Knowing Allah through His Beautiful Names: As Samad
The name As-Samad has only been mentioned once in the Quran. Other names of Allah Almighty have been repeated as many as 20, 30 and even 50 times, but interestingly, As-Samad only appears once,...
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How to edit your Book of Deeds
A fresh start Alhamdulillah every day is a new opportunity to excel, a new opportunity to improve ourselves, a new opportunity to rectify what we have done, and certainly we have plenty of shortcomings. We,...
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Knowing Allah through His beautiful names Al Wakeel and the nature of tawakkul
It’s good to reflect on the names of Allah Almighty and His attributes in order to improve our practice and increase our knowledge and our closeness to Him. Al-Wakeel, from a linguistic point of...
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Knowing Allah through His Beautiful Names: Al-Muqaddim and Al-Mu’akhkhir
Al-Muqaddim and Al-Mu’akhkhir mean the Promoter and the Postponer. They go together as other pairs, such Al-Awal wal-Akhir, Az-Zaahir wal-Baatin. Not all the names of Allah Almighty are pairs, but in the sunnah, Prophet Muhammad...
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Knowing Allah through His Beautiful Names: Al Mugheeth
There’s a confusion in people’s mind about the beautiful names of Allah Almighty. To cut a long story short, in Tirmidhi and others: Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that Allah’s...
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Knowing Allah through His Beautiful Names: Al Latif
Every name of Allah has its own unique reflection and divine light. The name Al Latif has been mentioned in the Quran seven times. It has been translated variously as Benevolent, The Kind One...
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Knowing Allah through His Beautiful Names: Al Mu’izz and Al Mudhil
Pairs of names Two of the beautiful names of Allah Almighty are Al-Mu’izz and Al-Mudhill. Al-Mu’izz is the One who gives honour while it’s opposite, Al-Mudhill is the One who humiliates. As we have...
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Knowing Allah through His Beautiful Names – Al Khafid and Ar Rafi’
Among the beautiful names of Allah Almighty is Al Khafid, the Abaser, and Ar Rafi’, the Exalter. Literally, khafada in Arabic is to lower something down, while rafa’a is to raise something. The One...
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Knowing Allah through His Beautiful Names – Al Jameel, Al Jaleel, Al Kareem
It’s a pleasure to reflect upon the names and attributes of Allah Almighty, to delve into the meanings and to try our best to live by His names and attributes and to fulfil our...
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Knowing Allah through His Beautiful Names – Al Hafidh
Allah’s names bring us close to Him Just as you need do an MOT for your car every year, you need an MOT for your understanding of Allah so you can be safe and...
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Knowing Allah through His beautiful names 11: Al Hakam and Al Adl
Bringing Allah’s names into our lives Anything related to Allah Almighty is beautiful. When talking about His attributes and His names, we should reflect on how we can live by His names, and activate...
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Knowing Allah through His beautiful names 10: Al Aleem, Al Baseer and Al Samee’
The vital role of understanding Allah in our lives Our foremost obligation is to know Allah Almighty, and reflecting on His beautiful names helps us to do this. Before any other duty, gaining knowledge...
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Knowing Allah through His beautiful names 9 – Al Fattah
The interconnected meanings of Al-Fattah Al-Fattah is one of Allah Almighty’s names. It has different meanings, but its primary meaning is the Opener, or the One who opens things for you. It also has...
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Knowing Allah thorugh His beautiful names 8: Ar-Razzaaq and Al-Wahhab
Allah’s beautiful name Ar-Razzaaq has been translated in various ways, but they are all connected to rizq, which is provision. So accordingly, you see the translation of Ar-Razzaq as the Total Provider or the...
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Knowing Allah through His beautiful names 7b: Ad Dhahir and Al Batin
Ad Dhahir wal Batin, the Evident and the Hidden Know Allah Almighty through the manifestation of His creation Ad Dhahir in Arabic comes from dhahara which means to appear, to be very clear, very...
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