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Greatness of Allah subhaanahu wa ta`aalaa
Imam Ibn ul Qayyim al Jawziyyah
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A Great way to meet lots of muslims and learn about Islam. 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, âBe, and it is!â"
[36:82].
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