Showing posts with label Allah. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Allah. Show all posts

Tuesday, 10 March 2026

Aspects of Allah سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى



 قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ

اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ

لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ

وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ

Say, "He (is) Allah, the One.

Allah, the Eternal, the Absolute.

Not He begets and not He is begotten.

And not is for Him equivalent any [one]."

[Al-Quran 112]


Allah introduces Himself in The Quran:  

Ruh / رُوحُ :

Allah blew His Ruh into humans, but He has given very little information about it. We have just been told that it is from the Commands of my Lord 'الرُّوحُ مِنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّي'

The Unique Nafs of Allah: 

Allah is One and Only, Unique, there is nothing like Him. There is no nafs like His Nafs. He is the one and only deity. He is the Rabb of each and every nafs. Every nafs will die, except Allah's NAFS. Allah's NAFS is eternal. 

The All-Encompassing Nur of Allah:

Allah is the NUR of the skies and earth. Allah's NUR is a special kind of light, the highest kind. For Allah are the highest of examples. Allah grants His NUR to whom He wills.  

... in a glass:

Allah's NUR is described as emanating from a lamp in a glass 'زُجَاجَةٍ'

The Lord is my Rock:

While describing Allah's NUR, it mentions 'كَأَنَّهَا كَوْكَبٌ دُرِّيٌّ', which means 'planet', that is: land. 

l-Baru (الْبَرُّ):

Allah is Pristine, Perfect, Absolutely Pure Land. Our objective should be to try to attain the state of 'birr', by believing, and spending from what we love, and, as described in these ayaat: (Q2:177, Q3:92, Q3:193). 

Allah, fāṭir (فَاطِر) of the Skies and Earth: 

Allah separated the skies and earth. 

Allah separated humans from the rest of creations. 

Allah separated humans in His Image: ... فِطْرَتَ اللَّهِ الَّتِي فَطَرَ النَّاسَ عَلَيْهَا ... (Q30:30). 

With His Hands:

Allah created Adam with His Two Hands. 

Seeking the Face of Allah:

The believers should seek the Face of Allah by spending from their wealth.  

The Ayat about The Shin: 

The day Allah's Shin is uncovered, and everyone is invited to make the prostration (ٱلسُّجُودِ). That day,  the disbelievers will not be able to prostrate.  

Subhan e Rabbi alAala:

We have been directed to celebrate the flawless perfection of the names of our Lord. 



Links to posts about Allah 

Monday, 29 December 2025

Subhan e Rabbi alAala

Free from faults and flaws is my Lord-Sustainer, the Most High 


 قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ
اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ
لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ
وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ

Say, "He (is) Allah, the One.
Allah, the Eternal, the Absolute.
Not He begets and not He is begotten.
And not is for Him equivalent any [one]."


The Quran informs us that the unbelievers have made no just estimation of Allah ... (Q6:91). 

The Quran informs us that they have made no just estimation of Allah ... (Q22:74). 

The Quran informs us that they have made no just estimation of Allah ... (Q39:67). 

The Quran introduces Allah سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى as our Rabb. The word Rabb can be translated as Lord, and also as Sustainer. For clarity, I choose to translate Rabb as Lord-Sustainer. 

The Quran directs us to do the tasbeeh of our Rabb: 

Muslims recite this tasbeeh (Subhan e Rabbi alAala) while prostrating in prayer.  

The word 'سَبِّحِ' indicates perfection, a being free from faults and flaws, an acknowledgement of perfection and completion. 

The word 'ٱسْمَ' means name. 

The word 'رَبِّكَ' means your Rabb. 

The word 'ٱلْأَعْلَى' is a concatenation of al 'ٱلْ' indicating completion or perfection of the name/attribute  A'la 'أَعْلَى' which means 'high', so with the 'al' the word means: The Most High.  

Some translations of ayat Q87:1 are as follows:

The Most High (87:1)


سَبِّحِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلْأَعْلَى ١


Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High,

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran


Pronounce the purity of the name of your most exalted Lord,

— T. Usmani


Exalt the name of your Lord, the Most High,

— Saheeh International


[Prophet], glorify the name of your Lord the Most High,

— M.A.S. Abdel Haleem


 Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High,

— Al-Hilali & Khan


Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High,1

— A. Maududi (Tafhim commentary)

1 Literally: “Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High.” This can have several meanings and all are implied:


Praise the name of thy Lord the Most High,

— M. Pickthall


Glorify the name of thy Guardian-Lord Most High,

— A. Yusuf Ali


”(اے نبی ! ) اپنے رب برتر کے نام کی تسبیح کرو

— Fe Zilal al-Qur'an


(اے نبیؐ)اپنے ربِّ برتر کے نام کی تسبیح کرو 1

— Tafheem e Qur'an - Syed Abu Ali Maududi

1 لفظی ترجمہ ہو گا”اپنے ربّ ِ برتر کے نام کو پاک کرو۔“ اِس کے کئی مفہوم ہو سکتے ہیں اور وہ سب ہی مراد ہیں۔ (1) اللہ تعالیٰ کو اُن ناموں سے یا د کیا جائے جو اُس کے لائق ہیں اور ایسے نام اُن کی ذات ِ برتر کے لیے استعمال نہ کیے جائیں جو اپنے م عنی اور مفہوم کے لحاظ سے اُس کے لیے موزوں نہیں ہیں، یا جن میں اس کے لیے نقص یا گستاخی یا شرک کا کوئی پہلو نکلتا ہے، یا جن میں اُس کی ذات یا صفات  یا افعال کے بارے میں کوئی غلط  عقیدہ پایا جاتا ہے۔ اِس غرض کے لیے محفوظ ترین صورت یہ ہے کہ اللہ تعالیٰ کے لیے وہی نام استعمال کیے جائیں جو اس نے خود قرآن مجید میں بیان فرمائے ہیں ، یا جو دوسری زبان میں اُن کا صحیح ترجمہ ہوں۔(2) اللہ کے لیے مخلوقات کے سے نام، یا مخلوقات کے لیے اللہ کے ناموں جیسے نام استعمال نہ کیے جائیں۔ اور اگر کچھ صفاتی نام ایسے ہوں جو اللہ تعالیٰ کے لیے خاص نہیں ہیں بلکہ بندوں کے لیے بھی ان کا استعمال جائز ہے، مثلاً رؤف، رحیم، کریم، سمیع، بصیر وغیرہ ، تو ان میں یہ  احتیاط ملحوظ رہنی چاہیے کہ بندے کے لیے ان کا استعمال اُس طریقے پر نہ ہو جس طرح اللہ کے لیے ہوتا ہے۔(3) اللہ کا نام ادب اور احترام کے ساتھ لیا جائے  کسی ایسے طریقے پر یا ایسی حالت میں نہ لیا جائے جو اس کے احترام کے منافی ہو، مثلاً ہنسی مذاق میں یا بیت الخلاء میں یا کوئی گناہ کرتے ہوئے اس کا نام لینا، یا ایسے لوگوں کے سامنے اس کا ذکر کرنا جو اسے سن کر گستاخی پر اُتر آئیں، یا ایسی مجلسوں میں اُ س کا نام لینا جہاں لوگ بیہودگیوں میں مشغول ہوں اور اس کا ذکر سن کر مذاق میں اڑا دیں، یا ایسے موقع پر اس کا نام پاک زبان پر لانا جہاں اندیشہ ہو کہ سننے والا اسے ناگواری کے ساتھ سنے گا۔ امام مالک کے حالات میں منقول ہے کہ جب کوئی  سائل ان سے کچھ مانگتا اور وہ اس وقت اُسے کچھ نہ دے سکتے تو عام لوگوں کی طرح اللہ دے گا نہ کہتے بلکہ کسی اور طرح معذرت کر دیتے تھے۔ لوگوں نے اس کا سبب پوچھا تو انہوں نے کہا کہ سائل کو جب کچھ نہ دیا جائے اور اس سے معذرت کر دی جائے تو لامحالہ اسے ناگوار ہوتا ہے۔ ایسے موقع پر  میں اللہ کا نام لینا مناسب نہیں سمجھتا کہ کوئی شخص اسے ناگواری کے ساتھ سُنے۔ احادیث میں حضرت عقبہ بن عامر جُہَنِی سے منقول ہے کہ رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے سجدے میں سُبْحَانَ رَبِّیَ الْاَعْلیٰ پڑھنے کا حکم اِسی آیت کی بنا پر دیا تھا، اور رکوع میں سُبْحَانَ رَبِّیَ الْعَظِیْم پڑھنے کا جو طریقہ حضور ؐ نے مقرر فرمایا تھا وہ سورۂ واقعہ کی آخری آیت فَسَبِّحْ بِا سْمِ رَبِّکَ الْعَظِیْمِ پر مبنی تھا( مسند احمد، ابو داؤد، ابن ماجہ، ابن حِبّان، حاکم، ابن المنذِر)


(اے پیغمبر) اپنے پروردگار جلیل الشان کے نام کی تسبیح کرو

— Fatah Muhammad Jalandhari


اپنے بہت ہی بلند اللہ کے نام کی پاکیزگی بیان کر.

— Maulana Muhammad Junagarhi

یعنی ایسی چیزوں سے اللہ کی پاکیزگی جو اس کے لائق نہیں ہے۔ حدیث میں آتا ہے کہ نبی (صلى الله عليه وسلم) اس کے جواب میں پڑھا کرتے تھے، سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الأَعْلَى (مسند أحمد، 1/ 232 ۔ أبو داود، كتاب الصلاة، باب الدعاء في الصلاة، وقال الألباني صحيح ) ۔


پاکی بیان کرو اپنے رب کے نام کی جو بہت بلند وبالا ہے۔

— بیان القرآن (ڈاکٹر اسرار احمد)


پاکی بیان کر اپنے رب کے نام کی جو سب سے اوپر

— Shaykh al-Hind Mahmud al-Hasan(with Tafsir E Usmani)

سُبحان ربی الاعلٰی کی اصل:حدیث میں ہے کہ جب یہ آیت نازل ہوئی آپ نے فرمایا اِجْعَلُوْھَا فی سُجُوْدِکُمْ (اس کو اپنے سجود میں رکھو) اسی لئے سجدہ کی حالت میں سُبحان ربی الاعلٰی کہا جاتا ہے۔


(Aey nabi) Apne Rubb-e-bartar kay naam ki tasbeeh karo

— Abul Ala Maududi(Roman Urdu)


اپنے رب کے نام کی پاکی بیان کر جو سب سے اوپر ہے

— Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

[https://quran.com/87/1]


The most used names of our Rabb are Allah and arRahman, so in Surah alIsra, we read: 

The Night Journey (17:110)

قُلِ ٱدْعُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ أَوِ ٱدْعُوا۟ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنَ ۖ أَيًّۭا مَّا تَدْعُوا۟ فَلَهُ ٱلْأَسْمَآءُ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ۚ وَلَا تَجْهَرْ بِصَلَاتِكَ وَلَا تُخَافِتْ بِهَا وَٱبْتَغِ بَيْنَ ذَٰلِكَ سَبِيلًۭا ١١٠

Say, “Call (Him by the name of) Allah or Ar-RaHmān, in whichever way you call, His are the Best Names.” Do not be (too) loud in your Salāh, nor be (too) low in it, and seek a way in between.

[https://quran.com/17/110, Translation: T. Usmani]



Names of Allah 

The Heights (7:180)

وَلِلَّهِ ٱلْأَسْمَآءُ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ فَٱدْعُوهُ بِهَا ۖ وَذَرُوا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ يُلْحِدُونَ فِىٓ أَسْمَـٰٓئِهِۦ ۚ سَيُجْزَوْنَ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ ١٨٠

For Allah there are the most beautiful names. So, call Him by them, and leave those who deviate in (the matter of) His names. They shall be recompensed for what they have been doing.

[https://quran.com/7/180, Translation: T. Usmani]

Ta-Ha (20:8)

ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ لَهُ ٱلْأَسْمَآءُ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ٨

(Such is) Allah. There is no god but He. For Him are the Beautiful Names.

[https://quran.com/20/8, Translation: T. Usmani]

The Exile (59:24)

هُوَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْخَـٰلِقُ ٱلْبَارِئُ ٱلْمُصَوِّرُ ۖ لَهُ ٱلْأَسْمَآءُ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ۚ يُسَبِّحُ لَهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ٢٤

He is Allah, the Creator, the Inventor, the Shaper. His are the Most Beautiful Names. His purity is proclaimed by all that is in the heavens and the earth, and He is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.

[https://quran.com/59/24, Translation: T. Usmani]


The Quran informs us that Allah سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى has the best, the most beautiful names (ٱلْأَسْمَآءُ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ), and we should call upon Allah by His Names. The word (ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ) represents excellence. Muslims know ninety-nine names/attributes of Allah سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى . Each name begins with 'al' indicating the completion or perfection of that name/attribute. Scholars have counted eighty-one names in The Quran, and found eighteen in the ahaadith attributed to Prophet Muhammad  . 

Ninety-Nine Names of Allah 

Each of the following names represents the excellence of the name, that is, the best and most complete, the perfection of quality: 

  1. arRahman (الرَّحْمَنُ) The Most Merciful 
  2. arRaheem (الرَّحِيمُ) The Continuously Beneficent 
  3. alMalik (الْمَلِكُ) The King 
  4. alQudoos (الْقُدُّوسُ) The ... 
  5. asSalaam (السَّلاَمُ) The Source of Peace  
  6. alMomin (الْمُؤْمِنُ
  7. alMuhaymin (الْمُهَيْمِنُ
  8. alAziz (الْعَزِيزُ
  9. alJabbar (الْجَبَّارُ
  10. alMutakkabir (الْمُتَكَبِّر) The Supreme || The Majestic
  11. alKhaliq (الْخَالِقُ) The Creator 
  12. alBaari (الْبَارِئُ
  13. alMussawir (الْمُصَوِّرُ
  14. alGhaffar (الْغَفَّارُ) The Constant Forgiver 
  15. alQahhar (الْقَهَّارُ) The All Prevailing One 
  16. alWahhab (الْوَهَّابُ) The Supreme Bestower 
  17. arRazzaq (الرَّزَّاقُ) The Provider 
  18. alFattah (الْفَتَّاحُ) The All Opener  
  19. al'Aleem (اَلْعَلِيْمُ) The All Knowing
  20. alQabbidth (الْقَابِضُ) The ...
  21. alBasit (الْبَاسِطُ) The Extender 
  22. alKhaffiz (الْخَافِضُ) The Lowerer 
  23. arRaffay (الرَّافِعُ) The Elevator 
  24. alMu'izz (الْمُعِزُّ) The Honourer
  25. alMuzill (ٱلْمُذِلُّ) The Dishonourer 
  26. asSamee' (السَّمِيعُ) The All Hearing 
  27. alBaseer (الْبَصِيرُ) The All Envisioning 
  28. alHakm (الْحَكَمُ) The Ruler || The Judge 
  29. alAdl (الْعَدْلُ) The Absolutely Just 
  30. alLateef (اللَّطِيفُ) The Most Cautious  
  31. alKhabeer (الْخَبِيرُ) The All Aware 
  32. alHaleem (الْحَلِيمُ) The Most Forbearing 
  33. alAzeem (الْعَظِيمُ) The Most Supreme 
  34. alGhafoor (الْغَفُور) The Great Forgiver || The Most Covering 
  35. asShakoor (الشَّكُورُ) The Most Appreciating 
  36. al'Alee (الْعَلِيُّ) The Most High || The Highest || The Exalted 
  37. alKabeer (الْكَبِيرُ) The Most Great || The Greatest 
  38. alHafeedh (الْحَفِيظُ) The Preserver 
  39. alMuqeet (المُقيِت
  40. alHaseeb (اﻟْﺣَسِيبُ
  41. alJaleel (الْجَلِيلُ
  42. alKareem (الْكَرِيمُ
  43. arRaqeeb (الرَّقِيبُ
  44. alMujeeb (ٱلْمُجِيبُ
  45. alWaasay (الْوَاسِعُ
  46. alHakeem (الْحَكِيمُ) The All Wise 
  47. alWadud (الْوَدُودُ) The Most Loving 
  48. alMajeed (الْمَجِيدُ) The Glorious || The Most Honourable 
  49. alBa'ith (الْبَاعِثُ
  50. ashShaheed (الشَّهِيدُ) The All-Observing Witness 
  51. alHaqq (الْحَقُ) The Reality || The Absolute Truth 
  52. alWakeel (الْوَكِيلُ) The Trustee || The Disposer of Affairs 
  53. alQawiyy (الْقَوِيُ) The All Strong 
  54. alMateen (الْمَتِينُ) The Firm 
  55. alWaliyy (الْوَلِيُّ) The Protecting Associate 
  56. alHameed (الْحَمِيدُ
  57. alMuhsee (الْمُحْصِي
  58. alMubdee (الْمُبْدِئُ
  59. alMueed (ٱلْمُعِيدُ
  60. alMuhyi (الْمُحْيِي
  61. alMumeet (اَلْمُمِيتُ
  62. alHayy (الْحَيُّ
  63. alQayyum (الْقَيُّومُ
  64. alWaajid (الْوَاجِدُ
  65. alMaajid (الْمَاجِدُ
  66. alWaahid (الْواحِدُThe One 
  67. alAhad (اَلاَحَدُThe Only One || The Unique 
  68. asSamad (الصَّمَدُ) The Eternal 
  69. alQaadir (الْقَادِرُ
  70. alMuqtadir (الْمُقْتَدِرُ
  71. alMuqaddim (الْمُقَدِّمُ) The Expediter 
  72. alMu'akkhir (الْمُؤَخِّرُ) The Delayer 
  73. alAwwal (الأوَّلُ) The First 
  74. alAakhir (الآخِرُ) The Last 
  75. azZaahir (الظَّاهِرُ) The Manifest 
  76. alBaatin (الْبَاطِنُ) The Hidden 
  77. alWaali (الْوَالِي
  78. alMuta'ali (الْمُتَعَالِي
  79. alBarru (الْبَرُّ) The Source of All Goodness || The Pristine Land
  80. atTawaab (التَّوَابُ
  81. alMuntaqqim (الْمُنْتَقِمُ
  82. alAfuw (العَفُوُ
  83. arRa`oof (الرَّؤُوفُ)  
  84. Malik ul Mulk (َمَالِكُ ٱلْمُلْكُ) Owner of The Kingdom [1] [2]
  85. Dhul Jalaali wal Ikraam (ذُوالْجَلاَلِ وَالإكْرَامِ) Lord of Glory and Honour
  86. alMuqsit (الْمُقْسِطُ
  87. alJaami' (الْجَامِعُ
  88. alGhaniyy (ٱلْغَنيُّ) The Self-Sufficient || The Wealthy 
  89. alMuqhniyy (ٱلْمُغْنِيُّ) The Enricher  
  90. alMani' (اَلْمَانِعُ) The Withholder 
  91. adhDhaar (الضَّارَ) The Distressor
  92. anNafi' (النَّافِعُ) The Benefactor 
  93. anNur (النُّورُ) The Nur (the highest form of light [1] [2] [3])  
  94. alHaadi (الْهَادِي) The Guide
  95. alBadee' (الْبَدِيعُ) The Originator || The Inventor 
  96. alBaqi (اَلْبَاقِي) The Everlasting  
  97. alWarith (الْوَارِثُ) The Inheritor   
  98. arRasheed (الرَّشِيدُ) The Legally Correct || The Infallible Teacher 
  99. asSaboor (الصَّبُورُ) The Forbearing || The Patient      

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Attribution: Arabic text copied from this webpage 

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Hadith 

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ "‏ إِنَّ لِلَّهِ تِسْعَةً وَتِسْعِينَ اسْمَا مِائَةً إِلاَّ وَاحِدًا مَنْ أَحْصَاهَا دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ ‏"‏‏.‏

Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Messenger () said, "Allah has ninety-nine names, i.e. one-hundred minus one, and whoever knows them will go to Paradise." (Please see Hadith No. 419 Vol. 8)

Sahih al-Bukhari 2736

https://sunnah.com/bukhari:2736


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Ayat ul Kursi

The Government of Allah سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى, his dominion, control, awareness, knowledge, ownership, preservation of His Kingdom, are beautifully described in one of the most celebrated, and recited ayat of The Quran, Surah alBaqarah. This surah is the longest surah of The Quran:  


ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْحَىُّ ٱلْقَيُّومُ ۚ لَا تَأْخُذُهُۥ سِنَةٌۭ وَلَا نَوْمٌۭ ۚ لَّهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ مَن ذَا ٱلَّذِى يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُۥٓ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِۦ ۚ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ ۖ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَىْءٍۢ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِۦٓ إِلَّا بِمَا شَآءَ ۚ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ ۖ وَلَا يَـُٔودُهُۥ حِفْظُهُمَا ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَلِىُّ ٱلْعَظِيمُ ٢٥٥

Allah: There is no god but He, the Living, the All-Sustaining. Neither dozing overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on the earth. Who can intercede with Him without His permission? He knows what is before them and what is behind them; while they encompass nothing of His knowledge, except what He wills. His Kursiyy (Chair) extends to the Heavens and to the Earth, and it does not weary Him to look after them. He is the All-High, the Supreme.

[https://quran.com/2/255, Translation: T. Usmani]

Truly, we have made no just estimation of Allah سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى as is due to Him. 

Studying the names of Allah سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى, and doing the tasbeeh (declaring His Flawlessness) should help us increase in submission.  

Allah سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى is our Rabb. He is our Lord. He sustains us. Yet, before sustaining begins, He also created us. So, the entire Surah 87 thus reads: 

سَبِّحِ اسۡمَ رَبِّكَ الۡاَعۡلَىۙ‏ ١ الَّذِىۡ خَلَقَ فَسَوّٰى ۙ‏ ٢ وَالَّذِىۡ قَدَّرَ فَهَدٰى ۙ‏ ٣ وَالَّذِىۡۤ اَخۡرَجَ الۡمَرۡعٰى ۙ‏ ٤ فَجَعَلَهٗ غُثَآءً اَحۡوٰىؕ‏ ٥ سَنُقۡرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنۡسٰٓىۙ‏ ٦ اِلَّا مَا شَآءَ اللّٰهُ​ؕ اِنَّهٗ يَعۡلَمُ الۡجَهۡرَ وَمَا يَخۡفٰىؕ‏ ٧ وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلۡيُسۡرٰى ​ۖ​ۚ‏ ٨ فَذَكِّرۡ اِنۡ نَّفَعَتِ الذِّكۡرٰىؕ‏ ٩ سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَنۡ يَّخۡشٰىۙ‏ ١٠ وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا الۡاَشۡقَىۙ‏ ١١ الَّذِىۡ يَصۡلَى النَّارَ الۡكُبۡرٰى​ۚ‏ ١٢ ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوۡتُ فِيۡهَا وَلَا يَحۡيٰىؕ‏ ١٣ قَدۡ اَفۡلَحَ مَنۡ تَزَكّٰىۙ‏ ١٤ وَذَكَرَ اسۡمَ رَبِّهٖ فَصَلّٰى​ ؕ‏ ١٥ بَلۡ تُؤۡثِرُوۡنَ الۡحَيٰوةَ الدُّنۡيَا ۖ‏ ١٦ وَالۡاٰخِرَةُ خَيۡرٌ وَّ اَبۡقٰىؕ‏ ١٧ اِنَّ هٰذَا لَفِى الصُّحُفِ الۡاُوۡلٰىۙ‏ ١٨ صُحُفِ اِبۡرٰهِيۡمَ وَمُوۡسٰى‏ ١٩ 

Pronounce the purity of the name of your most exalted Lord, who created (everything), then made (it) well, and who determined a measure (for everything), then guided (it), and who brought forth pasturage, then turned it into a blackening stubble. We will make you recite, then you will not forget except that which Allah wills. Indeed He knows what is manifest and what is hidden. And We will facilitate for you (to reach) the easiest way. So, extend advice (to people) if advice is useful. The one who fears (Allah) will observe the advice, and it will be avoided by the most wretched one who will enter the Biggest Fire, then he will neither die therein, nor live (a desirable life). Success is surely achieved by him who purifies himself, and pronounces the name of his Lord, then offers prayer. But you prefer the worldly life, while the Hereafter is much better and much more durable. Indeed this is (written) in the earlier divine scripts, the scripts of Ibrāhīm and Mūsā.

[Al-Quran 87Translation: T. Usmani]


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Friday, 12 August 2022

as-Salaat vs Yoga

Yoga, primarily practiced in South Asian polytheistic traditions, has grown in popularity globally. Many persons from the Abrahamic faith also perform yoga as a form of exercise. There are varying opinions whether it is permissible or not. The following is a comparison between the as-Salaat (the Abrahamic form of prayer) and yoga:  

1: Contact

as-Salaat (contact prayers) is the Abrahamic form of establishing regular contact with Allah, the only God. 

Yoga (yug or yuj (unite or yoke)) is the polytheistic form of establishing contact with their deities. The root of the word is found in a hymn to the rising sun-god in Rigveda 5.81.1

2: Movements & Poses

as-Salaat comprises of physical movements and poses of submission to Allah, the only God. 

Yoga comprises of physical movements and poses for submission to their deities. Though modern yoga poses are claimed to be secular, ancient seals discovered from the ruins of Indus Valley Civilisation depict yoga poses. 

3: Words

as-Salaat (for Muslims) comprises of Arabic words of guidance from al-Quran and words celebrating the perfection of Allah, the only God. Jews and Christians also have their form of as-Salaat including words from their scriptures. 

Yoga comprises of Sanskrit words (mantra) of devotion to their deities, introduced by the practitioners, and the guiding philosophy for life. 

4: Number of Times

as-Salaat is enjoined five times a day upon Muslims, upon Jews thrice, and Christians identify seven prayer times from their scriptures. 

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5: Timings

as-Salaat is to be established from the decline of the Sun (afternoon) till Fajr (dawn prayers), that is, till before sunrise. 

Yoga (modern) includes surya namaskar poses, whose time follows the Sun cycle across the sky; great importance is attached especially to sunrise and sunset. 

6: Protection

as-Salaat is to seek Allah's protection from evil 

Yoga poses aim to channel the serpentine energy from the root, through the chakras, to eventually open the third eye 

7: Eternal

as-Salaat is a most important ritual for the remembrance of Allah. The compensation of the successful nafs (soul) in the Hereafter will be its permanent reinstallation in its body on the Day of Judgement. Those who lose their nafs (soul) on that Day will suffer the most profound loss.    

Yoga is about eternal liberation of the soul from its body. 




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Tuesday, 10 July 2018

Defence Budget of Muslim Countries



وَأَعِدُّوا لَهُم مَّا اسْتَطَعْتُم مِّن قُوَّةٍ وَمِن رِّبَاطِ الْخَيْلِ تُرْهِبُونَ بِهِ عَدُوَّ اللَّهِ وَعَدُوَّكُمْ وَآخَرِينَ مِن دُونِهِمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَهُمُ اللَّهُ يَعْلَمُهُمْ وَمَا تُنفِقُوا مِن شَيْءٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ يُوَفَّ إِلَيْكُمْ وَأَنتُمْ لَا تُظْلَمُونَ

And prepare against them whatever you are able of power and of steeds of war by which you may terrify the enemy of Allah and your enemy and others besides them whom you do not know [but] whom Allah knows. And whatever you spend in the cause of Allah will be fully repaid to you, and you will not be wronged. 
[Al-Quran 8:60, Translation: Sahih International]

As a nation, we know some nations are our enemies, trying to harm us through overt or covert operations. There are others who have not yet shown their true face. We may think of them as friends, but Allah knows exactly who the enemies are. The Quran ordered the Prophet to be prepared, to be able to defend, and also as a deterrent! 

Important to note in the above quoted ayat are the following points: 
  1. prepare enough so that the military might is terrifying!  
  2. the enemies of Muslims are actually the enemies of Allah!  
  3. not every enemy is known to the Muslims; some haven't yet shown their true face! 
  4. Allah knows who the enemies are!
  5. Allah Himself is warning and ordering the prophet to be prepared!  
  6. it will be repaid in full!   
  7. no injustice will be done!  

Points 6 & 7 are promises made by Allah, and Allah always keeps His promises! Defence budgets may seem very costly, especially when the resources are meagre, but it will be repaid in full. Allah has promised full compensation and absolute justice on the Day of Judgment. This world is a place of temporary trial, and the Hereafter a place of eternal consequences. 

Reading the above ayat in context (eighth ruku of the eighth surah: alAnfal)  

وَلَا يَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا سَبَقُوا إِنَّهُمْ لَا يُعْجِزُونَ
وَأَعِدُّوا لَهُم مَّا اسْتَطَعْتُم مِّن قُوَّةٍ وَمِن رِّبَاطِ الْخَيْلِ تُرْهِبُونَ بِهِ عَدُوَّ اللَّهِ وَعَدُوَّكُمْ وَآخَرِينَ مِن دُونِهِمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَهُمُ اللَّهُ يَعْلَمُهُمْ وَمَا تُنفِقُوا مِن شَيْءٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ يُوَفَّ إِلَيْكُمْ وَأَنتُمْ لَا تُظْلَمُونَ
وَإِن جَنَحُوا لِلسَّلْمِ فَاجْنَحْ لَهَا وَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى اللَّهِ إِنَّهُ هُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ
وَإِن يُرِيدُوا أَن يَخْدَعُوكَ فَإِنَّ حَسْبَكَ اللَّهُ هُوَ الَّذِي أَيَّدَكَ بِنَصْرِهِ وَبِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ
وَأَلَّفَ بَيْنَ قُلُوبِهِمْ لَوْ أَنفَقْتَ مَا فِي الْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا مَّا أَلَّفْتَ بَيْنَ قُلُوبِهِمْ وَلَٰكِنَّ اللَّهَ أَلَّفَ بَيْنَهُمْ إِنَّهُ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ حَسْبُكَ اللَّهُ وَمَنِ اتَّبَعَكَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ

And let not those who disbelieve think they will escape. Indeed, they will not cause failure [to Allah].
And prepare against them whatever you are able of power and of steeds of war by which you may terrify the enemy of Allah and your enemy and others besides them whom you do not know [but] whom Allah knows. And whatever you spend in the cause of Allah will be fully repaid to you, and you will not be wronged.
And if they incline to peace, then incline to it [also] and rely upon Allah . Indeed, it is He who is the Hearing, the Knowing.
But if they intend to deceive you - then sufficient for you is Allah . It is He who supported you with His help and with the believers
And brought together their hearts. If you had spent all that is in the earth, you could not have brought their hearts together; but Allah brought them together. Indeed, He is Exalted in Might and Wise.
O Prophet, sufficient for you is Allah and for whoever follows you of the believers.
[Al-Quran 8:59-64, Translation: Sahih International]

It is important to note here that the call for war, and to prepare thus is the responsibility of the Head of State and the government. The citizens respond to the call and make the necessary preparations and sacrifices. Our dear Prophet was the Head of State of the City-State of Medina (old name: Yasrab). 

The Muslim world is beset with many internal and external challenges. There are many Muslims suffering war and extermination due to the aggression of non-Muslims against them. In spite of the huge number of Muslims and their collective wealth, we are unable to defend our fellow-Muslims or even deter the enemy. 

With the passage of time, it is becoming increasingly clear that the beliefs regarding the final battle of believers against the non-believers is imminent. A great battle in the Middle East seems to be brewing. We do not know whether we will witness the final battle in our lifetime, or if this is a prelude to what is to come. However, we will be held responsible for our role in the comity of nations! Even if we are bound by international treaties and internal constraints to not be able to defend fellow Muslims militarily, we must continue to prepare and be prepared to at least be a deterrent force, which inspires awe and fear in the hearts of the enemies of Allah. 

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