Category: Names and Attributes

Sound and healthy hearts and secure and tranquil souls do not yearn earnestly for any­ thing greater than to know this matter ... more

Frequently, Christians say to me that “God is Love”, as if the God I know and love is not a loving God. They couldn’t be more wrong, because Allah says: { وَهُوَ الْغَفُورُ الْوَدُودُ } 'Translation'{He (Allah) is the All-Forgiving, the All-Loving} [ Al-Burooj: 14]. One of the 99 names of Allah is “Al-Wadoud” (the All-Loving). So, when they tell me that Allah is not a loving God, I am confident to correct them stating that Allah is the MOST loving. ... more

«None is more patient in the face of offense than God. People say He has a son, but He continues to protect them and provide for them» (Bukhari). ... more

If His benevolence, reward, blessing and goodness has no end when all of these are a consequence and result of His pleasure, what then of this attribute of His pleasure? It is related in a tradition, ‘If I bless, there is no end to my blessing.’ What then of the quality from where this blessing emanated? Pleasure necessitates love, benevolence, generosity, kindness, pardon, ṣafḥ, forgiveness and mercy. ... more

The greatest strength that human beings can attain is to place their reliance in Allah and seek His support. The highest level of greatness they can attain is to show humility to their Lord and defer to His honor. ... more

In this message I am trying to answer some of the many questions that exist in the minds of people; what is the meaning of invocation? What are the means of invocation? What are the innovations that have entered it? ... more