In the name of Allah, the most gracious, the most compassionate
Assalamualaikum,
Got this from a forwarded email…
Why the Qur’an Was Revealed Over 23 Years
By Fethullah Gulen
Turkish Muslim Intellectual
It’s important to note that if the Qur’an had been revealed all at once, people would ask, “Why was it sent down all at once and not in stages?”
The ultimate answer to such questions lies with God, the All-Wise and All-Knowing. Our decisions are based on a very limited viewpoint, as we are limited creatures. The Divine decree, on the other hand, considers everything – our moral and spiritual well-being, worldly happiness, and both the present and future – and weaves the whole into a single pattern that is coherent with grace and wisdom. Thus, the benefit we derive from the Divine commandments is immeasurable, and the blessing that flows from obeying them is beyond our imagination. And so it is with the method that God chose to reveal the Qur’an.
The Revelation began when it was time for humanity to reach maturity. The Prophet’s mission and that of his community was to become the most complete, progressive, and dynamic exemplars for humanity, and to achieve such a level of advancement that they would be the masters and guides for all subsequent people. But these reformers first had to be reformed. Their qualities and characters had been conditioned by the surrounding non-Islamic environment, where their ancestors had been living for centuries. Islam was to turn their good qualities into qualities of unsurpassed excellence and to purge their bad qualities and habits in such a way that they would never reappear.
If the Qur’an had been revealed all at once, how would they have reacted to its prohibitions and commandments? Certainly they would have been unable to understand, let alone accept and apply them in the ideal manner. This lack of gradualism would have been self-defeating, as proven by history. Wherever Islam was taken, it spread gradually but steadily, and so became firmly established. We see people all around us who cannot free themselves from their bad habits and addictions. If you confined such people, even if you convinced them to abandon their habits for their own benefit, they would not be happy with you. On the contrary, they would feel angry, bored, and irritated. They would complain and try to escape from your program of reform so that they could revert to their habits as soon as possible. All the arguments and documented evidence put forth by specialists and experts would not persuade them to change. Even those who are cured occasionally suffer a relapse. Indeed, some of those who campaign against harmful habits, such as smoking and consuming alcohol, still indulge in them!
Remember that the Qur’an came to change not one or two habits; it came to change everything – ways of living and dying, marrying, buying and selling, settling disputes, and how to perceive one’s relation with the Creator, and more. Given the scope of the change envisioned, we can begin to grasp why it was revealed in stages. The gradual revelation of the Qur’an prepared the people to accept and then live the virtues, excellent manners, and lofty aspirations it demanded. That so much was achieved in only 23 years is a miracle. As Said Nursi said, “I wonder if the scholars of today were to go to the Arabian peninsula, could they accomplish in 100 years even one percent of what the Prophet accomplished in one year?” Current campaigns to eradicate a peripheral vice, such as smoking, employ famous scholars, individuals, institutions, and the whole network of mass media, yet they still result in overall failure. If 20 fewer people die on the road per year after a campaign against alcohol, it is considered a great success. What the Prophet accomplished, at God’s bidding, over 23 years far surpasses what all of humanity has managed to achieve since that time.The Qur’an was revealed in stages so that its audience could understand, internalize, and apply its prohibitions, commands, and reforms. Revelation came when the need for guidance arose, without discouraging or grinding down morale, warning and condemnation preceded prohibition and appeal and exhortation preceded command.
For instance, alcohol and other intoxicating drinks were prohibited in three or four stages; female infanticide in two stages; uniting warring tribes and building up a close-knit society based on brotherhood, thus raising the collective consciousness, in several stages. These difficult reforms were not gestured at or expressed in slogans, they were actually achieved. Today, we design our projects according to past experience and future possibilities. Taking possible social and economic fluctuations into account, we make our plans flexible in order to leave room for any necessary modifications. Just like a young tree, the early Muslims grew slowly, adapting gradually to new conditions and thus developing naturally. Every day new people were coming into Islam. New Muslims had to learn many things, they had to reach an Islamic consciousness, train themselves to act upon Islam, and thus become members of a society rather than separate individuals or mutually hostile clans. Their characters, personalities, and their whole lives, were reshaped and reordered in accordance with Islamic precepts and the Qur’anic guidance. Such was the magnitude of their spiritual, moral, intellectual, and even physical regeneration. This transformation was achieved through a balanced synthesis of worldly life and spiritual advancement, and it happened gradually, slowly yet continuously, and harmoniously
Fethullah Gulen is an influential Turkish Muslim intellectual who inspired a series of social activities, including a transnational education and business network, interfaith dialogue forums, and multicultural encounters.
Copied from www.islamonline.com
Im off to kuching tomorrow…by car. Some distant relatives are going to get married or just doing nikah’ or something. Doesn’t really bother me though, need to do something adventurous once in awhile. Going to be a convoy of three cars…think its going to take like 12 hours to get there, longggg road trip. Plus i get to see alot of relatives that i havent seen in ages. Anyways, I don’t think ill be able to get my hands on a pc there, will catch you next week insya-Allah…
before i go i’d like to share a video to all my beloved sisters plus i think minute 1.18 onwards best explains what happened to me in the past 2 months(in a nutshell…)
By imam Siraj Wahhaj
From the Glorious Quran:
O you who believe! Enter perfectly in Islam(by obeying all the rules and regulations of the Islamic religion) and follow not the footsteps of the shaitan. Verily, he is to you a plain enemy
In the name of Allah, the most gracious, the most compassionate
From the Glorious Quran:
The Hypocrites will be in the lowest depths of the Fire: no helper wilt thou find for them;-[1]
[An-Nisa, Verse 145]
[1]
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr:
The Prophet said, “Whoever has the following four (characteristics) will be a pure hypocrite and whoever has one of the following four characteristics will have one characteristic of hypocrisy unless and until he gives it up.
1. Whenever he is entrusted, he betrays.
2. Whenever he speaks, he tells a lie.
3. Whenever he makes a covenant, he proves treacherous.
4. Whenever he quarrels, he behaves in a very imprudent, evil and insulting manner.”
[Bukhari, Volume 1, Number 33]
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, “No prayer is harder for the hypocrites than the Fajr and the ‘Isha’ prayers and if they knew the reward for these prayers at their respective times, they would certainly present themselves (in the mosques) even if they had to c awl.” The Prophet added, “Certainly I decided to order the Mu’adh-dhin (call-maker) to pronounce Iqama and order a man to lead the prayer and then take a fire flame to burn all those who had not left their houses so far for the prayer along with their houses.”
[Bukhari, Volume 1, Number 626]
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, “The worst people in the Sight of Allah on the Day of Resurrection will be the double faced people who appear to some people with one face and to other people with another face.”
[Bukhari, Volume 8, Number 84]
Surah Ad-Dukhan:
Overheard something on the airwaves a few days back that whoever reads it at night, 70,000 angels pray for your forgiveness the next morning…masha-Allah…Its only 59 verses so wont take you more than 10-15 minutes of your time.
narrated by aby huraira RA prophet muhammad SAW said,” whoever reads surah dukhan on the night of jummah, 70,000 angels pray for his forgiveness and his sins are forgiven”
(tarmidi)
From sunset until dawn, if one reads Sura Dukhan: One would get up in the morning in such a state that 70,000 Angels would be asking for forgiveness on his behalf.
(Jame’ Tirmizi, Hadith 2897, V4, P406)
The Prophet SallAllahu alaihu wasallam said, “If anyone recites surat al-Kahf on Friday, a light will shine brightly for him till the next Friday.” Baihaqi transmitted it in Kitab ad-Da’wah al-Kabir. Also whoever recites Surah Dukhan on the eve of Juma’ah 70,000 Angels ask forgiveness for that person until the morning.
In the name of Allah, the most gracious, the most compassionate
Assalamualaikum,
First off would like to share an article that was forwarded thru mail on Mars chocolate products to be non-Halal. Well you decide:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6653175.stm
http://www.vegsoc.org/news/2007/mars.html
Im not going to post up the list products as im not sure myself, but in order to be safe than sorry. Im sure all you can find out what other products the company makes by yourself. Well the list pretty much covered most of my favorites. Of all the chocs, why does snickers have to be on the list…
So my friends brought me to the AIDS walkathon thing. Was a good day for a brisk walk around the city, the crowd was more than friendly. Got to meet old friends, caught up on a few. There were surprisingly a lot of familiar faces. Masha-Allah….the weather was perfect too, not too hot. However these kind of events have a lot of disadvantages for a guy who tries to lower their gaze(astaghfirAllah~). Saw a few bloggers and the paparazzi crew with their big as shooters.
On another note, im surprised how a few friends has spread the word that I ‘changed’. I didn’t change at all, just embraced my religion. He said no one believed him when he said, well I like the way he puts it….”reformed”….But not that it matters, I can finally say that im not afraid to show that ive changed now. Which is a very good thing.
Plus the friend who I told you earlier that I met at the masjid last time was with me, he’s changed a lot too, syukuralhamdulillah. He’s gradually comprehending stuff about our beautiful religion, may Allah guide him always to the straight path, Ameen~.
Every time we meet up now, something about the religion always comes up. We were having breakfast after the walk and he just started to talk about the Qur’an, Du’as and prayers… Masha-Allah, so I contributed what I can. Its good, rather than talking about useless stuff, How many people talk about their religion at a coffee shop?(kadai kaling la not a coffee shop…)
Anyways, the conclusion of the talk between him and me was that we agreed upon one important factor that made us where we are now. Doing the 5 daily prayers, Not just doing it as is but actually make it an important part of your life. As I said, revolve your day around your daily prayers and you will see the change. Doing it on time and if possible in the masjid in congregation and try to concentrate during your prayers, Be focused…to not be heedless in your prayers. What use is it that you just do ritualistic prayers without even spending time to do it properly and at the end of the day not get anything out of it?
His example was that a lot of people pray five times a day, but still gamble, play around with women, etc3. So I told him that there would be something wrong with their prayers. Because if you keep your prayers sacred than your heart should be telling you not to do these things, not to transgress beyond the bounds of Allah. I myself know what he was talking about as I have been through that stage. So not until you be steadfast in your prayers can you achieve that instilled consciousness in your heart.
Allah, Allah….ya Rabb’ give us the strength and patience to go on your path, Guide us to the straight path, open our hearts, give us your taufik’ and hidayah, Please allow us to be close to you, please love these slave of yours for we only want to have Your mercy and blessings upon us and to be granted forgiveness. Ameen~
From the Glorious Quran:
Except those who repent and amend and hold fast to Allah and are sincere in their religion to Allah, these are with the believers, and Allah will grant the believers a mighty reward.
Why should Allah chastise you if you are grateful and believe? And Allah is the Multiplier of rewards, Knowing
Allah does not love the public utterance of hurtful speech unless (it be) by one to whom injustice has been done; and Allah is Hearing, Knowing.
If you do good openly or do it in secret or pardon an evil then surely Allah is Pardoning, Powerful.
[An-Nisa, Verse 146-149]
Would also like to share this shout out from our brothers in Iraq to spread the word of truth:
Iraqi Mujahideen Video to United States (U.S.) people
In the name of Allah, the most gracious, the most compassionate
From the Glorious Quran:
O ye who believe! stand out firmly for justice, as witnesses to Allah, even as against yourselves, or your parents, or your kin, and whether it be (against) rich or poor: for Allah can best protect both. Follow not the lusts (of your hearts), lest ye swerve, and if ye distort (justice) or decline to do justice, verily Allah is well-acquainted with all that ye do.[1]
O ye who believe! Believe in Allah and His Messenger, and the scripture which He hath sent to His Messenger and the scripture which He sent to those before (him). Any who denieth Allah, His angels, His Books, His Messengers, and the Day of Judgment, hath gone far, far astray.
Those who believe, then reject faith, then believe (again) and (again) reject faith, and go on increasing in unbelief,- Allah will not forgive them nor guide them nor guide them on the way.
To the Hypocrites give the glad tidings that there is for them (but) a grievous penalty;-
Yea, to those who take for friends unbelievers rather than believers: is it honour they seek among them? Nay,- all honour is with Allah.
[An-Nisa, verse 135-139]
[1]
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet(p.b.u.h) was asked about the great sins He said, “They are:–
(1 ) To join others in worship with Allah,
(2) To be undutiful to one’s parents.
(3) To kill a person (which Allah has forbidden to kill) (i.e. to commit the crime of murdering).
(4) And to give a false witness.”
[Bukhari, Volume 3, Number 821]
Assalamualaikum,
Though I cannot judge and as I do not know myself but how many people visit their loved one graves on any other day except of the morning of eid’ which Is of the peak season for grave visiting…not to say no one goes to visit the graves any other time of the year but how many graves aren’t visited by their loved ones except on ‘Eid? . . . .
Not to boast or anything but just as a reminder…I finally went to the grave of my grandparents and cousins(which I think are around 5-6 graves in a row) after 2 months of making intentions. Better late than never. Usually my uncle made frequent visits to clean the growing plants and sweep the leaves and all away. But since he fell ill and cant really do manual labour anymore…no one did the maintenance work. Masha-Allah, it has been a while since we visited the graveyard. Astaghfirallah~ so the lil’ bro and me went there yesterday morning and saw the condition it was in, had a lot of branches to cut and leaves to sweep, was a good mornings work…good thing we brought our brooms and hedge scissors.
But as I said I wouldn’t know…that is what I see…of course I was one of them but I intend to change that. We should try to make it a weekly or at least monthly thing to remind us about death which is just around the corner. Our beloved prophet(p.b.u.h) encouraged us to do this for this very reason. To contemplate on what provisions we have made for ourselves. It can be a good way to keep you away from sins too, because some or a lot of people think about death before they commit a sin, so they stay away from it.
As good muslims we should visit it often as it would remind us of our deaths and that is our final destination and resting place in this world, be you rich or poor, Knowledgeable or not, white-collar or blue-collar, male or female. We will all one day end up there whether we want to or not. A lot may deny this fact, a lot may not want to think about it, a lot may still think that they’ll live a good long age until they end up there. I ask you this. do you have a guarantee on that time when the angel of death comes to you? he visits you five times a day waiting for the command of Allah to take your soul…I myself tend to forget and in order to put my life always into perspective(i.e that i would end up 6 feet under one day) will try to visit my grandfathers/mothers and relatives as i said at the very least, once a month, insya-Allah.
Of course when you are the gravesite of your loved ones, our traditions usually recite the ‘surah fatihah’ &‘surah yassin’ as sedaqa’ for the deceased and to read a du’a after. Some du’as vary but I think best to include things like ‘to lessen their burdens in the grave, make it spacious, forgiven of sins, keep them away from the tortures of the grave and the punishment of hellfire and be admitted to paradise…’plus do pray for the rest of the people in their graves if you can…they too need your prayers, just in case some are forgotten(nauzubillah~)
Would like to share something from ‘the Ideal Muslim’;
Abu Hurayrah reported: The Prophet(p.b.u.h) said:
“Allah has said: ‘If I take away the loved ones of My believing servant in this world and he bears that with patience and fortitude, then there is no other reward with Me for him than Paradise”
[Bukhari]
One of the most saheeh du’aa reported from the prophet is that reported by ‘Awf ibn Maalik(r.a), who said:
“The prophet prayed for someone who had died, and I memorized his du’aa’: ‘O’ Allah, forgive him, have mercy upon him, give him peace and absolve him, receive him with honor (in paradise) and make his grave spacious. Cleanse him from faults as you would cleanse a white garment from impurity. Requite him with an abode better than his abode, with a family better than his family and a mate better than his mate. Admit him to the garden, and protect him from the torment of the grave and the torment of the fire”
(‘Awf ibn Maalik said: “I even wished that I were that dead person.“)
‘Uthman ibn ‘Affaan(r.a) reported:
“When the prophet finished burying the deceased, he would stand over him and say, ‘seek forgiveness for your brother and ask for him to have the strength to answer the questions of the angels, for even now is he being questioned.”
In the name of Allah, the most gracious, the most compassionate
Sometimes we are so caught up in our daily lives that we forget to see the beautiful creations of God. We see too much man made structures that we don’t see past it and hence makes it easy for us to forget about Allah(nau’zubillah). Maybe its one of the reasons why we are discouraged from making buildings that are higher than the masjid’s minaret. Well that’s what I think. Anyways, its good for us to sometimes just to sit somewhere where you can see Allah’s creations whether it be in your gardens, hilltops….wherever that suits you…wherever that makes you feel at peace…for me I have found my spot. It’s at our neighborhood’s small masjid(surau). Its not a fancy one but the view there is one of the best for me. From one of the windows you can see the clear sky up above. So much beauty can be filled in just a small space, the clouds at times can be so picturesque…Just to sit down and do your dzikr(dzkir is the remembrance of Allah, it does not always mean you use only the tasbeeh…it can also be Islamic lectures, prayers…anything that reminds you of Allah is a dzikr). Contemplating on His creations, His power, the beauty that He puts forth in this world, How beautiful Jannah would be like, yearning and hoping that you will earn His reward in Paradise and not His punishment in Hell…stuff like that. Just to sit down in peace, not be bothered by anyone and just be grateful…You’ll be surprised how it can overwhelm you at times…The sakeena(inner peace) that you get after a good session is worth it…makes you be thankful and content with what Allah has blessed you with.
This is one of the snapshots I got, not the best of picture’s(camera phone che’~) but you cant always show the real beauty of what you actually see with your own eyes right? . . .
Bringer of glad tidings by Anwar Al-Awlaqi .
So carve the Quran in your hearts dear brothers and sisters…(love that line…)
If you follow Muhammad(p.b.u.h) you will not be disgraced, If you follow Muhammad(p.b.u.h) you will succeed…it is the ultimate success…
In the name of Allah, the most gracious, the most compassionate
Whatever you want to do for Allah in His name, do not force yourself. Always do it sincerely with a full heart…Forcing yourself would only create distress in the heart. So do to what you are only capable of and it will Insya-Allah gradually be easier for you to do more(but always try to push yourself).
The prophet(p.b.u.h) said: ‘Religion is sincerity’[1] We asked, ‘to whom?’ He said, ‘To Allah(By obeying Him, attributing to Him what He deserves and performing jihad for his sake); To His Book (By reading it, understand it and applying it to one’s daily life); to His Prophet (By respecting him greatly and fighting on his behalf both in his lifetime and after his death, and by following his sunnah); to the rulers of the Muslims(by helping them in their task of leading Muslims to the right path and alerting them if they are heedless); and to their common folk(by being merciful towards them).”
(Bukhari and Muslim)[2]
[1]
Naseehah, in Arabic word that may be translated by a number of words in English. The most common translation is “good advice” but it also carries connotations of sincerity, integrity and “doing justice to a person or situation” (translator)
[2]
The explanations in brackets are adapted from those given in the English translation of saheeh al-Bukhari by Dr.Muhammad Mushin Khan(vol.1, p.48).
(translator)
“Religion is sincerity (naseehah).” We asked, “To whom?” He said, “To Allah, to His Book, to His Messenger, and to the leaders of the Muslims and their common folk.”
(Muslim)
The basic principles of Islam are sincerity towards Allah in word and deed, and worshipping Him, which is the purpose behind the creation of mankind and jinn, as Allah says:
“I have only created jinns and men, that they should worship Me.”
(Qur’an 51:56)
But this worship cannot be accepted unless it is done sincerely for the sake of Allah:
“And they have been commanded no more than this: to worship Allah, offering Him sincere devotion, being True [in faith]…”
[Qur’an 98:5]
When this worship is contaminated with any intention of showing off or seeking a good reputation, it becomes invalid and its reward is lost.
Extracted from ‘the Ideal Muslim’
Would also like to add from the Glorious Qur’an:
Let there be no compulsion in religion: Truth stands out clear from Error: whoever rejects evil and believes in Allah hath grasped the most trustworthy hand-hold, that never breaks. And Allah heareth and knoweth all things.
[Al-Baqara, verse 256]
So last nite not only was there a talk after isha’ prayers at the masjid, we also had a halaqa right after at a friends place. masha-Allah…cant really give you the exact details as both were quite long…or maybe i was just running out of steam as we didnt eat before hand( :s… )
All i can say is that the former was a more spiritual Islamic way of thought and the latter was in a more intellectual and historical sense…So we got a nice balance of both. The first talk was given by a brother who said that our religion needs one to think and ponder upon what Allah has given us i.e Islam as a whole religion and our iman to Allah must be 100%, not 50%, not 90%, not 99.9%….our iman has to be perfect…if not then you should check yourselves, but Allah is Most Merciful, Oft-Forgiving…May He have mercy on us all…Anyways he talked about other stuff but thats what was probably the moral of his speech…
And the other one was about Islam in the view of westerners. It was a long one so in a nutshell, Islam has always been viewed by most westerners as a religion which is barbaric, uncultured….etc3. which you can see in the news of this fighting that, suicide this, suicide that…the whole 9 yards….this is nothing new as during the time of say the crusades, the christians, when they went to war with the islamic empire, they had to say that we muslims were barbarians, etc3, in other to justify what they were doing so they had a reason to fight.
It is not their fault that they are not told what true Islam is because even in their universities, they teach things that make Islam look like an extreme religion. This i dont know whether they do it intentionally or not but still you cannot blame the normal people of not knowing what true Islam is because of the lack of translated books which show what Islam truly is. Of course people have started to know about the religion alot more now…
Cutting long story short…One of the things that we as muslims need to do now is that if you want to really know about your religion than hold on to the Holy Qur’an, read it as if it the ayah’s were being revealed to you the first time as it was revealed to our prophet muhammad(p.b.u.h). like an example being that if you read a verse that prohibits you from doing this or your manners should be like this, then straight away you should do what is stated as it is the word of Allah, implement it straight away. So its better to get a tafseer of the Holy Qur’an as you would know what Allah is saying to you(However, my friend told me to keep in mind that with any translated language the translated words are not as exact as the original text) but non-the less you should ask Allah to guide you in the straight path and insya-Allah you would understand correctly the meaning of the translation…better if they provide hadith to further explain the verse.
He quoted a saying from i forgot who that sounded something in the lines of,
“It is encouraged for those who have a tongue and a sound mind that they learn Arabic” as you would understand the Quran in a more in-depth manner.
well something like that…
Assalamualaikum.
~May Allah forgive me for anything wrong I might have said and may we be granted the taufik and hidayat to implement what has been said in our daily lives
In the name of Allah, the most gracious, the most compassionate
From the Glorious Quran:
Whoever joins himself (to another) in a good cause shall have a share of it, and whoever joins himself (to another) in an evil cause shall have the responsibility of it, and Allah controls all things.
And when you are greeted with a greeting, greet with a better (greeting) than it or return it; surely Allah takes account of all things. [1]
Allah, there is no god but He– He will most certainly gather you together on the resurrection day, there is no doubt in it; and who is more true in word than Allah?
What is the matter with you, then, that you have become two parties about the hypocrites, while Allah has made them return (to unbelief) for what they have earned? Do you wish to guide him whom Allah has caused to err? And whomsoever Allah causes to err, you shall by no means find a way for him.
*err – Astray
[An-Nisa', verse 85 - 88]
[1]
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet(p.b.u.h) said, “Allah created Adam in his complete shape and form (directly)*, sixty cubits (about 30 meters) in height. When He created him, He said (to him), “Go and greet that group of angels sitting there, and listen what they will say in reply to you, for that will be your greeting and the greeting of your offspring.” Adam (went and) said, ‘As-Salamu alaikum (Peace be upon you).’ They replied, ‘AsSalamu-’Alaika wa Rahmatullah (Peace and Allah’s Mercy be on you) So they increased ‘Wa Rahmatullah’ The Prophet added ‘So whoever will enter Paradise, will be of the shape and form of Adam. Since then the creation of Adam’s (offspring) (i.e. stature of human beings is being diminished continuously) to the present time.”
*”his complete shape and form” means that Adam has been bestowed with life, knowledge, power of hearing, seeing, understanding, but the features of Adam are different from those of Allah, only the names are the same, e.g. Allah has life and knowledge and power of understanding, and Adam also has them, but there is no comparison between the Creator and the created thing. As Allah says in the Quran: “There us nothing like Him, and He is the All-hearer, the All-Seer”(V42.11), Allah does not eat or sleep, while Adam used to eat and sleep [For details see fath Al-Bari, vol.6. page 108,9 and vol.13, page 238,9].
In the name of Allah, the most gracious, the most compassionate
Because sharing is caring~
Assalamualaikum,
Masha-Allah…If only all of us can be united again under one Ummah, one big family which practices justice and equality…not just in one family, one country but everywhere in the world…without borders, without all these modern world ‘ism’s’…a dream which will one day be true…how beautiful it would be…
The leader of the Mu’mineen speaks to us again through the thought-provoking letter written to the leader of the Muslim army in Persia.
This letter details exactly what this Ummah needs for success.
This tells us how we, as Muslims can bring ourselves back from the pitfall we’re in, and for the rest of the world to see us as being worth more than the oil we sell.
Please don’t underestimate its importance and significance.
In the name of Allah, the most gracious, the most compassionate
I attended a kind of forum last night at ‘pusat dakwah’(religious affairs) near the stadium where there were 2 representative’s from the department with the tablikh’ jema’ah. The aim was to have face to face talks to shed some light to know one another. What it is that they are actually doing and if what they are doing is right or wrong. A very2 interesting forum I have to add, because the ‘rep’ from the religious affairs said what they are doing so far is not against any Islamic ruling but in actual reality is sort of encouraged(well sort of…). What the ‘Ustaz’ said was that what is different from ‘pusat dakwah’ and these tablikh’ movement is that the former bring non-muslims to Islam and the latter brings back dormant muslims back to what Islam really is by educating them again and be constantly reminded. To spread the word of Islam basically. Because we have been so used to the culture of just keeping to ourselves and going to guidance from learned people we tend to forget that we ourselves need to constantly remind each other to do good and whatever it is Islam teaches us to do, that is the main objective of these tablikh’ people. If im not mistaken tablikh’ in itself means something in the lines of giving da’wah or spreading the word of Islam…I think…well something like that.
Ok so how I see it that as muslims, we need to know about our religion, what it is and not just pray and do good and that’s it. For some it might be ok but like me, I need to find out my own religion because the more I learn the more I find it interesting and the more beautiful Islam is to me. You appreciate it more and hence, acknowledge the presence of Allah more which will make you conscious of what you do in your daily activities. Simply put, your Iman increases. What is Iman?
I do not know for certain but from my own personal view it is something that you have to look for and attain by yourself and that feeling that you get inside of you that only you can appreciate its presence within.
Now lets get to it, we have to be constantly reminded. CONSTANTLY reminded of Allah, the hereafter, death, day of judgment, heaven & hell. I’ll give you an example, you see the coke or pepsi ad’ on t.v., constantly images being put into your brain every single day. What does it do?
When youre thirsty you’ll go, hey I want to get a coke or pepsi. Same analogy can be applied here as if you are not reminded of Allah and all these things what do you think will happen?
You will slowly forget about Allah and the hereafter, etc3….true?
Its a nice feeling when you are constantly being surrounded by people of faith, who yearn to learn and FOLLOW the sunnah of our beloved prophet(p.b.u.h). You can FEEL, not SEE, but FEEL the love and bond between the brothers, which is a good thing. I like it, it is how Islam is supposed to be.
From what i can see mostly are of 40’s and upwards and some under 30’s. from my own view is that maybe they feel that they have neglected the religion so much so that they are trying to make amends…whats wrong in that?
They are only trying to save themselves from the Hellfire and on the day that you will be judged for whatever it is you do in this world…
So now they are having talks on how to harmonize the tablikhs and the country’s own religious affairs to work out what is best(in accordance with our countries own laws and regulations of course). It’s good to see brother’s settling out differences and learning about one another rather than just assume this and accuse that without proper understanding, Masha-Allah…and to clarify things more, tablikh’ is not a sect…what they are doing is following the sunnah of the prophet, and whoever hold true to the sunnah and the Quran will NEVER go astray. So we are not to judge of what is right and wrong but rather just be happy that people are trying to rekindle the spirit of Islam back to the people.
Carrying on with my original post…this is what i wrote last time so sorry if i repeated myself here and there…
Ok so maybe I was wrong about the ‘tablikhs’ here. Well I didn’t say they were bad anyways, its just the way they do things are different and people don’t bother to know why they do it and like me had certain misconceptions about them. So I had a chance to talk with a few individuals from different ages and from different neighborhoods. Its so nice to just talk with fellow brothers, I miss that. If you see a muslim brother abroad, you can just talk with them like you know them beforehand. Its difficult here as some or most are closed to their own groups or in other words hard to open up or break the ice to say. These brothers are what true muslims should be, to practice and to preach at the same time, as true muslims should. Bruneians see that as weird because they are not used to this way of thought, we keep to ourselves and the knowledge and love doesn’t spread. People here are afraid because they don’t bother to find out what its all about. The ‘movement’ is just to spread the message, to invite people back to the right path. Ok let me try to clear up some things;
Firstly, They don not call themselves ‘tablikhs’, people call them ‘tablikhs’ because of what they do. So the name kind of stuck with them so its just became a norm to call these people ‘tablikhs’.
Secondly, they are not in any way breaking any Islamic laws, just because they have beards and dress in what a proper muslim should be dressed as to show his/her muslim identity.(I have told you what t.v, culture and all can do to your perception on things). Atleast when you see them you think of Allah right, because they look like religious people(because they are) not because they want to show off, because they want to, because of their iman of doing it in Allah’s name and not anyone else’s. How many people give salams when they see each other? if you see them around dressed in jubbahs and all, you will at least tend to give salam to them right? That is a good thing….giving salam….Assalamualaikum…it is a doa…it means peace be upon you…where is that not good?
Thirdly, ok about the 3 days, 14 days and 40 days thing. The 3 day iktikaf they do once every month and then after that they do the 14 and 40 day thing, only if they can free themselves. I at first thought that this sound pretty dodgy but once I got to know why is when I began to understand.
Ok, I think they got off on the wrong foot because people didn’t term in rightly. I’d like to call it a 3 day da’wah session or workshop. 24/7 just being with brothers who share a common faith, regardless of their backgrounds. Now what they do is just teach the sunnah, to follow the sunnah and give halaqas and all, Pray in congregation…the works basically…so you will be put into an environment where it is easy to soak everything in as they are no distractions from worldly stuff. To me that sounds logical, especially for those who don’t really know much about their own religion.
Now, the 3 day thing I can accept because come on, who else is going to teach you the sunnah and all during these times that we live in? is the imam or ustaz going to sit with me everyday? How about outside of the masjid? Are we just going to stay ignorant for the rest of our lives? We have strayed so far as when people try to bring you back to the straight path you see it as wrong. That is how we have gone away from the true knowledge of Islam. That is why I liked the train of thought from people when I was abroad, their Islam is PURE, it is not mixed with culture. So by that, I am thankful and grateful to Allah as he has shown me this and it is my duty to share this with all of you.
I know I had made a comment on this where I said I still had my reservations but as I had a chance to talk to different people at different times and places, I started to see the bigger picture.
They try to follow sunnah as much as possible, well to what they can. It is not forced upon you, you just go there to learn and try to get you Iman back. To the extent they eat on the ground in one big plate and eat together. It felt nice to be eating with people like that. During ramadhan, the small surau’s or masjids near uni used to break our fast like this, again following the sunnah, it creates a sense of love with your fellow brothers without discrimination, rich or poor, black, white, asian…we are all the same.
So they do all this 3-40 day thing because they yearn to learn the message of Islam. So when they finish this they can increase their iman and then teach others. Yes they are not learned people, but they learn from learned people so they can have a better understanding of their own religion, its like me where I learn through the quran and the internet, books etc3.…that is my means of looking for knowledge, for them they do it by books and all to but as an extra they meet with other brothers of faith from different countries to learn and pass on to us here. So in a sense they are doing right. They are just like me, yearning for the true knowledge of Islam…that is all. You meet so many people from so many backgrounds, pity there are not much youths in it…
Now the iktikaf thing is up to the individual, no one forces them to be there or do this or that. It is completely up to the person. You can go for a day or just few hours if you want to, These set days are only guidelines. I haven’t actually been to these ‘workshops’ but am interested in looking more into this. I went to their halaqas and all and its good, you can feel that sense of goodness in the air. Plus, 3 days is probably my limit….itll be nice though, sitting down and just to do worship and learn with your fellow brothers…i find the 14-40 day thing too much for me…
Yes they leave their families, but only for a short while, its not like they’re not going to come back. Plus the ones who go are the ones who have consent from their wives anyway and that they have free time and are willing to go. How many people now can say they can sacrifice their time for Allah?
Ok at first it was hard for me to swallow but again, its for the good of our country. You see our generation and the coming generations. Tell me how are we going to guide them to the straight path if no one invites them to true islam? Tell me if our ugama school is enough? Tell me how many people my age your age don’t pray? Tell me if the radio, t.v. and khutbahs are enough? Do most of the people here even want to see these type of da’wah programs? Tell me…I don’t think a lot of people do…and other useless t.v programs that brainwash you whether you like it or not. I went to ugama school and I still went astray…only through Allah’s mercy did I go back to the straight path And we want to say that these ‘tablikhs’ are wrong?
As I said to them, I don’t like to call them ‘tablikhs’ because people tend to discriminate and think of the wrong things. But rather I like to call them as normal muslims, because what they are doing is what a TRUE MUSLIM should do anyway. Its like the muslim student associations in non-muslim countries, they encourage da’wah to non-muslims and muslims alike, thats why i found it acceptable on what they are doing. It is because our surroundings, culture and what not that makes us not used to what they are doing.
i think they go by the motto of ‘meeting and parting for the sake of Allah’ which is of the people who will be shaded in the day of judgment.
Anways, im not trying to ‘recruit’ or saying all of us should join or whatever, but to just shed more light into this for our own awareness and our own understanding. So if you see them, smile and give your salams to them. I have the utmost respect for them now for what they are trying to do.
It is because we have left the teaching of our prophet(p.b.u.h) which has left our Iman vulnerable and weak. We think so lightly about the sunnah nowadays thinking owh its not obligatory to follow anyways, but through the sunnah you can accomplish so much more. How can you say you love your prophet muhammad(p.b.u.h) if you dont even follow his sunnah, true?
How can we say we are muslims when we don’t even try to understand our own brothers, rather we bad mouth them and all(this also applies to me first and foremost). Stop being ignorant and start to learn, understand rather than to assume.
However, you have to admit that there are some bad apples around. its like a laundry shop. Some clothes are already cleaned and ironed, some are still drying, some are still dirty, etc3. Same for these tablikhs’. they take in the people who dont know much about Islam or who are still ignorant and clean them up, some still might be dirty but is still in the process of being cleansed. You cant expect someone to change and be free from error just like that, plus as humans we will always fall into error, that is what repentance is for…stop judging dear brothers and sisters…
But of course there are other ways to enter Jannah and to please Allah, it does not mean that they are the only ones who are right. There are so many path’s to Allah and only you can choose which path that it is that you want to follow, what is important is that you always ask Allah to guide you to the straight path(ALWAYS!!! once you forget about this and be arrogant to think that you are the right path and not ask for His guidance anymore is when the shaitan attacks and that arrogance may lead you to Allah’s wrath and be led astray)
And whoever loves Allah and follows His beloved Messenger(p.b.u.h), Allah PROMISES that they will not be punished…
So, I hope i have cleared some things….and if you have any comments, please feel free to post em up…. =)
Assalamualaikum.
~May Allah forgive me if i have said anything wrong here. Ameen~
This is a response from a beloved, respected and trusted brother who’s currently living in Australia when i asked him about the iktikaf thing:
Wa alaikum salam Wr Br.
yeah, it is okay…No harm in it, as long as your intention is for Allah. But you cannot go unless everyone is okay at home…for example, you parents must be in good health, otherwise your duty is to look after them. Also, you have to ensure you have enough money for your family as well…Everyone must be taken care of before you go.
But in my opinion…if you are going to go for like 40 days or something….better to go and help out a 3rd world country….you know what I mean…for example…if you are a doctor, give medical advice…things like this.
Also, you gota be careful with what they say…sometimes there are some innovations…
But it can be good for you as well…it all depends on the individual…some people need it to keep their iman levels high…its all up to the individual…
So all in all…you can but don’t forget the above….Am i making sense??
In the name of Allah, the most gracious, the most compassionate
ASMÂ ALLÂH UL HUSNÂ
Allah! there is no god but He! To Him belong the Most Beautiful Names.
[Qur'an 20:8]
The most beautiful names belong to Allah: so call on him by them; but shun such men as use profanity in his names: for what they do, they will soon be requited.
[Al-Araf, Verse 180]
For the Contemporary:
For the Conventional:
It is not possible to perfectly translate the names and attributes of Allah from their original Arabic into English. However, here are some fairly close explanations.
1. Allah: Allâh – He who has the Godhood which is the power to create the entities.
(1:1)(3:18)(5:109)(6:124)(7:180)(8:40)(16:91)(20:8)(57:5)(65:3)(74:56)(85:20)
2. Ar-Rahman: The Most Compassionate,The Beneficent, The Gracious – The One who has plenty of mercy for the believers and the blasphemers in this world and especially for the believers in the hereafter.
(1:3)(17:110)(19:58)(21:112)(27:30)(36:52)(50:33)(55:1)(59:22) (78:38)
3. Ar-Rahim: The Merciful – The One who has plenty of mercy for the believers.
(2:163)(3:31)(4:100)(5:3)(5:98) (11:41)(12:53)(12:64)(26:9)(30:5)(36:58)
4. Al-Malik: The King – The One with the complete Dominion, the One Whose Dominion is clear from imperfection.
(20:114)(23:116)(59:23)(62:1)(114:2)
5. Al-Quddus: The Most Holy – The One who is pure from any imperfection and clear from children and adversaries.
(59:23) (62:1)
6. As-Salam: The All-Peaceful, The Bestower of peace – The One who is free from every imperfection.
(59:23)
7. Al-Mu’min: The Granter of security – The One who witnessed for Himself that no one is God but Him. And He witnessed for His believers that they are truthful in their belief that no one is God but Him.
(59:23)
8. Al-Muhaymin: The Protector – The One who witnesses the saying and deeds of His creatures.
(59:23)
9. Al-^Aziz: The Mighty – The Defeater who is not defeated.
(3:6) (4:158) (9:40) (9:71) (48:7) (59:23) (61:1)
10. Al-Jabbar: The Compeller – The One that nothing happens in His Dominion except that which He willed.
(59:23)
11. Al-Mutakabbir: Supreme in Greatness, The Majestic – The One who is clear from the attributes of the creatures and from resembling them.
(59:23)
12. Al-Khaliq: The Creator – The One who brings everything from non-existence to existence.
(6:102) (13:16) (39:62)(40:62)(59:24)
13. Al-Bari’: The Maker – The Creator who has the Power to turn the entities.
(59:24)
14. Al-Musawwir: The Bestower of form, The Shaper – The One who forms His creatures in different pictures.
(59:24)
15. Al-Ghaffar: The Forgiver – The One who forgives the sins of His slaves time and time again.
(20:82)(38:66)(39:5)(40:42)(71:10)
16. Al-Qahhar: The Subduer – The Subduer who has the perfect Power and is not unable over anything.
(13:16)(14:48)(38:65)(39:4)(40:16)
17. Al-Wahhab: The Bestower – The One who is Generous in giving plenty without any return.
(3:8)(38:9)(38:35)
18. Ar-Razzaq: The Provider – The One who gives everything that benefits whether Halal or Haram.
(51:58)
19. Al-Fattah: The Opener, The Judge – The One who opens for His slaves the closed worldy and religious matters.
(34:26)
20. Al-^Alim: The All-Knowing – The Knowledgeable; The One nothing is absent from His knowledge.
(2:158)(3:92)(4:35)(24:41)(33:40)(35:38)(57:6)
21. Al-Qabid: The Withholder – The One who constricts the sustenance by His wisdom
(2:245)
22. Al-Basit: The Expander – The One who expands and widens it with His Generosity and Mercy.
(2:245)
23. Al-Khafid: The Abaser – The One who lowers whoever He willed by His Destruction
24. Ar-Rafi^: The Exalter – The One who raised whoever He willed by His Endowment.
25. Al-Mu^iz: The Bestower of honour – He gives esteem to whoever He willed, hence there is no one to degrade Him
(3:26)
26. Al-Muthil: The Humiliator – He degrades whoever He willed, hence there is no one to give Him esteem.
(3:26)
27. As-Sami^: The All-Hearing – The One who Hears all things that are heard by His Eternal Hearing without an ear, instrument or organ.
(2:127) (2:137) (2:256) (8:17) (49:1)
28. Al-Basir: The All-Seeing – The One who Sees all things that are seen by His Eternal Seeing without a pupil or any other instrument.
(4:58) (17:1) (42:11) (42:27) (57:4) (67:19)
29. Al-Hakam: The Judge – He is the Ruler and His judgment is His Word.
(22:69)
30. Al-^Adl: The Gentle, The Knower of subtleties – The Just, The Equitable – The One who is entitled to do what He does.
(6:103) (22:63) (31:16) (33:34) (67:14)
31. Al-Latif: The Gentle, The Knower of subtleties – The One who is kind to His slaves and endows upon them.
(6:103) (22:63) (31:16) (33:34) (67:14)
32. Al-Khabir: The All-Aware – The One who knows the truth of things.
(6:18) (17:30) (49:13) (59:18) (63:11)
33. Al-Halim: The Forbearing – The One who delays the punishment for those who deserve it and then He might forgive them.
(2:225) (2:235) (17:44) (22:59) (35:41)
34. Al-^Azim: The Incomparably Great – The One deserving the attributes of Exaltment, Glory, Extolement,and Purity from all imperfection.
(2:255) (42:4) (56:96)
35. Al-Ghafur: The Forgiving – The One who forgives a lot.
(2:173) (8:69) (16:110) (41:32) (60:7)
36. Ash-Shakur: The Appreciative – The One who gives a lot of reward for a little obedience.
(35:30) (35:34) (42:23) (64:17)
37. Al-^Aliyy: The Most High – The One who is clear from the attributes of the creatures.
(2:255) (4:34) (31:30) (42:4) (42:51)
38. Al-Kabir: The Most Great – The One who is greater than everything in status.
(13:9) (22:62) (31:30) (34:23) (40:12)
39. Al-Hafiz: The Preserver – The One who protects whatever and whoever He willed to protect.
(11:57) (34:21) (42:6)
40. Al-Muqit: The Sustainer – The One who has the Power.
41. Al-Hasib: The Reckoner – The One who gives the satisfaction.
(4:6) (4:86) (33:39)
42. Aj-Jalil: The Majestic, The Revered, The Sublime – The One who is attributed with greatness of Power and Glory of status.
43. Al-Karim: The Generous – The One who is clear from abjectness.
(27:40) (82:6)
44. Ar-Raqib: The Watchful – The One that nothing is absent from Him. Hence it’s meaning is related to the attribute of Knowledge.
(4:1) (5:117)
45. Al-Mujib: The Responsive – The One who answers the one in need if he asks Him and rescues the yearner if he calls upon Him.
(11:61)
46. Al-Wasi^: The All-Encompassing, The All-Embracing – The Knowledgeable.
(2:115) (2:261) (2:268) (3:73) (5:54)
47. Al-Hakim: The Wise – The One who is correct in His doings.
(2:129) (2:260) (31:27) (46:2) (57:1) (66:2)
48. Al-Wadud: The Loving One – The One who loves His believing slaves and His believing slaves love Him. His love to His slavesis His Will to be merciful to them and praise them:Hence it’s meaning is related to the attributes of the Will and Kalam (His attribute with which He orders and forbids and spoke to Muhammad and Mu sa -peace be upon them- . It is not a sound nor a language nor a letter).
(11:90) (85:14)
49. Al-Majid: The Most Glorious – The One who is with perfect Power, High Status, Compassion, Generosity and Kindness.
(11:73)
50. Al-Ba^ith: The Resurrector – The One who resurrects His slaves after death for reward and/or punishment.
(22:7)
51. Ash-Shahid: The Witness – The One who nothing is absent from Him.
(4:79)(4:166)(22:17)(41:53)(48:28)
52. Al-Haqq: The Truth – The One who truly exists.
(6:62)(22:6)(23:116)(31:30)
53. Al-Wakil: The Ultimate Trustee, The Disposer of Affairs – The One who gives the satisfaction and is relied upon.
(3:173) (4:171) (28:28) (33:3) (73:9)
54. Al-Qawiyy: The Most Strong – The One with the complete Power.
(22:40)(22:74)(42:19)(57:25)(58:21)
55. Al-Matin: The Firm One, The Authoritative – The One with extreme Power which is un-interrupted and He does not get tired.
(51:58)
56. Al-Waliyy: The Protector – The Supporter.
(3:68) (4:45) (7:196) (42:28) (45:19)
57. Al-Hamid: The All-Praised, The Praiseworthy – The praised One who deserves to be praised.
(14:1) (14:8) (31:12) (31:26) (41:42)
58. Al-Muhsi: The Reckoner – The One who the count of things are known to him.
59. Al-Mubdi’: The Originator – The One who started the human being. That is, He created him.
(10:4)(10:34)(27:64)(29:19)(85:13)
60. Al-Mu^id: The Restorer to life – The One who brings back the creatures after death.
(10:4)(10:34)(27:64)(29:19)(85:13)
61. Al-Muhyi: The Giver of life – The One who took out a living human from semen that does not have a soul. He gives life bygiving the souls back to the worn out bodies on the resurrection day and He makes the hearts alive by the light of knowledge.
(3:156) (7:158) (15:23)(30:50)(57:2)
62. Al-Mumit: The Causer of death – The One who renders the living dead.
(3:156) (7:158) (15:23) (57:2)
63. Al-Hayy: The Ever-Living – The One attributed with a life that is unlike our life and is not that of a combination of soul, fleshor blood.
(2:255)(3:2)(20:111)(25:58)(40:65)
64. Al-Qayyum: The Self-Existing by Whom all subsist – The One who remains and does not end.
(2:255) (3:2) (20:111)
65. Al-Wajid: The Self-Sufficient, The All-Perceiving – The Rich who is never poor. Al-Wajd is Richness.
66. Al-Majid: The Glorified – The One who is Majid.
67. Al-Wahid: The One – The One without a partner.
(2:163) (5:73) (9:31) (18:110) (37:4)
68. As-Samad: The Eternally Besought – The Master who is relied upon in matters and reverted to in ones needs.
(112:2)
69. Al-Qadir: The Omnipotent, The Able – The One attributed with Power.
(6:65) (36:81) (46:33) (75:40) (86:8)
70. Al-Muqtadir: The Powerful – The One with the perfect Power that nothing is withheld from Him.
(18:45) (54:42) (54:55)
71. Al-Muqaddim: The Expediter – The One who puts things in their right places.
72. Al-Mu’akhkhir: The Delayer – He makes ahead what He wills and delays what He wills.
(71:4)
73. Al-’Awwal: The First – The One whose Existence is without a beginning.
(57:3)
74. Al-’Akhir: The Last – The One whose Existence is without an end.
(57:3)
75. Az-Zahir: The Manifest – The One that nothing is above Him and nothing is underneath Him, hence He exists without a place.
(57:3)
76. Al-Batin: The Hidden – He, The Exalted, His Existence is obvious by proofs and He is clear from the delusions of attributes of bodies.
(57:3)
77. Al-Wali: The Governor, The Protector – The One who owns things and manages them.
78. Al-Muta^ali: The Most Exalted – The One who is clear from the attributes of the creation.
(13:9)
79. Al-Barr: The Benign, The Source of All-Goodness – The One who is kind to His creatures, who covered them with His sustenance and specified however He willed among them by His support, protection, and special mercy.
(52:28)
80. At-Tawwab: The Granter and Accepter of repentance – The One who grants repentance to whoever He willed among His creatures and accepts his repentance.
(2:37) (2:128) (4:64) (49:12) (110:3)
81. Al-Muntaqim: The Lord of Retribution, The Avenger – The One who victoriously prevails over His enemies and punishes them for their sins. It maymean the One who destroys them.
(32:22) (43:41) (44:16)
82. Al-^Afuww: The Pardoner – The One with wide forgiveness.
(4:99) (4:149) (22:60)
83. Ar-Ra’uf: The Most Kind, The Clement – The One with extreme Mercy. The Mercy of Allah is His will to endow upon whoever He willed among His creatures.
(3:30) (9:117) (57:9) (59:10)
84. Malik Al-Mulk: Owner of the Kingdom – The One who controls the Dominion and gives dominion to whoever He willed.
(3:26)
85. Thul-Jalal wal-Ikram: Possessor of Majesty and Honour – The One who deserves to be Exalted and not denied.
(55:27) (55:78)
86. Al-Muqsit: The Just, The Equitable – The One who is Just in His judgment.
(3:18)
87. Aj-Jami^: The Gatherer – The One who gathers the creatures on a day that there is no doubt about, that is the Day of Judgment.
(3:9)
88. Al-Ghaniyy: The All-Sufficient – The One who does not need the creation.
(2:263) (3:97) (39:7) (47:38) (57:24)
89. Al-Mughni: The Enricher – The One who satisfies the necessities of the creatures.
(9:28)
90. Al-Mani^: The Preventer of harm – The Supporter who protects and gives victory to His pious believers. Al-Mu’tiy The Withholder
91. Ad-Darr: The Afflicter – The One who makes harm reach to whoever He willed
92. An-Nafi^: The Benefiter – The One who benefits to whoever He willed.
93. An-Nur: The Light – The One who guides.
(24:35)
94. Al-Hadi: The Guide – The One whom with His Guidance His believers were guided, and with His Guidance the living: beings have been guided to what is beneficial for them and protected from what is harmful to them.
(25:31)
95. Al-Badi^: The Originator – The One who created the creation and formed it without any preceding example.
(2:117) (6:101)
96. Al-Baqi: The Everlasting – The One that the state of non-existence is impossible for Him.
(55:27)
97. Al-Warith: The Ultimate Inheritor – The One whose Existence remains.
(15:23)
98. Ar-Rashid: The Guide – The One who guides.
99. As-Sabur: The Patient One – The One who does not quickly punish the sinners.
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah has ninety-nine Names, i.e., one hundred minus one, and whoever believes in their meanings and acts accordingly, will enter Paradise; and Allah is Witr (one) and loves ‘the Witr’ (i.e., odd numbers).
[Bukhari, Volume 8, Number 419]
Abu Huraira reported Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: There are ninety-nine names of Allah; he who commits them to memory would get into Paradise. Verily, Allah is Odd (He is one, and it is an odd number) and He loves odd number. And in the narration of Ibn ‘Umar (the words are):” He who enumerated them.”
[Muslim, book 35, No.6475]
Abu Huraira reported Allah’s Apostle (may peace be upon him) as saying: Verily, there are ninety-nine names for Allah, i. e. hundred excepting one. He who enumerates them would get into Paradise. And Hammam has made this addition on the authority of Abu Huraira who reported it from Allah’s Apostle (may peace be upon him) that he said:” He is Odd (one) and loves odd number.”
