ALLAH KARIM - 1

Assalamu-Alaikum !

Allah SWT Says :

Verily, in the creation of the heavens and of the earth, and the succession of night and day; and in the ships that speed through the Sea with what is useful to man; and in the waters which Allah Karim sends down from the Sky, giving life thereby to the earth after it had been lifeless, and causing all manner of living creatures to multiply thereon; and in the change of the winds, and the clouds that run their appointed courses between Sky and Earth; {in all this} there are messages indeed for people WHO USE THEIR REASON. AL-BAQARAH (2) : 164.

One of the questions that we need to ask ourselves is whether we really know Allah the way He ought to be known? Because, if we truly knew Him, we would fear AND WORSHIP Him the way he ought to be feared AND WORSHIPED, follow His commands, and would not suffer from weakness of faith.

The primary way for us to know Allah is to understand the concepts of Tawheed and ensure that we inculcate those principles in our hearts. These basics must be understood by every Muslim because they constitute the essence of Islam and knowing and believing the concepts of Tawheed makes one a MUSLIM.

Allah Karim the Supreme Being of this universe – revealed the message of truth through His Prophets and completed it through Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) and gave us Quran to enable us to live meaningful lives and to help us succeed in the hereafter. Reflecting on that message with an open mind and heart has allowed many from mankind to recognize and believe in Allah as the sole deity of this universe. Once our minds clearly know Allah as our Creator and Sustainer, we can better understand Allah’s rights over us and can also help us to worship Him the way we ought to worship Him as our Creator.

The prophet (ﷺ) said:

“Allah’s right over His servants is that they worship Him without associating any partner with Him in worship, and their right over Him is that He does not punish anyone who worships Him without associating any partner with Him in worship.” [Sahîh al-Bukhârî and Sahîh Muslim]

We shall continue with the subject in the coming Posts too to remind ourselves that the more we know Allah SWT, the more we will be able to establish the right relationship with Him.