving. He is also the One Who gave every creature its form.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p680">This\r\n noble name occurs in a Hadīth in which the Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and\r\n blessings be upon him)</span> said, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“When Allah wills\r\n good for someone, He gives him proper understanding of religion. Allah is the\r\n Giver, and I am the divider. This Ummah will continue to prevail over their\r\n opponents until the command of Allah comes while they are prevailing."</span><a id="ref_52" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_52" name="r_52" class="fnote">[52]</a></p><p class="ltr start" id="p681">As for the Qur'an, it\r\n occurs therein in verb form.<span class="c6"> For example:</span> <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{And\r\n your Lord is going to give you, so you will be satisfied.}</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Sūrat\r\n Al-<span class="c6">Duha:</span> 5]</span> And {Surely We have given you the\r\n Al-Kauthar <span class="c2">(Abundance)</span>.} In light of this noble name,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p682">1.\r\n If a person considers how Allah Almighty gives him generously, and remembers\r\n his shortcoming with regard to his Lord, this will inspire great love in his\r\n heart for Allah as well as a sense of shame before Him. A Qudsi Hadīth reads, “O My servants, if the first of you and the last of you,\r\n and the humans of you and the jinn of you, were all to stand together in one\r\n place and ask of Me, and I were to give everyone what they asked for, that\r\n would not decrease what I possess, except what is decreased of the ocean when a\r\n needle is dipped into it."</p><p class="ltr start" id="p683">2.\r\n Since Allah Almighty is the Generous Giver, be the upright asker. <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{If people were to keep firmly to the Right Way, We would\r\n have vouchsafed them abundant rain.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Jinn:</span> 16]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p684">3. Be\r\n giving and generous, for Allah Almighty loves giving and givers. In the Qur'an,\r\n He says, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{As for he who gives and fears Allah\r\n and believes in the best <span class="c5">[reward]</span>, We will ease him toward ease.}</span>\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Layl:</span> 5-7]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p685">· Give\r\n from your money.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p686">· Give\r\n from your intercession.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p687">· Give\r\n from your knowledge.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p688">· Give\r\n from your advice.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p689">· And\r\n expect a good outcome as promised by your Lord.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p690">4.\r\n Allah's gift surpasses human imagination. In worldly life, He gives the pious\r\n and the wicked, and Muslims and disbelievers. Then on the Day of Judgment, He\r\n only gives to the believers and bestows His favors upon them. <span class="c4">{To each <span class="c5" data-redactor-class="c5">[category]</span> We extend - to these and to those -\r\n from the gift of your Lord. And never has the gift of your Lord been\r\n restricted. Look how We have favored <span class="c5">[in provision]</span> some of them over others.\r\n But the Hereafter is greater in degrees <span class="c5">[of difference]</span> and greater in\r\n distinction.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Isrā':</span> 20-21]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p691">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p136"><a id="t136" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t136">Ad-Dayyān</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p137"><a id="t137" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t137">The Recompenser</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p692">He is the One Who\r\n recompenses His servants for their deeds. If they are good, He multiplies the\r\n reward; and if they are bad, He punishes them according to His justice or\r\n pardons them.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p693">This\r\n noble name only occurs in a lengthy Hadīth in which the Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's\r\n peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Then, He\r\n - Allah Almighty - will call them with a voice that will be heard by those\r\n distant and those near, saying, 'I am the King, I am the Recompenser.'"</span><a id="ref_53" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_53" name="r_53" class="fnote">[53]</a>\r\n In light of this great name,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p694">1. If\r\n the meaning of this name firmly settles in one's heart, he will fear his Lord\r\n and avoid anything that displeases Him before standing before Him for the\r\n reckoning and recompense. <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{And We place the\r\n scales of justice for the Day of Resurrection, so no soul will be treated\r\n unjustly at all. And if there is <span class="c5">[even]</span> the weight of a mustard seed, We will\r\n bring it forth. And sufficient are We as Reckoners.}</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Sūrat\r\n Al-<span class="c6">Anbiyā':</span> 47]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p695">2. This\r\n name inspires a great sense of tranquility, trust and comfort within the hearts\r\n of oppressed people as they know that Allah Almighty will restore their rights\r\n to them and punish the oppressors. <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Do not think\r\n that Allah is heedless of the evil deeds that the evil-doers are engaged in. He\r\n is only granting them respite until a Day when their eyes shall continue to\r\n stare in horror.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Ibrahīm: 42]</span></p><p class="ltr justify" id="p696">3. How\r\n Just and Merciful our Lord is! In a Hadīth, the Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and\r\n blessings be upon him)</span> said, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“The claimants\r\n shall get their claims on the Day of Resurrection so much so that the hornless\r\n sheep shall get its claim from the horned sheep."</span><a id="ref_54" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_54" name="r_54" class="fnote">[54]</a></p><p class="ltr start" id="p697">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p138"><a id="t138" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t138">Al-Mannān</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p139"><a id="t139" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t139">The Bestower of Favors</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p698">He is the One Who gives\r\n generously and bestows lots of favors and blessings upon His servants.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p699">This name only occurs in\r\n the Qur'an in a verb form. For example, Allah Almighty says,<span class="c4">{Certainly did Allah confer <span class="c5" data-redactor-class="c5">[great]</span> favor upon the\r\n believers when He sent among them a Messenger from themselves, reciting to them\r\n His verses and purifying them and teaching them the Book and wisdom, although\r\n they had been before in manifest error.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Āl-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">'Imrān:</span> 164]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p700">It occurs as a name in a\r\n Hadīth in which Anas <span class="c2">(may Allah be pleased with him)</span> reported that he was\r\n sitting with the Prophet <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> while a\r\n man was praying and then made this supplication: O Allah, I implore You by\r\n virtue of the fact that all praise is due to You, there is no god but You, You\r\n are the Bestower of favors, the Creator of the heavens and the earth, the Owner\r\n of majesty and honor, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer!" Thereupon, the Prophet\r\n <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said, “He\r\n has implored Allah by His greatest name by which when asked, He gives, and by\r\n which when supplicated, He answers."In light of this noble\r\n name,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p701">1. Considering\r\n Allah's name 'the Bestower of favors' and pondering His bounty and generosity\r\n towards His servants inspires love within our hearts for Him and makes it\r\n incumbent upon us to give thanks and praise to Him.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p702">2. Shaykh\r\n Al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah <span class="c2">(may Allah have mercy upon him)</span> wrote these beautiful\r\n words, <span class="c1">“The Bestower of favors is the One Who gives before being asked."</span> All\r\n praise is due to our Lord in this world and in the Hereafter.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p703">3. Reminding\r\n His servants of His favors is a praiseworthy attribute of Allah Almighty; but it\r\n is bad and objectionable for a person to remind others of his favors to them. All\r\n blessings people enjoy come from their Lord as a favor from Him. But how a\r\n created being boasts of favors that do not actually come from him. Moreover,\r\n when a person gives something, he gets a reward for it and is promised\r\n compensation. On the other hand, Allah Almighty gives His servants as grace\r\n from Him, while He does not need them. Rebuking the nomad Arabs for counting\r\n their conversion to Islam as a favor to the Prophet, Allah Almighty says, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{They count it as a favor to you that they accepted\r\n Islam. Say, Do not regard your <span class="c5">[accepting]</span> Islam as a favor to me; rather,\r\n Allah has bestowed a favor on you by guiding you to faith if you are truthful.}</span>\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Hujūrāt:</span> 17]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p704">4. Know\r\n that Allah Almighty loves that His servants be aware of His blessings and\r\n recognize His favors. This is a distinguishing trait of the believers. In the\r\n story of Prophet Yūsuf, the Qur'an says, {They\r\n exclaimed, <span class="c1">“Are you indeed Joseph?"</span> He said, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Yes, I am Joseph and this is my\r\n brother. Allah has surely been gracious to us. Indeed, whoever fears Allah and\r\n remains patient, Allah does not allow the reward of such people to go to\r\n waste."</span>} <span class="c5">[Sūrat Yūsuf: 90]</span> And about the dwellers of Paradise, Allah\r\n Almighty says, {And they will approach one\r\n another, inquiring of each other. They will say, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Indeed, we were previously\r\n among our people fearful <span class="c5">[of displeasing Allah]</span>. So Allah conferred favor upon\r\n us and protected us from the punishment of the Scorching Fire. Indeed, we used\r\n to supplicate Him before. Indeed, it is He who is the Beneficent, Most\r\n Merciful."</span>} <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Tūr:</span> 25-28]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p705">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p140"><a id="t140" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t140">Ar-Rāziq - Ar-Razzāq</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p141"><a id="t141" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t141">The Sustainer - The All-Sustainer</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p706">The Sustainer is the One\r\n Who guarantees the sustenance for all those in the heavens and earth, be they\r\n pious or wicked, and then He gives special sustenance for His close servants,\r\n increasing them in faith and wisdom and growing their bodies through lawful\r\n earning.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p707">Allah's name 'the\r\n Sustainer' occurs 5 times in the Qur'an.<span class="c6"> For example:</span> <span class="c4">{And provide for us, and You are the best of providers.}</span>\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Mā'idah:</span> 114]</span> And {But when they saw a\r\n transaction or a diversion, they rushed to it and left you standing. Say, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“What\r\n is with Allah is better than diversion and than a transaction, and Allah is the\r\n best of providers."</span>} <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Jumu'ah:</span> 11]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p708">The All-Sustainer is a\r\n name that denotes the abundance of the sustenance He gives His servants. He\r\n provides for them before they ask for it, and even provides for them while they\r\n disobey Him.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p709">This great name, The\r\n All-Sustainer, occurs only once in the Qur'an in the verse that says, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Surely Allah is The All-Sustainer, the Owner of Power,\r\n the Strong.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Dhāriyāt:</span> 58]</span>In light of these two great\r\n names,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p710">1. When\r\n a person knows these two names, he feels love for His Generous Lord. If a\r\n disbeliever lives on the provision of Allah, then what about the believer!\r\n Allah Almighty says,<span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{And there is no creature on\r\n earth but upon Allah is its provision.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Hūd: 6]</span>The Prophet\r\n <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“No\r\n one is more patient over a hurtful thing he has heard than Allah: They falsely\r\n attribute a son to Him, and then He gives them safety and sustenance."</span><a id="ref_55" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_55" name="r_55" class="fnote">[55]</a></p><p class="ltr start" id="p711">2. Be\r\n certain that sustenance lies in the hands of Allah Almighty. No created being\r\n can, independently, bring sustenance to anyone or keep it away from anyone. This\r\n gives us relief and reassurance. <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Whatever mercy\r\n Allah accords to people, none can withhold; and whatever He withholds, no other\r\n will be able to release after Him. He is All-Mighty, All-Wise.}</span>\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Fātir: 2]</span>Out of their ignorance, the hypocrites during the Prophet's\r\n time called for a dirty economic war against him and his Companions unaware\r\n that sustenance is in the hands of Allah Almighty. {It\r\n is they who say, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Give nothing to those who are with the Messenger of Allah so\r\n that they may disperse."</span> And the treasures of the heavens and earth belong to\r\n Allah. But the hypocrites do not understand.} <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Munāfiqūn:</span>\r\n 7]</span></p><p class="ltr justify" id="p712">3. Know\r\n and bear in mind that the provision of Allah Almighty is too broad to be\r\n limited to only food and drink. Rather, it is everything good, material or\r\n moral, worldly or otherworldly, that your Lord bestows upon you. The Prophet\r\n <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> spoke to 'Ā'ishah about Khadījah,\r\n saying, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Her love was given to me as a provision\r\n <span class="c2">(from Allah)</span>."</span><a id="ref_56" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_56" name="r_56" class="fnote">[56]</a> If people are mindless to this broad meaning\r\n of provision, then some may think that they suffer deprivation, given that they\r\n have little wealth, even though Allah has given them good health, success and\r\n love among people.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p713">4. The\r\n best means whereby a person can seek sustenance and blessings is belief in\r\n Allah Almighty and fearing Him. In the Qur'an, He says, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Had the people of those towns believed and been\r\n God-fearing, We would have certainly opened up to them blessings from the\r\n heavens and earth; but they denied <span class="c5">[their prophets]</span>, so We seized them for\r\n their deeds.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">A'rāf:</span> 96]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p714">He also says, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{And whoever fears Allah - He will make for him a way\r\n out, and will provide for him from where he does not expect.}</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Sūrat\r\n Al-<span class="c6">Talāq:</span> 2-3]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p715">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p142"><a id="t142" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t142">Al-Wakeel - Al-Kafeel</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p143"><a id="t143" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t143">The Trustee - The Guarantor</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p716">He is the One Who manages\r\n and directs the affairs of all beings; and He is the One Who suffices those who\r\n resort to Him and preserves those who seek refuge in Him.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p717">As for His name 'the\r\n Trustee', it occurs 14 times in the Qur'an,<span class="c6"> including:</span> <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{And rely upon Allah. And sufficient is Allah as s\r\n Trustee.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Ahzāb:</span> 3]</span> And <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Allah\r\n is the Creator of all things, and He is Trustee over all things.}</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Sūrat\r\n Al-<span class="c6">Zumar:</span> 62]</span>Allah's name 'the Sponsor' occurs only once in the Qur'an in the\r\n verse that says, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{And fulfill the covenant of\r\n Allah when you have made a pledge, and do not break the oaths after they have\r\n been affirmed. And you have already made Allah Guarantor over you.}</span>\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Nahl:</span> 91]</span>In light of these great names,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p718">1. We\r\n should sincerely rely upon Allah Almighty, for He is the One Who directs all\r\n matters and possesses all provisions, and He is the One Who has the power to\r\n truly bring about benefit and ward off harm.<span class="c6"> Hence comes the command:</span> <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{And rely upon the Ever-Living who does not die, and\r\n exalt with His praise.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Furqān:</span> 58]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p719">2. If\r\n a person properly knows the magnificence of Allah Almighty, He will rely upon\r\n none but Him and seek help from none but Him. This is how the believers are. <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{The true believers are those who, when Allah's name is\r\n mentioned, their hearts quake, and when His verses are recited to them their\r\n faith grows, and who rely upon their Lord.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Anfāl:</span> 2]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p720">3. The\r\n most reassured people are those who rely most upon their Lord. This is because\r\n they know Him well and resort to Him in a sincere manner.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p721">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p144"><a id="t144" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t144">Al-Kāfee</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p145"><a id="t145" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t145">The All-Sufficient</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p722">He is the One Who suffices\r\n His servants against their concerns and troubles.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p723">This great name occurs\r\n only once in the Qur'an in the verse that says, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Is\r\n not Allah sufficient for His servant.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Zumar:</span> 36]</span>In light\r\n of this noble name,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p724">1.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Allah's\r\n sufficiency for His servants falls under two categories:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p725">a.<span class="c6"> General:</span> He suffices\r\n all His servants as He provides for them and manages and reforms their affairs.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p726">b.<span class="c6"> Specific:</span>\r\n He suffices His believing servants by guiding and supporting them and showing\r\n kindness to them.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p727">2. This\r\n name increases a servant's trust in his Lord and fills his heart with peace and\r\n reliance upon Him, for Allah Almighty undertakes to provide for His servants\r\n and support His pious ones, and none is more truthful than Him. Addressing His\r\n Prophet, Allah Almighty says, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{So if they\r\n believe the same as you believe, then they have been <span class="c5">[rightly]</span> guided; but if\r\n they turn away, they are only in dissension, and Allah will be sufficient for\r\n you against them. And He is the All-Hearing, All-Knowing.}</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Sūrat\r\n Al-<span class="c6">Baqarah:</span> 137]</span></p><p class="ltr justify" id="p728">3. We should frequently praise Allah Almighty\r\n for the favors and sufficiency He bestows upon us. The Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's\r\n peace and blessings be upon him)</span> used to say while going to bed, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“All praise is due to Allah, Who provided us with food\r\n and drink, protected, and provided us with shelter. There are many who have no\r\n one to protect or shelter them."</span><a id="ref_57" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_57" name="r_57" class="fnote">[57]</a></p><p class="ltr start" id="p729">4. Scholars\r\n who counted 'the All-Sufficient' among the excellent names of Allah Almighty\r\n include Ibn Al-'Arabi Al-Māliki and Ibn Hajar Al-'Asqalāni.</p><p class="ltr center" id="p730">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p146"><a id="t146" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t146">Ar-Raqeeb</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p147"><a id="t147" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t147">The Ever-Watchful</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p731">He is the One Who watches\r\n over His creation and records the deeds of His servants. He misses nothing\r\n whatsoever, neither a look nor a thought.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p732">This noble name occurs 3\r\n times in the Qur'an.<span class="c6"> For example:</span> <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Indeed, Allah\r\n is Ever-Watchful over you.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Nisā':</span> 1]</span> Another verse quotes\r\n Prophet Jesus <span class="c2">(peace be upon him)</span> as saying, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Then\r\n when You took me up, You were indeed the Ever-Watchful over them, and You are\r\n Ever-Witness over all things.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Mā'idah:</span> 117]</span> In the third\r\n verse, Allah Almighty says, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{And Allah is Ever-Watchful\r\n over all things.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Ahzāb:</span> 52]</span> In light of this great name,<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span">\r\n I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p733">1. Always\r\n remember that Allah is ever watchful over you and your conditions. If you\r\n commit any sin, ask Him for forgiveness. And if you do any good deed, give\r\n thanks to Him. And if you are engaged in a certain endeavor, seek His help and\r\n support.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p734">2. Knowledge\r\n of this name explains why many societies abounds with theft, oppression,\r\n betrayal and deception. This is only due to the lack of heedfulness of Allah's\r\n watchfulness over us, in public and secret.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p735">***</p><h2 class="ltr start" id="p148"><a id="t148" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t148">Al-Muhsin</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p149"><a id="t149" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t149">The Superb Benevolent</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p736">He is the One Who\r\n perfected everything He created, and Who has been good to His servants through\r\n His great favors and blessings.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p737">This name occurs in the\r\n Qur'an only in a verb form. For example, Allah Almighty says, <span class="c4">{And do good as Allah has done good to you.}</span>\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Qasas:</span> 77]</span> And <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Who perfected\r\n everything which He created and began the creation of man from clay.}</span>\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Sajdah:</span> 7]</span></p><p class="ltr justify" id="p738">Yet\r\n it occurs as a name in a Hadīth in which the Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and\r\n blessings be upon him)</span> said, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“If you judge,\r\n judge justly, and if you speak, speak good; indeed, Allah is Benevolent and He\r\n loves benevolence."</span><a id="ref_58" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_58" name="r_58" class="fnote">[58]</a> In another Hadīth, Shaddād ibn Aws reported\r\n that the Prophet <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Indeed, Allah Almighty is Benevolent and He loves\r\n benevolence. So, when you kill, kill benevolently."</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Narrated by\r\n 'Abd al-Razzāq in his Musannaf]</span> In light of this great name,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p739">1. When\r\n we remember the benevolence of Allah Almighty as He perfected His creation and\r\n bestows abundant favors upon His servants, we feel great love for Him and find\r\n it easy and even enjoyable to do good deeds and shun sins.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p740">2. Know\r\n that as Allah perfected His creation, He also perfected His law, and as we\r\n believe in His words, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{So blessed is Allah, the\r\n Best of creators,}</span> we should also believe in His following words: <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{But who is better than Allah in judgment for a people\r\n who are certain in faith.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Mā'idah:</span> 50]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p741">3. Always\r\n remember that the Superb Benevolent Lord loves His benevolent servants. <span class="c4">{And do good; indeed, Allah loves the doers of good.}</span>\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Baqarah:</span> 195]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p742">4. One\r\n of the quickest and best ways for attaining happiness is doing good to people.\r\n Allah Almighty says, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Can the reward of goodness\r\n be any other than goodness?}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Rahmān:</span> 60]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p743">So, be good and perfect\r\n your worship to Allah Almighty as He has perfected your creation and has been\r\n good to all His servants, including you, by endowing them with favors and blessings.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p744">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p150"><a id="t150" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t150">Al-Haseeb</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p151"><a id="t151" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t151">The Ever-Reckoner</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p745">He is the One Who suffices\r\n His servants against all their concerns and troubles in terms of worldly and\r\n religious affairs. The believers win the greater share of His sufficiency. And\r\n He is the One Who recompenses His servants for their deeds.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p746">This noble name occurs 3\r\n times in the Qur'an.<span class="c6"> For example:</span> <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{And Allah\r\n suffices as Ever-Reckoner.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Nisā':</span> 6]</span> And <span class="c4">{Surely Allah has been Ever-Reckoner over everything.}</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Sūrat\r\n Al-<span class="c6">Nisā':</span> 86]</span> In light of this great name,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p747">1. Knowledge\r\n of this name prompts a person to heed Allah Almighty and strive to follow the\r\n path dear and pleasing to Him, for He is the One Who records the deeds of His\r\n servants and recompenses them accordingly on the Day of Judgment. <span class="c4">{Surely Allah has been Ever-Reckoner over all things.}</span>\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Nisā':</span> 86]</span> And He does not wrong anyone at all. In the Qur'an, He\r\n says, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Read your record. Yourself is sufficient\r\n against you this Day as a reckoner.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Isrā':</span> 14]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p748">2. A\r\n wise person should also remember the Day of Reckoning, and that ahead of him is\r\n a Day when he will be recompensed for his deeds. No one forgets or disbelieves\r\n in the Day of Recompense except that he feels free to oppress others and act\r\n criminally and sinfully. <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Indeed, those who go\r\n astray from the way of Allah will have a severe punishment for having forgotten\r\n the Day of Reckoning.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Sād: 26]</span> In the Qur'an, Prophet Moses\r\n <span class="c2">(peace be upon him)</span> is quoted to have said, But\r\n Moses said, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Indeed, I have sought refuge in my Lord and your Lord from every\r\n arrogant one who does not believe in the Day of Account."</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Sūrat Ghāfir:\r\n 27]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p749">3. When\r\n the meaning of this name firmly settles in one's heart, it gets filled with\r\n peace and reassurance, and he disavows reliance upon anyone but Allah Almighty.\r\n He says in the Qur'an, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{And He will provide for\r\n him from where he does not expect.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Talāq:</span> 3]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p750">4. The\r\n biggest winners of Allah's sufficiency and preservation are the believers in\r\n Him and the followers of His Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon\r\n him)</span>. <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{O Prophet, Allah is sufficient for you\r\n and those believers who follow you.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Anfāl:</span> 64]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p751">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p152"><a id="t152" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t152">Ash-Shāfi - At-Tabeeb</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p153"><a id="t153" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t153">The Healer - The Curer</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p752">He is the One Who heals\r\n hearts and bodies from their illnesses. People can do nothing but apply the\r\n medicine created by their Lord, and then the cure lies in the hands of Allah\r\n Almighty alone with no partner. So, He is the only Healer, and there is no cure\r\n but His cure.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p753">These two noble names do\r\n not occur in the Qur'an, but they do in the Prophet's Sunnah. As for the name\r\n the Healer, it occurs in a Hadīth in which 'Ā'ishah <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah be pleased with\r\n her)</span> reported that whenever the Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and blessings be\r\n upon him)</span> visited an ill person, he would supplicate, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“O Allah, the Lord of people, remove the trouble and\r\n heal, for You are the Healer. No healing is of any avail but Yours, healing\r\n that will leave behind no ailment!"</span><a id="ref_59" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_59" name="r_59" class="fnote">[59]</a></p><p class="ltr justify" id="p754">As\r\n for His name the Curer, it occurs in a Hadīth in which Abu Ramthah <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah\r\n be pleased with him)</span> reported: My father and I rushed to the Prophet, and my\r\n father said to him, <span class="c1">“Show me that thing on your back, for I am a curer."</span> He\r\n replied, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Allah is the Curer. You are only a\r\n kind man. The One Who cure it is the One Who created it."</span><a id="ref_60" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_60" name="r_60" class="fnote">[60]</a>In light of these\r\n two great names,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p755">· Maladies\r\n that affect people are of two types: diseases of the body and diseases of the\r\n heart. Diseases that affect hearts and souls are more dangerous. Hence, all of\r\n us should recall this meaning while supplicating Allah Almighty to cure us from\r\n the diseases of our bodies and hearts. When a heart is hard, this is an\r\n illness; when it is attached to other than Allah, this is also an illness;\r\n moral deviation is an illness; and foul speech is an illness. So, be careful to\r\n seek both kinds of cure.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p756">· Always\r\n remember that true cure comes from Allah Almighty Who says, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{If Allah afflicts you with any hardship, none other than\r\n Him can remove it; and if He wills any good for you, none can avert His bounty.\r\n He bestows good upon whomsoever of His servants He wills. He is the\r\n All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Yūnus: 107]</span> Pursue the means\r\n of cure materially, but keep your heart attached to the Almighty Healer. Turn\r\n to Allah, trust Him and expect abundant goodness from Him, for He has the power\r\n to cure you and this is easy for Him.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p757">· Just\r\n as Allah Almighty is the Healer, His Shariah is a source of healing for all\r\n people if they embrace and follow it. The world is full of illnesses in\r\n economy, politics, and education. The cure for all this lies in the Shariah of\r\n the All-Wise Lord, Who says, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{And We send down\r\n of the Qur'an what is healing and mercy for the believers, but it does not\r\n increase the wrongdoers except in loss.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Isrā':</span> 82]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p758">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p154"><a id="t154" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t154">Ar-Rafeeq</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p155"><a id="t155" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t155">The Kind</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p759">He is the One Who adopts a\r\n gradual approach in creating and legislating, though He is able to do this all\r\n at once. He is the One Who treats His servants kindly and gently, not charging\r\n them with anything beyond their capacity.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p760">This\r\n noble name does not occur in the Qur'an, yet it does in a Hadīth in which\r\n 'Ā'ishah <span class="c2">(may Allah be pleased with her)</span> reported that the Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's\r\n peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Allah is\r\n Kind and He loves kindness in all matters."</span><a id="ref_61" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_61" name="r_61" class="fnote">[61]</a>\r\n There is a nice story behind this Hadīth. Read it. In light of this noble\r\n name,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p761">1.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Kindness\r\n has two meanings:</span> one is better-known and the other is little-known. The\r\n better-<span class="c6">known meaning is:</span> gentleness and adopting what is easier. The\r\n little-<span class="c6">known meaning is:</span> adopting gradation.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p762">2. Allah\r\n Almighty is Kind to His servants and wants ease for them; and He is also Kind\r\n in the sense that He adopts a gradual approach in His creation and legislation\r\n which involves apparent facilitation.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p763">3. This\r\n name inspires great love for Allah and a strong sense of trust in His Shariah.\r\n Showing His grace to His servants, Allah Almighty says, <span class="c4">{Allah does not charge any soul except its capacity.}</span>\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Baqarah:</span> 286]</span> 'Ā'ishah <span class="c2">(may Allah be pleased with her)</span> reported,\r\n "Whenever the Messenger of Allah <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon\r\n him)</span> was given a choice between two things, he would always choose what is\r\n easier, unless it was a sin." <a id="ref_62" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_62" name="r_62" class="fnote">[62]</a></p><p class="ltr justify" id="p764">4. Whoever\r\n wants to meet a lot of success and little failure should stick to the attribute\r\n of kindness about which the Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon\r\n him)</span> beautifully said, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Whoever is deprived of\r\n kindness is deprived of all goodness."</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Muslim]</span> He also\r\n said, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Whenever kindness exists in something, it\r\n adorns it; and whenever it is removed from it, it makes it defective."</span><a id="ref_63" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_63" name="r_63" class="fnote">[63]</a></p><p class="ltr start" id="p765">So, be kind to yourself\r\n and others and treat all people gently. Be gradual in acquiring good traits and\r\n advising people. Do not hasten to pick up the fruits before they are ripe.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p766">If\r\n a person rushes to take something before its due time, he gets punished by\r\n being deprived of it. The Prophet <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span>\r\n said, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“When Allah wills good for a household, He\r\n makes kindness exist amongst them."</span><a id="ref_64" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_64" name="r_64" class="fnote">[64]</a></p><p class="ltr start" id="p767">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p156"><a id="t156" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t156">Al-Muqeet</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p157"><a id="t157" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t157">The All-Nourisher</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p768">He is the One Who created\r\n subsistence and sustenance and guaranteed to make them reach His creatures.\r\n Also, He is the Keeper over them and over the deeds of His servants without any\r\n omission.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p769">This great name occurs\r\n only once in the Qur'an in the verse that says, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{And\r\n Allah is All-Nourisher to all <span class="c5">[living]</span> things.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Nisā':</span>\r\n 85]</span>In light of this noble name,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p770">1. When\r\n we consider how Allah is gracious to us and makes our sustenance easy for us\r\n since we were embryos, this makes us feel great love for Him. <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{And if you should count the favors of Allah, you will\r\n not be able to enumerate them.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Nahl:</span> 18]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p771">2. We\r\n should rely upon Allah Almighty alone for providing our sustenance. About the\r\n creation of the earth, He says, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{He set up firm\r\n mountains on it, blessed it and provided it with sustenance in proportion to\r\n the needs of all who seek sustenance. All this was done in four days.}</span>\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Fussilat: 10]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p772">3. As\r\n you ask your Lord to give you the provision for your body and to bless it, do\r\n not forget to also ask Him for the provision of hearts and souls. A person's\r\n soul is fed by spiritual meanings, and not by food or drink.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p773">4. Some\r\n scholars differentiated between Allah's names 'the All-Nourisher' and 'the\r\n All-Sustainer', saying, The All-Nourisher is more specific than the\r\n All-Sustainer, for the former is about subsistence only <span class="c2">(food and drink)</span>, while\r\n the latter encompasses all sustenance, food and drink as well as other things.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p774">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p158"><a id="t158" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t158">At-Tayyib</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p159"><a id="t159" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t159">The Good</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p775">He is the Pure One Who is\r\n free from any deficiency or defect; and He is the One possessing absolute\r\n beauty and perfection and showing lots of good to His servants. He only accepts\r\n the acts and charity that are good, lawful, and done sincerely for His sake.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p776">This noble name does not\r\n occur in the Qur'an, yet it does in a Hadīth in which Abu Hurayrah <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah\r\n be pleased with him)</span> reported, "The Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and\r\n blessings be upon him)</span> said, 'O people, indeed\r\n Allah is good and only accepts what is good; and indeed Allah commands the\r\n believers as He commanded the messengers. He says, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{O you the Messengers, eat of the good things and do\r\n righteousness; surely I am All-Knowing of whatever you do.}</span>'<span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Mu'minūn:</span> 51]</span> He also says, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{O you who believe, eat from the good things which We\r\n have provided for you and be grateful to Allah if it is <span class="c5">[indeed]</span> Him that you\r\n worship.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Baqarah:</span> 172]</span> Then he mentioned <span class="c5">[the case]</span> of a\r\n man who, having journeyed far, is disheveled and dusty, and who spreads out his\r\n hands to the sky saying <span class="c1">“O Lord, O Lord,"</span> while his food is unlawful, his drink\r\n is unlawful, his clothing is unlawful and he has been nourished unlawfully, so\r\n how can his supplication be answered?" <a id="ref_65" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_65" name="r_65" class="fnote">[65]</a>In\r\n light of this noble name,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p777">1. Your\r\n love for Allah Almighty will grow when you know the meaning of His name 'the\r\n Good' and that He has good names, attributes and actions; and nothing but good\r\n comes from Him or goes up to Him; and that His Paradise is good and only the\r\n good servants will be admitted to it; rather, all good things are not good\r\n except because of Him.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p778">2. Always\r\n bear in mind that Allah is the Good and does not accept from His servants\r\n except what is good whether they are beliefs, words, deeds, or manners. Allah\r\n Almighty says, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{To Him ascends good speech, and\r\n righteous work raises it.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Fātir: 10]</span> And the Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may\r\n Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“He\r\n who gives in charity the value of a date that was lawfully earned - and Allah\r\n only accepts what has been lawfully earned - Allah will accept it with His\r\n right hand and will nurture it for him, just as one of you nurtures his foal\r\n until it becomes like a mountain."</span><a id="ref_66" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_66" name="r_66" class="fnote">[66]</a></p><p class="ltr start" id="p779">3. Always\r\n remember that Allah, the Good, loves His servants who are good in their hearts,\r\n words, deeds, and manners. So, being good wins you a good life in this world\r\n and in the Hereafter. <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Whoever does\r\n righteousness, whether male or female, while he is a believer - We will surely\r\n cause him to live a good life.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Nahl:</span> 97]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p780">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p160"><a id="t160" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t160">Al-Hādi</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p161"><a id="t161" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t161">The Guide</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p781">He is the One Who guides\r\n His creatures and helps them pursue their interests and sustenance and avoid\r\n harmful things; and He is the One Who guides His accountable servants to the\r\n path of good and the path of evil, as well as the path of salvation and the\r\n path of ruin; and He is also the One Who guides, inspires and helps His\r\n servants to follow the right path according to His wisdom and mercy.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p782">This great name occurs\r\n twice in the Qur'an. One is in a verse that says, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{And\r\n sufficient is your Lord as a guide and a helper.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Furqān:</span>\r\n 31]</span> And the other came in a verse saying, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{And\r\n Allah is indeed a Guide of those who have believed to a straight path.}</span>\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Hajj:</span> 54]</span>In light of this noble name,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p783">1. All\r\n creatures move in this world according to Allah's general guidance for them. {He <span class="c5">[Pharaoh]</span> said, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“So who is the Lord of you two, O\r\n Moses?" He said, “Our Lord is He Who gave everything its form and then\r\n guided it."</span>} <span class="c5">[Sūrat Tāha: 49-50]</span>Hence, everything guides us and\r\n points to the Almighty Creator Who created, proportioned, determined, and\r\n guided.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p784">2. No\r\n one can guide and lead a person to the straight path but Allah Almighty. So, we\r\n should stand in need before our Lord and implore Him to guide us to it and help\r\n us hold onto it. In a Qudsi Hadīth, Allah Almighty says, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“O My servants, you are all in misguidance except those I\r\n guide. So, seek My guidance and I will guide you."</span><a id="ref_67" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_67" name="r_67" class="fnote">[67]</a></p><p class="ltr start" id="p785">3. Know\r\n that you are constantly in need of guidance at every moment of your life, so as\r\n to be led to what is dear and pleasing to your Lord - day and night and under\r\n all conditions. We should, therefore, recall the great meaning of the supplication\r\n we repeat in every Rak'ah of our prayer, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Guide\r\n us to the straight path.}</span>And we should always remember that we need\r\n it.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p786">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p162"><a id="t162" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t162">Al-Barr</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p163"><a id="t163" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t163">The Beneficent</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p787">He is the One Who shows\r\n superb beneficence towards His creation. No one can enumerate His blessings.\r\n And He is the One Who always keeps His promise.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p788">This great name occurs\r\n only once in the Qur'an in the verse that says, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Indeed,\r\n we used to supplicate Him before. Indeed, it is He who is the Beneficent, Most\r\n Merciful.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Tūr:</span> 28]</span> In light of this noble name,<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> I would\r\n say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p789">1. When\r\n we observe the beneficence of Allah Almighty towards His servants, we feel\r\n great love for Him.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p790">2. Know\r\n that Allah, the Beneficent, loves beneficence which means giving and good\r\n morals. Allah Almighty says, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{You will never\r\n attain righteousness until you spend of whatever you love.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Āl-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">'Imrān:</span>\r\n 92]</span> And the Prophet <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said, <span class="c1">“Beneficence is good character."</span><a id="ref_68" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_68" name="r_68" class="fnote">[68]</a>\r\n The more beneficent you are, the more you receive beneficence from your\r\n Lord.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p791">3. Among\r\n the meanings of Allah's beneficence is that He always keeps His promise.\r\n Rather, none is more true to his promise than Allah Almighty. About the\r\n believers who found the certain truth, He says,{And\r\n they will say, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“All praise is due to Allah, Who has fulfilled for us His\r\n promise and made us inherit the earth <span class="c5">[so]</span> we may settle in Paradise wherever\r\n we will. And what an excellent reward of workers!"</span>} <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Zumar:</span>\r\n 74]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p792">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p164"><a id="t164" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t164">As-Subbooh</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p165"><a id="t165" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t165">The All-Glorious</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p793">He is the One far exalted\r\n above any deficiency or defect, for He possesses the attributes of absolute\r\n beauty and perfection.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p794">This noble name occurs in\r\n the Prophet's Sunnah, in a Hadīth in which 'Ā'ishah <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah be pleased with\r\n her)</span> reported that the Prophet <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span>\r\n used to say in his bowing and prostration, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“All-Glorious,\r\n All-Holy, Lord of the angels and the Spirit."</span>In light of this noble\r\n name,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p795">1. A\r\n person should know that all creatures in the heavens and earth glorify and\r\n praise their Lord and Creator, and attest to His Oneness and immense dominion. <span class="c4">{And there is not a thing except that it exalts <span class="c5" data-redactor-class="c5">[Allah]</span>\r\n by His praise, but you do not understand their <span class="c5">[way of]</span> exalting.}</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Sūrat\r\n Al-<span class="c6">Isrā':</span> 44]</span>So, hasten to be among those who exalt the Almighty Lord!</p><p class="ltr start" id="p796">2. Remember\r\n that one of the best acts of worship to Allah is to glorify Him, and this Dhikr\r\n was the means of salvation for Prophet Yūnus <span class="c2">(Jonah)</span> <span class="c2">(peace be upon him)</span>, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{There is no god but You; Exalted are You. Indeed, I have\r\n been of the wrongdoers.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Anbiyā':</span> 87]</span></p><p class="ltr justify" id="p797">3. Do\r\n you know that the last Hadīth narrated in Sahīh Al-Bukhāri relates, as reported\r\n by Abu Hurayrah <span class="c2">(may Allah be pleased with him)</span>, that the Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's\r\n peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Two\r\n phrases are light for the tongue to utter,<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> heavy in the scales and dear to the\r\n Most Compassionate:</span> 'Glory and praise be to Allah; glory be to Allah, the\r\n Magnificent.'"</span><a id="ref_69" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_69" name="r_69" class="fnote">[69]</a>So,\r\n be keen to say them frequently.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p798">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p166"><a id="t166" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t166">Al-Wārith</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p167"><a id="t167" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t167">The Inheritor</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p799">He is the One Who will\r\n remain after the end of all creation. All things return to Him after their\r\n temporary owners die, and all what we possess in this world is a trust that\r\n will one day return to its Almighty Owner.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p800">This noble name occurs 3\r\n times in the Qur'an.<span class="c6"> For example:</span> <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{And indeed it\r\n is We who give life and cause death, and We are the Inheritors.}</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Sūrat\r\n Al-<span class="c6">Hijr:</span> 23]</span> And <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{And it is We Who were the\r\n Inheritors.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Qasas:</span> 58]</span> In light of this noble name,<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> I\r\n would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p801">1. \r\n Allah Almighty is the\r\n Ever-Magnificent, the Most Great. All creation is doomed to perish and only\r\n Allah will remain. Glory be to Him. <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{All that is\r\n on it <span class="c5">[earth]</span> will perish, and there will remain the Face of your Lord, Owner\r\n of Majesty and Honor.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Rahmān:</span> 26-27]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p802">2. \r\n Beware of attachment to\r\n worldly life, for all of it will perish and disappear and nothing will endure\r\n but belief in Allah and righteous work. <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{But the\r\n enduring good deeds are better for your Lord as a reward and better as a hope.}</span>\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Kahf:</span> 46]</span> This is all to win the gardens of bliss, about which Allah\r\n Almighty says, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Such is the Paradise which We\r\n shall cause those of Our servants who were God-fearing to inherit.}</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Sūrat\r\n Mariyam: 63]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p803">3.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> \r\n We should trust Allah's\r\n promise to the believers:</span> <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{Surely We wrote in\r\n the Psalms, after the exhortation, that the earth shall be inherited by My\r\n righteous servants.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Anbiyā':</span> 105]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p804">***</p><span class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></span><h2 class="ltr start" id="p168"><a id="t168" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t168">Al-Muheet</a></h2><h2 class="ltr start" id="p169"><a id="t169" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t169">The All-Encompassing</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p805">He is the One Who\r\n encompasses all His creation with His knowledge and power. Nothing of their\r\n conditions is hidden from Him and they are all under His control and authority.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p806">Allah's name 'the\r\n All-Encompassing' occurs 3 times in the Qur'an.<span class="c6"> For example:</span> <span class="c4">{But Allah is All-Encompassing of the disbelievers.}</span>\r\n <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Baqarah:</span> 19]</span> And <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{And Allah is\r\n All-Encompassing of them on every side.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Burūj:</span> 20]</span>In\r\n light of this noble name,<span class="c6"> I would say:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p807">1. Whoever\r\n properly ponders Allah's name 'the All-Encompassing' will feel fearful and shy\r\n of Him.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p808">2. When\r\n the meaning of this name firmly settles within one's heart, he no longer fears\r\n people who are weak creatures. Allah Almighty says, <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{If\r\n anything good happens to you, they are grieved; if any misfortune befalls you,\r\n they rejoice at it. But if you remain steadfast and mindful of Allah, their\r\n schemes will not cause you any harm. Indeed, Allah is All-Encompassing of all\r\n what they do.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Āl-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">'Imrān:</span> 120]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p809">This is also true when a\r\n person knows that there is no escape from Allah but to Him. <span class="c4" data-redactor-tag="span">{So flee to Allah. Indeed, I am a clear warner to you\r\n from Him.}</span> <span class="c5">[Sūrat Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Dhāriyāt:</span> 50]</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p810">***</p><p class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></p><hr class="ltr start"><p class="ltr start" id="p811"><a id="note_1" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_1" name="n_1" class="fnote_ref">[1]</a> Narrated by Al-Bukhᾱri</p><p class="ltr start" id="p812"><a id="note_2" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_2" name="n_2" class="fnote_ref">[2]</a> Narrated by\r\n Al-Bukhāri and Muslim</p><p class="ltr start" id="p813"><a id="note_3" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_3" name="n_3" class="fnote_ref">[3]</a> Narrated by\r\n Al-Bukhāri and Muslim</p><p class="ltr start" id="p814"><a id="note_4" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_4" name="n_4" class="fnote_ref">[4]</a> Narrated by Ahmad and\r\n Al-Tirmidhi</p><p class="ltr start" id="p815"><a id="note_5" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_5" name="n_5" class="fnote_ref">[5]</a> Narrated by\r\n Al-Bayhaqi</p><p class="ltr start" id="p816"><a id="note_6" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_6" name="n_6" class="fnote_ref">[6]</a> Narrated by Muslim</p><p class="ltr start" id="p817"><a id="note_7" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_7" name="n_7" class="fnote_ref">[7]</a> Narrated by Abu Dāwūd</p><p class="ltr start" id="p818"><a id="note_8" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_8" name="n_8" class="fnote_ref">[8]</a> Narrated by Muslim</p><p class="ltr start" id="p819"><a id="note_9" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_9" name="n_9" class="fnote_ref">[9]</a> Narrated by Muslim</p><p class="ltr start" id="p820"><a id="note_10" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_10" name="n_10" class="fnote_ref">[10]</a> Narrated by\r\n Al-Tirmidhi</p><p class="ltr start" id="p821"><a id="note_11" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_11" name="n_11" class="fnote_ref">[11]</a> Narrated by\r\n Al-Bukhāri and Muslim</p><p class="ltr start" id="p822"><a id="note_12" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_12" name="n_12" class="fnote_ref">[12]</a>Narrated by Muslim</p><p class="ltr start" id="p823"><a id="note_13" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_13" name="n_13" class="fnote_ref">[13]</a> Narrated by\r\n Al-Bukhāri, Ahmad and Al-Nasā'i</p><p class="ltr start" id="p824"><a id="note_14" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_14" name="n_14" class="fnote_ref">[14]</a> Narrated by\r\n Al-Bukhāri; reported by Anas</p><p class="ltr start" id="p825"><a id="note_15" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_15" name="n_15" class="fnote_ref">[15]</a> Narrated by\r\n Al-Bukhāri and Muslim</p><p class="ltr start" id="p826"><a id="note_16" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_16" name="n_16" class="fnote_ref">[16]</a> Narrated by Muslim</p><p class="ltr start" id="p827"><a id="note_17" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_17" name="n_17" class="fnote_ref">[17]</a> Narrated by Muslim</p><p class="ltr start" id="p828"><a id="note_18" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_18" name="n_18" class="fnote_ref">[18]</a> Narrated by Muslim</p><p class="ltr start" id="p829"><a id="note_19" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_19" name="n_19" class="fnote_ref">[19]</a> Narrated by Muslim</p><p class="ltr start" id="p830"><a id="note_20" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_20" name="n_20" class="fnote_ref">[20]</a> Narrated by Muslim</p><p class="ltr start" id="p831"><a id="note_21" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_21" name="n_21" class="fnote_ref">[21]</a> Narrated by Abu Dāwūd</p><p class="ltr start" id="p832"><a id="note_22" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_22" name="n_22" class="fnote_ref">[22]</a> Narrated by\r\n Al-Bukhāri and Muslim</p><p class="ltr start" id="p833"><a id="note_23" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_23" name="n_23" class="fnote_ref">[23]</a> Narrated by Al-Bukhᾱri</p><p class="ltr start" id="p834"><a id="note_24" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_24" name="n_24" class="fnote_ref">[24]</a> Narrated by Muslim</p><p class="ltr start" id="p835"><a id="note_25" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_25" name="n_25" class="fnote_ref">[25]</a> Narrated by\r\n Al-Tirmidhi</p><p class="ltr start" id="p836"><a id="note_26" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_26" name="n_26" class="fnote_ref">[26]</a> Narrated by Muslim</p><p class="ltr start" id="p837"><a id="note_27" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_27" name="n_27" class="fnote_ref">[27]</a> Narrated by\r\n Al-Tirmidhi</p><p class="ltr start" id="p838"><a id="note_28" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_28" name="n_28" class="fnote_ref">[28]</a>[Narrated by\r\n Al-Tirmidhi</p><p class="ltr start" id="p839"><a id="note_29" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_29" name="n_29" class="fnote_ref">[29]</a> Narrated by Ahmad</p><p class="ltr start" id="p840"><a id="note_30" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_30" name="n_30" class="fnote_ref">[30]</a>Narrated by Abu Dāwūd</p><p class="ltr start" id="p841"><a id="note_31" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_31" name="n_31" class="fnote_ref">[31]</a> Narrated by Al-Bukhᾱri</p><p class="ltr start" id="p842"><a id="note_32" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_32" name="n_32" class="fnote_ref">[32]</a> Narrated by Abu Dāwūd\r\n and Al-Nasā'i</p><p class="ltr start" id="p843"><a id="note_33" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_33" name="n_33" class="fnote_ref">[33]</a> Narrated by Abu Dāwūd\r\n and Al-Tirmidhi</p><p class="ltr start" id="p844"><a id="note_34" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_34" name="n_34" class="fnote_ref">[34]</a> Narrated by\r\n Al-Tirmidhi</p><p class="ltr start" id="p845"><a id="note_35" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_35" name="n_35" class="fnote_ref">[35]</a> Narrated by Al-Nasā'i</p><p class="ltr start" id="p846"><a id="note_36" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_36" name="n_36" class="fnote_ref">[36]</a> Narrated by Abu Dāwūd</p><p class="ltr start" id="p847"><a id="note_37" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_37" name="n_37" class="fnote_ref">[37]</a> Narrated by\r\n Al-Tirmidhi</p><p class="ltr start" id="p848"><a id="note_38" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_38" name="n_38" class="fnote_ref">[38]</a> Narrated by Muslim</p><p class="ltr start" id="p849"><a id="note_39" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_39" name="n_39" class="fnote_ref">[39]</a> Narrated by Al-Bukhᾱri</p><p class="ltr start" id="p850"><a id="note_40" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_40" name="n_40" class="fnote_ref">[40]</a> Narrated by Abu Dāwūd\r\n and Al-Tirmidhi</p><p class="ltr start" id="p851"><a id="note_41" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_41" name="n_41" class="fnote_ref">[41]</a> Narrated by Muslim</p><p class="ltr start" id="p852"><a id="note_42" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_42" name="n_42" class="fnote_ref">[42]</a>Tafsīr Al-Asmā', p 55</p><p class="ltr start" id="p853"><a id="note_43" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_43" name="n_43" class="fnote_ref">[43]</a> Narrated by Ahmad</p><p class="ltr start" id="p854"><a id="note_44" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_44" name="n_44" class="fnote_ref">[44]</a> Narrated by Al-Bukhᾱri</p><p class="ltr start" id="p855"><a id="note_45" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_45" name="n_45" class="fnote_ref">[45]</a> Narrated by Muslim</p><p class="ltr start" id="p856"><a id="note_46" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_46" name="n_46" class="fnote_ref">[46]</a> Narrated by Muslim</p><p class="ltr start" id="p857"><a id="note_47" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_47" name="n_47" class="fnote_ref">[47]</a> Narrated by Muslim</p><p class="ltr start" id="p858"><a id="note_48" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_48" name="n_48" class="fnote_ref">[48]</a> Narrated by\r\n Al-<span class="c6">Tirmidhi and others; Abu 'Īsa said:</span> This Hadīth is sound authentic</p><p class="ltr start" id="p859"><a id="note_49" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_49" name="n_49" class="fnote_ref">[49]</a> Narrated by\r\n Al-Tirmidhi and Abu Dāwūd</p><p class="ltr start" id="p860"><a id="note_50" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_50" name="n_50" class="fnote_ref">[50]</a> Narrated by\r\n Al-Bukhāri and Muslim</p><p class="ltr start" id="p861"><a id="note_51" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_51" name="n_51" class="fnote_ref">[51]</a> Narrated by\r\n Al-Bukhāri and Muslim</p><p class="ltr start" id="p862"><a id="note_52" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_52" name="n_52" class="fnote_ref">[52]</a> Narrated by Al-Bukhᾱri</p><p class="ltr start" id="p863"><a id="note_53" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_53" name="n_53" class="fnote_ref">[53]</a> Narrated by Al-Hākim</p><p class="ltr start" id="p864"><a id="note_54" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_54" name="n_54" class="fnote_ref">[54]</a> Narrated by Muslim</p><p class="ltr start" id="p865"><a id="note_55" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_55" name="n_55" class="fnote_ref">[55]</a>Narrated by Al-Bukhāri\r\n and Muslim</p><p class="ltr start" id="p866"><a id="note_56" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_56" name="n_56" class="fnote_ref">[56]</a> Narrated by Muslim</p><p class="ltr start" id="p867"><a id="note_57" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_57" name="n_57" class="fnote_ref">[57]</a> Narrated by Muslim</p><p class="ltr start" id="p868"><a id="note_58" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_58" name="n_58" class="fnote_ref">[58]</a> Narrated by Ibn 'Adyy\r\n in Al-Kāmil</p><p class="ltr start" id="p869"><a id="note_59" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_59" name="n_59" class="fnote_ref">[59]</a> Narrated by\r\n Al-Bukhāri and Muslim</p><p class="ltr start" id="p870"><a id="note_60" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_60" name="n_60" class="fnote_ref">[60]</a> Narrated by Abu Dāwūd</p><p class="ltr start" id="p871"><a id="note_61" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_61" name="n_61" class="fnote_ref">[61]</a> Narrated by Al-Bukhᾱri</p><p class="ltr start" id="p872"><a id="note_62" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_62" name="n_62" class="fnote_ref">[62]</a> Narrated by\r\n Al-Bukhāri and Muslim</p><p class="ltr start" id="p873"><a id="note_63" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_63" name="n_63" class="fnote_ref">[63]</a> Narrated by Muslim</p><p class="ltr start" id="p874"><a id="note_64" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_64" name="n_64" class="fnote_ref">[64]</a> Narrated by Ahmad</p><p class="ltr start" id="p875"><a id="note_65" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_65" name="n_65" class="fnote_ref">[65]</a> Narrated by Muslim</p><p class="ltr start" id="p876"><a id="note_66" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_66" name="n_66" class="fnote_ref">[66]</a> Narrated by\r\n Al-Bukhāri and Muslim</p><p class="ltr start" id="p877"><a id="note_67" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_67" name="n_67" class="fnote_ref">[67]</a> Narrated by Muslim</p><p class="ltr start" id="p878"><a id="note_68" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_68" name="n_68" class="fnote_ref">[68]</a> Narrated by Muslim</p><p class="ltr start" id="p879"><a id="note_69" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_69" name="n_69" class="fnote_ref">[69]</a> Narrated by\r\n Al-Bukhāri and Muslim</p> """ +"iso_639_1": "en" +"type": "books" 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صورة" +"path": "data/ar/ih_images/icons/quranenc.jpg" +"url": "data/ar/ih_images/icons/quranenc.jpg" +"extension": "jpg" +"mimetype": "image/jpeg" +"is_link": 0 } 2 => {#739 +"id": 2822054 +"slug": "hl-allh-mojod" +"default_locale": "37" +"type_id": 1 +"case": "published" +"balagh_item": 1 +"cover_photo": 261805 +"license_file_id": null +"license_owner": null +"license_source": null +"created_at": "2017-05-14 23:09:14" +"updated_at": "2025-06-02 16:03:27" +"faith": "muslim" +"age": "all" +"gender": "all" +"old_id": 2822055 +"base_id": 2822054 +"publish_status": "blue" +"importance_level": "exceptional" +"publish_agreement_description": null +"reader": 0 +"hits": 8406 +"thumb_up": 5 +"thumb_down": 0 +"title": "Does God Exist?" +"excerpt": "Losing control of the steering wheel for a second on the highway is enough reason to cause a crisis. Incorrect temperature is enough reason to cause a bomb explosion. The Olympic champions know the value of the moment as the difference between glory and loss. Everything in this world has measures that cannot be violated by any means. Does this apply to the Universe we live in? Is it really random and uncontrolled by a certain order? This wonderful and amazing video answers these questions and confirms that all creatures and the entire universe were created by Allah, the only true God. It indicates that these miracles are enough for each one to know that everything in this universe was created by Allah." +"description": null +"iso_639_1": "en" +"type": "videos" +"name": "hl-allh-mojod" +"path": "data/en/ih_videos/pic/pic_index/2822054.jpg" +"url": "data/en/ih_videos/pic/pic_index/2822054.jpg" +"extension": "jpg" +"mimetype": "image/jpeg" +"is_link": 1 } 3 => {#740 +"id": 2830466 +"slug": "aleslam-nbth-mojz-aan-aleslam-kma-ja" +"default_locale": "37" +"type_id": 2 +"case": "published" +"balagh_item": 1 +"cover_photo": null +"license_file_id": null +"license_owner": null +"license_source": null +"created_at": "2020-10-11 03:23:04" +"updated_at": "2025-02-17 12:03:05" +"faith": "muslim" +"age": "all" +"gender": "all" +"old_id": null +"base_id": 2830073 +"publish_status": "blue" +"importance_level": "exceptional" +"publish_agreement_description": null +"reader": 1 +"hits": 5132 +"thumb_up": -1 +"thumb_down": -1 +"title": "Islam - A Brief Treatise on Islam according to the Quran and the Prophetic Sunnah" +"excerpt": "A book translated into English makes a brief introduction to Islam. It illustrates its most essential pillars, teachings, and beauties drawn from its original sources, namely the Noble Quran and the Prophetic Sunnah. This book is addressed to all Muslims and non-Muslims in their languages in all times regardless of their different circumstances." +"description": """ <ul><li><a href="#t1">Islam</a>\r\n <ul>\r\n <li><a href="#t2">A Brief Treatise on Islam according to the Qur'an and the\r\n Prophetic Sunnah</a>\r\n <ul>\r\n <li><a href="#t3">(A raw version without evidence) </a><a id="ref_1" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_1" name="r_1" class="fnote">[1]</a>\r\n </li>\r\n </ul></li>\r\n </ul></li>\r\n </ul><p class="ltr start" id="p4">In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most\r\n Merciful.</p><h1 class="ltr center" id="p1"><a id="t1" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t1">Islam</a></h1><h2 class="ltr start" id="p2"><a id="t2" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t2">A Brief Treatise on Islam according to the Qur'an and the\r\n Prophetic Sunnah</a></h2><h3 class="ltr start" id="p3"><a id="t3" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t3"><span class="c2">(A raw version without evidence)</span> </a><a id="ref_1" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_1" name="r_1" class="fnote">[1]</a></h3><p class="ltr justify" id="p5">This is\r\n an important treatise offering a concise introduction to Islam. It illustrates\r\n its most essential pillars, teachings, and beauties drawn from its original\r\n sources, namely the Noble Qur'an and the Prophetic Sunnah. This treatise is\r\n addressed to all legally competent individuals, Muslims and non-Muslims alike,\r\n in all of their respective languages, in all times and everywhere regardless of\r\n the changing circumstances.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p6">1.\r\n Islam is the message of Allah to all people, as it is the eternal divine\r\n message.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p7">2.\r\n Islam, as a religion, is not exclusively sent to a specific ethnic group,\r\n rather it is the religion of Allah to all humans.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p8">3.\r\n Islam is the divine message sent to complement all the messages of the previous\r\n prophets and messengers <span class="c2">(peace be upon them)</span> who were sent to their respective\r\n nations.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p9">4. The\r\n prophets <span class="c2">(peace be upon them)</span> share a single religion though expressed in\r\n different laws.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p10">5.\r\n Islam, like all the prophets Nūh <span class="c2">(Noah)</span>, Ibrāhim <span class="c2">(Abraham)</span>, Mūsa <span class="c2">(Moses)</span>,\r\n Sulaymān <span class="c2">(Solomon)</span>, Dāwūd <span class="c2">(David)</span>, and 'Isa <span class="c2">(Jesus)</span> among others, calls to\r\n believing that the <span class="c5">[true]</span> Lord is Allah, the Creator, the Provider, the One Who\r\n gives life and the One Who takes it away, the Owner and Planner of everything,\r\n and the All-Kind and the All-Merciful.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p11">6.\r\n Allah Almighty is the Creator and the only One worthy of worship without\r\n associating anyone else alongside Him.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p12">7.\r\n Allah is the Creator of everything in the universe, both the visible and the\r\n invisible. Everything other than Him is created by Him. He created the heavens\r\n and the earth in six days.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p13">8.\r\n Allah Almighty has no partner in His dominion, creation, disposal of affairs,\r\n or His right to worship.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p14">9.\r\n Allah Almighty begot no one nor was He begotten. None is equivalent or similar\r\n to Him.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p15">10.\r\n Allah Almighty does not assume any physical form nor is He embodied in any of\r\n His creation.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p16">11.\r\n Allah Almighty is Kind and Merciful to His servants, therefore, He sent\r\n messengers and revealed scriptures.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p17">12.\r\n Allah is the Most Merciful Lord. He, alone, will hold His creation accountable\r\n on the Day of Judgment when He resurrects them all from their graves. Each\r\n individual will be recompensed according to his deeds. Whoever does good deeds\r\n while being a believer will enjoy an eternal bliss, whereas anyone who\r\n disbelieves and sins will suffer the painful punishment in the Hereafter.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p18">13.\r\n Allah Almighty created Adam from dust and made his offspring reproduce after\r\n him. So, all people are equal in terms of their origin and there is no\r\n superiority for a particular gender over the other or an ethnic group over\r\n another except by means of piety.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p19">14.\r\n Each newborn is born on Fitrah <span class="c2">(a sound natural disposition)</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p20">15. No\r\n human being is born with an inherent sin nor does he inherit someone else's\r\n sin.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p21">16.\r\n The ultimate end of creating mankind is to worship Allah alone.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p22">17.\r\n Islam has honored the human being, male and female, and has guaranteed him all\r\n of his rights. It has made him responsible for all of his choices, actions, and\r\n behavior, thus holding him accountable for any act that harms him or others.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p23">18.\r\n Islam made men and women equal in terms of their respective responsibilities,\r\n reward, and punishment.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p24">19.\r\n Islam has honored women and considered them the counterparts of men. It also\r\n mandated financial provision on the man if he is capable. The father is\r\n obligated to spend on his daughter, the son on his mother if he is adult and\r\n capable, and the husband on his wife.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p25">20.\r\n Death is not the ultimate end, rather a transition from the abode of work to\r\n the abode of recompense. Death befalls both the body and the soul such that the\r\n latter disengages from the body at the time of death, only to return to it\r\n following the resurrection on the Day of Judgment. The soul does not move to\r\n another body after death nor is it reincarnated in a different body.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p26">21.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span">\r\n Islam calls to believing in the most essential pillars of faith:</span> belief in\r\n Allah and His angels, the scriptures such as the Torah, the Gospel, the Psalms\r\n <span class="c2">(before their distortion)</span>, and the Qur'an. It also calls to believing in all\r\n the prophets and messengers <span class="c2">(peace be upon them)</span> and that Muhammad is their\r\n seal. Furthermore, Islam calls to believing in the Last Day because assuming\r\n this worldly life to be the end makes this life and the whole existence\r\n absolutely purposeless. It also calls to believing in destiny and fate.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p27">22.\r\n All the prophets <span class="c2">(peace be upon them)</span> are infallible in what they convey from\r\n Allah and they are protected against committing anything that may contradict\r\n reason or violate upright morals. The prophets are tasked with conveying the\r\n commands of Allah to His servants. They possess nothing of the qualities of\r\n lordship or deity. Instead, they are merely humans to whom Allah Almighty sent\r\n His revelation.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p28">23.\r\n Islam calls to dedicating the main pillars of worship to Allah alone such as\r\n the prayer that involves standing, bowing, prostrating, remembering and\r\n praising Allah, and supplicating Him. The prayer is observed five times a day\r\n and it removes all differences as the rich and the poor, the boss and the\r\n employee, as they all stand in one row in prayer. Another main act of worship\r\n is Zakah that involves paying a small portion of money - in accordance with the\r\n conditions and the standard measures designated by Allah. The rich are\r\n obligated to pay it to the poor among others and it is payable once a year. The\r\n third pillar is fasting that involves refraining from all acts that invalidate\r\n it throughout the day in Ramadān. It fosters determination and patience in the\r\n soul. Lastly, observing Hajj by heading towards the House of Allah in Makkah\r\n once in a lifetime for whoever is capable. In Hajj, everyone is equal in\r\n standing before Allah Almighty as it removes all differences and affiliations.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p29">24.\r\n One of the most unique features of the acts of worship in Islam is that Allah\r\n Almighty legislated their manner of performance, times, and conditions and His\r\n Messenger <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> conveyed them, thus\r\n leaving no room for any human interference in the process, neither by increase\r\n nor decrease. All the prophets <span class="c2">(peace be upon them)</span> called to these major acts\r\n of worship.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p30">25.\r\n The Messenger of Islam is Muhammad ibn 'Abdullah, a descendant of Ismā'il\r\n <span class="c2">(Ishmael)</span>, son of Ibrāhim <span class="c2">(Abraham)</span> <span class="c2">(peace be upon them)</span>. He was born in 571 AD\r\n in Makkah where his mission as a prophet began. He migrated to Madinah and he\r\n had never participated in any polytheistic act with his people though he joined\r\n them only in noble acts. He enjoyed an upright moral character before he was\r\n tasked with the mission, which earned him the title of the Trustworthy. Allah\r\n tasked him with the mission at the age of forty and supported him with great\r\n miracles, the greatest of which is the Noble Qur'an that is considered the most\r\n sublime sign of the prophets and the only remaining sign until today. After\r\n Allah completed the religion and the Messenger <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and blessings\r\n be upon him)</span> conveyed it fully, he died at the age of sixty-three and was\r\n buried in Madinah. He <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> is the seal\r\n of the prophets and messengers. Allah sent him with guidance and the religion\r\n of truth to bring people out of the darkness of paganism, disbelief, and\r\n ignorance to the light of Tawhīd <span class="c2">(monotheism)</span> and faith. Allah bears witness\r\n that He sent him to invite people to Allah by His permission.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p31">26.\r\n The Shariah of Islam brought by Prophet Muhammad <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and\r\n blessings be upon him)</span> is the seal of the divine messages and laws. It is the\r\n Shariah of perfection and reforming people's religion and worldly affairs. Its\r\n priority is protecting people's religions, lives, properties, minds, and\r\n offspring. It abrogates all the previous laws just as all the messages\r\n beforehand abrogated one another.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p32">27.\r\n Allah Almighty accepts no other religion but Islam that was brought by Prophet\r\n Muhammad <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> and whoever embraces a\r\n different religion, it will not be accepted from him.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p33">28.\r\n The Noble Qur'an is the Book that Allah revealed to His Messenger Muhammad <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may\r\n Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span>. It is the speech of Allah, Lord of\r\n the worlds. He challenged with it both the humans and jinn to produce something\r\n similar or even a chapter thereof, which is a persisting challenge until today.\r\n The Noble Qur'an answers important questions puzzling millions of people. The\r\n Noble Qur'an is preserved in the Arabic language in the same format it was\r\n first revealed; no letter is omitted from it and it is printed and circulated.\r\n It is a great and miraculous Book worthy of reading or reading the translation\r\n of its meanings. Likewise, the Sunnah of the Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and\r\n blessings be upon him)</span> and his teachings and his biography are also preserved\r\n and reported through a chain of reliable narrators. It is also printed in the\r\n Arabic language spoken by the Messenger of Allah <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and\r\n blessings be upon him)</span> and translated to many other languages. Both the Noble\r\n Qur'an and Sunnahh of the Prophet <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span>\r\n constitute together the sole source of the rulings and legislations of Islam.\r\n Islam cannot be taken from the conduct of its followers, rather it should be\r\n taken from the divine revelation; namely the Great Qur'an and the Prophetic\r\n Sunnah.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p34">29.\r\n Islam instructs kindness to parents even if they are non-Muslims and it also\r\n instructs good treatment of children.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p35">30.\r\n Islam instructs the individual to observe fairness in words and actions even\r\n with the enemies.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p36">31.\r\n Islam commands kindness to all people and advocates noble morals and virtuous\r\n deeds.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p37">32.\r\n Islam instructs adopting praiseworthy morals such as honesty, fulfillment of\r\n trusts, chastity, modesty, bravery, generosity, aiding the needy, helping the\r\n distressed, feeding the hungry, treating neighbors kindly, maintaining kinship\r\n ties, and kindness to animals.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p38">33.\r\n Islam made good food and drink lawful. It instructs the purification of the\r\n heart, the body, and the house, which is why it made marriage lawful. Allah\r\n commanded all the prophets <span class="c2">(peace be upon them)</span> with those commands as they\r\n call to all sorts of good.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p39">34.\r\n Islam prohibited the major sins such as polytheism, disbelief, worship idols,\r\n attributing something to Allah without knowledge, killing of children or an\r\n inviolable soul, causing mischief on earth, sorcery, apparent and hidden\r\n indecencies, adultery, sodomy, usury, and eating a dead animal or animals\r\n slaughtered for the sake of idols or anything other than Allah. Furthermore,\r\n Allah prohibited eating the flesh of swine, all the impurities, consuming the\r\n property of an orphan, defrauding in measures and weights, and severing kinship\r\n ties. All the prophets <span class="c2">(peace be upon them)</span> unanimously agreed on forbidding\r\n the above prohibitions.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p40">35.\r\n Islam forbids the disgraceful traits such as lying, cheating, betrayal,\r\n treason, deception, envy, malicious scheming, theft, transgression, oppression,\r\n and all other evil traits.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p41">36.\r\n Islam prohibits financial transactions involving usury, harm, deception,\r\n oppression, cheating, or causing catastrophic consequences to societies,\r\n peoples, and individuals.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p42">37.\r\n Islam contains teachings to preserve reason and prohibits what damages it such\r\n as consuming intoxicants. Islam elevated the status of reason such that it\r\n constitutes the backbone of legal competence. It freed reason from the shackles\r\n of mythology and idolatry. Islam has no secrets or rulings that are exclusive\r\n to a certain class, rather all of its rulings and laws are consistent with sound\r\n reason and comply with justice and wisdom.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p43">38. If\r\n the followers of false religions failed to recognize the contradictions and\r\n irrational issues therein, the clergy would successfully convince them that\r\n religion is above reason as the latter has no role in understanding the\r\n religion. Islam, on the other hand, considers religion a light showing reason\r\n its path. False religions wish that man would relinquish reason to be their\r\n obedient follower, whereas Islam fosters reason so that the individual recognizes\r\n the true nature of everything around him.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p44">39.\r\n Islam reveres sound knowledge, encourages impartial scientific research, and\r\n advocates thinking and pondering on ourselves and the universe around us. The\r\n sound scientific results are consistent with the guidelines of Islam.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p45">40. In\r\n the Hereafter, Allah only accepts and rewards the deeds of those who believe in\r\n Him, obey Him, and believe in His messengers <span class="c2">(peace be upon them)</span>. Allah does\r\n not accept the acts of worship except the ones He legislated. So, how could one\r\n hope to secure the reward of Allah while disbelieving in Him? Allah does not\r\n accept the faith of anyone except of those who believe in all the prophets\r\n <span class="c2">(peace be upon them)</span> and in the message of Muhammad <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and\r\n blessings be upon him)</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p46">41.\r\n The ultimate goal of all the divine messages is to elevate the human being to\r\n the level of a sincere servant of Allah, Lord of the worlds, and to free him\r\n from servitude to humans, materialism, or mythology. As you can see, Islam does\r\n not sanctify people nor does it elevate them beyond their status nor does it\r\n take them as deities.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p47">42.\r\n Allah legislated repentance in Islam. It is when the individual turns to his\r\n Lord and abandons his sin. Just as Islam erases whatever sins existed prior to\r\n embracing it, so does repentance. So, it is pointless to admit one's sins to\r\n any human being.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p48">43. In\r\n Islam, the relationship between the individual and Allah is direct and needless\r\n of intermediaries. Islam prohibits considerubg humans as gods or associates\r\n with Allah in His Lordship or in His right to worship.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p49">44. In\r\n conclusion, we should remember that people, and the human society in general,\r\n given their different times, national allegiances, and countries, are different\r\n in their ideologies, goals, environments, and actions. Hence, they needed a\r\n guide to lead them, a system to unify them, and a ruler to protect them. The\r\n honorable messengers <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon them)</span> undertook\r\n these duties by a revelation from Allah Almighty. They guided people to the\r\n path of good and guidance, united them on the Shariah of Allah, and judged with\r\n the truth among them. The conditions of people would be reformed depending on\r\n the extent of their response to the guidance of those messengers and the\r\n proximity of their time to the era of the divine messages. Allah sealed the\r\n messages with that of Muhammad <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span>\r\n and destined it for eternity. Allah has made it a guidance, mercy, and light\r\n for people to guide them to Him.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p50">45.\r\n Therefore, I call you, O human, to believe in Allah truthfully without the\r\n influence of tradition and customs. You must know that you will return to your\r\n Lord after your death. You should ponder on your own self and on the horizons\r\n around you. Embrace Islam and you shall secure happiness in this worldly life\r\n and the Hereafter. If you desire to embrace Islam, all you have to do is to\r\n testify that there is no god worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad\r\n is the Messenger of Allah. You must dissociate yourself from anything worshiped\r\n besides Allah and you must believe that Allah is the One to resurrect those in\r\n the graves. Also, you must believe that reckoning and recompense are true. Once\r\n you utter this testimony, you become a Muslim. The next step is to worship\r\n Allah in the manner He prescribed by observing prayer, paying Zakah, fasting,\r\n and performing Hajj if you are capable financially and physically.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p51">Dated:\r\n 19/11/1441</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p52">Written\r\n by: Prof. Muhammad ibn 'Abdullah al-Suhaym</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p53">Former\r\n Professor of Creed at the Department of Islamic Studies</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p54">College\r\n of Education, King Saud University</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p55">Riyadh,\r\n Kingdom of Saudi Arabia</p><p class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></p><hr class="ltr start"><p class="ltr start" id="p56"><a id="note_1" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_1" name="n_1" class="fnote_ref">[1]</a>\r\n There is another copy of this treatise tying every issue with its relevant\r\n proof from the Noble Qur'an and Sunnah.<span class="c6"> You can check it on the following link:</span>\r\n https://islamhouse.com/ar/books/</p> """ +"iso_639_1": "en" +"type": "books" +"name": null +"path": null +"url": null +"extension": null +"mimetype": null +"is_link": null } 4 => {#741 +"id": 2773254 +"slug": "almkhtsr-fy-shrh-arkan-aleslam-oaleyman" +"default_locale": "37" +"type_id": 2 +"case": "published" +"balagh_item": 1 +"cover_photo": null +"license_file_id": null +"license_owner": null +"license_source": null +"created_at": "2015-09-13 17:27:27" +"updated_at": "2025-02-17 12:03:37" +"faith": "muslim" +"age": "all" +"gender": "all" +"old_id": 2773255 +"base_id": 2773254 +"publish_status": "blue" +"importance_level": "exceptional" +"publish_agreement_description": null +"reader": 0 +"hits": 8803 +"thumb_up": -1 +"thumb_down": 94 +"title": "Simple Summary of the Pillars Islam and Eemaan" +"excerpt": "This book is one of the books that introduce almost all aspects of Islam. It talks about Islam and its pillars: the two testimonies, prayers, zakat, fasting, and pilgrimage. Moreover it talks about Eemaan and its pillars: believing in Allah, His Angels, His books and His messengers. All of these details in a simple way." +"description": null +"iso_639_1": "en" +"type": "books" +"name": null +"path": null +"url": null +"extension": null +"mimetype": null +"is_link": null } 5 => {#742 +"id": 2830902 +"slug": "almkhtsr-almfyd-lsyr-alnby-almstf-sl" +"default_locale": "37" +"type_id": 2 +"case": "published" +"balagh_item": 1 +"cover_photo": null +"license_file_id": null +"license_owner": null +"license_source": null +"created_at": "2021-02-03 16:53:41" +"updated_at": "2025-02-17 12:03:02" +"faith": "muslim" +"age": "all" +"gender": "all" +"old_id": null +"base_id": 2829639 +"publish_status": "green" +"importance_level": "exceptional" +"publish_agreement_description": null +"reader": 0 +"hits": 6345 +"thumb_up": -1 +"thumb_down": -1 +"title": "A Concise Biography of the Prophet and His Special Traits" +"excerpt": "A book translated into English, originally written in Arabic by Dr. Haytham Sarhan, to provide us with a useful summary of the biography of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and his attributes. It is indispensable for anyone who has the slightest desire to know his Prophet, biography, physical and ethical descriptions, kinship, and wives. The author made it in a beautiful way of tables and sections followed by questions and tests, all without disturbing abbreviation or boring lengthening." +"description": null +"iso_639_1": "en" +"type": "books" +"name": null +"path": null +"url": null +"extension": null +"mimetype": null +"is_link": null } 6 => {#743 +"id": 2830465 +"slug": "aleslam-nbth-mojz-aan-aleslam-kma-ja" +"default_locale": "37" +"type_id": 2 +"case": "published" +"balagh_item": 1 +"cover_photo": null +"license_file_id": null +"license_owner": null +"license_source": null +"created_at": "2020-10-11 03:17:57" +"updated_at": "2025-03-15 15:27:03" +"faith": "muslim" +"age": "all" +"gender": "all" +"old_id": null +"base_id": 2830071 +"publish_status": "blue" +"importance_level": "exceptional" +"publish_agreement_description": null +"reader": 1 +"hits": 6796 +"thumb_up": -1 +"thumb_down": -1 +"title": "Islam - A Brief Outline of Islam according to the Quran and the Prophetic Sunnah" +"excerpt": "A book translated into English makes a brief introduction to Islam with proofs from the Quran and Sunnah. It illustrates its most essential pillars, teachings, and beauties drawn from its original sources, the Noble Quran and Prophetic Sunnah. This book is addressed to all Muslims and non-Muslims in their languages in all times regardless of their different circumstances." +"description": """ <ul><li><a href="#t1">Islam</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t2">1. Islam is the message\r\n of Allah to all people, as it is the eternal and the last of divine messages:</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t3">2. Islam, as a religion,\r\n is not exclusive to a specific ethnic group, rather it is the religion of Allah\r\n to all people:</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t4">3.\r\n Islam is the divine message sent to complement all the messages of the previous\r\n prophets and messengers (peace be upon them) who were sent to their respective\r\n nations.</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t5">4.\r\n The prophets (peace be upon them) share a single religion although they came in\r\n different laws:</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t6">5.\r\n Islam, like all the prophets Nūh (Noah), Ibrāhim (Abraham), Mūsa (Moses),\r\n Sulaymān (Solomon), Dāwūd (David), and 'Isa (Jesus) among others, calls to\r\n believing that the true Lord is Allah, the Creator, the Provider, the One Who\r\n gives life and causes death, the Owner and Planner of everything, and the\r\n All-Kind and the All-Merciful.</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t7">6.\r\n Allah Almighty is the Creator and the only One worthy of worship without\r\n associating anyone alongside Him.</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t8">7.\r\n Allah is the Creator of everything in the universe, both of the visible and the\r\n invisible. Everything other than Him is created by Him. He created the heavens\r\n and earth in six days.</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t9">8. Allah Almighty has no partner in His\r\n dominion, creation, disposal of affairs, or His right to be worshiped.</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t10">9.\r\n Allah Almighty begot no son nor was He begotten. None is equivalent or similar\r\n to Him.</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t11">10.\r\n Allah Almighty does not assume any physical form nor is He embodied in any of\r\n His creation:</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t12">11.\r\n Allah Almighty is Kind and Merciful to His servants, therefore, He sent\r\n messengers and revealed scriptures.</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t13">12. Allah is the Most Merciful Lord. He, alone,\r\n will hold His creation accountable on the Day of Judgment when He resurrects\r\n them all from their graves. Each individual will be recompensed according to\r\n his deeds. Whoever does good deeds, while being a believer will enjoy an\r\n eternal bliss, whereas anyone who disbelieves and sins will suffer the painful\r\n punishment in the Hereafter.</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t14">13.\r\n Allah Almighty created Adam from dust and made his offspring reproduce after\r\n him. So, all people are equal in terms of their origin and there is no\r\n superiority for a particular gender over the other or an ethnic group over\r\n another except by means of piety.</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t15">14.\r\n Each newborn is born on Fitrah (a sound natural disposition).</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t16">15.\r\n No human being is born with an inherent sin nor does he inherit someone else's\r\n sin.</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t17">16.\r\n The ultimate end of creating mankind is to worship Allah alone:</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t18">17. Islam has honored\r\n the human being, male and female, and has guaranteed for him all of his rights.\r\n It has made him responsible for all of his choices, actions, and behavior, thus\r\n holding him accountable for any act that harms him or others.</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t19">18.\r\n Islam made men and women equal in terms of their respective responsibilities,\r\n reward, and punishment.</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t20">19.\r\n Islam honors women and considers them the counterparts of men. It also mandated\r\n financial provision on the man if he is capable. The father is obligated to\r\n spend on his daughter, the son on his mother if he is adult and capable, and\r\n the husband on his wife.</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t21">20.\r\n Death is not the ultimate end but rather a transition from the abode of work to\r\n the abode of recompense. Death befalls both the body and the soul such that the\r\n latter disengages from the body at the time of death, only to return to it\r\n following the resurrection on the Day of Judgment. The soul does not move to\r\n another body after death nor is it reincarnated in a different body.</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t22">21.\r\n Islam calls to believing in the major pillars of faith: belief in Allah and His\r\n angels, the scriptures such as the Torah, the Gospel, the Psalms (before their\r\n distortion), and the Qur'an. It also calls to believing in all the prophets and\r\n messengers (peace be upon them) and that Muhammad as their seal. Furthermore,\r\n Islam calls to believing in the Last Day because assuming this worldly life is\r\n the end, life and existence would have been absolutely purposeless. It also\r\n calls to believing in destiny and fate.</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t23">22.\r\n All the prophets (peace be upon them) are infallible in what they convey from\r\n Allah and they are protected against committing anything that may contradict\r\n reason or violate upright morals. The prophets are tasked with conveying the\r\n commands of Allah to His servants. They possess nothing of the qualities of\r\n Lordship or deity. Instead, they are merely humans to whom Allah Almighty sent\r\n His revelation.</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t24">23.\r\n Islam calls to dedicating the main pillars of worship to Allah alone such as\r\n the prayer that involves standing, bowing, prostrating, remembering and praising\r\n Allah, and supplicating Him. The prayer is observed five times a day and it\r\n erases all differences between the rich and the poor, the boss and the\r\n employee; as they all stand in one row in prayer. Another main act of worship\r\n is Zakah that involves paying a small portion of money in accordance with the\r\n conditions and the standard measures designated by Allah. The rich are\r\n obligated to pay it to the poor among others and it is payable once a year. The\r\n third pillar is fasting that involves refraining from all acts that invalidate\r\n it throughout the day in Ramadān. It fosters determination and patience in the\r\n soul. Lastly, observing Hajj by heading towards the House of Allah in Makkah\r\n once in a lifetime for whoever is capable. In Hajj, everyone is equal in\r\n standing before Allah Almighty as it erases all differences and affiliations.</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t25">24.\r\n One of the most unique features of the acts of worship in Islam is that Allah\r\n Almighty legislated their manner of performance, times, and conditions and His\r\n Messenger (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) conveyed them, thus\r\n leaving no room for any human interference in the process, neither by increase\r\n nor decrease. All prophets (peace be upon them) called to those major acts of\r\n worship.</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t26">25.\r\n The Messenger of Islam is Muhammad ibn 'Abdullah, a descendant of Ismā'il\r\n (Ishmael), son of Abraham (peace be upon them). He was born in 571 AD in Makkah\r\n where his mission as a prophet began. He migrated to Madinah and he had never\r\n participated in any polytheistic act with his people although he only joined\r\n them in some honorable acts. He enjoyed an upright moral character before he\r\n was tasked with the mission, which earned him the title of the Trustworthy.\r\n Allah tasked him with the mission at the age of forty and supported him with\r\n great miracles, the greatest of which is the Noble Qur'an which is considered\r\n the most sublime sign of the prophets and the only remaining sign until today.\r\n After Allah completed the religion and the Messenger (may Allah's peace and\r\n blessings be upon him) conveyed it fully, he died at the age of sixty-three and\r\n was buried in Madinah. He (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) is the\r\n seal of the prophets and messengers. Allah sent him with guidance and the\r\n religion of truth to bring people out of the darkness of paganism, disbelief,\r\n and ignorance to the light of Tawhīd (monotheism) and faith. Allah bears\r\n witness that He sent him to call people to Allah by His permission.</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t27">26.\r\n The Shariah of Islam brought by the Prophet Muhammad (may Allah's peace and\r\n blessings be upon him) is the seal of the divine messages and laws. It is the Shariah\r\n of perfection and reforming people's religion and worldly affairs. Its priority\r\n is protecting people's religions, lives, properties, minds, and offspring. It\r\n abrogates all the previous laws just as all the messages beforehand abrogated\r\n one another.</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t28">27.\r\n Allah Almighty accepts no other religion but Islam that was brought by Prophet\r\n Muhammad (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and whoever embraces a\r\n different religion, it will not be accepted from him.</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t29">28.\r\n The Noble Qur'an is the Book that Allah revealed to His Messenger Muhammad (may\r\n Allah's peace and blessings be upon him). It is the speech of Allah, Lord of\r\n the worlds. He challenged with it both the humans and jinn to produce something\r\n similar or even a chapter thereof, which is a persisting challenge until today.\r\n The Noble Qur'an answers important questions puzzling millions of people. The\r\n Noble Qur'an is preserved in the Arabic language in the same format it was\r\n first revealed; no letter is omitted from it and it is printed and circulated.\r\n It is a great and miraculous Book worthy of reading or reading the translation\r\n of its meanings. Likewise, the Sunnah of the Prophet (may Allah's peace and\r\n blessings be upon him) and his teachings and biography are also preserved and\r\n reported through a chain of reliable narrators. It is also printed in the\r\n Arabic language spoken by the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and\r\n blessings be upon him) and translated to many other languages. Both the Noble\r\n Qur'an and Sunnah of the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)\r\n constitute together the sole source of the rulings and legislations of Islam.\r\n Islam cannot be taken from the conduct of its followers, rather it should be\r\n taken from the divine revelation; namely the Great Qur'an and the Prophetic\r\n Sunnah.</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t30">29.\r\n Islam instructs kindness to parents even if they are non-Muslims and it also\r\n instructs good treatment of children.</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t31">30.\r\n Islam instructs the individual to observe fairness in words and deeds even with\r\n the enemies.</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t32">31.\r\n Islam commands kindness to all people and it advocates noble morals and\r\n virtuous deeds.</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t33">32.\r\n Islam instructs the adoption of praiseworthy morals such as honesty,\r\n fulfillment of trusts, chastity, modesty, bravery, generosity, aiding the needy,\r\n helping the distressed, feeding the hungry, treating neighbors kindly,\r\n maintaining kinship ties, and being kind to animals.</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t34">33.\r\n Islam made lawful good food and drink. It prescribes the purification of the\r\n heart, the body, and the house, which is why it made marriage lawful. Allah\r\n commanded all the prophets (peace be upon them) with those commands as they\r\n call to all sorts of good.</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t35">34.\r\n Islam prohibits the major sins such as polytheism, disbelief, worship of idols,\r\n attributing something to Allah without knowledge, killing of children or an\r\n inviolable soul, causing mischief on earth, magic, apparent and hidden\r\n indecencies, adultery, sodomy, usury, and eating a dead animal or animals\r\n slaughtered for the sake of idols. Furthermore, Allah prohibited eating the\r\n flesh of swine, all the impurities, consuming the property of an orphan,\r\n defrauding in measures and weights, and severing kinship ties. All prophets\r\n (peace be upon them) unanimously agreed on forbidding the above prohibitions.</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t36">35.\r\n Islam forbids blameworthy traits such as lying, cheating, betrayal, treason,\r\n deception, envy, malicious scheming, theft, transgression, oppression, and\r\n every other evil trait.</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t37">36.\r\n Islam prohibits financial transactions involving usury, harm, deception,\r\n oppression, cheating, or causing catastrophic consequences to societies,\r\n peoples, and individuals.</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t38">37.\r\n Islam contains teachings to preserve reason and prohibits what damages it such\r\n as consuming intoxicants. Islam elevated the status of reason such that it\r\n constitutes the backbone of legal competence. It freed reason from the shackles\r\n of mythology and idolatry. Islam has no secrets or rulings that are exclusive\r\n to a certain class, rather all of its rulings and laws are consistent with\r\n sound reason and comply with justice and wisdom.</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t39">38. As the followers of\r\n false religions failed to recognize the contradictions and irrational issues\r\n therein, the clergy would successfully convince them that religion is above\r\n reason as the latter has no role in understanding the religion. Islam, on the other\r\n hand, considers religion a light showing reason its path. False religions wish\r\n that man would relinquish reason to be their obedient follower, whereas Islam\r\n fosters reason so that the individual recognizes the true nature of everything\r\n around him.</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t40">39.\r\n Islam reveres sound knowledge, encourages impartial scientific research, and\r\n advocates pondering deliberately on ourselves and on the universe around us.\r\n The sound scientific results are consistent with the teachings of Islam.</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t41">40.\r\n Allah only accepts and rewards the deeds, in the Hereafter, of those who\r\n believe in Him, obey Him, and believe in His messengers (peace be upon them).\r\n Allah does not accept the acts of worship except the ones He legislated. So,\r\n how could one hope to secure the reward of Allah while disbelieving in Him?\r\n Allah does not accept the faith of anyone except those who believe in all\r\n prophets (peace be upon them) and in the message of Muhammad (may Allah's peace\r\n and blessings be upon him).</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t42">41. The ultimate goal of\r\n all the divine messages is to elevate the human being to the level of a sincere\r\n servant of Allah, Lord of the worlds, and to free him from servitude to humans,\r\n materialism, or mythology. As you can see, Islam does not sanctify people nor\r\n does it elevate them beyond their status nor does it take them as deities.</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t43">42. Allah legislated\r\n repentance in Islam. It is when the individual turns to his Lord and abandons\r\n his sin. Just as Islam erases whatever sins existed prior to embracing it, so\r\n does repentance. So, it is pointless to admit one's sins before any human\r\n being.</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t44">43. In Islam, the\r\n relationship between the individual and Allah is direct and needless of any\r\n intermediaries. Islam prohibits taking humans as gods or associates with Allah\r\n in His Lordship or in His right of worship.</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t45">44.\r\n In conclusion, we should remember that people, and the human society in\r\n general, given their different times, national allegiances, and countries, are\r\n different in their ideologies, goals, environments, and actions. Hence, they\r\n needed a guide to lead them, a system to unify them, and a ruler to protect\r\n them. The honorable messengers (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon them)\r\n undertook those duties by a revelation from Allah Almighty. They guided people\r\n to the path of good and guidance, united them on the Shariah of Allah, and judged\r\n with the truth among them. The conditions of people would be reformed depending\r\n on the extent of their response to the guidance of those messengers and the\r\n proximity of their time to the era of the divine messages. Allah sealed the\r\n divine messages with that of Muhammad (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon\r\n him) and destined it for eternity. Allah has made it a guidance, mercy, and\r\n light for all people to guide them to Him.</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t46">45.\r\n Therefore, I call you, O human, to believe in Allah truthfully without the\r\n influence of tradition and customs. You must know that you will return to your\r\n Lord after your death. You should ponder on your own self and on the horizons\r\n around you. Embrace Islam and you shall secure happiness in this worldly life and\r\n the Hereafter. If you desire to embrace Islam, all you have to do is to testify\r\n that there is no god worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad is the\r\n Messenger of Allah. You must dissociate yourself from anything worshiped\r\n besides Allah and you must believe that Allah is the One to resurrect those who\r\n are in the graves. Also, you must believe that reckoning and the recompense are\r\n true. Once you utter this testimony, you become a Muslim. The next step is to\r\n worship Allah in the manner He prescribed by observing prayer, paying Zakah,\r\n fasting, and performing Hajj if you are capable financially and physically.</a>\r\n </li>\r\n </ul><h2 class="ltr center" id="p1"><a id="t1" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t1">Islam</a></h2><p class="ltr center" id="p47">A Brief\r\n Outline of Islam according to the Qur'an and the Prophetic Sunnah</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p48">This is an important book offering a concise introduction to\r\n Islam. It illustrates its most essential pillars, teachings, and beauties drawn\r\n from its original sources, namely the Noble Qur'an and the Prophetic Sunnah.\r\n This book is addressed to all legally competent individuals, Muslims and\r\n non-Muslims alike in their own respective languages, in all times and\r\n everywhere, regardless of the changing circumstances.</p><p class="ltr center" id="p49"><span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(A copy including proofs from the\r\n Noble Qur'an and the Prophetic Sunnah)</span></p><b class="ltr start"><span class="ltr start" data-redactor-tag="span"><br class="ltr start"></span></b><h2 class="ltr justify" id="p2"><a id="t2" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t2">1. Islam is the message\r\n of Allah to all people,<span class="c6"> as it is the eternal and the last of divine messages:</span></a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p50">Islam\r\n is the message of Allah to all people as Allah Almighty says: <span dir="rtl">R</span>And We have not sent you but for\r\n all mankind as a bringer of glad tidings and a warner, but most people do not\r\n know\r\n <span dir="rtl">S</span><span class="c5">[Surat Saba': 28]</span> He also says: <span dir="rtl">R</span>Say, <span class="c5">[O Muhammad]</span>: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“O mankind,\r\n indeed I am the Messenger of Allah to you all..."</span> <span dir="rtl"> S</span>\r\n <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">A'rāf:</span> 158]</span> He also\r\n says: <span dir="rtl">R</span>O\r\n mankind, the Messenger has come to you with the truth from your Lord, so\r\n believe; it is better for you. But if you disbelieve - then, indeed, to Allah\r\n belongs whatever is in the heavens and earth. And Allah is All-Knowing,\r\n All-Wise\r\n <span dir="rtl">S</span> <span class="c5">[Surat an-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Nisā':</span> 170]</span> Islam\r\n is the eternal and the last of all divine messages as Allah Almighty says: <span dir="rtl">R</span>Muhammad is not the father of\r\n any of your men, but the Messenger of Allah and last of the prophets. And Allah\r\n is All-Knowing of everything <span dir="rtl">S</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">Ahzāb:</span> 40]</span>.</p><h2 class="ltr justify" id="p3"><a id="t3" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t3">2. Islam, as a religion,\r\n is not exclusive to a specific ethnic group,<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> rather it is the religion of Allah\r\n to all people:</span></a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p51">Islam,\r\n as a religion, is not exclusive to a specific ethnic group, rather it is the\r\n religion of Allah to all people.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> The first command in the Noble Qur'an is the\r\n saying of Allah Almighty:</span> <span dir="rtl">R</span>O\r\n mankind, worship your Lord, Who created you and those who came before you, so\r\n that you may become righteous <span dir="rtl">S</span><span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Baqarah:</span> 21]</span>.<span class="c6"> He also says:</span> RO mankind, fear your Lord, Who\r\n created you from one soul and created from it its mate and dispersed from both\r\n of them many men and women...S <span class="c5">[Surat an-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Nisā':</span> 1]</span>.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p52">Ibn\r\n 'Umar <span class="c2">(may Allah be pleased with him and his father)</span> reported: “The Messenger\r\n of Allah <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> delivered a speech on\r\n the Day of the Conquest of Makkah.<span class="c6"> He said:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p53">'O\r\n people, verily Allah has removed the arrogance of the pre-Islamic era from you\r\n and taking pride in their forefathers. So,<span class="c6"> now there are two types of men:</span> a\r\n man who is righteous, pious, and honorable in the sight of Allah, and a wicked\r\n man who is miserable and insignificant in the sight of Allah. People are the\r\n children of Adam and Allah created Adam from dust.<span class="c6"> Allah said:</span> RO mankind, indeed We have\r\n created you from male and female and made you peoples and tribes so that you\r\n may know one another. Indeed, the most honorable of you in the sight of Allah\r\n is the most pious of you. Indeed, Allah is All-Knowing, All-AwareS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Hujurāt:</span> 13]</span>'" <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Narrated by\r\n Al-<span class="c6">Tirmidhi:</span> 3270]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p54">There is not a single\r\n command or law in the glorious Qur'an or a command of the honorable Messenger\r\n <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> privileging a specific group or\r\n tribe based on ethnicity, nationality, or gender.</p><h2 class="ltr justify" id="p4"><a id="t4" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t4">3.\r\n Islam is the divine message sent to complement all the messages of the previous\r\n prophets and messengers <span class="c2">(peace be upon them)</span> who were sent to their respective\r\n nations.</a></h2><p class="ltr justify" id="p55">Islam\r\n is the divine message sent to complement all the messages of the previous\r\n prophets and messengers <span class="c2">(peace be upon them)</span> who were sent to their respective nations,<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span">\r\n as Allah Almighty says:</span> RIndeed, We have revealed to you <span class="c5">[O Muhammad]</span>, as We revealed to Noah and the prophets\r\n after him. And We revealed to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, the Descendants,\r\n Jesus, Job, Jonah, Aaron, and Solomon, and to David We gave the PsalmsS <span class="c5">[Surat an-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Nisā':</span> 163]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p56">The religion that Allah\r\n revealed to Prophet Muhammad <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> is\r\n the same one that Allah legislated for the previous prophets,<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> as Allah Almighty\r\n says:</span> RHe has ordained for you of religion that He enjoined\r\n upon Noah and that which We have revealed to you <span class="c5">[O Muhammad]</span>, and what We\r\n enjoined upon Abraham and Moses and Jesus - to establish the religion and not\r\n be divided therein. Difficult for those who associate partners with Allah is\r\n that to which you invite them. Allah chooses for Himself whom He wills and\r\n guides to Himself whoever turns back <span class="c5">[to Him]</span> S <span class="c5">[Surat ash-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Shūra:</span> 13]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p57">The\r\n religion that Allah revealed to Prophet Muhammad <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and\r\n blessings be upon him)</span> confirms the previous scriptures, such as the Torah and\r\n the Gospel before they were distorted.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RAnd that which We have revealed to you\r\n <span class="c5">[O Muhammad]</span> of the Book is the truth, confirming what came before it. Indeed,\r\n Allah is All-Aware and All-Seeing of His servants S <span class="c5">[Surat Fātir: 31]</span>.</p><h2 class="ltr justify" id="p5"><a id="t5" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t5">4.\r\n The prophets <span class="c2">(peace be upon them)</span> share a single religion although they came in\r\n different laws:</a></h2><p class="ltr justify" id="p58">The\r\n religion of all the prophets <span class="c2">(peace be upon them)</span> is one but their legislations\r\n are different.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RAnd\r\n We have revealed to you <span class="c5">[O Muhammad]</span> the Book in truth, confirming that which\r\n preceded it of the Scripture and as a criterion over it. So judge between them\r\n by what Allah has revealed and do not follow their inclinations away from what\r\n has come to you of the truth. To each of you We prescribed a law and a method.\r\n Had Allah willed, He would have made you one nation <span class="c5">[united in religion]</span>, but\r\n to test you in what He has given you; so race to <span class="c5">[all that is]</span> good. To Allah\r\n is your return all together, and He will <span class="c5">[then]</span> inform you concerning that over\r\n which you used to differS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Mā'idah:</span> 48]</span> The Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's\r\n peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1">“I am the nearest to 'Isa <span class="c2" data-redactor-class="c2">(Jesus)</span>, son\r\n of Mary, among the whole mankind in this worldly life and the Hereafter.\r\n Prophets are brothers in faith, having different mothers, yet their religion is\r\n one"</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Bukhāri:</span> 3443]</span>.</p><h2 class="ltr justify" id="p6"><a id="t6" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t6">5.\r\n Islam, like all the prophets Nūh <span class="c2">(Noah)</span>, Ibrāhim <span class="c2">(Abraham)</span>, Mūsa <span class="c2">(Moses)</span>,\r\n Sulaymān <span class="c2">(Solomon)</span>, Dāwūd <span class="c2">(David)</span>, and 'Isa <span class="c2">(Jesus)</span> among others, calls to\r\n believing that the true Lord is Allah, the Creator, the Provider, the One Who\r\n gives life and causes death, the Owner and Planner of everything, and the\r\n All-Kind and the All-Merciful.</a></h2><p class="ltr justify" id="p59">Islam,\r\n like all the prophets Noah, Abraham, Moses, Solomon, David, and Jesus among\r\n others, calls to believing that the true Lord is Allah, the Creator, the\r\n Provider, the One Who gives life causes death, the Owner and Planner of\r\n everything, and the All-Kind and the All-Merciful.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RO mankind, remember the favor\r\n of Allah upon you. Is there any creator other than Allah who provides for you\r\n from the heaven and earth? There is no deity except Him, so how are you then\r\n deluded?S <span class="c5">[Surat Fātir: 3]</span> He also says: RSay: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Who provides for you from\r\n the heaven and earth? Or who controls hearing and sight and who brings the\r\n living out of the dead and brings the dead out of the living and who arranges\r\n <span class="c5">[every]</span> matter?"</span> They will say: <span class="c1">“Allah",<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6"> so say:</span> “Then will you not fear Him?"</span>S <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n Yūnus: 31]</span> Allah Almighty also says: RIs\r\n He <span class="c5">[not best]</span> Who begins the creation then repeats it and Who provides for you\r\n from the heaven and earth? Is there a deity with Allah? Say: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Produce your\r\n proof, if you are truthful."</span>S <span class="c5">[Surat an-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Naml:</span> 64]</span> All the prophets and\r\n messengers were tasked with calling to the worship of Allah alone,<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> as Allah\r\n Almighty says:</span> RAnd We\r\n certainly sent into every nation a messenger, <span class="c5">[saying]</span>: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Worship Allah and\r\n avoid Tāghūt <span class="c2">(false gods)</span>."</span>\r\n And among them were those whom Allah guided, and among them were those upon\r\n whom misguidance was <span class="c5">[deservedly]</span> decreed. So go through the earth and see how\r\n was the end of the deniersS <span class="c5">[Surat an-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Nahl:</span> 36]</span> Allah Almighty also says: RAnd We did not send before you\r\n any messenger except that We revealed to him that: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“There is no deity except\r\n Me, so worship Me"</span>S <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Anbiyā':</span> 25]</span> Allah reported Noah\r\n <span class="c2">(peace be upon him)</span> saying: R...O\r\n my people, worship Allah; you have no deity other than Him. Indeed, I fear for\r\n you the punishment of a tremendous DayS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">A'rāf:</span> 59]</span> Allah reported Abraham\r\n <span class="c2">(peace be upon him)</span> saying: RAnd Abraham,<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> when he said to\r\n his people:</span> <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Worship Allah and fear Him. That is best for you, if you really\r\n know."</span>S <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">'Ankabūt:</span> 16]</span> Allah reported Sālih\r\n <span class="c2">(peace be upon him)</span> saying: R...<span class="c6">He said:</span> <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“O my people,\r\n worship Allah; you have no deity other than Him. There has come to you clear\r\n evidence from your Lord. This is the she-camel of Allah <span class="c5">[sent]</span> to you as a\r\n sign. So leave her to eat in Allah's land and do not touch her with harm, lest\r\n there seize you a painful punishment"</span>S <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">A'rāf:</span> 73]</span> Allah reported Shu'ayb\r\n <span class="c2">(Jethro)</span> <span class="c2">(peace be upon him)</span> saying: R...O\r\n my people, worship Allah; you have no deity other than Him. There has come to\r\n you clear evidence from your Lord. So fulfill the measure and weight and do not\r\n deprive people of their due and do not cause corruption on the earth after its\r\n reformation. That is better for you, if you are believersS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">A'rāf:</span> 85]</span> The first thing Allah Almighty said when He spoke to Moses <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(peace\r\n be upon him)</span> was: RAnd I\r\n have chosen you, so listen to what is revealed <span class="c5">[to you]</span>.Indeed, I am Allah.\r\n There is no deity except Me, so worship Me and establish prayer for My\r\n remembranceS <span class="c5">[Surat Taha: 13-14]</span> Allah informed about Moses\r\n <span class="c2">(peace be upon him)</span> that he sought His refuge saying: R...Indeed,\r\n I have sought refuge in my Lord and your Lord from every arrogant one who does\r\n not believe in the Day of ReckoningS <span class="c5">[Surat Ghāfir: 27]</span> Allah reported Jesus <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(peace\r\n be upon him)</span> saying: RIndeed,\r\n Allah is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him. That is the straight pathS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n Āl 'Imrān: 51]</span> Allah also reported Jesus <span class="c2">(peace be upon him)</span> saying: R...<span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“O Children of Israel, worship\r\n Allah, my Lord and your Lord."</span> Indeed, he who associates others with Allah -\r\n Allah has forbidden for him Paradise, and his refuge is Hellfire. And the\r\n wrongdoers will have no helpersS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Mā'idah:</span> 27]</span> Even the Torah and the\r\n Gospel emphasize the importance of worshiping Allah alone. In the book of\r\n Deuteronomy, Moses <span class="c2">(peace be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1">“Hear,<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6"> O Israel:</span> The Lord; our\r\n God, the Lord is One."</span>Emphasis on monotheism is found in the Gospel of Mark\r\n where Jesus <span class="c2">(peace be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1">“The most important one,"</span> answered Jesus,\r\n <span class="c1">“is this: 'Hear,<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6"> O Israel:</span> The Lord; our God, the Lord is One.'"</span>Allah Almighty\r\n clarified that all the prophets were tasked with this great mission, namely\r\n calling people to monotheism.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RAnd We certainly sent into\r\n every nation a messenger, <span class="c5">[saying]</span>: <span class="c1">“Worship Allah and shun Tāghūt <span class="c2" data-redactor-class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(false\r\n gods)</span>."</span> And\r\n among them there were those whom Allah guided, and among them there were those\r\n upon whom misguidance was <span class="c5">[deservedly]</span> decreed...S <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n an-<span class="c6">Nahl:</span> 36]</span> And Allah Almighty said: RSay,\r\n <span class="c5">[O Muhammad]</span>: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Have you seen that which you invoke besides Allah? Show me what\r\n they have created of the earth; or did they have partnership in <span class="c5">[creation of]</span>\r\n the heavens? Bring me a scripture <span class="c5">[revealed]</span> before this or a <span class="c5">[remaining]</span> trace\r\n of knowledge, if you are truthful"</span>S <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Ahqāf:</span> 4]</span> Shaykh Al-Sa'di <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah\r\n have mercy upon him)</span> said:<span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“It becomes evident that the polytheists failed to\r\n justify their polytheism with proofs. Instead, they relied on false thoughts,\r\n poor opinions, and flawed reason proved by investigating their conditions,\r\n sciences, and deeds and by consideration of their alleged deity, whom they\r\n spent their lifetimes worshiping. Has any of those deities availed them an iota\r\n in this life or in the Hereafter?"</span> Taysīr al-Karīm al-<span class="c6">Mannān:</span> 779.</p><h2 class="ltr justify" id="p7"><a id="t7" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t7">6.\r\n Allah Almighty is the Creator and the only One worthy of worship without\r\n associating anyone alongside Him.</a></h2><p class="ltr justify" id="p60">Allah\r\n Almighty is the Creator and the only One worthy of worship without associating\r\n anyone else alongside Him.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RO mankind, worship your Lord,\r\n Who created you and those who came before you, so that you may become\r\n righteous.He Who made for you the earth a <span class="c5">[spread out]</span> bed and the sky a\r\n ceiling and sent down from the sky rain and brought forth thereby fruits as\r\n provision for you. So do not ascribe to Allah equals while you know <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[that there\r\n is nothing similar to Him]</span> S <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">Baqarah:</span> 21-22]</span> The One Who created us and the generations before us, made\r\n the earth a bed spread out and the sky a ceiling for us, sent down from the sky\r\n rain, and brought forth thereby fruits as provision for us is the only One Who\r\n deserves to be worshiped.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RO mankind, remember the favor of\r\n Allah upon you. Is there any creator other than Allah who provides for you from\r\n the heaven and earth? There is no deity\r\n except Him, so how are you then deluded? S <span class="c5">[Surat Fātir: 3]</span> The\r\n One Who creates and provides for us is the only One Who deserves to be\r\n worshiped.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RThat\r\n is Allah, your Lord; there is no deity except Him, the Creator of all things,\r\n so worship Him. And He is Disposer of all thingsS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">An'ām:</span> 102]</span> Anyone worshiped besides\r\n Allah is unworthy of worship because he does not possess an atom's weight in\r\n the heaven or on earth. He is not partner of Allah, nor a helper, nor a supporter;\r\n so,<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> how could such an alleged deity be called upon or taken as partner\r\n alongside Allah?! Allah Almighty says:</span> RSay,\r\n <span class="c5">[O Muhammad]</span>: <span class="c1">“Invoke those you claim <span class="c5" data-redactor-class="c5">[as deities]</span> besides Allah."</span> They do not\r\n possess an atom's weight in the heavens or on earth, and they do not have\r\n therein any partnership <span class="c5">[with Him]</span>, nor is there for Him from among them any\r\n assistantS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n Saba': 22]</span> Allah Almighty is the One Who created these living beings out of\r\n nonexistence. Their very existence is a proof of His existence, Lordship, and\r\n deity.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RAnd of\r\n His signs is that He created you from dust; then, suddenly you were human\r\n beings dispersing <span class="c5">[throughout the earth]</span>.And of His signs is that He created\r\n for you from yourselves mates so that you may find tranquility in them; and He\r\n placed between you affection and mercy. Indeed, there are signs in this for\r\n people who reflect.And among His signs is the creation of the heavens and earth\r\n and the diversity of your languages and your colors. Indeed, there are signs in\r\n this for those of knowledge.And among His signs is your sleep by night and day\r\n and your seeking of His bounty. Indeed, there are signs in this for people who\r\n listen.And of His signs is <span class="c5">[that]</span> He shows you the lightning <span class="c5">[causing]</span> fear and\r\n hope, and He sends down rain from the sky by which He brings revives the earth\r\n after its lifelessness. Indeed, there are signs in this for people who\r\n understand.And among His signs is that the heaven and earth sustain by His command. Then when He calls you with a <span class="c5">[single]</span>\r\n call from the earth, immediately you will come forth.And to Him belongs whoever\r\n is in the heavens and earth. All are to Him devoutly obedient.And it is He Who\r\n begins creation; then He repeats it, and that is <span class="c5">[even]</span> easier for Him...S <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n ar-<span class="c6">Rūm:</span> 20-27]</span> Nimrod denied the existence of his Lord, so Abraham\r\n <span class="c2">(peace be upon him)</span> said to him,<span class="c6"> as reported by Allah:</span> R...<span class="c6">Abraham said:</span> <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Indeed, Allah\r\n brings up the sun from the east, so bring it up from the west."</span> So the\r\n disbeliever was dumbfounded, and Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.S <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Baqarah:</span> 258]</span> In the same manner,\r\n Abraham <span class="c2">(peace be upon him)</span> argued his case by showing that Allah is the One\r\n Who guides him, feeds him, gives him drink, cures him, causes him to die and\r\n brings him to life.<span class="c6"> Allah reported him saying:</span> RWho created me, and it is He Who\r\n guides me.And it is He Who feeds me and provides for me drink.And when I am\r\n ill, it is He Who cures me.And Who will cause me to die and then bring me to\r\n lifeS <span class="c5">[Surat ash-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Shu'arā':</span> 78-81]</span> Allah\r\n reported Moses's argument with Pharaoh stating that the former's Lord is the\r\n One: R...Who gave everything its form\r\n and then guided itS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n Taha: 50]</span> Allah subjected everything in the heavens and on earth for human\r\n beings and blessed them with blessings so that they would worships him and\r\n refrain from disbelief.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RDo\r\n you not see that Allah has made subservient to you whatever is in the heavens\r\n and whatever is on earth and amply bestowed upon you His favors, <span class="c5">[both]</span>\r\n apparent and unapparent? But among people are those who dispute about Allah\r\n without knowledge or guidance or an enlightening BookS <span class="c5">[Surat Luqmān: 20]</span> Just as Allah subjected\r\n everything in the heavens and on earth for the human being, He created and gave\r\n him everything he would need such as the hearing, sight, and heart to learn the\r\n knowledge that would benefit and guide him to his Lord and Creator.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Allah\r\n Almighty says:</span> RAnd\r\n Allah has extracted you from the wombs of your mothers not knowing anything,\r\n and He made for you hearing and vision and intellect so that you may be\r\n gratefulS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n an-<span class="c6">Nahl:</span> 78]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p61">Allah Almighty created\r\n all of those worlds as well as the human being and gave him everything he would\r\n need such as limbs and powers. Then He granted him everything that would aid\r\n him in worshiping Allah and in populating this earth. Afterward, Allah\r\n subjected to him everything in the heavens and on earth.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p62">Allah used His creation to prove His Lordship that mandates\r\n His right to be solely worshiped.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RSay: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Who provides for you from\r\n the heaven and earth? Or who controls hearing and sight and who brings the\r\n living out of the dead and brings the dead out of the living, and who manages\r\n <span class="c5">[every]</span> matter?"</span> They will say: <span class="c1">“Allah",<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6"> say:</span> “Then will you not fear Him?"</span>S <span class="c5">[Surat Yūnus: 31]</span> Allah Almighty says: RSay <span class="c5">[O Muhammad]</span>: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Have you\r\n seen that which you invoke besides Allah? Show me what they have created of\r\n earth; or did they have partnership in <span class="c5">[creation of]</span> the heavens? Bring me a\r\n scripture <span class="c5">[revealed]</span> before this or a <span class="c5">[remaining]</span> trace of knowledge, if you\r\n are truthful."</span>S <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">Ahqāf:</span> 4]</span> He also says: RHe\r\n created the heavens without pillars that you can see and has set on the earth\r\n firmly mountains, lest it should shake with you, and dispersed therein from\r\n every creature. And We sent down rain from the sky and grow therein <span class="c5">[plants]</span> of\r\n every noble kind. This is the creation of Allah. So show Me what those other\r\n than Him have created. Rather, the wrongdoers are in clear misguidanceS <span class="c5">[Surat Luqmān: 10-11]</span> Allah Almighty says: ROr were they created by\r\n nothing, or were they the creators <span class="c5">[of themselves]</span>?Or did they create the\r\n heavens and earth? Rather, they are not\r\n certain.Or do they have the treasuries of your Lord? Or are they the\r\n controllers <span class="c5">[of them]</span>?S <span class="c5">[Surat at-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Tūr:</span> 35-37]</span> Shaykh Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span">Sa'di\r\n said:</span><span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“This constitutes a proof against them, leaving them with no choice but to\r\n submit to the truth or veer away from what is required by reason and\r\n religion."</span>Tafsīr ibn Sa'di: 816.</p><h2 class="ltr justify" id="p8"><a id="t8" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t8">7.\r\n Allah is the Creator of everything in the universe, both of the visible and the\r\n invisible. Everything other than Him is created by Him. He created the heavens\r\n and earth in six days.</a></h2><p class="ltr justify" id="p63">Allah\r\n Almighty is the Creator of everything in the universe, both the visible and the\r\n invisible. Everything besides Him is created by Him.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RSay: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Who is the Lord of the\r\n heavens and earth?"</span> Say: <span class="c1">“Allah.<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">" Say:</span> “Have you then taken besides Him allies\r\n not possessing <span class="c5">[even]</span> for themselves any benefit or harm?"</span> Say: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Is the blind\r\n equivalent to the seeing? Or is darkness equivalent to light? Or have they\r\n attributed to Allah partners who created like His creation so that the creation\r\n <span class="c5">[of each]</span> seemed similar to them?"</span> Say: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Allah is the Creator of all things,\r\n and He is the One, the Superb Vanquisher."</span>S <span class="c5">[Surat ar-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Ra'd:</span> 16]</span> And Allah Almighty also\r\n says: R...And\r\n He creates that which you do not know.S <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n an-<span class="c6">Nahl:</span> 8]</span> Allah created the heavens and earth in six days.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Allah Almighty\r\n says:</span> RIt is\r\n He Who created the heavens and earth in six days and then rose over the Throne.\r\n He knows what penetrates into the earth and what emerges from it and what\r\n descends from the heaven and what ascends therein; and He is with you wherever\r\n you are. And Allah is All-Seeing of what you doS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Hadīd:</span> 4]</span> He also says: RAnd indeed We created the\r\n heavens and earth and what is between them in six days and no fatigue touched\r\n Us.S <span class="c5">[Surat Qāf: 38]</span>.</p><h2 class="ltr justify" id="p9"><a id="t9" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t9">8. Allah Almighty has no partner in His\r\n dominion, creation, disposal of affairs, or His right to be worshiped.</a></h2><p class="ltr justify" id="p64">Allah\r\n Almighty is the Owner of Sovereignty. He has no partner in His creation,\r\n dominion, or disposal of affairs.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RSay, <span class="c5">[O Muhammad]</span>: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Have you\r\n seen that which you invoke besides Allah? Show me what they have created of\r\n earth; or did they have partnership in <span class="c5">[creation of]</span> the heavens? Bring me a\r\n scripture <span class="c5">[revealed]</span> before this or a <span class="c5">[remaining]</span> trace of knowledge, if you\r\n are truthful."</span>S <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">Ahqāf:</span> 4]</span> Shaykh Al-Sa'di <span class="c2">(may Allah have mercy upon him)</span> said:<span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“It means ask\r\n those who associated partners with Allah and took deities that can neither harm\r\n nor benefit, nor can they give life nor cause death, let alone the right to be\r\n worshiped - just to emphasize the inability of their idols and how such idols\r\n are unworthy of worship - to Rshow me\r\n what they have created of the earth; or did they have partnership in <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[the\r\n creation of]</span> the heavens?S Have\r\n they created anything from the celestial bodies or the earth? Have they created\r\n mountains? Have they streamlined rivers? Have they resurrected an animal? Have\r\n they caused trees to grow? Have they aided in any manner in the creation of any\r\n of these? Certainly, they have done nothing by their own admission, let alone\r\n others. This is a decisive logical proof that the worship of anything besides\r\n Allah is false.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span">The next step was mentioning the absence of textual evidence\r\n thus saying:</span> RBring\r\n me a scripture <span class="c5">[revealed]</span> before thisS Book\r\n calling to polytheism Ror a\r\n <span class="c5">[remaining]</span> trace of knowledgeS\r\n inherited from the messengers commanding polytheism. It is well-known that they\r\n are incapable of producing proof that any of the messengers advocated\r\n polytheism. Exactly the opposite, we can guarantee with complete certainty that\r\n all of the messengers called to monotheism and to the worship of their Lord\r\n alone and prohibited associating partners with Him. This is their greatest\r\n trace of knowledge we can identify them with."</span>Tafsīr Ibn Sa'di: 779.Allah\r\n Almighty is the Lord of the dominion and none has a share in His dominion.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span">\r\n Allah Almighty says:</span> RSay: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“O\r\n Allah, Lord of the dominion, You give the dominion to whom You will and take it\r\n away from whom You will. You honor whom You will and humble whom You will. In\r\n Your hand is <span class="c5">[all]</span> good. Indeed, You are competent over all thingsS <span class="c5">[Surat Āl 'Imrān: 26]</span> Allah Almighty expressed\r\n His full sovereignty on the Day of Judgment saying: ROn the Day when they come forth\r\n nothing about them will be concealed from Allah. To whom belongs <span class="c5">[all]</span> the\r\n dominion this Day? To Allah, the One, the Superb VanquisherS <span class="c5">[Surat Ghāfir: 16]</span> Allah Almighty has no partner\r\n in His dominion, creation, disposal of affairs, or the right to be worshiped.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span">\r\n Allah Almighty says:</span> RAnd\r\n say: “Praise to Allah, Who has not taken a son and has had no partner in <span class="c5">[His]</span>\r\n dominion and has no <span class="c5">[need of a]</span> protector out of weakness; and glorify Him with\r\n <span class="c5">[great]</span> glorification."</span>S <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">Isrā':</span> 111]</span> Allah Almighty also says: RHe\r\n to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and earth, and Who has not taken a\r\n son and has not had a partner in dominion, and has created everything and\r\n determined it preciselyS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">Furqān:</span> 2]</span> He is the Owner while everything else is owned by Him. He is the\r\n Creator while everything else is created by Him. He is the One who manages all\r\n affairs. Therefore, a deity with this description must be worshiped while\r\n worshiping other than Him is indicative of flawed reason and mounts to\r\n polytheism that ruins one's life and Hereafter.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RThey say: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Be Jews or\r\n Christians, you will be guided."</span> Say: <span class="c1">“Rather, <span class="c5" data-redactor-class="c5">[we follow]</span> the religion of\r\n Abraham, inclining towards truth, and he was not of the polytheists."</span>S <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Baqarah:</span> 135]</span> Allah Almighty also\r\n says: RAnd who\r\n is better in religion than one who submits himself to Allah while being a doer\r\n of good and follows the religion of Abraham, inclining towards truth? And Allah\r\n took Abraham as an close friendS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n an-<span class="c6">Nisā':</span> 125]</span> Allah Almighty clarified that anyone following a religion other\r\n than that of Abraham <span class="c2">(peace be upon him)</span> will befool himself.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Allah Almighty\r\n says:</span> RAnd who\r\n would be averse to the religion of Abraham except one who makes a fool of\r\n himself. And We had chosen him in this world, and in the Hereafter he will be\r\n among the righteousS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">Baqarah:</span> 130]</span>.</p><h2 class="ltr justify" id="p10"><a id="t10" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t10">9.\r\n Allah Almighty begot no son nor was He begotten. None is equivalent or similar\r\n to Him.</a></h2><p class="ltr justify" id="p65">Allah\r\n Almighty begot no son nor was He begotten. None is equivalent or similar to\r\n Him.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RSay:\r\n <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“He is Allah, the One,Allah, the Eternal Refuge.He neither begets nor is He\r\n begotten.Nor is there any equivalent to Him."</span>S <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Ikhlās:</span> 1-4]</span> Allah Almighty also says:\r\n RLord of the heavens and earth\r\n and whatever is between them - so worship Him and be steadfast in His worship.\r\n Do you know anyone similarity to Him?S <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n Maryam: 65]</span> Allah Almighty says: R<span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[He\r\n is]</span> Creator of the heavens and earth. He has made for you mates from among\r\n yourselves, and among the cattle, mates; He multiplies you thereby. There is\r\n nothing like unto Him, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-SeeingS <span class="c5">[Surat ash-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Shūra:</span> 11]</span>.</p><h2 class="ltr justify" id="p11"><a id="t11" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t11">10.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span">\r\n Allah Almighty does not assume any physical form nor is He embodied in any of\r\n His creation:</span></a></h2><p class="ltr justify" id="p66">Allah\r\n Almighty does not assume any physical form nor is He embodied in any of His\r\n creation, because Allah is the Creator while everything else is created. He is\r\n the One who will eternally last while everything else will die. Everything\r\n belongs to Him and He is the Owner of everything. Allah does not incarnate in\r\n any of His creation nor does any of His creation incarnate in His essence;\r\n Exalted and Glorified is He. Allah is greater and far exalted above everything\r\n else.<span class="c6"> Allah denied the claim that He incarnated in Jesus's form by saying:</span> RThey have certainly disbelieved\r\n who say that Allah is the Christ, son of Mary.<span class="c6"> Say:</span> <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Then who could prevent\r\n Allah if He were to destroy Christ, son of Mary, or his mother or everyone on\r\n earth?"</span> And to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and earth and whatever\r\n is between them. He creates what He wills, and Allah is competent over all\r\n thingsS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">Mā'idah:</span> 17]</span> Allah Almighty also says: RAnd\r\n to Allah belongs the east and the west. So wherever you <span class="c5">[might]</span> turn, there is\r\n the Face of Allah. Indeed, Allah is All-Bountiful, All-Knowing.<span class="c6">They say:</span> <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Allah\r\n has begotten a son."</span> Exalted is He! Rather, to Him belongs whatever is in the\r\n heavens and earth. All are devoutly obedient to Him,Originator of the heavens\r\n and earth. When He decrees a matter,<span class="c6"> He only says to it:</span> <span class="c1">“Be", and it isS <span class="c5" data-redactor-class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span">Baqarah:</span> 115-117]</span> Allah Almighty also\r\n says: RAnd\r\n they say: “The Most Compassionate has begotten a son."</span>You have said something\r\n atrocious.The heavens almost rupture therefrom and the earth splits asunder and\r\n the mountains collapse in devastationthat they attribute a son to the Most\r\n Compassionate.And it is not appropriate for the Most Compassionate to beget a\r\n son.There is no one in the heavens and earth but that he comes to the Most\r\n Compassionate in obedience.He has enumerated them and counted them a <span class="c5">[full]</span>\r\n counting.And all of them are coming to Him on the Day of Judgment aloneS <span class="c5">[Surat Maryam: 88-95]</span> And Allah Almighty said: RAllah - there is no deity\r\n except Him, the Ever-Living, the All-Sustainer of <span class="c5">[all]</span> existence. Neither\r\n drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens\r\n and whatever is on earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His\r\n permission? He knows what is before them and what will be after them, and they\r\n encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursī\r\n <span class="c5">[Foot-stool]</span> extends the heavens and earth, and their preservation tires Him\r\n not. And He is the Most High, the MagnificentS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Baqarah:</span> 255]</span> A deity with such\r\n description and a creation with such description, how could it be possible that\r\n Allah incarnates any of His creation, takes him as a son, or make him as god\r\n with Him?</p><h2 class="ltr justify" id="p12"><a id="t12" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t12">11.\r\n Allah Almighty is Kind and Merciful to His servants, therefore, He sent\r\n messengers and revealed scriptures.</a></h2><p class="ltr justify" id="p67">Allah\r\n Almighty is Kind and Merciful to His servants. Out of such mercy, He sent them\r\n the messengers and revealed the scriptures to bring them out of the darkness of\r\n polytheism and disbelief to the light of monotheism and guidance.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Allah\r\n Almighty says:</span> RIt is\r\n He Who sends down upon His Servant <span class="c5">[Muhammad]</span> verses of clear evidence that He\r\n may bring you out from darknesses into the light. And indeed, Allah is All-Kind\r\n and Most Merciful to youS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">Hadīd:</span> 9]</span> Allah Almighty also says: RAnd\r\n We have not sent you <span class="c5">[O Muhammad]</span>, except as a mercy to the worldsS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Anbiyā':</span> 107]</span> Allah commanded His\r\n Prophet to inform His servants that He is the All-Forgiving, the Most Merciful.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span">\r\n Allah Almighty says:</span> R<span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[O\r\n Muhammad]</span>, inform My servants that I am the All-Forgiving, the Most MercifulS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Hijr:</span> 49]</span> One of the aspects of His\r\n kindness and mercy is alleviating distress and conferring blessings upon His\r\n servants.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RAnd\r\n if Allah should touch you with adversity, there is none to remove it except\r\n Him; and if He intends for you good, there is none to repel His bounty. He\r\n causes it to reach whom He wills of His servants. And He is the All-Forgiving,\r\n the Most MercifulS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n Yūnus: 107]</span>.</p><h2 class="ltr justify" id="p13"><a id="t13" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t13">12. Allah is the Most Merciful Lord. He, alone,\r\n will hold His creation accountable on the Day of Judgment when He resurrects\r\n them all from their graves. Each individual will be recompensed according to\r\n his deeds. Whoever does good deeds, while being a believer will enjoy an\r\n eternal bliss, whereas anyone who disbelieves and sins will suffer the painful\r\n punishment in the Hereafter.</a></h2><p class="ltr justify" id="p68">Allah\r\n is the Most Merciful Lord. He, alone, will hold His creation accountable on the\r\n Day of Judgment when He resurrects them all from their graves. Each individual\r\n will be recompensed depending on his deeds. Whoever does good deeds, while\r\n being a believer, will enjoy an eternal bliss, whereas anyone who disbelieves\r\n and sins will suffer the painful punishment on the Day of Judgment. What proves\r\n the perfect justice, wisdom, and mercy of Allah towards His creation is that He\r\n made this life the abode of actions while another abode is designated for\r\n recompense, reckoning, and reward, so that the doer of good will reap the\r\n reward of his goodness while the wrongdoer, the oppressor and the transgressor\r\n will suffer the punishment of their oppression. Because some people may deem it\r\n unlikely, Allah has provided many proofs indicating that resurrection is an\r\n indisputable fact.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RAnd\r\n of His signs is that you see the earth still, but when We send down upon it\r\n rain, it quivers and grows. Indeed, He Who has given it life is the Giver of\r\n Life to the dead. Indeed, He is Competent over all thingsS <span class="c5">[Surat Fussilat: 39]</span> Allah Almighty also says: RO People, if you should be in\r\n doubt about the Resurrection, then indeed We created you from dust, then from a\r\n sperm-drop, then from a clinging clot, and then from a lump of flesh, formed\r\n and unformed - that We may show you. And We settle in the wombs whom We will\r\n for a specified term, then We bring you out as a child, and then <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[We develop\r\n you]</span> that you may reach your <span class="c5">[time of]</span> maturity. And among you is he who dies,\r\n and among you is he who is left to reach the most decrepit <span class="c5">[old]</span> age so that he\r\n knows nothing, after having knowledge. And you see the earth barren, but when\r\n We send down upon it rain, it quivers and swells and grows <span class="c5">[something]</span> of every\r\n beautiful kindS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">Hajj:</span> 5]</span> In this verse, Allah provided three logical proofs of resurrection.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span">\r\n They are:</span></p><p class="ltr justify" id="p69">1. Allah Almighty created\r\n the human being the first time from dust. Since He created him from dust, He is\r\n certainly capable of bringing him back to life when he becomes dust.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p70">2. The one who is capable\r\n of creating a human being out of a sperm-drop is definitely capable of bringing\r\n him back to life after his death.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p71">3. The one who gave life to\r\n earth after it was dead is definitely capable of bringing people alive after\r\n their death. This verse contains a great proof of the miraculousness of the\r\n Qur'an, as it contained three incredibly logical proofs on such a great issue,\r\n though the verse itself is not long.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p72">Allah\r\n Almighty also says: ROn the\r\n Day when We will fold the heaven like the folding of a <span class="c5">[written]</span> sheet for the\r\n records. As We began the first creation, We will repeat it. <span class="c5">[That is]</span> a promise\r\n binding upon Us. Indeed, We will do itS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">Anbiyā':</span> 104]</span> Allah Almighty also says: RAnd he presents for Us an\r\n example and forgets his own creation.<span class="c6"> He says:</span> <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Who will give life to bones\r\n while they are disintegrated?"</span>Say: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“He will give them life Who produced them\r\n the first time; and He is All-Knowing of all creation."</span>S <span class="c5">[Surat Yasīn: 78-79]</span> Allah Almighty also says: RAre you a more difficult\r\n creation or is the heaven? Allah constructed it.He raised its ceiling and\r\n proportioned it.And He darkened its night and made its day bright.And after that\r\n He spread the earth.He extracted from it its water and its pasture,And the\r\n mountains He set firmlyS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n an-<span class="c6">Nāzi'āt:</span> 27-32]</span> Allah clarified that the creation of the human being is not\r\n as difficult as the creation of the heavens and earth. So it is obvious that\r\n the One Who is capable of creating the heavens and earth is definitely capable\r\n of bringing the human being back to life.</p><h2 class="ltr justify" id="p14"><a id="t14" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t14">13.\r\n Allah Almighty created Adam from dust and made his offspring reproduce after\r\n him. So, all people are equal in terms of their origin and there is no\r\n superiority for a particular gender over the other or an ethnic group over\r\n another except by means of piety.</a></h2><p class="ltr justify" id="p73">Allah\r\n Almighty created Adam from dust and made his offspring reproduce after him. So,\r\n all people are equal in terms of their origin and there is no superiority for a\r\n particular gender over the other or an ethnic group over another except by\r\n means of piety.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RO\r\n mankind, indeed We have created you from male and female and made you peoples\r\n and tribes so that you may know one another. Indeed, the most noble of you in\r\n the sight of Allah is the most pious of you. Indeed, Allah is All-Knowing,\r\n All-AwareS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">Hujurāt:</span> 13]</span> Allah Almighty also says: RAnd\r\n Allah created you from dust, then from a sperm-drop; then He made you mates.\r\n And no female conceives nor does she give birth except with His knowledge. And\r\n no aged person is granted <span class="c5">[additional]</span> life nor is his lifespan lessened but\r\n that it is in a Register. Indeed, that is easy for AllahS <span class="c5">[Surat Fātir: 11]</span> Allah Almighty also says: RIt is He Who created you from\r\n dust, then from a sperm-drop, then from a clinging clot; then He brings you out\r\n as a child; then <span class="c5">[He develops you]</span> that you reach your <span class="c5">[time of]</span> maturity, then\r\n <span class="c5">[further]</span> that you become elders. And among you is he who dies before <span class="c5">[that]</span>,\r\n so that you reach a specified term; and perhaps you will use reasonS <span class="c5">[Surat Ghāfir: 67]</span> Allah Almighty showed that He\r\n created the Messiah by the universal command in the same manner He created Adam\r\n from dust.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RIndeed,\r\n the example of Jesus before Allah is like that of Adam; He created Him from\r\n dust,<span class="c6"> then He said to him:</span> “Be," and he wasS <span class="c5">[Surat Āl 'Imrān: 59]</span> In point number <span class="c2">(2)</span>, I\r\n mentioned that the Prophet <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span>\r\n clarified that people are equal and there is none superior to another except by\r\n piety.</p><h2 class="ltr justify" id="p15"><a id="t15" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t15">14.\r\n Each newborn is born on Fitrah <span class="c2">(a sound natural disposition)</span>.</a></h2><p class="ltr justify" id="p74">Each\r\n newborn is born with a sound natural disposition.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RSo direct your face towards the\r\n religion, inclining to truth. <span class="c5">[Adhere to]</span> the Fitrah of Allah upon which He has\r\n created <span class="c5">[all]</span> people. There can be no change in the creation of Allah. That is\r\n the correct religion, but most of the people do not knowS <span class="c5">[Surat ar-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Rūm:</span> 30]</span> The <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“truth" is the religion\r\n of Abraham <span class="c2">(peace be upon him)</span>.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RThen We revealed to you <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[O\r\n Muhammad]</span>, to follow the religion of Abraham, inclining toward truth; and he\r\n was not of the polytheistsS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n an-<span class="c6">Nahl:</span> 123]</span> The Messenger of Allah <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon\r\n him)</span> said:“There is no child but is born on Fitrah <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(sound natural inclination\r\n to the true religion)</span>. It is his parents who make him a Jew or a Christian or a\r\n Magian, just as beasts produce their young with their limbs perfect. Do you see\r\n anything deficient in them?"</span>Abu Hurayrah <span class="c2">(may Allah be pleased with him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“R...The Fitrah of Allah upon\r\n which He has created <span class="c5">[all]</span> people. There can be no change in the creation of\r\n Allah. That is the correct religion, but most people\r\n do not knowS <span class="c5">[Surat ar-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Rūm:</span> 30]</span> "</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Bukhāri:</span> 4775]</span> The\r\n Messenger of Allah <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said:<span class="c1">“Verily,<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span">\r\n my Lord has commanded me to teach you that which you do not know of what He has\r\n taught me today:</span> 'Whatever wealth I have conferred upon My servant is lawful\r\n for him. I have created all My servants with a sound natural inclination to\r\n worship Me alone, but the devils came to them and turned them away from their\r\n religion, they made unlawful for them what I have made lawful, and commanded\r\n them to associate with Me in worship that for which I did not send down any\r\n authority.'"</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Muslim: 2865]</span>.</p><h2 class="ltr justify" id="p16"><a id="t16" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t16">15.\r\n No human being is born with an inherent sin nor does he inherit someone else's\r\n sin.</a></h2><p class="ltr justify" id="p75">No\r\n human being is born with an inherent sin nor does he inherit someone else's\r\n sin. Allah Almighty informed us that Adam <span class="c2">(peace be upon him)</span> regretted and\r\n repented after he and his wife Eve disobeyed the divine command and ate from\r\n the tree. He asked Allah for forgiveness and Allah inspired him to say good\r\n words and He accepted their repentance as a result.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RAnd We said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“O Adam, dwell,\r\n you and your wife, in Paradise and eat therefrom in <span class="c5">[ease and]</span> abundance from\r\n wherever you wish. But do not approach this tree, lest you be among the\r\n wrongdoers."</span>But Satan caused them to slip out of it and took them out of that\r\n <span class="c5">[condition]</span> in which they were.<span class="c6"> We said:</span> <span class="c1">“Go down, <span class="c5" data-redactor-class="c5">[all of you]</span>, as enemies to\r\n one another, and you will have upon the earth a place of settlement and\r\n provision for some time."</span>Then Adam received from his Lord <span class="c5">[some]</span> words, and He\r\n accepted his repentance. Indeed, it is He Who is the Accepting of Repentance,\r\n the Most Merciful.<span class="c6">We said:</span> <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Go down from it, all of you. When guidance comes to\r\n you from Me, whoever follows My guidance - there will be no fear concerning\r\n them, nor will they grieve"</span>S <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">Baqarah:</span> 35-38]</span> Because Allah accepted the repentance of Adam <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(peace be upon\r\n him)</span>, then he was no longer carrying the burden of that sin nor was his\r\n offspring because the sin was forgiven by repentance. Moreover, the individual,\r\n in principle, is not responsible for the sins of others.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> R...Every soul is responsible\r\n for what it earns, and no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another.\r\n Then to your Lord is your return, and He will inform you concerning that over\r\n which you used to differS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">An'ām:</span> 164]</span> Allah Almighty also says: RWhoever\r\n is guided is only guided for his own good. And whoever errs only errs against\r\n himself. And no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another. And never\r\n would We punish until We sent a messengerS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Isrā':</span> 15]</span> Allah Almighty also says: RAnd no bearer of burdens will\r\n bear the burden of another. And if a heavily laden soul calls <span class="c5">[another]</span> to\r\n <span class="c5">[carry some of]</span> its load, nothing of it will be carried, even if he should be a\r\n close relative. You can only warn those who fear their Lord unseen and\r\n establish prayer. And whoever purifies himself only purifies himself for his\r\n own good. And to Allah is the <span class="c5">[final]</span> returnS <span class="c5">[Surat Fātir: 18]</span>.</p><h2 class="ltr justify" id="p17"><a id="t17" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t17">16.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span">\r\n The ultimate end of creating mankind is to worship Allah alone:</span></a></h2><p class="ltr justify" id="p76">The\r\n ultimate end of creating mankind is to worship Allah alone.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Allah Almighty\r\n says:</span> RAnd I\r\n did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship MeS <span class="c5">[Surat adh-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Dhāriyāt:</span> 56]</span>.</p><h2 class="ltr justify" id="p18"><a id="t18" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t18">17. Islam has honored\r\n the human being, male and female, and has guaranteed for him all of his rights.\r\n It has made him responsible for all of his choices, actions, and behavior, thus\r\n holding him accountable for any act that harms him or others.</a></h2><p class="ltr justify" id="p77">Islam has honored the human being, both males and\r\n females. Allah Almighty created the human to be His vicegerent on earth.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Allah\r\n Almighty says:</span> RAnd <span class="c5">[remember]</span> when your Lord said to the angels:\r\n <span class="c1">“Indeed, I will make upon the earth a successive authority"</span>...S <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">Baqarah:</span> 30]</span> This honor extends to all of the offspring of Adam.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Allah\r\n Almighty says:</span> RAnd We have certainly honored the children of Adam and\r\n carried them on the land and sea and provided for them of the good things and\r\n preferred them immensely over much of what We have createdS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">Isrā':</span> 70]</span> Allah Almighty also says: RWe have certainly\r\n created man in the best stature;S <span class="c5">[Surat at-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Tīn:</span> 4]</span> Allah prohibited the\r\n human from surrendering himself in humiliation to a deity or a master other\r\n than Allah.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RAnd among people there\r\n are some who take others as equals to Allah: they love them as they should love\r\n Allah. But those who believe are stronger in their love for Allah. If only the\r\n wrongdoers could see the punishment, they would surely realize that all power belongs\r\n to Allah and that Allah is severe in punishment. <span class="c5">[Consider]</span> when those who were\r\n followed, they will disown their followers when they see the punishment, and\r\n all ties between them will be cut offS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Baqarah:</span> 165-166]</span> Allah\r\n Almighty clarified the state of the followers and the ones followed in\r\n falsehood saying: RThose who were arrogant will say to those who were\r\n oppressed: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Did we avert you from guidance after it had come to you? Rather,\r\n you were wicked."</span>Those who were oppressed will say to those who were arrogant,\r\n <span class="c1">“Rather, <span class="c5" data-redactor-class="c5">[it was your]</span> conspiracy of night and day when you were ordering us to\r\n disbelieve in Allah and to set up rivals to Him."</span> They will hide their remorse\r\n when they see the punishment, and We will put shackles around the necks of those\r\n who disbelieved. Will they be recompensed except for what they used to do?S <span class="c5">[Surat Saba': 32-33]</span> Out of Allah's\r\n perfect justice on the Day of Judgment, He will\r\n make the misguiding preachers and scholars bear the burden of their sins as\r\n well as the burdens of the sins of those whom they misguided by speaking\r\n without knowledge.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RThey will bear their\r\n burdens in full on the Day of Resurrection and of the burdens of those whom they\r\n misled without\r\n knowledge. How terrible is what they will bear!S <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n an-<span class="c6">Nahl:</span> 25]</span> Islam has guaranteed man his full rights in this world and in the\r\n Hereafter, and the greatest of those rights is the right of Allah on people and\r\n the right of people on Allah.Mu'ādh <span class="c2">(may Allah be pleased with him)</span> reported:\r\n <span class="c1">“I was riding behind the Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span>.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span">\r\n He said:</span> 'O Mu'ādh!' I replied: 'At your beck and call.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span">' He repeated it three times\r\n and said:</span> 'Do you know what is Allah's right upon His servants?' I said: 'No.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span">'\r\n He said:</span> 'Allah's right upon His servants is that they worship Him alone and\r\n associate none with Him in worship.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span">' Then he proceeded for a while and then\r\n said:</span> 'O Mu'ādh!' I replied: 'At your beck and call.<span class="c6">' He said:</span> 'Do you know\r\n what is the right of the servants upon Allah if they do that? That He will not\r\n punish them.'"</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Bukhāri:</span> 6840]</span> Islam has also guaranteed man the\r\n protection of his true religion and his children, wealth, and honor.The Prophet\r\n <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Verily Allah has made your\r\n blood, your properties, and your honor as sacred and inviolable as the sanctity\r\n of this day of yours, in this month of yours and in this town of yours."</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Narrated\r\n by Al-<span class="c6">Bukhāri:</span> 6501]</span> The Messenger of Allah <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and blessings be\r\n upon him)</span> announced this great covenant in his Farewell Hajj that was attended\r\n by more than a hundred thousand Companions. He stressed the importance of this\r\n command on the Day of Nahr <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(day of slaughtering sacrificial animals, 10th of\r\n Dhul-Hijjah)</span>. Furthermore, Islam has made man responsible for all of his\r\n choices, deeds, and behavior.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RAnd <span class="c5">[for]</span> every person We have\r\n bound his deeds upon his neck, and We will produce for him on the Day of\r\n Judgment a record which he will encounter spread open. <span class="c5">[It will be said]</span>: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Read\r\n your record. Sufficient is yourself against you this Day as accountant."</span>S <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Isrā':</span> 13-14]</span> In other words, any good\r\n or bad deed is bound by its doer and cannot be transferred to someone else\r\n because the individual cannot be held accountable for someone else's deeds, nor\r\n will anyone else be held accountable for his deeds.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RO mankind, indeed you are\r\n laboring toward your Lord with <span class="c5">[great]</span> exertion and will meet itS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Inshiqāq:</span> 6]</span> And Allah Almighty said: RWhoever does righteousness - it\r\n is for his <span class="c5">[own]</span> soul; and whoever does evil <span class="c5">[does so]</span> against it. And your\r\n Lord is not ever unjust to <span class="c5">[His]</span> servantsS <span class="c5">[Surat Fussilat: 46]</span> Islam holds one accountable\r\n for any act that harms himself or others.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RAnd whoever commits a sin only\r\n earns it against himself. And Allah is ever All-Knowing and All-WiseS <span class="c5">[Surat an-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Nisā':</span> 111]</span> Allah Almighty also says: RFor this reason We ordained for\r\n the Children of Israel that whoever kills a person – unless in retribution for\r\n murder or corruption in the land – it is as if he killed all mankind; and\r\n whoever saves a life, it is as if he saved the life of all mankindS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Mā'idah:</span> 32]</span> The Messenger of Allah\r\n <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“No soul gets killed\r\n wrongfully without the first son of Adam taking share of the guilt for its\r\n blood because he was the first to commit a murder."</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Muslim: 5150]</span>.</p><h2 class="ltr justify" id="p19"><a id="t19" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t19">18.\r\n Islam made men and women equal in terms of their respective responsibilities,\r\n reward, and punishment.</a></h2><p class="ltr justify" id="p78">Islam made men and women\r\n equal in terms of their respective responsibilities, reward, and punishment.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span">\r\n Allah Almighty says:</span> RAnd whoever does righteous deeds, whether male\r\n or female, while being a believer - those will enter Paradise and will not be\r\n wronged, <span class="c5">[even as much as]</span> the speck on a date-stoneS <span class="c5">[Surat an-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Nisā':</span> 124]</span> Allah\r\n Almighty also says: RWhoever does righteous deed, whether male or\r\n female, while being a believer – We will certainly grant him a good life, and\r\n will reward them according to the best of what they used to doS <span class="c5">[Surat an-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Nahl:</span> 97]</span> Allah\r\n Almighty also says: RWhoever does an evil deed will only be\r\n recompensed with its like, and whoever does good – whether male or female –\r\n while he is a believer, they will enter Paradise, wherein they will be given\r\n provision without measureS <span class="c5">[Surat Ghāfir: 40]</span> Allah\r\n Almighty also says: RMuslim men and women, believing men and women,\r\n obedient men and women, truthful men and women, patient men and women, humble\r\n men and women, charitable men and women, fasting men and women, and the men and\r\n women who guard their chastity, and men and women who remember Allah much –\r\n Allah has prepared for them forgiveness and a great rewardS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Ahzāb:</span> 35]</span>.</p><h2 class="ltr justify" id="p20"><a id="t20" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t20">19.\r\n Islam honors women and considers them the counterparts of men. It also mandated\r\n financial provision on the man if he is capable. The father is obligated to\r\n spend on his daughter, the son on his mother if he is adult and capable, and\r\n the husband on his wife.</a></h2><p class="ltr justify" id="p79">Islam\r\n considers women the counterparts of men.The Messenger of Allah <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's\r\n peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1">“Women are the counterparts of men."</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Narrated\r\n by Al-<span class="c6">Tirmidhi:</span> 113]</span> As an aspect of honoring women, Islam has made it\r\n obligatory on the son to provide for his mother if he is financially\r\n capable.The Messenger of Allah <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span>\r\n said: <span class="c1">“The hand which gives is the upper hand.<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Start with those for whom you\r\n are responsible:</span> your mother, your father, your sister, your brother, then your\r\n relatives according to their closeness to you."</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Ahmad]</span> The status\r\n of the parents <span class="c5">[in Islam]</span> will be discussed further in point number <span class="c2">(29)</span>. Another\r\n aspect of honoring women in Islam is that the husband is obligated to provide\r\n for his wife if he is financially capable.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RLet the wealthy man spend according\r\n to his means. As for the one with limited resources, he should spend according\r\n to whatever Allah has given him. Allah does not burden any soul beyond what He\r\n has given him. Allah will bring about ease after hardshipS <span class="c5">[Surat at-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Talāq:</span> 7]</span> A man asked the Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may\r\n Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span>: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“What is the right of the wife on her\r\n husband?"</span> He replied: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“You feed her when you eat and provide clothing for her\r\n when you do so for yourself, and neither slap her face nor speak to her in a foul\r\n language."</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Ahmad]</span> The Messenger of Allah <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and\r\n blessings be upon him)</span> explained some of the rights of wives on their husbands\r\n saying: <span class="c1">“You <span class="c5" data-redactor-class="c5">[men]</span> are responsible for providing them with food and clothing in\r\n a fitting manner."</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Muslim]</span> The Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and\r\n blessings be upon him)</span> also said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“It is a\r\n sufficient sin for man to neglect those whom he maintains."</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Ahmad]</span>\r\n Al-<span class="c6">Khattābi stated:</span> <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“'Whom he maintain' applies to anyone whose provision is\r\n obligatory on him. In other words, if a person wishes to spend money in\r\n charity, he should not do so with the money barely sufficient to cover the\r\n expenses of his family. Though one seeks the reward in giving out charity, but,\r\n in this case, it turns out to be a sin because he would drive his family into\r\n deprivation. "</span>Moreover, the father is required to provide for his daughter,\r\n which is yet another aspect of honoring women in Islam.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RMothers may breastfeed their\r\n children for two full years, for those who wish to complete the full term of\r\n breastfeeding. It is the obligation upon the father of the child that he\r\n provides food and clothing <span class="c5">[for the mothers]</span> with fairness...S <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Baqarah:</span> 233]</span> In this verse, Allah enjoined upon the father to feed and provide\r\n clothing for his newborn child according to what is acceptable.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Allah Almighty\r\n says:</span> R...And if they\r\n breastfeed for you, then give them their payment...S <span class="c5">[Surat at-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Talāq:</span> 6]</span> In this verse, Allah made\r\n the fare of breastfeeding the child obligatory on the father, which indicates\r\n that the father is required to provide for his child, male or female. In the\r\n following Hadīth, there is evidence that financial maintenance of the wife and\r\n her children is the responsibility of the father. 'Ā'ishah <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah be\r\n pleased with her)</span> reported: <span class="c1">“Hind told the Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and\r\n blessings be upon him)</span> that Sufyān <span class="c2">(her husband)</span> is a stingy man and she needs\r\n to take from his money <span class="c5">[to support herself and the children]</span>.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> The Prophet\r\n answered:</span> 'Take what is sufficient for you and your children according to what\r\n is acceptable. '"</span><span class="c5">[Narrated by Al-Bukhāri]</span> The honorable Prophet highlighted the\r\n virtue of providing for daughters and sisters. He <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and\r\n blessings be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Anyone who financially maintains two or three\r\n daughters or two or three sisters until they are married or until he dies will\r\n be with me like this - and he pointed with his middle and index fingers."</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Al-Silsilah\r\n al-<span class="c6">Sahīhah:</span> 296]</span>.</p><h2 class="ltr justify" id="p21"><a id="t21" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t21">20.\r\n Death is not the ultimate end but rather a transition from the abode of work to\r\n the abode of recompense. Death befalls both the body and the soul such that the\r\n latter disengages from the body at the time of death, only to return to it\r\n following the resurrection on the Day of Judgment. The soul does not move to\r\n another body after death nor is it reincarnated in a different body.</a></h2><p class="ltr justify" id="p80">Death\r\n is not the ultimate end.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RSay:\r\n <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“The angel of death, who has been entrusted with you, will take you. Then to\r\n your Lord you will be returned."</span>S <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n as-<span class="c6">Sajdah:</span> 11]</span> Death befalls both the body and the soul such that the latter\r\n disengages from the body at the time of death, only to return to it following\r\n the resurrection on the Day of Judgment.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RAllah takes away the souls at\r\n the time of their death and of those who do not die during their sleep. He\r\n withholds the souls of those on whom He decreed has death, and releases others\r\n until an appointed term. Indeed, there are signs in this for people who reflectS <span class="c5">[Surat az-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Zumar:</span> 42]</span> The Messenger of Allah <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may\r\n Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span>\r\n said: <span class="c1">“When the soul is taken, the sight follows it."</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Narrated by Muslim:\r\n 920]</span> After death, the human being moves from\r\n the world of work to the world of recompense.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RTo Him is your return all\r\n together. Allah's promise will surely come true. He originates the creation\r\n then brings it back, so that He may justly reward those who believe and do\r\n righteous deeds. But for those who disbelieve there will be a drink of scalding\r\n water and a painful punishment because of their disbeliefS <span class="c5">[Surat Yūnus: 4]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p81">The soul does not move\r\n to another body after death nor is it reincarnated in a different body. The\r\n claim of reincarnation is not the product of either reason or perception. In\r\n addition, there is no single text reported from the prophets <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(peace be upon\r\n them)</span> that attests to this doctrine.</p><h2 class="ltr justify" id="p22"><a id="t22" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t22">21.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span">\r\n Islam calls to believing in the major pillars of faith:</span> belief in Allah and His\r\n angels, the scriptures such as the Torah, the Gospel, the Psalms <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(before their\r\n distortion)</span>, and the Qur'an. It also calls to believing in all the prophets and\r\n messengers <span class="c2">(peace be upon them)</span> and that Muhammad as their seal. Furthermore,\r\n Islam calls to believing in the Last Day because assuming this worldly life is\r\n the end, life and existence would have been absolutely purposeless. It also\r\n calls to believing in destiny and fate.</a></h2><p class="ltr justify" id="p82">Islam calls to believing\r\n in the major pillars of faith, to which all prophets and messengers called,<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> and\r\n they are:</span></p><p class="rtl justify" id="p83"><span dir="ltr">First:</span><span dir="ltr">\r\n Belief in Allah as a Lord, a Creator, a Provider, and a Disposer of the affairs\r\n of this universe. Allah alone deserves to be worshiped and the worship of any\r\n deity besides Him is invalid because every other deity is false; therefore,\r\n worship is suitable only for Him. This has been detailed earlier in point\r\n number <span class="c2">(8)</span>.</span></p><p class="ltr justify" id="p84">Allah Almighty mentioned\r\n those major pillars in various verses in the Noble Qur'an. For example,<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Allah\r\n Almighty says:</span> RThe Messenger believes in what has been sent\r\n down to him from his Lord, as do the believers. All of them believe in Allah,\r\n His angels, His Books, and His messengers, <span class="c5">[saying]</span>, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“We make no distinction\r\n between any of His messengers."</span> And they say, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“We hear and obey. Grant us Your\r\n forgiveness, our Lord, and to You is the <span class="c5">[final]</span> destination."</span>S <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Baqarah:</span> 285]</span> Allah\r\n Almighty also says: RIt is not righteousness to turn your faces\r\n towards the east or the west, but righteousness is to believe in Allah, the\r\n Last Day, the angels, the Scriptures, and the prophets; and to give charity out\r\n of one's cherished wealth to relatives, orphans, the needy, the wayfarer,\r\n beggars, and to free slaves; to establish prayer and give zakah; to fulfill the\r\n ratified pledges; to be patient at times of hardship, adversity, and during the\r\n battle. Such are the true believers, and such are the righteousS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Baqarah:</span> 177]</span> Allah\r\n Almighty invited us to believe in those pillars and made it clear that denying\r\n them leads one far astray.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RO you\r\n who believe, believe in Allah, His Messenger, the Book which He has sent down\r\n to His Messenger, and the Books which He sent down before. Whoever disbelieves\r\n in Allah, His angels, His Books, His messengers, and the Last Day has indeed\r\n gone far astray.S <span class="c5">[Surat an-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Nisā':</span> 136]</span> 'Umar ibn al-Khattāb <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may\r\n Allah be pleased with him)</span> reported: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“While we were sitting with the Messenger\r\n of Allah <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> one day, a man wearing\r\n an extremely white garment and who had extremely black hair, and who did not\r\n have any traces of travel, came to us. None of us knew him. He sat with the\r\n Prophet <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> so close that their knees\r\n touched.<span class="c6"> He placed his hands on his thighs and said:</span> 'O Muhammad, tell me about\r\n Islam.' The Messenger of Allah <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span>\r\n said: 'Islam is to testify that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah\r\n and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, establish prayer, give Zakah, fast\r\n Ramadān, and perform Hajj if you are able.<span class="c6">' The man said:</span> 'You have told the\r\n truth.' We wondered at how he asked him and then declared him as having told\r\n the truth. Then,<span class="c6"> he said:</span> 'Tell me about faith.' The Messenger of Allah <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may\r\n Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said: 'It is to believe in Allah, His\r\n angels, Books, messengers, the Last Day, and fate with the good and bad aspects\r\n thereof.<span class="c6">' The man said:</span> 'You have told the truth. Tell me about Ihsān\r\n <span class="c2">(perfection)</span>.' The Prophet <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said:\r\n 'It is to worship Allah as if you see Him. If you cannot see Him, He surely\r\n Sees you.'"</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Muslim: 8]</span> In this Hadīth, Jibrīl <span class="c2">(Gabriel)</span> <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(peace be\r\n upon him)</span> came to Prophet Muhammad <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon\r\n him)</span> and asked him about the levels of religion, namely Islam, faith, and\r\n Ihsān. The Messenger of Allah <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span>\r\n answered him and then informed his Companions that Gabriel <span class="c2">(peace be upon him)</span>\r\n came to teach them their religion. This is simply what Islam is; a divine\r\n message sent through Gabriel, conveyed to people by Muhammad <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace\r\n and blessings be upon him)</span>, and preserved by the Companions <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah be\r\n pleased with them)</span>, who conveyed it to people after the death of the Prophet\r\n <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span>.</p><p class="rtl justify" id="p85"><span dir="ltr">Second:</span> <span dir="ltr">Belief in the angels, who are\r\n part of the unseen world and whom Allah created in a specific form. He charged\r\n them with great tasks, the greatest of which is delivering the divine messages\r\n to the prophets and messengers. The greatest among the angels is Gabriel <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(peace\r\n be upon him)</span>. One of the proofs showing how Gabriel delivered the revelation to\r\n the messengers <span class="c2">(peace be upon them)</span> is the saying of Allah Almighty: </span><span dir="ltr">R</span><span dir="ltr">He sends down the angels\r\n with revelation by His command to whom He wills of His slaves, <span class="c5">[saying]</span>, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Warn\r\n that none has the right to be worshiped except Me, so fear Me."</span></span><span dir="ltr">S </span><span dir="ltr"><span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat an-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Nahl:</span> 2]</span> Allah Almighty also says:\r\n </span><span dir="ltr">R</span><span dir="ltr">And\r\n indeed, the Qur'an is the revelation of the Lord of the worlds.Brought down by\r\n the Trustworthy Spirit <span class="c5">[Gabriel]</span>Upon your heart <span class="c5">[O Muhammad]</span> – so that you may\r\n be of the warners.In a clear Arabic language.And indeed, it is <span class="c5">[mentioned]</span> in\r\n the scriptures of former peoples</span><span dir="ltr">S </span><span dir="ltr"><span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat ash-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Shu'arā':</span> 192-196]</span>. </span></p><p class="rtl justify" id="p86"><span dir="ltr">Third:</span><span dir="ltr">\r\n Belief in the divine scriptures such as the Torah, the Gospel, the Psalms -\r\n before they were distorted - and finally the Qur'an.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> </span><span dir="ltr">R</span><span dir="ltr">O you who believe,\r\n believe in Allah, His Messenger, the Book which He has sent down to His\r\n Messenger, and the Books which He sent down before. Whoever disbelieves in\r\n Allah, His angels, His Books, His messengers, and the Last Day has indeed gone\r\n far astray</span><span dir="ltr">S </span><span dir="ltr"><span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n an-<span class="c6">Nisā':</span> 136]</span> Allah Almighty also says: </span><span dir="ltr">R</span><span dir="ltr">He has sent down upon you\r\n <span class="c5">[O Muhammad]</span>, the Book in truth, confirming what came before it. And He\r\n revealed the Torah and the Gospelpreviously, as guidance for people, and He\r\n sent down the Criterion <span class="c5">[between right and wrong]</span>. But those who reject the\r\n verses of Allah will suffer a severe punishment, and Allah is All-Mighty, the\r\n Avenger</span><span dir="ltr">S </span><span dir="ltr"><span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n Āl 'Imrān: 3-4]</span> Allah Almighty also says: </span><span dir="ltr">R</span><span dir="ltr">The Messenger believes in\r\n what has been sent down to him from his Lord, as do the believers. All of them\r\n believe in Allah, His angels, His Books, and His messengers, <span class="c5">[saying]</span>, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“We make\r\n no distinction between any of His messengers."</span> And they say, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“We hear and obey.\r\n Grant us Your forgiveness, our Lord, and to You is the <span class="c5">[final]</span> destination."</span></span><span dir="ltr">S </span><span dir="ltr"><span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Baqarah:</span> 285]</span> And Allah Almighty\r\n said: </span><span dir="ltr">R</span><span dir="ltr">Say,\r\n <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“We believe in Allah and what has been sent down to us and what was sent down\r\n to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, and his descendants, and what was given to\r\n Moses, Jesus, and other prophets from their Lord; we make no distinction\r\n between any of them, and to Him we submit."</span></span><span dir="ltr">S </span><span dir="ltr"><span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat ĀI 'Imrān: 84]</span>.</span></p><p class="rtl justify" id="p87"><span dir="ltr">Fourth:</span><span dir="ltr">\r\n Belief in all the prophets and messengers <span class="c2">(peace be upon them)</span>. One must\r\n believe in all of them and that they were sent by Allah to deliver to their\r\n respective nations the messages of Allah, His religion, and laws.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Allah Almighty\r\n says:</span> </span><span dir="ltr">R</span><span dir="ltr">Say\r\n <span class="c5">[O believers]</span>, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“We believe in Allah and what has been sent down to us; and what\r\n was sent down to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, and the descendants <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[of\r\n Jacob]</span>; and what was given to Moses and Jesus; and what was given to the\r\n prophets from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them, and to\r\n Him we have submitted."</span></span><span dir="ltr">S </span><span dir="ltr"><span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">Baqarah:</span> 136]</span> Allah Almighty also says: </span><span dir="ltr">R</span><span dir="ltr">The Messenger believes in\r\n what has been sent down to him from his Lord, as do the believers. All of them\r\n believe in Allah, His angels, His Books, and His messengers, <span class="c5">[saying]</span>, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“We make no distinction between any of His\r\n messengers."</span> And they say, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“We hear and obey. Grant us Your forgiveness, our\r\n Lord, and to You is the <span class="c5">[final]</span> destination."</span></span><span dir="ltr">S </span><span dir="ltr"><span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Baqarah:</span> 285]</span> Allah</span><span dir="ltr"> Almighty\r\n also says: </span><span dir="ltr">R</span><span dir="ltr">Say,\r\n <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“We believe in Allah and what has been sent down to us and what was sent down\r\n to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, and his descendants, and what was given to\r\n Moses, Jesus, and other prophets from their Lord; we make no distinction between\r\n any of them, and to Him we submit."</span></span><span dir="ltr">S </span><span dir="ltr"><span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat Āl 'Imrān: 84]</span> One must also believe\r\n that Muhammad is the seal of all prophets and messengers <span class="c2">(peace be upon them)</span>.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span">\r\n Allah Almighty says:</span> </span><span dir="ltr">R</span><span dir="ltr">And <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[remember]</span> when Allah took the covenant of the prophets,\r\n <span class="c5">[saying]</span>, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“After I have given you the Book and wisdom, if there comes to you a\r\n messenger confirming what is with you, then you must believe in him and support\r\n him."</span> Allah said, <span class="c1">“Do you affirm this covenant and accept this commitment?"</span>\r\n They said, <span class="c1">“Yes, we do."</span> He said, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Then bear witness and I am with you among\r\n the witnesses."</span></span><span dir="ltr">S </span><span dir="ltr"><span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n ĀI 'Imrān: 81]</span> Islam mandates belief in all prophets and messengers in general,\r\n including their seal, Prophet Muhammad <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon\r\n him)</span>.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> </span><span dir="ltr">R</span><span dir="ltr">Say, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“O People of the Book, you have nothing to stand on\r\n unless you observe the Torah and the Gospel and what has been sent down to you\r\n from your Lord."</span>...</span><span dir="ltr">S </span><span dir="ltr"><span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">Mā'idah:</span> 68]</span> Allah Almighty also says: </span><span dir="ltr">R</span><span dir="ltr">Say, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“O people of the\r\n Book, come to a common term between us and you, that we worship none but Allah\r\n and associate no partners with Him, and that we do not take one another as\r\n lords besides Allah."</span> But if they turn away, say, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Bear witness that we are\r\n Muslims <span class="c5">[submitting to Allah]</span>."</span></span><span dir="ltr">S </span><span dir="ltr"><span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n Āl 'Imrān: 64]</span> Disbelieving in a single prophet entails disbelief in all the\r\n prophets and messengers <span class="c2">(peace be upon them)</span>. Hence, Allah informed us of His\r\n judgment on the people of Noah <span class="c2">(peace be upon him)</span>: </span><span dir="ltr">R</span><span dir="ltr">The people of Noah denied\r\n the messengers</span><span dir="ltr">S</span><span dir="ltr">\r\n <span class="c5">[Surat ash-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Shu'arā':</span> 105]</span> It is well-known that Noah <span class="c2">(peace be upon him)</span> had\r\n not been preceded by any messenger. However, when his people denied and\r\n rejected him, that entailed their denial and rejection of all the <span class="c5">[succeeding]</span>\r\n prophets and messengers because they share the same call and goal.</span></p><p class="rtl justify" id="p88"><span dir="ltr">Fifth:</span><span dir="ltr">\r\n Belief in the Last Day, namely the Day of Judgment. At the end of this worldly\r\n life, Allah will command the angel Isrāfīl <span class="c2">(peace be upon him)</span> to blow the\r\n trumpet that will put everyone whom Allah wills to death.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> </span><span dir="ltr">R</span><span dir="ltr">The Trumpet will be blown\r\n and all those in the heavens and all those on earth will fall dead, except whom\r\n Allah wills. Then it will be blown again, and at once they will be standing,\r\n looking on</span><span dir="ltr">S </span><span dir="ltr"><span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n az-<span class="c6">Zumar:</span> 68]</span> After everything in the heavens and the earth dies except those\r\n whom Allah wills,<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Allah will fold the heavens and the earth as indicated in His\r\n saying:</span> </span><span dir="ltr">R</span><span dir="ltr">On\r\n the Day when We roll up the heavens like a scroll of records. Just as We\r\n originated the first creation, so We will bring it back. That is Our binding\r\n promise, which We will surely do</span><span dir="ltr">S </span><span dir="ltr"><span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Anbiyā':</span> 104]</span> Allah Almighty also\r\n says: </span><span dir="ltr">R</span><span dir="ltr">They\r\n did not revere Allah His true reverence. On the Day of Resurrection, the whole\r\n earth will be in His Grip, and the heavens will be rolled up in His Right Hand.\r\n Glorified and exalted is He above all what they associate with Him!</span><span dir="ltr">S </span><span dir="ltr"><span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat az-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Zumar:</span> 67]</span> The Messenger of Allah\r\n <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Allah Almighty will fold\r\n the heavens on the Day of Judgment and then take them in His right hand and\r\n say: 'I am the King. Where are the mighty ones? Where are the arrogant ones?'\r\n Then, He will fold the earth and take it in His left <span class="c2">(hand)</span> and say: 'I am the\r\n King. Where are the mighty ones? Where are the arrogant ones?'"</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Narrated by\r\n Muslim]</span> Allah will then command the angel to blow the trumpet once again, after\r\n which everyone will stand and look on.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> </span><span dir="ltr">R</span><span dir="ltr">...Then it will be blown\r\n again, and at once they will be standing, looking on</span><span dir="ltr">S </span><span dir="ltr"><span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat az-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Zumar:</span> 68]</span> After Allah resurrects\r\n all creation, He will gather them for\r\n reckoning.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> </span><span dir="ltr">R</span><span dir="ltr">On the Day the earth breaks away from them <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[and they\r\n emerge]</span> rapidly; that gathering is easy for Us</span><span dir="ltr">S </span><span dir="ltr"><span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat Qāf: 44]</span></span><span dir="ltr"> Allah Almighty also\r\n says: </span><span dir="ltr">R</span><span dir="ltr">the\r\n Day when they will be brought forth, nothing about them will be hidden from\r\n Allah. <span class="c5">[He will say]</span>, “To whom does the dominion belong this Day? To Allah, the\r\n One, the Subjugator!</span><span dir="ltr">S </span><span dir="ltr"><span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n Ghāfir: 16]</span> On this Day, Allah will hold all people accountable for their\r\n deeds. He will claim the right of the oppressed from their oppressors, and\r\n every human being will be recompensed according to his own deeds.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Allah\r\n Almighty says:</span> </span><span dir="ltr">R</span><span dir="ltr">This\r\n Day every soul will be recompensed for what it earned. No injustice today!\r\n Indeed, Allah is swift in reckoning</span><span dir="ltr">S </span><span dir="ltr"><span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat Ghāfir: 17]</span> Allah Almighty also says:\r\n </span><span dir="ltr">R</span><span dir="ltr">Allah\r\n does not do injustice as much as an atom's weight. And if it is a good deed, He\r\n will multiply it and give from Himself a great reward</span><span dir="ltr">S </span><span dir="ltr"><span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat an-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Nisā':</span> 40]</span> Allah Almighty also\r\n says: </span><span dir="ltr">R</span><span dir="ltr">So\r\n whoever does an atom's weight of good will see it,and whoever does an atom's\r\n weight of evil will see it</span><span dir="ltr">S </span><span dir="ltr"><span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n az-<span class="c6">Zalzalah:</span> 7-8]</span> Allah Almighty also says: </span><span dir="ltr">R</span><span dir="ltr">And We place the scales\r\n of justice for the Day of Judgment, so no soul will be treated unjustly at all.\r\n And if there is <span class="c5">[even]</span> the weight of a mustard seed, We will bring it forth.\r\n And sufficient are We as Reckoners</span><span dir="ltr">S </span><span dir="ltr"><span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Anbiyā':</span> 47]</span> After resurrection\r\n and reckoning, recompense ensues; good deeds will be rewarded with eternal\r\n unceasing bliss, whereas evil deeds and disbelief will lead its doer to\r\n punishment.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> </span><span dir="ltr">R</span><span dir="ltr">The sovereignty on that Day belongs to Allah; He will judge\r\n between them, then those who believed and did righteous deeds will be in the\r\n Gardens of Bliss.But those who disbelieve and reject Our verses, for them there\r\n will be a humiliating punishment</span><span dir="ltr">S </span><span dir="ltr"><span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Hajj:</span> 56-57]</span> It is acknowledged\r\n that had this worldly life been the final destination, the whole notion of\r\n existence and life itself would have been purely futile.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> </span><span dir="ltr">R</span><span dir="ltr">Then do you think that We\r\n created you uselessly and that you would not be returned to Us?</span><span dir="ltr">S </span><span dir="ltr"> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Mu'minūn:</span> 115]</span>.</span></p><p class="rtl justify" id="p89"><span dir="ltr">Sixth:</span><span dir="ltr">\r\n Belief in density and fate.<span class="c6"> One must believe that Allah knows everything:</span> the\r\n past, the present, and the future of this universe. He recorded all of this\r\n before the creation of the heavens and the earth.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> </span><span dir="ltr">R</span><span dir="ltr">He alone has the keys of\r\n the unseen; no one knows them except Him. He knows what is in the land and sea.\r\n Not a leaf falls without His knowledge, nor a grain in the darkness of the\r\n earth, nor anything moist or dry, but is <span class="c5">[written]</span> in a Clear Record</span><span dir="ltr">S </span><span dir="ltr"><span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">An'ām:</span> 59]</span> In addition, one must\r\n believe that Allah has encompassed all things in knowledge.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Allah Almighty\r\n says:</span></span><span dir="ltr"> R</span><span dir="ltr">Allah\r\n is the One who has created seven heavens, and likewise for the earth. The\r\n Command descends between them so that you may know that Allah is Most Capable\r\n of all things, and that Allah has encompassed everything in knowledge</span><span dir="ltr">S </span><span dir="ltr"><span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat at-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Talāq:</span> 12]</span> Nothing happens in this\r\n universe without His will, as He created it and facilitated its occurrence.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span">\r\n Allah Almighty says:</span></span><span dir="ltr"> R</span><span dir="ltr">He to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and earth,\r\n Who has never begotten a son, and has no partner in His dominion. He has\r\n created everything and measured it precisely</span><span dir="ltr">S </span><span dir="ltr"><span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Furqān:</span> 2]</span> His actions are infused\r\n with utmost wisdom that falls beyond people's knowledge.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> </span><span dir="ltr">R</span><span dir="ltr">Extensive wisdom - but\r\n warning does not avail <span class="c5">[them]</span></span><span dir="ltr"> S </span><span dir="ltr"><span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">Qamr:</span> 5]</span> Allah Almighty also says: </span><span dir="ltr">R</span><span dir="ltr">It is He Who originates the creation then repeats it, which\r\n is easier for Him. To Him belong the most sublime attributes in the heavens and\r\n earth, and He is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise</span><span dir="ltr">S </span><span dir="ltr"><span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat ar-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Rūm:</span> 27]</span> Allah Almighty described\r\n Himself with wisdom and named Himself the All-Wise.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> </span><span dir="ltr">R</span><span dir="ltr">Allah testifies that none\r\n has the right to be worshiped except Him, as do the angels and people of\r\n knowledge; He is the Upholder of justice. None has the right to be worshiped\r\n except Him, the All-Mighty, the All-Wise</span><span dir="ltr">S </span><span dir="ltr"><span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat Āl 'Imrān: 18]</span> Allah Almighty\r\n reported that Jesus <span class="c2">(peace be upon him)</span> will implore Him on the Day of Judgment\r\n saying: </span><span dir="ltr">R</span><span dir="ltr">If\r\n You punish them, they are Your slaves; if You\r\n forgive them, You are indeed the All-Mighty, All-Wise."</span><span dir="ltr">S </span><span dir="ltr">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span">Mā'idah:</span></span><span dir="ltr"> 118] Allah said to Moses\r\n <span class="c2">(peace be upon him)</span> when He called upon him at the Mount Tūr: </span><span dir="ltr">R</span><span dir="ltr">O Moses, indeed it is I -\r\n Allah, the All-Mighty, the All-Wise</span><span dir="ltr">S </span><span dir="ltr"><span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat an-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Naml:</span> 9]</span> Allah Almighty described\r\n the glorious Qur'an with wisdom: </span><span dir="ltr">R</span><span dir="ltr">Alif Lām Ra. This is a Book whose verses are perfected, then\r\n fully explained, from One Who is All-Wise, All-Aware</span><span dir="ltr">S </span><span dir="ltr"><span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat Hūd: 1]</span> Allah Almighty also says: </span><span dir="ltr">R</span><span dir="ltr">This is part of the\r\n wisdom that your Lord has revealed to you <span class="c5">[O Prophet]</span>. Do not set up any other\r\n god with Allah, or you will be thrown into Hell, blameworthy and rejected</span><span dir="ltr">S </span><span dir="ltr"> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Isrā':</span> 39]</span>.</span></p><h2 class="ltr justify" id="p23"><a id="t23" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t23">22.\r\n All the prophets <span class="c2">(peace be upon them)</span> are infallible in what they convey from\r\n Allah and they are protected against committing anything that may contradict\r\n reason or violate upright morals. The prophets are tasked with conveying the\r\n commands of Allah to His servants. They possess nothing of the qualities of\r\n Lordship or deity. Instead, they are merely humans to whom Allah Almighty sent\r\n His revelation.</a></h2><p class="ltr justify" id="p90">All the\r\n prophets <span class="c2">(peace be upon them)</span> are infallible in what they convey from Allah\r\n because He chooses the best of His creation to convey His messages.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Allah\r\n Almighty says:</span> RAllah\r\n chooses from the angels messengers and from the people. Indeed, Allah is\r\n All-Hearing, All-SeeingS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">Hajj:</span> 75]</span> And Allah Almighty said: RIndeed,\r\n Allah chose Adam and Noah and the family of Abraham and the family of 'Imrān\r\n over the worldsS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n Āl 'Imrān: 33]</span> And Allah Almighty said: R<span class="c5">[Allah]</span>\r\n said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“O Moses, I have chosen you over the people with My messages and My words\r\n <span class="c5">[to you]</span>. So take what I have given you and be among the grateful."</span>S <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">A'rāf:</span> 144]</span> The Messengers <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may\r\n Allah's peace and blessings be upon them)</span> knew that the inspiration they\r\n received was the divine revelation. They watched the angels delivering the\r\n revelation.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> R<span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[He\r\n is]</span> Knower of the unseen, He does not reveal His unseen to anyone,except the\r\n messenger whom He chooses, then He appoints angel-guards before him and behind\r\n himto ensure that the messengers fully conveyed the messages of their Lord. He\r\n encompasses in His knowledge all about them, and keeps count of all things."S <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Jinn:</span> 26-28]</span> Allah commanded them to\r\n convey His messages as He says: RO\r\n Messenger, convey what has been sent down to you from your Lord. If you do not\r\n do that, then you have not conveyed His message. Allah will protect you from\r\n the people. Allah does not guide the disbelieving peopleS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Mā'idah:</span> 67]</span> And Allah Almighty said: RThese messengers were sent as\r\n bearers of glad tidings and as warners, so that the people may have no excuse\r\n before Allah after <span class="c5">[the coming of]</span> the messengers. For Allah is All-Mighty,\r\n All-WiseS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n an-<span class="c6">Nisā':</span> 165]</span> The messengers <span class="c2">(peace be upon them)</span> fear Allah the most so they\r\n neither add nor remove anything from His messages.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RIf he had falsely attributed\r\n something to Us,We would have surely seized him by the right hand,then severed\r\n his aorta,and none of you could have rescued himS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Hāqqah:</span> 44-47]</span> Ibn Kathīr <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah\r\n have mercy upon him)</span> commented: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Allah says: RIf\r\n he had falsely attributed something to UsS; i.e, Had Muhammad <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and\r\n blessings be upon him)</span> been as they claim: an impostor who would add or remove\r\n anything from the message or forge anything and attribute it to Allah - which\r\n he had not been - We <span class="c5">[i.e. Allah]</span> would have hastened his punishment. Thus,<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span">\r\n Allah says:</span> RWe\r\n would have surely seized him by the right handS. It was said that it means We would take\r\n retribution from him by the right hand because it has a relatively more power.\r\n It was also said that it means we would seize him by his right hand. "</span>And Allah\r\n Almighty said: RWhen\r\n Allah will say, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“O Jesus, son of Mary, did you tell people, “Take me and my\r\n mother as gods besides Allah?"</span> He wills say, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Glory be to You! It is not for me\r\n to say what I have no right. Had I said so, You would have surely known it. You\r\n know what is within myself, whereas I do not know what is within Yourself.\r\n Indeed, You are the All-Knower of all unseen. I did not tell them except what\r\n You ordered me – 'Worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord.' I was witness over\r\n them as long as I was among them. But when You took me up, You Yourself were\r\n Watcher over them, and You are a Witness over all thingsS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Mā'idah:</span> 116-117]</span> Out of Allah's favor\r\n upon His prophets and messengers <span class="c2">(peace be upon them)</span>, He grants them\r\n steadfastness during their mission.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> R...He said, “I take Allah as\r\n witness, and you too be witnesses, that I disown whatever you associate. with\r\n Him. So plot against me all together, then give me no respite.I put my trust in\r\n Allah, my Lord and your Lord. There is no moving creature but He holds it by\r\n its forelock. My Lord is on a straight pathS <span class="c5">[Surat Hūd: 54-56]</span> Allah Almighty also says: RThey were about to tempt you\r\n away from what We have revealed to you <span class="c5">[O Prophet]</span>, so that you would fabricate\r\n something else and attribute it to Us; then they would have surely taken you as\r\n a close friendHad We not made you stand firm, you would nearly have inclined to\r\n them a little.In that case, We would have made you taste double punishment,\r\n both in this life and after death. Thereupon you would have found no helper\r\n against UsS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">Isrā':</span> 73-75]</span> The above verses prove that the Qur'an is a revelation from\r\n the Lord of the worlds because had it been produced by Prophet Muhammad <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may\r\n Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span>, he would not have inserted such an\r\n address to himself.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span">Allah Almighty protects His messengers from people as He\r\n says:</span> RO\r\n Messenger, convey what has been sent down to you from your Lord. If you do not\r\n do that, then you have not conveyed His message. Allah will protect you from\r\n the people. Allah does not guide the disbelieving peopleS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Mā'idah:</span> 67]</span> Allah Almighty also says:\r\n RRelate to them the story of\r\n Noah when he said to his people, “O my People, if my presence among you and my\r\n reminding you of Allah's signs have become unbearable to you, then in Allah I\r\n have put my trust. So gather all your schemes, you and your <span class="c5">[so-called]</span>\r\n partners, leaving no room for uncertainty, then carry it out against me, and\r\n give me no respiteS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n Yūnus: 71]</span> Allah Almighty reported the statement of Moses <span class="c2">(peace be upon him)</span>: RThey said, “Our Lord, we fear\r\n that he may hasten to punish us or transgress all bounds."</span> He said, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Do not be\r\n afraid; I am with you both, hearing and seeingS <span class="c5">[Surat Taha: 45-46]</span> Allah Almighty made it clear\r\n that He protects His prophets <span class="c2">(peace be upon them)</span> against their enemies who\r\n cannot harm them in the least. Allah Almighty informed that He preserves His\r\n revelation against addition and omission.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RIt is We Who have sent down the\r\n Reminder, and it is We Who will preserve itS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Hijr:</span> 9]</span> The prophets <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(peace be upon\r\n them)</span> are free from doing things which are in conflict with reason or morals.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span">\r\n Allah Almighty expresses His praise of Prophet Muhammad's morals saying:</span> RAnd indeed, you are of a great\r\n moral characterS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">Qalam:</span> 4]</span> Allah Almighty says about him: RAnd\r\n your companion is not madS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n at-<span class="c6">Takwīr:</span> 22]</span> The purpose of this protection is to enable the prophets to\r\n deliver the message in the best manner possible. They are tasked with conveying\r\n the commands of Allah to His servants. They possess no attribute of Lordship or\r\n deity, rather, they are like any other human except that they receive the\r\n revelation of Allah.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RTheir\r\n messengers said to them, “We are no more than human beings like you, but it is Allah Who bestows His favor\r\n upon whom He wills of His slaves. It is not for us to bring you a proof except\r\n with Allah's permission, and in Allah let the believers put their trust."</span>S <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n Ibrāhim: 11]</span> Allah commanded His Prophet Muhammad <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and\r\n blessings be upon him)</span> to say to his people: RSay, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“I am only a man\r\n like you; it has been revealed to me that your God is One God. So whoever hopes\r\n for the meeting with his Lord, let him do righteous deeds and associate none in\r\n the worship of his Lord."</span>S <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Kahf:</span> 110]</span>.</p><h2 class="ltr justify" id="p24"><a id="t24" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t24">23.\r\n Islam calls to dedicating the main pillars of worship to Allah alone such as\r\n the prayer that involves standing, bowing, prostrating, remembering and praising\r\n Allah, and supplicating Him. The prayer is observed five times a day and it\r\n erases all differences between the rich and the poor, the boss and the\r\n employee; as they all stand in one row in prayer. Another main act of worship\r\n is Zakah that involves paying a small portion of money in accordance with the\r\n conditions and the standard measures designated by Allah. The rich are\r\n obligated to pay it to the poor among others and it is payable once a year. The\r\n third pillar is fasting that involves refraining from all acts that invalidate\r\n it throughout the day in Ramadān. It fosters determination and patience in the\r\n soul. Lastly, observing Hajj by heading towards the House of Allah in Makkah\r\n once in a lifetime for whoever is capable. In Hajj, everyone is equal in\r\n standing before Allah Almighty as it erases all differences and affiliations.</a></h2><p class="ltr justify" id="p91">Islam calls to\r\n worshiping Allah via the major acts of worship as well as other worships. Allah\r\n mandated these major acts of worship on all prophets and messengers <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may\r\n Allah's peace and blessings be upon them)</span>.<span class="c6"> They are as follows:</span></p><p class="ltr justify" id="p92">First: Prayer: Allah\r\n ordained prayer on all Muslims as well as on all prophets and messengers <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may\r\n Allah's peace and blessings be upon them)</span>. He commanded His Prophet Abraham\r\n <span class="c2">(peace be upon him)</span> to purify His House for those who perform Tawāf\r\n <span class="c2">(circumambulation of the Ka'bah)</span> and those who are praying, bowing, and\r\n prostrating.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RAnd <span class="c5">[remember]</span> when We\r\n made the House <span class="c5">[Ka'ba]</span> a focal point and a sanctuary for the people. <span class="c1">“<span class="c5" data-redactor-class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[O\r\n believers]</span>, take the Station of Abraham as a place for prayer."</span> We charged\r\n Abraham and Ishmael to purify My House for those who perform circumambulation\r\n or stay for worship, or those who bow down and prostrateS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Baqarah:</span> 125]</span>\r\n Allah enjoined it upon Moses the first time He called upon him.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Allah Almighty\r\n says:</span> RIndeed, I am your Lord, so take off your shoes;\r\n you are in the sacred valley of Tuwā.I have chosen you,<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> so listen to what is\r\n being revealed:</span>'Indeed, I am Allah; none\r\n has the right to be worshiped except Me, so worship Me and establish prayer to\r\n remember meS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n Taha: 12-14]</span> The Messiah, Jesus <span class="c2">(peace be upon him)</span>,<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> informed that Allah commanded\r\n him to pray and give Zakah as Allah Almighty says:</span> RAnd He\r\n has made me blessed wherever I am and has enjoined upon me prayer and Zakah as\r\n long as I remain aliveS <span class="c5">[Surat Maryam: 31]</span> In\r\n Islam, prayer consists of standing, bowing, prostrating, remembering Allah, and\r\n praising Him. It is observed five times a day.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RBe\r\n mindful of the prayers, especially the middle prayer; and stand before Allah in\r\n complete devotionS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Baqarah:</span> 238]</span> Allah Almighty also\r\n says: REstablish prayer at the decline of the sun until\r\n the darkness of the night, and the recitation of dawn <span class="c5">[prayer]</span>, for the\r\n recitation of dawn is ever witnessed <span class="c5">[by the angles]</span> S <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Isrā':</span> 78]</span> The\r\n Prophet <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> also said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“As for\r\n bowing, glorify the Lord therein, and as for prostration, strive hard in\r\n supplication for it is more likely that you will receive an answer."</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Narrated\r\n by Muslim]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p93">Second: Zakah:\r\n Allah obligated the payment of Zakah on Muslims as well as on all the previous\r\n prophets and messengers <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon them)</span>. It is a\r\n small amount of money to be given out in accordance with designated measures\r\n and conditions set by Allah. It is obligatory to be paid by the rich to the\r\n poor and other categories and it is paid once a year.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RTake charity from their wealth\r\n <span class="c5">[O Prophet]</span> to cleanse and purify them, and pray for them. Your prayer is a\r\n source of comfort for them. And Allah is All-Hearing, All-KnowingS <span class="c5">[Surat at-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Tawbah:</span> 103]</span> When the Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may\r\n Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> dispatched Mu'ādh <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah be\r\n pleased with him)</span> to Yemen,<span class="c6"> he instructed him saying :</span><span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“You will come to a\r\n people from the People of the Book. Invite them to the testimony that there is\r\n no god worthy of worship but Allah and that I am the Messenger of Allah. If\r\n they obey you in that, tell them that Allah Almighty made obligatory on them\r\n five prayers every day and night. If they obey you in that, tell them that\r\n Allah made obligatory on them Zakah to be taken from the rich and given back to\r\n the poor among them. If they obey you in that, do not ever approach their\r\n precious properties, and beware of the\r\n supplication of an oppressed person, for there is no barrier between it\r\n and Allah Almighty."</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Tirmidhi:</span> 625]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p94">Third: Fasting:\r\n Allah ordained fasting on Muslims as well as on all the previous prophets and\r\n messengers <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon them)</span>.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RO you who believe, decreed upon you is fasting as it was\r\n decreed upon those before you so that you may become righteousS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Baqarah:</span>\r\n 183]</span> Fasting is to abstain from what would break one's fast during the day\r\n throughout the month of Ramadān. Fasting fosters determination and patience in\r\n one's soul.The Prophet <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Allah\r\n Almighty says: 'It is Me Who shall give reward for fasting as it is done for My\r\n sake alone, for one abandons his lust and food and drink for My sake. Fasting\r\n is, indeed, a shield.<span class="c6"> There are two moments of joy for the fasting person:</span> when\r\n he breaks his fast and when he meets his Lord.'"</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Bukhāri:</span> 7492]</span>.\r\n </p><p class="ltr justify" id="p95">Fourth: Hajj:\r\n Allah ordained Hajj on Muslims as well as on all the previous prophets and\r\n messengers <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon them)</span>. He commanded His\r\n Prophet Abraham <span class="c2">(peace be upon him)</span> to call out for Hajj.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RAnd proclaim the pilgrimage to\r\n all people; they will come to you on foot\r\n and on every lean camel from every distant pathwayS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">Hajj:</span>\r\n 27]</span> Allah commanded him to purify His Ancient House for the pilgrims,<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> as Allah\r\n Almighty says:</span> RAnd\r\n <span class="c5">[remember]</span> when We showed to Abraham the site of the House <span class="c5">[Ka'ba]</span>, “Do not\r\n associate anything with Me, and purify My House for those who circumambulate\r\n it, and those who stand up in prayer, and those who bow and prostrateS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Hajj:</span> 26]</span> Hajj is to head towards the\r\n House of Allah located in Makkah to perform certain rituals once in a lifetime.\r\n It is to be performed by those capable physically and financially.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Allah\r\n Almighty says:</span> R...Pilgrimage\r\n to the House is a duty owed to Allah upon all people who are able to make their\r\n way to it; whoever disbelieves, then Allah is in no need for the worldsS <span class="c5">[Surat Āl 'Imrān: 97]</span> In Hajj, the Muslim\r\n pilgrims gather in a single location and sincerely worship the Creator,\r\n Glorified is He. All pilgrims perform the rites of Hajj in a similar manner,\r\n thus removing all the differences related to the environment, culture, and\r\n living standard.</p><h2 class="ltr justify" id="p25"><a id="t25" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t25">24.\r\n One of the most unique features of the acts of worship in Islam is that Allah\r\n Almighty legislated their manner of performance, times, and conditions and His\r\n Messenger <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> conveyed them, thus\r\n leaving no room for any human interference in the process, neither by increase\r\n nor decrease. All prophets <span class="c2">(peace be upon them)</span> called to those major acts of\r\n worship.</a></h2><p class="ltr justify" id="p96">One of the most unique\r\n features of the acts of worship in Islam is that Allah Almighty legislated\r\n their manner of performance, times, and conditions and His Messenger <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may\r\n Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> conveyed them, thus leaving no room\r\n for any human interference in the process, neither by increase nor decrease.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span">\r\n Allah Almighty says:</span> R...This day I have perfected for you your\r\n religion and completed My favor upon you and have approved for you Islam as a\r\n religion...S <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">Mā'idah:</span> 3]</span> Allah Almighty also says: RSo adhere to that which\r\n is revealed to you. Indeed, you are on a straight pathS <span class="c5">[Surat az-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Zukhruf:</span> 43]</span> Allah\r\n Almighty says about prayer: RWhen you have finished\r\n the prayer, remember Allah, standing, sitting, or lying down. But when you are\r\n safe again, establish regular prayer. Indeed, prayer is prescribed for the\r\n believers at specific timesS <span class="c5">[Surat an-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Nisā':</span> 103]</span> Allah\r\n Almighty says about the categories of people deserving Zakah: RAlms\r\n <span class="c5">[zakah]</span> is only for the poor and the needy; those in charge of it; those whose\r\n hearts may be attracted <span class="c5">[to Islam]</span>; for freeing those in bondage; for those in\r\n debt; for the cause of Allah; and for <span class="c5">[the stranded]</span> traveler – as ordained by\r\n Allah, for Allah is All-Knowing, All-WiseS <span class="c5">[Surat at-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Tawbah:</span> 60]</span> Allah\r\n Almighty says about fasting: RRamadān is a month in\r\n which the Qur'an was sent down as a\r\n guidance for mankind and as clear signs that show the right way and distinguish\r\n between right and wrong. So whoever of you witnesses this month, should fast.\r\n But if anyone is ill or on a journey, he should make up for those days. Allah\r\n wants ease for you and does not want hardship for you, so that you may complete\r\n the prescribed number of days, and proclaim the greatness of Allah for having\r\n guided you, and so that you may be gratefulS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Baqarah:</span> 185]</span> Allah\r\n Almighty says about Hajj: RThe pilgrimage is in\r\n known months. Whoever commits himself to perform the pilgrimage, there should\r\n be no intimacy, foul language, and arguments during pilgrimage. Whatever good\r\n you do, Allah is aware of it. And take provisions for the journey, but the best\r\n provision is righteousness. So fear Me, O people of understandingS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Baqarah:</span> 197]</span> All\r\n of those great acts of worship were advocated and preached by all prophets\r\n <span class="c2">(peace be upon them)</span>.</p><h2 class="ltr justify" id="p26"><a id="t26" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t26">25.\r\n The Messenger of Islam is Muhammad ibn 'Abdullah, a descendant of Ismā'il\r\n <span class="c2">(Ishmael)</span>, son of Abraham <span class="c2">(peace be upon them)</span>. He was born in 571 AD in Makkah\r\n where his mission as a prophet began. He migrated to Madinah and he had never\r\n participated in any polytheistic act with his people although he only joined\r\n them in some honorable acts. He enjoyed an upright moral character before he\r\n was tasked with the mission, which earned him the title of the Trustworthy.\r\n Allah tasked him with the mission at the age of forty and supported him with\r\n great miracles, the greatest of which is the Noble Qur'an which is considered\r\n the most sublime sign of the prophets and the only remaining sign until today.\r\n After Allah completed the religion and the Messenger <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and\r\n blessings be upon him)</span> conveyed it fully, he died at the age of sixty-three and\r\n was buried in Madinah. He <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> is the\r\n seal of the prophets and messengers. Allah sent him with guidance and the\r\n religion of truth to bring people out of the darkness of paganism, disbelief,\r\n and ignorance to the light of Tawhīd <span class="c2">(monotheism)</span> and faith. Allah bears\r\n witness that He sent him to call people to Allah by His permission.</a></h2><p class="ltr justify" id="p97">The\r\n Messenger of Islam is Muhammad ibn 'Abdullah, a descendant of Ishmael, son of\r\n Abraham <span class="c2">(peace be upon them)</span>. He was born in 571 AD in Makkah where his mission\r\n as a prophet began. He migrated to Madinah and his people used to call him <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“the\r\n trustworthy"</span>. He had never participated in any polytheistic act with his people\r\n although he only joined them in some honorable acts. He enjoyed an upright\r\n moral character before he was tasked with the mission.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Allah Almighty described\r\n him saying:</span> RAnd\r\n indeed you are of a great moral characterS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Qalam:</span> 4]</span> Allah tasked him with the\r\n mission at the age of forty and supported him with great miracles, the greatest\r\n of which is the Noble Qur'an.The Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and blessings be\r\n upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Every prophet was given miracles for people to believe him,\r\n but what I have been given is divine revelation which Allah has revealed to me.\r\n So, I hope that my followers will outnumber the followers of the other prophets\r\n on the Day of Judgment."</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Al-Bukhāri]</span> The glorious Qur'an is the\r\n revelation of Allah to His Messenger <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon\r\n him)</span>.<span class="c6"> Allah described it saying:</span> RThis\r\n is the Book about which there is no doubt, a guidance for the righteousS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Baqarah:</span> 2]</span> Allah Almighty also says\r\n about it: RThen do\r\n they not reflect upon the Qur'an? If it had been from anyone other than Allah,\r\n they would have found in it much contradictionS <span class="c5">[Surat an-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Nisā':</span> 82]</span> Allah challenged both the\r\n humans and jinn to produce a similar version of the Qur'an as indicated in\r\n Allah's saying: RSay,\r\n <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“If all humans and jinn were to come together to produce something similar to\r\n this Qur'an, they would not be able to produce the like of it, even if they\r\n collaborated with one another."</span>S <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">Isrā':</span> 88]</span> He even reduced the challenge to only ten chapters,<span class="c6"> saying:</span> ROr do they say, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“He has\r\n fabricated it"</span>? Say, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Then produce ten fabricated Chapters like it and seek\r\n help from whoever you can besides Allah, if you are truthful!"</span>S <span class="c5">[Surat Hūd: 13]</span> The challenge was reduced yet\r\n once again to just a single chapter,<span class="c6"> as Allah Almighty said:</span> RIf you are in doubt concerning\r\n that which We have sent down upon Our slave, then produce a chapter like it and\r\n call upon your helpers other than Allah, if you are truthfulS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Baqarah:</span> 23]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p98">He\r\n even reduced the challenge to only ten chapters,<span class="c6"> saying:</span> ROr do they say, <span class="c1">“He has fabricated it"</span>?\r\n Say, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Then produce ten fabricated Chapters like it and seek help from whoever\r\n you can besides Allah, if you are truthful!"</span>S <span class="c5">[Surat Hūd: 13]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p99">The challenge was\r\n reduced yet once again to just a single chapter,<span class="c6"> as Allah Almighty said:</span> RIf you\r\n are in doubt concerning that which We have sent down upon Our slave, then\r\n produce a chapter like it and call upon your helpers other than Allah, if you\r\n are truthfulS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">Baqarah:</span> 23]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p100">The\r\n glorious Qur'an is the only remaining sign of the prophets' signs until today.\r\n After Allah completed the religion and the Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's\r\n peace and blessings be upon him)</span> conveyed it fully, he died at the age of\r\n sixty-three and was buried in Madinah.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p101">Prophet Muhammad <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may\r\n Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> is the seal of the prophets and\r\n messengers.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RMuhammad is not the\r\n father of any of your men, but he is the Messenger of Allah and the seal of the\r\n prophets. And Allah is All-Knowing of everythingS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Ahzāb:</span> 40]</span> Abu\r\n Hurayrah <span class="c2">(may Allah be pleased with him)</span> reported that the Messenger of Allah\r\n <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“My similitude in\r\n comparison with the other prophets who came before me is that of a man who has\r\n built a house nicely and beautifully, except for the place of one brick in a\r\n corner. The people go about it and wonder at its beauty,<span class="c6"> but say:</span> 'If only this\r\n brick was put in its place!' So I am that brick, and I am the last of the\r\n prophets."</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Al-Bukhāri]</span> In the Gospel, the Messiah <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(peace be upon\r\n him)</span> foretold the good news of the emergence of Prophet Muhammad <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's\r\n peace and blessings be upon him)</span>: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Have you never read in the Scriptures: 'The\r\n stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone. This was\r\n the Lord's doing, And it is marvelous in our eyes'?"</span> In today's Torah, there is\r\n a statement made by Allah to Moses <span class="c2">(peace be upon him)</span> saying: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“I will raise up\r\n for them a Prophet like you from their midst, from their brethren. I will put\r\n my words in his mouth and he will convey everything I instruct him."</span> Allah sent\r\n Prophet Muhammad <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> with guidance\r\n and the religion of the truth. He attested to him that he is committed to the\r\n truth and that He sent Him as a caller to Him by His permission.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Allah Almighty\r\n says:</span> RBut Allah bears witness to what He has sent down\r\n to you, as He has sent it down with His knowledge, and the angels bear witness;\r\n but sufficient is Allah as a WitnessS <span class="c5">[Surat an-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Nisā':</span>\r\n 166]</span>Allah Almighty also says: RHe is the One Who has\r\n sent His Messenger with guidance and the religion of truth, to make it prevail\r\n over all religions, and sufficient is Allah as a WitnessS <span class="c5">[Surat al-Fat-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">h:</span> 28]</span> Allah\r\n has sent him with guidance to bring people out of the darkness of paganism,\r\n disbelief, and ignorance to the light of Tawhīd <span class="c2">(monotheism)</span> and faith.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Allah\r\n Almighty says:</span> Rthrough which Allah guides those who seek His\r\n pleasure to the ways of peace, and brings them out of the depths of darkness to\r\n the light by His Will, and guides them to a straight pathS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Mā'idah:</span> 16]</span> Allah\r\n Almighty also says: RAlif Lām Ra. This is a book that We have sent\r\n down to you, so that you may bring people out of the depths of darkness into\r\n the light, by their Lord's permission, to the path of the All-Mighty, the\r\n PraiseworthyS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n Ibrāhim: 1]</span>. RMuhammad is not the father of any of your men,\r\n but he is the Messenger of Allah and the seal of the prophets. And Allah is\r\n All-Knowing of everythingS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Ahzāb:</span> 40]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p102">Abu Hurayrah <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah\r\n be pleased with him)</span> reported that the Messenger of Allah <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace\r\n and blessings be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“My similitude in comparison with the other\r\n prophets who came before me is that of a man who has built a house nicely and\r\n beautifully, except for the place of one brick in a corner. The people go about\r\n it and wonder at its beauty,<span class="c6"> but say:</span> 'If only this brick was put in its\r\n place!' So I am that brick, and I am the last of the prophets."</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Narrated by\r\n Al-Bukhāri]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p103">In\r\n the Gospel, the Messiah <span class="c2">(peace be upon him)</span> foretold the good news of the\r\n emergence of Prophet Muhammad <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span>: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Have\r\n you never read in the Scriptures: 'The stone which the builders rejected Has\r\n become the chief cornerstone. This was the Lord's doing, And it is marvelous in\r\n our eyes'?"</span> In today's Torah, there is a statement made by Allah to Moses\r\n <span class="c2">(peace be upon him)</span> saying: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“I will raise up for them a Prophet like you from\r\n their midst, from their brethren. I will put my words in his mouth and he will\r\n convey everything I instruct him."</span></p><p class="ltr justify" id="p104">Allah\r\n sent Prophet Muhammad <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> with\r\n guidance and the religion of the truth. He attested to him that he is committed\r\n to the truth and that He sent Him as a caller to Him by His permission.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Allah\r\n Almighty says:</span> RBut\r\n Allah bears witness to what He has sent down to you, as He has sent it down\r\n with His knowledge, and the angels bear witness; but sufficient is Allah as a\r\n WitnessS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n an-<span class="c6">Nisā':</span> 166]</span>.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty also says:</span> RHe\r\n is the One Who has sent His Messenger with guidance and the religion of truth,\r\n to make it prevail over all religions, and sufficient is Allah as a WitnessS <span class="c5">[Surat al-Fat-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">h:</span> 28]</span>. Allah has sent him with\r\n guidance to bring people out of the darkness of paganism, disbelief, and\r\n ignorance to the light of Tawhīd <span class="c2">(monotheism)</span> and faith.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> Rthrough which Allah guides\r\n those who seek His pleasure to the ways of peace, and brings them out of the\r\n depths of darkness to the light by His Will, and guides them to a straight pathS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Mā'idah:</span> 16]</span>.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Allah Almighty also\r\n says:</span> RAlif Lām\r\n Ra. This is a book that We have sent down to you, so that you may bring people\r\n out of the depths of darkness into the light, by their Lord's permission, to\r\n the path of the All-Mighty, the PraiseworthyS <span class="c5">[Surat Ibrāhim: 1]</span>.</p><h2 class="ltr justify" id="p27"><a id="t27" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t27">26.\r\n The Shariah of Islam brought by the Prophet Muhammad <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and\r\n blessings be upon him)</span> is the seal of the divine messages and laws. It is the Shariah\r\n of perfection and reforming people's religion and worldly affairs. Its priority\r\n is protecting people's religions, lives, properties, minds, and offspring. It\r\n abrogates all the previous laws just as all the messages beforehand abrogated\r\n one another.</a></h2><p class="ltr justify" id="p105">The\r\n Shariah of Islam brought by the Prophet Muhammad <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and\r\n blessings be upon him)</span> is the seal of the divine messages and laws. Allah\r\n perfected the religion by this message and completed the favor on people by the\r\n mission of Prophet Muhammad <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span>.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span">\r\n Allah Almighty says:</span> R...This\r\n day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favor upon you and\r\n have approved for you Islam as religion...S <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Mā'idah:</span> 3]</span> The Shariah of Islam is\r\n the epitome of perfection and it entails reforming people's lives and religion\r\n because it encompasses all the good in the previous divine messages but\r\n outclasses them in perfection and completion.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RIndeed, this Qur'an guides to\r\n what is most upright, and gives glad tidings to the believers who do righteous\r\n deeds that they will have a great reward.S <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Isrā':</span> 9]</span> The Shariah of Islam removes\r\n the shackles that were imposed on the previous nations.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> Rthose who follow the Messenger –\r\n the unlettered Prophet – whose description they find in their Torah and the\r\n Gospel. He enjoins them to do what is good and forbids them from what is evil;\r\n he makes lawful for them what is pure and makes unlawful for them from what is\r\n impure; he relieves them of their burden and the shackles that were on them. So\r\n those who believe in him, they honor and support him, and follow the light\r\n which is sent down with him – it is they who will be successful."S <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">A'rāf:</span> 157]</span> The Shariah of Islam\r\n abrogates all the previous scriptural laws,<span class="c6"> as Allah Almighty said:</span> RWe have revealed to you <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[O\r\n Prophet]</span> the Book in truth, confirming the scriptures that came before it and\r\n as a criterion over them. So judge between them according to what Allah has\r\n revealed, and do not follow their desires in disregard of the truth that has\r\n come to you. To each of you We have ordained a law and a way of life. If Allah\r\n had willed, He would have made you a single community, but He tests you in what\r\n He has given you. So compete with one another in doing good deeds. To Allah you\r\n will all return, then He will inform you\r\n concerning things over which you used to differS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">Mā'idah:</span> 48]</span> The Noble Qur'an, inclusive of Shariah, confirms, judges, and\r\n abrogates all the previous scriptures.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p106">R...This day I have perfected for you\r\n your religion and completed My favor upon you and have approved for you Islam\r\n as religion...S <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Mā'idah:</span> 3]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p107">The Shariah of Islam is\r\n the epitome of perfection and it entails reforming people's lives and religion\r\n because it encompasses all the good in the previous divine messages but\r\n outclasses them in perfection and completion.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RIndeed,\r\n this Qur'an guides to what is most upright, and gives glad tidings to the\r\n believers who do righteous deeds that they will have a great rewardS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Isrā':</span> 9]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p108">The Shariah of Islam\r\n removes the shackles that were imposed on the previous nations.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Allah Almighty\r\n says:</span> Rthose who follow the Messenger – the unlettered\r\n Prophet – whose description they find in their Torah and the Gospel. He enjoins\r\n them to do what is good and forbids them from what is evil; he makes lawful for\r\n them what is pure and makes unlawful for them from what is impure; he relieves\r\n them of their burden and the shackles that were on them. So those who believe\r\n in him, they honor and support him, and follow the light which is sent down with him – it is they who will\r\n be successful."S <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">A'rāf:</span> 157]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p109">The Shariah of Islam\r\n abrogates all the previous scriptural laws,<span class="c6"> as Allah Almighty said:</span> RWe\r\n have revealed to you <span class="c5">[O Prophet]</span> the Book in truth, confirming the scriptures\r\n that came before it and as a criterion over them. So judge between them\r\n according to what Allah has revealed, and do not follow their desires in\r\n disregard of the truth that has come to you. To each of you We have ordained a\r\n law and a way of life. If Allah had willed, He would have made you a single\r\n community, but He tests you in what He has given you. So compete with one\r\n another in doing good deeds. To Allah you will all return, then He will inform\r\n you concerning things over which you used to differS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Mā'idah:</span> 48]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p110">The Noble Qur'an,\r\n inclusive of Shariah, confirms, judges, and abrogates all the previous\r\n scriptures.</p><h2 class="ltr justify" id="p28"><a id="t28" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t28">27.\r\n Allah Almighty accepts no other religion but Islam that was brought by Prophet\r\n Muhammad <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> and whoever embraces a\r\n different religion, it will not be accepted from him.</a></h2><p class="ltr justify" id="p111">After\r\n the mission of the Prophet Muhammad <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon\r\n him)</span>, Allah Almighty accepts no other religion but Islam, and anyone who\r\n embraces a different religion, it will not be accepted from him.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span">Allah Almighty\r\n says:</span> RAnyone\r\n who seeks a religion other than Islam, never will it be accepted from him; and\r\n in the Hereafter he will be among the losersS <span class="c5">[Surat Āl 'Imrān: 85]</span> Allah Almighty also says: RThe true religion with Allah is\r\n Islam. Those who were given the Scripture did not dispute except after the\r\n knowledge had come to them, out of mutual envy and rivalry. But whoever rejects\r\n the verses of Allah, then Allah is swift in reckoningS <span class="c5">[Surat Āl 'Imrān: 19]</span> Islam is the religion of\r\n Abraham <span class="c2">(peace be upon him)</span>.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RWho would forsake the religion\r\n of Abraham except a fool! We have chosen him in this world, and in the\r\n Hereafter he will be among the righteousS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Baqarah:</span> 130]</span> Allah Almighty also\r\n says: RWho is\r\n better in religion than one who submits himself entirely to Allah, does good,\r\n and follows the religion of Abraham, exclusively devoted to Allah? For Allah\r\n did take Abraham as a close friendS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n an-<span class="c6">Nisā':</span> 125]</span> Allah commanded His Prophet Muhammad <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and\r\n blessings be upon him)</span> to say: RSay\r\n <span class="c5">[O Prophet]</span>, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Indeed, my Lord has guided me to a straight path, an upright\r\n religion, the faith of Abraham, inclining to true faith, and he was not one of\r\n those who associate partners with Allah."</span>S <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">An'ām:</span> 161]</span>.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RAnyone who seeks a religion\r\n other than Islam, never will it be accepted from him; and in the Hereafter he\r\n will be among the losersS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n Āl 'Imrān: 85]</span>.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty also says:</span> RThe\r\n true religion with Allah is Islam. Those who were given the Scripture did not\r\n dispute except after the knowledge had come to them, out of mutual envy and\r\n rivalry. But whoever rejects the verses of Allah, then Allah is swift in\r\n reckoningS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n Āl 'Imrān: 19]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p112">Islam is the religion of\r\n Abraham <span class="c2">(peace be upon him)</span>.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RWho\r\n would forsake the religion of Abraham except a fool! We have chosen him in this\r\n world, and in the Hereafter he will be among the righteousS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Baqarah:</span> 130]</span>.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span">\r\n Allah Almighty also says:</span> RWho is better in\r\n religion than one who submits himself entirely to Allah, does good, and follows\r\n the religion of Abraham, exclusively devoted to Allah? For Allah did take\r\n Abraham as a close friend S <span class="c5">[Surat an-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Nisā':</span> 125]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p113">Allah\r\n commanded His Prophet Muhammad <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> to\r\n say: RSay\r\n <span class="c5">[O Prophet]</span>, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Indeed, my Lord has guided me to a straight path, an upright\r\n religion, the faith of Abraham, inclining to true faith, and he was not one of those\r\n who associate partners with Allah."</span>S <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">An'ām:</span> 161]</span>.</p><h2 class="ltr justify" id="p29"><a id="t29" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t29">28.\r\n The Noble Qur'an is the Book that Allah revealed to His Messenger Muhammad <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may\r\n Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span>. It is the speech of Allah, Lord of\r\n the worlds. He challenged with it both the humans and jinn to produce something\r\n similar or even a chapter thereof, which is a persisting challenge until today.\r\n The Noble Qur'an answers important questions puzzling millions of people. The\r\n Noble Qur'an is preserved in the Arabic language in the same format it was\r\n first revealed; no letter is omitted from it and it is printed and circulated.\r\n It is a great and miraculous Book worthy of reading or reading the translation\r\n of its meanings. Likewise, the Sunnah of the Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and\r\n blessings be upon him)</span> and his teachings and biography are also preserved and\r\n reported through a chain of reliable narrators. It is also printed in the\r\n Arabic language spoken by the Messenger of Allah <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and\r\n blessings be upon him)</span> and translated to many other languages. Both the Noble\r\n Qur'an and Sunnah of the Prophet <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span>\r\n constitute together the sole source of the rulings and legislations of Islam.\r\n Islam cannot be taken from the conduct of its followers, rather it should be\r\n taken from the divine revelation; namely the Great Qur'an and the Prophetic\r\n Sunnah.</a></h2><p class="ltr justify" id="p114">The\r\n Noble Qur'an is the Book that Allah revealed to the Arab Messenger Muhammad\r\n <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span>. It is the word of Allah, Lord of\r\n the worlds.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RAnd\r\n indeed, the Qur'an is the revelation of the Lord of the worlds.Brought down by\r\n the Trustworthy Spirit <span class="c5">[Gabriel]</span>Upon your heart <span class="c5">[O Muhammad]</span>, so that you may\r\n be of the warners.In a clear Arabic languageS <span class="c5">[Surat ash-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Shu'arā':</span> 192-195]</span> Allah Almighty\r\n also says: RAnd\r\n indeed, <span class="c5">[O Muhammad]</span>, you receive the Qur'an from the All-Wise, All-KnowingS <span class="c5">[Surat an-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Naml:</span> 6]</span> This Noble Qur'an is a\r\n revelation from Allah. It confirms the previous divine scriptures.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Allah\r\n Almighty says:</span> RThis\r\n Qur'an could not possibly have been produced by anyone other than Allah. It is\r\n a confirmation of what came before it and an explanation of the Scripture, and\r\n is undoubtedly from the Lord of the worldsS <span class="c5">[Surat Yūnus: 37]</span> The glorious Qur'an elucidates\r\n most of the religious issues upon which the Jews and Christians disagreed.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span">\r\n Allah Almighty says:</span> RIndeed,\r\n this Qur'an relates to the Children of Israel most of that over which they\r\n differS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n an-<span class="c6">Naml:</span> 76]</span> The glorious Qur'an contains substantial proofs offering an\r\n irrefutable argument against all people as far as learning about the facts\r\n related to Allah Almighty, His religion, and recompense are concerned.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Allah\r\n Almighty says:</span> RAnd We\r\n have certainly presented for the people in this Qur'an from every <span class="c5">[kind of]</span>\r\n example, so that they may take heedS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n az-<span class="c6">Zumar:</span> 27]</span> And Allah Almighty said: R...And\r\n We have sent down to you the Book as clarification of all things and as\r\n guidance and mercy and glad tidings for the MuslimsS <span class="c5">[Surat an-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Nahl:</span> 89]</span> The Noble Qur'an answers\r\n many critical questions that puzzle millions of people. The Noble Qur'an\r\n clarifies, for instance, how Allah created the heavens and the earth.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Allah\r\n Almighty says:</span> RAre the\r\n disbelievers not aware that the heavens and earth were joined together and then\r\n We split them apart? We created from water every living thing. Will they not\r\n then believe?S <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">Anbiyā':</span> 30]</span> It also clarifies how Allah created the human being.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Allah\r\n Almighty says:</span> RO\r\n mankind, if you are in doubt concerning the Resurrection, then We surely\r\n created you from dust, then from a drop of sperm, then from a clot, then from a\r\n lump of flesh – formed or unformed – so that We may make it clear to you <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Our\r\n power]</span>. We settle in the wombs whatever We will for an appointed term. Then We\r\n bring you out as infants, then <span class="c5">[We nurture you]</span> so that you may reach your\r\n maturity. Then some of you die, while others are left to reach the decrepit old\r\n age so that they may know nothing after having knowledge. You see the land\r\n lifeless, then as soon as We send down rain on it, it stirs and swells to life\r\n and brings forth every type of pleasant plantS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Hajj:</span> 5]</span> It also explains man's\r\n destiny and the reward of the doer of good and the doer of evil in the\r\n Hereafter. I have provided the relevant proofs on this issue in point number\r\n <span class="c2">(20)</span>. Moreover, it explains how this existence has been produced, and whether\r\n that was done by mere chance or for a noble purpose.<span class="c6">Allah Almighty says:</span> RHave they not observed the\r\n dominions of the heavens and earth and all that Allah has created, and that the\r\n end of their term might be near? In what message after this <span class="c5">[Qur'an]</span> will they\r\n then believe?S <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">A'rāf:</span> 185]</span> And Allah Almighty said: RDid\r\n you think that We created you with no purpose, and that you would not be\r\n brought back to Us?"S <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">Mu'minūn:</span> 115]</span> The glorious Qur'an is still preserved in the language it was\r\n first revealed in.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RIt\r\n is We Who have sent down the Reminder, and it is We Who will preserve itS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Hijr:</span> 9]</span> There has not been any\r\n omission of even a single letter. It is impossible to find any contradiction,\r\n deficiency, or change in the Qur'an.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RDo they not then ponder on the\r\n Qur'an? If it had been from anyone other than Allah, they would have surely\r\n found in it many discrepanciesS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n an-<span class="c6">Nisā':</span> 82]</span> It is printed and circulated. It is a great and miraculous Book\r\n worthy of reading, listening to, or reading the translation of its meanings.\r\n Likewise, the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and blessings\r\n be upon him)</span> and his teachings and biography are also preserved and reported\r\n through a chain of reliable narrators. It is also printed in the Arabic\r\n language and spoken by the Messenger of Allah <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and blessings\r\n be upon him)</span> and translated to many other languages. Both the Noble Qur'an and\r\n the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon\r\n him)</span> constitute together the sole source of the rulings and legislations of\r\n Islam. Islam cannot be taken from the conduct of its followers, rather it\r\n should be taken from the divine revelation; namely the Great Qur'an and the\r\n Prophetic Sunnah.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Allah Almighty says about\r\n the Qur'an:</span> RThose who disbelieve in the Reminder when it comes to\r\n them <span class="c5">[will be punished]</span>, for it is truly a mighty Book. No falsehood can\r\n approach it from the front or from behind; a revelation from the One Who is\r\n All-Wise, PraiseworthS <span class="c5">[Surat Fussilat: 41-42]</span> Allah Almighty says about the\r\n Prophetic Sunnah,<span class="c6"> which is also a revelation from Him:</span> R...Whatever the Messenger gives you, accept it, and\r\n whatever he forbids you, refrain from it. And fear Allah; indeed, Allah is\r\n severe in punishmentS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Hashr:</span> 7]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p115">RAnd indeed, the Qur'an is the\r\n revelation of the Lord of the worlds. Brought down by the Trustworthy Spirit\r\n <span class="c5">[Gabriel]</span> Upon your heart <span class="c5">[O Muhammad]</span>, so that you may be of the warners. In a\r\n clear Arabic languageS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n ash-<span class="c6">Shu'arā':</span> 192-195]</span>.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty also says:</span> RAnd indeed, <span class="c5">[O Muhammad]</span>, you\r\n receive the Qur'an from the All-Wise, All-KnowingS <span class="c5">[Surat an-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Naml:</span> 6]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p116">This Noble Qur'an is a\r\n revelation from Allah. It confirms the previous divine scriptures.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Allah Almighty\r\n says:</span> RThis Qur'an could not possibly have been\r\n produced by anyone other than Allah. It is a confirmation of what came before\r\n it and an explanation of the Scripture, and is undoubtedly from the Lord of the\r\n worldsS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n Yūnus: 37]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p117">The glorious Qur'an\r\n elucidates most of the religious issues upon which the Jews and Christians\r\n disagreed.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RIndeed, this Qur'an\r\n relates to the Children of Israel most of that over which they differS <span class="c5">[Surat an-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Naml:</span> 76]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p118">The glorious Qur'an\r\n contains substantial proofs offering an irrefutable argument against all people\r\n as far as learning about the facts related to Allah Almighty, His religion, and\r\n recompense are concerned.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RAnd We\r\n have certainly presented for the people in this Qur'an from every <span class="c5">[kind of]</span>\r\n example, so that they may take heedS <span class="c5">[Surat az-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Zumar:</span> 27]</span>.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> And\r\n Allah Almighty said:</span> R...And We have sent down to you the Book as\r\n clarification of all things and as guidance and mercy and glad tidings for the\r\n MuslimsS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n an-<span class="c6">Nahl:</span> 89]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p119">The Noble Qur'an answers\r\n many critical questions that puzzle millions of people. The Noble Qur'an\r\n clarifies, for instance, how Allah created the heavens and the earth.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Allah\r\n Almighty says:</span> RAre the disbelievers not aware that the heavens\r\n and earth were joined together and then We split them apart? We created from\r\n water every living thing. Will they not then believe?S <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Anbiyā':</span> 30]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p120"> It also clarifies how\r\n Allah created the human being.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RO\r\n mankind, if you are in doubt concerning the Resurrection, then We surely\r\n created you from dust, then from a drop of sperm, then from a clot, then from a\r\n lump of flesh – formed or unformed – so that We may make it clear to you <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Our\r\n power]</span>. We settle in the wombs whatever We will for an appointed term. Then We\r\n bring you out as infants, then <span class="c5">[We nurture you]</span> so that you may reach your\r\n maturity. Then some of you die, while others are left to reach the decrepit old\r\n age so that they may know nothing after having knowledge. You see the land lifeless,\r\n then as soon as We send down rain on it, it stirs and swells to life and brings\r\n forth every type of pleasant plantS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Hajj:</span> 5]</span> It\r\n also explains man's destiny and the reward of the doer of good and the doer of\r\n evil in the Hereafter. I have provided the relevant proofs on this issue in\r\n point number <span class="c2">(20)</span>. Moreover, it explains how this existence has been produced,\r\n and whether that was done by mere chance or for a noble purpose.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p121">Allah\r\n Almighty says: RHave\r\n they not observed the dominions of the heavens and earth and all that Allah has\r\n created, and that the end of their term might be near? In what message after\r\n this <span class="c5">[Qur'an]</span> will they then believe?S <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">A'rāf:</span> 185]</span>.<span class="c6"> And Allah Almighty said:</span> RDid\r\n you think that We created you with no purpose, and that you would not be\r\n brought back to Us?"S <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">Mu'minūn:</span> 115]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p122">The\r\n glorious Qur'an is still preserved in the language it was first revealed in.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span">\r\n Allah Almighty says:</span> RIt is\r\n We Who have sent down the Reminder, and it is We Who will preserve itS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Hijr:</span> 9]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p123">There\r\n has not been any omission of even a single letter. It is impossible to find any\r\n contradiction, deficiency, or change in the Qur'an.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RDo they not then ponder on the\r\n Qur'an? If it had been from anyone other than Allah, they would have surely\r\n found in it many discrepanciesS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n an-<span class="c6">Nisā':</span> 82]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p124">It is printed and circulated. It is a great and\r\n miraculous Book worthy of reading, listening to, or reading the translation of\r\n its meanings. Likewise, the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace\r\n and blessings be upon him)</span> and his teachings and biography are also preserved\r\n and reported through a chain of reliable narrators. It is also printed in the\r\n Arabic language and spoken by the Messenger of Allah <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and\r\n blessings be upon him)</span> and translated to many other languages. Both the Noble\r\n Qur'an and the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and\r\n blessings be upon him)</span> constitute together the sole source of the rulings and\r\n legislations of Islam. Islam cannot be taken from the conduct of its followers,\r\n rather it should be taken from the divine revelation; namely the Great Qur'an\r\n and the Prophetic Sunnah.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says about the Qur'an:</span> RThose who disbelieve in the Reminder when it comes to\r\n them <span class="c5">[will be punished]</span>, for it is truly a mighty Book. No falsehood can\r\n approach it from the front or from behind; a revelation from the One Who is\r\n All-Wise, PraiseworthS <span class="c5">[Surat Fussilat: 41-42]</span>. Allah Almighty says about the\r\n Prophetic Sunnah,<span class="c6"> which is also a revelation from Him:</span> R...Whatever the Messenger gives you, accept it, and\r\n whatever he forbids you, refrain from it. And fear Allah; indeed, Allah is\r\n severe in punishmentS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Hashr:</span> 7]</span>.</p><h2 class="ltr justify" id="p30"><a id="t30" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t30">29.\r\n Islam instructs kindness to parents even if they are non-Muslims and it also\r\n instructs good treatment of children.</a></h2><p class="ltr justify" id="p125">Islam\r\n instructs kindness to parents as Allah Almighty says: RYour Lord has ordained that you\r\n worship none but Him, and show kindness to parents. If one or both of them\r\n reach old age in your care, do not say to them a word of annoyance nor scold\r\n them, rather speak to them noble words,S <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">Isrā':</span> 23]</span> Allah Almighty also says: RWe\r\n have enjoined upon man kindness to his parents. His mother bore him in weakness\r\n upon weakness, and his weaning took place within two years. Be grateful to Me\r\n and to your parents. To Me is the final returnS <span class="c5">[Surat Luqmān: 14]</span> Allah Almighty also says: RWe have enjoined upon man\r\n kindness to his parents. His mother bore him in hardship and gave birth to him\r\n in hardship, and his bearing and weaning take thirty months, until when he\r\n reaches full maturity and reaches forty years, he says, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“My Lord, inspire me to\r\n be grateful to Your favors which You blessed me and my parents with, and to do\r\n righteous deeds that will make You pleased; and make my offspring righteous.\r\n Indeed, I repent to you, and I am one of those who submit to You <span class="c5">[in Islam]</span>."</span>S <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Ahqāf:</span> 15]</span> Abu Hurayrah <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah be\r\n pleased with him)</span> reported: <span class="c1">“A man came to the Messenger of Allah <span class="c2" data-redactor-class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's\r\n peace and blessings be upon him)</span> and said: 'O Messenger of Allah,<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> who is the\r\n most entitled among people to my good companionship?' He said:</span> 'Your mother.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span">'\r\n The man said:</span> 'Who comes next?' He said: 'Your mother.<span class="c6">' The man asked again:</span>\r\n 'Who comes next?' He replied: 'Your mother.<span class="c6">' The man further said:</span> 'Who comes\r\n next?' He said: 'Your father.'"</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Muslim]</span> This instruction of kindness\r\n to parents applies to both Muslim as well as non-<span class="c6">Muslim parents:</span> Asmā' bint Abu\r\n Bakr <span class="c2">(may Allah be pleased with her and her father)</span> reported: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“My mother, who\r\n was a polytheist, came to visit me with her son during the period of the peace\r\n treaty between Quraysh and the Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon\r\n him)</span>. I went to seek the advice of the Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and blessings\r\n be upon him)</span> saying: 'My mother came willingly; should I maintain a good\r\n relation with her?' He replied: 'Yes, maintain a good relation with her.'"</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Narrated\r\n by Al-Bukhāri]</span> Even if the parents tried hard to convert one to disbelief,\r\n Islam commands to disobey them, rather, he should remain a believer, although\r\n he should treat them kindly and respectfully.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RBut if they strive to make you\r\n associate partners with Me of what you have no knowledge, then do not obey\r\n them. Yet keep company with them in this world with kindness, and follow the\r\n way of those who turn to Me <span class="c5">[in repentance]</span>. Then to Me is your return, and I\r\n will inform you of what you used to doS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n Luqmān: 15]</span> Islam does not forbid the Muslim to maintain good relations with\r\n his non-Muslim relatives or non-relatives as long as they are not combatant\r\n non-Muslims.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RAllah\r\n does not forbid you from being kind and just to those who did not fight against\r\n you nor did they drive you out of your homes. Indeed, Allah loves those who are\r\n justS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Mumtahanah:</span> 8]</span> Islam\r\n commands kindness to children, the pinnacle of which is teaching them the\r\n rights of their Lord on them, as the Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and blessings\r\n be upon him)</span> said to his cousin 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbās <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah be pleased with\r\n him and his father)</span>: <span class="c1">“'O boy,<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> shall I teach you words that Allah will benefit\r\n you with?' I said:</span> 'Of course.<span class="c6">' He said:</span> 'Be mindful of Allah, Allah will\r\n protect you. Be mindful of Allah, you will find Him in front of you. Be mindful\r\n of Allah during ease, He will ease your condition during adversity. If you ask,\r\n ask Allah alone; and if you seek help, then seek help from Allah alone.'"</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Narrated\r\n by Ahmad: 4/287]</span> Allah commanded the parents to teach their children what would\r\n benefit them in their religious and worldly life.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RO you who believe, protect\r\n yourselves and your families from a Fire whose fuel is people and stones, and\r\n is overseen by rigorous and stern angels, who never disobey whatever Allah\r\n commands and do whatever they are commandedS <span class="c5">[Surat at-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Tahrīm:</span> 6]</span> 'Ali <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah be pleased\r\n with him)</span> commented on Rprotect\r\n yourselves and your families from a FireS saying: <span class="c1">“Discipline and teach them. "</span>The Prophet\r\n <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> ordered the father to teach his\r\n children prayer so that they grow up accustomed to it. The Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's\r\n peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Order your children to pray at the age\r\n of seven."</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Abu Dāwūd]</span> The Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and blessings\r\n be upon him)</span> also said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Everyone of you is guardian and is responsible for\r\n your subjects. The ruler is a guardian and is responsible for his subjects; the\r\n man is a guardian of his family and is responsible for his subjects; the woman\r\n is a guardian in her husband's house and is responsible for her subjects; the\r\n servant is a guardian of his master's property and is responsible for his\r\n subjects. So, all of you are guardians and are responsible for your subjects."</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Sahīh\r\n Ibn Hibbān: 4490]</span> Islam commanded the father to provide a livelihood for his\r\n children and household - part of this is discussed earlier in point number\r\n <span class="c2">(18)</span>. The Prophet <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> illustrated the\r\n merit of providing for the children saying: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“The best dinar a man spends is: a\r\n dinar that he spends on his family, a dinar that he spends on his mount in the\r\n cause of Allah, and a dinar that he spends on his companions in the cause of\r\n Allah."</span> Abu Qilābah <span class="c2">(one of the narrators)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“He began with the\r\n dependents."</span> Then he said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“And who is greater in reward than a man who spends\r\n on his young dependents, by virtue of which Allah saves them from want or\r\n brings them benefit and makes them rich."</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Muslim: 994]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p126">RYour Lord has ordained that you\r\n worship none but Him, and show kindness to parents. If one or both of them\r\n reach old age in your care, do not say to them a word of annoyance nor scold\r\n them, rather speak to them noble words,S <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">Isrā':</span> 23]</span>.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty also says:</span> RWe\r\n have enjoined upon man kindness to his parents. His mother bore him in weakness\r\n upon weakness, and his weaning took place within two years. Be grateful to Me\r\n and to your parents. To Me is the final returnS <span class="c5">[Surat Luqmān: 14]</span>.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty also says:</span> RWe have enjoined upon man\r\n kindness to his parents. His mother bore him in hardship and gave birth to him\r\n in hardship, and his bearing and weaning take thirty months, until when he\r\n reaches full maturity and reaches forty years, he says, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“My Lord, inspire me to\r\n be grateful to Your favors which You blessed me and my parents with, and to do\r\n righteous deeds that will make You pleased; and make my offspring righteous.\r\n Indeed, I repent to you, and I am one of those who submit to You <span class="c5">[in Islam]</span>."</span>S <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Ahqāf:</span> 15]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p127">Abu Hurayrah <span class="c2">(may Allah be pleased with him)</span> reported:\r\n <span class="c1">“A man came to the Messenger of Allah <span class="c2" data-redactor-class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon\r\n him)</span> and said: 'O Messenger of Allah,<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> who is the most entitled among people to\r\n my good companionship?' He said:</span> 'Your mother.<span class="c6">' The man said:</span> 'Who comes next?'\r\n He said: 'Your mother.<span class="c6">' The man asked again:</span> 'Who comes next?' He\r\n replied: 'Your mother.<span class="c6">' The man further said:</span> 'Who comes next?' He said: 'Your\r\n father.'"</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Muslim]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p128">This\r\n instruction of kindness to parents applies to both Muslim as well as non-<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span">Muslim\r\n parents:</span> Asmā' bint Abu Bakr <span class="c2">(may Allah be pleased with her and her father)</span>\r\n reported: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“My mother, who was a polytheist, came to visit me with her son\r\n during the period of the peace treaty between Quraysh and the Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may\r\n Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span>. I went to seek the advice of the\r\n Prophet <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> saying: 'My mother came\r\n willingly; should I maintain a good relation with her?' He replied: 'Yes,\r\n maintain a good relation with her.'"</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Al-Bukhāri]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p129">Even if\r\n the parents tried hard to convert one to disbelief, Islam commands to disobey\r\n them, rather, he should remain a believer, although he should treat them kindly\r\n and respectfully.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RBut\r\n if they strive to make you associate partners with Me of what you have no\r\n knowledge, then do not obey them. Yet keep company with them in this world with\r\n kindness, and follow the way of those who turn to Me <span class="c5">[in repentance]</span>. Then to\r\n Me is your return, and I will inform you of what you used to doS <span class="c5">[Surat Luqmān: 15]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p130">Islam\r\n does not forbid the Muslim to maintain good relations with his non-Muslim\r\n relatives or non-relatives as long as they are not combatant non-Muslims.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Allah\r\n Almighty says:</span> RAllah\r\n does not forbid you from being kind and just to those who did not fight against\r\n you nor did they drive you out of your homes. Indeed, Allah loves those who are\r\n justS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Mumtahanah:</span> 8]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p131">Islam\r\n commands kindness to children, the pinnacle of which is teaching them the\r\n rights of their Lord on them, as the Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and blessings\r\n be upon him)</span> said to his cousin 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbās <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah be pleased with\r\n him and his father)</span>: <span class="c1">“'O boy,<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> shall I teach you words that Allah will benefit\r\n you with?' I said:</span> 'Of course.<span class="c6">' He said:</span> 'Be mindful of Allah, Allah will\r\n protect you. Be mindful of Allah, you will find Him in front of you. Be mindful\r\n of Allah during ease, He will ease your condition during adversity. If you ask,\r\n ask Allah alone; and if you seek help, then seek help from Allah alone.'"</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Narrated\r\n by Ahmad: 4/287]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p132">Allah\r\n commanded the parents to teach their children what would benefit them in their\r\n religious and worldly life.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RO you who believe, protect\r\n yourselves and your families from a Fire whose fuel is people and stones, and\r\n is overseen by rigorous and stern angels, who never disobey whatever Allah\r\n commands and do whatever they are commandedS <span class="c5">[Surat at-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Tahrīm:</span> 6]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p133">'Ali\r\n <span class="c2">(may Allah be pleased with him)</span> commented on Rprotect\r\n yourselves and your families from a FireS saying: <span class="c1">“Discipline and teach them."</span></p><p class="ltr justify" id="p134">The Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's\r\n peace and blessings be upon him)</span> ordered the father to teach his children\r\n prayer so that they grow up accustomed to it. The Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace\r\n and blessings be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Order your children to pray at the age of\r\n seven."</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Abu Dāwūd]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p135">The Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's\r\n peace and blessings be upon him)</span> also said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Everyone of you is guardian and is\r\n responsible for your subjects. The ruler is a guardian and is responsible for\r\n his subjects; the man is a guardian of his family and is responsible for his\r\n subjects; the woman is a guardian in her husband's house and is responsible for\r\n her subjects; the servant is a guardian of his master's property and is\r\n responsible for his subjects. So, all of you are guardians and are responsible\r\n for your subjects."</span> <span class="c5">[Sahīh Ibn Hibbān: 4490]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p136">Islam commanded the\r\n father to provide a livelihood for his children and household - part of this is\r\n discussed earlier in point number <span class="c2">(18)</span>. The Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and\r\n blessings be upon him)</span> illustrated the merit of providing for the children\r\n saying: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“The best dinar a man spends is: a dinar that he spends on his family,\r\n a dinar that he spends on his mount in the cause of Allah, and a dinar that he\r\n spends on his companions in the cause of Allah."</span> Abu Qilābah <span class="c2">(one of the narrators)</span>\r\n said: <span class="c1">“He began with the dependents."</span> Then he said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“And who is greater in\r\n reward than a man who spends on his young dependents, by virtue of which Allah\r\n saves them from want or brings them benefit and makes them rich."</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Narrated by\r\n Muslim: 994]</span>.</p><h2 class="ltr justify" id="p31"><a id="t31" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t31">30.\r\n Islam instructs the individual to observe fairness in words and deeds even with\r\n the enemies.</a></h2><p class="ltr justify" id="p137">Allah\r\n Almighty is Just with regards to His actions and disposal of the affairs of His\r\n servants. His commands, prohibitions, creation, and destiny follow a straight\r\n path.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RAllah\r\n testifies that none has the right to be worshiped except Him, as do the angels\r\n and people of knowledge; He is the Upholder of justice. None has the right to\r\n be worshiped except Him, the All-Mighty, the All-WiseS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat Āl\r\n 'Imrān: 18]</span> Allah orders justice in His saying: RSay <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[O\r\n Muhammad]</span>: <span class="c1">“My Lord has ordered justice..."</span>S <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">A'rāf:</span> 29]</span> All the prophets and\r\n messengers <span class="c2">(peace be upon them)</span> called to justice,<span class="c6"> as Allah Almighty said:</span> RWe have already sent Our\r\n messengers with clear evidences and sent down with them the Scripture and the\r\n balance so that the people may maintain <span class="c5">[their affairs]</span> in justice...S <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Hadīd:</span> 25]</span> The <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“balance" here refers\r\n to justice in words and actions.Islam orders fairness in words and actions even\r\n with the enemies.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RO\r\n you who believe, stand up for justice as witnesses for Allah, even against\r\n yourselves or parents and relatives. Whether one is rich or poor, Allah takes\r\n best care of both. So do not let your desires to cause you swerve from justice.\r\n If you distort your testimony or refuse to give it, then Allah is indeed\r\n All-Aware of what you doS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n an-<span class="c6">Nisā':</span> 135]</span> Allah Almighty also says: R...However,\r\n do not let the hatred of a people who barred you from the Sacred Mosque lead\r\n you to transgress. Cooperate with one another in goodness and righteousness,\r\n and do not cooperate in sin and transgression. And fear Allah, for Allah is\r\n severe in punishmentS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">Mā'idah:</span> 2]</span> He also says: Rand\r\n do not let the hatred of a people lead you away from justice. Be just; that is\r\n closer to righteousness...S <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">Mā'idah:</span> 8]</span> Do you find in any of today's man-made laws or other religions\r\n such a command to speak the truth even if it is against oneself, parents, or\r\n relatives?! Islam commands justice with both friend and foe.The Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may\r\n Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> ordered treating the children\r\n fairly.<span class="c6">'Āmir reported:</span> “I heard Al-Nu'mān ibn Bashīr <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah be pleased with\r\n him and his father)</span> saying while he was on the pulpit: 'My father gave me a\r\n gift. 'Amrah bint Rawāhah <span class="c2">(his mother)</span> said: “I would not agree to this unless\r\n you make the Messenger of Allah <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> a\r\n witness to it."</span> My father went to the Messenger of Allah <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and\r\n blessings be upon him)</span> and said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“I gave a gift to my son from 'Amrah bint\r\n Rawāhah, but she ordered me to make you, O Messenger of Allah, a witness to\r\n it."</span> The Prophet <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> asked: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Have you\r\n given the like of it to all of your children?"</span> He replied in the negative. The\r\n Prophet <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Then fear Allah\r\n and treat your children equally."</span> My father then returned and took back his\r\n gift.'" <span class="c5">[Narrated by Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Bukhāri:</span> 2587]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p138">RAllah testifies that none has the right\r\n to be worshiped except Him, as do the angels and people of knowledge; He is the\r\n Upholder of justice. None has the right to be worshiped except Him, the\r\n All-Mighty, the All-WiseS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n Āl 'Imrān: 18]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p139">Allah\r\n orders justice in His saying: RSay <span class="c5">[O Muhammad]</span>: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“My Lord has\r\n ordered justice..."</span>S <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">A'rāf:</span> 29]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p140">All the prophets and\r\n messengers <span class="c2">(peace be upon them)</span> called to justice,<span class="c6"> as Allah Almighty said:</span> RWe\r\n have already sent Our messengers with clear evidences and sent down with them\r\n the Scripture and the balance so that the people may maintain <span class="c5">[their affairs]</span>\r\n in justice...S <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">Hadīd:</span> 25]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p141">The “balance" here\r\n refers to justice in words and actions.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p142">Islam orders fairness in\r\n words and actions even with the enemies.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RO you\r\n who believe, stand up for justice as witnesses for Allah, even against\r\n yourselves or parents and relatives. Whether one is rich or poor, Allah takes\r\n best care of both. So do not let your desires to cause you swerve from justice.\r\n If you distort your testimony or refuse to give it, then Allah is indeed\r\n All-Aware of what you doS <span class="c5">[Surat an-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Nisā':</span> 135]</span>.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Allah\r\n Almighty also says:</span> R...However, do not let the hatred of a people\r\n who barred you from the Sacred Mosque lead you to transgress. Cooperate with\r\n one another in goodness and righteousness, and do not cooperate in sin and\r\n transgression. And fear Allah, for Allah is severe in punishmentS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Mā'idah:</span> 2]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p143">He also says: Rand do\r\n not let the hatred of a people lead you away from justice. Be just; that is\r\n closer to righteousness...S <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Mā'idah:</span> 8]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p144">Do you find in any of\r\n today's man-made laws or other religions such a command to speak the truth even\r\n if it is against oneself, parents, or relatives?! Islam commands justice with\r\n both friend and foe.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p145">The Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's\r\n peace and blessings be upon him)</span> ordered treating the children fairly.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p146">'Āmir reported: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“I heard\r\n Al-Nu'mān ibn Bashīr <span class="c2">(may Allah be pleased with him and his father)</span> saying\r\n while he was on the pulpit: 'My father gave me a gift. 'Amrah bint Rawāhah <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(his\r\n mother)</span> said: “I would not agree to this unless you make the Messenger of Allah\r\n <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> a witness to it."</span> My father went\r\n to the Messenger of Allah <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> and\r\n said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“I gave a gift to my son from 'Amrah bint Rawāhah, but she ordered me to\r\n make you, O Messenger of Allah, a witness to it."</span> The Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's\r\n peace and blessings be upon him)</span> asked: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Have you given the like of it to all\r\n of your children?"</span> He replied in the negative. The Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace\r\n and blessings be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Then fear Allah and treat your children\r\n equally."</span> My father then returned and took back his gift.'" <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Narrated by\r\n Al-<span class="c6">Bukhāri:</span> 2587]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p147">Justice is the only\r\n means to secure stability of people and countries. Without it, people will not\r\n feel safe about their religions, their lives, children, honor, properties, and\r\n countries. For this reason, the Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and blessings be\r\n upon him)</span> ordered Muslims to migrate to Abyssinia after they were persecuted at\r\n the hands of the disbelievers in Makkah. The reason for choosing Abyssinia was\r\n that its king was just and none was wronged under his rule.</p><h2 class="ltr justify" id="p32"><a id="t32" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t32">31.\r\n Islam commands kindness to all people and it advocates noble morals and\r\n virtuous deeds.</a></h2><p class="ltr justify" id="p148">Islam instructs kindness\r\n to all people as Allah Almighty said: RIndeed, Allah orders\r\n justice and good conduct and giving out to relatives...S <span class="c5">[Surat an-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Nahl:</span> 90]</span> Allah\r\n Almighty also says: Rthose who spend in times of prosperity and\r\n adversity, and who restrain their anger and pardon people; for Allah loves\r\n those who do goodS <span class="c5">[Surat Āl 'Imrān: 134]</span> The Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's\r\n peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Verily, Allah has enjoined kindness in\r\n all things; so when you kill, kill in a good way; and when you slaughter,\r\n slaughter in a good way. Let one of you sharpen his blade and spare the\r\n slaughtered animal the suffering."</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Muslim: 1955]</span> Islam advocates\r\n noble morals and virtuous deeds. Allah Almighty describes the character of\r\n Prophet Muhammad <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> saying: R those\r\n who follow the Messenger – the unlettered Prophet – whose description they find\r\n in their Torah and the Gospel. He enjoins them to do what is good and forbids\r\n them from what is evil; he makes lawful for them what is pure and makes\r\n unlawful for them from what is impure; he relieves them of their burden and the\r\n shackles that were on them. So those who believe in him, they honor and support\r\n him, and follow the light which is sent down with him – it is they who will be\r\n successful."S\r\n <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">A'rāf:</span> 157]</span> The Messenger of Allah <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and blessings\r\n be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“O 'Ā'ishah, indeed, Allah is gentle and He loves\r\n gentleness, and He gives for gentleness what He does not give for violence and\r\n what He does not give for anything else."</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Muslim: 2593]</span> The Messenger\r\n of Allah <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> also said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Allah has\r\n forbidden you to be undutiful to your mothers, to bury your daughters alive, to\r\n withhold <span class="c2">(what you should give)</span>, or demand <span class="c2">(what you do not deserve)</span>. And Allah\r\n has disliked that you engage in gossip, ask too many questions, or waste your\r\n property."</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Bukhāri:</span> 2408]</span> The Messenger of Allah <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's\r\n peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said:<span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“You will not enter Paradise until you\r\n believe and you will not believe until you love one another. Shall I tell you\r\n of something which, if you do, will make you love one another? Spread the\r\n greeting of peace among yourselves."</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Muslim: 54]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p149">RIndeed,\r\n Allah orders justice and good conduct and giving out to relatives...S <span class="c5">[Surat an-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Nahl:</span> 90]</span>.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Allah\r\n Almighty also says:</span> Rthose who spend in times of prosperity and\r\n adversity, and who restrain their anger and pardon people; for Allah loves\r\n those who do goodS <span class="c5">[Surat Āl 'Imrān: 134]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p150">The Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's\r\n peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Verily, Allah has enjoined kindness in\r\n all things; so when you kill, kill in a good way; and when you slaughter,\r\n slaughter in a good way. Let one of you sharpen his blade and spare the\r\n slaughtered animal the suffering."</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Muslim: 1955]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p151">Islam advocates noble\r\n morals and virtuous deeds. Allah Almighty describes the character of Prophet\r\n Muhammad <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> saying: R those\r\n who follow the Messenger – the unlettered Prophet – whose description they find\r\n in their Torah and the Gospel. He enjoins them to do what is good and forbids\r\n them from what is evil; he makes lawful for them what is pure and makes\r\n unlawful for them from what is impure; he relieves them of their burden and the\r\n shackles that were on them. So those who believe in him, they honor and support\r\n him, and follow the light which is sent down with him – it is they who will be\r\n successful."S <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">A'rāf:</span> 157]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p152">The Messenger of Allah\r\n <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“O 'Ā'ishah,\r\n indeed, Allah is gentle and He loves gentleness, and He gives for gentleness\r\n what He does not give for violence and what He does not give for anything\r\n else."</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Muslim: 2593]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p153">The Messenger of Allah\r\n <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> also said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Allah has forbidden\r\n you to be undutiful to your mothers, to bury your daughters alive, to withhold\r\n <span class="c2">(what you should give)</span>, or demand <span class="c2">(what you do not deserve)</span>. And Allah has\r\n disliked that you engage in gossip, ask too many questions, or waste your\r\n property."</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Bukhāri:</span> 2408]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p154">The\r\n Messenger of Allah <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“You\r\n will not enter Paradise until you believe and you will not believe until you\r\n love one another. Shall I tell you of something which, if you do, will make you\r\n love one another? Spread the greeting of peace among yourselves."</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Narrated by\r\n Muslim: 54]</span>.</p><h2 class="ltr justify" id="p33"><a id="t33" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t33">32.\r\n Islam instructs the adoption of praiseworthy morals such as honesty,\r\n fulfillment of trusts, chastity, modesty, bravery, generosity, aiding the needy,\r\n helping the distressed, feeding the hungry, treating neighbors kindly,\r\n maintaining kinship ties, and being kind to animals.</a></h2><p class="ltr justify" id="p155">Islam\r\n instructs adopting praiseworthy morals. The Messenger of Allah <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's\r\n peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“I have been sent to perfect noble\r\n morals."</span> <span class="c5">[Sahīh al-Adab al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Mufrad:</span> 207]</span> The Messenger of Allah <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's\r\n peace and blessings be upon him)</span> also said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Indeed, among the most beloved and\r\n nearest of you to me on the Day of Judgment are those of you who have the best\r\n morals, and the most hated of you to me and farthest from me on the Day of\r\n Judgment are the talkative, the pompous, and the Mutafayhiqūn."</span> They asked: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“O\r\n Messenger of Allah, we know the talkative and the pompous, but we do not know\r\n who the Mutafayhiqūn are."</span> He replied: <span class="c1">“The arrogant."</span> <span class="c5">[Al-Silsilah al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Sahīhah:</span>\r\n 791]</span> 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr <span class="c2">(may Allah be pleased with him and his father)</span>\r\n reported: <span class="c1">“The Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> was\r\n neither obscene, nor would he use obscene language,<span class="c6"> and he used to say:</span>\r\n 'Verily, the best of you are those who have the best morals.'"</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Narrated by\r\n Al-<span class="c6">Bukhāri:</span> 3559]</span> There are many other verses and Hadīths that prove, in\r\n general terms, that Islam encourages noble morals and virtuous deeds.Islam\r\n prescribes adopting truthfulness. The Messenger of Allah <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and\r\n blessings be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Adhere to truthfulness, for truthfulness leads to\r\n righteousness and righteousness leads to Paradise. A man will keep telling the\r\n truth and striving to tell the truth until he will be recorded with Allah as\r\n the most truthful."</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Muslim: 2607]</span>\r\n Islam prescribes fulfilling the trust.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RIndeed, Allah\r\n commands you to render trusts to whom they are due...S <span class="c5">[Surat an-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Nisā':</span> 58]</span> Islam prescribes adopting\r\n chastity. The Messenger of Allah <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span>\r\n said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“There are three kinds of people for whom Allah has taken upon Himself to\r\n help them: one of them is the one getting married seeking chastity."</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Narrated\r\n by Al-<span class="c6">Tirmidhi:</span> 1655]</span> The Prophet <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span>\r\n used to supplicate saying: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Allāhumma inni as'aluka al-huda wa at-tuqa wa\r\n al-'afāf wa al-ghina <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(O Allah, I ask You for guidance, piety, chastity, and\r\n being free from want)</span>."</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Muslim: 2721]</span> Islam prescribes modesty.\r\n The Messenger of Allah <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Modesty\r\n brings nothing but good."</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Bukhāri:</span> 6117]</span> The Messenger of Allah\r\n <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> also said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Each religion has its\r\n own distinctive moral; Islam's distinctive moral is modesty."</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Narrated by\r\n Al-Bayhaqi in Shu'ab al-<span class="c6">Imān:</span> 6/2619]</span> Islam also prescribes bravery. Anas <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may\r\n Allah be pleased with him)</span> reported: <span class="c1">“The Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and\r\n blessings be upon him)</span> was the best, the bravest, and the most generous of all\r\n people. Once when the people of Madinah got frightened, the Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may\r\n Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> rode a horse and went ahead of them."</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Narrated\r\n by Al-<span class="c6">Bukhāri:</span> 2820]</span> The Messenger of Allah <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and blessings be\r\n upon him)</span> used to seek refuge in Allah from cowardice,<span class="c6"> by saying:</span> <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Allāhumma\r\n inni a'ūdhu bika min al-jubn <span class="c2">(O Allah, I seek refuge in You from cowardice)</span>."</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Narrated\r\n by Al-<span class="c6">Bukhāri:</span> 6374]</span> Furthermore, Islam prescribes generosity.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Allah Almighty\r\n says:</span> RThe\r\n likeness of those who spend their wealth in the way of Allah is like a grain\r\n that sprouts seven ears, each ear bearing a hundred grains. And Allah gives\r\n multiple <span class="c5">[rewards]</span> for whom He wills. And Allah is All-Encompassing,\r\n All-KnowingS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">Baqarah:</span> 261]</span> The Messenger of Allah <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and blessings be\r\n upon him)</span> was well-known for his generosity. Ibn 'Abbās <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah be pleased\r\n with him and his father)</span> reported: <span class="c1">“The Messenger of Allah <span class="c2" data-redactor-class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace\r\n and blessings be upon him)</span> was the most generous of people, and he used to be\r\n more generous than ever in Ramadān when Gabriel would meet him. Gabriel <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(peace\r\n be upon him)</span> used to meet him every night during Ramadān to revise the Qur'an\r\n with him and when Gabriel met him, he was more generous than the fast wind."</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Narrated\r\n by Al-<span class="c6">Bukhāri:</span> 1902]</span> Other mandatory morals that Islam prescribes are: aiding\r\n the needy, helping the distressed, feeding the hungry, treating neighbors\r\n kindly, maintaining kinship ties, and being kind to animals.'Abdullah ibn 'Amr\r\n <span class="c2">(may Allah be pleased with him and his father)</span> reported: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“A man asked the\r\n Messenger of Allah <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span>: 'Which deed\r\n in Islam is the best?' He said: 'Feeding people and extending the greeting of\r\n peace to those you know and those you do not know.'"</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Bukhāri:</span>\r\n 12]</span> The Messenger of Allah <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“While\r\n a man was walking on a road, he became very thirsty. He found a well and went\r\n down in it and drank. When he came out, there was a dog panting and eating\r\n moist of the earth out of thirst.<span class="c6"> The man said:</span> 'This dog is so thirsty just as\r\n I was.' So, he went down into the well, filled his shoe with water and held it\r\n with his mouth until he climbed out. Then, he gave the dog water to drink.\r\n Allah accepted his deed and, thus, forgave him."</span> They said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“O Messenger of\r\n Allah, are we rewarded for taking care of animals?"</span> He said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Yes, there is a\r\n reward for <span class="c2">(quenching the thirst of)</span> every living being."</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Sahīh Ibn Hibbān:\r\n 544]</span> The Messenger of Allah <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said:\r\n <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“The one who looks after a widow and a needy person is like one who performs\r\n Jihad in the cause of Allah, or one who regularly observes voluntary prayer at\r\n night and fasting during the day."</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Bukhāri:</span> 5353]</span> Islam\r\n stresses the relatives' rights and mandates maintaining kinship ties.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Allah\r\n Almighty says:</span> RThe\r\n Prophet has a greater claim over the believers than their own selves, and his\r\n wives are their mothers. And blood relatives are more entitled <span class="c5">[to inheritance]</span>\r\n than other believers and emigrants according to the Book of Allah, unless you\r\n do good to your close associates <span class="c5">[through bequest]</span>. This is written in the\r\n RecordS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">Ahzāb:</span> 6]</span> It also warns against severing kinship ties, considering it on a\r\n par with causing mischief on earth.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RSo would you perhaps, if you\r\n turned away, cause corruption on earth and sever your kinship ties? Those are\r\n the ones whom Allah has cursed, so He deafened them and blinded their sightsS <span class="c5">[Surat Muhammad: 22-23]</span> The Messenger of Allah\r\n <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“The one who severs kinship\r\n ties will not be admitted to Paradise."</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Muslim: 2556]</span> The\r\n relatives with whom ties must be maintained are: the parents, brothers,\r\n sisters, paternal uncles and aunts, and maternal uncles and aunts.Similarly,\r\n Islam emphasizes the right of the neighbor even if he was a non-Muslim.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Allah\r\n Almighty says:</span> RWorship\r\n Allah and do not associate any partners with Him. Be kind to parents,\r\n relatives, orphans, the needy, near and distant neighbors, close friends,\r\n wayfarers, and slaves whom you own. For Allah does not like those who are\r\n arrogant, boastful,S <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n an-<span class="c6">Nisā':</span> 36]</span> The Messenger of Allah <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon\r\n him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Gabriel kept enjoining the good treatment of neighbors until I\r\n thought he would make neighbors heirs."</span><span class="c5">[Narrated by Abu Dāwūd: 5152]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p156"><span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“I have been sent to\r\n perfect noble morals."</span> <span class="c5">[Sahīh al-Adab al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Mufrad:</span> 207]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p157">The Messenger of Allah\r\n <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> also said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Indeed, among the\r\n most beloved and nearest of you to me on the Day of Judgment are those of you\r\n who have the best morals, and the most hated of you to me and farthest from me on the Day of Judgment are the talkative,\r\n the pompous, and the Mutafayhiqūn."</span> They asked: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“O Messenger of Allah,\r\n we know the talkative and the pompous, but we do not know who the Mutafayhiqūn\r\n are."</span> He replied: <span class="c1">“The arrogant."</span> <span class="c5">[Al-Silsilah al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Sahīhah:</span> 791]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p158">'Abdullah ibn 'Amr <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may\r\n Allah be pleased with him and his father)</span> reported: <span class="c1">“The Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's\r\n peace and blessings be upon him)</span> was neither obscene, nor would he use obscene\r\n language,<span class="c6"> and he used to say:</span> 'Verily, the best of you are those who have the\r\n best morals.'"</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Bukhāri:</span> 3559]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p159">There are many other\r\n verses and Hadīths that prove, in general terms, that Islam encourages noble\r\n morals and virtuous deeds.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p160">Islam prescribes\r\n adopting truthfulness. The Messenger of Allah <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and blessings\r\n be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Adhere to truthfulness, for truthfulness leads to\r\n righteousness and righteousness leads to Paradise. A man will keep telling the\r\n truth and striving to tell the truth until he will be recorded with Allah as\r\n the most truthful."</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Muslim: 2607]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p161">Islam prescribes\r\n fulfilling the trust.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RIndeed,\r\n Allah commands you to render trusts to whom they are due...S <span class="c5">[Surat an-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Nisā':</span> 58]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p162">Islam prescribes\r\n adopting chastity. The Messenger of Allah <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and blessings be\r\n upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“There are three kinds of people for whom Allah has taken upon\r\n Himself to help them: one of them is the one getting married seeking chastity."</span>\r\n <span class="c5">[Narrated by Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Tirmidhi:</span> 1655]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p163">The Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's\r\n peace and blessings be upon him)</span> used to supplicate saying: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Allāhumma inni\r\n as'aluka al-huda wa at-tuqa wa al-'afāf wa al-ghina <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(O Allah, I ask You for\r\n guidance, piety, chastity, and being free from want)</span>."</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Narrated by Muslim:\r\n 2721]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p164">Islam prescribes\r\n modesty. The Messenger of Allah <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span>\r\n said: <span class="c1">“Modesty brings nothing but good."</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Bukhāri:</span> 6117]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p165">The Messenger of Allah\r\n <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> also said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Each religion has its\r\n own distinctive moral; Islam's distinctive moral is modesty."</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Narrated by\r\n Al-Bayhaqi in Shu'ab al-<span class="c6">Imān:</span> 6/2619]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p166">Islam also prescribes\r\n bravery. Anas <span class="c2">(may Allah be pleased with him)</span> reported: <span class="c1">“The Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may\r\n Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> was the best, the bravest, and the\r\n most generous of all people. Once when the people of Madinah got frightened,\r\n the Prophet <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> rode a horse and went\r\n ahead of them."</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Bukhāri:</span> 2820]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p167">The Messenger of Allah\r\n <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> used to seek refuge in Allah from\r\n cowardice,<span class="c6"> by saying:</span> <span class="c1">“Allāhumma inni a'ūdhu bika min al-jubn <span class="c2" data-redactor-class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(O Allah, I seek\r\n refuge in You from cowardice)</span>."</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Bukhāri:</span> 6374]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p168">Furthermore, Islam\r\n prescribes generosity.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RThe\r\n likeness of those who spend their wealth in the way of Allah is like a grain\r\n that sprouts seven ears, each ear bearing a hundred grains. And Allah gives\r\n multiple <span class="c5">[rewards]</span> for whom He wills. And Allah is All-Encompassing,\r\n All-KnowingS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">Baqarah:</span> 261]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p169">The Messenger of Allah\r\n <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> was well-known for his\r\n generosity. Ibn 'Abbās <span class="c2">(may Allah be pleased with him and his father)</span> reported:\r\n <span class="c1">“The Messenger of Allah <span class="c2" data-redactor-class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> was the\r\n most generous of people, and he used to be more generous than ever in Ramadān\r\n when Gabriel would meet him. Gabriel <span class="c2">(peace be upon him)</span> used to meet him every\r\n night during Ramadān to revise the Qur'an with him and when Gabriel met him, he\r\n was more generous than the fast wind."</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Bukhāri:</span> 1902]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p170">Other mandatory morals\r\n that Islam prescribes are: aiding the needy, helping the distressed, feeding\r\n the hungry, treating neighbors kindly, maintaining kinship ties, and being kind\r\n to animals.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p171">'Abdullah ibn 'Amr <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may\r\n Allah be pleased with him and his father)</span> reported: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“A man asked the Messenger\r\n of Allah <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span>: 'Which deed in Islam is\r\n the best?' He said: 'Feeding people and extending the greeting of peace to those you know and those you do not\r\n know.'"</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Bukhāri:</span> 12]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p172">The Messenger of Allah\r\n <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“While a man was walking on\r\n a road, he became very thirsty. He found a well and went down in it and drank.\r\n When he came out, there was a dog panting and eating moist of the earth out of\r\n thirst.<span class="c6"> The man said:</span> 'This dog is so thirsty just as I was.' So, he went down\r\n into the well, filled his shoe with water and held it with his mouth until he\r\n climbed out. Then, he gave the dog water to drink. Allah accepted his deed and,\r\n thus, forgave him."</span> They said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“O Messenger of Allah, are we rewarded for\r\n taking care of animals?"</span> He said: <span class="c1">“Yes, there is a reward for <span class="c2" data-redactor-class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(quenching the\r\n thirst of)</span> every living being."</span> <span class="c5">[Sahīh Ibn Hibbān: 544]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p173">The\r\n Messenger of Allah <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“The one\r\n who looks after a widow and a needy person is like one who performs Jihad in\r\n the cause of Allah, or one who regularly observes voluntary prayer at night and\r\n fasting during the day."</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Bukhāri:</span> 5353]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p174">Islam\r\n stresses the relatives' rights and mandates maintaining kinship ties.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Allah\r\n Almighty says:</span> RThe\r\n Prophet has a greater claim over the believers than their own selves, and his\r\n wives are their mothers. And blood relatives are more entitled <span class="c5">[to inheritance]</span>\r\n than other believers and emigrants according to the Book of Allah, unless you\r\n do good to your close associates <span class="c5">[through bequest]</span>. This is written in the\r\n RecordS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">Ahzāb:</span> 6]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p175">It also\r\n warns against severing kinship ties, considering it on a par with causing\r\n mischief on earth.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RSo\r\n would you perhaps, if you turned away, cause corruption on earth and sever your\r\n kinship ties? Those are the ones whom Allah has cursed, so He deafened them and\r\n blinded their sightsS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n Muhammad: 22-23]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p176">The\r\n Messenger of Allah <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“The one\r\n who severs kinship ties will not be admitted to Paradise."</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Narrated by Muslim:\r\n 2556]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p177">The\r\n relatives with whom ties must be maintained are: the parents, brothers,\r\n sisters, paternal uncles and aunts, and maternal uncles and aunts.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p178">Similarly,\r\n Islam emphasizes the right of the neighbor even if he was a non-Muslim.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Allah\r\n Almighty says:</span> RWorship\r\n Allah and do not associate any partners with Him. Be kind to parents,\r\n relatives, orphans, the needy, near and distant neighbors, close friends,\r\n wayfarers, and slaves whom you own. For Allah does not like those who are\r\n arrogant, boastful,S <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n an-<span class="c6">Nisā':</span> 36]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p179">The\r\n Messenger of Allah <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Gabriel\r\n kept enjoining the good treatment of neighbors until I thought he would make\r\n neighbors heirs."</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Abu Dāwūd: 5152]</span>.</p><h2 class="ltr justify" id="p34"><a id="t34" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t34">33.\r\n Islam made lawful good food and drink. It prescribes the purification of the\r\n heart, the body, and the house, which is why it made marriage lawful. Allah\r\n commanded all the prophets <span class="c2">(peace be upon them)</span> with those commands as they\r\n call to all sorts of good.</a></h2><p class="ltr justify" id="p180">Islam made lawful good\r\n food and drink. The Messenger of Allah <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon\r\n him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Indeed, Allah is good and accepts only what is good. And Allah\r\n commanded the believers with what He commanded the messengers.<span class="c6"> He says:</span> RO messengers, eat from the good foods and work\r\n righteousness. Indeed, I am All-Knowing of what you doS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Mu'minūn:</span> 51]</span>\r\n And He says: RO you who believe, eat from the good things\r\n which We have provided for you, and be grateful to Allah if it is Him that you\r\n worshipS\r\n <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Baqarah:</span> 172]</span>"</span> He then mentioned a person who travels for so long\r\n that his hair is disheveled and covered with dust. He lifts his hand towards\r\n the sky <span class="c2">(saying)</span>: 'O Allah, O Allah', but his food is unlawful, his drink is\r\n unlawful, and his clothing is unlawful, and he has been nourished by the\r\n unlawful. So how can his supplication be accepted?" <span class="c5">[Narrated by Muslim: 1015]</span> Allah\r\n Almighty also says: RSay, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Who has forbidden the adornments and\r\n lawful provisions that Allah has brought forth for His slaves?"</span> Say, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“They are\r\n for the believers in the life of this world, and they will be exclusively for\r\n them on the Day of Resurrection. This is how We make the verses clear for\r\n people who have knowledge."</span>S <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">A'rāf:</span> 32]</span> Islam\r\n prescribes the purification of the heart, the body, and the house, which is why\r\n it made marriage lawful. Allah commanded all the prophets <span class="c2">(peace be upon them)</span>\r\n with those commands as they call to all sorts of good. RAllah\r\n has made for you spouses of your own kind, and has given you through your\r\n spouses children and grandchildren, and has given you provision from good\r\n things. Do they still believe in falsehood and deny the favors of Allah?S <span class="c5">[Surat an-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Nahl:</span> 72]</span> Allah\r\n Almighty also says: RAnd purify your clothing.and shun idol\r\n worshiping,S\r\n <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Muddaththir:</span> 4-5]</span> The Messenger of Allah <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and\r\n blessings be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“He who has in his heart an atom's weight of\r\n arrogance will not enter Paradise."</span> Someone said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“One likes to wear beautiful\r\n clothes and shoes?"</span> The Messenger of Allah <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and blessings be\r\n upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Indeed, Allah is beautiful and He loves beauty. Arrogance\r\n means rejecting the truth and despising people."</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Muslim: 91]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p181"><span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Indeed,\r\n Allah is good and accepts only what is good. And Allah commanded the believers\r\n with what He commanded the messengers.<span class="c6"> He says:</span> RO messengers, eat from the good\r\n foods and work righteousness. Indeed, I am All-Knowing of what you doS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Mu'minūn:</span> 51]</span> And He says: RO you who believe, eat from the\r\n good things which We have provided for you, and be grateful to Allah if it is\r\n Him that you worshipS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">Baqarah:</span> 172]</span>"</span> He then mentioned a person who travels for so long that his\r\n hair is disheveled and covered with dust. He lifts his hand towards the sky <span class="c2">(saying)</span>:\r\n 'O Allah, O Allah', but his food is unlawful, his drink is unlawful, and his\r\n clothing is unlawful, and he has been nourished by the unlawful. So how can his\r\n supplication be accepted?" <span class="c5">[Narrated by Muslim: 1015]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p182">Allah\r\n Almighty also says: RSay,\r\n <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Who has forbidden the adornments and lawful provisions that Allah has brought\r\n forth for His slaves?"</span> Say, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“They are for the believers in the life of this\r\n world, and they will be exclusively for them on the Day of Resurrection. This\r\n is how We make the verses clear for people who have knowledge."</span>S <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">A'rāf:</span> 32]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p183">Islam\r\n prescribes the purification of the heart, the body, and the house, which is why\r\n it made marriage lawful. Allah commanded all the prophets <span class="c2">(peace be upon them)</span>\r\n with those commands as they call to all sorts of good. RAllah has made for you spouses of your\r\n own kind, and has given you through your spouses children and grandchildren,\r\n and has given you provision from good things. Do they still believe in\r\n falsehood and deny the favors of Allah?S <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n an-<span class="c6">Nahl:</span> 72]</span>.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty also says:</span> RAnd purify your clothing. and shun idol worshiping, S <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Muddaththir:</span> 4-5]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p184">The\r\n Messenger of Allah <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“He who\r\n has in his heart an atom's weight of arrogance will not enter Paradise."</span>\r\n Someone said: <span class="c1">“One likes to wear beautiful clothes and shoes?"</span> The Messenger of\r\n Allah <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Indeed, Allah is\r\n beautiful and He loves beauty. Arrogance means rejecting the truth and\r\n despising people."</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Muslim: 91]</span>.</p><h2 class="ltr justify" id="p35"><a id="t35" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t35">34.\r\n Islam prohibits the major sins such as polytheism, disbelief, worship of idols,\r\n attributing something to Allah without knowledge, killing of children or an\r\n inviolable soul, causing mischief on earth, magic, apparent and hidden\r\n indecencies, adultery, sodomy, usury, and eating a dead animal or animals\r\n slaughtered for the sake of idols. Furthermore, Allah prohibited eating the\r\n flesh of swine, all the impurities, consuming the property of an orphan,\r\n defrauding in measures and weights, and severing kinship ties. All prophets\r\n <span class="c2">(peace be upon them)</span> unanimously agreed on forbidding the above prohibitions.</a></h2><p class="ltr justify" id="p185">Islam prohibits the\r\n major sins such as polytheism, disbelief, worship of idols, attributing\r\n something to Allah without knowledge, and the killing of children.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Allah\r\n Almighty said:</span> RSay <span class="c5">[O Prophet]</span>, <span class="c1">“Come,<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> I will recite to you\r\n what your Lord has forbidden to you:</span> do not associate any partners with Him,\r\n and honor your parents. Do not kill your children for fear of poverty, for We\r\n provide for you and for them. Do not approach shameful acts, whether openly or\r\n in secret. Do not kill the soul sanctified by Allah, except lawfully. This is\r\n what He commands you, so that you may understand.Do not approach the orphan's\r\n property, except to improve it, until he attains maturity. Give full measure\r\n and weight with justice. We do not burden any soul beyond what it can bear. And\r\n maintain justice when you speak, even if it be about a close relative. And\r\n fulfill the covenant of Allah. This is what He commands you, so that you may\r\n take heedS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">An'ām:</span> 151-152]</span> Allah Almighty also says: RSay,\r\n “My Lord has forbidden shameful acts done openly or in secret, sinfulness,\r\n unjustified aggression, associating partners with Allah for which He has not\r\n sent down any authority, and saying about Allah that of which you have no\r\n knowledge."</span>S <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">A'rāf:</span> 33]</span> Islam prohibits the killing of the inviolable soul.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Allah\r\n Almighty says:</span> RDo not kill any soul that Allah has forbidden,\r\n except in the course of justice. If anyone is killed wrongfully, We have given\r\n his heir authority <span class="c5">[of compensation]</span>, but he should not exceed the bounds in\r\n killing, for he is already supported <span class="c5">[by law]</span> S <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Isrā':</span> 33]</span> Allah\r\n Almighty also says: Rand those who do not invoke besides Allah\r\n another god, and who do not kill a soul whom Allah has forbidden, except in the\r\n course of justice, and who do not commit adultery, for whoever does any of this\r\n will face the penalty,S <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Furqān:</span> 68]</span> Islam\r\n prohibits causing mischief on earth.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RDo not\r\n spread corruption on earth after it has been set aright,...S <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">A'rāf:</span> 56]</span> Allah\r\n Almighty reported the statement of Shu'ayb to his people: R...He\r\n said, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“O my people, worship Allah; you have no god other than Him. There has\r\n come to you a clear proof from your Lord. Give full measure and weight, and do\r\n not defraud people of their property, and do not spread corruption in the land\r\n after it has been set aright. That is best for you, if you are <span class="c5">[truly]</span>\r\n believersS\r\n <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">A'rāf:</span> 85]</span> Islam prohibits magic as Allah Almighty said: RThrow\r\n what is in your right hand; it will swallow up what they have contrived. They\r\n have only contrived a magic trick, and the magician will never prosper,\r\n wherever he goes."</span>S <span class="c5">[Surat Taha: 69]</span> The Messenger of Allah <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may\r\n Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Avoid the seven destructive\r\n sins."</span> They said: <span class="c1">“O Messenger of Allah, what are they?"</span> He said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Associating\r\n partners with Allah; magic <span class="c2">(sorcery)</span>; killing a person whom Allah has\r\n prohibited except by legal right; consuming usury; devouring the property of an\r\n orphan; fleeing from the battlefield; slandering chaste, innocent and believing\r\n women."</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Bukhāri:</span> 6857]</span> Islam prohibits apparent and hidden\r\n indecencies, adultery, and sodomy; the proofs of which are mentioned at the\r\n beginning of this point. Islam also forbids usury,<span class="c6"> as Allah Almighty said:</span> RO you\r\n who believe, fear Allah and give up what remains <span class="c5">[due to you]</span> of usury, if you\r\n are true believers.But if you do not do it, then beware of a declaration of war\r\n from Allah and His Messenger. However, if you repent, you may retain your\r\n capital – neither harming nor suffering harmS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Baqarah:</span>\r\n 278-279]</span> Allah has not warned any sinner except the consumer of usury because\r\n it involves the destruction of religions, homes, properties, and souls.In\r\n addition, Islam prohibits eating a dead animal, animals slaughtered for the\r\n sake of others than Allah, and the flesh of swine.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RForbidden\r\n to you are carrion, blood, the flesh of swine, and that which is sacrificed to\r\n other than Allah; and that which is killed by strangling, or by a violent blow,\r\n or by a headlong fall, or by being gored; and that which is partly eaten by a\r\n predator unless you slaughter it <span class="c5">[before it dies]</span>; and that which is sacrificed\r\n to idols. Also it is forbidden to use arrows <span class="c5">[of chance]</span> to determine your\r\n decisions. This is all evil practice...S <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Mā'idah:</span> 3]</span> Islam\r\n also prohibits the consumption of intoxicants and all kinds of impurities and\r\n filth,<span class="c6"> as Allah Almighty said:</span> RO you who believe,\r\n intoxicants, gambling, idols and divining arrows are evil, of Satan's work;\r\n therefore avoid such <span class="c5">[evil]</span>, so that you may be successful.Satan only wants to\r\n create enmity and hatred between you through intoxicants and gambling, and to\r\n prevent you from remembering Allah and from prayer. Will you not then abstain?S <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Mā'idah:</span>\r\n 90-91]</span> It is previously mentioned in point number <span class="c2">(31)</span> how the Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may\r\n Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> is described in the Torah as the one\r\n who prohibits impurities.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> Rthose\r\n who follow the Messenger – the unlettered Prophet – whose description they find\r\n in their Torah and the Gospel. He enjoins them to do what is good and forbids\r\n them from what is evil; he makes lawful for them what is pure and makes\r\n unlawful for them from what is impure; he relieves them of their burden and the\r\n shackles that were on them...S <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">A'rāf:</span> 157]</span> Islam\r\n prohibits the unlawful consumption of the orphan's property.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Allah Almighty\r\n says:</span> RGive orphans their wealth, and do not exchange\r\n your bad possessions for their good ones, nor consume their wealth by mixing it\r\n with your own; for this is indeed a great sinS <span class="c5">[Surat an-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Nisā':</span> 2]</span> Allah\r\n Almighty also says: RIndeed, those who consume the orphans' property\r\n unjustly, they only consume fire into their bellies, and they will burn in a\r\n Blazing FireS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n an-<span class="c6">Nisā':</span> 10]</span> Islam prohibits defrauding in measures and weights.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Allah\r\n Almighty says:</span> RWoe to the defrauders,those who take full\r\n measure when they take from others,but they give less when they measure or\r\n weigh for them.Do they really not think that they will be resurrected?S <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Mutaffifīn:</span>\r\n 1-4]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p186">RSay <span class="c5">[O Prophet]</span>, <span class="c1">“Come,<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> I will recite to you what your\r\n Lord has\r\n forbidden to you:</span> do not associate any partners with Him, and honor your\r\n parents. Do not kill your children for fear of poverty, for We provide for you\r\n and for them. Do not approach shameful acts, whether openly or in secret. Do\r\n not kill the soul sanctified by Allah, except lawfully. This is what He\r\n commands you, so that you may understand. Do not approach the orphan's\r\n property, except to improve it, until he attains maturity. Give full measure\r\n and weight with justice. We do not burden any soul beyond what it can bear. And\r\n maintain justice when you speak, even if it be about a close relative. And\r\n fulfill the covenant of Allah. This is what He commands you, so that you may\r\n take heedS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">An'ām:</span> 151-152]</span>.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty also says:</span> RSay, “My Lord has forbidden shameful acts done openly or in secret,\r\n sinfulness, unjustified aggression, associating partners with Allah for which\r\n He has not sent down any authority, and saying about Allah that of which you\r\n have no knowledge."</span>S <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">A'rāf:</span> 33]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p187">Islam\r\n prohibits the killing of the inviolable soul.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RDo not kill any soul that Allah\r\n has forbidden, except in the course of justice. If anyone is killed wrongfully,\r\n We have given his heir authority <span class="c5">[of compensation]</span>, but he should not exceed\r\n the bounds in killing, for he is already supported <span class="c5">[by law]</span> S <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Isrā':</span> 33]</span>.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty also says:</span> Rand those who do not invoke\r\n besides Allah another god, and who do not kill a soul whom Allah has forbidden,\r\n except in the course of justice, and who do not commit adultery, for whoever\r\n does any of this will face the penalty,S <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">Furqān:</span> 68]</span>. Islam prohibits causing mischief on earth.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span>\r\n RDo not spread corruption on\r\n earth after it has been set aright,...S <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">A'rāf:</span> 56]</span>.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty reported the statement of Shu'ayb to his people:</span> R...He said, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“O my people,\r\n worship Allah; you have no god other than Him. There has come to you a clear\r\n proof from your Lord. Give full measure and weight, and do not defraud people\r\n of their property, and do not spread corruption in the land after it has been\r\n set aright. That is best for you, if you are <span class="c5">[truly]</span> believersS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">A'rāf:</span> 85]</span>.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Islam prohibits magic as\r\n Allah Almighty said:</span> RThrow\r\n what is in your right hand; it will swallow up what they have contrived. They\r\n have only contrived a magic trick, and the magician will never prosper,\r\n wherever he goes."</span>S <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n Taha: 69]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p188">The\r\n Messenger of Allah <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Avoid\r\n the seven destructive sins."</span> They said: <span class="c1">“O Messenger of Allah, what are they?"</span>\r\n He said: <span class="c1">“Associating partners with Allah; magic <span class="c2" data-redactor-class="c2">(sorcery)</span>; killing a person\r\n whom Allah has prohibited except by legal right; consuming usury; devouring the\r\n property of an orphan; fleeing from the battlefield; slandering chaste,\r\n innocent and believing women."</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Bukhāri:</span> 6857]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p189">Islam\r\n prohibits apparent and hidden indecencies, adultery, and sodomy; the proofs of\r\n which are mentioned at the beginning of this point. Islam also forbids usury,<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span">\r\n as Allah Almighty said:</span> RO you\r\n who believe, fear Allah and give up what remains <span class="c5">[due to you]</span> of usury, if you\r\n are true believers. But if you do not do it, then beware of a declaration of\r\n war from Allah and His Messenger. However, if you repent, you may retain your\r\n capital – neither harming nor suffering harmS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Baqarah:</span> 278-279]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p190">Allah\r\n has not warned any sinner except the consumer of usury because it involves the\r\n destruction of religions, homes, properties, and souls.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p191">In\r\n addition, Islam prohibits eating a dead animal, animals slaughtered for the\r\n sake of others than Allah, and the flesh of swine.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RForbidden to you are carrion,\r\n blood, the flesh of swine, and that which is sacrificed to other than Allah;\r\n and that which is killed by strangling, or by a violent blow, or by a headlong\r\n fall, or by being gored; and that which is partly eaten by a predator unless\r\n you slaughter it <span class="c5">[before it dies]</span>; and that which is sacrificed to idols. Also\r\n it is forbidden to use arrows <span class="c5">[of chance]</span> to determine your decisions. This is\r\n all evil practice...S <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">Mā'idah:</span> 3]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p192">Islam also prohibits the consumption of intoxicants and\r\n all kinds of impurities and filth,<span class="c6"> as Allah Almighty said:</span> RO you who believe, intoxicants, gambling, idols and\r\n divining arrows are evil, of Satan's work; therefore avoid such <span class="c5">[evil]</span>, so that\r\n you may be successful. Satan only wants to create enmity and hatred between you\r\n through intoxicants and gambling, and to prevent you from remembering Allah and\r\n from prayer. Will you not then abstain?S <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Mā'idah:</span> 90-91]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p193">It is\r\n previously mentioned in point number <span class="c2">(31)</span> how the Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace\r\n and blessings be upon him)</span> is described in the Torah as the one who prohibits\r\n impurities.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> Rthose\r\n who follow the Messenger – the unlettered Prophet – whose description they find\r\n in their Torah and the Gospel. He enjoins them to do what is good and forbids\r\n them from what is evil; he makes lawful for them what is pure and makes\r\n unlawful for them from what is impure; he relieves them of their burden and the\r\n shackles that were on them...S <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">A'rāf:</span> 157]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p194">Islam prohibits the unlawful consumption of the orphan's\r\n property.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RGive orphans their\r\n wealth, and do not exchange your bad possessions for their good ones, nor\r\n consume their wealth by mixing it with your own; for this is indeed a great sinS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n an-<span class="c6">Nisā':</span> 2]</span>.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty also says:</span> RIndeed,\r\n those who consume the orphans' property unjustly, they only consume fire into\r\n their bellies, and they will burn in a Blazing FireS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n an-<span class="c6">Nisā':</span> 10]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p195">Islam prohibits defrauding\r\n in measures and weights.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RWoe to\r\n the defrauders, those who take full measure when they take from others, but\r\n they give less when they measure or weigh for them. Do they really not think\r\n that they will be resurrected?S <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Mutaffifīn:</span>\r\n 1-4]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p196">Islam also prohibits\r\n severing kinship ties, and its proofs from the Qur'an and Sunnah are discussed\r\n in point number <span class="c2">(31)</span>. In short, all prophets and messengers <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(peace be upon\r\n them)</span> agreed on prohibiting the above prohibitions.</p><h2 class="ltr justify" id="p36"><a id="t36" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t36">35.\r\n Islam forbids blameworthy traits such as lying, cheating, betrayal, treason,\r\n deception, envy, malicious scheming, theft, transgression, oppression, and\r\n every other evil trait.</a></h2><p class="ltr justify" id="p197">Islam\r\n prohibits all blameworthy traits,<span class="c6"> as Allah Almighty says:</span> RDo not turn your face away from\r\n people <span class="c5">[in contempt]</span>, and do not walk on earth in arrogance. Indeed, Allah does\r\n not like anyone who is arrogant and boastfulS <span class="c5">[Surat Luqmān: 18]</span> The Messenger of Allah <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may\r\n Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Indeed, among the most beloved\r\n and nearest of you to me on the Day of Judgment are those of you who have the\r\n best morals, and, indeed, the most hated of you to me and farthest from me on\r\n the Day of Judgment are the talkative, the pompous, and the Mutafayhiqūn."</span> They\r\n asked: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“O Messenger of Allah, we know the talkative and the pompous, but we do\r\n not know who the Mutafayhiqūn are."</span> He replied: <span class="c1">“The arrogant."</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Al-Silsilah\r\n al-<span class="c6">Sahīhah:</span> 791]</span> Islam prohibits lying,<span class="c6"> as Allah Almighty says:</span> R...Indeed, Allah does not guide\r\n one who is a transgressor and a liarS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n Ghāfir: 28]</span> The Messenger of Allah <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon\r\n him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Beware of lying, for indeed lying leads to evil doing, and evil\r\n doing leads to Hellfire, and a man would continue to lie and be keen on lying\r\n until he is recorded in the sight of Allah as a liar."</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Narrated by Muslim:\r\n 2607]</span> The Messenger of Allah <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span>\r\n said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Signs of the hypocrite are three: when he speaks, he lies; when he makes\r\n a promise, he breaks it; and when he is entrusted with something, he betrays\r\n the trust."</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Bukhāri:</span> 6095]</span> Islam prohibits cheating: According\r\n to the Hadīth: <span class="c1">“The Messenger of Allah <span class="c2" data-redactor-class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon\r\n him)</span> happened to pass by a heap of food <span class="c2">(corn)</span>. He thrust his hand in that\r\n <span class="c2">(heap)</span> and his fingers were moistened.<span class="c6"> He said:</span> 'O owner of the food,<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> What is\r\n this?' He replied:</span> 'O Messenger of Allah, these have been drenched by\r\n rainfall.' He <span class="c2">(the Prophet)</span> remarked: 'Why did you not place this <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(the drenched\r\n part of the heap)</span> on the top so that people could see it? He who cheats is not\r\n of me <span class="c2">(is not my follower)</span>.'"</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Muslim: 102]</span> Islam prohibits\r\n treachery, betrayal, and deception.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RO you who believe, do not\r\n betray Allah and the Messenger, nor betray your trusts knowinglyS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Anfāl:</span> 27]</span> And Allah Almighty said: RThose who fulfill the covenant\r\n of Allah and do not break the contractS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n ar-<span class="c6">Ra'd:</span> 20]</span> The Messenger of Allah <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon\r\n him)</span> used to tell his dispatched armies whenever they started a campaign: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Fight,\r\n but do not steal from the spoils of war, do not be treacherous, do not\r\n mutilate, and do not kill children."</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Muslim: 1731]</span> The Messenger\r\n of Allah <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Whoever has the following\r\n four characteristics will be a sheer hypocrite and whoever has one of the\r\n following four characteristics will have one characteristic of hypocrisy unless\r\n and until he gives it up: whenever he is entrusted, he betrays, whenever he\r\n speaks, he lies, whenever he makes a covenant, he proves treacherous, and\r\n whenever he quarrels, he deviates from the truth."</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Bukhāri:</span> 34]</span>\r\n Islam prohibits envy as Allah Almighty says: ROr\r\n do they envy people for what Allah has given them out of His bounty? We gave\r\n the descendants of Abraham the Book and wisdom, and We gave them a great\r\n authorityS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n an-<span class="c6">Nisā':</span> 54]</span> Allah Almighty also says: RMany\r\n of the people of the Book wish they could turn you back to disbelief after you\r\n have believed, out of the envy in their hearts, after the truth has become\r\n evident to them. But pardon and overlook until Allah passes His decree, for\r\n Allah is Most Capable of all things <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">Baqarah:</span> 109]</span> The Messenger of Allah <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and blessings be\r\n upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“The disease of the nations before you is creeping towards you:\r\n envy and hatred, it is the Hāliqah <span class="c2">(shaver)</span>. I do not speak of what shaves the\r\n hair, but what shaves the religion. By the One in Whose Hand my soul is, you\r\n will not enter Paradise until you believe, and you will not believe until you\r\n love one another. Shall I tell you what will strengthen that for you? Spread\r\n the greetings of peace among you."</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Tirmidhi:</span> 2510]</span> Islam\r\n prohibits evil scheming,<span class="c6"> as Allah Almighty says:</span> RThus We have placed in every\r\n city the most wicked ones to conspire in it, yet they only conspire against\r\n themselves, without even realizing itS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">An'ām:</span> 123]</span> Allah Almighty reported that the Jews conspired to murder the\r\n Messiah <span class="c2">(peace be upon him)</span> but Allah turned their evil scheming against them,\r\n for indeed evil scheming harms none but its plotter.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RWhen Jesus sensed disbelief\r\n from them, he said, <span class="c1">“Who are my helpers in the cause of Allah?"</span> The disciples\r\n said, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“We are helpers of Allah. We believe in Allah; so bear witness that we\r\n are Muslims <span class="c5">[submitting to Allah]</span>."</span><span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Our Lord, we believe in what You have sent\r\n down and we follow the messenger; so count us among those who bear witness <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[to\r\n the truth]</span>."</span>And <span class="c5">[the disbelievers]</span> devised a plan, but Allah also made a plan,\r\n and Allah is the best of planners.And <span class="c5">[remember]</span> when Allah said, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“O Jesus, I\r\n will take you and raise you up to Myself and deliver you from those who\r\n disbelieve, and make those who follow you above those who disbelieve until the\r\n Day of Resurrection. Then you will all return to Me, and I will judge between\r\n you concerning that over which you differedS <span class="c5">[Surat Āl 'Imrān: 52-55]</span> In addition, Allah\r\n Almighty reported that the people of Prophet Sālih <span class="c2">(peace be upon him)</span> wanted\r\n to kill him through evil scheming, but Allah returned their scheming against\r\n themselves and destroyed them entirely.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RThey said, “Let us all swear by\r\n Allah that we will kill him and his family by night. Then we will tell his\r\n heir, 'We did not witness the murder of his family, and we are indeed\r\n truthful.'"</span>Thus they made a plan and We too made a plan, but they were unaware\r\n of it.<span class="c6">See then what was the consequences of their plan:</span> We destroyed them and\r\n their entire peopleS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n an-<span class="c6">Naml:</span> 49-51]</span> Islam prohibits theft. The Messenger of Allah <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's\r\n peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“An adulterer is not a believer at the\r\n time of committing adultery, a thief is not a believer at the time of\r\n committing theft, and a drinker is not a believer at the time of drinking, yet\r\n there is an opportunity for repentance."</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Bukhāri:</span> 6810]</span> Islam\r\n prohibits transgression as Allah Almighty says: RAllah enjoins justice,\r\n kindness, and giving relatives <span class="c5">[their dues]</span>, and He forbids shameful acts, evil\r\n deeds and oppression. He exhorts you, so that you may take heedS <span class="c5">[Surat an-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Nahl:</span> 90]</span> The Messenger of Allah <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may\r\n Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Verily, Allah revealed to me\r\n that you must be humble, so that no one oppresses another or boasts of oneself\r\n before another."</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Abu Dāwūd: 4895]</span> Islam prohibits oppression,<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> as\r\n Allah Almighty says:</span> R...And\r\n Allah does not like the oppressorsS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n Āl 'Imrān: 57]</span> And Allah Almighty said: R...Surely\r\n the oppressors will not succeedS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">An'ām:</span> 21]</span> And Allah Almighty said: R...As\r\n for the wrongdoers, He has prepared for them a painful punishmentS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Insān:</span> 31]</span> The Messenger of Allah <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may\r\n Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“There are three kinds of people\r\n whose supplication is not rejected: the just ruler, the fasting person until he\r\n breaks his fast,<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> and the supplication of the oppressed person whose\r\n supplication is raised up above the clouds and the gates of heaven are opened\r\n for it and the Almighty Lord says:</span> 'By My might, I shall surely aid you, even\r\n if it should be after a while.'"</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Narrated by Muslim briefly in a slightly\r\n different wording: 2749; Al-<span class="c6">Tirmidhi in a slightly different wording:</span> 2526; and\r\n the above wording is narrated by Ahmad: 8043]</span> When the Messenger of Allah <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may\r\n Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> dispatched Mu'ādh to Yemen,<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> he said to\r\n him:</span><span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Beware of the supplication of an oppressed person; for there is no barrier\r\n between it and Allah."</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Bukhāri:</span> 1496]</span> The Messenger of Allah\r\n <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Beware, if anyone wrongs a\r\n contracted non-Muslim <span class="c2">(Mu'āhid)</span>, or diminishes his right, or forces him to work\r\n beyond his capacity, or takes from him anything without his consent, I shall be\r\n his adversary on the Day of Judgment."</span> <span class="c5">[Sunan Abu Dāwūd: 3052]</span> As you have\r\n seen, Islam prohibits every evil trait and oppressive or transgressive\r\n treatment.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p198">RDo not\r\n turn your face away from people <span class="c5">[in contempt]</span>, and do not walk on earth in\r\n arrogance. Indeed, Allah does not like anyone who is arrogant and boastfulS <span class="c5">[Surat Luqmān: 18]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p199">The Messenger of Allah\r\n <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Indeed, among the most\r\n beloved and nearest of you to me on the Day of Judgment are those of you who\r\n have the best morals, and, indeed, the most hated of you to me and farthest\r\n from me on the Day of Judgment are the talkative, the pompous, and the\r\n Mutafayhiqūn."</span> They asked: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“O Messenger of Allah, we know the talkative and the\r\n pompous, but we do not know who the Mutafayhiqūn are."</span> He replied: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“The\r\n arrogant."</span> <span class="c5">[Al-Silsilah al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Sahīhah:</span> 791]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p200">Islam prohibits lying,<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span">\r\n as Allah Almighty says:</span> R...Indeed, Allah does\r\n not guide one who is a transgressor and a liarS <span class="c5">[Surat Ghāfir: 28]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p201">The Messenger of Allah\r\n <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Beware of lying, for\r\n indeed lying leads to evil doing, and evil doing leads to Hellfire, and a man\r\n would continue to lie and be keen on lying until he is recorded in the sight of\r\n Allah as a liar."</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Muslim: 2607]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p202">The Messenger of Allah\r\n <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Signs of the hypocrite are\r\n three: when he speaks, he lies; when he makes a promise, he breaks it; and when\r\n he is entrusted with something, he betrays the trust."</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Bukhāri:</span>\r\n 6095]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p203">Islam prohibits\r\n cheating: According to the Hadīth: <span class="c1">“The Messenger of Allah <span class="c2" data-redactor-class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace\r\n and blessings be upon him)</span> happened to pass by a heap of food <span class="c2">(corn)</span>. He thrust\r\n his hand in that <span class="c2">(heap)</span> and his fingers were moistened.<span class="c6"> He said:</span> 'O owner of\r\n the food,<span class="c6"> What is this?' He replied:</span> 'O Messenger of Allah, these have been\r\n drenched by rainfall.' He <span class="c2">(the Prophet)</span> remarked: 'Why did you not place this\r\n <span class="c2">(the drenched part of the heap)</span> on the top so that people could see it? He who\r\n cheats is not of me <span class="c2">(is not my follower)</span>.'"</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Muslim: 102]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p204">Islam prohibits\r\n treachery, betrayal, and deception.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RO you\r\n who believe, do not betray Allah and the Messenger, nor betray your trusts\r\n knowinglyS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">Anfāl:</span> 27]</span>.<span class="c6"> And Allah Almighty said:</span> RThose who fulfill the\r\n covenant of Allah and do not break the contractS <span class="c5">[Surat ar-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Ra'd:</span> 20]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p205">The Messenger of Allah\r\n <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> used to tell his dispatched\r\n armies whenever they started a campaign: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Fight, but do not steal from the\r\n spoils of war, do not be treacherous, do not mutilate, and do not kill\r\n children."</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Muslim: 1731]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p206">The Messenger of Allah\r\n <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Whoever has the following\r\n four characteristics will be a sheer hypocrite and whoever has one of the\r\n following four characteristics will have one characteristic of hypocrisy unless\r\n and until he gives it up: whenever he is entrusted, he betrays, whenever he\r\n speaks, he lies, whenever he makes a covenant, he proves treacherous, and\r\n whenever he quarrels, he deviates from the truth."</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Bukhāri:</span> 34]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p207">Islam\r\n prohibits envy as Allah Almighty says: ROr do they envy people for what Allah has given them out\r\n of His bounty? We gave the descendants of Abraham the Book and wisdom, and We\r\n gave them a great authorityS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n an-<span class="c6">Nisā':</span> 54]</span>.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty also says:</span> RMany of the people of the Book wish they could turn you\r\n back to disbelief after you have believed, out of the envy in their hearts,\r\n after the truth has become evident to them. But pardon and overlook until Allah\r\n passes His decree, for Allah is Most Capable of all thingsS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Baqarah:</span> 109]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p208">The\r\n Messenger of Allah <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“The\r\n disease of the nations before you is creeping towards you: envy and hatred, it\r\n is the Hāliqah <span class="c2">(shaver)</span>. I do not speak of what shaves the hair, but what\r\n shaves the religion. By the One in Whose Hand my soul is, you will not enter\r\n Paradise until you believe, and you will not believe until you love one\r\n another. Shall I tell you what will strengthen that for you? Spread the\r\n greetings of peace among you."</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Tirmidhi:</span> 2510]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p209">Islam\r\n prohibits evil scheming,<span class="c6"> as Allah Almighty says:</span> RThus We have placed in every\r\n city the most wicked ones to conspire in it, yet they only conspire against\r\n themselves, without even realizing itS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">An'ām:</span> 123]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p210">Allah\r\n Almighty reported that the Jews conspired to murder the Messiah <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(peace be upon\r\n him)</span> but Allah turned their evil scheming against them, for indeed evil\r\n scheming harms none but its plotter.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RWhen Jesus sensed disbelief\r\n from them, he said, <span class="c1">“Who are my helpers in the cause of Allah?"</span> The disciples\r\n said, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“We are helpers of Allah. We believe in Allah; so bear witness that we\r\n are Muslims <span class="c5">[submitting to Allah]</span>."</span> <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Our Lord, we believe in what You have sent\r\n down and we follow the messenger; so count us among those who bear witness <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[to\r\n the truth]</span>."</span> And <span class="c5">[the disbelievers]</span> devised a plan, but Allah also made a plan,\r\n and Allah is the best of planners. And <span class="c5">[remember]</span> when Allah said, “O Jesus, I\r\n will take you and raise you up to Myself and deliver you from those who\r\n disbelieve, and make those who follow you above those who disbelieve until the\r\n Day of Resurrection. Then you will all return to Me, and I will judge between\r\n you concerning that over which you differed <span class="c5">[Surat Āl 'Imrān: 52-55]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p211">In addition, Allah\r\n Almighty reported that the people of Prophet Sālih <span class="c2">(peace be upon him)</span> wanted\r\n to kill him through evil scheming, but Allah returned their scheming against\r\n themselves and destroyed them entirely.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RThey said,\r\n <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Let us all swear by Allah that we will kill him and his family by night. Then\r\n we will tell his heir, 'We did not witness the murder of his family, and we are\r\n indeed truthful.'"</span> Thus they made a plan and We too made a plan, but they were\r\n unaware of it.<span class="c6"> See then what was the consequences of their plan:</span> We destroyed\r\n them and their entire peopleS <span class="c5">[Surat an-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Naml:</span> 49-51]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p212">Islam prohibits theft.\r\n The Messenger of Allah <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“An\r\n adulterer is not a believer at the time of committing adultery, a thief is not\r\n a believer at the time of committing theft, and a drinker is not a believer at\r\n the time of drinking, yet there is an opportunity for repentance."</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Narrated by\r\n Al-<span class="c6">Bukhāri:</span> 6810]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p213">Islam prohibits\r\n transgression as Allah Almighty says: RAllah enjoins justice,\r\n kindness, and giving relatives <span class="c5">[their dues]</span>, and He forbids shameful acts, evil\r\n deeds and oppression. He exhorts you, so\r\n that you may take heedS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n an-<span class="c6">Nahl:</span> 90]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p214">The Messenger of Allah\r\n <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Verily, Allah revealed to\r\n me that you must be humble, so that no one oppresses another or boasts of\r\n oneself before another."</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Abu Dāwūd: 4895]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p215">Islam\r\n prohibits oppression,<span class="c6"> as Allah Almighty says:</span> R...And Allah does not like the oppressorsS <span class="c5">[Surat Āl 'Imrān: 57]</span>.<span class="c6"> And Allah Almighty said:</span> R...Surely the oppressors will not succeedS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">An'ām:</span> 21]</span>.<span class="c6"> And Allah Almighty said:</span> R...As for the wrongdoers, He has\r\n prepared for them a painful punishmentS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Insān:</span> 31]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p216">The Messenger of Allah\r\n <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“There are three kinds of\r\n people whose supplication is not rejected: the just ruler, the fasting person\r\n until he breaks his fast,<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> and the supplication of the oppressed person whose\r\n supplication is raised up above the clouds and the gates of heaven are opened\r\n for it and the Almighty Lord says:</span> 'By My might, I shall surely aid you, even\r\n if it should be after a while.'"</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Narrated by Muslim briefly in a slightly\r\n different wording: 2749; Al-<span class="c6">Tirmidhi in a slightly different wording:</span> 2526; and\r\n the above wording is narrated by Ahmad: 8043]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p217">When the Messenger of\r\n Allah <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> dispatched Mu'ādh to Yemen,<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span">\r\n he said to him:</span> <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Beware of the supplication of an oppressed person; for there\r\n is no barrier between it and Allah."</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Bukhāri:</span> 1496]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p218">The\r\n Messenger of Allah <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Beware,\r\n if anyone wrongs a contracted non-Muslim <span class="c2">(Mu'āhid)</span>, or diminishes his right, or\r\n forces him to work beyond his capacity, or takes from him anything without his\r\n consent, I shall be his adversary on the Day of Judgment."</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Sunan Abu Dāwūd:\r\n 3052]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p219">As you have seen, Islam\r\n prohibits every evil trait and oppressive or transgressive treatment.</p><h2 class="ltr justify" id="p37"><a id="t37" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t37">36.\r\n Islam prohibits financial transactions involving usury, harm, deception,\r\n oppression, cheating, or causing catastrophic consequences to societies,\r\n peoples, and individuals.</a></h2><p class="ltr justify" id="p220">Islam\r\n prohibits financial transactions involving usury, harm, deception, oppression, cheating,\r\n or causing catastrophic consequences to societies, peoples, and individuals. The\r\n supporting verses and Hadīths prohibiting usury, oppression, cheating, and\r\n causing mischief on earth are previously mentioned in the beginning of this\r\n point.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RThose who abuse\r\n believing men and women for something they did not commit, they will bear the\r\n burden of slander and flagrant sinS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Ahzāb:</span> 58]</span> Allah\r\n Almighty also says: RWhoever does a righteous deed, it is to his own\r\n benefit; and whoever does an evil deed, it is to his own loss. Your Lord is not\r\n unjust to His slavesS <span class="c5">[Surat Fussilat: 46]</span> In the Sunnah, it is\r\n reported that the Messenger of Allah <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon\r\n him)</span> prescribed that there should be neither harm nor a reciprocating\r\n harm.<span class="c5">[Sunan Abu Dāwūd]</span> The Messenger of Allah <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and blessings\r\n be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day should not harm\r\n his neighbor; whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day should honor his\r\n guest; and whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day should speak good or keep\r\n silent."</span> Another narration reads: <span class="c1">“let him be kind to his neighbor."</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Narrated\r\n by Muslim: 47]</span> The Messenger of Allah <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon\r\n him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“A woman was punished because of a cat which she had kept locked up\r\n until it died, and she was thrown into Hell for that. She neither gave it food\r\n or drink when she locked it up, nor freed it so that it would eat from the\r\n vermin of the earth."</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Bukhāri:</span> 3482]</span> The above Hadīth is about\r\n someone who harmed a cat; how grave would be the punishment of the one harming\r\n people? Ibn 'Umar reported that the Messenger of Allah <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and\r\n blessings be upon him)</span> ascended the pulpit and said loudly: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“O you who accepted\r\n Islam with your tongue, while faith has not reached your heart, do not harm the\r\n Muslims, nor revile them, nor spy on them to expose their secrets. For indeed,\r\n whoever tries to expose his Muslim brother's secrets, Allah exposes his secrets\r\n wide open even if he were in the depth of his house."</span> He <span class="c2">(the narrator)</span> said:\r\n <span class="c1">“One day Ibn 'Umar looked at the House - or the Ka'bah -<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6"> and said:</span> 'How great\r\n you are and how sacred you are! The believer is more inviolable in the sight of\r\n Allah than you.'"</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Tirmidhi:</span> 2032; Ibn Hibbān: 5763]</span> The\r\n Messenger of Allah <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Whoever\r\n believes in Allah and the Last Day should not harm his neighbor; whoever\r\n believes in Allah and the Last Day should honor his guest; and whoever believes\r\n in Allah and the Last Day should speak good or keep silent."</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Narrated by\r\n Al-<span class="c6">Bukhāri:</span> 6018]</span> Abu Hurayrah <span class="c2">(may Allah be pleased with him)</span> reported that\r\n the Messenger of Allah <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Do\r\n you know who is the bankrupt?"</span> They said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“O Messenger of Allah, the bankrupt\r\n among us is the one who has neither money nor property."</span> He said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Verily, the\r\n bankrupt of my Ummah is the one who comes on the Day of Judgment with fasting,\r\n prayers, and Zakah, but also with insults, slander, and consuming wealth\r\n unlawfully. Each of these <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(whom he insulted, slandered, and consumed his wealth\r\n unlawfully)</span> will be given from his good deeds. If his good deeds run out before\r\n justice is fulfilled, then some of their sins will be cast upon him and he will\r\n be thrown into Hellfire."</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Muslim: 2581; Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Tirmidhi:</span> 2418; and\r\n Ahmad narrated the above wording: 8029]</span> The Messenger of Allah said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“There was\r\n a branch of a tree that harmed people. A man removed it, so he was admitted to\r\n Paradise."</span> <span class="c5">[Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Bukhārī narrated its meaning:</span> 652; Muslim: 1914; Ibn Mājah:\r\n 3682; and Ahmad: 10432]</span> The above wording is narrated by Ahmad and Ibn Mājah.\r\n It is clear how removing any harm from the road will admit its doer to\r\n Paradise; so, how about the individual who harms people and ruins their lives?!</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p221">The supporting verses\r\n and Hadīths prohibiting usury, oppression, cheating, and causing mischief on\r\n earth are previously mentioned in the beginning of this point.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Allah Almighty\r\n says:</span> RThose who abuse believing men and women for\r\n something they did not commit, they will bear the burden of slander and flagrant sinS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Ahzāb:</span> 58]</span>.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty also says:</span> RWhoever does a\r\n righteous deed, it is to his own benefit; and whoever does an evil deed, it is\r\n to his own loss. Your Lord is not unjust to His slavesS <span class="c5">[Surat Fussilat: 46]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p222">In the Sunnah, it is\r\n reported that the Messenger of Allah <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon\r\n him)</span> prescribed that there should be neither harm nor a reciprocating harm. <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Sunan\r\n Abu Dāwūd]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p223">The Messenger of Allah\r\n <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Whoever believes in Allah\r\n and the Last Day should not harm his neighbor; whoever believes in Allah and\r\n the Last Day should honor his guest; and whoever believes in Allah and the Last\r\n Day should speak good or keep silent."</span> Another narration reads: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“let him be\r\n kind to his neighbor."</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Muslim: 47]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p224">The\r\n Messenger of Allah <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“A woman\r\n was punished because of a cat which she had kept locked up until it died, and\r\n she was thrown into Hell for that. She neither gave it food or drink when she\r\n locked it up, nor freed it so that it would eat from the vermin of the earth."</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Narrated\r\n by Al-<span class="c6">Bukhāri:</span> 3482]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p225">The above Hadīth is\r\n about someone who harmed a cat; how grave would be the punishment of the one\r\n harming people? Ibn 'Umar reported that the Messenger of Allah <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's\r\n peace and blessings be upon him)</span> ascended the pulpit and said loudly: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“O you\r\n who accepted Islam with your tongue, while faith has not reached your heart, do\r\n not harm the Muslims, nor revile them, nor spy on them to expose their secrets.\r\n For indeed, whoever tries to expose his Muslim brother's secrets, Allah exposes\r\n his secrets wide open even if he were in the depth of his house."</span> He <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(the\r\n narrator)</span> said: <span class="c1">“One day Ibn 'Umar looked at the House - or the Ka'bah -<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> and\r\n said:</span> 'How great you are and how sacred you are! The believer is more\r\n inviolable in the sight of Allah than you.'"</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Tirmidhi:</span> 2032;\r\n Ibn Hibbān: 5763]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p226">The Messenger of Allah <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and blessings\r\n be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day should not harm\r\n his neighbor; whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day should honor his\r\n guest; and whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day should speak good or keep\r\n silent."</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Bukhāri:</span> 6018]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p227">Abu\r\n Hurayrah <span class="c2">(may Allah be pleased with him)</span> reported that the Messenger of Allah\r\n <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Do you know who is the\r\n bankrupt?"</span> They said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“O Messenger of Allah, the bankrupt among us is the one\r\n who has neither money nor property."</span> He said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Verily, the bankrupt of my Ummah\r\n is the one who comes on the Day of Judgment with fasting, prayers, and Zakah,\r\n but also with insults, slander, and consuming wealth unlawfully. Each of these\r\n <span class="c2">(whom he insulted, slandered, and consumed his wealth unlawfully)</span> will be given\r\n from his good deeds. If his good deeds run out before justice is fulfilled,\r\n then some of their sins will be cast upon him and he will be thrown into\r\n Hellfire."</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Muslim: 2581; Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Tirmidhi:</span> 2418; and Ahmad narrated the\r\n above wording: 8029]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p228">The Messenger of Allah said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“There was a branch of a\r\n tree that harmed people. A man removed it, so he was admitted to Paradise."</span> <span class="c5">[Al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span">Bukhārī\r\n narrated its meaning:</span> 652; Muslim: 1914; Ibn Mājah: 3682; and Ahmad: 10432]</span> The\r\n above wording is narrated by Ahmad and Ibn Mājah. It is clear how removing any\r\n harm from the road will admit its doer to Paradise; so, how about the\r\n individual who harms people and ruins their lives?!</p><h2 class="ltr justify" id="p38"><a id="t38" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t38">37.\r\n Islam contains teachings to preserve reason and prohibits what damages it such\r\n as consuming intoxicants. Islam elevated the status of reason such that it\r\n constitutes the backbone of legal competence. It freed reason from the shackles\r\n of mythology and idolatry. Islam has no secrets or rulings that are exclusive\r\n to a certain class, rather all of its rulings and laws are consistent with\r\n sound reason and comply with justice and wisdom.</a></h2><p class="ltr justify" id="p229">Islam\r\n contains teachings to preserve and elevate the status of reason,<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> as Allah\r\n Almighty says:</span> R...Indeed,\r\n the hearing, the sight, and the heart; all of them will be called to accountS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Isrā':</span> 36]</span> Therefore, it is obligatory\r\n upon the individual to preserve his mind. For this reason, Islam prohibits\r\n intoxicants and drugs. As for the prohibition of intoxicants, I have mentioned\r\n it in point number <span class="c2">(34)</span>.<span class="c6"> There are many Qur'anic verses that end with:</span> R...so that you may understandS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Baqarah:</span> 242]</span> Allah Almighty also\r\n says: RThe life of this world is\r\n nothing but play and amusement, but the Home of the Hereafter is far better for\r\n those who fear Allah. Do you not then understand?S <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">An'ām:</span> 32]</span> Allah Almighty also says: RIndeed, We have sent it down as\r\n an Arabic Qur'an so that you may understandS <span class="c5">[Surat Yūsuf: 2]</span> Allah Almighty clarified that\r\n guidance and wisdom prove fruitful only to people of reason.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Allah Almighty\r\n says:</span> RHe gives wisdom to whom He\r\n wills; and whoever is given wisdom is surely given abundant good, but none will\r\n take heed except people of understandingS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Baqarah:</span> 269]</span> Accordingly, Islam has\r\n hinged legal competence on the possession of reason <span class="c5">[i.e. sanity]</span>. The\r\n Messenger of Allah <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“There\r\n are three people who are exempt from being taken to task: the sleeper until he\r\n awakes, the minor until he reaches puberty, and the insane until he regains his\r\n sanity."</span> [Al-Bukhāri narrated it in a Mu'allaq form <span class="c2">(suspended passive form)</span>\r\n with an emphatic description: 5269; Abu Dāwūd narrated the above wording with a\r\n connected chain of transmission: 4402; Al-<span class="c6">Tirmidhi:</span> 1423; Al-Nasā'i in Al-Sunan\r\n al-<span class="c6">Kubra:</span> 7346; Ahmad in a slightly different wording: 956; and Ibn Mājah\r\n narrated it briefly: 2042] Islam freed reason from the shackles of mythology\r\n and idolatry. Allah Almighty said about the mythologically-<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span">driven previous\r\n nations and their rejection of the truth brought from Allah:</span> RLikewise, We never sent any\r\n warner to a town before you except that its affluent ones said, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“We found our\r\n forefathers on a path, and we are following their footsteps."</span>S <span class="c5">[Surat az-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Zukhruf:</span> 23]</span> Allah Almighty reported\r\n the statement of Abraham <span class="c2">(peace be upon him)</span> to his nation: R...<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span">What are these statues to\r\n which you are devoted? They said:</span> <span class="c1">“We found our fathers worshiping them."</span>S <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Anbiyā':</span> 52-53]</span> Islam came to order\r\n people to relinquish the worship of idols and give up their belief in myths\r\n inherited from their forefathers. People must follow instead the path of the\r\n messengers <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon them)</span>.In Islam there are no\r\n secrets or rulings exclusive to a specific class of people.'Ali ibn Abu Tālib\r\n <span class="c2">(may Allah be pleased with him)</span>, cousin of the Messenger of Allah <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's\r\n peace and blessings be upon him)</span> and his son-in-law, was asked whether the Messenger\r\n of Allah <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> had showed special favor\r\n to them by <span class="c2">(disclosing to him)</span> anything <span class="c2">(which he kept secret from others)</span>.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> He\r\n said:</span> <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“He did not favor us by anything that he did not made public except that\r\n which is in the sheath of this sword of mine."</span> He took out a scroll on which it\r\n was written: <span class="c1">“May Allah curse the one who slaughters <span class="c2" data-redactor-class="c2">(a sacrifice)</span> for the sake\r\n of other than Allah, may Allah curse the one who steals the landmarks, may\r\n Allah curse the one who curses his father, and may Allah curse the one who\r\n gives refuge to a heretic innovator."</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Muslim: 1978]</span> Notably, all\r\n the rulings and laws of Islam are compatible with sound reason and are\r\n consistent with the requirements of justice and wisdom.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p230">R...Indeed,\r\n the hearing, the sight, and the heart; all of them will be called to accountS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Isrā':</span> 36]</span>. Therefore,\r\n it is obligatory upon the individual to preserve his mind. For this reason,\r\n Islam prohibits intoxicants and drugs. As for the prohibition of intoxicants, I have mentioned it in point\r\n number <span class="c2">(34)</span>.<span class="c6"> There are many Qur'anic verses that end with:</span> R...so that you may understandS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Baqarah:</span> 242]</span>.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty also says:</span> RThe\r\n life of this world is nothing but play and amusement, but the Home of the\r\n Hereafter is far better for those who fear Allah. Do you not then understand?S <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">An'ām:</span> 32]</span>.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Allah\r\n Almighty also says:</span> RIndeed, We have sent it down as an Arabic Qur'an\r\n so that you may understandS <span class="c5">[Surat Yūsuf: 2]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p231">Allah Almighty clarified\r\n that guidance and wisdom prove fruitful only to people of reason.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Allah\r\n Almighty says:</span> RHe gives wisdom to whom He wills; and whoever is\r\n given wisdom is surely given abundant good, but none will take heed except\r\n people of understandingS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Baqarah:</span> 269]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p232">Accordingly,\r\n Islam has hinged legal competence on the possession of reason <span class="c5">[i.e. sanity]</span>.\r\n The Messenger of Allah <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“There\r\n are three people who are exempt from being taken to task: the sleeper until he\r\n awakes, the minor until he reaches puberty, and the insane until he regains his\r\n sanity."</span> [Al-Bukhāri narrated it in a Mu'allaq form <span class="c2">(suspended passive form)</span>\r\n with an emphatic description: 5269; Abu Dāwūd narrated the above wording with a\r\n connected chain of transmission: 4402; Al-<span class="c6">Tirmidhi:</span> 1423; Al-Nasā'i in Al-Sunan\r\n al-<span class="c6">Kubra:</span> 7346; Ahmad in a slightly different wording: 956; and Ibn Mājah\r\n narrated it briefly: 2042].</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p233">Islam\r\n freed reason from the shackles of mythology and idolatry. Allah Almighty said\r\n about the mythologically-<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span">driven previous nations and their rejection of the\r\n truth brought from Allah:</span> RLikewise, We never sent\r\n any warner to a town before you except that its affluent ones said, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“We found\r\n our forefathers on a path, and we are following their footsteps."</span>S <span class="c5">[Surat az-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Zukhruf:</span> 23]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p234">Allah\r\n Almighty reported the statement of Abraham <span class="c2">(peace be upon him)</span> to his nation: R...<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span">What\r\n are these statues to which you are devoted? They said:</span> <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“We found our fathers\r\n worshiping them."</span>S <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Anbiyā':</span> 52-53]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p235">Islam\r\n came to order people to relinquish the worship of idols and give up their\r\n belief in myths inherited from their forefathers. People must follow instead\r\n the path of the messengers <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon them)</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p236">In Islam there are no\r\n secrets or rulings exclusive to a specific class of people.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p237">'Ali ibn Abu Tālib <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may\r\n Allah be pleased with him)</span>, cousin of the Messenger of Allah <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace\r\n and blessings be upon him)</span> and his son-in-law, was asked whether the Messenger\r\n of Allah <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> had showed special favor\r\n to them by <span class="c2">(disclosing to him)</span> anything <span class="c2">(which he kept secret from others)</span>.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> He\r\n said:</span> <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“He did not favor us by anything that he did not made public except that\r\n which is in the sheath of this sword of mine."</span> He took out a scroll on which it\r\n was written: <span class="c1">“May Allah curse the one who slaughters <span class="c2" data-redactor-class="c2">(a sacrifice)</span> for the sake\r\n of other than Allah, may Allah curse the one who steals the landmarks, may\r\n Allah curse the one who curses his father, and may Allah curse the one who\r\n gives refuge to a heretic innovator."</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Muslim: 1978]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p238">Notably, all the rulings\r\n and laws of Islam are compatible with sound reason and are consistent with the\r\n requirements of justice and wisdom.</p><h2 class="ltr justify" id="p39"><a id="t39" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t39">38. As the followers of\r\n false religions failed to recognize the contradictions and irrational issues\r\n therein, the clergy would successfully convince them that religion is above\r\n reason as the latter has no role in understanding the religion. Islam, on the other\r\n hand, considers religion a light showing reason its path. False religions wish\r\n that man would relinquish reason to be their obedient follower, whereas Islam\r\n fosters reason so that the individual recognizes the true nature of everything\r\n around him.</a></h2><p class="ltr justify" id="p239">If the\r\n followers of false religions failed to recognize the contradictions and\r\n irrational issues therein, the clergy would successfully convince them that\r\n religion is above reason as the latter has no role in understanding the\r\n religion. Islam, on the other hand, considers religion a light showing reason\r\n its path. False religions wish that man would relinquish reason to be their\r\n obedient follower, whereas Islam fosters reason so that the individual\r\n recognizes the true nature of everything around him.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RLikewise We have revealed to you\r\n a revelation by Our command. You knew nothing of the Scripture or matters of\r\n faith, but We have made it <span class="c5">[the Qur'an]</span> a light by which We guide whom We will\r\n of Our slaves. And you are truly leading people to a straight pathS <span class="c5">[Surat ash-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Shūra:</span> 52]</span> The divine revelation\r\n contains proofs and arguments convincing enough to guide sound reason to the\r\n truth it has been aspiring to learn and believe in.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RO mankind, there has come to you\r\n a conclusive proof from your Lord, and We have sent down to you a clear lightS <span class="c5">[Surat an-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Nisā':</span> 174]</span> Allah Almighty wants for\r\n the human being to live in the light of guidance, knowledge, and truth. On the\r\n other hand, the devils and tyrants wish for him to live in the darkness of\r\n disbelief, ignorance, and deviance.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RAllah is the Protector of those\r\n who believe; He brings them out of the depths of darkness into the light. As\r\n for those who disbelieve, their protectors are false gods; they bring them out\r\n from the light into the depths of darkness...S <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Baqarah:</span> 257]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p240">RLikewise We have revealed to you\r\n a revelation by Our command. You knew nothing of the Scripture or matters of\r\n faith, but We have made it <span class="c5">[the Qur'an]</span> a light by which We guide whom We will\r\n of Our slaves. And you are truly leading people to a straight pathS <span class="c5">[Surat ash-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Shūra:</span> 52]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p241">The\r\n divine revelation contains proofs and arguments convincing enough to guide\r\n sound reason to the truth it has been aspiring to learn and believe in.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Allah\r\n Almighty says:</span> RO\r\n mankind, there has come to you a conclusive proof from your Lord, and We have\r\n sent down to you a clear lightS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n an-<span class="c6">Nisā':</span> 174]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p242">Allah\r\n Almighty wants for the human being to live in the light of guidance, knowledge,\r\n and truth. On the other hand, the devils and tyrants wish for him to live in\r\n the darkness of disbelief, ignorance, and deviance.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RAllah is the Protector of those\r\n who believe; He brings them out of the depths of darkness into the light. As\r\n for those who disbelieve, their protectors are false gods; they bring them out\r\n from the light into the depths of darkness...S <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Baqarah:</span> 257]</span>.</p><h2 class="ltr justify" id="p40"><a id="t40" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t40">39.\r\n Islam reveres sound knowledge, encourages impartial scientific research, and\r\n advocates pondering deliberately on ourselves and on the universe around us.\r\n The sound scientific results are consistent with the teachings of Islam.</a></h2><p class="ltr justify" id="p243">Islam\r\n reveres sound knowledge,<span class="c6"> as Allah Almighty says:</span> R...Allah will raise in ranks\r\n those who believed from among you and those who are given knowledge. And Allah\r\n is All-Aware of what you doS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">Mujādilah:</span> 11]</span> Allah lined up the testimony of scholars on par with His own\r\n testimony and that of the angels, all of whom testify to the greatest existing\r\n fact.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RAllah\r\n testifies that none has the right to be worshiped except Him, as do the angels\r\n and people of knowledge; He is the Upholder of justice. None has the right to\r\n be worshiped except Him, the All-Mighty, the All-WiseS <span class="c5">[Surat Āl 'Imrān: 18]</span> This reflects the high\r\n status of scholars in Islam. Allah only ordered His Prophet Muhammad <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may\r\n Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> to ask for increase in knowledge,<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> as\r\n in His Almighty saying:</span> R...<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span">And\r\n say:</span> <span class="c1">“My Lord, increase me in knowledge."</span>S <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n Taha: 114]</span> The Messenger of Allah <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and\r\n blessings be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Whoever treads a path in pursuit of knowledge,\r\n Allah will facilitate for him a path to Paradise. Indeed, the angels lower\r\n their wings for the seeker of knowledge out of pleasure with what he does.\r\n Verily, the inhabitants of the heavens and the earth, even the fish in the\r\n water, ask forgiveness from Allah for the knowledge seeker. The superiority of\r\n a scholar over a devout worshiper is like the superiority of the moon over the\r\n rest of the planets. Indeed, the scholars are the inheritors of the prophets,\r\n who bequeath neither a dinar nor a dirham, but knowledge. So whoever acquires\r\n it has actually acquired abundant good."</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Narrated by Abu Dāwūd: 3641;\r\n Al-<span class="c6">Tirmidhi:</span> 2682; Ibn Mājah narrated the above wording: 223; and Ahmad: 21715]</span>\r\n Islam does encourage impartial scientific research. It also calls for\r\n deliberate reflection on our own selves and the universe around us.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Allah Almighty\r\n says:</span> RWe will\r\n show them Our signs in the universe and in their own selves, until it becomes\r\n clear to them that this <span class="c5">[Qur'an]</span> is the truth. Is it not enough that your Lord\r\n is a Witness over all things?S <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n Fussilat: 53]</span> He also says: RHave\r\n they not observed the dominions of the heavens and earth and all that Allah has\r\n created, and that the end of their term might be near? In what message after\r\n this <span class="c5">[Qur'an]</span> will they then believe?S <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">A'rāf:</span> 185]</span> Allah Almighty also says: RHave\r\n they not traveled through the land to see how was the end of those who came\r\n before them? They were more powerful than them, and they tilled the land and\r\n built it more than these people have ever built. Their messengers came to them\r\n with clear proofs. It was not Allah Who wronged them, but it was they who\r\n wronged themselvesS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n ar-<span class="c6">Rūm:</span> 9]</span> Sound scientific results are not expected to conflict with Islam.\r\n For example, the Qur'an provided accurate details on certain issues one\r\n thousand four hundred years ago, although modern science only recently arrived\r\n at conclusions concerning those details. The scientific results were in\r\n agreement with the Qur'an such as the creation of a fetus in the womb of its mother.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span">\r\n Allah Almighty says:</span> RWe created man from an extract\r\n of clay, then We placed him as a sperm-drop in a safe place, then We made the\r\n sperm-drop into a clinging clot, then We made the clinging clot into a lump,\r\n then We made the lump into bones, and We clothed the bones with flesh, and then\r\n We developed it into another creation. So Blessed is Allah, the Best of\r\n CreatorsS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">Mu'minūn:</span> 12-14]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p244">R...Allah will raise in ranks those who\r\n believed from among you and those\r\n who are given knowledge. And Allah is\r\n All-Aware of what you doS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">Mujādilah:</span> 11]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p245">Allah\r\n lined up the testimony of scholars on par with His own testimony and that of\r\n the angels, all of whom testify to the greatest existing fact.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Allah Almighty\r\n says:</span> RAllah\r\n testifies that none has the right to be worshiped except Him, as do the angels\r\n and people of knowledge; He is the Upholder of justice. None has the right to\r\n be worshiped except Him, the All-Mighty, the All-WiseS <span class="c5">[Surat Āl 'Imrān: 18]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p246">This reflects the high\r\n status of scholars in Islam. Allah only ordered His Prophet Muhammad <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may\r\n Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> to ask for increase in knowledge,<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> as\r\n in His Almighty saying:</span> R...<span class="c6">And say:</span> <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“My Lord,\r\n increase me in knowledge."</span>S <span class="c5">[Surat Taha: 114]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p247">The Messenger of Allah\r\n <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said:</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p248"><span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Whoever treads a path\r\n in pursuit of knowledge, Allah will facilitate for him a path to Paradise.\r\n Indeed, the angels lower their wings for the seeker of knowledge out of\r\n pleasure with what he does. Verily, the inhabitants of the heavens and the\r\n earth, even the fish in the water, ask forgiveness from Allah for the knowledge\r\n seeker. The superiority of a scholar over a devout worshiper is like the\r\n superiority of the moon over the rest of the planets. Indeed, the scholars are\r\n the inheritors of the prophets, who bequeath neither a dinar nor a dirham, but\r\n knowledge. So whoever acquires it has actually acquired abundant good."</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Narrated\r\n by Abu Dāwūd: 3641; Al-<span class="c6">Tirmidhi:</span> 2682; Ibn Mājah narrated the above wording:\r\n 223; and Ahmad: 21715]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p249">Islam does encourage\r\n impartial scientific research. It also calls for deliberate reflection on our\r\n own selves and the universe around us.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RWe\r\n will show them Our signs in the universe and in their own selves, until it\r\n becomes clear to them that this <span class="c5">[Qur'an]</span> is the truth. Is it not enough that\r\n your Lord is a Witness over all things?S <span class="c5">[Surat Fussilat: 53]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p250">He also says: RHave\r\n they not observed the dominions of the heavens and earth and all that Allah has\r\n created, and that the end of their term might be near? In what message after\r\n this <span class="c5">[Qur'an]</span> will they then believe?S <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">A'rāf:</span> 185]</span>.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Allah\r\n Almighty also says:</span> RHave they not traveled through the land to see\r\n how was the end of those who came before them? They were more powerful than\r\n them, and they tilled the land and built it more than these people have ever\r\n built. Their messengers came to them with clear proofs. It was not Allah Who\r\n wronged them, but it was they who wronged themselvesS <span class="c5">[Surat ar-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Rūm:</span> 9]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p251">Sound scientific results\r\n are not expected to conflict with Islam. For example, the Qur'an provided\r\n accurate details on certain issues one thousand four hundred years ago,\r\n although modern science only recently arrived at conclusions concerning those\r\n details. The scientific results were in agreement with the Qur'an such as the\r\n creation of a fetus in the womb of its mother.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RWe\r\n created man from an extract of clay, then We placed him as a sperm-drop in a\r\n safe place, then We made the sperm-drop into a clinging clot, then We made the\r\n clinging clot into a lump, then We made the lump into bones, and We clothed the\r\n bones with flesh, and then We developed it into another creation. So Blessed is\r\n Allah, the Best of CreatorsS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Mu'minūn:</span>\r\n 12-14]</span>.</p><h2 class="ltr justify" id="p41"><a id="t41" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t41">40.\r\n Allah only accepts and rewards the deeds, in the Hereafter, of those who\r\n believe in Him, obey Him, and believe in His messengers <span class="c2">(peace be upon them)</span>.\r\n Allah does not accept the acts of worship except the ones He legislated. So,\r\n how could one hope to secure the reward of Allah while disbelieving in Him?\r\n Allah does not accept the faith of anyone except those who believe in all\r\n prophets <span class="c2">(peace be upon them)</span> and in the message of Muhammad <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace\r\n and blessings be upon him)</span>.</a></h2><p class="ltr justify" id="p252">Allah\r\n only accepts and rewards the deeds, in the Hereafter, of those who believe in\r\n Him, obey Him, and believe in His messengers <span class="c2">(peace be upon them)</span>.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Allah\r\n Almighty says:</span> RWhoever\r\n desires this fleeting life, We hasten therein whatever We will to whoever We\r\n please. Then We prepare for him Hell, which he will enter, despised and\r\n rejected.But whoever desires the Hereafter and strives for it as he should,\r\n being a believer – it is those whose efforts will be appreciatedS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Isrā':</span> 18-19]</span> Allah Almighty also\r\n says: RWhoever\r\n does righteous deeds while he is a believer, his efforts will not be denied,\r\n for We are recording them allS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">Anbiyā':</span> 94]</span> The only acts of worship Allah accepts are the ones He\r\n legislated,<span class="c6"> as Allah Almighty says:</span> R...So\r\n whoever hopes for the meeting with his Lord, let him do righteous deeds and associate none in the worship of his Lord."S <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">Kahf:</span>\r\n 110]</span> It is clear that a deed cannot be righteous unless it is legislated by\r\n Allah and one offers it with full sincerity to Allah while believing in Allah\r\n and His prophets and messengers <span class="c2">(peace be upon them)</span>. In contrast,<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> deeds that\r\n violate this description will find the destiny Allah Almighty designated in the\r\n following verse:</span> RWe will\r\n turn to whatever deeds they did and turn them into scattered dustS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Furqān:</span> 23]</span> Allah Almighty also says: ROn that Day, some faces will be\r\n humiliated,toiling and weary,as they burn in a scorching FireS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Ghāshiyah:</span> 2-4]</span> Those people are\r\n humbled and exhausted from labor though, unfortunately, will enter Hellfire\r\n because their deeds veered off Allah's guidance. Their deeds were not only\r\n unauthorized by Allah, but they also performed false acts of worship and\r\n followed the heads of misguidance who invented for them false religions. In\r\n short, the only righteous deed accepted by Allah is what is in compliance with\r\n what the Messenger of Allah <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span>\r\n brought. It is inconceivable that one disbelieves in Allah yet hopes for His\r\n reward.Moreover, Allah does not accept the faith of anyone unless he believes\r\n in all the prophets <span class="c2">(peace be upon them)</span> and the message of Muhammad <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may\r\n Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span>. Some proofs of this fact have already\r\n been discussed in point number <span class="c2">(20)</span>.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RThe Messenger believes in what\r\n has been sent down to him from his Lord, as do the believers. All of them\r\n believe in Allah, His angels, His Books, and His messengers, <span class="c5">[saying]</span>, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“We make no distinction between any of His\r\n messengers."</span> And they say, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“We hear and obey. Grant us Your forgiveness, our\r\n Lord, and to You is the <span class="c5">[final]</span> destination."</span>S <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Baqarah:</span> 285]</span> Allah Almighty also\r\n says: RO you\r\n who believe, believe in Allah, His Messenger, the Book which He has sent down\r\n to His Messenger, and the Books which He sent down before. Whoever disbelieves\r\n in Allah, His angels, His Books, His messengers, and the Last Day has indeed\r\n gone far astrayS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n an-<span class="c6">Nisā':</span> 136]</span> Allah Almighty also says: RAnd\r\n <span class="c5">[remember]</span> when Allah took the covenant of the prophets, <span class="c5">[saying]</span>, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“After I\r\n have given you the Book and wisdom, if there comes to you a messenger\r\n confirming what is with you, then you must believe in him and support him."</span>\r\n Allah said, <span class="c1">“Do you affirm this covenant and accept this commitment?"</span> They\r\n said, <span class="c1">“Yes, we do."</span> He said, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Then bear witness and I am with you among the\r\n witnesses."</span>S <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n Āl 'Imrān: 81]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p253">RWhoever desires this fleeting\r\n life, We hasten therein whatever We will to whoever We please. Then We prepare\r\n for him Hell, which he will enter, despised and rejected. But whoever desires\r\n the Hereafter and strives for it as he should, being a believer – it is those\r\n whose efforts will be appreciatedS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">Isrā':</span> 18-19]</span>.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty also says:</span> RWhoever\r\n does righteous deeds while he is a believer, his efforts will not be denied,\r\n for We are recording them allS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">Anbiyā':</span> 94]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p254">The\r\n only acts of worship Allah accepts are the ones He legislated,<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> as Allah\r\n Almighty says:</span> R...So\r\n whoever hopes for the meeting with his Lord, let him do righteous deeds and associate none in the worship of his Lord."S <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">Kahf:</span> 110]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p255">It is\r\n clear that a deed cannot be righteous unless it is legislated by Allah and one\r\n offers it with full sincerity to Allah while believing in Allah and His\r\n prophets and messengers <span class="c2">(peace be upon them)</span>. In contrast,<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> deeds that violate\r\n this description will find the destiny Allah Almighty designated in the\r\n following verse:</span> RWe will\r\n turn to whatever deeds they did and turn them into scattered dustS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Furqān:</span> 23]</span>.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty also says:</span>\r\n ROn that Day, some faces will be\r\n humiliated, toiling and weary, as they burn in a scorching FireS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Ghāshiyah:</span> 2-4]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p256">Those\r\n people are humbled and exhausted from labor though, unfortunately, will enter\r\n Hellfire because their deeds veered off Allah's guidance. Their deeds were not\r\n only unauthorized by Allah, but they also performed false acts of worship and\r\n followed the heads of misguidance who invented for them false religions. In\r\n short, the only righteous deed accepted by Allah is what is in compliance with\r\n what the Messenger of Allah <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span>\r\n brought. It is inconceivable that one disbelieves in Allah yet hopes for His\r\n reward.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p257">Moreover,\r\n Allah does not accept the faith of anyone unless he believes in all the\r\n prophets <span class="c2">(peace be upon them)</span> and the message of Muhammad <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace\r\n and blessings be upon him)</span>. Some proofs of this fact have already been discussed\r\n in point number <span class="c2">(20)</span>. </p><p class="ltr justify" id="p258">Allah Almighty says: RThe Messenger believes\r\n in what has been sent down to him from his Lord, as do the believers. All of\r\n them believe in Allah, His angels, His Books, and His messengers, <span class="c5">[saying]</span>, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“We\r\n make no distinction between any of His messengers."</span> And they say, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“We hear and\r\n obey. Grant us Your forgiveness, our Lord, and to You is the <span class="c5">[final]</span>\r\n destination."</span>S <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Baqarah:</span> 285]</span>. </p><p class="ltr justify" id="p259">Allah\r\n Almighty also says: RO you\r\n who believe, believe in Allah, His Messenger, the Book which He has sent down\r\n to His Messenger, and the Books which He sent down before. Whoever disbelieves\r\n in Allah, His angels, His Books, His messengers, and the Last Day has indeed\r\n gone far astrayS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n an-<span class="c6">Nisā':</span> 136]</span>. </p><p class="ltr justify" id="p260">Allah\r\n Almighty also says: RAnd\r\n <span class="c5">[remember]</span> when Allah took the covenant of the prophets, <span class="c5">[saying]</span>, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“After I\r\n have given you the Book and wisdom, if there comes to you a messenger\r\n confirming what is with you, then you must believe in him and support him."</span>\r\n Allah said, <span class="c1">“Do you affirm this covenant and accept this commitment?"</span> They\r\n said, <span class="c1">“Yes, we do."</span> He said, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Then bear witness and I am with you among the\r\n witnesses."</span>S <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n Āl 'Imrān: 81]</span>.</p><h2 class="ltr justify" id="p42"><a id="t42" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t42">41. The ultimate goal of\r\n all the divine messages is to elevate the human being to the level of a sincere\r\n servant of Allah, Lord of the worlds, and to free him from servitude to humans,\r\n materialism, or mythology. As you can see, Islam does not sanctify people nor\r\n does it elevate them beyond their status nor does it take them as deities.</a></h2><p class="ltr justify" id="p261">The\r\n ultimate goal of all the divine messages is to elevate the human being to the\r\n level of a sincere servant of Allah, Lord of the worlds, and to free him from\r\n servitude to humans, materialism, or mythology. The Messenger of Allah <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may\r\n Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Miserable is the worshiper of\r\n the dinar and dirham, and the worshiper of the striped silk cloak. If he is\r\n given anything, he is satisfied; but if he is not given, he is unsatisfied."</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Narrated\r\n by Al-<span class="c6">Bukhāri:</span> 6435]</span> A sound person would not submit himself except to Allah;\r\n neither wealth, prestige, high position, nor a tribe can enslave him. Consider\r\n the following story to realize the condition of people before and after the\r\n message of Islam.When the early Muslims migrated to Abyssinia and the king\r\n there, Al-Najāshi,<span class="c6"> asked them:</span> <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“What is that religion that made you leave your\r\n people while rejecting to embrace my religion or any of the religions of these\r\n nations?"</span> Ja'far ibn Abu Tālib answered saying: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“O king, we were plunged in the\r\n depth of ignorance. We worshiped idols, we ate dead animals, we committed\r\n immoralities, we severed kinship ties, and we were evil neighbors. The powerful\r\n of us oppressed the weak. We remained in such a condition until Allah raised\r\n among us a man of whose birth, truthfulness, honesty, and chastity we are\r\n well-aware. He called us to believe in the oneness of Allah and to worship Him\r\n alone, and to relinquish what we and our forefathers used to worship other than\r\n Allah of the idols and stones. He enjoined us to speak the truth, to fulfill\r\n the trust, to maintain kinship ties, and to be kind to neighbors. He prevented\r\n us from indulging in the prohibitions, from killing, from immoralities, from\r\n false testimony, from unlawfully consuming the property of the orphan, and from\r\n slandering chaste women. He ordered us to worship Allah alone without\r\n associating anything with Him, to offer prayers, to pay Zakah, and to observe\r\n fasting."</span> He then enumerated the teachings of Islam and added: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“We believed and\r\n followed him; so, we now worship Allah alone without associating partners with\r\n Him. We consider unlawful what he made unlawful for us and consider lawful what\r\n he made lawful for us..."</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Ahmad narrated it in a slightly different wording:\r\n 1740; Abu Nu'aym narrated a brief version in Hilyat al-<span class="c6">Awliyā':</span> 1/115]</span> As you\r\n can obviously note, Islam does not sanctify human beings nor does it elevate\r\n them beyond their due status, nor does it make them gods and deities.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span">Allah\r\n Almighty says:</span> RSay, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“O\r\n people of the Book, come to a common term between us and you, that we worship\r\n none but Allah and associate no partners with Him, and that we do not take one\r\n another as lords besides Allah."</span> But if they turn away, say, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Bear witness that\r\n we are Muslims <span class="c5">[submitting to Allah]</span>."</span>S <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n Āl 'Imrān: 64]</span> Allah Almighty also says: RNor\r\n would he order you to take angels and prophets as lords. Would he order you to\r\n disbelieve after you have submitted to Allah <span class="c5">[as Muslims]</span>?S <span class="c5">[Surat Āl 'Imrān: 80]</span> The Messenger of Allah\r\n <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Do not exaggerate in\r\n praising me as the Christians exaggerated in praising the son of Mary, for I am\r\n only His slave. So, call me the slave of Allah and His messenger."</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Narrated by\r\n Al-<span class="c6">Bukhāri:</span> 3445]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p262"><span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Miserable is the worshiper\r\n of the dinar and dirham, and the worshiper of the striped silk cloak. If he is\r\n given anything, he is satisfied; but if he is not given, he is unsatisfied."</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Narrated\r\n by Al-<span class="c6">Bukhāri:</span> 6435]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p263">A sound person would not\r\n submit himself except to Allah; neither wealth, prestige, high position, nor a\r\n tribe can enslave him. Consider the following story to realize the condition of\r\n people before and after the message of Islam.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p264">When the early Muslims\r\n migrated to Abyssinia and the king there, Al-Najāshi,<span class="c6"> asked them:</span> <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“What is that\r\n religion that made you leave your people while rejecting to embrace my religion\r\n or any of the religions of these nations?"</span></p><p class="ltr justify" id="p265">Ja'far\r\n ibn Abu Tālib answered saying: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“O king, we were plunged in the depth of\r\n ignorance. We worshiped idols, we ate dead animals, we committed immoralities,\r\n we severed kinship ties, and we were evil neighbors. The powerful of us\r\n oppressed the weak. We remained in such a condition until Allah raised among us\r\n a man of whose birth, truthfulness, honesty, and chastity we are well-aware. He\r\n called us to believe in the oneness of Allah and to worship Him alone, and to\r\n relinquish what we and our forefathers used to worship other than Allah of the\r\n idols and stones. He enjoined us to speak the truth, to fulfill the trust, to\r\n maintain kinship ties, and to be kind to neighbors. He prevented us from\r\n indulging in the prohibitions, from killing, from immoralities, from false\r\n testimony, from unlawfully consuming the property of the orphan, and from\r\n slandering chaste women. He ordered us to worship Allah alone without\r\n associating anything with Him, to offer prayers, to pay Zakah, and to observe\r\n fasting."</span> He then enumerated the teachings of Islam and added: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“We believed and\r\n followed him; so, we now worship Allah alone without associating partners with\r\n Him. We consider unlawful what he made unlawful for us and consider lawful what\r\n he made lawful for us..."</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Ahmad narrated it in a slightly different wording:\r\n 1740; Abu Nu'aym narrated a brief version in Hilyat al-<span class="c6">Awliyā':</span> 1/115]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p266">As you can obviously\r\n note, Islam does not sanctify human beings nor does it elevate them beyond\r\n their due status, nor does it make them gods and deities.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p267">Allah Almighty says: RSay,\r\n <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“O people of the Book, come to a common term between us and you, that we\r\n worship none but Allah and associate no partners with Him, and that we do not\r\n take one another as lords besides Allah."</span> But if they turn away, say, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Bear\r\n witness that we are Muslims <span class="c5">[submitting to Allah]</span>."</span>S <span class="c5">[Surat Āl 'Imrān: 64]</span>.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Allah\r\n Almighty also says:</span> RNor would he order you to take angels and\r\n prophets as lords. Would he order you to disbelieve after you have submitted to\r\n Allah <span class="c5">[as Muslims]</span>?S <span class="c5">[Surat Āl 'Imrān: 80]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p268">The Messenger of Allah\r\n <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Do not exaggerate in\r\n praising me as the Christians exaggerated in praising the son of Mary, for I am\r\n only His slave. So, call me the slave of Allah and His messenger."</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Narrated by\r\n Al-<span class="c6">Bukhāri:</span> 3445]</span>.</p><h2 class="ltr justify" id="p43"><a id="t43" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t43">42. Allah legislated\r\n repentance in Islam. It is when the individual turns to his Lord and abandons\r\n his sin. Just as Islam erases whatever sins existed prior to embracing it, so\r\n does repentance. So, it is pointless to admit one's sins before any human\r\n being.</a></h2><p class="ltr justify" id="p269">Allah\r\n legislated repentance in Islam. It is when the individual turns to his Lord and\r\n abandons his sin.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> R...And\r\n turn to Allah in repentance, all of you, O believers,so that you may succeedS <span class="c5">[Surat an-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Nūr:</span> 31]</span> Allah Almighty also says: RDo they not know that it is\r\n Allah Who accepts repentance from His servants and receives charities and that\r\n it is Allah Who is the Accepting of repentance, the Most Merciful?S <span class="c5">[Surat at-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Tawbah:</span> 104]</span> Allah Almighty also says:\r\n RAnd it is He Who accepts\r\n repentance from His servants and pardons misdeeds, and He knows what you doS <span class="c5">[Surat ash-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Shūrā:</span> 25]</span>. </p><p class="ltr justify" id="p270">The\r\n Messenger of Allah <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Indeed,\r\n Allah is more pleased with the repentance of His believing servant than a\r\n person who loses his mount, carrying his food and drink, in a desert. He sleeps\r\n and then gets up and goes in search for it until he is stricken with thirst.\r\n Then,<span class="c6"> he says to himself:</span> 'I will go back to the place where I have been and\r\n sleep there till I die.' He places his head upon his forearm waiting for death.\r\n And when he gets up, lo! There is before him his mount with his provision of\r\n food and drink on it. So, Allah is more pleased with the repentance of His believing\r\n servant than this man is pleased with his mount and provision."</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Narrated by\r\n Muslim: 2744]</span> Just as Islam erases whatever sins existed prior to embracing it,\r\n so does repentance. So, it is pointless to admit one's sins before any human\r\n being.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RSay\r\n to those who disbelieve that if they desist, their past will be forgiven, but\r\n if they persist, then they have a precedent in those who have passed before\r\n themS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Anfāl:</span> 38]</span> Allah also\r\n invited the Christians to repent,<span class="c6"> as Allah Almighty says:</span> RSo will they not repent to\r\n Allah and seek His forgiveness? And Allah is All-Forgiving, Most MercifulS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Mā'idah:</span> 74]</span> Broadly, Allah invited\r\n all sinners to repent,<span class="c6"> as He Almighty says:</span> RSay\r\n <span class="c5">[Allah says]</span>, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“O My slaves who have transgressed against themselves, do not\r\n despair of Allah's mercy, for indeed Allah forgives all sins. He is indeed the\r\n All-Forgiving, the Most MercifulS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n az-<span class="c6">Zumar:</span> 53]</span> Interestingly, when 'Amr ibn al-'Ās intended to embrace Islam, he\r\n was afraid his past sins would not be forgiven.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> He narrated this situation\r\n saying:</span> “When Allah Almighty instilled the love of Islam in my heart, I came to\r\n the Prophet <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> to pledge allegiance\r\n to him.<span class="c6"> He stretched out his hand to me so I said:</span> 'O Messenger of Allah, I\r\n would not pledge allegiance to you unless you forgive my past sins.' He <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(the\r\n Prophet)</span> said: 'O 'Amr, are you not aware of the fact that migration wipes out\r\n all the previous sins? O 'Amr, are you not aware that Islam wipes out all the\r\n previous sins.'"</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[The long version is narrated by Muslim: 121 and the above\r\n wording is narrated by Ahmad: 17827]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p271">R...And turn to Allah in repentance, all of you, O\r\n believers,so that you may succeedS <span class="c5">[Surat an-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Nūr:</span> 31]</span>.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Allah\r\n Almighty also says:</span> RDo they not know that it is Allah Who accepts repentance\r\n from His servants and receives charities and that it is Allah Who is the\r\n Accepting of repentance, the Most Merciful?S <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n at-<span class="c6">Tawbah:</span> 104]</span>.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty also says:</span> RAnd it is He Who accepts\r\n repentance from His servants and pardons misdeeds, and He knows what you doS <span class="c5">[Surat ash-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Shūrā:</span> 25]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p272">The\r\n Messenger of Allah <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> said: <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“Indeed,\r\n Allah is more pleased with the repentance of His believing servant than a\r\n person who loses his mount, carrying his food and drink, in a desert. He sleeps\r\n and then gets up and goes in search for it until he is stricken with thirst.\r\n Then,<span class="c6"> he says to himself:</span> 'I will go back to the place where I have been and\r\n sleep there till I die.' He places his head upon his forearm waiting for death.\r\n And when he gets up, lo! There is before him his mount with his provision of\r\n food and drink on it. So, Allah is more pleased with the repentance of His\r\n believing servant than this man is pleased with his mount and provision."</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Narrated\r\n by Muslim: 2744]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p273">Just as\r\n Islam erases whatever sins existed prior to embracing it, so does repentance.\r\n So, it is pointless to admit one's sins before any human being.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Allah Almighty\r\n says:</span> RSay to\r\n those who disbelieve that if they desist, their past will be forgiven, but if\r\n they persist, then they have a precedent in those who have passed before themS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Anfāl:</span> 38]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p274">Allah\r\n also invited the Christians to repent,<span class="c6"> as Allah Almighty says:</span> RSo will they not repent to\r\n Allah and seek His forgiveness? And Allah is All-Forgiving, Most MercifulS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Mā'idah:</span> 74]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p275">Broadly,\r\n Allah invited all sinners to repent,<span class="c6"> as He Almighty says:</span> RSay <span class="c5">[Allah says]</span>, “O My slaves\r\n who have transgressed against themselves, do not despair of Allah's mercy, for\r\n indeed Allah forgives all sins. He is indeed the All-Forgiving, the Most\r\n MercifulS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n az-<span class="c6">Zumar:</span> 53]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p276">Interestingly,\r\n when 'Amr ibn al-'Ās intended to embrace Islam, he was afraid his past sins\r\n would not be forgiven.<span class="c6"> He narrated this situation saying:</span> <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“When Allah Almighty\r\n instilled the love of Islam in my heart, I came to the Prophet <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's\r\n peace and blessings be upon him)</span> to pledge allegiance to him.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> He stretched out\r\n his hand to me so I said:</span> 'O Messenger of Allah, I would not pledge allegiance\r\n to you unless you forgive my past sins.' He <span class="c2">(the Prophet)</span> said: 'O 'Amr, are\r\n you not aware of the fact that migration wipes out all the previous sins? O\r\n 'Amr, are you not aware that Islam wipes out all the previous sins.'"</span> <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[The long\r\n version is narrated by Muslim: 121 and the above wording is narrated by Ahmad:\r\n 17827]</span>.</p><h2 class="ltr justify" id="p44"><a id="t44" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t44">43. In Islam, the\r\n relationship between the individual and Allah is direct and needless of any\r\n intermediaries. Islam prohibits taking humans as gods or associates with Allah\r\n in His Lordship or in His right of worship.</a></h2><p class="ltr justify" id="p277">In\r\n Islam, there is no need to admit one's sins before any human being because the\r\n relationship between the individual and Allah is direct without the need for an\r\n intermediary. As already mentioned in point number <span class="c2">(36)</span>, Allah Almighty invites\r\n all people to repent and return to Him. Allah Almighty also forbade taking\r\n prophets or angels as intermediaries between Him and His servants.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Allah\r\n Almighty says:</span> RNor\r\n would he order you to take angels and prophets as lords. Would he order you to\r\n disbelieve after you have submitted to Allah <span class="c5">[as Muslims]</span>?S <span class="c5">[Surat Āl 'Imrān: 80]</span> Islam, as you see,\r\n prohibits taking humans as deities or associating them as partners with Allah\r\n in His Lordship or in His right of worship.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Allah Almighty says about the\r\n Christians:</span> RThey\r\n have taken their rabbis and monks as lords besides Allah, as well as the\r\n Messiah, son of Mary, even though they were commanded to worship only One God;\r\n none has the right to be worshiped except Him, glorified is He far above what\r\n they associate with HimS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n at-<span class="c6">Tawbah:</span> 31]</span> Allah condemned the disbelievers' act of taking intermediaries\r\n to reach Him.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RIndeed,\r\n sincere devotion is due to Allah alone. As for those who take others as\r\n guardians besides Him, <span class="c5">[saying]</span>, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“We only worship them so that they may bring\r\n us closer to Allah."</span> Allah will judge between them concerning that over which\r\n they differ. Allah does not guide anyone who is a liar and persistent\r\n disbelieverS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n az-<span class="c6">Zumar:</span> 3]</span> Allah clarified that the idolaters of the pre-Islamic era used to\r\n take intermediaries between them and Allah while claiming that they bring them\r\n closer to Allah.Since Allah forbade taking the prophets or the angels as\r\n intermediaries between Him and His servants, it obviously indicates that others\r\n are excluded as well even though the prophets and messengers <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(peace be upon\r\n them)</span> are known for their hastening to get closer to Allah. Allah Almighty\r\n informed us of the state of the prophets and messengers <span class="c2">(peace be upon them)</span>\r\n saying: R...They\r\n used to hasten in doing good deeds and used to call upon Us with hope and fear,\r\n and they were humble before UsS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">Anbiyā':</span> 90]</span> He also says: RThose\r\n whom they call upon seek means of nearness to their Lord, each trying to become\r\n closer, hoping for His Mercy and fearing His punishment. Indeed, the punishment\r\n of your Lord is fearsomeS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">Isrā':</span> 57]</span> In other words, those <span class="c2">(i.e. prophets and righteous people)</span> whom\r\n you call upon besides Allah seek closeness to Him, hope for His mercy, and fear\r\n His punishment; so, how is it conceivable to seek their help rather than Allah?\r\n RNor would he order you to take\r\n angels and prophets as lords. Would he order you to disbelieve after you have\r\n submitted to Allah <span class="c5">[as Muslims]</span>?S <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n Āl 'Imrān: 80]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p278">Islam,\r\n as you see, prohibits taking humans as deities or associating them as partners\r\n with Allah in His Lordship or in His right of worship.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Allah Almighty says\r\n about the Christians:</span> RThey\r\n have taken their rabbis and monks as lords besides Allah, as well as the\r\n Messiah, son of Mary, even though they were commanded to worship only One God;\r\n none has the right to be worshiped except Him, glorified is He far above what\r\n they associate with HimS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n at-<span class="c6">Tawbah:</span> 31]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p279">Allah\r\n condemned the disbelievers' act of taking intermediaries to reach Him.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Allah\r\n Almighty says:</span> RIndeed,\r\n sincere devotion is due to Allah alone. As for those who take others as\r\n guardians besides Him, <span class="c5">[saying]</span>, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“We only worship them so that they may bring\r\n us closer to Allah."</span> Allah will judge between them concerning that over which\r\n they differ. Allah does not guide anyone who is a liar and persistent\r\n disbelieverS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n az-<span class="c6">Zumar:</span> 3]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p280">Allah\r\n clarified that the idolaters of the pre-Islamic era used to take intermediaries\r\n between them and Allah while claiming that they bring them closer to Allah.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p281">Since\r\n Allah forbade taking the prophets or the angels as intermediaries between Him\r\n and His servants, it obviously indicates that others are excluded as well even\r\n though the prophets and messengers <span class="c2">(peace be upon them)</span> are known for their\r\n hastening to get closer to Allah. Allah Almighty informed us of the state of\r\n the prophets and messengers <span class="c2">(peace be upon them)</span> saying: R...They used to hasten in doing\r\n good deeds and used to call upon Us with hope and fear, and they were humble\r\n before UsS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">Anbiyā':</span> 90]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p282">He also\r\n says: RThose\r\n whom they call upon seek means of nearness to their Lord, each trying to become\r\n closer, hoping for His Mercy and fearing His punishment. Indeed, the punishment\r\n of your Lord is fearsomeS <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n al-<span class="c6">Isrā':</span> 57]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p283">In other\r\n words, those <span class="c2">(i.e. prophets and righteous people)</span> whom you call upon besides\r\n Allah seek closeness to Him, hope for His mercy, and fear His punishment; so,\r\n how is it conceivable to seek their help rather than Allah?</p><h2 class="ltr justify" id="p45"><a id="t45" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t45">44.\r\n In conclusion, we should remember that people, and the human society in\r\n general, given their different times, national allegiances, and countries, are\r\n different in their ideologies, goals, environments, and actions. Hence, they\r\n needed a guide to lead them, a system to unify them, and a ruler to protect\r\n them. The honorable messengers <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon them)</span>\r\n undertook those duties by a revelation from Allah Almighty. They guided people\r\n to the path of good and guidance, united them on the Shariah of Allah, and judged\r\n with the truth among them. The conditions of people would be reformed depending\r\n on the extent of their response to the guidance of those messengers and the\r\n proximity of their time to the era of the divine messages. Allah sealed the\r\n divine messages with that of Muhammad <span class="c2" data-redactor-tag="span">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon\r\n him)</span> and destined it for eternity. Allah has made it a guidance, mercy, and\r\n light for all people to guide them to Him.</a></h2><p class="ltr justify" id="p284">In\r\n conclusion, we should remember that people, and the human society in general, given\r\n their different times, national allegiances, and countries, are different in\r\n their ideologies, goals, environments, and actions. Hence, they needed a guide\r\n to lead them, a system to unify them, and a ruler to protect them. The\r\n honorable messengers <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon them)</span> undertook\r\n those duties by a revelation from Allah Almighty. They guided people to the\r\n path of good and guidance, united them on the Shariah of Allah, and judged with\r\n the truth among them. The conditions of people would be reformed depending on\r\n the extent of their response to the guidance of those messengers and the\r\n proximity of their time to the era of the divine messages. After deviance and\r\n ignorance prevailed alongside the worship of idols, Allah sent His Prophet\r\n Muhammad <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> with guidance and the\r\n religion of truth to bring people out of the darkness of disbelief, ignorance,\r\n and idolatry to faith and guidance.</p><h2 class="ltr justify" id="p46"><a id="t46" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t46">45.\r\n Therefore, I call you, O human, to believe in Allah truthfully without the\r\n influence of tradition and customs. You must know that you will return to your\r\n Lord after your death. You should ponder on your own self and on the horizons\r\n around you. Embrace Islam and you shall secure happiness in this worldly life and\r\n the Hereafter. If you desire to embrace Islam, all you have to do is to testify\r\n that there is no god worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad is the\r\n Messenger of Allah. You must dissociate yourself from anything worshiped\r\n besides Allah and you must believe that Allah is the One to resurrect those who\r\n are in the graves. Also, you must believe that reckoning and the recompense are\r\n true. Once you utter this testimony, you become a Muslim. The next step is to\r\n worship Allah in the manner He prescribed by observing prayer, paying Zakah,\r\n fasting, and performing Hajj if you are capable financially and physically.</a></h2><p class="ltr justify" id="p285">Therefore, I call upon\r\n you, O human,<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> to believe in Allah truthfully without the influence of tradition\r\n and customs as Allah Almighty invites you in His saying:</span> RSay <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[O\r\n Prophet]</span>, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“I only advise you to do one thing: stand up for Allah, in pairs and\r\n individually, then reflect. There is no madness in your companion; he is but a\r\n warner to you ahead of a severe punishment."</span>S <span class="c5">[Surat Saba': 46]</span> You\r\n must know that you will return to your Lord after your death; Allah Almighty\r\n says: Rand that man will not receive except what he\r\n strives for, and that his efforts will be examined,then he will be recompensed\r\n in full,and that to your Lord is the final returnS <span class="c5">[Surat an-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Najm:</span> 39-42]</span> You\r\n should ponder on your own self and on the horizons around you.<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> Allah Almighty\r\n says:</span> RHave they not observed the dominions of the\r\n heavens and earth and all that Allah has created, and that the end of their\r\n term might be near? In what message after this <span class="c5">[Qur'an]</span> will they then believe?S <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">A'rāf:</span> 185]</span> Embrace\r\n Islam and you shall secure happiness in this world and in the Hereafter. If you\r\n desire to embrace Islam, all you have to do is testify that there is no god\r\n worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.When\r\n the Messenger of Allah <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> dispatched\r\n Mu'ādh to Yemen,<span class="c6"> he said to him:</span> <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“You will come to people from the People of\r\n the Book. Call them to the testimony that there is no god worthy of worship but\r\n Allah and that I am the Messenger of Allah. If they obey you, tell them that\r\n Allah Almighty made obligatory on them five prayers every day and night. If\r\n they obey you, tell them that Allah made obligatory on them Zakah to be taken\r\n from the rich among them and given back to the poor among them. If they obey\r\n you, do not ever approach their precious properties."</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Muslim: 19]</span> You\r\n must dissociate yourself from anything worshiped besides Allah, which is the purest\r\n religion <span class="c5">[Hanīfiyyah]</span> of Abraham <span class="c2">(peace be upon him)</span>.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RIndeed,\r\n you have a good example in Abraham and those with him, when they said to their\r\n people, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“We dissociate ourselves from you and whatever you worship besides\r\n Allah. We renounce you, and the enmity and hatred have arisen between us and\r\n you forever until you believe in Allah alone"</span>...S <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Mumtahanah:</span> 4]</span>\r\n You must believe that Allah is the One Who will resurrect people from their\r\n graves,<span class="c6"> as Allah Almighty says:</span> RThat is because Allah is\r\n the Truth; He alone gives life to the dead, and He is Most Capable of all\r\n things.The Hour is certainly coming; there is no doubt about it, and Allah will\r\n surely resurrect those who are in the gravesS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Hajj:</span> 6-7]</span> Also,\r\n you must believe that reckoning and recompense are true,<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> as Allah Almighty\r\n says:</span> RAllah created the heavens and earth for a true\r\n purpose, and so that every soul may be recompensed for what it has earned, and\r\n they will not be wrongedS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Jāthiyah:</span> 22]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p286">RSay <span class="c5">[O Prophet]</span>, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“I only advise you to do one thing:\r\n stand up for Allah, in pairs and individually,\r\n then reflect. There is no madness in your companion; he is but a warner to you\r\n ahead of a severe punishment."</span>S <span class="c5" data-redactor-tag="span">[Surat\r\n Saba': 46]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p287">You must\r\n know that you will return to your Lord after your death; Allah Almighty says: Rand that man will not receive\r\n except what he strives for, and that his efforts will be examined, then he will\r\n be recompensed in full, and that to your Lord is the final returnS <span class="c5">[Surat an-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Najm:</span> 39-42]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p288">You should ponder on\r\n your own self and on the horizons around you.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RHave\r\n they not observed the dominions of the heavens and earth and all that Allah has\r\n created, and that the end of their term might be near? In what message after\r\n this <span class="c5">[Qur'an]</span> will they then believe?S <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">A'rāf:</span> 185]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p289">Embrace Islam and you\r\n shall secure happiness in this world and in the Hereafter. If you desire to\r\n embrace Islam, all you have to do is testify that there is no god worthy of\r\n worship except Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p290">When the Messenger of\r\n Allah <span class="c2">(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)</span> dispatched Mu'ādh to Yemen,<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span">\r\n he said to him:</span> <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“You will come to people from the People of the Book. Call them\r\n to the testimony that there is no god worthy of worship but Allah and that I am\r\n the Messenger of Allah. If they obey you, tell them that Allah Almighty made\r\n obligatory on them five prayers every day and night. If they obey you, tell\r\n them that Allah made obligatory on them Zakah to be taken from the rich among\r\n them and given back to the poor among them. If they obey you, do not ever\r\n approach their precious properties."</span> <span class="c5">[Narrated by Muslim: 19]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p291">You must dissociate\r\n yourself from anything worshiped besides Allah, which is the purest religion\r\n <span class="c5">[Hanīfiyyah]</span> of Abraham <span class="c2">(peace be upon him)</span>.<span class="c6"> Allah Almighty says:</span> RIndeed,\r\n you have a good example in Abraham and those with him, when they said to their\r\n people, <span class="c1" data-redactor-tag="span">“We dissociate ourselves from you and whatever you worship besides\r\n Allah. We renounce you, and the enmity and hatred have arisen between us and\r\n you forever until you believe in Allah alone"</span>...S <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Mumtahanah:</span> 4]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p292">You must believe that\r\n Allah is the One Who will resurrect people from their graves,<span class="c6" data-redactor-tag="span"> as Allah Almighty\r\n says:</span> RThat is because Allah is the Truth; He alone\r\n gives life to the dead, and He is Most Capable of all things. The Hour is\r\n certainly coming; there is no doubt about it, and Allah will surely resurrect\r\n those who are in the gravesS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Hajj:</span> 6-7]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p293">Also, you must believe\r\n that reckoning and recompense are true,<span class="c6"> as Allah Almighty says:</span> RAllah\r\n created the heavens and earth for a true purpose, and so that every soul may be\r\n recompensed for what it has earned, and they will not be wrongedS <span class="c5">[Surat al-<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">Jāthiyah:</span> 22]</span>.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p294">Once\r\n you profess this testimony, you become a Muslim and must follow it with\r\n worshiping Allah in the manner He prescribed by performing prayer, paying\r\n Zakah, fasting, and performing Hajj if you are financially and physically\r\n capable.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p295">Dated:\r\n 19/11/1441</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p296">Written\r\n by: Prof. Muhammad ibn 'Abdullah al-Suhaym</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p297">Former\r\n Professor of Creed at the Department of Islamic Studies</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p298">College\r\n of Education, King Saud University</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p299">Riyadh,\r\n Kingdom of Saudi Arabia</p> """ +"iso_639_1": "en" +"type": "books" +"name": null +"path": null +"url": null +"extension": null +"mimetype": null +"is_link": null } 7 => {#744 +"id": 62884 +"slug": "aldyn-alshyh" +"default_locale": "37" +"type_id": 2 +"case": "published" +"balagh_item": 1 +"cover_photo": null +"license_file_id": null +"license_owner": null +"license_source": null +"created_at": "2007-11-20 03:14:02" +"updated_at": "2025-02-17 12:04:19" +"faith": "muslim" +"age": "all" +"gender": "all" +"old_id": 62885 +"base_id": 1123 +"publish_status": "green" +"importance_level": "exceptional" +"publish_agreement_description": "<p>الحقوق لبلال فليبس ولكن مسموح للآخرين بنشر الكتاب وطبعه، وقام مكتب الربوة بمراجعته من فريق العمل ووضع اسمه عليه كناشر عام 1427ه.</p>" +"reader": 1 +"hits": 28374 +"thumb_up": 12 +"thumb_down": -1 +"title": "The True Religion of God" +"excerpt": "A book in English provides a brief explanation of Islam as the only religion that Allah accepts. It also takes a look at other religions to refute their principles and bases like the claimed divinity of the Prophet Jesus but shows his mother's noble prestige. In addition, it confirms the universal message of Islam and the wisdom of creating humanity and jinn." +"description": """ <ul><li><a href="#t1">The True Religion of God</a>\r\n <ul>\r\n <li><a href="#t2">Which is the True Religion of God?</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t3">The Religion's Name</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t4">God and Creation</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t5">The Message of False Religions</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t6">Universality of God's Religions</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t7">Recognition of God</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t8">The Signs of God</a>\r\n </li>\r\n <li><a href="#t9">Conclusion</a>\r\n </li>\r\n </ul></li>\r\n </ul><h1 class="ltr start" id="p1"><a id="t1" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t1">The True Religion of God</a></h1><h2 class="ltr start" id="p2"><a id="t2" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t2">Which is the True Religion of God?</a></h2><p class="ltr justify" id="p10">Each person is born in a circumstance\r\n which is not of his own choosing. The religion of his family or the ideology of\r\n the state is thrust upon him from the very beginning of his existence in this\r\n world. By the time he reaches his teens, he is usually fully brain-washed into\r\n believing that the beliefs of his particular society are the correct beliefs\r\n that everyone should have. However, when some people mature and are exposed to\r\n other belief-systems, they begin to question the validity of their own beliefs.\r\n The seekers of truth often reach a point of confusion upon realizing that each\r\n and every religion, sect, ideology and philosophy claims to be the one and only\r\n correct way for man. Indeed, they all encourage people to do good. So, which\r\n one is right? They cannot all be right, since each claims all others are wrong.\r\n Then how does the seeker of truth choose the right way?</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p11">God gave us all minds and\r\n intellects to enable us to make this crucial decision. It is the most important\r\n decision in the life of a human being. Upon it depends his future. Consequently,\r\n each and every one of us must examine dispassionately the evidence presented,\r\n and choose what appears to be right until further evidence arises.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p12">Like every other religion or\r\n philosophy, Islam also claims to be the one and only true way to God. In this\r\n respect it is no different from other systems. This booklet intends to provide\r\n some evidence for the validity of that claim. However, it must always be kept\r\n in mind that one can only determine the true path by putting aside emotions and\r\n prejudices, which often blind us to reality. Then, and only then, will we be\r\n able to use our God-given intelligence and make a rational and correct decision.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p13">There are several arguments which\r\n may be advanced to support Islam's claim to be the true religion of God. The\r\n following are only three of the most obvious. The first argument is based on\r\n the divine origin of the names of the religion and the comprehensiveness of its\r\n meaning. The second deals with the unique and uncomplicated teachings\r\n concerning the relationship between God, man, and creation. The third argument\r\n derives from the fact that Islam is universally attainable by all men at all\r\n times. These are the three basic components of what logic and reason dictate\r\n necessary for a religion to be considered the true religion of God. The\r\n following pages will develop these concepts in some detail.</p><b class="ltr start"><span class="ltr start" data-redactor-tag="span"><br class="ltr start"></span></b><h2 class="ltr start" id="p3"><a id="t3" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t3">The Religion's Name</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p14">The first thing\r\n that one should know and clearly understand about Islam, is what the word\r\n <span class="c1">“Islam" itself means. The Arabic word “Islam"</span> means the submission or surrender\r\n of one's will to the only true God, known in Arabic as <span class="c1" data-redactor-class="c1">“Allah". One who submits\r\n his will to God is termed in Arabic a “Muslim"</span>. The religion of Islam is not\r\n named after a person or a people, nor was it decided by a later generation of\r\n man, as in the case of Christianity which was named after Jesus Christ,\r\n Buddhism after Gautama Buddha, Confucianism after Confucius, Marxism after Karl\r\n Marx, Judaism after the tribe of Judah and Hinduism after the Hindus. Islam\r\n <span class="c2">(submission to the will of God)</span> is the religion which was given to Adam, the\r\n first man and the first prophet of God, and it was the religion of all the\r\n prophets sent by Allah to mankind. Further, its name was chosen by God Himself,\r\n and clearly mentioned in the final scripture which He revealed to man. In that\r\n final revelation,<span class="c6"> called in Arabic the Quran Allah states the following:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p15"><span class="c1" data-redactor-class="c1">“This day have perfected your religion\r\n for you, completed My favor upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your\r\n religion"</span> <span class="c2">(Quran 5:3)</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p16"><span class="c1" data-redactor-class="c1">“If anyone desires a religion other than\r\n Islam <span class="c2">(submission to God)</span>, never will it be accepted of him."</span> <span class="c2">(Quran 3:85)</span></p><p class="ltr justify" id="p17">Hence, Islam does not claim to be\r\n a new religion brought by Prophet Mohammed into Arabia in the seventh century,\r\n but rather to be a re-expression in its final form of the true religion of\r\n Almighty God, Allah, as it was originally revealed to Adam and subsequent prophets.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p18">At this point, we might comment\r\n briefly on two other religions that claim to be the true path. Nowhere in the\r\n Bible will you find God revealing to Prophet Moses' people or their descendants\r\n that their religion is called Judaism, or to the followers of Christ that their\r\n religion is called Christianity. In other words, the names <span class="c1" data-redactor-class="c1">“Judaism" and\r\n “Christianity"</span> had no divine origin or approval. It was not until long after\r\n his departure that the name Christianity was given to Jesus' religion.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p19">What, then, was Jesus' religion\r\n in actual fact, as distinct from its name?<a id="ref_1" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_1" name="r_1" class="fnote">[1]</a> His religion was\r\n reflected in his teachings, which he urged his\r\n followers to accept as guiding principles in their relationship with God. In\r\n Islam, Jesus is a prophet sent by Allah, and his Arabic name is `Eesaa. Like\r\n the prophets before him, he called upon the people to surrender their will to\r\n the will of God <span class="c2">(which is what Islam stands for)</span>. For example,<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6"> in the New Testament\r\n it is stated that Jesus taught his followers to pray to God as follows:</span></p><p class="ltr justify" id="p20"><span class="c1" data-redactor-class="c1">“Our\r\n father in heaven, hallowed be your name, may your will be done on earth as it\r\n is in heaven."</span> <span class="c2">(Luke 1 1:2/Matthew 6:9-10)</span></p><p class="ltr justify" id="p21">This concept was emphasized by\r\n Jesus in a number of his statements recorded in the Gospels. He taught, for example,\r\n that only those who submitted would inherit paradise.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p22"><span class="c1" data-redactor-class="c1">“None\r\n of those who call me 'Lord' will enter the kingdom of God, but only the one who\r\n does the will of my Father in heaven."</span> <span class="c2">(Matthew 7:21)</span></p><p class="ltr justify" id="p23">Jesus also pointed out that he\r\n himself submitted to the will of God.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p24"><span class="c1" data-redactor-class="c1">“I\r\n cannot do anything of myself. I judge as I hear and my judgment is honest\r\n because I am not seeking my own will but the will of Him who sent me."</span> <span class="c2" data-redactor-class="c2">(John\r\n 5:30)</span></p><p class="ltr justify" id="p25">There are many reports in the\r\n Gospels which show that Jesus made it clear to his followers that he was not\r\n the one true God. For example, when speaking about the final Hour,<span class="c6"> he said:</span></p><p class="ltr justify" id="p26"><span class="c1" data-redactor-class="c1">“No-one\r\n knows about the day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, not the son, but\r\n only the Father."</span> <span class="c2">(Mark 13:32)</span></p><p class="ltr justify" id="p27">Thus Jesus, like the prophets\r\n before him and the one who came after him,<span class="c6"> taught the religion of Islam:</span> submission\r\n to the will of the one true God.</p><b class="ltr start"><span class="ltr start" data-redactor-tag="span"><br class="ltr start"></span></b><h2 class="ltr start" id="p4"><a id="t4" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t4">God and Creation</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p28">Since the total\r\n submission of one's will to God represents the essence of worship, the basic\r\n message of God's divine religion, Islam, is the worship of God alone. It also\r\n requires the avoidance of worship directed to any person, place or thing other\r\n than God. Since everything other than God, the creator of all the things, is\r\n God's creation, it may be said that Islam, in essence, calls man away from\r\n worship of creation and invites him to worship only his Creator. He is the only\r\n one deserving of man's worship, because it is only by His will that prayers are\r\n answered.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p29">Accordingly, if a man prays to a\r\n tree and his prayers are answered, it is not the tree which answers his\r\n prayers, but God, who allows the circumstances prayed for to take place. One\r\n might say, <span class="c1">“That is obvious."</span> However, to tree-worshippers, it might not be so.\r\n Similarly, prayers to Jesus, Buddha, or Krishna or Saint Christopher, or Saint\r\n Jude or even to Muhammad are not answered by them, but are answered by God.\r\n Jesus did not tell his followers to worship him, but to worship God,<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6"> as the\r\n Quran states:</span></p><p class="ltr justify" id="p30"><span class="c1" data-redactor-class="c1">“And\r\n behold! Allah will say: 'O Jesus, the son of Mary! Did you say to men,<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6"> worship\r\n me and my mother as gods besides Allah?' He will say:</span> 'Glory to you, I could\r\n never say what I had no right <span class="c2">(to say)</span>.' "</span> <span class="c2">(Quran 5:116)</span></p><p class="ltr justify" id="p31">Nor did Jesus worship himself\r\n when he worshipped, but rather he worshipped God. And Jesus was reported in the\r\n Gospels to have said,</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p32"><span class="c1" data-redactor-class="c1">“It\r\n is written: 'Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.' "</span> <span class="c2">(Luke 4:8)</span></p><p class="ltr justify" id="p33">This basic principle is contained\r\n in the opening chapter of the Quran, known as Surah al-Faatihah,<span class="c6"> verse 4:</span></p><p class="ltr justify" id="p34"><span class="c1" data-redactor-class="c1">“You\r\n alone do we worship and from You alone do we seek help."</span> <span class="c2">(Quran 1:4)</span></p><p class="ltr justify" id="p35">Elsewhere, in the final book of\r\n revelation, the Quran,<span class="c6"> God also said:</span></p><p class="ltr justify" id="p36"><span class="c1" data-redactor-class="c1">“And\r\n you Lord says: 'Call on Me and I will answer your <span class="c2">(prayer)</span>.' "</span> <span class="c2">(Quran 40:60)</span></p><p class="ltr justify" id="p37">It is worth emphasizing that the\r\n basic message of Islam <span class="c2">(namely, the worship of God alone)</span> also proclaims that\r\n God and His creation are distinctly different entities. God is neither equal to\r\n His creation nor a part of it, nor is His creation equal to Him or a part of\r\n Him.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p38">This might seem obvious, but\r\n man's worship of creation, instead of the Creator is to a large degree based on\r\n ignorance, or neglect, of this concept. It is the belief that the essence of\r\n God is everywhere in His creation or that His divine being is or was present in\r\n some parts of His creation, which has provided justification for the worship of\r\n God's creation and naming it the worship of God. However, the message of Islam,\r\n as brought by the prophets of God, is to worship only God and to avoid the worship\r\n of His creation either directly or indirectly.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p39">In the Quran God clearly states: </p><p class="ltr start" id="p40"><span class="c1" data-redactor-class="c1">“For we assuredly sent amongst every people a prophet, with\r\n the command worship Allah and avoid false Gods."</span> <span class="c2">(Quran 16:36)</span></p><p class="ltr justify" id="p41">When idol worshippers are\r\n questioned as to why they bow down to idols created by men, the invariable\r\n reply is that they are not actually worshipping the stone image, but God, who\r\n is present within it. They claim that the stone idol is only a focal point for\r\n God's essence and is not in itself God! One who has accepted the concept of God\r\n being present in any way within His creation will be obliged to accept this\r\n argument for idolatry. Whereas, one who understands the basic message of Islam\r\n and its implications would never agree to idolatry no matter how it is rationalized.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p42">Those who have claimed divinity\r\n for themselves down through the ages have often based their claims on the mistaken\r\n belief that God is present in man. Taking one step further, they claim that God\r\n is more present in them than in the rest of us, and that other humans should\r\n therefore submit to them and worship them as God in person or as God\r\n concentrated within their persons. Similarly, those who have asserted the godhood\r\n of others after their deaths have found fertile ground among those who accept\r\n the false belief of God's presence in man.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p43">It should be abundantly clear by now\r\n that one who has grasped the basic message of Islam and its implications could\r\n never agree to worship another human being under any circumstance. God's\r\n religion, in essence, is a clear call to the worship of the Creator and the\r\n rejection of creation-worship in any form.<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6"> This is the meaning of the motto of\r\n Islam:</span> </p><p class="ltr center" id="p44"><span class="c1">“Laa Ilaaha illaa Allah"</span> <span class="c2" data-redactor-class="c2">(There\r\n is no God but Allah)</span></p><p class="ltr justify" id="p45">The sincere declaration of this\r\n phrase and the acceptance of prophethood automatically bring one within the\r\n fold of Islam, and sincere belief in it guarantees one Paradise. Thus, the\r\n final Prophet of Islam <span class="c2">(p.b.u.h)</span><a id="ref_2" class="anchor"></a><a href="#note_2" name="r_2" class="fnote">[2]</a> is reported to have\r\n said, <span class="c1" data-redactor-class="c1">“Any one who says: 'There is no God but Allah' and dies holding that\r\n <span class="c2">(belief)</span> will enter paradise."</span></p><p class="ltr justify" id="p46">Belief in this declaration of\r\n faith requires that one submit his/her will to God in the way taught by the\r\n prophets of God. It also requires the believer to give up the worship of false\r\n gods.</p><b class="ltr start"><span class="ltr start" data-redactor-tag="span"><br class="ltr start"></span></b><h2 class="ltr start" id="p5"><a id="t5" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t5">The Message of False Religions</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p47">There are so\r\n many sects, cults, religions, philosophies, and movements in the world, all of\r\n which claim to be the right way or the only true path of God. How can one determine\r\n which one is correct or whether, in fact, all are correct? One method by which\r\n the answer can be found is to clear away the superficial differences in the\r\n teachings of the various claimants to the ultimate truth, and identifies the central\r\n object of worship upon which they call, directly or indirectly.<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6"> False religions\r\n all have in common one basic concept with regard to God:</span> they either claim that\r\n all men are gods, or that specific men were God, or that nature is God, or that\r\n God is a figment of man's imagination.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p48">Thus, it may be stated that the\r\n basic message of false religion is that God may be worshipped in the form of\r\n His creation. False religions invite man to the worship of creation by calling\r\n the creation or some aspect of it God. For example, Prophet Jesus invited his\r\n followers to worship God, but those who claim to be Jesus followers today call\r\n people to worship Jesus, claiming that he was God.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p49">Buddha was a reformer who\r\n introduced a number of humanistic principles in the religion of India.\r\n He did not claim to be God, nor did he suggest to his followers that he be an\r\n object of worship. Yet today most Buddhists who are to be found outside of India\r\n have taken him to be God and they prostrate themselves to idols made in their\r\n perception of his likeness.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p50">By using the principle of identifying the object of\r\n worship, we can easily detect false religions and the contrived nature of their\r\n origin.<span class="c6"> As God said in the Quran:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p51"><span class="c1" data-redactor-class="c1">“You do not worship besides Him but only\r\n names which you have named, you and your forefathers,<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6"> for which Allah has sent\r\n down no authority:</span> the command belongs only to Allah: He has commanded that you\r\n worship Him; that is the right religion, but most men do not understand."</span>\r\n <span class="c2">(Quran 12:40)</span></p><p class="ltr justify" id="p52">It may be argued that all\r\n religions teach good things, so why should it matter which one we follow? The\r\n reply is that all false religions teach the greatest evil the worship of\r\n creation. Creation-worship is the greatest sin that man can commit because it\r\n contradicts the very purpose of his creation.<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6"> Man was created to worship God\r\n alone as Allah has explicitly stated in the Quran:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p53"><span class="c1" data-redactor-class="c1">“I have only created jinns and men, that\r\n they may worship Me."</span> <span class="c2">(Quran 51:56)</span></p><p class="ltr justify" id="p54">Consequently, the worship of\r\n creation, which is the essence of idolatry is the only unforgivable sin. One\r\n who dies in this state of idolatry, has sealed his fate in the next life. This\r\n is not an opinion,<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6"> but a revealed fact stated by God in his final revelation to\r\n man:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p55"><span class="c1" data-redactor-class="c1">“Verily Allah will not forgive the\r\n joining of partners with Him, but He may forgive <span class="c2">(sins)</span> less than that for\r\n whomsoever He wishes."</span> <span class="c2">(Quran 4:48, 116)</span></p><b class="ltr start"><span class="ltr start" data-redactor-tag="span"><br class="ltr start"></span></b><h2 class="ltr start" id="p6"><a id="t6" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t6">Universality of God's Religions</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p56">Since the\r\n consequences of following a false religion are so grave, the true religion of\r\n God must have been universally understandable and universally attainable in the\r\n past and it must continue eternally to be understandable and attainable\r\n throughout the entire world. In other words, the true religion of God cannot be\r\n confined to any one people, place, or period of time. Nor is it logical that\r\n such a religion should impose conditions that have nothing to do with the\r\n relationship of man with God, such as baptism, or belief in man as a savior, or\r\n an intermediary. Within the central principle of Islam and its definition <span class="c2" data-redactor-class="c2">(the\r\n surrender of one's will to God)</span> lie the roots of Islam's universality. Whenever\r\n man comes to the realization that God is one and distinct from His creation,\r\n and submits himself to God, he becomes a Muslim in body and spirit and is\r\n eligible for paradise.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p57">Consequently, anyone at any time\r\n in the most remote regions of the world can become Muslim, a follower of God's\r\n religion, Islam, by merely rejecting the worship of creation and turning to God\r\n alone. It should be noted, however, that in order to actually submit to God's\r\n will, one must continually choose between right and wrong. Indeed, man is\r\n endowed by God with the power not only to distinguish right from wrong but also\r\n to choose between them. These God-given powers carry with them an important\r\n responsibility, namely, that man is answerable to God for the choices he makes.\r\n It follows, then, that man should try his utmost to do good and avoid evil.<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">\r\n These concepts are expressed in the final revelation as follows:</span></p><p class="ltr justify" id="p58"><span class="c1" data-redactor-class="c1">“Verily,\r\n those who believe <span class="c2">(in the Quran)</span>, and those who follow the Jewish faith, and\r\n the Christians, and the Sabians – any of these who believe in Allah and the\r\n Last Day and work righteousness shall have their reward with their Lord. They\r\n will not be overcome by fear or grief."</span> <span class="c2">(Quran 2:62)</span></p><p class="ltr justify" id="p59">If, for whatever reason, they\r\n fail to accept the final message after it has been clearly explained to them,\r\n they will be in grave danger.<span class="c6"> The last Prophet said:</span> </p><p class="ltr justify" id="p60"><span class="c1" data-redactor-class="c1">“Whoever\r\n among the Christians and Jews hear of me but does not affirm his belief in what\r\n I brought and dies in this state will be among the inhabitants of Hell."</span> <span class="c2">(Sahih Muslim <span class="c5" data-redactor-class="c5">[English Translation]</span>,\r\n Vol.1 P.91 No, 284)</span></p><b class="ltr start"><span class="ltr start" data-redactor-tag="span"><br class="ltr start"></span></b><h2 class="ltr start" id="p7"><a id="t7" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t7">Recognition of God</a></h2><p class="ltr justify" id="p61">The question which arises here\r\n is: How can all people be expected to believe in the one true God, given their\r\n varying backgrounds, societies and cultures? For people to be held responsible for\r\n worshipping the one true God, they all need to have access to knowledge of Him.\r\n The final revelation teaches that all human beings have the recognition of the\r\n one true God imprinted on their souls as a part of their very nature with which\r\n they are created.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p62">In the seventh chapter of the\r\n Quran <span class="c2">(al-A`raaf, verses 172-173)</span>, God explained that when He created Adam,<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6"> He\r\n caused all of Adam's descendants to come into existence and He took a pledge\r\n from them saying:</span></p><p class="ltr justify" id="p63"><span class="c1" data-redactor-class="c1">“\r\n 'Am I not your Lord ?' To which they all replied, 'Yes, we testity to it.' "</span>\r\n <span class="c2">(Quran7:172)</span></p><p class="ltr justify" id="p64">Allah then explained why He had\r\n all of mankind bear witness that He is their creator and the only true God\r\n worthy of worship.<span class="c6"> He said:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p65"><span class="c1">“That was in case you <span class="c2" data-redactor-class="c2">(mankind)</span> should\r\n say on the day of Resurrection, 'Verily we were unaware of all this.' "</span> <span class="c2" data-redactor-class="c2">(Quran\r\n 7:172)</span></p><p class="ltr justify" id="p66">That is to\r\n say, we cannot claim on that day that we had no idea that Allah was our God and\r\n that no one told us that we were only supposed to worship Allah alone.<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6"> Allah\r\n went on to further explain that:</span></p><p class="ltr start" id="p67"><span class="c1" data-redactor-class="c1">“It was also in case you should say,\r\n 'Certainly it was our ancestors who made partners <span class="c2">(with Allah)</span> and we are only\r\n their descendants; will you then destroy us for what those liars did?' "</span> <span class="c2" data-redactor-class="c2">(Quran\r\n 7:173)</span></p><p class="ltr justify" id="p68">Thus, every child is born with a\r\n natural belief in God and an in-born inclination to worship Him alone. This\r\n in-born belief and inclination is called in Arabic the “Fitrah".</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p69">The Prophet Muhammad reported\r\n that Allah said, <span class="c1" data-redactor-class="c1">“I created my servants in the right religion, but devils\r\n made them go astray."</span> The Prophet also said, <span class="c1" data-redactor-class="c1">“Each child is born in a\r\n state of Fitrah. Then his parents make him a Jew, Christian or a Zoroastrian."</span>\r\n If the child were left alone, he would worship God in his own way, but all\r\n children are affected by the environment. So, just as the child submits to the\r\n physical laws, which Allah has imposed on nature, in the same way, his soul\r\n also submits naturally to the fact that Allah is his Lord and Creator. But, if\r\n his parents try to make him follow a different path, the child is not strong\r\n enough in the early stages of his life to resist or oppose the will of his\r\n parents. In such cases, the religion which the child follows, is one of custom\r\n and upbringing, and God does not hold him to account or punish him for his\r\n religion up to a certain stage of his life.</p><b class="ltr start"><span class="ltr start" data-redactor-tag="span"><br class="ltr start"></span></b><h2 class="ltr start" id="p8"><a id="t8" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t8">The Signs of God</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p70">Throughout\r\n people's lives, from childhood until the time they die, signs of the one and\r\n only true God are shown to them in all regions of the earth and in their own\r\n souls, until it becomes clear that there is only one true God <span class="c2">(Allah)</span>.<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6"> God says\r\n in the Quran:</span></p><p class="ltr justify" id="p71"><span class="c1" data-redactor-class="c1">“We\r\n will show them our signs in the furthest regions <span class="c2">(of the earth)</span> and in their\r\n souls, until it becomes clear to them that this is the truth."</span> <span class="c2">(Quran 41:53)</span></p><p class="ltr justify" id="p72">The following is an example of\r\n God revealing by a sign to one man the error of his idol-worship. In the\r\n south-eastern region of the Amazon jungle in Brazil, South America, a primitive\r\n tribe erected a new hut to house their man-idol Skwatch, representing the supreme\r\n God of all creation. The following day a young man entered the hut to pay\r\n homage to the God, and while he was in prostration to what he had been taught\r\n was his Creator and Sustainer, a mangy old flea-ridden dog slunk into the hut.\r\n The young man looked up in time to see the dog lift his hind leg and pass urine\r\n on the idol.</p><p class="ltr start" id="p73">Outraged, the\r\n youth chased the dog out of the temple; but when his rage died down, he\r\n realized that the idol could not be the Lord of the Universe. God must be elsewhere,\r\n he concluded. As strange as it may seem, the dog urinating on the idol was a\r\n sign from God for that young man. This sign contained the divine message that\r\n what he was worshipping was false. It liberated him from slavishly following\r\n his traditionally learned worship of a false god. As a result,<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6"> this man was\r\n given a choice:</span> either to seek the true God or to continue in the error of his\r\n ways.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p74">Allah mentions Prophet Abraham's\r\n quest for God as an example of how those who follow His signs will be rightly\r\n guided:</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p75"><span class="c1" data-redactor-class="c1">“So\r\n also did we show Abraham the power and the Laws of the heavens and the earth\r\n that he might <span class="c2">(with understanding)</span> have certitude. * When the night covered him over,\r\n he saw a star.<span class="c6"> He said:</span> 'This is my Lord.' But when it set,<span class="c6"> he said:</span> 'I love\r\n not those that set.' *\r\n When he saw\r\n the moon rising in splendor,<span class="c6"> he said:</span> 'This is my Lord.' But when the moon set,<span class="c6" data-redactor-class="c6">\r\n he said:</span> 'Unless my Lord guides me, I shall surely be among those who go\r\n astray.' * When he saw the rising sun in\r\n splendor,<span class="c6"> he said:</span> 'This is my Lord, this is the greatest <span class="c2">(of all)</span>.' But when\r\n the sun set,<span class="c6"> he said:</span> 'O my people! I am indeed free from your <span class="c2">(guilt)</span> of\r\n giving partners to Allah. *\r\n For me, I\r\n have set my face, firmly and truly, towards Him who created the heavens and the\r\n earth, and never shall I give partners to Allah."</span> <span class="c2">(Quran 6:75-79)</span></p><p class="ltr justify" id="p76">As was mentioned earlier,\r\n prophets have been sent to every nation and tribe to support man's natural\r\n belief in God and man's in-born inclination to worship Him, as well as to\r\n reinforce the divine truth in the daily signs revealed by God. Although much of\r\n these prophets' teachings became distorted, portions revealing their\r\n God-inspired messages have remained untainted and have served to guide mankind\r\n in the choice between right and wrong. The influence of God-inspired messages\r\n down through the ages can be seen in the Ten Commandments of Judaism's Torah,\r\n which were later adopted into Christianity's teachings, as well as in the\r\n existence of laws against murder, stealing and adultery in most societies\r\n throughout the ancient and modern world.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p77">As a result of God's signs to\r\n mankind through the ages, combined with His revelation through His prophets,\r\n all mankind has been given a chance to recognize the one only true God.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p78">Consequently, every soul will be\r\n held accountable for its belief in God and its acceptance of the true religion\r\n of God, namely Islam, which means total submission to the will of Allah.</p><b class="ltr start"><span class="ltr start" data-redactor-tag="span"><br class="ltr start"></span></b><h2 class="ltr start" id="p9"><a id="t9" class="anchor"> </a><a href="#t9">Conclusion</a></h2><p class="ltr start" id="p79">The preceding\r\n presentation has demonstrated that the name of the religion of Islam expresses\r\n Islam's most central principle, submission to God, and that the name “Islam"\r\n was chosen not by man, but by God, according to the holy scriptures of Islam.\r\n It has also been shown that Islam alone teaches the uniqueness of God and His\r\n attributes and enjoins the worship of God alone without intermediaries.\r\n Finally, due to the divinely instilled inclination of man to worship God and\r\n the signs revealed by God throughout the ages to each individual, Islam may be\r\n achieved by all men at all times.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p80">In short, the significance of the\r\n name Islam <span class="c2">(submission to God)</span>, Islam's fundamental acknowledgment of the\r\n uniqueness of God, and Islam's accessibility to all mankind at all times,\r\n convincingly support Islam's claim that, from the beginning of time, in whatever\r\n language it was expressed, Islam alone has been, and will be, the true religion\r\n of God.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p81">In conclusion, we ask Allah, the\r\n exalted, to keep us on the right path to which He has guided us, and to bestow\r\n on us His Blessings and Mercy, for He is indeed the Most Merciful. Praise be to\r\n Allah, the Lord of the worlds, and Peace and Blessings be on Prophet Muhammad\r\n and on all the prophets of God and their righteous followers.</p><b class="ltr start"><span class="ltr start" data-redactor-tag="span"><br class="ltr start"></span></b><p class="ltr start"><br class="ltr start"></p><hr class="ltr start"><p class="ltr justify" id="p82"><a id="note_1" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_1" name="n_1" class="fnote_ref">[1]</a> Both the name 'Jesus' and the name 'Christ' are derived from Hebrew\r\n words, through Greek and Latin. Jesus is the English and Latin form of the\r\n Greek 'Iesous', which in Hebrew Is 'Yeshua' or 'Yehoshua' <span class="c2">(Joshua)</span>. The Greek\r\n word 'christos' is a translation of the Hebrew 'messiah', which is a title\r\n meaning 'the anointed'.</p><p class="ltr justify" id="p83"><a id="note_2" class="anchor"></a><a href="#ref_2" name="n_2" class="fnote_ref">[2]</a> 'Peace be Upon Him': A phrase which is stated after mentioning any of\r\n the prophets out of respect.</p> """ +"iso_639_1": "en" +"type": "books" +"name": null +"path": null +"url": null +"extension": null +"mimetype": null +"is_link": null } 8 => {#745 +"id": 415768 +"slug": "aazyzy-alensan" +"default_locale": "37" +"type_id": 1 +"case": "published" +"balagh_item": 1 +"cover_photo": 276003 +"license_file_id": null +"license_owner": null +"license_source": null +"created_at": "2013-03-11 10:46:30" +"updated_at": "2025-06-02 16:03:25" +"faith": "muslim" +"age": "all" +"gender": "all" +"old_id": 415769 +"base_id": 415768 +"publish_status": "blue" +"importance_level": "exceptional" +"publish_agreement_description": null +"reader": 0 +"hits": 8776 +"thumb_up": 2 +"thumb_down": 0 +"title": "Dear Human!" +"excerpt": "An amazing video helps the confused person to find the way to the right religion through correct thinking and away from bias or blind following. 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