Tag: Rabb

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!

Allah alone do we worship and Allah alone do we turn for help

Muslims pronounce the following verse in their daily prayers as part of Surah Al-Fatehah: إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِيْنُ You alone do we worship, and You alone do we turn for help. The Islamic term ibadah is used in three sense: (i) worship and adoration; (ii) obedience and submission; and (iii) service and subjection. In this… Continue reading Allah alone do we worship and Allah alone do we turn for help

Concept of Lord God by The Meccan Pagans

Last of all, we come to the Meccans, to whom Prophet Muhammad (may peace be upon him), was sent as God’s Messenger and to whom therefore the Qur’an’s message was immediately addressed. What was the nature of their error? Were they ignorant of God, or did they deny His existence, and was the Holy Prophet… Continue reading Concept of Lord God by The Meccan Pagans

Concept of Lord God by the Jews and Christians

  Concept of Lord God by the Jews and Christians After Pharaoh’s people, the next in historical order are the Israelites and those people who adopted the Jewish religion or Christianity. In their case, there can obviously be no question about their either not acknowledging the existence of God or not believing in His being… Continue reading Concept of Lord God by the Jews and Christians

Concept of Lord God by the Pharaoh and his People

  Concept of Lord God by the Pharaoh and his People Next, we come to the Pharaoh and his people, regarding whom there are even greater misconceptions than in the case of Namrud and his people. The view generally held is that the Pharaoh not only denied the existence of God but himself claimed to… Continue reading Concept of Lord God by the Pharaoh and his People

Concept of Lord God by people of Madyan and Aika

  Next after the people of Lot (p.b.u.h.) come the people of Madyan and of Aika (the ancient name of Tabuk), to whom Hazrat Shu’aib (peace be upon him) was sent as prophet. We know that these people were descendants of Hazrat Ibrahim (on whom be peace) and so there can be no question of… Continue reading Concept of Lord God by people of Madyan and Aika

Concept of Lord God by People of Sodom

  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