Monday, 14 November 2011
Sunday, 13 November 2011
Friday, 3 June 2011
Ar-Rahmaan
الرَّحْمنُ
(The All-Merciful)
الرَّحِيمُ
Ar-Raheem
(The Most-Merciful)
البَرُّ
Al-Barr (The Generous)
الكَرِيمُ
Al-Kareem (The Kind)
الجَوَّادُ
Al-Jawwad
(The Bestower of Good)
الرَّؤُوفُ
Ar-Ra’oof (The Kind)
الوَهَّابّ
Al-Wahhaab (The Bestower)
All of these Names are close in meaning and all of them point to describing the Lord with mercy, generosity and kindness. They point to the great expanse of His mercy and gifts that encompass all that is existence, being granted in accordance to the dictates of His wisdom. The believers have been specifically singled out for this and they are granted a goodly and the best portion of this as Allaah said:
My mercy encompasses all things and I shall decree it for those who have taqwaa.
[Al-A’raf (7): 156]
All blessings and the various aspects of beneficence are from the effects of His mercy, generosity and kindness just as all beneficence in this world and in the Hereafter is from the effects of His mercy:
Ar-Rahmaan. He taught the Qur’aan and created mankind.
[Ar-Rahmaan (55): 1-3]
Verily, we used to call on Him [Alone] before. Verily He is Al-Barr,
Ar-Raheem.
[At-Toor (52): 28]
O man! What has made you careless concerning your Lord, Al-Kareem.
[Al-Infitaar (82): 6]
And had it not been for the grace of Allaah and His Mercy on you, [Allaah would have hastened the Punishment]. And that Allaah is Ra’oof, Raheem.
[An-Noor (24): 20]
[They say]: Our Lord, let not our hearts deviate after You have guided us and grant us Mercy from You. Truly you are Al-Wahhaab.
[Aali-Imraan (3): 8]
by Shaykh Abu 'Abdur-Rahmaan as-Sa'di
Saturday, 28 May 2011
Al-Hakeem (The All-Wise)
الحَكِيمُ
Al-Hakeem (The All-Wise)
He is the one to whom belongs the highest wisdom, the one who is All-Wise in His creating and ordering, the one who made well everything that He created.
And who is better than Allaah in judgement for a people who have firm faith?
[Al-Maa’idah (5):50]
Therefore, He has created nothing out of mere frivolity and He has legislated nothing that is in vain and of no use.
He is the one to whom belongs judgement in the beginning and the end. He has three areas of ruling that nothing else has a share in: He rules over His servants with respect to His law, His decree and His recompense.
Wisdom is to put something in its correct place.
For those who believe not in the Hereafter is an evil description and for Allaah is the highest description. He is the Almighty, al-Hakeem.
[An-Nahl (16): 60]
It is He who is the only deity in the heaven and on the earth. He is al-Hakeem, the All-Knowing.
[Az-Zukhruf (43): 84]
Taken from Explanation to the Beautiful and Perfect Names of Allaah
by Shaykh Abu 'Abdur-Rahmaan as-Sa'di
Monday, 23 May 2011
Al-Aleem and Al-Khabeer
العَلِيمُ
Al-‘Aleem (The All-Knowing)
الخَبيرُ
Al-Khabeer (The All-Aware)
He is the one whose knowledge encompasses all the outward and hidden matters, the open and secret, all those things that must necessarily occur, all those things that are impossible to occur and all those thingsthat can possibly occur. He knows the affairs of the whole of creation, of the past, the present and the future. There is absolutely nothing that is hidden from Him.
Verily Allaah alone has the knowledge of the Hour,He sends down the rain and knows what is in the wombs. No soul knows what it will earn tomorrow and no soul knows in what land it will die. Indeed Allaah is ‘Aleem, Khabeer.
[Luqmaan (31):34]
O Mankind! We have created you from a male and female and made you into nations and tribes that you may know each other. Verily, the most noble of you in the sight of Allaah is the most pious and God-Fearing of you. Indeed Allaah is ‘Aleem, Khabeer.
[Al-Hujurat (49):13]
Taken from Explanation to the Beautiful and Perfect Names of Allaah
by Shaykh Abu 'Abdur-Rahmaan as-Sa'di
Saturday, 21 May 2011
A-Samad (The Self-Sufficient)
الصَّمَدُ
As-Samad
(The Self-Sufficient)
(The Self-Sufficient)
He is the One upon whomthe whole creation relies with regards all their needs, predicaments and necessities. This is due to His unrestricted perfection with regards His person, His Names, His Attributes and His Actions.
Say: He is Allaah the One. Allaah As-Samad.
[Al-Ikhlaas (112): 1-2]
Taken from Explanation to the Beautiful and Perfect Names of Allaah
by Shaykh Abu 'Abdur-Rahmaan as-Sa'di
Al-Waahid and Al-Ahad
الوَاحِدُ
Al-Waahid
الأَحَدُ
Al-Ahad (The One)
He is the one who is singled out in all aspects of perfection such that nothing else shares with Him in thhese. It is obligatory upon the servants to single Him out alone in belief, saying and action by acknowledging His unrestricted perfection, His uniqueness and singling Him out alone for all types of worship.
‘O two companions of the prison! Are many different lords better or Allaah, Al-Waahid, the Irresistible?’
[Yusuf (12): 39]
Say: He is Allaah, Al-Ahad.
[Al-Ikhlaas (114):1]
Taken from Explanation to the Beautiful and Perfect Names of Allaah
by Shaykh Abu 'Abdur-Rahmaan as-Sa'di
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