صفحة جديدة 1
Greatness of Allah subhaanahu wa ta`aalaa
Greatness of Allah
subhaanahu wa ta`aalaa
Imam Ibn ul Qayyim al Jawziyyah
Quoted in "The Weakening of Faith - Its Symptoms – Causes & Cure"
by Shaykh Muhammad Saleh al-Munajjid
1997 Daar of Islamic Heritage
Ibn Al-Qayyim described Allah's Greatness, saying:
He governs the affairs of the various kingdoms and He commands and forbids,
creates, sustains, gives death, gives life, gives power, strips power (to and
from whom He wills) and alternates the night and day.
He gives varying fortunes to people and alternates governments (and states),
destroying some and bringing some into existence.
His Command and Power are dominant in the heavens and their zones, the earth and
all that which is on and in it, in the seas and in the air.
His Knowledge has encompassed everything and He counted everything. He hears all
types of voices and they do not confuse Him. Rather, He hears each voice in its
distinct language and need, and no voice will make Him busy from fulfilling the
need of another, and no need will ever escape His Perfect Knowledge (and His
Power to deliver).
He does not become bored because of the many needs of those who need. His Sight
encompasses all that which there is. He sees the movement of a black ant on a
barren rock during a dark night. To Him, the Unseen is uncovered end the secret
is secret no more, {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 honor
to some, disgrace to some, life to (some, death to some, etc.)} [55:29].
He forgives an evil deed, makes depression vanish and brings reprieve from
disasters, relief for whoever needs it, wealth for the poor, guidance for the
misguided, light for the lost, help for he who is desperate, fullness for the
hungry, cover for the barely clothed, cure for the ill and ease for he who
suffers.
He accepts he who repents, gives reward for he who does good, gives aid for he
who was dealt with injustice, destroys an arrogant person, covers mistakes,
gives safety after fear end elevates some people and humiliates others.
If those who inhabit His heavens and His earth and all those whom He created,
whether mankind or the Jinns, had hearts similar to the most pious heart, His
Kingdom will not increase. If all His creation, whether mankind or the Jinns,
had hearts similar to the heart of the most wicked heart, this will not decrease
from His Kingdom.
Also, if all those who inhabit His heavens and His earth, all mankind and all
the Jinns, the dead and the living, stand up on one strip of land and each asks
Him for his need, and He then fulfils their needs, this will not decrease from
what He has a bit.
He is the First, nothing is before Him, the Last, nothing is after Him, the Most
High, nothing is above Him, and the Most Near, nothing is nearer than Him. He,
Exalted and Ever High as He is, is the Best Whom one can and should remember,
the only One Who deserves to be worshiped and thanked, the Kindest of all those
who own and the Most generous of all those who are asked to give. He is the King
Who has no partner, the One Who has no competitor, the Samad (Self-Sufficient)
Who has no offspring, and the Ever High, none like unto Him.
Everything perishes save His Face and every kingship is bound to perish except
His. He will only be obeyed by His Leave, and His Knowledge uncovers all
disobedience to Him. When He is obeyed, He thanks for it, and when He is
disobeyed, He grants forgiveness (for those who truly repent to Him).
Every punishment from Him is just and every bounty is a grace. He is the Closest
Witness and the Nearest One with His Perfect Care. He controls the forelocks of
everything and has the full records of all deeds end the books of all ages. The
hearts are unmasked to Him and the secret is unveiled. His giving and punishing
is merely a Command, {Verily, His Command, when He intends a thing, is only that
He says to it, ‘Be, and it is!’} [36:82].
Greatness of Allah subhaanahu wa ta`aalaa
Greatness of Allah
subhaanahu wa ta`aalaa
Imam Ibn ul Qayyim al Jawziyyah
Quoted in "The Weakening of Faith - Its Symptoms – Causes & Cure"
by Shaykh Muhammad Saleh al-Munajjid
1997 Daar of Islamic Heritage Ibn Al-Qayyim described Allah's Greatness, saying:
He governs the affairs of the various kingdoms and He commands and forbids,
creates, sustains, gives death, gives life, gives power, strips power (to and
from whom He wills) and alternates the night and day.
He gives varying fortunes to people and alternates governments (and states),
destroying some and bringing some into existence.
His Command and Power are dominant in the heavens and their zones, the earth and
all that which is on and in it, in the seas and in the air.
His Knowledge has encompassed everything and He counted everything. He hears all
types of voices and they do not confuse Him. Rather, He hears each voice in its
distinct language and need, and no voice will make Him busy from fulfilling the
need of another, and no need will ever escape His Perfect Knowledge (and His
Power to deliver).
He does not become bored because of the many needs of those who need. His Sight
encompasses all that which there is. He sees the movement of a black ant on a
barren rock during a dark night. To Him, the Unseen is uncovered end the secret
is secret no more, {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 honor
to some, disgrace to some, life to (some, death to some, etc.)} [55:29].
He forgives an evil deed, makes depression vanish and brings reprieve from
disasters, relief for whoever needs it, wealth for the poor, guidance for the
misguided, light for the lost, help for he who is desperate, fullness for the
hungry, cover for the barely clothed, cure for the ill and ease for he who
suffers.
He accepts he who repents, gives reward for he who does good, gives aid for he
who was dealt with injustice, destroys an arrogant person, covers mistakes,
gives safety after fear end elevates some people and humiliates others.
If those who inhabit His heavens and His earth and all those whom He created,
whether mankind or the Jinns, had hearts similar to the most pious heart, His
Kingdom will not increase. If all His creation, whether mankind or the Jinns,
had hearts similar to the heart of the most wicked heart, this will not decrease
from His Kingdom.
Also, if all those who inhabit His heavens and His earth, all mankind and all
the Jinns, the dead and the living, stand up on one strip of land and each asks
Him for his need, and He then fulfils their needs, this will not decrease from
what He has a bit.
He is the First, nothing is before Him, the Last, nothing is after Him, the Most
High, nothing is above Him, and the Most Near, nothing is nearer than Him. He,
Exalted and Ever High as He is, is the Best Whom one can and should remember,
the only One Who deserves to be worshiped and thanked, the Kindest of all those
who own and the Most generous of all those who are asked to give. He is the King
Who has no partner, the One Who has no competitor, the Samad (Self-Sufficient)
Who has no offspring, and the Ever High, none like unto Him.
Everything perishes save His Face and every kingship is bound to perish except
His. He will only be obeyed by His Leave, and His Knowledge uncovers all
disobedience to Him. When He is obeyed, He thanks for it, and when He is
disobeyed, He grants forgiveness (for those who truly repent to Him).
Every punishment from Him is just and every bounty is a grace. He is the Closest
Witness and the Nearest One with His Perfect Care. He controls the forelocks of
everything and has the full records of all deeds end the books of all ages. The
hearts are unmasked to Him and the secret is unveiled. His giving and punishing
is merely a Command, {Verily, His Command, when He intends a thing, is only that
He says to it, ‘Be, and it is!’} [36:82].
