Allah: The One Who is Worshipped, The One Who is the Source of all Knowledge and Power, The One Who is Our Only True Refuge
*BEAUTIFUL NAMES OF ALLĀH*
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*EPISODE 1 ➖ ALLĀH (أللّه)*
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Some of the scholars say the origin of Allāh comes from 'ilaah' as it means the one who is worshipped. Allāh (ﷻ) says in the Qur'ān:
*أَلَمۡ تَرَ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَسۡجُدُۤ لَهُۥۤ مَن فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَن فِي ٱلۡأَرۡض وَٱلشَّمۡسُ وَٱلۡقَمَرُ وَٱلنُّجُومُ وَٱلۡجِبَالُ وَٱلشَّجَرُ وَٱلدَّوَآبُّ وَكَثِيرٞ مِّنَ ٱلنَّاسِۖ وَكَثِيرٌ حَقَّ عَلَيۡهِ ٱلۡعَذَابُۗ وَمَن يُهِنِ ٱللَّهُ فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن مُّكۡرِمٍۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَفۡعَلُ مَا يَشَآءُ۩*
*Do you not see that to Allāh bow down ˹in submission˺ all those in the heavens and all those on the earth, as well as the sun, the moon, the stars, the mountains, the trees, and all living beings, as well as many humans, while many are deserving of punishment. And whoever Allāh disgraces, none can honour. Surely Allāh does what He wills.*
[Al-Ḥajj 22:18]
Subhanallah! He is The One Who is worshipped by everything whether we see it or not whether mankind chooses to prostrate or not. Allāh (ﷻ) says in another verse:
*وَلِلَّهِۤ يَسۡجُدُۤ مَن فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ طَوۡعٗا وَكَرۡهٗا وَظِلَٰلُهُم بِٱلۡغُدُوِّ وَٱلۡأٓصَالِ*
*To Allāh alone bow down in submission all those in the heavens and the earth —willingly or unwillingly - as do their shadows, morning and evening.*
[Ar-Raʿd 13:15]
How majestic is He (subhanallaah), He is The One Who is worshipped by all, whether in earth or in the heavens. The Prophet (ﷺ) said:
_*“Indeed I see what you do not see. The sky is creaking, and it has every right to creak: there is not even the space of four fingers (in the sky), except that there is an angel who has lowered his head in prostration to Allāh”*_
(At-Tirmidhi 2312)
Some of the scholars also say the name comes from a root word 'Aliha' meaning to be dazzled whether due to extreme happiness/grief. No words can explain His majesty and no mind can encompass His perfection for those who know Allāh. Allāh (ﷻ) says:
*وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِهِۦ عِلْمًا*
*they cannot encompass Him in their knowledge.*
[Ṭā-Hā 20:110]
*لَّا تُدْرِكُهُ ٱلْأَبْصَـٰرُ وَهُوَ يُدْرِكُ ٱلْأَبْصَـٰرَ ۖ وَهُوَ ٱللَّطِيفُ ٱلْخَبِيرُ*
*No vision can encompass Him, but He encompasses all vision. For He is the Most Subtle, All-Aware.*
[Al-An'ām 6:103]
Allāh is the one who bedazzles, in amazement and in awe for the ones who know Him. The ones who don't know Him also are dazzled in anguish, and misery. Because we need Him in life more than food and oxygen for every second in our days.
Another meaning of the name Allāh is to seek refuge, which originates from the root word 'Aliha'. When you say لا إله الّا اللّه, it indicates you have no other option except to turn to Allāh, and it's one of the most reassuring facts to realise that your shelter is in Allāh (ﷻ). Who else forgives crimes, who else saves humanity from Shayateen, who else defends orphans and grants them rizq but Him.
Sometimes Allāh puts us through trials to help us appreciate this magnificent name. He is Allāh, the greatest shelter for believers, a name that is realised and cherished when there is trouble in our life and all ropes are severed and only one remains, Allāh's rope. So we seek sanctuary, plead for assistance, and beg pardon from turning to others than Him. And at this point, we find a completely new degree of imaan and an unrivalled commitment to Allāh, all of which become more valuable than the resolution of the problem itself.
May All āh (ﷻ) guide us to understand His religion
*آمِيْن*
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