Who İs Allah

Who is Allah
Hakkında Who is Allah




Who is Allah

Allah (God)

Islam is the complete submission and obedience to Allah (God) The name Allah (God) in Islam never refers to Muhammad (peace be upon him), as many Christians may think; Allah is the personal name of God

What do Muslims believe about Allah?

1 He is the one God, Who has no partner

2 Nothing is like Him He is the Creator, not created, nor a part of His creation

3 He is All-Powerful, absolutely Just

4 There is no other entity in the entire universe worthy of worship besides Him

5 He is First, Last, and Everlasting; He was when nothing was, and will be when nothing else remains

6 He is the All-Knowing, and All-Merciful,the Supreme, the Sovereign

7 It is only He Who is capable of granting life to anything

8 He sent His Messengers (peace be upon them) to guide all of mankind

9 He sent Muhammad (peace be upon him) as the last Prophet and Messenger for all mankind

10 His book is the Holy Qur'an, the only authentic revealed book in the world that has been kept without change

11 Allah knows what is in our hearts

These are some of the basic guidelines Muslims follow in their knowledge of God:

1 Eliminate any anthropomorphism (human qualities) from their conception of Allah His attributes are not like human attributes, despite similar labels or appellations

2 Have unwavering faith in exactly what Allah and Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) described Allah to be, no more, no less

3 Eradicate any hope or desire of learning or knowing the modality of His names and attributes

4 Believe totally in all the names and attributes of Allah; one cannot believe in some and disbelieve the others

5 One cannot accept the names of Allah without their associated attributes, ie one cannot say He is Al-Hayy - 'The Living' and then say that He is without life

6 Similarity in names (or meanings) does not imply similarity in what is being described (referents) As a robotics arm differs from a human arm, so the "hand" of Allah is nothing like a human hand, His speech is nothing like human speech, etc

7 Certain words are ambiguous or vague in their meanings, and thus may be susceptible to misinterpretation Only those meanings that are in accordance with what is specified by Allah and His Prophet (peace be upon him) are acceptable

Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) described the greatness of Allah in the most beautiful way:

"He is controlling the affairs of all the kingdoms He commands and prohibits, creates and gives provision, and gives death and gives life He raises and lowers people’s status, alternates night and day, gives days (good and not so good) to men by turns, and causes nations to rise and fall, so that one nation vanishes and another emerges His command and decree are carried out throughout the heavens and on earth, above it and below it, in the oceans and in the air He has knowledge of all things and knows the number of all things He hears all voices, and does not mistake one for another; He hears them all, in all the different languages and with all their varied requests and pleas No voice distracts Him from hearing another, He does not confuse their requests, and He never tires of hearing the pleas of those in need He sees all that is visible, even the walk of a black ant across a solid rock in the darkest night

The unseen is visible to Him, and secrets are known to Him Whosoever is in the heavens and on earth begs of Him (its needs from Him) Every day He has a matter to bring forth (such as giving honour to some, disgrace to some, life to some, death to some, etc)! [The Quran 55:29 interpretation of the meaning] He forgives sins, eases worries, relieves distress, helps the defeated person back on his feet, makes the poor rich, guides the one who is astray and confused, fulfils the needs of the desperate, feeds the hungry, clothes the naked, conceals faults, and calms fears He raises the status of some and lowers the status of others Even if all the inhabitants of heaven and earth, the first and the last of them, mankind and jinn alike, were to be as pious as the most pious among them, this would not increase His sovereignty in the slightest; if they all, the first and the last of them, mankind and jinn alike, were to be as rebellious as the most rebellious among them, this would not decrease His sovereignty in the slightest If everything in heaven and on earth, the first and the last of them, mankind and jinn, living and dead, animate and inanimate, were to stand in one place and ask of Him, and He were to give them everything that they asked for, this would not decrease what He has by even an atom’s weight

He is the First, before Whom there is nothing, and the Last, after Whom there is nothing He is the Most deserving of being remembered, the Most deserving of being worshipped, the Most deserving of being thanked He is the Most Compassionate of kings, the Most Generous of those who are asked He is the King Who has no partner or associate, the One who has no rival, the Self-Sufficient Master, Who has no son, the Most High, and there is none like unto Him Everything will perish save His face [Quran 28:88 interpretation of the meaning], and everything will vanish except His sovereignty He will not be obeyed except by His permission, and He will not be disobeyed except with His knowledge He is obeyed, so He shows His appreciation, and He is disobeyed, so he forgives Every punishment on His part is justice, and every blessing from Him is a favour He is the closest of witnesses and the nearest of protectors He seizes people by their forelocks, records their deeds and decrees the appointed time for all things Hearts conceal nothing from Him, for secrets are known to Him His gift is a word and His punishment is a word: Verily, His Command, when He intends a thing, is only that He says to it, Be! and it is [Quran, 36:82 interpretation of the meaning]

(Adapted from al-Waabil al-Sayib, p 125)

This is Allah, who revealed the Glorious Quran for the guidance of mankind