وَعَلَى اللّهِ قَصْدُ السَّبِيلِ وَمِنْهَا جَآئِرٌ وَلَوْ شَاء لَهَدَاكُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ﴿16:9﴾ (16:9) Allah has taken upon Himself to show the Right Way, when there exist crooked ways too. *1 He would have guided all of you aright, if He had so willed. *2 *1 This contains an argument for Prophethood along with a proof of Tauhid… Continue reading Allah Took it on Himself to Show us the Right Way
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Blessed is He
تَبَارَكَ الَّذِي The Arabic word tabaraka is very comprehensive, and cannot be understood fully and completely by “highly blessed”, not even by a sentence. However, its meanings may be grasped by keeping in view the first two verses of Surah Al-Furqan: تَبَارَكَ الَّذِي نَزَّلَ الْفُرْقَانَ عَلَى عَبْدِهِ لِيَكُونَ لِلْعَالَمِينَ نَذِيرًا الَّذِي لَهُ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَلَمْ… Continue reading Blessed is He
He created the heavens and the earth in six days
Allah T’ala says in the Holy Quran: إِنَّ رَبَّكُمُ اللّهُ الَّذِي خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضَ فِي سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ ثُمَّ اسْتَوَى عَلَى الْعَرْشِ يُغْشِي اللَّيْلَ النَّهَارَ يَطْلُبُهُ حَثِيثًا وَالشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ وَالنُّجُومَ مُسَخَّرَاتٍ بِأَمْرِهِ أَلاَ لَهُ الْخَلْقُ وَالأَمْرُ تَبَارَكَ اللّهُ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ (7:54) Surely your Lord is none other than Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth… Continue reading He created the heavens and the earth in six days
That is Allah, Your Lord!
إِنَّ اللّهَ فَالِقُ الْحَبِّ وَالنَّوَى يُخْرِجُ الْحَيَّ مِنَ الْمَيِّتِ وَمُخْرِجُ الْمَيِّتِ مِنَ الْحَيِّ ذَلِكُمُ اللّهُ فَأَنَّى تُؤْفَكُونَ فَالِقُ الإِصْبَاحِ وَجَعَلَ اللَّيْلَ سَكَنًا وَالشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ حُسْبَانًا ذَلِكَ تَقْدِيرُ الْعَزِيزِ الْعَلِيمِ وَهُوَ الَّذِي جَعَلَ لَكُمُ النُّجُومَ لِتَهْتَدُواْ بِهَا فِي ظُلُمَاتِ الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِ قَدْ فَصَّلْنَا الآيَاتِ لِقَوْمٍ يَعْلَمُونَ وَهُوَ الَّذِيَ أَنشَأَكُم مِّن نَّفْسٍ وَاحِدَةٍ فَمُسْتَقَرٌّ وَمُسْتَوْدَعٌ قَدْ فَصَّلْنَا… Continue reading That is Allah, Your Lord!
The First, The Last, The Evident and The Immanent
هُوَ الْأَوَّلُ وَالْآخِرُ وَالظَّاهِرُ وَالْبَاطِنُ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ 057.003 He is the First and the Last, the Evident and the Immanent: and He has full knowledge of all things.
Attributes of God as Jesus Said
Accordingly the governor and the priest and the king prayed Jesus that in order to quiet the people he should mount up into a lofty place and speak to the people. Then went up Jesus on to one of the twelve stones which Joshua made the twelve tribes take up from the midst of Jordan,… Continue reading Attributes of God as Jesus Said
Lam Ya Lid Wa Lum Yu Lud
لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ He begets not, nor is He begotten. (112:3) The polytheists in every age have adopted the concept that like men, there is a species of gods with many members. These gods get married, beget and are begotten. They did not even regard Allah, Lord of the universe, as supreme and above this… Continue reading Lam Ya Lid Wa Lum Yu Lud
As-Samad
اللَّهُ الصَّمَد Allah is Independent of aII and all are dependent on Him. (The Holy Quran, 112:2) The word used in the original is صمَد (samad) of which the root is s-m-d. A look at the derivatives in Arabic from this root will show how comprehensive and vast this word is in meaning. (Lexical discussion… Continue reading As-Samad
Allah mentioned in other scriptures
by Dr Zakir Naik Question: “Allah” is the most appropriate name for God in the Qur’an. Is this name “Allah” mentioned in other religious scriptures besides the Qur’an? Answer: Almost all the major religious scriptures of the world contain the word “Allah” as one of the names of God. Elohim El,… Continue reading Allah mentioned in other scriptures
Allah as “WE” in The Holy Quran
Why does Allah the Lord use the word “We” to refer to Himself? by Dr. Muzammil H. Siddiqi Question. We already know Allah our lord is One. As in Surah al-Ikhlas 112:1-4. But why does Allah the Lord use the word “We” to refer to Himself in many verse or ayat in the Qur’an?… Continue reading Allah as “WE” in The Holy Quran