Archive for February, 2007
Conditions of the Shahadah (Overview)
Someone asked Wahb ibn Munnabih (d. 110), ’Is not laa ilaaha illa Allah the key to Jannah?’ He replied, ‘Yes, but every key has ridges, so if y ou come with the key that has the right ridges, the door will be opened for you, otherwise not.’
Hasan al-Basree said whoever says the kalimah and fulfills [...]
Meaning of ‘Ilaah’ and defining the Shahadah
Shahadah: No Ilaah except Allah.
Ibn Abbas said ilaah is one whom everything turns to and worship.
Ar-Raghib al-Asbahanee (d.425) wrote a dictionary of the Quran and said ilaah is a name given to every object that is worshpped.
Ibn Mandhoor (d. 711) defined it as any object that is taken as an object of worship (Lisaan al-Arab).
All [...]
Blessings of the Shahadah
It is the essence of tawheed, and why creation was created. It is because of this that mankind is divided into Muslim and Kafir, it is why books were revealed, and prophets sent. It is the first phrase that the Muslim child hears when it is born.
Related Abu Raafi’ who said, “I saw the Prophet [...]
Ruboobiyyah Necessitates Uloohiyyah (Salih al-Fawzan)
Tawheed ar-Rububiyah Necessitates Tawheed al-Uluhiyah – Saleh al-Fawzaan
The title of the chapter means that he, who declares Tawheed ar-Rububiyah and affirms that there is no Creator, Provider or Administrator of the Universe except Allah – then he is required to proclaim that none deserves all forms of worship except Allah, which is known as Tawheed [...]
Responding to Atheists: Pain and Suffering in Life
If God is All-Good, He must want to prevent evil. But evil and suffering exist. How is it possible for God to be both All-Powerful and All-Good and still allow a world in which evil and suffering exist?
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How can you admit that Allah is the true Rabb and yet direct acts of worship to other than Him? Once it is established that Allah is the Rabb, the next logical step is to worship Him, however many people do not take this step. This is the basic theme of the Quran.
Allah (swt) uses [...]
Western Proofs for the Existence of God
Ontological Proof
This is “proof by definition” and requires no reason. So they say,
‘God is something than which nothing greater can be conceived.’
Which is greater: something that is real or something that is only conceived in the mind?
Therefore, [...]
Islamic Proofs for Ruboobiyyah
Creation and its Signs
There are only roughly 5 ayaat in the Quran are directed towards those who reject the existence of Allah, compared to hundreds of ayaat to mushrikeen and ahlul Kitab. This is because those who reject that they have a Creator have reached the height of arrogance in their beliefs.
Every object has a [...]
All of Creation is Under the Ruboobiyyah of Allah
For a Rabb to be a Rabb, every object of the creation must be completely under the control of the Rabb. Nothing can escape the Ruboobiyyah of Allah.
Every object of creation knows that it cannot survive by itself, rather, it needs the help of its Creator to obtain what it needs. No object can escape [...]
Meaning of Rabb
الرب يطلق في اللغة على المالك، و السيّد، و المدبر
و المربّي، و القيّم، و المنعم
Rabb is a linguistic term used for the owner (Maalik), the master (as-Sayyid), the one who takes care of, sustains, nourishes (al-Qayyoom), and provides or takes care of everything (ar-Razzaq) (Lisan al-Arab by ibn Mandhoor (d. 711)).
This definition includes the [...]
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