ABOUT ALLAH


ATTRIBUTES OF ALLAH


There is no Allah but He, the Living, the Self-Subsisting, Eternal. No slumber can seize Him. He is ever awake. (II. 255).

No vision can grasp Him, but His grasp is over all vision. He is above all comprehension. (VI. 103).

Such is He, the Knower of all things, hidden and open, the Exalted, the Merciful. (XXXII. 6).

It is Allah Who forgives sins, accepts repentance, is strict in punishment, and has a long reach in all things. There is no Allah but He, to Him is the final goal. (XL. 3).

It is He Who is Allah in Heaven and Allah in earth, he is full of Wisdom and Knowledge. To Him belongs the dominions of the heavens and the earth, and all between them. With Him is the knowledge of the Hour of Judgement, and to Him you shall all be brought back (XLIII. 84-85).

It is He Who gives life and death. He has power over all things. He is the First and the Last, the Evident and the Immanent. He has full knowledge of all things. (LW. 23).

Allah is He than Whom there is no other god. He knows all things, both secret and open. He is Most Gracious, Most Merciful. (LIX. 22).

Allah is He than Whom there is no other god, the Sovereign, the Holy One, the Source of Peace and Perfection, the Guardian of Faith, the Preserver of Safety, the Exalted, the Mighty, the Irresistible, the Supreme, above all partners (LIX. 23).

He is Allah the Creator, the Evolver, the Bestower of Forms. To Him belong the Most Beautiful Names. (LIX. 24).

He is Allah the One and Only, Allah the Eternal, Absolute. He begets not, nor is He begotten, and there is none like Him. (CXII. 14).


ALLAH-MOST BEAUTIFUL NAMES

Most beautiful names belong to Allah, and the believers are enjoined to call upon Allah by such beautiful names - Asma-ul-Husna. According to traditions there are 99 beautiful names of Allah.

The most beautiful names belong to God. So call Him by such names, but shun such men who refer to Him with profanity. What you do would be requited. (W. 180).

Call upon Allah. Call upon Rahman. By whatever beautiful name you call upon Him it is well, for to Him belong the most beautiful names. (XW. 110).

Allah; there is no god but He. To Him belongs the most beautiful names. (XX. 8).

He is Allah the Creator, the Evolver, the Bestower. To Him belong the meet beautiful names. (LIX. 24).

ALLAH-THE OMNISCIENT

One of the attributes of Allah is that He is omniscient. He has perfect knowledge of all things hidden or open.

Of all things Allah has perfect knowledge. (II. 29).

Allah knows the secrets of heaven and earth, and He knows what you reveal and what you conceal. (II. 33).

Do not conceal evidence for Allah knows all that you do (II. 283).

Whether you show what is in your mind or conceal it, Allah is well aware of that and will call you to, account therefor. (II. 284).

From Allah verily, nothing is hidden on earth or in the heavens. (III.5).

Whatever you hide what is in your hearts or reveal it, Allah knows it all. He knows what is in the Heavens and what is on earth. (III. 29).

Allah knows well all the secrets of the heart.(II.119).

Allah knows what you hide and what you reveal and He knows the recompense which you earn by your deeds. (VI. 3).

With Allah are the keys of the unseen treasures that none know but He. He knows whatever there is on the earth and in the sea. Not a leaf falls but with His knowledge. There is not a grain in the darkness of the earth nor anything fresh or dry of which He does not have knowledge. (VI. 59).

It is He Who takes your souls by night and has knowledge of all that you have done by day. (VL. 60).

Allah knows what you keep secret and what you make known. He is the Wise, well aware of all things. (VL. 73).

Allah knows best who stray from His Way. He knows best who they are that receive His guidance. (VI. 117).

Allah knows what every female womb bears, by how much the wombs fall short of their time. Every single thing is before His sight. (XIII. 8).

Allah knows the unseen and the seen. (XIII. 9).

It is the same to Him whether any of you conceal his speech or declare it openly, whether he lies hidden by night, or walks forth freely by day. (XIII.10).

Undoubtedly Allah knows what they conceal and what they reveal. (XVI. 23).

Verily the knowledge of the Hour is with Allah alone. It is He Who sends down rain, and it is He Who knows what is in the womb. Nor does any one know what it is that he will earn on the morrow. Nor does any one know in what land he is to die. Verily with Allah is full knowledge and He is acquainted with all things. [XXI. 34).

He knows all that goes into the earth and all that comes out thereof; all that comes down from the sky and all that ascends thereto, (XXXN. 2).

Allah knows well the secrete of all hearts. (LXIV. 4).

ALLAH-THE PLANNER

When the Quraish of Mecca came to know that the Holy Prophet and his followers were planning migration to Madinah, they held a counsel of war and hit upon a plan. According to the plan, each section of the Quraish picked out its bravest young men. The young men from all the sections were to surround the house of the Holy Prophet by night. The plan was that when the Holy Prophet came out of the house in the morning, all the young men were to fall on the Holy Prophet and kill him.

Allah revealed the plot to the Holy Prophet. The Holy Prophet left Ali in his bed, and himself escaped along with Abu Bakr, and sought shelter in a cave in Mt. Thaur outside Mecca. This event is referred to in Sura VIII.

And remember when the disbelievers made their plan to confine you, or kill you, or expel you, they made their plans and Allah made His plan, and Allah is the best of Planners. (VIII. 30).

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