Tuesday 10 May 2016

al-'Aleem (the All-Knowing) / al-Khabir (the All-Aware)

al-'Aleem (the All-Knowing)
al-Khabir (the All-Aware)

He is the one whose knowledge encompasses all the outward and inward matters, the open and secret, all those things that must neccessarily occur, all those things that are impossible to occur and all those things that can possibly occur. He knows the affairs of the whole of creation, of the past, the present, and the future. There is absolutely nothing hidden from Him. 
"Verily Allah [alone] has the knowledge of the Hour, He sends down the rain and knows what is in the wombs. No soul knows what it will earn tomorrow and no soul knows in what land it will die. Indeed Allah is Alim, Khabir." [Luqman (31): 34] 
"O Mankind! We have created you from a male and a female and make you into nations and tribes that you may know each oither. Verily, the most noble of you in the SIght of Allah is the most pious and God-Fearing of you. Indeed Allah is 'Aleem, Khabir." [al-Hujarat(49): 13]

al-Muqit (The Powerful)


al-Muqit (The Powerful)
The one who provides everything that is in existence with what would strengthen it, who provides it its nourishment and directs it howsoever He wills in accordance to His wisdom and praise.
"Whosoever intercedes for a good cause will have the reward thereof, and whosoever intercedes for an evil cause shall have a share in its burden. Allah is Muqit over everything." [an-Nisa' (4): 85]

al-Qahhar (The Subduer) / al-Qahir (The Irresistible)

al-Qahhar (The Subduer)
al-Qahir (The Irresistible)

The one who has subdued everything. The one before whom the whole creation has humbled itself, and submitted before His grandeur, power and perfect strength.
"So think not that Allah will fail to keep His promise to His Messenger. Certainly! Allah is Almighty, Owner of Retribution. On the Day when the earth will be changed to another earth and so will the heavens, and they [all creatures] will appear before Allah, the One, al-Qahhar." [Ibrahim (14): 47-48]
"And He is al-Qahir, above His servants. He sends guardians [writing all of your deeds] over you, until when death approaches one of you, Our Messengers take his soul and they never neglect their duty." [al-An'am (6): 61]

al-Muhit (The Encompassing)

al-Muhit (The Encompassing)
The one who has knowledge of everything, has power over everything, hsi mercy encompasses everything and He is dominant over everything.
"If good befalls you it grieves them, but if some evil overtakes you they rejoice at it. But if you remain patient and become of the God-fearing, not the least harm will their cunning do to you. Allah is Muhit of what they do." [Ali 'Imran (3): 120]
"And be not like those who come out of their homes boastfully to be seen of men, and hinder from the Path of Allah. Allah is Muhit of all that they do." [al-Anfal (8): 47]

al-Haafiz (The Guardian) / al-Hafiz (The Guardian)

al-Haafiz (The Guardian)
al-Hafiz (The Guardian)

The one who protects and preserves what He created and whose knowledge encompasses all that He brought into existence. The one who protects His friends from falling into sins and the destructive matters. The one who accounts the actions of the servants and their rewards.
"He said, 'How will my trusting him to your care be different from entrusting his brother before?' However Allah is the best Haafiz." [Yusuf (12): 64]
"And Iblis did not prove true his thought about them, and they followed him, all except a group of the true believers. For Iblis had no authority over them - except that We might test him who believes in the Hereafter from him who is in doubt about it. And your Lord is Hafiz over everything." [Saba' (34): 20-21]

ar-Raqib (the All-Watcher)


ar-Raqib (the All-Watcher)
The one who sees what is hidden in the hearts, the one who charges every soul for what it earned, the one who preserves all that is in creation and regulates them with the best of organisation and the most complete and perfect planning.
"O Mankind! Be dutiful to your Lord Who created you from a single person, and from Him He created His wife, and from them both He created many men and women. Fear Allah through whom you demand your mutual rights, and [do not cut the relations of] the womb [kinship]. Surely Allah is Raqib over you." [an-Nisa (4): 1]

al-Hasib (the Reckoner)

al-Hasib (the Reckoner)
The one who is All-Knowing of His servants and sufficient for those who put their trust in Him. The one who recompenses his servants with either good or bad based upon His wisdom and knowledge of the finest details of their actions.
"When you are greeted with a greeting, greet in return with what is better than it or at least return it equally. Allah is Hasib of all things."
[an-Nisa (4): 86]
"Those who convey the Message of Allah and fear Him and none save Him, sufficient is Allah as Hasib." [al-Ahzab (33): 39]