The next in historical order after the people of Prophet Ibrahim (peace be on him) are the people of Sodom, the task of whose reformation was entrusted to Hazrat Ibrahim’s nephew, Lot (may peace be upon both). From the Qur’an we know about these people too that while they neither denied the existence of… Continue reading Concept of Lord God by People of Sodom
Concept of Lord God by Nation of Abraham
The People of Hazrat Ibrahim and Namrud Next in importance after Thamud are the people of Hazrat Ibrahim (Abraham, may peace be upon him), and the significance of their case is that it is commonly thought that their King, Namrud (Nimrod), did not believe in God but claimed himself to be God instead. The fact,… Continue reading Concept of Lord God by Nation of Abraham
Concept of Lord God by Thamud People
The nation of Thamud comes after the ‘Aad people as the worst transgressors. Basically, their deviation was the same as of the people of Hazrat Nuh and the ‘Aad. They also believed in the existence of Allah and His being the Ilah and the Rabb but they did not agree that He was the only ilah,… Continue reading Concept of Lord God by Thamud People
Concept of Lord God by Aad People
The next in line after the nation of Prophet Noah were the ‘Aad. They too did not deny the existence of God, or His being the Ilah but at the same time they too believed in Him as the Rabb to the same extent and in the same sense as had Prophet Nuh’s people. And… Continue reading Concept of Lord God by Aad People
Concept of Lord God by Noah’s People
The earliest of people dealt with in the Qur’an were those among whom Nuh (Noah, peace be upon him) was raised as Prophet. It is clear from the Qur’an that these people did not deny the existence of God, cf. the following comment about him by their leaders: He is but a man like… Continue reading Concept of Lord God by Noah’s People
The Holy Quran’s Use of the Word Rabb
In the Qur’an the word Rabb is used in all of its general meanings, sometimes in only one sense, sometimes is in two, and sometimes in more, or even all the five, as the following examples will show: (i) And Yousuf (Joseph) said (to Potiphar’s wife, when she tried to seduce him): May God forbid! He… Continue reading The Holy Quran’s Use of the Word Rabb
General Meanings of the Arabic word Rabb
The three radicals of the Arabic word Rabb are the letters (r, b, b) and the basic meaning is to bring up. If we take into account the wider meaning of the root word and its various derivatives, we find that it has following connotations: One who brings up, rear, fosters or nourishes, or… Continue reading General Meanings of the Arabic word Rabb
No god but God
إِلَه A person enters into the fold of Islam by accepting and testifying, “La Ilaha Illullah, Muhammad-ur-Rasool-Allah” (There is no god but Allah and Muhammad (s.a.a.w.) is His messenger). A good understanding of the Quranic Arabic word ILAH is needed.
All Praise Be to Allah
اَلْحَمْدُ ِللهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِيْنَ (1:2) Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the entire universe. Whenever we praise someone, we do so for two reasons: First, because excellence calls for praise, irrespective of whether that excellence has any direct relevance to us or not. Second, we praise one whom we consider to be our benefactor.… Continue reading All Praise Be to Allah
Bismillah
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ (1:1) In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate One of the many practices taught by Islam is that its followers should begin their activities in the name of God. This principle, if consciously and earnestly followed, will necessarily yield three beneficial results.