Allah's Name: الكبير
Al-Kabeer (The Great)

➡️ Allah is the Great in His Self, His attributes, and His actions. Nothing is greater than Him. Rather, all things are small next to His Majesty.

➡️ This noble name occurs 6 times in the Qur’an. One example is:

   ﴿عالِمُ الغَيبِ وَالشَّهادَةِ الكَبيرُ المُتَعالِ﴾ 

 "[He is] Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, the Great, the Exalted" [Al-Ra‘d: 9] 

💎 Dear sister, be sure that your exaltation of Allah is greater than your exaltation for any great human being for He is Greater than all things, Greater in His Self, attributes, actions, status, might, and majesty.

💎 Allah commands us to exalt Him, knowing this greatness. He says that which means: "And say, “All praise is due to Allah Who has neither taken to Himself a son, nor has He any partner in His dominion, nor does He need anyone, out of weakness, to protect Him.” So exalt Him in a manner worthy of His exaltation." [Al-Isrā’: 111]

💎 In light of this noble name and attribute of our Lord, we were commanded to say Takbīr in many areas of worship, for example:
     ➡️ when we commence the prayer and when we move from one position to another in it 
     ➡️ during the Adhān
     ➡️ during the Tawāf, Sa‘i, the throwing of pebbles at Hajj

💎 When you say Allahu Akbar (Allah is the Most Great), remember that Allah is Greater with His Self than any other self. He is Greater with His safety and relief than any affliction. He is Greater with His forgiveness than any sin. He is Greater with His cure than any illness. He is Greater with His power than any enemy. Allah is the Most Great, and all praise is due to Him.

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📚 Khalid Al-Qulaiwi, "This is My Lord"

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Allah's Names: الأول - الآخر
Al-Awwal - Al-Aakhir
(The First - The Last)

➡️ Allah's name Al-Awwal (The First) tells us that He is the One before Whom there was nothing. All creatures came into existence by His creating. As for Him, there is no beginning for His existence.

➡️ Allah's name Al-Aakhir tells us that He is the One after Whom there is nothing. He is the Ever-Lasting and everything on earth will perish and ultimately return to Him. There is no end to His existence, subhanah.

➡️ These noble names occur in the verse that says:

﴿هُوَ الأَوَّلُ وَالآخِرُ وَالظّاهِرُ وَالباطِنُ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَيءٍ عَليمٌ﴾

"He is the First and the Last, and the Manifest and the Hidden and He is All-Knowing of everything" [Al-Hadīd: 3]

➡️ They are also mentioned in the Prophet’s Sunnah in a Hadīth reported by Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) regarding a supplication to be said before sleep, “O Allah, You are the First and there is nothing before You. You are the Last and there is nothing after You...”

💎 Dear sister, your glorification and love for Allah Almighty will grow so much when you know that He had always been and nothing existed before Him, and there is no beginning for His existence. That is the attribute of the True God.

💎 Know that all things apart from Allah Almighty were non-existent and He bestowed upon them the favor of bringing them into existence in addition to preparing them and providing them with sustenance and all the creation is doomed to end and perish. All praise is due to Him in this Life and in the Hereafter.

💎 Your servitude to Allah, the First, means that you should worship the Almighty Initiator. This gives you a sense of tranquility and trust in His promise. And your servitude to Allah, the Last, means that you worship the Ever-Lasting God Who will not die or perish while everything else will come to an end and perish. So, let your heart be attached to Him and let your limbs pursue the proper means to reach your goals.

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Allah's Name: العفو
Al-'Afoow (The Pardoner)

➡️ Al-'Afoow is the One Who erases and pardons sins and does not punish the perpetrator, though he deserves the punishment.

➡️ This noble name occurs 5 times in the Qur’an. For example:

﴿إِن تُبدوا خَيرًا أَو تُخفوهُ أَو تَعفوا عَن سوءٍ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ كانَ عَفُوًّا قَديرًا﴾

"If you display a charitable [deed] or conceal it, or pardon an odious deed, then surely Allah has been Ever Pardoning, Most Competent" [Al-Nisā’: 149]

💎 Dear sister, when you see how Allah Almighty pardons His servants and shows clemency towards them, your love for Him and your hope for His rewards increases. Indeed when a person knows the great clemency of Allah Almighty, no despair can remain in his heart.

💎 Whoever sincerely seeks the clemency of Allah Almighty, deserves to be pardoned by Him especially if he accompanies that with regret over his past sins and real resolve to follow the right path.

💎 One of the best means whereby you can attain the pardon of Allah is to be clement yourself towards His servants. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Allah increases the honor of him who pardons.” [Muslim]. Also, Allah Almighty says, "And the retribution for an evil act is an evil one like it, but whoever pardons and makes reconciliation - his reward is [due] from Allah." [Al-Shūra: 40]

💎 There are cases when the mistake is serious, and the person at the receiving end finds it difficult to pardon given the gravity of the wrongdoing. In such situation, he should remember his Lord and how He loves and pardons those who are clement and the generous reward He has prepared for them. As a result, his fury and desire for revenge abates and his anguish turns into pleasure and peace.

💎 An example for us is Prophet Yūsuf’s conduct towards his brothers despite all what they did to him. He said without hesitation, he said to them: "No blame lies with you today. May Allah forgive you. He is the Most Merciful" [Yusuf: 92]

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Allah's Names: العلي - الأعلى - المتعال
Al-‘Alee - Al-A‘la - Al-Muta’al
(The High - The Most High - The Exalted)

➡️ Allah is the High One in His Self, His power and status, and the Exalted One, He is above His throne above the seven heavens, nothing is above Him and everything falls under His power and authority.

➡️ His name ‘the High’ occurs 8 times in the Qur’an. For example:

﴿وَسِعَ كُرسِيُّهُ السَّماواتِ وَالأَرضَ وَلا يَئودُهُ حِفظُهُما وَهُوَ العَلِيُّ العَظيمُ﴾

"His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth and the preservation of both of them tires Him not, and He is the High, the Magnificent" [Al- Baqarah: 255]

➡️ The name ‘the Most High’ occurs in the verse that says:

﴿سَبِّحِ اسمَ رَبِّكَ الأَعلَى﴾

"Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High" [Sūrat Al-A‘la: 1]

➡️ As for the name ‘the Exalted’, it occurs once in the Qur’an this verse:

﴿عالِمُ الغَيبِ وَالشَّهادَةِ الكَبيرُ المُتَعالِ﴾

"[He is] the Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, the Great, the Exalted' [Al-Ra‘d: 9]

💎 Allah Almighty is worthy of being exalted; whereas it is only appropriate for created beings to submit to their Lord, accept His Shariah and be humble before His creation.

💎 Always remember that however high you become, Allah is Higher and has greater power over you. So, let not your transient and limited highness drive you to oppress others, for tyrants and oppressors get nothing from Allah Almighty but humiliation and disappointment.

💎It is fitting to note here the meaning of this verse:

﴿لِلَّذينَ لا يُؤمِنونَ بِالآخِرَةِ مَثَلُ السَّوءِ وَلِلَّهِ المَثَلُ الأَعلى وَهُوَ العَزيزُ الحَكيمُ﴾

"For those who do not believe in the Hereafter is the evil attributes, whereas for Allah is the highest attributes. He is the All-Mighty, All-Wise." [Al-Nahl: 60]

➡️ It is Allah Almighty Who possesses the best and most perfect attributes from every aspect. Those who do not believe in the Hereafter, on the other hand, possess evil attributes disbelief polytheism and ignorance.

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Allah's Names: الواحد - الأحد
Al-Wāhid - Al-Ahad
The One - The Only One

➡️ Allah is the One Who is single and unique in all His absolute perfection. No one shares them with Him, and none is like Him, exalted is He.

➡️ Allah’s name Al-Ahad (the Only One) occurs only once in the Qur’an in Surat Al-Ikhlās:

﴿قُل هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ﴾

"Say, “He is Allah, the Only One." [Al-Ikhlas: 1]

➡️ It is also mentioned in the Sunnah. Buraydah reported from his father that the Prophet (ﷺ) heard a man saying, “O Allah, I implore You by virtue of my testimony that You are Allah, there is no god but You, the Only One, the Eternal Refuge, Who has not begotten and has not been begotten and none is like Him.” Thereupon, the Prophet said, “You have implored Allah by the name by which when asked, He gives, and by which when supplicated, He answers.” [Al-Tirmidhi]

➡️ As for Allah’s name Al-Wahid (the One), it occurs in a number of places in the Qur’an. For example:

﴿...قُلِ اللَّهُ خالِقُ كُلِّ شَيءٍ وَهُوَ الواحِدُ القَهّارُ﴾

"Say, "Allah is the Creator of all things, and He is the One, the Prevailing." [Al-Ra'd: 16]

💎 Since Allah is One and Unique in His Self, attributes and Lordship, a servant is required to believe and adhere to His Oneness in both belief and deeds; in other words, he should worship none but Him alone and submit to Him completely.

💎 Dear sister, know that your heart will not enjoy happiness or tranquility except through belief in the Oneness of Allah with whole devotion to Him. A heart attached to someone else will find worry and desolation. The most blissful people ever are those with the best belief in the Oneness of Allah; they are the prophets and messengers.

💎 One of the differences between the names ‘the One’ and ‘the Only One’ is that ‘The Only One’ is more powerful in negating polytheism than ‘the One’. It is like the difference between ‘one’ and ‘anyone’. If it is said, for example, “there is not one in the house”, this could mean there are two or three. But if it is said “there is not anyone in the house”, this means that none whatsoever is in the house.

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Allah's Name: المبين
Al-Mubeen (The Evident)

➡️ Al-Mubeen is the One Who is Evident in His Oneness, wisdom and mercy; and He is the One Who makes the path to guidance clear to His servants so that they can follow it, and makes the path to misguidance clear so that they can keep away from it.

➡️ This is one of the excellent names that occurs only once in the Qur’an in this verse:

   ﴿يَومَئِذٍ يُوَفّيهِمُ اللَّهُ دينَهُمُ الحَقَّ وَيَعلَمونَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الحَقُّ المُبينُ﴾ 

 "That Day, Allah will pay them in full their deserved recompense, and they will know that it is Allah Who is the Evident Truth." [ Al-Nūr: 25]

💎 Knowing the meaning of this name is one of the great things that show you how vast Allah’s favors and mercy towards His servants are, especially the Muslim ummah, as He sent to us the Evident Book and the Evident Prophet.

➡️ In the Qur’an, He says that which means "... Those are the verses, of the Evident Book" [Yūsuf: 1]
He also says, "How ever could they have the Reminding, and an evident Messenger has already come to them" [Al-Dukhān: 13]

💎This great name prompts all of us to resort to Allah Almighty, especially when things get complicated and the truth and falsehood become intertwined. So, we turn to Him to clarify the truth to us and make us willing to accept and follow it - and to expose the falsehood to us and guide us to hate it and warn others of it.

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Allah's Name: الحق
Al-Haqq (The Truth)

➡️ Allah is the Real One in His existence and the Perfect One in His attributes. So, no one is worthy of being worshiped except Him. Everything worshiped apart from Him is a false god. His speech is true, His actions are true, And His promise is true, verily He is the Truth. 

➡️ This noble name occurs in 10 verses in the Qur’an. One of these is Allah's saying:
   ﴿فَتَعالَى اللَّهُ المَلِكُ الحَقُّ﴾ 

 "So high above all is Allah, the King, the Truth" [Taha: 114] 

➡️ The Prophet (ﷺ) used to say during his night Qunūt, “O Allah, praise is due to You. You are the Truth; Your speech is true, and the meeting with You is true.” [Bukhari]

💎 Dear sister, the biggest blessing upon you is that you have been guided to the True God and you follow His true religion, and thus you are subject to His true promise. In this way, you will live in guidance in this world and in bliss in the Hereafter, for Allah says, that which means: "O mankind, the promise of Allah is certainly true" [Fātir: 5]

💎 As a believer, you should be completely content with Allah’s commandments and destiny. Nothing comes from Him but what is true, good and wise. Allah Almighty commanded His Prophet ﷺ to challenge the polytheists, saying, "Say, “Are there of your ‘partners’ anyone who guides to the truth?” Say, “Allah guides to the truth. So is He who guides to the truth more worthy to be followed or he who guides not unless he is guided? Then what is [wrong] with you - how do you judge?" [Yūnus: 35]

💎 Remember the Prophet’s statement defining arrogance... "Arrogance is to reject the truth and despise people." [Muslim]. Dear sister, do not reject the truth. That is arrogance and can bring the wrath of Allah, the Truth, Allah protect us from that!

💎 Nothing is more assured than the promise of Allah Almighty, if we follow His path. He has promised the believers with victory, empowerment, and a good outcome. So, they should be reassured and certain that distress will be relieved and what is usurped will be taken back. 

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